Paris Olympics 2024 Discussion Thread

[Cricketics]

Daymn, Ledecky creates history. What a race and battle that was. GOAT. 

[Real McCoy]

2 minutes ago, Singh bling said:

Jesse owens won gold in most racist country of that time when almost every other person barring few were against him and his race.

 

You got your marbles wrong. Germany was not the most racist country. britain and the anglosphere is. Owens was treated better in Germany than he was in his own US. Its there in his own words. also athletics scoring is simple

[Gollum]

3 minutes ago, Singh bling said:

Jesse owens won gold in most racist country of that time when almost every other person barring few were against him and his race.

Hello mister. Dhyan Chand's team also won gold in the same Olympics. And refs play a bigger role in hockey. 

 

We thrashed Nazi Germany in the final 8-1.

 

Our other scores

 

Beat France 10-0 in SF

Beat Japan 9-0

Beat USA 7-0

Beat Hungary 4-0

 

Start looking for heroes in your own country first. There are plenty. 

 

 

[Number]

5 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Can't they install sensors in gloves and computerize the scoring system? 

They can if they want but even manually it is possible to judge. Just get video streams from 2-3 angles to a single judge and it becomes easy.

[Gollum]

1 minute ago, Number said:

They can if they want but even manually it is possible to judge. Just get video streams from 2-3 angles to a single judge and it becomes easy.

If the sport refuses to evolve, bin it.

 

Cricket is so much better with all the tech, even ahead of football, tennis, basketball etc. because of complexity involved.

[Number]

6 minutes ago, Gollum said:

 

Start looking for heroes in your own country first. There are plenty. 

 

Why would he ? Lol.. everyone knows the kind of mentality he has.

[Gollum]

Abhi lag raha hai ki 7 bhi mil gaye toh bahut hai. 

[Number]

Anyway boxing seems almost officially done now where we are with a -1 from last time.

Badminton, Hockey, Weightlifting we are still there.

All coming down to wrestling here.

For now we can pray for a miracle from Sidhu, Anish in 25 mtr pistol. Their qualifications round tomorrow.

 

[Gollum]

22 minutes ago, Real McCoy said:

 

You got your marbles wrong. Germany was not the most racist country. britain and the anglosphere is. Owens was treated better in Germany than he was in his own US. Its there in his own words. also athletics scoring is simple

A German long jumper Luz Long (also main rival) helped Jesse Owens get his landing right. Owens considered him a very good friend till the end.

 

Ultimately victors write the histories. Nazis, Japs did many terrible things but so did the Anglos, in fact for much longer and continue till date. 

 

Brits still think of Churchill as a hero. One of the most evil men in history if you study his life and actions. 

Edited August 3, 2024 by Gollum

[deathmonger]

11 minutes ago, Number said:

Anyway boxing seems almost officially done now where we are with a -1 from last time.

Badminton, Hockey, Weightlifting we are still there.

All coming down to wrestling here.

For now we can pray for a miracle from Sidhu, Anish in 25 mtr pistol. Their qualifications round tomorrow.

 

lovlina still left

[neel roy]

4 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Brits still think of Churchill as a hero. One of the most evil men in history if you study his life and actions. 

No different than holocaust. 5 million people starved and died in bengal famine due to hunger as destitutes.. all grains exported to England to support soldiers. Mothers amputated their arms to feed their babies..all under Churchills orders..

[neel roy]

1 minute ago, deathmonger said:

lovlina still left

She faces world no 2

[neel roy]

15 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Abhi lag raha hai ki 7 bhi mil gaye toh bahut hai. 

7?? 5 mil jaye. Manu was big loss. 

[Sgattick10]

Gupta ji also talking about it 

 

[neel roy]

5 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

Gupta ji also talking about it 

 

See comments below. People are angry

[Gollum]

Boodschap Louis voor NL hockeyers voorafgaand aan de QF van morgen tegen Australië

‘Hockeyen kunnen jullie wel, maar geloof mij nou … het gaat om discipline, team en focus (imagineren)’ @oranjehockey pic.twitter.com/fWl0pho2ZV

— Ernst Boekhorst - GG7 (@ErnstBoekhorst) August 3, 2024

 

Dutch football coach Louis van Gaal visited the Dutch hockey team prior to the quarter-finals.

During Van Gaal’s tenure at Manchester United, the Dutch coach employed a video analyst, Max Reckers, who was also a former Dutch hockey international. He is known to be an admirer of hockey for its pressing and passing skills.

Edited August 3, 2024 by Gollum

[AKane]

When a nation with 1/20th our population can come 5000 miles from their home and rule us for 150 years, there must be something right about them and something wrong about us.

 

it should not have happened - dynastic politics hurt us then too. Bajirao I was a great general. 3 or 4 generations later Bajirao II  was an absolute coward. There was no need to go down the dynasty route. Appoint  the most capable person for the Maratha empire.

 

Edited August 3, 2024 by AKane

[Sgattick10]

42 minutes ago, neel roy said:

See comments below. People are angry

Was listening to a Pak space for cricket there also they were saying Indian guy robbed of medal. 

[vvvslaxman]

Julien Alfred !! She just rocked

[vvvslaxman]

Did you guys watch 4 x 400 mixed relay? Damn the way Netherlands pushed in the end was super stuff. USA was few feet away clinching the gold. THat tall Netherlands girl did an incredible finish.