Paris Summer Olympics 2024

haha!

First sportsperson I remember going that was Nadal.

With these huge trophies, it was even more freakish then

Lol, could have been on the cover of exile on main street

Oh I think medallists were doing that before Nadal.

possibly as old as putting the lid of the fa cup on your head

Ah ok lol.

I thought they got rid of the horses in modern pentathlon but not till 2028 apparently and then they're going to do an obstacle race instead. Feels like between that and the laser shooting running race it could become genuine batshit fun.

fencing -> sumo suit wrestling, swimming -> inflatable paddling race, no need to thank me Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne

Spanish women are destroying the Dutch in Water Polo semi. Just allowing them no room to breathe.

Dutch have come back! From 10-5 to 10-9

Today in commentating: "I don't know how you make robocop more elegant"

Dutch squeaking in front. Remarkable. 13-12 with 3 mins left

So cool with a few secs left. The Dutch score to send us to the shootout. 14-14.

Spain do it. Only one miss in the whole shootout.

Brazil - US in the volleyball SF...US are defending Olympic champions but Volleyball is big in Brazil, have won a few golds.

watching floor exercises. Rebeca Andrade was awesome.

falling dismally behind in my watching but i super-enjoyed the surfing finals a couple of days ago
Kauli Vaast in the men’s killed it, and I was glad Medina caught bronze.
The women’s comp was great too, Caroline Marks winning gold in a nailbiter

Go Canada! (women's beach volleyball...) (they just won a set and it looked like imminent defeat for them...)

Brazil USA has been an absolute classic. 5th set

Canada for the win!

beach volleyball doesn't get much closer than that (I assume)

This is unbelievable. Brazil take early lead but USA win an absolute god rally to get back in it

Brazil lose :-(

At the Handball France Sweden has been tight. Sweden were seconds from winning by one goal but France equalized and are bossing the overtime.

watching the Omnium!

elimination race that is...

Omnium is great fun

enjoyed the chaos in that omnium elimination, would be fun to be in-person for that sort of thing

these cat-and-mouse track sprints are kinda goofy

yeah they're funny!

I love those. All pure mind games.

"no no i'm gonna hang out back here you go ahead..."

OH NO!!!

that was rough!

the leader of the omnium wiped out. or was wiped out. looked painful.

he won anyway. france wins. what a race.

In the Hockey and the Dutch have just scored in the men's hockey final, 40 seconds into the last quarter

Clearance off the line from the German and now they have a penalty corner.

Germany score! 1-1!!

i'm ready for track & field! hello anna hall...holy moly...(sorry...)

5 minutes to men's 200m.

Hell to the yes

wow!

did not see that coming.

Nicely done

Tebogo has been strong competition for a while, a blazing and well deserved win for sure.

Noah Lyles is being carried on a wheelchair..

The Dutch beat Germany on pens. It was amazing!

And now Aus US is also going to pens in their SF..

Aus wins! Incredible high quality shoot out, 6-5. They had a bad record against the US too..