Paris Olympics 2024 Discussion Thread

[Reddysaab]

Guys I have been following this thread. Thank you for your discussion. I am a very active follower of Olympics and I enjoyed this thread a lot.

 

but guys after  this Vinesh debacle I am really sad. really depressing. Please help me cope . 

 

 the stars are not aligning for us this Olympics.

Let me tell you another stat.

India had total 6 4th place finishes at this Olympics and that too very close.

That's 6 bronze medals gone!

[Gollum]

7 minutes ago, maniac said:

Does Vinesh win against the  undefeated Japan wrestler count now @Gollum

Counts I guess. Not sure bro, not eager to find out anymore.

[Kron]

East or West chinks are the best

[maniac]

I never had enthusiasm for Olympics till last one apart from 1-2 events. BC these morons have raised my expectations to bring it down. Credit to hockey team though. They are the only ones who deserve true sympathy and looked world class. Except hockey team and  Neeraj Chopra no other athlete looks like a cut above or a star. In the past Sindhu had that star quality but even she looks washed up now.

[bharathh]

10 minutes ago, Kron said:

Yea true. In women sports they seem good. But their parents encourage it from a young age. 

Their parents don't have a choice. The party takes away kids that show promise and sends them to the elite school for mapping vs a sport that they are expected to do for life. Lin Dan on winning the BD gold in London/Rio heard that his dad had passed away and said that it didn't affect him too much because he was closer to his Badminton family than his real family.

 

I don't want any kid in India to go through this. I can deal with fewer medals in sporting events. 

[Reddysaab]

what is this misery for us Indian Olympics fans?

 

[putrevus]

Just now, Vickydev said:

Because we she was competing again today, she had another weigh in. 

 

I too, am not a fan of this rule tbh

It is a stupid rule, there will be weight fluctuations every day. How much more did she weigh in today?

[Kron]

Just now, bharathh said:

Their parents don't have a choice. The party takes away kids that show promise and sends them to the elite school for mapping vs a sport that they are expected to do for life. Lin Dan on winning the BD gold in London/Rio heard that his dad had passed away and said that it didn't affect him too much because he was closer to his Badminton family than his real family.

 

I don't want any kid in India to go through this. I can deal with fewer medals in sporting events. 

Yes true. But excellence is what we need to strive for.

[bharathh]

I don't care even if we don't win any sports medals - but I don't want this for my kids 

 

 

[maniac]

3 minutes ago, Kron said:

No weight tolerances ever for championship bouts. 

Not the best analogy but like check-in luggage if 50 pounds is your limit, maybe 51 will be overlooked but once it starts becoming 52 etc then you will have an issue. It’s impossible to get the perfect weight to the decimal point.

[Kron]

But honestly though, despite the narrow defeats I really really enjoyed watching our women compete in wrestling and even badminton /t.tennis etc. 

 

We should invest more for women's sports. Ofcourse men should get more funding and backing too. Let's focus on recuinf corruption in sports atleast. 

[Gollum]

2 minutes ago, putrevus said:

It is a stupid rule, there will be weight fluctuations every day. How much more did she weigh in today?

100 grams

[Reddysaab]

does Mirabhai Chanu have a realistic chance this time?

[bharathh]

Just now, Reddysaab said:

does Mirabhai Chanu have a realistic chance this time?

Could win bronze. Had posted about her competitors earlier today

 

[Kron]

2 minutes ago, bharathh said:

I don't care even if we don't win any sports medals - but I don't want this for my kids 

 

 

If india do this then india will be top 5 to top 10 easy. 100% sure of it. 

 

But I agree. Not the right way. Just have a state sponsored program but pick on merit.

[Kron]

1 minute ago, Reddysaab said:

does Mirabhai Chanu have a realistic chance this time?

Zero. Maybe bronze.

[maniac]

Just now, Gollum said:

100 grams

Here is the question though, if the weight limit was 50 kg and she was 50 kg + 100 grm it’s stupid. But if weight limit is 50, tolerance given of 1-2 kgs and she is 2 kgs 100 grm over that’s a different debate altogether. Exactly 100g overweight over the decimal point seems too ridiculous to me and I don’t buy it.

[Kron]

3 minutes ago, bharathh said:

I don't care even if we don't win any sports medals - but I don't want this for my kids 

 

 

Btw Russia do even worse. Their athletes get tortured.

[Vickydev]

Just now, putrevus said:

It is a stupid rule, there will be weight fluctuations every day. How much more did she weigh in today?

100g over the limit is what has been reported...gained 2kg yesterday, tried to lose that weight but wasnt enough in the end

[Reddysaab]

1 minute ago, Vickydev said:

100g over the limit is what has been reported...gained 2kg yesterday, tried to lose that weight but wasnt enough in the end

how did she gain 2 kg in a day? food?

Edited August 7, 2024 by Reddysaab