Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

[Danno]

Rowdy Gaines is a fun announcer to listen to, so much enthusiasm.

[old goat]

WR in a heat of the mixed 4x400 is pretty cool, with an Olympic rookie teenager running anchor. Yeah I know the race has only been run for 7 years, but still cool. They gotta let the same four run in the finals.

[bodywhomper]

No comments about the mens triathlete that yacked on the finish line front and center on camera. I bet the camera man caught some on his shoes. I think he was in the top 20 of finishers. My kids had to watch it 3 times.

[dunfree]

I feel like there are two possibilities regarding the IBA's test: 1. they're embarrassed to say they did a dick check, or 2. they're completely full of shit. Based on past history I'd say #2 is more likely.

The Russian controlled and funded IBA decided she failed after she beat a Russian boxer. And that she retroactively failed a 2022 test.

[old goat]

I'm waiting for a presidential candidate of some country or other to demand that another presidential candidate take a DNA test.

[geo039]

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

On a completely different topic, my wife was telling me about how she read that Paris is comparatively empty right now largely due to Olympics event ticket prices being too high and/or people being scared away by assuming it would be chaos. She was showing me lots of prime AirBnB listings to be had more or less right in the heart of Paris for around $150 US per night! If I lived anywhere in Europe I'd go just for the experience.

This…here and empty. Like zero lines for the normal touristy stuff. Went to the LV Foundation this AM at around 11ish. Zero line and zero people. Matisse painted some cool stuff along with those other dudes

[waxman]

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

This. The "oh the horse does all the work" equestrian commentators or "I was in the military, give me that air rifle and I'll clean up" shooting guys make me laugh.

[dan_pdx]

Pretty good summer for Remco

[LegoSkier]

That was fucking nuts. Mixed team judo coming down to France vs Japan and the two big men!

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

TT Terry was lucky to get through to the 100m final.

[cinnepa]

Do the athletes warm up for the swimming events??
Is there a pool in the back or something?

[4matic]

Do the athletes warm up for the swimming events??
Is there a pool in the back or something?

Yes. Always a warmup warmdown pool. Maybe the diving pool.

[cinnepa]

Holy fukk that neatherlands gal was flying. Mixed 4x4 relay

[Core Shot]

Ah back to the good old days when the East German women showed up clean shaven.

Heh. I member those Olympics. Beastly women. Probably on steroids. They didn’t test then.

All you bunts that think men should compete with women should advocate for unisex sports. I wonder how that will turn out.

[MultiVerse]

I think men competing alongside women is fun to watch. The USA 4x400M mixed relay team set a world record on the first day of track and field. Even though the get off my lawn crowd don't like it, these are great events: