JoeWeber 2,567 #1 Posted August 5 I was stoked to watch Biles and Richardson do their things, others too but they are my biggies, but it wasn't possible without paying extra for the privilege and jumping through hoops. The idea behind the games is to bring the world together through sport and friendly competition. Paywalls defeat the idea and make a complete joke of it all, that is if the addition of break dancing as a sport hadn't already done that. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 283 #2 August 5 2 hours ago, JoeWeber said: I was stoked to watch Biles and Richardson do their things, others too but they are my biggies, but it wasn't possible without paying extra for the privilege and jumping through hoops. The idea behind the games is to bring the world together through sport and friendly competition. Paywalls defeat the idea and make a complete joke of it all, that is if the addition of break dancing as a sport hadn't already done that. No more ridiculous than synchronised swimming. Thankfully it's televised on the BBC here. Have managed to watch all the things I wanted to - mens MTB being a particular highlight. 3 favourite characters so far American pommel horse specialist who is clearly Clark Kent Turkish pistol shooter/ hitman Pole vaulter who lost coz his "equipment" was too big Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,347 #3 August 5 7 hours ago, Stumpy said: No more ridiculous than synchronised swimming. Thankfully it's televised on the BBC here. Have managed to watch all the things I wanted to - mens MTB being a particular highlight. That was a great race. The swimming woud have been a hot ticket too - even through the TV the entire crowd shouting 'LEON' every time Marchand's head came up in his breastroke races was insane. To be there would have been something else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,739 #4 August 5 Waiting for conservatives to call Simone Biles a "DEI hire." Or a man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,567 #5 August 5 6 minutes ago, billvon said: Waiting for conservatives to call Simone Biles a "DEI hire." Or a man. A white chick should have that job Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,825 #6 August 6 On 8/5/2024 at 3:16 AM, Stumpy said: Pole vaulter who lost coz his "equipment" was too big But what about the 6.25m world record? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,347 #7 August 6 2 hours ago, kallend said: But what about the 6.25m world record? No one could see it, it was so high up he was lost in the clouds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,291 #8 August 6 19 hours ago, JoeWeber said: A white chick should have that job Immigrant taking a black job 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,291 #9 August 6 7 hours ago, kallend said: But what about the 6.25m world record? That was like the 9th time he set the world record. He is unbeaten this year...unreal dominance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,347 #10 August 6 When the American silver medallist cleared 5.90 he damn near tore his shirt off in celebration. Duplantis passed, then sailed over 5.95 with an arm's length to spare and looked faintly annoyed that some miniscule technical detail wasn't quite perfect. He's playing with different gravity to everyone else. Also its great for him that he's on a huge bonus every time he breaks the WR... but that means he only goes 1cm a time. He might reach retirement before he ever finds his limit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,825 #11 August 6 Surprise result in the mens' 1500m. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 295 #12 August 14 Australia’s entry for breakdancing with commentary 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
