Paris Olympics 2024 Discussion Thread

[Sgattick10]

16 minutes ago, Gollum said:

8 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze in Olympics hockey for India.

 

Only top team that has never lost a bronze medal match

 

Beat Germany in 1968 to win bronze

Beat Netherlands in 1972 to win bronze (also last time we beat Aus in Olympics)

 

Beat Gemany in 2021 Tokyo

Beat Spain today

 

After 1968/72 we repeat the feat in 2021/24. 

 

1980 Moscow Olympic gold is overrated because Western countries and Pak boycotted it. Only Spain was a legit threat, USSR and Poland semi threats.  

Why Pak boycotted? 

[Ultimate_Game]

Just now, Sgattick10 said:

Why Pak boycotted? 

 

Coz their masters US did

[Gollum]

Just now, Sgattick10 said:

Why Pak boycotted? 

They were close to Western block during Cold War. They all boycotted because of Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. 

[vvvslaxman]

10 minutes ago, Cricketics said:

Girls are hotter in regular Women volleyball,

check out semis happening between USA and Brazil right now. 

 

Obviously the hottest sports in my view !! Ahtletic, superior fitness.  THey are like the james bond girls from the 70s rather than stick like girls you see in fashion show run way.

[vvvslaxman]

2 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Just like Hockey. What we call Hockey, goras call it Field Hockey. Other one in Winter Olympics is Ice Hockey

 

Most who have played both have said Ice hockey is way tougher as you have to do it while skating. 

[coffee_rules]

7 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

Why Pak boycotted? 

Because USSR had invaded Afghanistan and they were USA’s bitch to toe the NATO line as most of NATO boycotted it.  Mujhatuddins that they are.

Edited August 8, 2024 by coffee_rules

[Gollum]

1 minute ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Coz their masters US did

Big miss on their part.

 

Their hockey team won 1978 and 1982 WCs, also 1984 Olympic gold. They would have been heavy favorites in 1980 Olympics had they played. 4 consecutive big titles would have been a remarkable feat. 

[vvvslaxman]

wow Canada showed incredible fight from against match point came back to win the set.

[coffee_rules]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Most who have played both have said Ice hockey is way tougher as you have to do it while skating. 

Ice skating is tough for someone who has never learnt it. Kids start skating at the age of 3, by 18 they skate it like it’s their second nature. I hate that sport because the puck is too small to spot and half the time the players start fighting bashing one another. It’s a legal street fight. 

[Ultimate_Game]

1 minute ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Most who have played both have said Ice hockey is way tougher as you have to do it while skating. 

 

Ice Hockey is much much tougher and violent. Most of the top players have missing teeth and hitting an opponent is a valid tactic. It's an actual contact sport, and tougher than NFL, and you've to be extremely tough to play the game. A regular person can't handle those body checks in Ice Hockey.

[maniac]

6 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Obviously the hottest sports in my view !! Ahtletic, superior fitness.  THey are like the james bond girls from the 70s rather than stick like girls you see in fashion show run way.

Winter Olympics is not real Olympics. To quote Chris Rock “it’s something the white man invented to make them feel better about themselves”

[Real McCoy]

12 minutes ago, Gollum said:

India doesn't have an official national sport. Popular myth that hockey is national sport. 

 

In people's minds this feeling developed because of lack of success in other sports till 1983 WC. 

 

according to my dad and my uncle, hockey was the sport they followed. my uncle was a college level player in the late 70s. they hated cricket. you are talking about generations born in 80s and later. those who were alive during independence were a separate set. boomers were the first ones to follow cricket as they were alive during 1983 and they would have seen India lose steam in hockey from the mid 70s.

[Gollum]

India beating Aus in the final group game was the clincher. Overcame a huge mental block, and demoralized Aus as well....after the Belgium loss Aussies came back strongly to beat NZ 5-0.  

 

Holding GBR to a draw by stonewalling was very impressive both physically and tactically (and the clutchness in shootouts) as well but if not for Aussie game, our QF opponent would have been Netherlands. 

[Ultimate_Game]

4 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Big miss on their part.

 

Their hockey team won 1978 and 1982 WCs, also 1984 Olympic gold. They would have been heavy favorites in 1980 Olympics had they played. 4 consecutive big titles would have been a remarkable feat. 

 

If they had flouted US' orders where would they get all that aid and charity from? In 80s, Pak were the favorite child of US thanks to USSR-Afghanistan conflict and also India-USSR had a pretty close relationship. Pak was US' proxy in the region and Pak had to do their bidding.

[putrevus]

9 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

Why Pak boycotted? 

USA boycotted 1980 games.Pakistan was getting lot of funds from USA then also.

[Gollum]

Just now, Real McCoy said:

 

according to my dad and my uncle, hockey was the sport they followed. my uncle was a college level player in the late 70s. they hated cricket. you are talking about generations born in 80s and later. those who were alive during independence were a separate set. boomers were the first ones to follow cricket as they were alive during 1983 and they would have seen India lose steam in hockey from the mid 70s.

My father still keeps reminiscing about our 1975 WC winning team, even though he is a big cricket fan. Grandfather used to call cricket a sissy sport and idolized Balbir Sr. Earlier generations had an emotional connect with hockey. 

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, coffee_rules said:

Ice skating is tough for someone who has never learnt it. Kids start skating at the age of 3, by 18 they skate it like it’s their second nature. I hate that sport because the puck is too small to spot and half the time the players start fighting bashing one another. It’s a legal street fight. 

 

I am not big fan of it either. But when blues won i bought some memorabilias. It looks too violent at times. ALso court is not big enough for enjoying long solo dribbles. Field hockey is more skill based.  NOt much physicality you see with ice hockey. You need agility, physical presence. THat is the way north american sports are except basket ball. Baseball no big fan either.

[Ultimate_Game]

1 minute ago, maniac said:

Winter Olympics is not real Olympics. To quote Chris Rock “it’s something the white man invented to make them feel better about themselves”

 

In Scandinavian countries and Canada, Winter Olympics is the actual Olympics and the real Olympics is termed as "Summer Olympics". I guess it depends on perspective. For nations who get ice and snow for most of the year, those are the sports they play. They probably laugh at Beach Volleyball

[bharathh]

10 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Obviously the hottest sports in my view !! Ahtletic, superior fitness.  THey are like the james bond girls from the 70s rather than stick like girls you see in fashion show run way.

Womens' pole vault IMO.

[deathmonger]