2024 Paris Olympics

[MuggsyB]

That was a heck of a performance by Novak. He deserves a ton of credit.  And fortunately for him, he didn't have to listen ro Mary Carillo.

[MU82]

Epic match. Kudos to Djokovic - survived everything Alcaraz threw at him. That's why he's the best ever.

[MuggsyB]

Epic match. Kudos to Djokovic - survived everything Alcaraz threw at him. That's why he's the best ever.

Agreed.  But Carillo was a monumental disaster.  Who the F says at 3-3 in the 2nd set:  "Novak is 3 games away from the Gold Medal."  Idiotic.  And even more so since no one broke serve the entire match.  She's a disaster and always has been.  Get rid of her, the sport deserves better. 

[CreightonWarrior]

Scottie Scheffler has more golds than the entire men's swimming team.

Bonkers back nine to win.

[MU82]

Agreed.  But Carillo was a monumental disaster.  Who the F says at 3-3 in the 2nd set:  "Novak is 3 games away from the Gold Medal."  Idiotic.  And even more so since no one broke serve the entire match.  She's a disaster and always has been.  Get rid of her, the sport deserves better. 

I am not as easily bothered by these things.

[lawdog77]

Scottie Scheffler has more golds than the entire men's swimming team.

Bonkers back nine to win.

Not true

[CreightonWarrior]

Not true

Fine, individual

[CreightonWarrior]

Bobby Fink put the men's team on his shoulders.

Scottie now has as many individual golds as the men's swim team.

[The Sultan]

Fine, individual

Not true.

[MU82]

Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history

https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-khelif-russia-boxing-b53b1edda21139d14a572bd35ca440e6?

VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Nearly 17 months ago in New Delhi, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was disqualified from the International Boxing Association's world championships three days after she won an early-round bout with Azalia Amineva, a previously unbeaten Russian prospect.

The disqualification meant Amineva's official record was perfect again.

The IBA said Khelif and fellow boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan had failed "to meet the required necessary eligibility criteria and were found to have competitive advantages over other female competitors." The governing body claimed the fighters had failed unspecified eligibility tests — the same tests that ignited a massive controversy about gender regulations and perceptions in sports this week as Khelif and Lin compete at the Paris Olympics.

The IBA's decision last year — and its curious timing, particularly related to Amineva's loss to Khelif — would have raised warning signs around the sports world if more people cared about amateur boxing, or even knew more about the IBA under president Umar Kremlev of Russia.

The entire boxing world has already learned to expect almost anything from the Russian-dominated governing body that was given the unprecedented punishment of being permanently banned from the Olympics last year. In fact, it hasn't run an Olympic boxing tournament since the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016.

The non-boxing world largely doesn't know, however, about the IBA's decades of troubled governance and longstanding accusations of a thorough lack of normal transparency in nearly every aspect of its dealings, particularly in recent years. Many people took the IBA's proclamations about Khelif and Lin at face value while dragging the eligibility dispute into wider clashes about gender identity.

The International Olympic Committee has decades of mostly bad history with the beleaguered governing body previously known for decades as AIBA, and it has exasperatedly begged non-boxing people to pay attention to the sole source of the allegations against Khelif and Lin.

"These two athletes were the victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said this week. "Such an approach is contrary to good governance."

On Saturday, IOC President Thomas Bach said it was "totally unacceptable" the two boxers have faced what he called hate speech in a "politically motivated" uproar.

[The Sultan]

Guys, help me out here...

Is this the best way or the worst way to get eliminated in the pole vaulting competition?

https://x.com/MattHighton/status/1819817930047062408?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

https://x.com/lebassett/status/1820105248607809769?s=46&t=ppua9BCUAa7dWM9-SthPmg

[MU1in77]

Unbelievable ride by Kirsten Faulkner of Homer Alaska in the women's road race.

[forgetful]

Guys, help me out here...

Is this the best way or the worst way to get eliminated in the pole vaulting competition?

https://x.com/MattHighton/status/1819817930047062408?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

I'm just trying to figure out what happened to the media emphasis on not publishing and avoiding taking images that highlight, or focus on athletes anatomy.

Apparently that doesn't apply here.

[The Sultan]

That 100m was insane.

[CreightonWarrior]

Incredible lean by Noah. Talked a big game and backed it up. Unreal finish

[Dish]

That was ridiculous, wow.

[brewcity77]

Amazing race, no pun intended. I really thought Thompson had him in real time.

[MU1in77]

Watching it live I was focused on Thompson & Kerley and didn't realize that Lyles had stretched for the win until he started celebrating

[jesmu84]

USA now tied for gold with china.

USA dominating total medals.

[lawdog77]

Not sure if anyone here has watched Sprint on Netflix. Pretty good series.

[jutaw22mu]

Kayak cross is awesome.

[MuggsyB]

Incredible lean by Noah. Talked a big game and backed it up. Unreal finish

Wow.  I'd still like to see a 🐆 compete, but that was entertaining

[MuggsyB]

Props to Carlos Yulo. 

[brewcity77]

Wow.  I'd still like to see a 🐆 compete, but that was entertaining

You must be a big Kentucky Derby fan.

[CreightonWarrior]

Balance beam wreaked havoc on the women today.