Paris Olympiad 2024

(30-07-2024 15:32 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  ^Simple answer. Timescales.

They can't fit all the preliminary rounds in within the 2 week period the games take place.

Absolutely correct answer to your starter for ten .
And now your bonus question for another five points?

Fred Lorz is infamous in Olympic history for what?

(30-07-2024 15:41 )lovebabes56 Wrote:  I'd love to see MMA put in the Olympics but I know it won'rt happen simply because of what fighters can earn.

Regrading MMA , yeah i would love to see that in myself , i was thinking about that when i was watching the Boxing the other day.

Anyway regrading MMA , how would they do that i would imagine exactly the same as Boxing , no professional fighters , just amateurs.

Engrossing stuff on the women's team gymnastics. Standard is absolutely bonkers.

Cruel on GB. 4th again .

4x200m relay swimming final due off shortly.
GB in lane 4.

(30-07-2024 16:14 )Snooks Wrote:  Fred Lorz is infamous in Olympic history for what?

I won't cheat. The name sounded familiar but I had to Google it

GOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDD for GB in the 4x200m freestyle.

Great Britain Medallists 2024

GOLD

1. Ros Canter on Lordships Grafallo
Tom McEwen on JL Dublin
Laura Collett on London 52 - Equestrian
(Team Eventing)
(Day Three)

2. Tom Pidcock - Cycling
(Mountain bike race)
(Day Three)

3. Nathan Hales - Shooting
(Mens Trap)
(Day Four)

4. James Guy, Tom Dean, Matt Richards, Duncan Scott
Plus semi final swimmers who also get medals: Jack McMillan & Kieran Bird - Swimming
(4x200m freestyle relay)
(Day Four)


SILVER

1. Anna Henderson - Cycling
(Road based time trial)
(Day One)

2. Adam Peaty - Swimming
(100m breaststroke)
(Day Two)

3. Tom Daley & Noah Williams - Diving
(10m synchronised springboard)
(Day Three)

4. Adam Burgess - Canoeing
(Kayak Singles)
(Day Three)

5. Matt Richards - Swimming
(200m freestyle)
(Day Three)



BRONZE

1. Yasmin Harper & Scarlett Mew Jensen - Diving
(3m synchronised springboard) (Day One)

2. Kimberley Woods - Canoeing
(Kayak Singles)
Day Two

3. Laura Collett on London 52 - Equestrian
(Individual show jumping)
(Day Three)

(29-07-2024 20:24 )Doddle Wrote:  Hey, Ireland won a medal too!

Two, two medals! One of which was GOLD

That Fred Lorz was really young when he died wasn't he , only 29.

And while all that was going on in the pool Andy Murray and Dan Evans were doing very Andy Murray type things again at Roland Garros. Up against a Belgian pairing of Gille and Vliegen the British pair took the opening set 6-3. Tight second set went to a breaker.
The British pair frittered away match points and so into a third set match tiebreak once again. Tight, tense, horrible.
The Belgians create two match points. The career of Andy Murray once again looks to be coming to an end.
No. 8-9.
No again 9-9.
10-9 GB, match point.
Game set and match GB.
Murray and Evans cling on to progress.

Amazing.