Paris Olympics 2024 Discussion Thread

[Sgattick10]

USA won

France 2nd

Belgium 3rd

[Vickydev]

Looks like we'll see some records broken in Track this Olympics

[rkt.india]

5 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Lakshya is a Bengali, even if he grew up elsewhere.

He is born in Almora Uttarakhand. Same place where Dhoni comes from.  His grandfather introduced badminton in Almora for the first time. His father is his coach. So they have lived in Almora for long.

Edited August 2, 2024 by rkt.india

[Kron]

7 minutes ago, Number said:

Yeah or may be Lakshya has better fitness. People can bs whatever they want that us desis are fat, lazy blah blah.. Lakshya is from Uttarkhand, hilly region. The pahadi guys have incredible endurance as taking steep walks and runs is a norm for them and they are used to of living with low oxygen levels.

Nonsense bs spouted. 

India has a vast gene pool. Plenty of strong athletic guys out there. We just have issues with corruption and facilities. 

 

Hockey result showed our class. 

We need mental conditioning though.

[deepdynamo]

Great day for India after yesterday disappointments- sweet in Hockey and Manu looking strong for another medal.

I would have been devastated if Lakshya lost today. But he didn't - Clutch Sen 

 

Over to tomorrow- Manu all important final, Bhajan/Deepika will get last go to salvage Archery campaign and then there is Boxing fight for Nishant which can guarantee a Bronze.

 

 

[rkt.india]

5 minutes ago, dilliboy said:

One of the greatest performance in Olympics by an Indian by Lakshya Sen...seriously this guy is one of the best individual talents we have produced in any sport

Yaar Sindhu has won Silver in Badminton for India. Let him do that first. 

Edited August 2, 2024 by rkt.india

[maniac]

3 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Lakshya is a Bengali, even if he grew up elsewhere.

Definitely was fed avakai at Gopichand Academy 

[AKane]

I checked the badminton schedule.

 

The men's badminton semi-final is on Sunday.... so Lakshya Sen will get an off day tomorrow after the 75 minute long match today. It helps.

[Kron]

2 minutes ago, Vickydev said:

Looks like we'll see some records broken in Track this Olympics

Not 100m. Never in that. But yea others maybe 

[Number]

First saw his clutch qualities at the CWG Finals. The opponent Malaysian was very tricky. He was beating all higher ranked opponents by somehow forcing them to make silly errors.

Lakshya too lost first set but then played tactically brilliant game where he just didn't take a single chance and forced the opponent to make move. Soon the opponent ran out of gas.

[Gollum]

3 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

He is born in Almora Uttarakhand. Same place where Dhoni comes from. 

Ok but Bong family.

[Vickydev]

1 minute ago, Kron said:

Not 100m. Never in that. But yea others maybe 

Yeah the longer distances are definitely an opportunity for new records to be set

[rollingstoned]

4 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

He is born in Almora Uttarakhand. Same place where Dhoni comes from. 

Dhoni is not from Ranchi?

[AuxiliA]

15 minutes ago, Kron said:

You can just tell by looking at people's faces to know their clutch ability. Lakshya just looks clutch. 

 

 

Neeraj Chopra too. Been following him since 2016 when he had created the World Record at U20 level. Had told my friend that this guy would medal up at the Olympics, probably a bronze or silver. Freaking guy won the Gold!

 

[Gollum]

Belgium vs Argentina 3-3 draw. India finishes 2nd in the group.

 

We will face either Germany or GBR in QF.

[AKane]

2 minutes ago, Kron said:

Not 100m. Never in that. But yea others maybe 

Jamaican Kishane Thompson is a threat to the 100m record. Ran an easy 9.77 in Jamaican qualifying and head wind.

[neel roy]

5 minutes ago, deepdynamo said:

Great day for India after yesterday disappointments- sweet in Hockey and Manu looking strong for another medal.

I would have been devastated if Lakshya lost today. But he didn't - Clutch Sen 

 

Over to tomorrow- Manu all important final, Bhajan/Deepika will get last go to salvage Archery campaign and then there is Boxing fight for Nishant which can guarantee a Bronze.

 

 

I thought archery all over. Whats left

[rkt.india]

1 minute ago, Gollum said:

Ok but Bong family.

Yes and they have lived most of their life in Almora. His grandfather started badminton in Almora. His father is his coach.

[Gollum]

5 minutes ago, maniac said:

Definitely was fed avakai at Gopichand Academy 

Lakshya from Padukone's academy though.

[Vickydev]

1 minute ago, neel roy said:

I thought archery all over. Whats left

Bhajan is still there no?