Paris 2024 Olympics

[Scorpus]

It's great. I'm not saying any of the sports aren't good or worthwhile. Maybe they just don't fit in an Olympics.

There is a BMX race BTW

There's enough of those "judged" sports now that they could probably move them all to its own event

The Artistic Olympics or something

Would include:

• Artistic swimming
• Diving
• Breaking (aka break dancing)
• BMX freestyle
• Dressage
• Gymnastics
• Skateboarding
• Surfing

Replace those with objective sports eg. cricket, baseball, softball, netball, squash, ultimate, bowling

 

[Eagleboy2011]

It's great. I'm not saying any of the sports aren't good or worthwhile. Maybe they just don't fit in an Olympics.

There is a BMX race BTW

Live and learn. Thanks.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Race walking is so stupid

 

[Mutineer]

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Watching the Mens Hockey. Is that Freddie Mercury playing for us up forward?

 

[Mutineer]

Watching the Mens Hockey. Is that Freddie Mercury playing for us up forward?

Hope he's got his mouthguard in!!!

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Watching the Mens Hockey. Is that Freddie Mercury playing for us up forward?

Does he break free...

 

[Geoffa32]

Men punching women in the face is as an Olympic sport.

IOC won't be getting a White Ribbon....

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[Samcro24]

There's enough of those "judged" sports now that they could probably move them all to its own event

The Artistic Olympics or something

Would include:

• Australian rules football

Edited for you

 

[Scorpus]

Broadcast doing competitors dirty broadcasting audio of them singing the anthem

 

[Grenville]

There's enough of those "judged" sports now that they could probably move them all to its own event

The Artistic Olympics or something

Would include:

• Artistic swimming
• Diving
• Breaking (aka break dancing)
• BMX freestyle
• Dressage
• Gymnastics
• Skateboarding
• Surfing

Replace those with objective sports eg. cricket, baseball, softball, netball, squash, ultimate, bowling

Chance to bring back the "Plunge for Distance"? Saw this last week - is objective at least. Would take it over synchronized swimming.

The extinct Olympic sport that was the 'dullest' of all time

In the plunge for distance, any form of exertion was strictly forbidden.

www.bbc.com

 

[ams4crows]

I thought the man boxing as a woman thing comments from earlier was a joke.... But I've just seen it with my own eyes and it's not right, it made me angry, the bout lasted 45 seconds and they made a mess of their competitor, was disgusting viewing actually. That's not sport

Edit; I didn't have all the facts when posting this, this comment seems out of line now.

 

[cmndstab]

Feels like every time I've turned on the Olympics the past few days I've seen Australia playing (and losing to) Canada! At least the Opals look to be in a winning position, but it can be hard to say for sure in basketball.

 

[Crow till I die]

Just wait for the "Women's" boxing today. Could get ugly.

Prophetic comment

 

[AFC979810]

Anyone know our remaining gold medal chances?

 

[crows dude]

Anyone know our remaining gold medal chances?

The girls just got gold in 4x200m relay.

 

[Mostyn]

I thought the man boxing as a woman thing comments from earlier was a joke.... But I've just seen it with my own eyes and it's not right, it made me angry, the bout lasted 45 seconds and they made a mess of their competitor, was disgusting viewing actually. That's not sport

She was born with and has female genitalia and has lived her entire life as a woman.

She was previously disqualified because of the presence of XY chromosomes in medical testing. I think there are a series of genetic conditions that can cause that, which don't necessarily make someone male.

 

[Scorpus]

Anyone know our remaining gold medal chances?

Here were the pre-Olympics gold medal predictions from Gracenote

 

[arrowman]

She was born with and has female genitalia and has lived her entire life as a woman.

She was previously disqualified because of the presence of XY chromosomes in medical testing. I think there are a series of genetic conditions that can cause that, which don't necessarily make someone male.

There are conditions that can make a male APPEAR to be female. But they are still male.



Caster Semanya is one such case.

 

[Mostyn]

There are conditions that can make a male APPEAR to be female. But they are still male.



Caster Semanya is one such case.

She has a vagina. Has lived as a women her whole life. Isn't transgender, because that's illegal in Algeria, so they'd arrest her not send her to the Olympics if she's trans.

When you say conditions that make someone "appear" to be female, what do you mean? They appear to have breasts, female genitalia, no Adam's apple?

Considering all that, how are you saying they're still male? Is it more male having XY chromosomes appear in blood work, or having a vagina?

Personally, I think this is a massive blowup being used by Culture Warriors.

 

[radiojake]

what? the boxer isn't trans? they were born with a vagina?

Then what the **** is everyone complaining about?

Ok she has a clear physical advantage but that's not her fault and when men have clear physical advantages they dont get chastised by all and sundry culture warriors


also it just goes to show that the whole THERE ARE ONLY TWO GENDERS BINARY RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE can be a little murky

 

[Scorpus]

Claiming your opponent is a man and then watching the media blow up about it is certainly a good way to deflect from basically giving up immediately in your fight

 

[radiojake]

you know, I reckon pretty much every athlete at the games is blessed with a physical advantage that most of the population don't have , which is why they are elite enough to be at the olympic games


picking on one woman because of current culture wars regarding trans people is ****ing disgusting


reckon we should retroactively strip Michael Phelps from all his gold medals - double jointed, massive lung capacity and lactic acid resistance meant his competitors never had a chance... right ?

 

[radiojake]

also lol I just read that Imane Khelif has lost 9 fights in her career to female fighters


so... yeah totally a man and totally worth the outrage

 

[Pugsley]

Does he break free...

Don't stop him now. He's having a good time.