2024 Paris Olympics

[KWA]

Some of the events have started already and reports today of a 4 hour football (soccer) game disrupted by fan misbehaviour, and the opening ceremony due to be held tomorrow on the River Seine instead of in the stadium.

What are you looking forward to or trying to avoid.

And how did break dancing become an Olympic event?

[galenkia]

22 minutes ago, KWA said:

Some of the events have started already and reports today of a 4 hour football (soccer) game disrupted by fan misbehaviour, and the opening ceremony due to be held tomorrow on the River Seine instead of in the stadium.

What are you looking forward to or trying to avoid.

And how did break dancing become an Olympic event?

Harlem to play Compton in the break dancing final.

[Derek Dangleberries]

28 minutes ago, KWA said:

And how did break dancing become an Olympic event?

 

5 minutes ago, galenkia said:

Harlem to play Compton in the break dancing final.

Imagine if it was held during the height of the Northern Soul movement ..... and that drugs weren't banned ......!!!

[Glasseye]

21 minutes ago, galenkia said:

Harlem to play Compton in the break dancing final.

lol

 

[boydeste]

13 hours ago, KWA said:

Some of the events have started already and reports today of a 4 hour football (soccer) game disrupted by fan misbehaviour, and the opening ceremony due to be held tomorrow on the River Seine instead of in the stadium.

What are you looking forward to or trying to avoid.

And how did break dancing become an Olympic event?

I am going to be fishing very close to the Seine and having to drive around Paris to get there tomorrow. 

Ummm, could be interesting. 

[thegrogmonster]

1 hour ago, boydeste said:

I am going to be fishing very close to the Seine and having to drive around Paris to get there tomorrow. 

Ummm, could be interesting. 

Hope the van doesn't backfire.

[Stillearly]

Looking forward to the Olympics, love watching sports I normally wouldn't, already been watching handball and Rugby Sevens this afternoon 

 

c'mon Team GB 🇬🇧

🥇🥈🥉

[maipenrai]

2 hours ago, boydeste said:

I am going to be fishing very close to the Seine and having to drive around Paris to get there tomorrow. 

Ummm, could be interesting. 

You're a dedicated man...

[Yessongs]

Love the track and field, especially the sprinters.....really waiting to see Simone Biles and her routine. This gal has alot riding on her performance, especially after what she did in Tokyo. 

[lazarus]

Watching women's football right now...

Team USA -- Trinity Rodman -- just scored against Zambia.

Watched German beat Australia 3-0 earlier.

. . .

https://www.marca.com/en/olympic-games/2024/07/25/66a2b85746163ff41f8b4597.html

[lazarus]

 

[Glasseye]

5 hours ago, boydeste said:

I am going to be fishing very close to the Seine and having to drive around Paris to get there tomorrow. 

Ummm, could be interesting. 

 

Watch out for an errant Javelin or a lost Pakistani driver looking for a parking spot.   😗

[lazarus]

Rugby 7s now...

USA v. Uruguay

. . .

 

[Glasseye]

Mate @boydeste and I were watching an previous woman's baton relay race a while back. Very exciting.

[redwood13]

12 hours ago, boydeste said:

I am going to be fishing very close to the Seine and having to drive around Paris to get there tomorrow. 

Ummm, could be interesting. 

My daughter said going from Gare du Nord to the Left Bank last week was chaotic with road closures leading to numerous detours.

[forcebwithu]

French rail lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

France’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson on Friday, in what has been described as “coordinated sabotage” to disrupt travel ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

France’s state railways company SNCF called the overnight disruption a “massive attack aimed at paralyzing the high-speed line network.”

In a post on X, SNCF said “a large number of trains were diverted or canceled,” and asked “all travelers who can to postpone their trip and not go to the station.”

The railway operator said the disruption hit Atlantic, Northern and Eastern high-speed lines, with damage caused to several of its facilities. SNCF said one of the acts was “foiled.”

Travel on these lines is “very disrupted,” with the railway network needing to divert and cancel a large number of trains, SNCF said. Disruptions - which it estimates could impact around 800,000 travelers - were expected throughout the weekend as work crews oversee repairs, it added.
...

[Glasseye]

3 hours ago, forcebwithu said:

French rail lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

France’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson on Friday, in what has been described as “coordinated sabotage” to disrupt travel ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

France’s state railways company SNCF called the overnight disruption a “massive attack aimed at paralyzing the high-speed line network.”

In a post on X, SNCF said “a large number of trains were diverted or canceled,” and asked “all travelers who can to postpone their trip and not go to the station.”

The railway operator said the disruption hit Atlantic, Northern and Eastern high-speed lines, with damage caused to several of its facilities. SNCF said one of the acts was “foiled.”

Travel on these lines is “very disrupted,” with the railway network needing to divert and cancel a large number of trains, SNCF said. Disruptions - which it estimates could impact around 800,000 travelers - were expected throughout the weekend as work crews oversee repairs, it added.
...

 

^^^^ shit bags. They'll find them.

[Stillearly]

10 hours ago, lazarus said:

Rugby 7s now...

USA v. Uruguay

. . .

 

Do you get the full replays or just highlights ? 

[lazarus]

37 minutes ago, Stillearly said:

Do you get the full replays or just highlights ? 

Full replays.

Just saw Fiji beat Ireland.

[Lirchenfeld]

In a moment of Olympic fair play I have decided not to enter in any event at this years Olympics in France.

The other participants also need a chance to win.

Edited July 26, 2024 by Lirchenfeld

[thegrogmonster]

I'm watching the open ceremony now.

[Binlid]

I am looking forward to the syncronised cameltoe event otherwise known as the women's 400 metres hurdles.😛

[Aqualung]

1 hour ago, thegrogmonster said:

I'm watching the open ceremony now.

Very different from the norm but I'm enjoying it. 

Just waiting for the Thailand contingent to sail down the Seine eating their somtan instead of waving their flags!!!! 

[richy65]

I'm looking forward to seeing what Josh Kerr can do in the 1500metres, he broke Steve Crams' British mile record recently and looks to be in great form.

[Stillearly]

Sacre Bleu !!!
 

So unlucky with the weather .... ☔️