Paris Olympics 2024

Biles is the greatest, so seems legit.

What do you know, I'm dutch, so more or less on the other side of the spectrum. 'We' think brits are quite flamboyantly dressed ¯_ (ツ)_/¯

'We' think brits are quite flamboyantly dressed

I find this funny. On a cycling tour, I was chatting to a Dutch lady and her partner, and I was wearing a pink short sleeve shirt with green leaves on, and she said that men in Netherlands would never wear it. I said I'm sure they would, but she was very sure...

Happened again in France (different shirt, more of a gingham pattern) just outside Paris, apparently french men only wear black?

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Some people are seriously lacking critical thinking skills if they think that Algeria, of all nations, are going to be sending trans athletes to the Olympics. It literally would be illegal for her to exist in her country, under threat of death.

Is anyone saying they are trans?

Given that we don't (rightly) know the specifics, this thread seems to provide a fairly clear summary of the likely situation:

https://x.com/stevemagness/status/1819349587204743648?t=w8vvj1vFoGagBfpzRH3FJQ&s=19

The Italian lass has now apologised for her comments whilst a Hungarian boxer posted pic of the Algerian boxer with devil horns and thats turned into a whole other shit show.

Yes, lots of uninformed people online

My wife is Hungarian and as she'd tell you, they aren't exactly people known for inclusivity.

The BMX finals should be ace. Clean sweep for France in the men's a real possibility whilst GBR vs AUS in the women's looks most likely battle. Go Beth!

She has dominated all her races, it's remarkable

Another interesting thread on the contentious boxing issues
https://x.com/IrishWomens/status/1819372791050686556?t=ExYEILy1bZO1NG4grVl9Kw&s=19

BMX is ace to watch

French 1-2-3 for the mens

Yep, so has the Australian though in her races, so should be an epic final between them.

What insanity did I just watch in the men's bmx final

Ah, stuck in traffic from the start.

Women's BMX final, gutted

Excellent races in both finals though.

Anyone got a decent video or iPlayer link to this Turkish shooter? Twitter/X link was posted in the memes thread but I can’t play it.

Beth didn't look settled on the gate, slightly off balance. She didn't sound too disappointed afterwards though.

A 1-2-3 in your home Olympics is stuff of dreams, so pleased for the French men.

I'm struggling with Louis Hinchcliffe being British, his hair is 1000% Bogan

This must be the slowest peloton I've ever seen.

No-one wants to burn out a domestique this early. Let the break(s) tire themselves out and then start working with 120 kms to go.

Do they still get time gaps from the motos?

Yes, on a blackboard. Maybe not now they're on the circuit though