Summer Paris 2024 - General Discussion

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Not just the Aussie women dominating their nations gold haul.

Western nations invest in women's program, the less advanced nation, very traditional nations don't so they depend on the blokes winning their medals.

 

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This is news. Tweet says 5 hours ago so around midnight Oz time was announcement.

 

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[Royces Hart]

This is news. Tweet says 5 hours ago so around midnight Oz time was announcement.

Wow, that’s surprising but great news.

 

[revo333]

The big rumour is Tom Cruise will have a part in the closing ceremony.

 

[Royces Hart]

The big rumour is Tom Cruise will have a part in the closing ceremony.

Dwarf tossing being included in LA?

 

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If they don't do a song by the late French rocker Johnny Hallyday or Serge Gainsbourg during the rockier part of the ceremony and shut up the commentary I will be a bit disappointed.

 

[revo333]

Dwarf tossing being included in LA?

Doing a stunt on the stadium roof for the handover to Los Angeles.

 

[outabounds]

Surely there is room for a Raygun encore

 

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It took me a while to work out why Seb Coe was out there. Forgot about the marathon medal ceremony being on during the ceremony, even though I talked about it when the marathon ended.

 

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Surely there is room for a Raygun encore

She will be part of Brisbane.

 

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Was going to ask this before but forgot - but this is the first time at the Olympics I have heard the announcer in English ask when the national anthem is about to be played - if you can / if you are able, please stand for the national anthem of ....

I have noticed it all fortnight.

Definitely didn't happened in Sydney. A nod to the elderly and disabled?

 

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LA doing the Beach Boys or David Lee Roth version of California Girls as part of their presentation?

 

[Royces Hart]

Was going to ask this before but forgot - but this is the first time I have heard the announcer in English ask when the national anthem is about to be played - if you can / if you are able please stand for the national anthem of ....

Definitely didn't happened in Sydney. A nod to the elderly and disabled?

Been like that at major events for a while I’m pretty sure.

 

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Unbelievable they had a midnight marathon in Paris.

Probably the only time you can shut down all those streets of Paris. Brilliant idea.

 

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Nicole Livingstone and that John Anderson guy from athletics doing the world feed on Stan.

Only flicked it on out of curiosity.

 

[Royces Hart]

LA doing the Beach Boys or David Lee Roth version of California Girl as part of their presentation?

Straight Outta Compton

 

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The French Discotheque and a mini Eurovision about to fire up I think.

 

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Horse woman is back and the torch bearer bloke.

 

[Royces Hart]

Looks like they are trying to gas that big ass bug.

 

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The Golden Voyager - never heard of him/her.

 

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This is like an avant-garde TISM performance.

 

[Satan]

Dwarf tossing being included in LA?

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