The 2024 Paris Olympics Thread

[Alan]

I don’t think I could ever dream of following something 10% as thoroughly as @Sniffer has done these Olympics.

 

[Tony Towner]

Alan's lot are at it again

USA bids adieu to Paris Olympics with most total medals, matched by China with 40 golds

Just as it was a few years ago at the Tokyo Olympics, it took until the final few medal events to decide who — China or the United States — would leave the Games with the most gold medals.

www.nbcolympics.com

An Aussie response

https://twitter.com/x/status/1818382759158784511

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Women's triathlon looks good. Few crashes on the wet cobbles has seen a leading 10 breakaway by about a minute halfway through the bike. Two Brits in the ten

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Bronze in the women's triathlon. Good race that.

 

[Banjo]

Know Sniffer was joking but 26 years after the Good Friday Agreement the rhetoric on social media about what country a bloke who at least 95% of the population had never heard of before this week should represent is fucking depressing.

Agreed. There is an added element which is that he sounds like he's from the north of England when he speaks. Not sure why as his family left Leeds when he was 2!

 

[jd1981]

Alan's lot are at it again

USA bids adieu to Paris Olympics with most total medals, matched by China with 40 golds

Just as it was a few years ago at the Tokyo Olympics, it took until the final few medal events to decide who — China or the United States — would leave the Games with the most gold medals.

www.nbcolympics.com

An Aussie response

https://twitter.com/x/status/1818382759158784511

America think they’re top at the moment the rest of the world knows they’re actually 6th

 

[Sniffer]

Come on Yee - beginning to close on the leader?

 

[1986]

Bronze in the women's triathlon. Good race that.

Sorry - did they swim in the Seine ? or was that the plan ?

 

[Sniffer]

Sorry - did they swim in the Seine ? or was that the plan ?

Yes they did.

 

[1986]

Yes they did.

Thanks - must have passed the test so .

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Fucking finish in the men's triathlon!!! Gold

 

[Sniffer]

Where did that come from?

 

[Carrotdude]

How’s he done that?!

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

The Kiwi hit the proverbial wall with 250m to go

 

[Dire Wolf]

What a fucking run from Alex Yee. Phenomenal.

 

[Langers]

I thought he was in danger of losing silver! Incredible finish.

 

[Mel Evo]

Wow!

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I thought he was in danger of losing silver! Incredible finish.

In fighting off the French bloke who was chasing so hard, he suddenly closed the gap as the leader wilted. Poor bugger must have thought he had it in the bag.

 

[Sniffer]

The Kiwi hit the proverbial wall with 250m to go

He held off the Frenchman who was only about 6 seconds behind Yee at one point so Yee must have sped up appreciably.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

The gap closed too quick to just be a kick from Yee. No doubt there was a good kick there, but Wilde was running through treacle for a bit there