Olympics Thread
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Leaving aside national loyalties, my moment of the Paris Olympic Games was Mondo Duplantis retaining his Pole Vault Olympic title and then breaking the World Record vaulting 6.25m.
As 70,000 Parisians screamed, he ran to the embrace of his absolutely gorgeous Swedish model girlfriend.
That's a guy who's living the dream!
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I wonder if there's anything left for the Americans to head the Chinese?
40 Golds to 39 at present, I think - US with lots more silver.
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That gives us 20 medals, when you factor in 10 Gold this is clearly our most successful games.
@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:
That gives us 20 medals, when you factor in 10 Gold this is clearly our most successful games.
The contribution of our female Olympians has been overwhelming. 7s, paddling, rowing, mixed sailing, cycling, golf, the women have accounted for all but two of our gold medals (high jump, kayak cross) and many of the silver (shot put, cycling) and bronze. The men have to raise their game for next time!
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Who gets the halbergs?
Carrington and Andrews with 2 golds. But surely Kerr with the high jump gold.
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France needing 3 points with 3.9 s to go score but the foot was just in and it’s only 2 points. Total heartbreak.
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Fantastic W basketball final
USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed
2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance
Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?
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Fantastic W basketball final
USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed
2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance
Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?
@MiketheSnow politics apparently
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Fantastic W basketball final
USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed
2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance
Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
Fantastic W basketball final
USA win 67-66 with the last shot from Gabi Williams a 2 not the 3 needed
2 massive air balls from France when they had USA ready to roll killed their chance
Why wasn't Caitlin Clark involved?
France really missed Stéphanie Curie to sink a few 3-pointers.
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Watching the Closing ceremony.....I can still hear the strains of Steve Allen's 'Join Together' somewhere in the distance....
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Pretty noticeable Fisher absent from the congrats squad when rest of team there..
@WillieTheWaiter Did you not see Fisher interviewed on TV?
It was raw. She was gasping for breath from both exertion and emotion. Said she had been to hell and back over the paste few years, thanked her supporters and apologised for letting NZ down. Then basically eulogised Dame Lisa. Said she was an inspiration, so hard working, leads the team by her example, a legend. Far from unstinting in her praise.
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
Congratulations to the USA on topping the medals table.
They'd need to win ten-times as many to catch us in the per capita race.
The Chinese would need 4,000!
That was a great games and not just because we did so well. The French really got behind it - crowds for the cycling road race were amazing!
