Paris Olympics 2024 Discussion Thread

[neel roy]

3 minutes ago, maniac said:

 

 Apologies for bringing in cricket equivalence here but in a cricket tournament one team in a group can qualify with lesser wins than another team in another group with more wins right?

Are you talking about our .. ishara hi kaafi hai

[maniac]

1 minute ago, neel roy said:

Are you talking about our .. ishara hi kaafi hai

Yes more or less qudrat ka nizam which always works against us  even more so in Olympics. 

Edited August 5, 2024 by maniac

[Ultimate_Game]

Olympics chodo, B'desh ki chinta karo. Sheikh Hasina was pro India and was the most moderate leader there. Now Jihadists will take over in B'desh. So now our neighbors are Pak, China, Jihadis in B'desh, Pro-China Nepal, Pro-China and in turmoil SL. Pata nahin kaun se paap kiye hain ki aise padosi mile. Not even one you can rely on or have friendly relations with.

[Sgattick10]

Wow the jap guy did so well came 3rd in Men's 200 heat

[Texan]

9 minutes ago, neel roy said:

Tiil 2000s everyone used to remember pt usha and milkha singh 4th. Even football 4th in olympics. Then we startee winning some medals in Olympics and see now no one cares. 

Only Indians will remember some of those for sentimental values. Otherwise, from Olympics perspective, whether you finish 4th or last, it's not a medal and doesn't really count for anything.

[neel roy]

Just now, Texan said:

Only Indians will remember some of those for sentimental values. Otherwise, from Olympics perspective, whether you finish 4th or last, it's not a medal and doesn't really count for anything.

True. Talking about we indians. 

[neel roy]

5 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

Olympics chodo, B'desh ki chinta karo. Sheikh Hasina was pro India and was the most moderate leader there. Now Jihadists will take over in B'desh. So now our neighbors are Pak, China, Jihadis in B'desh, Pro-China Nepal, Pro-China and in turmoil SL. Pata nahin kaun se paap kiye hain ki aise padosi mile. Not even one you can rely on or have friendly relations with.

Eveb Bhutan kowtowing china

[Sgattick10]

Pole vaulting is so good to watch but looks scary. 

[Texan]

6 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

Olympics chodo, B'desh ki chinta karo. Sheikh Hasina was pro India and was the most moderate leader there. Now Jihadists will take over in B'desh. So now our neighbors are Pak, China, Jihadis in B'desh, Pro-China Nepal, Pro-China and in turmoil SL. Pata nahin kaun se paap kiye hain ki aise padosi mile. Not even one you can rely on or have friendly relations with.

Add Maldives

[Ultimate_Game]

1 minute ago, Texan said:

Only Indians will remember some of those for sentimental values. Otherwise, from Olympics perspective, whether you finish 4th or last, it's not a medal and doesn't really count for anything.

 

From Olympics perspective most people don't even remember who won silver or bronze. After the gold medal it's simply numbers. Can you remember who was the runner up when Bolt won gold medals in 100m? Or who came 2nd to Michael Phelps? Difference between coming 2nd & 3rd, and other positions is that the silver and bronze medals get added to the medals tally. That's it. But nobody will remember who came in 2nd or 3rd once the Olympics is over.

[neel roy]

6 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

Olympics chodo, B'desh ki chinta karo. Sheikh Hasina was pro India and was the most moderate leader there. Now Jihadists will take over in B'desh. So now our neighbors are Pak, China, Jihadis in B'desh, Pro-China Nepal, Pro-China and in turmoil SL. Pata nahin kaun se paap kiye hain ki aise padosi mile. Not even one you can rely on or have friendly relations with.

Haseenas daughter is posted in New Delhi in WHO. Sheikh Haseena basically laid the red carpet for Indians. Except for Tista water project ind bd had no issues.. now just see what happens. 

[Ultimate_Game]

2 minutes ago, neel roy said:

Eveb Bhutan kowtowing china

 

Yup, their Belt & Road initiative has been a huge success across Africa and Asia. These countries don't know that they're selling the country and will eventually become vassals to China. But they don't care for the short term gain.

[Ultimate_Game]

Just now, neel roy said:

Haseenas daughter is posted in New Delhi in WHO. Sheikh Haseena basically laid the red carpet for Indians. Except for Tista water project ind bd had no issues.. now just see what happens. 

 

My biggest worry is the Hindu exodus from B'desh. Hindu population already went from 29% of B'desh population at the time of partition to barely 7-8% now. With hardliners in power, they'll have nowhere to go but India and I don't know we can handle them. After that comes the headache of dealing with another Jihadist entity. Essentially, we'll have to protect borders from East to West with no respite. Pretty bleak situation.

[Ultimate_Game]

7 minutes ago, Texan said:

Add Maldives

 

They're inconsequential compared to others. Don't really care what they do. They are a nuisance at best. Not so B'desh and others.

[neel roy]

1 minute ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Yup, their Belt & Road initiative has been a huge success across Africa and Asia. These countries don't know that they're selling the country and will eventually become vassals to China. But they don't care for the short term gain.

The government who is signing these treaty very well know that this is a debt trap. They have enough educated people and central banks and phd s in economists. What happens is china gives a lot of kickbacks and bribes. Basically to all in the govt from peon to the minister. So these guys take it with open arms. Within next 5 years they vanish with their sons and daughters settled in usa uk.. the next govt comes and says this is a debt trap this that we wont accept the terms and conditions of the loans. Then the chinese say ok dont worry we are going to re negotiate the terms and we are going to increase the tenor. Also as a sop we are going to do interest moratorium for 3 years on soft loans. And here is the key to Maybach for your daughter .. smile.. and shake hands.. suddenly after a year the opposition stops criticism and starts riding the train..simple

[Texan]

8 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

From Olympics perspective most people don't even remember who won silver or bronze. After the gold medal it's simply numbers. Can you remember who was the runner up when Bolt won gold medals in 100m? Or who came 2nd to Michael Phelps? Difference between coming 2nd & 3rd, and other positions is that the silver and bronze medals get added to the medals tally. That's it. But nobody will remember who came in 2nd or 3rd once the Olympics is over.

Well, 2nd and 3rd at least add medals to the country count. 4th onwards is worthless in terms of medal count. I know it sounds harsh as these athletes put in a lot of efforts, but without a medal, the country tally doesn't improve.

[Ultimate_Game]

Just now, neel roy said:

The government who is signing these treaty very well know that this is a debt trap. They have enough educated people and central banks and phd s in economists. What happens is china gives a lot of kickbacks and bribes. Basically to all in the govt from peon to the minister. So these guys take it with open arms. Within next 5 years they vanish with their sons and daughters settled in usa uk.. the next govt comes and says this is a debt trap this that we wont accept the terms and conditions of the loans. Then the chinese say ok dont worry we are going to re negotiate the terms and we are going to increase the tenor. Also as a sop we are going to do interest moratorium for 3 years on soft loans. And here is the key to Maybach for your daughter .. smile.. and shake hands.. suddenly after a year the opposition stops criticism and starts riding the train..simple

 

Yup, they'll sell their country and run away to some foreign country with their families. This is no different than CEOs who lay off people, close down R&D to increase share prices in the short term. They'll make their buck and then go away within 2-3 years.

[Ultimate_Game]

1 minute ago, Texan said:

Well, 2nd and 3rd at least add medals to the country count. 4th onwards is worthless in terms of medal count. I know it sounds harsh as these athletes put in a lot of efforts, but without a medal, the country tally doesn't improve.

 

Yeah. So many 4th finishes this time round. Even if half of them had medaled we would've had the best ever medal haul in our history.

[Ultimate_Game]

17 minutes ago, Texan said:

Only Indians will remember some of those for sentimental values. Otherwise, from Olympics perspective, whether you finish 4th or last, it's not a medal and doesn't really count for anything.

 

I think one of the reasons Indians remember Milkha Singh and PT Usha so fondly is that there was no precedent of anyone doing anything before them. Also, they did everything on their own. Doubt if they received any support from anyone. Milkha at least had backing of army and at the time there wasn't PEDs around. But in case of PT Usha cold war was at its height with everyone on PEDs and PT Usha competed with them with barely any resources and no PEDs. Simply amazing.

[neel roy]

Lol

 

Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was on Monday handed a tough draw in the Paris Olympics as she is set to open against reigning Olympic champion and four-time World Champion Yui Susaki, who is yet to lose a match in her international career.