OT: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024 - 26/7 to 11/8

[JokerEel]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/gretchen-walsh-shatters-100m-butterfly-world-record-in-semi-final-race/news-story/5854822ff23a152bffdd28f101542d2f

Boom USA fight back

 

[King-Gutho94]

Jess Fox is a Marvel.

We can thank Sydney 2000 for having her become an Aussie.

Her parents wouldn't have moved to Penrith otherwise.

 

[Gronk]

 

[Gronk]

Exciting sport.

Yeah dunno about that. Sometimes I reckon…

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[PARRA_FAN]

Baffles me how break dancing is an Olympic sport yet others dont get a look in.

 

[Gronk]

 

[Gronk]

Netherlands under fire after convicted rapist is selected for Olympic beach volleyball team

The Netherlands comes under fire selecting convicted rapist Steven van de Velde in the beach volleyball at the Paris Olympics.

www.abc.net.au

Steven van de Velde is a Dutch beach volleyball player who, in August 2014 at the age of 19, raped a 12-year-old girl in Milton Keynes, England. He met her on Facebook and traveled from Amsterdam to her home, where he gave her alcohol and raped her multiple times, both at her home and near Furzton Lake .

Van de Velde was arrested in January 2016 after being extradited to the UK. In March 2016, he pleaded guilty to three counts of rape and was sentenced to four years in prison by Aylesbury Crown Court. He was also placed on the UK’s Violent and Sex Offender Register for life . However, he was released after serving only one year of his sentence and returned to the Netherlands .

Despite his criminal record, van de Velde resumed his volleyball career. The Dutch Volleyball Association allowed him to continue competing, and he has participated in international tournaments since 2018. He has qualified to represent the Netherlands in beach volleyball at the 2024 Paris Olympics .

Van de Velde’s early release and return to competitive sports have been met with significant criticism. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) condemned his lack of remorse and his statements minimizing the severity of his crimes .

 

[the phantom menace]

Baffles me how break dancing is an Olympic sport yet others dont get a look in.

 

[King-Gutho94]

A couple of days away.

With the footy season down the toilet at least the next 2 weeks might be a good distraction with the Olympics on.

Hopefully some Aussies can get some gold medals.

I think the bigger story will be Paris in itself.

Been there once in 2019 and wasn't a fan tbh. Just didn't like the vibe & found the place pretty dirty.

Obivously with the world media there a lot more incidents are going to be reported but it won't surprise me one bit.

 

[Gronk]

A couple of days away.

With the footy season down the toilet at least the next 2 weeks might be a good distraction with the Olympics on.

Hopefully some Aussies can get some gold medals.

I think the bigger story will be Paris in itself.

Been there once in 2019 and wasn't a fan tbh. Just didn't like the vibe & found the place pretty dirty.

Obivously with the world media there a lot more incidents are going to be reported but it won't surprise me one bit.

I love Paris.

Having said that, I wouldn’t be keen on doing a marathon swim in their Yarra.

Olympic swimmers will be diving into the (dirty) Seine. Would you do it?

If marathon swimming and triathlons are held in the Seine, Olympians' only choice could be to swim in the iconic (but dirty) river or withdraw.

www.usatoday.com

 

[King-Gutho94]

The Parramatta River of Paris

 

[Twizzle]

but the mayor swam in the river just the other day

we only saw her going in though, not coming out

 

[Gronk]

It reminds me of the jewish games in Israel where a bridge collapsed. Not because of the bridge, but the toxic river water that killed people. A handful of Aussies IIRC.

 

[Twizzle]

Insta is f**ked nowdays but this says 2 stingers tested positive for Covid

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Gary Gutful]

Jason Day to get gold in the golf.

 

[eels_fan]

We should have a poll!

By the end of the first week of competition, will the Aussie team have more gold medals than the eels have points on the ladder ?

 

[King-Gutho94]

We should have a poll!

By the end of the first week of competition, will the Aussie team have more gold medals than the eels have points on the ladder ?

We don't generally do well in Olympic years don't we.

This is a bit if recent except the last one

2016 - Salary cap
2012 - Spoon
2008 - missed the finals - Hagan left the building
2004 - Worst year under Brian Smith

 

[the phantom menace]

We don't generally do well in Olympic years don't we.

This is a bit if recent except the last one

2016 - Salary cap
2012 - Spoon
2008 - missed the finals - Hagan left the building
2004 - Worst year under Brian Smith

2020 - finished 3rd, but bundled out of finals in straight sets (Jennings drug test results?)

 

[eels_fan]

2020 - finished 3rd, but bundled out of finals in straight sets (Jennings drug test results)

was in 2021 due to covid - finished 6th and got rorted in the semi against penrith going down by 2