Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

[The AD]

i would think you would err on the side of safety and support the women.

Isn't one of those women Khelif, though? She has lived her entire life as a female. This is fundamentally different than trans athletes competing as women, in my opinion.

[Thaleia]

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

That picture is so Turkish

[fomofo]

Legend:

Dikec Yusuf, who only recently took up shooting after a particularly heated argument with his ex-wife, credits his success to his newfound passion for seeing his kids and a relentless drive to prove his ex wrong. "I never thought I'd be here," Yusuf said, shrugging nonchalantly. "I was just aiming for a weekend with the kids."

The 52-year-old, who works as a mechanic in a small garage in Istanbul, first picked up a gun during a particularly frustrating divorce mediation.

His unorthodox approach – no specialty gear, no training regimen, and a wardrobe consisting of his everyday jeans and a T-shirt – has baffled professional shooters. "He just shows up, shoots a near perfect round, and then asks if there's a smoking area nearby."

After winning silver, Yusuf stood emotionless on the Olympic podium and declared, "Sharon, if you're watching this, I want my dog back."

A lot to unpack there…

Like the other hot story du jour, maybe not so much.

Turkish Shooter Did Not Ask His Ex-Wife to Return His Dog After Winning Silver Medal

[fomofo]

Back to sporting events, looking forward to this...

Kayak Cross Schedule

( On Peacock you can find it in the Canoeing section )

[skaredshtles]

Like the other hot story du jour, maybe not so much.

Turkish Shooter Did Not Ask His Ex-Wife to Return His Dog After Winning Silver Medal

This ^

What a bunch of gullible maroons.

[fomofo]

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

[plugboots]

59 Meter freestyle right now.

[MultiVerse]

This story about Olympic hoops & table tennis is delightful: No, You Can’t Beat an Olympic Table Tennis Player

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/s...D.vb3xyIDTrry6

No you can't beat up a bear or beat at an Olympian at their sport

[bennymac]

[waxman]

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uh, gender is considered sociological not biological...can of worms opened...

[Danno]

This story about Olympic hoops & table tennis is delightful: No, You Can’t Beat an Olympic Table Tennis Player

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/s...D.vb3xyIDTrry6

No you can't beat up a bear or beat at an Olympian at their sport

Back in high school, I was a very good ping pong player (not olympic level of course, but way beyond casual player). I had a friend that ran track and somehow we got to arguing about ping pong, I told him I would bet my life savings (at that point maybe $1000) against his $100 that I could beat him. He thought I was crazy, that he would have a chance of beating me and it would be reckless on my part to bet that much at those odds. I asked him if he would make the same bet in reverse on a 400m race and he said yes (because of course he could beat me), but he didn't understand that it was the same thing. I ended up playing him for no money and the score was something like 21-2 (I hit a couple of balls off the table).

/sweet blog

People who are awesome athletes tend to think they are better at other sports than they actually are.

[dan_pdx]

Had a somewhat similar experience at a bar with a foosball table. I asked a friend to play, he demurred, said he had played a lot as a kid including formal competition and it wouldn't be an even match. Got him to play anyways, he was right. We played two a side and it would still be 10 to zero with him playing the goalie and defense

[abraham]

So I guess the right wing outrage machine has moved from the opening ceremony to something else?

Shiiiiit I'm falling behind, I'm still angry about a Smurf. I think.

Back in high school, I was a very good ping pong player (not olympic level of course, but way beyond casual player). I had a friend that ran track and somehow we got to arguing about ping pong, I told him I would bet my life savings (at that point maybe $1000) against his $100 that I could beat him. He thought I was crazy, that he would have a chance of beating me and it would be reckless on my part to bet that much at those odds. I asked him if he would make the same bet in reverse on a 400m race and he said yes (because of course he could beat me), but he didn't understand that it was the same thing. I ended up playing him for no money and the score was something like 21-2 (I hit a couple of balls off the table).

/sweet blog

People who are awesome athletes tend to think they are better at other sports than they actually are.

A friend's dad had a health scare when we were in high school, he got really into ping pong for exercise. Not really sure why he picked that, but it certainly worked for him. A couple years later they hosted an international level Chinese player for a few months while she was a pro in residence at his ping pong club. The skill level was on such a different level from what I'd seen in person before.

I've watched more of these Olympics than any before I think. Not saying a lot but we've watched maybe an hour a day in the evening. Swimming is more interesting with commentary from my girlfriend who swam. Gymnastics is always impressive but I don't know what I'm looking for in terms of deductions.

[The AD]

People who are awesome athletes tend to think they are better at other sports than they actually are.

And people who don't compete at all have no concept how much better these elite athletes are than them at any sport.