Paris Olympics 2024

[Mr Anon]

"one week to go, looking forward to some sporting good news and forget about football for a bit. Hopefully UK can maintain our impressive medal tally from last few Olympics"

[Come On You Irons]

I think it's been a superb Olympics. What exactly has been bad about the action competition? The opening ceremony was undeniably pony.

[Fauxstralian]

To be fair the French were ambitious to try something different with the opening ceremony taking onto the Seine but were hampered by the weather and the inability of having a rehearsal Not sure people can have complaints about the standard of the sport BBC's coverage has been restricted as dont believe they have access to everything as they couldnt compete financially with Discovery

[chevy chase]

This Olympics has been pretty bad to be fair. Started with the opening ceremony.

[Fauxstralian]

Watching bbc news as they go crazy about Sky Brown winning the skateboarding bronze at 16 Oh my God she is 16 ! The Gold was won by a 14 yo!

[Grumpster]

"We always get raped with decisions in boxing at the olympics, but as the most corrupt sport in the world, shouldn't be surprised when results are fixed at amateur level as well. If that Algerian fella was fighting for Britain, they would have given the Italian the verdict even though she quit last week!"

[Grumpster]

"We always get raped with decisions in boxing at the olympics, but as the most corrupt sport in the world, shouldn't be surprised when results are fixed at amateur level as well. If that Algerian fella was fighting for Britain, they would have given the Italian the verdict even though she quit last week!"

[RootsRadical]

We've had a few dodgy decisions especially in the boxing and also in the women's Trap where the clay was proved to be hit in the slo mo replay but was judged a miss which cost us another gold. My money's on the French trying to stop us finishing ahead of them in the medal table.

[OccupyGreenStreet]

"Strange scoring there, hard to see what the Colchester lad could have done more. Controlled Rd 3 and he was already ahead?"

[stewie griffin]

Yep... leading going into the last round...boxed his head off... lost. Absolutely ridiculous.

[zebthecat]

Absolutely baffling decision. Richardson bossed the last round.

[stewie griffin]

Another disgraceful decision in the boxing

[RootsRadical]

Reminded me of Coe Ovett at the Moscow Olympics only neither of them won. Great race. Rooting for Neita in the 200m.

[zico]

That 1500 reminded me of the Euro 800m final in 78 when Coe and Ovett probably ran each other into the ground and Olaf Beyer came from nowhere to win the gold and went straight down the tunnel rarely to be seen again!

[happygilmore]

Hocker takes 1500m gold ahead of Kerr. Gritty from the Yank. A shock result that one

[Swiss.]

Yeah great run by Keely. Just demolished them on home straight.

[Texas Iron]

Race 800 meters https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h1xseOuvcSU

[Manuel]

"feet - That did almost make me chuckle, which is probably the equivalent of most people roaring with laughter. Pleased for Keeley, though."

[RootsRadical]

"Yep, only 10 in Track AND Field. I was surprised when they announced that after she won."

[twoleftfeet]

"I turned it on and saw 7 black women chasing 1 white women and I thought what‚Äôs happening in Southend now. What a race she ran, took it on and powered home. Well done Keely ?üëç"

[El Scorchio]

"RootsRadical 12:39 It really does. They don't come along very often at all, so when they do the moments need to be treasured."

[El Scorchio]

What a superb run. She handed all the pressure and simply blew them away. Fantastic. And then Mondo Duplantis breaks the pole vault world record just to cap it off. Special mention to the GB track cycling team who look back to the form of old. Amazing from our sprint girls earlier breaking the world record three times in one day. What a superb evening of sport. Fucking love the Olympics.

[Come On You Irons]

Yeah brilliant stuff from Keely Hodgkinson. She seems really nice and down to earth and is a bit of a sort too. Good lass!

[RootsRadical]

Only the 10th British woman to win an Athletics gold which puts into perspective. Duplantis breaks his own WR in the Pole Vault.

[happygilmore]

Brilliant run to pull away from the field like that

[stewie griffin]

Absolutely fucking brilliant