Paris 2024 Olympics

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Jokic isn't just a star. He's the best player in the World. Then you add in at least two others that are better NBA players than our best player. They are a much better team than ours.

Not sure how closely the other poster you are debating follows things, Jokic is an absolute powerhouse and as you say best in the world with 3 MVPs out of the last 4 (and must have been VERY close losing it to Embiid in 2023)

As you said we are in transition with Ingles well past it, Patty on last legs (but incredible game overall the other night), a few marginal NBA players (Delly, Exum, Landale) and a number of NBL players even. A potential future star in Giddey - but his own team just traded him out after being pick 6 only 3 years ago) and Daniels is never going to be a star scorer - just an excellent stopper. Simmons a lost cause and never really played for the national team anyway IIRC.

Their team is much better - no question

 

[Miss Vanessa]

Pretty damned stoked to be at the Stade de France tonight to witness Nina Kennedy win gold and Matt Denny bronze! Saw Duplantis break his world record in the pole vault the other evening too in what was perhaps the most incredible sporting moment I’ve ever witnessed… and I was at the 1997 Prelim so that’s saying something!!!

 

[Miss Vanessa]

Our view from the stands. Pole Vault to the right and Discus to the left. If you zoom in you can see the big fella Matt Denny preparing for his final throw.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Pretty damned stoked to be at the Stade de France tonight to witness Nina Kennedy win gold and Matt Denny bronze! Saw Duplantis break his world record in the pole vault the other evening too in what was perhaps the most incredible sporting moment I’ve ever witnessed… and I was at the 1997 Prelim so that’s saying something!!!

That would have been incredible to be there for that

 

[MarcusP2]

Pretty damned stoked to be at the Stade de France tonight to witness Nina Kennedy win gold and Matt Denny bronze! Saw Duplantis break his world record in the pole vault the other evening too in what was perhaps the most incredible sporting moment I’ve ever witnessed… and I was at the 1997 Prelim so that’s saying something!!!

Mondo seems to have basically Bob Beamoned that event. He's getting to Ledecky 1500m levels.

 

[Smoooothy]

18 gold, 12 silver, 11 bronze. thats an incredible haul!

 

[DJ75]

18 gold, 12 silver, 11 bronze. thats an incredible haul!

Australia absolutely smashing it.
The only countries in front of us have populations of 330 million and 1.4 billion.
California has more people than all of Australia (39 million to 26 million).

What we do on the sporting field is absolutely bonkers.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Australia absolutely smashing it.
The only countries in front of us have populations of 330 million and 1.4 billion.
California has more people than all of Australia (39 million to 26 million).

What we do on the sporting field is absolutely bonkers.

And lots of our best athletes play netball, AFL, rugby union or cricket

I know the USA can say similar with non-Olympic sports dominating participation but anyway

 

[Eagleboy2011]

I notice Sam Manure on the 9 telecasts. Surely, he is in the 9 studio and didn't get a junket trip to Paris.

 

[Coopers]

And lots of our best athletes play netball, AFL, rugby union or cricket

I know the USA can say similar with non-Olympic sports dominating participation but anyway

What do they play in China?

Is there some weirdo sport that is super popular that I've never heard of?

 

[FR0GGY]

What do they play in China?

Is there some weirdo sport that is super popular that I've never heard of?

Mathletics

 

[FR0GGY]

Can someone explain how pole vault works.
Surely if mondo had a pole 20cm longer he could go higher?
At what point can you go to a longer pole?
Surely back in the days when the record was low 5m the poles were shorter?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

What do they play in China?

Is there some weirdo sport that is super popular that I've never heard of?

Olive Ball

 

[arrowman]

Can someone explain how pole vault works.
Surely if mondo had a pole 20cm longer he could go higher?
At what point can you go to a longer pole?
Surely back in the days when the record was low 5m the poles were shorter?

There's an explanation here:

Why is there no maximum pole length for the pole vault?

Answer (1 of 4): The longest poles that are manufactured are 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in). Note that this is considerably below the 6.18m (20 ft 3.3 in) world record. I am unsure if 5.30 m is a maximum allowable length or just a length constrained by the physics of pole vaulting. The difficulty is that t...

www.quora.com

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Can someone explain how pole vault works.
Surely if mondo had a pole 20cm longer he could go higher?
At what point can you go to a longer pole?
Surely back in the days when the record was low 5m the poles were shorter?

What have you got against the Poles I'm sure they are happy being the size they are.

 

[Scorpus]

There's an explanation here:

Why is there no maximum pole length for the pole vault?

Answer (1 of 4): The longest poles that are manufactured are 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in). Note that this is considerably below the 6.18m (20 ft 3.3 in) world record. I am unsure if 5.30 m is a maximum allowable length or just a length constrained by the physics of pole vaulting. The difficulty is that t...

www.quora.com

Seems like a sport that could benefit significantly from cutting edge material science for the pole itself

 

[skam85]

Can someone explain how pole vault works.

If you are well hung you lose

 

[MarcusP2]

18 gold, 12 silver, 11 bronze. thats an incredible haul!

Need to keep adding 'Xtreme Sports', we do well at BMX, surfing, skateboarding.

Another silver in swimming, outsprinted to the line.

 

[FR0GGY]

Seems like a sport that could benefit significantly from cutting edge material science for the pole itself

A concealed spring in the base of the pole!

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

A concealed spring in the base of the pole!

Like a pogo stick without the stands for your feet

 

[El Doederino]

They should have to vault over something, and the host city could make it reflect their culture. In Brisbane it could be a swamp of crocodiles. For these Paris games, could be a table of rude people.

 

[FR0GGY]

Like a pogo stick without the stands for your feet

Precisely

 

[Eagleboy2011]

A silver medal to Aus in a photo finish in men's K4. Another 5-10 meters and it would have been gold.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

A silver medal to Aus in a photo finish in men's K4. Another 5-10 meters and it would have been gold.

Just left their charge a bit too late. A hell of a race in any case.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

A silver medal to Aus in a photo finish in men's K4. Another 5-10 meters and it would have been gold.

Geez that was a bee's d.

Awesome effort to come at the champion Germans & unlucky.

So today is Silver day after yesterday was Gold day.