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    so eSports is an Olympic sport from 2025. In Saudi Arabia of all places. Bet they won't feature Prince of Persia.
    https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/07/23/ioc-approves-olympics-esports-games-saudi-arabia

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      so eSports is an Olympic sport from 2025. In Saudi Arabia of all places. Bet they won't feature Prince of Persia.
      https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/07/23/ioc-approves-olympics-esports-games-saudi-arabia

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      @nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:

      so eSports is an Olympic sport from 2025. In Saudi Arabia of all places. Bet they won't feature Prince of Persia.
      https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/07/23/ioc-approves-olympics-esports-games-saudi-arabia

      Slowly alienating their core audience

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        NZ with a goal against Canada.

        https://twitter.com/nz_football/status/1816492797605908878

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          Japs leading the Spaniards 1-0 with a cracking free kick

          Check that

          1-1
          22 mins

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            Canada equalised against NZ. 1-1 at half time.

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              Canada now 2-1 up.

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                Someone's been vandalising France's high speed rail network ahead of the Opening Ceremony.

                https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2gd9pqwlxo

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                • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                  @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                  The last three minutes of the Argentina and Morocco game are being played in front an empty stadium four hours have the match began.

                  Morocco win 2-1

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                  @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                  @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                  The last three minutes of the Argentina and Morocco game are being played in front an empty stadium four hours have the match began.

                  Morocco win 2-1

                  What did you think of the offside call?

                  Sections of the Moroccan fans throwing stuff on the pitch including fire crackers. Pretty appalling.

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                  • ACT CrusaderA ACT Crusader

                    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                    @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                    The last three minutes of the Argentina and Morocco game are being played in front an empty stadium four hours have the match began.

                    Morocco win 2-1

                    What did you think of the offside call?

                    Sections of the Moroccan fans throwing stuff on the pitch including fire crackers. Pretty appalling.

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                    @ACT-Crusader said in Olympics Thread:

                    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                    @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                    The last three minutes of the Argentina and Morocco game are being played in front an empty stadium four hours have the match began.

                    Morocco win 2-1

                    What did you think of the offside call?

                    Sections of the Moroccan fans throwing stuff on the pitch including fire crackers. Pretty appalling.

                    Call was correct IMHO

                    Fans were bang out of order

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                    • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                      @ACT-Crusader said in Olympics Thread:

                      @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                      @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                      The last three minutes of the Argentina and Morocco game are being played in front an empty stadium four hours have the match began.

                      Morocco win 2-1

                      What did you think of the offside call?

                      Sections of the Moroccan fans throwing stuff on the pitch including fire crackers. Pretty appalling.

                      Call was correct IMHO

                      Fans were bang out of order

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                      @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                      Call was correct IMHO
                      Fans were bang out of order

                      They have no excouscous...

                      I'll go get my fez.

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                        Experienced sports journalists who have been covering big events for 20-30 years are saying they've never seen a security presence like the one in Paris today.

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                              Central Paris is basically on lock down.

                              https://twitter.com/cbrennansports/status/1816847671216238784

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                                In other news, Mayor Sadiq Khan wants London to bid to host the 2040 Games.

                                https://twitter.com/mayoroflondon/status/1816846796267643258

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                                  Central Paris is basically on lock down.

                                  https://twitter.com/cbrennansports/status/1816847671216238784

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                                  @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                                  Central Paris is basically on lock down.

                                  https://twitter.com/cbrennansports/status/1816847671216238784

                                  Isn’t that normal?

                                  Secured

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                                    Opening ceremony has been good

                                    Poor bastards with the downpour

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                                      The joys of weather.

                                      One of the smaller nations looked like they'd been floated in on a more modern Scuffy the Tugboat.

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                                        I'm watching some dance show featuring a huge woman with a TV aerial on her head acting as DJ.

                                        Seriously weird.

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                                          I lasted about 25 minutes. I thought it was incredibly dull.

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