Paris 2024 Olympics

[Letters]

Looking forward to this now.

[Mac76]

Up to a point, yes although it depends on how much of the, err, sport the BBC show as opposed to endless interviews with athletes talking about how they 'ran their own race' etc...

[HCZ_Reborn]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/equestrian/articles/c97d4vnxv45o

What do we reckon? Either fucked the horse or beat it like a Chipperfield monkey?

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/equestrian/articles/c97d4vnxv45o

What do we reckon? Either fucked the horse or beat it like a Chipperfield monkey?

The latter seems more likely. :lol:
She's our local Olympian actually, I found her gold postbox* recently

*not a euphemism.

[Letters]

Interesting, the opening ceremony isn't in the stadium, it's along the Seine. Could be good. Or a fiasco, but using the skyline of Paris as a backdrop could be a good move.

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/equestrian/articles/c97d4vnxv45o

What do we reckon? Either fucked the horse or beat it like a Chipperfield monkey?

The latter

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/29430463/charlotte-dujardin-whipping-horse-video-paris-2024/

That's it, is it? Something she did 4 years ago. I dunno, seems a bit of an overreaction to me :shrug:

[HCZ_Reborn]

The latter

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/29430463/charlotte-dujardin-whipping-horse-video-paris-2024/

That's it, is it? Something she did 4 years ago. I dunno, seems a bit of an overreaction to me :shrug:

I think the issue with the video is that it’s not something that looks like a one off, it looks like routine treatment. Horses are pretty hardy so I doubt it would have caused it more than slight discomfort but it’s definitely reacting in a fearful way and I’m not really big on animal abuse. I think if you’re training an Animal through fear rather than establishing trust you’re a bit of a cunt.
If her contrition is sincere I don’t think this should end her career necessarily, but I think the problem is if she’d taken part in the Olympics the controversy over the video overshadows everything. Best to let some water run under a few bridges.

[Mac76]

It's pretty damning - Dujardin doesn't look angry or like she's lost control

Instead, as HCZ says, she's whipping it in a very routine way that suggests it's something she does all the time

Her contrition won't be sincere, except in terms of her regretting for her own sake that she misses the Olympics

The video says what she really thinks about the horses she claims to love so much

I expect that gold postbox to be removed in short order, either by the post office or people taking things into their own hands

[Letters]

I mean, it's not great. But isn't this what they do to train horses?
You can think it's a bad thing, and I'd pretty much agree, but I suspect it's fairly common.

[Letters]

either by the post office or people taking things into their own hands
:lol:

Yes, I'm sure an angry mob of Enfieldians will be roaming the streets tearing up gold postboxes of disgraced Olympians.
I'll keep an eye on it and let you know when that happens.

[Mac76]

:lol:

Yes, I'm sure an angry mob of Enfieldians will be roaming the streets tearing up gold postboxes of disgraced Olympians.
I'll keep an eye on it and let you know when that happens.

I'd be surprised if there wasn't at least some spray paint applied to it

anyway I'd love to talk more but I need to get to the local DIY store...

[HCZ_Reborn]

I'd be surprised if there wasn't at least some spray paint applied to it

anyway I'd love to talk more but I need to get to the local DIY store...

Four candles?

[Letters]

She's one of our own!

https://i.ibb.co/wBr7gSL/Gold-Post-Box.jpg

:ninja:

[HCZ_Reborn]

She's one of our own!

https://i.ibb.co/wBr7gSL/Gold-Post-Box.jpg

:ninja:

That paint job looks terrible

[Mac76]

That paint job looks terrible

Yeah they obviously didn't strip away the previous paint and smooth it down first, real botch job

[Letters]

Look! They were a bit busy prosecuting innocent postmasters. Give them a break.

:sulk:

[Mac76]

Look! They were a bit busy prosecuting innocent postmasters. Give them a break.

:sulk:

Fair point :lol:

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cd10pyd7e2zo

Now there's a headline :lol:

[The Wengerbabies]

Argentine football team robbed. Aussie cyclists robbed, others too and it's not even officially started. Welcome to the new Paris. Import the 3rd world become the 3rd world. It's sad what has happened to Europe.

[Letters]

I wondered what shit you’d written when I saw you had posted here.
You didn’t disappoint, as always.

[The Wengerbabies]

Oh dear. Someone has attacked the trains. What a shit show.

[Letters]

I just remembered how weird the last Olympics was with no crowds

[Letters]

Is that Lady Gaga? :lol:

[HCZ_Reborn]

I just remembered how weird the last Olympics was with no crowds

Be interesting to see what the French put on by way of an opening ceremony, if it’s not both pretentious and debauched I will be disappointed

[Letters]

This is pretty bonkers :lol:

I like how they’ve mixed the teams parading with the river and interspersed it with other bits.
The parade of teams does go on too long so mixing it in like that is a pretty good idea

[Letters]

They just mentioned someone who they said is a bi-athlete.

I think that’s one word, not two :unsure:

[HCZ_Reborn]

So I think the opening ceremony is a bit rubbish to be honest, far inferior to the London one at any rate. The London one didn’t take itself too seriously but it was still a passionate embrace of Britain, where as the French seem to be doing a camp self-pastiche

[The Wengerbabies]

So I think the opening ceremony is a bit rubbish to be honest, far inferior to the London one at any rate. The London one didn’t take itself too seriously but it was still a passionate embrace of Britain, where as the French seem to be doing a camp self-pastiche

Not watched this one, all I really remember from 2012 was the nurses that was peak cringe.

[HCZ_Reborn]

They should have gone a bit Edgy and done a bit with a Mercedes-Benz speeding off recklessly into the Pont L’Alma tunnel being chased by men on motorcycles pointing cameras

[Letters]

So I think the opening ceremony is a bit rubbish to be honest, far inferior to the London one at any rate. The London one didn’t take itself too seriously but it was still a passionate embrace of Britain, where as the French seem to be doing a camp self-pastiche
The concept was good. Using the Seine to parade the teams, using the city itself as the backdrop.
But yeah, it hasn’t really worked. It’s been a bit of a mess
They’ve been a bit unlucky that it’s tipped down with rain :lol:

[Letters]

They’ve bolloxed this right up :lol:

[Letters]

Dear me, that was a mess.
Oh well, on with the Games!

[HCZ_Reborn]

I thought the whole mockery of the last supper was utterly cringe, in the fact that it’s perfectly safe to make fun of Christian religious culture and iconography (as it should be).

You’ll get people complain about it because “oh they wouldn’t do it with Islam” too right they wouldn’t. Believe me I’d love it if they did, because if any religion deserves to be mocked it’s Islam.


But unfortunately a lot of Trad Christians are saying if the Muslims don’t tolerate this why should we?. You want to go around sending death threats, issuing fatwas and murdering people for offending you?. I don’t think you do somehow, Christianity largely abandoned that shit in the Middle Ages. It would also make you despicable hypocrites.

[Letters]

But unfortunately a lot of Trad Christians are saying if the Muslims don’t tolerate this why should we?
How are you defining "Trad Christians"? And who is saying that?
Although the answer to "why should we" is https://www.bible.com/bible/compare/MAT.5.38-48

[HCZ_Reborn]

How are you defining "Trad Christians"? And who is saying that?
Although the answer to "why should we" is https://www.bible.com/bible/compare/MAT.5.38-48

I mean the type of people who are right wing culture warriors, the type of people who think non believers are Woke

So not you basically :lol:

[The Wengerbabies]

Enough about the tranny bullshit. The Olympics are about the atheletes, let's appreciate them and not the sodomites

Luana Alonso


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTcmjNlXkAAeZBJ?format=jpg&name=medium

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTcnPEiXIAAAea7?format=jpg&name=medium

https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/07/Luana_Alonso_insta_7jpg-JS917976582.jpg?w=1240

[Letters]

Prolly would tbf

[Mac76]

Muzza and Evans come back fron 5 match points down to get through in the match tiebreak - unbelievable

[Letters]

Just saw an interview with some Team GB swimmer.
Just finished 4th in the 400m medley.
For the 3rd Olympics in a row! :lol: :doh:

Lifetime best for him today, broke the British record and did a time which would have won him the last Olympic final.

[Letters]

Peaty gets silver, two hundredth’s behind the winner :(

[Mac76]

Just saw an interview with some Team GB swimmer.
Just finished 4th in the 400m medley.
For the 3rd Olympics in a row! :lol: :doh:

Lifetime best for him today, broke the British record and did a time which would have won him the last Olympic final.

Yeah pretty tough

[Mac76]

Peaty gets silver, two hundredth’s behind the winner :(

Well it's a lot better than being that other guy, Peaty didn't seem that fussed tbh

[Letters]

Craig David is apparently part of the supporting staff for Team GB.
He's working with the archery team as the bow selector.


:cool:

:getcoat:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Craig David is apparently part of the supporting staff for Team GB.
He's working with the archery team as the bow selector.


:cool:

:getcoat:

You should be ashamed

[Letters]

Should be, but somehow I'm not :unsure:

Also...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cprq880yz0xo

:lol:

[Mac76]

Should be, but somehow I'm not :unsure:

Also...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cprq880yz0xo

:lol:

:lol:

[Letters]

Daley and Williams get Silver in the 10m synchronised diving.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Gold in Equestrian event and in Cross country Cycling.

[GP]

I met an athlete near the Olympic park. I asked “Are you a Pole Vaulter?” He said “No, I’m German… and how do you know my name?

[Mac76]

I met an athlete near the Olympic park. I asked “Are you a Pole Vaulter?” He said “No, I’m German… and how do you know my name?

:good:

[Letters]

It's a trap...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cye0z1kw4gyo

[Letters]

Gold in the 4x200m swimming relay :bow:

[Mac76]

Also Muzza and Evans pubbed it through again last night, another match tiebreak where they were behind :lol:

All great fun but not sure how long they can keep it up, in any case if they make the final then Rafa and Alcaraz will cruise it

[HCZ_Reborn]

Also Muzza and Evans pubbed it through again last night, another match tiebreak where they were behind :lol:

All great fun but not sure how long they can keep it up, in any case if they make the final then Rafa and Alcaraz will cruise it

Rafa and Alcaraz are out

[Mac76]

Rafa and Alcaraz are out

so i saw, i guess it shows that good doubles players can beat the very best

maybe Muzza has a chance after all

[Letters]

I saw someone raising an eyebrow that the US hasn't won a single medal in the shooting events :lol:

[Mac76]

I saw someone raising an eyebrow that the US hasn't won a single medal in the shooting events :lol:

that's because their best shooter was taken out at the Trump rally after doing his job :ninja: ;)

[HCZ_Reborn]

so i saw, i guess it shows that good doubles players can beat the very best

maybe Muzza has a chance after all

Definitely, I think Nadal and Alcaraz are too similar in style

[HCZ_Reborn]

I saw someone raising an eyebrow that the US hasn't won a single medal in the shooting events :lol:

I love the fact that the Turkish guy who won silver, wore no ear protection and was super casual like he was shooting beer cans in his back garden

[Letters]

Muzza out

I don’t understand the narrative that he was part of a “big 4”.
It’s probably fair to say he was the best of the rest but the big 3 were a level above him.

Good career though

[HCZ_Reborn]

Muzza out

I don’t understand the narrative that he was part of a “big 4”.
It’s probably fair to say he was the best of the rest but the big 3 were a level above him.

Good career though

Hmmm dunno he was much closer in ability to the top three than he was the rest of the pack

He was world no1 at the end of 2016, and probably (although never would have come close to those three with grand slams) would have picked up a lot more of them if not for the hip injury that he never really recovered from

Don’t get me wrong the top three are freaks of nature and he wasn’t quite at that level I agree but not perhaps as far off as you’re stating given the amount of grand slam finals he was consistently making, the ATP titles he won and not to mention back to back gold medals at the Olympics


Special player unfortunate to be around at the time he was

[Letters]

Special player unfortunate to be around at the time he was
That’s a position I can get on board with

I always felt Henman was underrated. He wasn’t anywhere near as good as Murray of course but he was always top 10 in the world, maybe too 5. He wasn’t at the level of Sampras but he wasn’t the bum some people made out.

[Letters]

Also


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQOyjfkhxPA

[HCZ_Reborn]

Also


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQOyjfkhxPA

I actually don’t think it’s unlikely that Murray has been in a Tennis match and thought something like “I'm glad I'm serving for the match because i need to go to the locker rooms and drop the kids off at the pool”. You get the old comfort break to take another meeting with Armitage Shanks, and even though most of the fluid you take on is sweated out of your body if you’re in a five hour five setter there’s got to be a moment where you’re desperate for a slash at the very least

[Mac76]

That’s a position I can get on board with

I always felt Henman was underrated. He wasn’t anywhere near as good as Murray of course but he was always top 10 in the world, maybe too 5. He wasn’t at the level of Sampras but he wasn’t the bum some people made out.

Very much agree

[Mac76]

Muzza out

I don’t understand the narrative that he was part of a “big 4”.
It’s probably fair to say he was the best of the rest but the big 3 were a level above him.

Good career though

There was no big 3, just a big 2, there was some guy called Ronald or something, but he was eclipsed by Rafa and Djoko ;)

[HCZ_Reborn]

There was no big 3, just a big 2, there was some guy called Ronald or something, but he was eclipsed by Rafa and Djoko ;)

Your weird obsessional dislike of certain sportsmen based on nothing is out on display again I see

[Mac76]

Your weird obsessional dislike of certain sportsmen based on nothing is out on display again I see

As is your constant obsessional monitoring of this board :lol:

[Letters]

Something on the BBC "Is Murray Britain's greatest sportsperson" :lol:

That's a hard no.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Something on the BBC "Is Murray Britain's greatest sportsperson" :lol:

That's a hard no.

See that is an interesting question

Who is, I don’t think there is one person who does stand head and shoulders above everyone else. Lewis Hamilton possibly?

[Letters]

I'd agree it's not that clear - a mate also threw Hamilton's name into the ring.
I think Redgrave (Steve, not Vanessa) is worth a shout. 5 Olympics in a row, although I guess it being in a team dilutes that somewhat.
Hoy?
Daley Thompson? :bow: (holy shit, 40 years ago that was!)

It's really hard to compare across sports and eras.

[Mac76]

Redgrave would be right up there for me for sure, Thomson yes, Hamilton also, I think Murray's not the best ever but to even be able to occassionally break up the usual winning pattern in men's tennis in this era is a real feat.

[Letters]

I was trying to think of Britons who completely dominated their sport but the ones I could think of were people like Phil Taylor in darts and people like Hendry, Davis and O'Sullivan in snooker. Both sports which are quite UK-centric anyway.

[dazthegooner]

Well back in the day I would have said Daley Thompson.

[Letters]

https://i.ibb.co/MShYf3f/Diving-Paris.jpg

Show offs :sulk:

[Niall_Quinn]

I was trying to think of Britons who completely dominated their sport but the ones I could think of were people like Phil Taylor in darts and people like Hendry, Davis and O'Sullivan in snooker. Both sports which are quite UK-centric anyway.

Coe. Okay? And there were plenty more. But nobody ever like Coe. That was domination on a level that heas never been seen in any other sport other than woke boxing where blokes beat up women for the viewing pleasure of tattooed, blue hair vermin.

[Mac76]

Coe. Okay? And there were plenty more. But nobody ever like Coe. That was domination on a level that heas never been seen in any other sport other than woke boxing where blokes beat up women for the viewing pleasure of tattooed, blue hair vermin.

Coe was a privileged Tory cunt - I was always an Ovett supporter, proper normal guy who did it the hard way through his own work

[Niall_Quinn]

Coe was a privileged Tory cunt - I was always an Ovett supporter, proper normal guy who did it the hard way through his own work

You are a sad, sick, little person. Coe was the ultimate athlete. I couldn't give a fuck about his politics and I don't know why you do, given we're talking about sport. You horrible little cunt.

[Mac76]

You are a sad, sick, little person. Coe was the ultimate athlete. I couldn't give a fuck about his politics and I don't know why you do, given we're talking about sport. You horrible little cunt.

You brought in sexual politics (albeit in a drunken distorted way but hey what's new) in your own post

If you can't understand how someone's upbringing gives them a head start in certain sports I pity you*

*in addition to pitying you for the alcoholism ofc

[Niall_Quinn]

You brought in sexual politics (albeit in a drunken distorted way but hey what's new) in your own post

If you can't understand how someone's upbringing gives them a head start in certain sports I pity you*

*in addition to pitying you for the alcoholism ofc

I did, didn't I? Okay, fair point.

But I'm talking about sickos who like beating up women or seeing women getting beaten up by men. Very different, you have to be genuinely disturbed to support that. You equated Coe's politics with his ability to be the best 800m runner of all time, which he was. That's just juvenile.

[Niall_Quinn]

You brought in sexual politics (albeit in a drunken distorted way but hey what's new) in your own post

If you can't understand how someone's upbringing gives them a head start in certain sports I pity you*

*in addition to pitying you for the alcoholism ofc

Oh but I do understand your bullshit, from personal experience. And I call it out as bullshit, given that personal experience. You are just an envy merchant. A sad, failed, little nobody who begrudges people who make something of their few years here.

[Mac76]

Oh but I do understand your bullshit, from personal experience. And I call it out as bullshit, given that personal experience. You are just an envy merchant. A sad, failed, little nobody who begrudges people who make something of their few years here.

Like you, you mean, someone who spends their life arguing with a few paople on a messageboard? (and yes I know I'm doing it too :lol:)

[HCZ_Reborn]

Currently above United States in the medal table which is odd because they’ve topped the medal table in six out of the last seven Olympiads.

They not trying because the Olympics are now considered too woke or something?


Then again they’ve got more overall medals than everyone else just fewer Golds than us China, France and Australia

[Mac76]

Maybe the funding is drying up or their increased isolationism is a factor, but IDK, makes a nice change though

[HCZ_Reborn]

Maybe the funding is drying up or their increased isolationism is a factor, but IDK, makes a nice change though

Maybe, though I’d rather they topped the medal table than China

[Mac76]

Fair point i suppose

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/c51yyd8g3ylo

The better man won ##

[Niall_Quinn]

Femke Bol - that was transcendent. All the problems in the world faded away watching that magnificent woman perform. Genuinely inspiring. So rare these days.

I'm going to go and watch it again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Currently above United States in the medal table which is odd because they’ve topped the medal table in six out of the last seven Olympiads.

They not trying because the Olympics are now considered too woke or something?


Then again they’ve got more overall medals than everyone else just fewer Golds than us China, France and Australia

No we aren't silly. They have about 1 million medals compared to our 10. Probably because they have 300 million people and 20 million deadbeats too. We only have 60 million humans and a few million other things. No competition. We're doing okay. The men's 8 rowing was great.

[Niall_Quinn]

Like you, you mean, someone who spends their life arguing with a few paople on a messageboard? (and yes I know I'm doing it too :lol:)

Doing it "too"? I come here once a month, or so, to check for messages. Conversation with you is incidental and only while I'm here. At least burn me on something that doesn't describe yourself to a tee.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Doing it "too"? I come here once a month, or so, to check for messages. Conversation with you is incidental and only while I'm here. At least burn me on something that doesn't describe yourself to a tee.

No you come on here once a month, cry for the moon about how the standard of football was better at some arbitrary time in the past. Then make your obligatory comments about how we waste our time on here discussing minutiae and irrelevant matters.

Forgetting of course that that’s the point of this place.

If you’re doing something far more important with your life that it only affords you once a month on here that’s actually probably a good thing…especially given the levels of bitterness and resentment that is constant in your messages.

This place is a distraction for me nothing more, it’s easy for me to access with a smart phone and it actually doesn’t take up that much of my time…even a large post takes no more than ten minutes out of my day.

Maybe focus more on the things that give you genuine enjoyment in life, because clearly coming here even as seldom as you do gives you none. It’s clear that there are things you do take pleasure from, you were talking for example about how you and your daughter were bonding over what she was learning about music.

[Letters]

1-0 to India vs Team GB in the Hockey Qtr final.
India down to 10 men.

[Letters]

1-1!

[Letters]

Lost on pels :doh:

[Mac76]

Lost on pels :doh:

Just watched on catchip, India clearly the better team, much better skill, GB were pretty ordinary tbh

[Mac76]

I'm discovering that shooting is the most boring sport on the planet

Meanwhile Djokovic is playing Alcaraz for the gold and they're not even showing it :rolleyes:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Was watching the Men’s rings (there’s a double entendre for you) in the pub with the tv on mute, actually did a good job of working out what scores they’d get given I don’t know what I’m talking about with it :lol:

Also felt sorry for little Chinese girl gymnast who looked about 12 and fell from the bars, had her trainer directly below her and she was the only one in that situation. Looks like that two years in a labour camp for her

[HCZ_Reborn]

I'm discovering that shooting is the most boring sport on the planet

Skeet?

[Mac76]

GB lose out on gold in the shooting because there wasn't VAR :haha:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Managed to get a look at the men’s gold medal event for the Tennis, players seperated by a second serve by Alcaraz that got swatted away and a rather tame lob in the tie break. Although he is the current Roland Garros champion, I think because of his pace and power….clay is probably not his strongest surface. Although Djokovic looks like he really wants this…fair play won everything else in his career

[Mac76]

Now there's golf, which is ok, but the other channel's showing some boring crap just because some British giy in it, couldn't give a toss tbh, show us the effing tennis ffs

[HCZ_Reborn]

Just watched on catchip, India clearly the better team, much better skill, GB were pretty ordinary tbh

I know nothing about the sport to give a considered opinion over who was the better team…although to take the lead and have more opportunities when you’re a man light I guess would back you up. Bit naughty that from the Indian player.

[Mac76]

I think Alcaraz has jist broken Djoko's serve bjt not sure, watching a live text which describes every point but never gives the overall score... :rolleyes:

Edit: no i was wrong...

[Mac76]

I know nothing about the sport to give a considered opinion over who was the better team…although to take the lead and have more opportunities when you’re a man light I guess would back you up. Bit naughty that from the Indian player.

I used to play it (and before anyone says it's a girl's game, try getting a hockey stick in the shins or the face and then saying that), India's level of skoll was much higher

[Mac76]

Scheffler leading Fleetwood by a shot with a hole to go

[Mac76]

Alcaraz leads 6-5 in the second set (I think)

[HCZ_Reborn]

I think Alcaraz has jist broken Djoko's serve bjt not sure, watching a live text which describes every point but never gives the overall score... :rolleyes:

Edit: no i was wrong...

Go to Google live score and the dot next to the player will tell you who is serving so can tell whether it’s a break of serve or not. Anyway someone asked me this in the pub and I didn’t know, is this best of three or best of five. Gold medal match is usually best of five but it wasn’t in Tokyo three years ago

[HCZ_Reborn]

I used to play it (and before anyone says it's a girl's game, try getting a hockey stick in the shins or the face and then saying that), India's level of skoll was much higher

I will take your word for it

Also India shouldn’t be drinking strong lager before getting on the pitch

[Mac76]

Djoko wins the tiebreak 7-2

Well done, the only thing he hadn't won

Shame we couldn't watch it though :angry:

[Mac76]

I will take your word for it

Also India shouldn’t be drinking strong lager before getting on the pitch

:lol:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Djoko wins the tiebreak 7-2

Well done, the only thing he hadn't won

Shame we couldn't watch it though :angry:

Wanted Alcaraz to win tbh, but can’t say I cared all that much

Think Gold medal matches should be best of five also. I think Djokovic would have won even in that event just it had been that way for thirty years

[Mac76]

Scheffle wins gold in the golf, Fleetwood one shot behind, blew it on the 17th

[Letters]

I struggle to warm to Djok, but he’s clearly the GOAT.

[The Wengerbabies]

I struggle to warm to Djok, but he’s clearly the GOAT.

What he went through during Covid really endeared me to him.

It was a disgrace they way he was treated.

[Letters]

1500m swimming :lol:

That’s too far

[Letters]

American bloke gets the gold in the 1500m swimming and breaks the WR

[HCZ_Reborn]

1500m swimming :lol:

That’s too far

That’s what thirty lengths in an Olympic size pool ?

[Letters]

That’s what thirty lengths in an Olympic size pool ?

Yes. I don’t think I could physically swim anywhere near that far

[HCZ_Reborn]

Yes. I don’t think I could physically swim anywhere near that far

Well you’d have been no use after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis then :sulk:

[Letters]

Seville just ran 9.80 in the 100m semi :blink:

The UK bloke did 9.97, think he finished 3rd, should be in the final

[Letters]

The UK bloke did 9.97, think he finished 3rd, should be in the final
Or, to put it another way, no he isn’t :lol:

[Letters]

Thompson does 9.80 too (the other one was actually 9.81)

[HCZ_Reborn]

Or, to put it another way, no he isn’t :lol:

That’s a shame, he did very well in the first heat. They are saying he was slow out of the blocks…well evidently

[Letters]

Hodgkinson breezes through the 800m semi-final.
Hot favourite for the final tomorrow

[Letters]

Josh Kerr does the same in the 1500m

[HCZ_Reborn]

Josh Kerr does the same in the 1500m

Welsh cunt of a PE teacher made me do the 1500 for sports day

Then years later he gets the opportunity to resign on the hush hush for knobbing school girls (couldn’t get him on statutory rape charges because they were all over 16, but never worked in education again after that)

Used to see the prick as he used the same gym as me.


Unnecessarily irrelevant rant over

[Letters]

Stop: Hammer time.

Some Canadian bloke won it by a mile.

[Letters]

Right. Here we go. 100m final :popcorn:

[Letters]

Lyles from the US gets it! 9.78.
What a run!

[Letters]

The bloke who came last did 9.91 :blink:
Blimey!

[HCZ_Reborn]

The bloke who came last did 9.91 :blink:
Blimey!

Linford Christie won Gold in Barcelona with 9.96

[Letters]

So the drugs do work after all :unsure:

[Mac76]

The bloke who came last did 9.91 :blink:
Blimey!

I think all of the last six runners brole the record for times in those positions

Great race all round

[HCZ_Reborn]

Seems to be a few instances where we are snatching silver or bronze from the jaws of Gold. Mixed relay Triathlon the latest example

[Mac76]

btw having seen it I think our guy took out the French guy deliberately in the mountain biking the other day - I know people will say it's what you've got to do to win but it wasn't pretty and he deserved to be booed by the (admittedly French) crowd tbh

[HCZ_Reborn]

btw having seen it I think our guy took out the French guy deliberately in the mountain biking the other day - I know people will say it's what you've got to do to win but it wasn't pretty and he deserved to be booed by the (admittedly French) crowd tbh

Upsetting the French is an obligation for every British person. I wouldn’t feel comfortable as an athlete in Paris unless I was being jeered by the French crowds :lol:

[Letters]

Trump spreading more lies

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/r1Gh3BpoCLs

There is certainly some doubt about whether she should be competing against other females, but she is NOT someone who has transitioned and was never a "good male boxer".

[HCZ_Reborn]

Trump spreading more lies

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/r1Gh3BpoCLs

There is certainly some doubt about whether she should be competing against other females, but she is NOT someone who has transitioned and was never a "good male boxer".

See I’ve never thought the word Lies is accurate with Trump. Whilst of course there’s no doubt that he does tell knowing porkies….a lot of the time he simply has no idea what the truth is and has no interest in finding out.

His niece said of him that he’s the kind of person who will gaslight himself and convince himself something which is false is actually the truth (especially if that falsehood is beneficial to him)

Talking Bollocks is the more accurate label

[Letters]

Talking Bollocks is the more accurate label
Yes, that's fair. You're right - lying implies he knows the truth and is deliberately misrepresenting it.
It's more likely he just hasn't bothered to find out - he's read the "she's trans" narrative, it feeds into his particular biases so he's parroting it without bother to checking if it's true, because he doesn't care if it is.

[Letters]

Laura Kenny is not really a natural in front of the cameras :lol:

[Letters]

Ladies win the cycling gold in the team sprint.
In a WR!

[Mac76]

Ladies win the cycling gold in the team sprint.
In a WR!

The WR was broken about four times in that one event, amazing

[Mac76]

Things I can't stand about the Olympics coverage:

1. Clare Balding

2. All these questions about feelings, emotions etc - fuck off and ask about tactics, technique etc ffs

3. Bullshit interviews with pple's families etc - fuck that

4 cheesy videos we're shown instead of the sport

[Letters]

I don’t think the coverage has been that good this time

[Mac76]

I don’t think the coverage has been that good this time

I hate the way they're so often sitting there talking and the actual sport is happening behind them

[Letters]

Keeley Hodgkinson going for gold in the 800m

:popcorn:

[Letters]

And wins it fairly comfortably :scarf:

[Letters]

Holy shit!
Duplantis breaks his own WR. 6m 25 in the pole vault. That’s insane

:bow:

[Mac76]

Holy shit!
Duplantis breaks his own WR. 6m 25 in the pole vault. That’s insane

:bow:

He was unbelievable, it felt like he could have gone even higher but kept that for another day

Nice girlfriend too ;)

[HCZ_Reborn]

I have to say, despite some people looking down on it…I think Skateboarding is a totally legitimate Olympic event.

It’s something that does take incredible physical coordination to master at the level on display at the Olympics. And yeah I think it’s got a reputation of being a thing for teenagers to do in parks but so what?

[Mac76]

Yeah the skateboarding is great :good:

[Letters]

I struggle a bit with sports where someone has to say how nicely you did it.
You know where you are with 100m, the person who crosses the line first wins. With things like skateboarding, it is more subjective.
That said, I know there are rules about this which make it more objective - with diving I know the amount of splash is a factor, for example.
I draw the line at rhythmic gymnastics which is basically just dancing. Yes, it's very clever and skilful, but that doesn't make it a sport.

I mean, juggling is difficult (and I'm very good at it by the way, it's what I did at university instead of making friends or talking to women), but that doesn't make it a sport.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I struggle a bit with sports where someone has to say how nicely you did it.
You know where you are with 100m, the person who crosses the line first wins. With things like skateboarding, it is more subjective.
That said, I know there are rules about this which make it more objective - with diving I know the amount of splash is a factor, for example.
I draw the line at rhythmic gymnastics which is basically just dancing. Yes, it's very clever and skilful, but that doesn't make it a sport.

I mean, juggling is difficult (and I'm very good at it by the way, it's what I did at university instead of making friends or talking to women), but that doesn't make it a sport.

Boxing is judged as well, unless you have a KO you can have differing views of who won after the 12 rounds

[Letters]

Boxing is judged as well, unless you have a KO you can have differing views of who won after the 12 rounds

"That said, I know there are rules about this which make it more objective"

:tiphat:

[HCZ_Reborn]

"That said, I know there are rules about this which make it more objective"

:tiphat:

I’m just saying that you have at your own admission stated you have issues with sports that are judged and therefore open to subjectivity. I suppose every sport is to a degree even with football you can legislate as much as you want, and it will still come down to individual interpretation at times

[Letters]

I’m just saying that you have at your own admission stated you have issues with sports that are judged and therefore open to subjectivity. I suppose every sport is to a degree even with football you can legislate as much as you want, and it will still come down to individual interpretation at times

There's obviously a sliding scale. It's like board games. Most are a combination of luck and skill. At one end of that you have chess which is entirely skill and strategy, at the other you have snakes and ladders which is entirely dumb luck.

With sport it's debatable where the line is. The sports which are in the Olympics has always been a bit of a arbitrary and entertaining mix. Breakdancing, sorry "breaking"...nah, that's not a sport. It may be skilful and entertaining but so are lots of things. Skateboarding...I think it's a bit silly but I watched Brown's run and I enjoyed it. More of a pastime/hobby than a sport I'd say.

tbh I quite like ice dance - I guess I'm the Torvill and Deam generation. But it's basically Strictly Come Dancing on ice,

[HCZ_Reborn]

I think anything that has a competitive edge to it and requires physical skill can be deemed a sport

As long as there is a consistent structure surrounding it. Maybe in time we will have a computer that can judge these events and provide a completely impartial analysis when it comes to score giving

[HCZ_Reborn]

I draw the line at ultimate frisbee though

The only thing ultimate about it, is their failure as human beings

[Letters]

:haha:

I don't understand why some people are so down on darts. I don't think it should be in the Olympics but it's surely more of a sport than some of the stuff in there.

[Mac76]

I'd rather watch frisbee than darts tbh

[Mac76]

Seb Coe can eff off btw, Tory sh*te

[Mac76]

Germany draw level 1-1 v India in the hockey :popcorn:

[Letters]

You gotta love a bit of Bully :sulk:

[Mac76]

You gotta love a bit of Bully :sulk:

It was actually 'you can't beat a bit of Bully' - I'll leave you to get your coat... ;)

[Letters]

<_<

:getcoat:

Kerr going in the 1500m :popcorn:

[Letters]

What a race! Still not sure if Kerr got Bronze or Silver

[Letters]

Silver it is.

[Letters]

Photo finish for bronze and silver! Crazy.

[Letters]

4th and 5th in the 200m. Bother.
I don’t think we were expecting to medal though

[HCZ_Reborn]

Climbing is an “interesting” Olympic event

All you need is a steroid abuser chasing after them and it’d be the Wall from Gladiators

[Letters]

:lol:

I see one of our skateboarders is 51. There's hope for me yet.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Climbing is an “interesting” Olympic event

All you need is a steroid abuser chasing after them and it’d be the Wall from Gladiators:haha:

Had a couple of days off so ended up tuning in to some random events.

Really enjoyed watching the speed wall climbing thing yesterday. 5 seconds per.... Race? Mental.

Found myself even enjoying watching showjumping! Fucking horses jumping over fences. And it was tense af.

I also watched the surfing in the morning. Realised I'd been sitting there watching 2 people paddle in the water for 20 minutes because there were no waves. Literally 20 minutes.

Watched the kayak cross I think it is on Monday. Entertaining for the first race or two, they even do a rotation and go underwater. Then realised it was basically pot luck if you get stuck behind someone else. And if you do, you're basically fucked.

Seems to be quite a few events where GB are "close to" gold or silver, and getting silver or bronze, or missing out completely. Though frankly I've no idea if they're events we should be getting medals in, or whether we're just getting greedy now we're actually half decent.

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[Letters]

One of the things I love about the Olympics is all the random sports I end up watching that I’d never pay any attention to at any other time.

Silver for the men’s team in the cycling pursuit, bronze for the ladies

[Letters]

400m final :popcorn:

[Letters]

Silver.
Knickers

[Letters]

Ooft. That was quite a tumble in the steeplechase.

[Mac76]

Silver.
Knickers

oh well, at least her silver knickers will look good in the disco

[Niall_Quinn]

:haha:

Had a couple of days off so ended up tuning in to some random events.

Really enjoyed watching the speed wall climbing thing yesterday. 5 seconds per.... Race? Mental.

Found myself even enjoying watching showjumping! Fucking horses jumping over fences. And it was tense af.

I also watched the surfing in the morning. Realised I'd been sitting there watching 2 people paddle in the water for 20 minutes because there were no waves. Literally 20 minutes.

Watched the kayak cross I think it is on Monday. Entertaining for the first race or two, they even do a rotation and go underwater. Then realised it was basically pot luck if you get stuck behind someone else. And if you do, you're basically fucked.

Seems to be quite a few events where GB are "close to" gold or silver, and getting silver or bronze, or missing out completely. Though frankly I've no idea if they're events we should be getting medals in, or whether we're just getting greedy now we're actually half decent.

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All Olympians are amazing, except the tranny fucks.

[Niall_Quinn]

I think anything that has a competitive edge to it and requires physical skill can be deemed a sport

As long as there is a consistent structure surrounding it. Maybe in time we will have a computer that can judge these events and provide a completely impartial analysis when it comes to score giving

People like Letters are instinctively allergic to excellence.

[Niall_Quinn]

I hate the way they're so often sitting there talking and the actual sport is happening behind them

With that wonderful "music" banging in the background as serious people try to prepare themselves. The French really are more American than they'd ever admit.

[Niall_Quinn]

No you come on here once a month, cry for the moon about how the standard of football was better at some arbitrary time in the past. Then make your obligatory comments about how we waste our time on here discussing minutiae and irrelevant matters.

Forgetting of course that that’s the point of this place.

If you’re doing something far more important with your life that it only affords you once a month on here that’s actually probably a good thing…especially given the levels of bitterness and resentment that is constant in your messages.

This place is a distraction for me nothing more, it’s easy for me to access with a smart phone and it actually doesn’t take up that much of my time…even a large post takes no more than ten minutes out of my day.

Maybe focus more on the things that give you genuine enjoyment in life, because clearly coming here even as seldom as you do gives you none. It’s clear that there are things you do take pleasure from, you were talking for example about how you and your daughter were bonding over what she was learning about music.

Ha, Bergkamp, Henry, Pires. Suck on lemons you sad fuck. You are so determined to be right about what's patently wrong. I already know what gives me genuine enjoyment, I don't need to be told.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Ha, Bergkamp, Henry, Pires. Suck on lemons you sad fuck. You are so determined to be right about what's patently wrong. I already know what gives me genuine enjoyment, I don't need to be told.

If you’re claiming coming on here gives you enjoyment, then you’re only lying to yourself

Either that or you’re doing a really good job of pretending to be someone who is highly agitated

[Niall_Quinn]

If you’re claiming coming on here gives you enjoyment, then you’re only lying to yourself

Either that or you’re doing a really good job of pretending to be someone who is highly agitated

Okay, so you need to make my argument for me. Okay, we'll accept YOUR version of MY argument and ignore the fact I never made such an argument. It's so fucking childish. But anyway. Given that "coming on here gives you enjoyment", what makes the Arsenal football team in any way equivalent to what we've seen in the past?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Okay, so you need to make my argument for me. Okay, we'll accept YOUR version of MY argument and ignore the fact I never made such an argument. It's so fucking childish. But anyway. Given that "coming on here gives you enjoyment", what makes the Arsenal football team in any way equivalent to what we've seen in the past?

Well ok first off I’m talking about your view of football in general in that the standard has dropped exponentially from this arbitrary time in the past. Henry and Bergkamp were extraordinary even when they were playing, they weren’t of a standard that was easily replicated. Pires ? Well I don’t think Odegaard, Saka are far off that standard at all but please thrill me with your acumen as to how wrong you KNOW I am.


I think football is no better or worse, it just changes…..we are certainly better off now as spectators than ten-fifteen years ago when there were more teams emulating either the Mourinho or Atletico Madrid style or just the kind of non football displayed by Bolton, Stoke etc

I do think that too many teams play the low block, but it’s nothing new. A year after we won the double in 2002…we had teams sticking 11 men behind the ball both in the champions league and the premier league. The fact is the brilliant, one touch pass and move football that you’re eulogising even back then became pretty turgid when it was denied space to operate in, in the final third.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well ok first off I’m talking about your view of football in general in that the standard has dropped exponentially from this arbitrary time in the past. Henry and Bergkamp were extraordinary even when they were playing, they weren’t of a standard that was easily replicated. Pires ? Well I don’t think Odegaard, Saka are far off that standard at all but please thrill me with your acumen as to how wrong you KNOW I am.


I think football is no better or worse, it just changes…..we are certainly better off now as spectators than ten-fifteen years ago when there were more teams emulating either the Mourinho or Atletico Madrid style or just the kind of non football displayed by Bolton, Stoke etc

I do think that too many teams play the low block, but it’s nothing new. A year after we won the double in 2002…we had teams sticking 11 men behind the ball both in the champions league and the premier league. The fact is the brilliant, one touch pass and move football that you’re eulogising even back then became pretty turgid when it was denied space to operate in, in the final third.

Well thanks for proving an actual answer. It really does move things along so much better.

Here's my conspiracy theory. I think football used to be mostly about sport and partly about money (as a necessity) and is now entirely about the money and with nothing to do with sport. And if you view things that way then absolutely everything makes perfect sense. Try it.

Saka vs Pires? Seriously?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Well thanks for proving an actual answer. It really does move things along so much better.

Here's my conspiracy theory. I think football used to be mostly about sport and partly about money (as a necessity) and is now entirely about the money and with nothing to do with sport. And if you view things that way then absolutely everything makes perfect sense. Try it.

Saka vs Pires? Seriously?

No it’s always been about money in modern times, certainly since the advent of the premier league….the human rights abusing owners of clubs has just codified it even more so. To be honest if you’re talking about football at a time where it was just about sport, I’m only 40….so you’d be going back before my time

Plus I can pretty much guarantee that I’ve given you the exact answer as in my previous post before now.

[Niall_Quinn]

No it’s always been about money, certainly since the advent of the premier league….the human rights abusing owners of clubs has just codified it even more so. To be honest if you’re talking about football at a time where it was just about sport, I’m only 40….so you’d be going back before my time

Rubbish. The kid who grew up in a town and worked his way uo to play for that town in the football league, that wasn't fake and that wasn't about the money - seeing as they got paid enough to afford chips down the pub we all used to drink in. You are assuring me my own experiences aren't real. Thanks, my mistake.

Everything the modern corporation has touched is worse. I defy abyone to name one example where the corporation has made things better. Just the one. From all of history. Name it.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Rubbish. The kid who grew up in a town and worked his way uo to play for that town in the football league, that wasn't fake and that wasn't about the money - seeing as they got paid enough to afford chips down the pub we all used to drink in. You are assuring me my own experiences aren't real. Thanks, my mistake.

Everything the modern corporation has touched is worse. I defy abyone to name one example where the corporation has made things better. Just the one. From all of history. Name it.

If you don’t think at the very least top flight football has been money centric since the premier league began I don’t know what to tell you.

The Roy of the Rovers stuff? I won’t lie, does kind of sound like rose tinted spectacles. It’s human nature to have a romantic view of the past.
As for the strength of your memories, well as I’m trying to debate sensibly I’ll put aside any comment about alcohol killing the brain cells

But as I say I’m only 40, so when it did happen well before my time


As for the stuff about corporations. Not really sure who you’d be expecting to disagree with you on that point

[Niall_Quinn]

If you don’t think at the very least top flight football has been money centric since the premier league began I don’t know what to tell you.

The Roy of the Rovers stuff? I won’t lie, does kind of does sound like rose tinted spectacles. It’s human nature to have a romantic view of the past. But as I say I’m only 40, so when it did happen well before my time


As for the stuff about corporations. Not really sure who you’d be expecting to disagree with you on that point

Since when the Premier League began? That's WHY the poxy league began. You take proof of my point and then convert it into a "Roy of the Rovers" parody. Are you SURE you aren't a corporate shill?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Since when the Premier League began? That's WHY the poxy league began. You take proof of my point and then convert it into a "Roy of the Rovers" parody. Are you SURE you aren't a corporate shill?

Are you just inventing arguments to be opposed to. Of course the Premier league was about money from the outset that’s the point I’m making…I didn’t think it needed to be said.

I was 8 when Division one became the Premier League, and when you look at how the Liverpool “red machine” went about winning titles even pre Premier league the pathway was set for what was to come even before then

I was born in the season 1983/1984 which was the first season corporate sponsorship came onto football shirts so what I’m telling you is I have no living memory of football not being about money. I don’t know how clearer I can make that

[Niall_Quinn]

50 medals now. Up against the chink and yank druggies. Not bad at all. These kids are fucking great.

[Niall_Quinn]

Are you just inventing arguments to be opposed to. Of course the Premier league was about money from the outset that’s the point I’m making…I didn’t think it needed to be said.

Stop now. It's boring. Read back through the thread. You are now arguing what I originally said and trying to make it sound like you proposed it and I'm the opposition. Why bother? What's the prize?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Stop now. It's boring. Read back through the thread. You are now arguing what I originally said and trying to make it sound like you proposed it and I'm the opposition. Why bother? What's the prize?

You said it used to be about sport and not just money. And I’ve said it’s always been about money at least as long as I’ve been alive.

So if you’re at least 20 years older than me, maybe the Roy of the Rovers remark was facetious. And if not then I’d say it was prescient

[Niall_Quinn]

You said it used to be about sport and not just money. And I’ve said it’s always been about money at least as long as I’ve been alive.

So if you’re at least 20 years older than me, maybe the Roy of the Rovers remark was facetious. And if not then I’d say it was prescient

Okay, so you are ignorant and dishonest. Why didn't you just say that ad save the time?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Okay, so you are ignorant and dishonest. Why didn't you just say that ad save the time?

:lol: ok chief

I’m going to bed, don’t stay up too long arguing with yourself

[Niall_Quinn]

:lol: ok chief

I’m going to bed, don’t stay up too long arguing with yourself

Well the BBC bloke has gone and you are off to bed with a smacked arse, seems my work is done here.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Well the BBC bloke has gone and you are off to bed with a smacked arse, seems my work is done here.

I don’t want you touching my backside or any part of me. How comes the biggest homophobes turn out to be hypocrites.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well, back to the topic, obviously fuck the French faggots for trying to destroy the Olympics in every way possible - gay, fucking woke, depraved, commie cunts, you're welcome - but the athletes. Amazing. Incredible people. Apart from the tranny cheats. I haven't had any experience with what it takes to perform at this level, but I have had some experience at what it takes to get to a professional level. Not me, of course, I like me chips too much. But the people I have experienced that push themselves to win at the top level. What I find with these people is they not only excel at sport but they also excel in other areas. They work from 5am to late and every minute of their life is on schedule. Is it a good way to live? I'm not sure and I wouldn't be capable. But it works for them. So when you seen an Olympian coming in 8th, just remember, that's a fucking remarkable human being right there. Driven. And when they step up for the gold - well, we just don't understand that level of commitment. e're all capable of it, but only a few have the discipline and the drive. Makes you wonder what the world would be like of we were all Olympic standard instead of socialist fags.

[Niall_Quinn]

I don’t want you touching my backside or any part of me. How comes the biggest homophobes turn out to be hypocrites.

I'm not a fucking idiot. I can pick up on your signals. But the answer remains NO. And stop sending me private messages.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Well clearly as you weren’t here at three in the morning like in the past, you’ve remembered to take your zopiclone

[Letters]

Apart from the tranny cheats.
Are you talking about that boxer?

[Letters]

Climbing coming home :trophy:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/videos/czx6v076k60o

[Mac76]

KJT didn't get the long jump score she needed and now needs to win the 800m tonight by about 8 seconds over Thiam to get gold, her personal best is only 6 seconds ahead of Thiam so pretty unlikely, pity but she just can't seem to get it together for the Olympics

[HCZ_Reborn]

I think the story of this Olympics for Team GB is that people have let slip when they had the chance to secure Gold

But it’s all kind of fine margins

[Letters]

I think the story of this Olympics for Team GB is that people have let slip when they had the chance to secure Gold

But it’s all kind of fine margins

I was going to say "but we must be doing better than the last Olympics" but actually no. 14 golds so far, 22 last time.
Wasn't it 2000 when we got 1 or 2 or something? Since then they pumped in a lot of Lottery money and that's clearly had an effect.
We're the Man City of the Olympics tbh.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I was going to say "but we must be doing better than the last Olympics" but actually no. 14 golds so far, 22 last time.
Wasn't it 2000 when we got 1 or 2 or something? Since then they pumped in a lot of Lottery money and that's clearly had an effect.
We're the Man City of the Olympics tbh.

You’ll find that it’s likely the same story with a lot of other countries. What you get out is what you put in, it’s not the same instant gratification as City but you’re paying for the facilities and coaching and time for young people to develop in certain sports. It’s investment, and actually it’s a good thing.

[Letters]

Silver in the women’s 4x100m final.
Great run.

[Letters]

Actually some of the handovers weren’t great but I don’t think they’d have beaten the US anyway

[Letters]

And bronze in the men’s. US completely bolloxed it up

[Mac76]

And bronze in the men’s. US completely bolloxed it up

Didn't they just? :lol:

[Mac76]

Good silver for KJT last night, her first Olympic medal :clap:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Ok I’ve reached my limit of what constitutes a sport

Anything that needs to be accompanied by music is not a sport

[Niall_Quinn]

Ok I’ve reached my limit of what constitutes a sport

Anything that needs to be accompanied by music is not a sport

For real. That ridiculous, blaring music every time there's a break in the activity, as if people are incapable of figuring out something else will happen soon. It's almost as irritating as Paula Ratcliffe's voice.

[Letters]

Ok I’ve reached my limit of what constitutes a sport

Anything that needs to be accompanied by music is not a sport

:lol: I saw someone say something similar on FB. If it needs a DJ then it probably isn't a sport.
Same conversation we had the other day. I like things like diving actually and I can appreciate the skill. But any sport which needs judges to say how nicely you did it...
Apparently squash is having a go in 2028. I have mixed feelings about that. It's the only sport I've ever been good at - dad played and taught me, I played a lot in my teens and 20s.
But it's not that good a spectator sport. I think the ball is just a bit too small for TV and moves too fast, it's hard to follow.

[HCZ_Reborn]

It is and it comes round to excluding boxing if you are determining that subjective judgement excludes the sport

For me sport is physical competition and therefore technically break dancing or whatever else can fit into that mould.

It’s I guess always going to be a balance between not being too exclusive and letting silly stuff count as Olympic event


In some ways I’m inclined to be more for stuff like skateboarding, climbing etc than I am football, tennis and golf being involved. Mainly because they are sports that stand up in their own rights. Let Athletes and other events have their day for the fortnight.

[Niall_Quinn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGm0lR_HEIg

[Letters]

In some ways I’m inclined to be more for stuff like skateboarding, climbing etc than I am football, tennis and golf being involved. Mainly because they are sports that stand up in their own rights. Let Athletes and other events have their day for the fortnight.
At least in climbing there's objective measures of who won - with speed climbing it's a race, there's the other type our bloke got a gold in where you have to get as high as you can without falling.
Debatable whether it's a sport really but there's a lot of grey areas.

You're right about boxing, to me it's clearly a sport but you're right in that it's judged. Difficult, innit?
I guess if horse dancing and dancing in water (synchro) can be sports then why not human dancing (to which my answer would be none of them should be in!)

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The Madison be like:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Zst4pMzh0[/url]

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Bronze in the 1500m. Good run

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Bronze in the 4x400 relay. Another good run.

High jump went to penalties, New Zealand bloke won

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And bronze for the ladies too.
Good effort, I thought she was going to get run out of the medals but she held on.

[Mac76]

High jump went to penalties, New Zealand bloke won

I got the sense it was the Yank who pushed for the jump-off instead of their both getting golds (as heppened in the last Olympics)

That went well :pal:

[Mac76]

. They work from 5am to late and every minute of their life is on schedule. Is it a good way to live? I'm not sure and I wouldn't be capable.

Don't be so hard on yourself, you troll this board round the clock, if there were medals for it I'm sure you'd be on the podium

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I got the sense it was the Yank who pushed for the jump-off instead of their both getting golds (as heppened in the last Olympics)

That went well :pal:

Yeah. I got that sense too. So I was glad the New Zealand bloke won.
Although the US bloke did show a sign to the camera afterwards which said "InJesusNameIJump"!

[Mac76]

Yeah. I got that sense too. So I was glad the New Zealand bloke won.
Although the US bloke did show a sign to the camera afterwards which said "InJesusNameIJump"!

Makes me even gladder he lost :lol:

No disrespect to you but have heard one or two athletes say god helped them over the line etc, but in which case why is god helping them over others, i thought he helped everyone? I wish these people would just believe in their own ability

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Yeah, I’m not that convinced that God “supports” anyone.
It’s definitely not Spurs :lol:

Hassan wins the marathon…having got bronze in the 5,000m and the 10,000m

That is mental!

[HCZ_Reborn]

Makes me even gladder he lost :lol:

No disrespect to you but have heard one or two athletes say god helped them over the line etc, but in which case why is god helping them over others, i thought he helped everyone? I wish these people would just believe in their own ability

Well if people get dope tested, there also needs to be testing for acts of divine intervention. To make sure people aren’t using omnipotent deities to cheat

[Mac76]

Yeah, I’m not that convinced that God “supports” anyone.
It’s definitely not Spurs :lol:

Hassan wins the marathon…having got bronze in the 5,000m and the 10,000m

That is mental!

That's a lot of running for sure, kudos to her

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I’m enjoying the Olympic breakdancing


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2iZPRif2i4

[Mac76]

"Video unavailable" ?

:shrug:

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"Video unavailable" ?

:shrug:

If only there was a “Watch on YouTube” link :p
(Annoying it can’t be embedded)

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BBC commentators discussing some French song being sung during the closing ceremony and who would know the words

“This part is just ‘la, la, la, la, la’…which translates as ‘the, the, the, the, the’”

:lol:

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Actually, this is quite good

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Don't be so hard on yourself, you troll this board round the clock, if there were medals for it I'm sure you'd be on the podium

Picking out an easily demonstrable falsehood as your hail mary attempt at irony was never going to work. Not even your trained seal honked.

[Niall_Quinn]

"Video unavailable" ?

:shrug:

Copyright claimed by the people who want to bring sport to the masses.

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Copyright claimed by the people who want to bring sport to the masses.

The video was nothing to do with sport.
And you can watch it on YouTube, for some reason they've disabled embedding it.
Once again your suspicion of "them" has led you astray.

[Niall_Quinn]

The video was nothing to do with sport.
And you can watch it on YouTube, for some reason they've disabled embedding it.
Once again your suspicion of "them" has led you astray.

Oh, now you reply when you have a menial talking point? I missed you.

My comment was sarcasm related to the IOC who have stringently pursued anyone infringing their "property" during the worst Olympic Games in history. But I get why you don't get it. You aren't looking at a widescreen, you are looking at narrow Internet points because you are small.

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I reply to most of your posts.
Your long one the other day, I started to reply but decided it needed a bit more time which I haven’t had yet.

[The Wengerbabies]

This was not easy to find I've been trying for days

https://odysee.com/@deniel22:b/raygun:1

:haha:

How tf did this make it to the olympics.

[Mac76]

Oh, now you reply when you have a menial talking point? I missed you.

My comment was sarcasm related to the IOC who have stringently pursued anyone infringing their "property" during the worst Olympic Games in history. But I get why you don't get it. You aren't looking at a widescreen, you are looking at narrow Internet points because you are small.

I think they were a very good Olympics, despite the usual attempts by the broadcaster to spoil the experience

You're just seeing them through the bitter eyes of someone who is succumbing to ever-growing feelngs of frustration, inadequacy and anger

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Overall they were a good Olympics.
The opening ceremony was a mess - I applaud the ambition but it didn’t really work.
There was some stuff about the Olympic Village being substandard but overall the Games were well organised and run. I liked the closing ceremony.
Olympics are always good so long as the organisation isn’t a complete shambles because ultimately you’re watching a load of remarkable humans battling it out (oh, and that Aussie breakdancer).

It’s sport in a pure form, just like the PL isn’t

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I think the Boxing situation with Imane Khelif was a bit unsavoury, and the IOC were to blame for that. Basically stating that it doesn’t accept the legitimacy of sex testing in the sport. When you’re talking about a sport where the difference between male and female physiques can put people in danger, that’s actually a pretty reckless attitude. In a way feel sorry for Khelif, if the IOC ignore the IBA’s results and say this person can box in the female category, why wouldn’t they. This isn’t a trans issue because such concepts are not recognised in Algeria. DSD shouldn’t be used as a political wedge issue by either side, this is a matter that should have been resolved by common sense….not as a culture war issue.

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The issue is the organisation claiming these results - note, they haven’t released them - are not trusted. The head of the organisation gave a rambling press conference about it all which was intended to clear things up and didn’t. During it he claimed the boxer had failed some testosterone test which one of his own doctors said they didn’t even do :shrug:

She has been boxing for years against other females and has always been female as far as she or anyone else knew. I do think the whole thing has called into question her legitimacy and they should do more tests to sort it out. But the usual suspects leapt on it and made it a trans issue which it just isn’t.

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The issue is the organisation claiming these results - note, they haven’t released them - are not trusted. The head of the organisation gave a rambling press conference about it all which was intended to clear things up and didn’t. During it he claimed the boxer had failed some testosterone test which one of his own doctors said they didn’t even do :shrug:

She has been boxing for years against other females and has always been female as far as she or anyone else knew. I do think the whole thing has called into question her legitimacy and they should do more tests to sort it out. But the usual suspects leapt on it and made it a trans issue which it just isn’t.

I’m sorry but this isn’t about the IBA at all, yes they are absolutely a disreputable organisation. But they don’t do the testing analysis themselves, it’s outsourced to a lab in India. The fact is the IOC made no attempt to clear the matter up because their philosophy is that they don’t recognise sex testing and what someone is, is what it says on their passport. Which is obviously complete bollocks otherwise you wouldn’t have segregated sex categories to begin with. As I say yes absolutely it shouldn’t have been turned into a trans issue. But if someone is biologically male, whether they were aware of it or not they should not be eligible to compete in the female category.

The thing is the level of testosterone in the test was like off the charts, more than than your average bloke would get.


If Khelif wants to submit to testing to prove that the IBA test was faulty or fraudulent it would clear everything up, somehow I’m guessing they won’t.

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I’m sorry but this isn’t about the IBA at all, yes they are absolutely a disreputable organisation.
And they are the ones who are making the claim about the test result. Which they haven't released.
So yes it is.


The thing is the level of testosterone in the test was like off the charts, more than than your average bloke would get.
Do you have any evidence for that? Other than the IBA claims? An organisation you have called disreputable.
In the account I read of the rambling press conference claims about testosterone were made which were contradicted by one of the IBA's doctors who said they didn't test for testosterone.


If Khelif wants to submit to testing to prove that the IBA test was faulty or fraudulent it would clear everything up, somehow I’m guessing they won’t.
I agree she should and if she doesn't then it will add credence to the IBA's claims.
But my point was how certain actors tried to turn this in to a trans issue when it just isn't one.

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And they are the ones who are making the claim about the test result. Which they haven't released.
So yes it is.


Do you have any evidence for that? Other than the IBA claims? An organisation you have called disreputable.
In the account I read of the rambling press conference claims about testosterone were made which were contradicted by one of the IBA's doctors who said they didn't test for testosterone.


I agree she should and if she doesn't then it will add credence to the IBA's claims.
But my point was how certain actors tried to turn this in to a trans issue when it just isn't one.

Again no it isn’t, the IOC could have put the matter to bed months ago but kept the issue going. It does not recognise the validity of sex testing and wouldn’t have banned Khelif or Lin had they proved to be XY. It’s not a fairness issue, it’s beyond that…it’s a safety issue. And saying Khelif has boxed female boxers before and hasn’t done serious harm, is like saying a child has been left with an XL bully unsupervised and it hasn’t had its face mauled off


The IOC needs to revoke this ridiculous idea of you’re a woman if that’s what your passport says.

I’m not interested in bringing the trans debate into it either.

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Again no it isn’t
Well, that’s convinced me then :good:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Well, that’s convinced me then :good:

The point is whether you accept what the IBA claim or not doesn’t matter, the refusal of the IOC to even countenance testing because it would be discriminatory is that caused this row. Simple as that

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The point is whether you accept what the IBA claim or not doesn’t matter, the refusal of the IOC to even countenance testing because it would be discriminatory is that caused this row. Simple as that

To be fair, using the sex someone is classified as on their passport has been perfectly acceptable throughout Olympic history. We are now entering an era where that is no longer fit for purpose but
And this whole thing only blew up when that Italian boxer quite after 45 seconds - she subsequently apologised.
Before all that I'd never heard of this boxer or all the kerfuffle around her last year.
You say the IOC could have put this to bed - so could the IBA by releasing the test results.

[HCZ_Reborn]

To be fair, using the sex someone is classified as on their passport has been perfectly acceptable throughout Olympic history. We are now entering an era where that is no longer fit for purpose but
And this whole thing only blew up when that Italian boxer quite after 45 seconds - she subsequently apologised.
Before all that I'd never heard of this boxer or all the kerfuffle around her last year.
You say the IOC could have put this to bed - so could the IBA by releasing the test results.

I’d heard about it a while before the Olympics started.

Well no the IBA couldn’t have put it to bed, because they would have still been eligible under IOC rules. You accept of course that what made sense in the past can’t apply now, because by bringing the trans thing into it people can legally change their sex even if they can’t biologically do so.

And with boxing especially, a woman fighting someone with male muscle mass and testosterone levels is especially dangerous.