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***Official 2024 Paris Olympics Thread***
Watching the Olympics? Post about it here.
A quick intro.... 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: Start time, TV channel, date, live stream, key athletes and events The 2024 Olympic Games begin July 26 and will be televised on NBC through Aug. 11 It's the time once again. It's time for the best athletes in the world to come together and crown champions in their various sports. The 2024 Olympic Games are set to begin this week in Paris as the world descends upon France. While there will be some qualifying events taking place earlier in the week, things officially kick off on Friday with the Opening Ceremony. The Opening Ceremony is scheduled for Friday and feature several firsts, including being the first ceremony to be held outside of a stadium, as well as a parade of athletes held on the Seine River with boats for each national delegation. The boats will travel along a 3.7-mile stretch, passing by many iconic Parisian landmarks along the way. The ceremony will conclude with remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron. Expect another gold-filled summer for the Americans as Team USA will be represented in just about every event over the course of the Games. Some of the biggest stars are back, including gymnast Simone Biles, decorated swimmers Katie Ledecky and Caleb Dressel, as well as track athletes Noah Lyles and Sha'carri Richardson. Plus, the men's and women's basketball teams look to extend their dominant runs at the games with more gold. There will be two flag bearers for the United States when the team takes the boat down the Seine River -- LeBron James and tennis star Coco Gauff. The 2023 US Open champion was stunned by the news when it was revealed to her on Wednesday. "I never thought in a million years I would have the honour of carrying the American flag for Team USA in the opening ceremony," Gauff said in a statement. "I could not be more proud to lead my teammates with LeBron as we showcase our dedication and passion on the biggest stage there is." Here's how to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony and highlights from the first week of competition. Quote:
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#226 |
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So some dude was allowed to box some chick in the Olympics and he beat her ass pretty good. So there's that.
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#228 |
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Jesus Christ. The ****ing French completely ****ed that stop you don't need under there. I feel really bad for the ****ing competitors that have been training for this there entire lives, but the God damn French couldn't do what they said they would. They should have a different option to compete in.
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What event? Oh, the swimming in the Seine river I bet.
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On to Baltimore
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Women’s Rugby 7s
USA defeats Australia for a Bronze medal! First ever medal in rugby for USA!!!! With time expiring, Alex Sedrick goes coast to coast for the game tying try and winning conversion!!
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#232 |
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Shhhhhh.....those types of words will get us thread banned.
But yes. Two penis having creatures have been permitted to box against non penis having creatures. One such match went down and the poor non-penis having creature, afterwards, said she hadn't been hit that hard in 13 years of boxing. Ref had to check her 3-4 times to make sure she could keep going. |
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There are also articles discussing issues with something as simply as supplying food to the competitors. For ****s sake, it shouldn't be hard to provide food that won't make the athletes sick. |
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The triathlon has been postponed, not cancelled. Some of the officials think the water quality will be safe enough on Wednesday, but it depends on the weather. Sunlight helps kill off the harmful bacteria, whereas rain showers tend to raise levels. https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/...dent-wednesday
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If they end up cancelling the swimming portion of the triathlon, though, they would just make the race a duathlon (biking and running). I'm sure a lot of the competitors would really hate that, though some might prefer it. It does seem unfair to the athletes that the organizers haven't developed a backup course that uses a different body of water, one less prone to pollution concerns.
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**** you, you cretin.
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^^ really ought to euthanize those things
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