2024 Paris Olympics - not the official thread

[byates1]

He could probably use the money

[BmillsSkier]

By all accounts Jonny seems to be having a great life, and I for one wish him well.

[alias_rice]

By all accounts Jonny seems to be having a great life, and I for one wish him well.

Very few people can claim to have single handedly changed a sport. He’s one who can.

[plugboots]

Jonny is absolutely-fucking-lutely doing just fine, thank you.

[mcski]

Id say even better than fine

[dan_pdx]

Could be, and they fight to stay in pretty much every go round. That being said they've been there since the beginning and I'd rather watch them than skateboarding and break dancing or whatever flash in the pan sport is in now.

I think skateboarding is legit, but don't see any real reason for break dancing to be in the Olympics. Why not swing dancing or jazz dancing or ice dancing (heh)?

What sports should be in the Olympics that aren't? My #1 would be takraw, then probably Ultimate

[dunfree]

Equestrian events are probably the most money intensive activities outside of bribing IOC members for future games.

Pretty sure the Venn diagrams for equestrians and competitive shotgun shooters largely overlap in income.

as for real sports, FFS 100 years ago they had old people fighting with canes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_can...ummer_Olympics

this won a bronze medal in 1920
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred...in_Antwerp.jpg



and the best thing about cricket, is unlike new baseball, you can get acceptably drunk watching a cricket match

[byates1]

Mosley in training

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[waxman]

What sports should be in the Olympics that aren't? My #1 would be takraw, then probably Ultimate

1000% this. It matches pretty much the Olympic ideal to perfection. My caveat would co-ed and no refs. WFDF campaigns like crazy to get in but I think the IOC is way to corrupt IMHO.
No more judged sports please.

[Buzzworthy]

Trials on now.
I do love the Olympic spirit and competitions.

[toast2266]

What sports should be in the Olympics that aren't? My #1 would be takraw, then probably Ultimate

I'd certainly rather watch either of those than some gussied up horse goose stepping around an arena.

DH mountain biking would be my #1 add for summer Olympics.

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