Paris Olympics 2024 Discussion Thread

[putrevus]

I missed women's 100m relay yesterday but Sha’Carri Richardson was just out of this world in final leg.

 

When she got the baton USA was in fourth or fifth, her speed was mind boggling , she overtook three people and still had time to glance over her opponents.

Edited August 10, 2024 by putrevus

[Kron]

Just now, deathmonger said:

In 20 years time

 

Hockey, Cricket, Shooting, Wrestling - Top class, gold medal contenders

Badminton, Archery - Decent, can win a gold

 

If TT, Boxing, Athletics keep pace plus we open up some new stuff (Judo, Taekwondo, Gymnastics, Rock climbing etc. Swimming etc look tough for now but even there maybe a few) can be a solid 30-40 medals, 10-12 golds team in the 2040s

We need to really try for greco too. I dont see why we can't dominate there. Just mostly upper body. 

 

Also weight lifting. I am 100%% sure we can find Wight lifters for every weight class in India. 

[deathmonger]

Just now, bharathh said:

Next Olympics - why 20 years? However, the politician asshats will ruin everything.

20 years so that we have champions across the categories.

 

Japanese women wrestlers are favorites across all so even if there is a Sasuki like upset, they still win the others.

 

Like Neeraj lost so we come without a gold.

 

If you have 5-6 gold contenders you will win 2 cause other teams are also there to compete.

[deathmonger]

Just now, Kron said:

We need to really try for greco too. I dont see why we can't dominate there. Just mostly upper body. 

 

Also weight lifting. I am 100%% sure we can find Wight lifters for every weight class in India. 

Yeah these are low investment sports

 

Weightlifting, Greco-roman plus other combat sports like Judo, Taekwondo etc. Gymnastics etc too.

 

Swimming, Rowing, Cycling still pretty expensive but we can surely invest in the cheaper sports.

[Kron]

1 minute ago, deathmonger said:

Yeah these are low investment sports

 

Weightlifting, Greco-roman plus other combat sports like Judo, Taekwondo etc. Gymnastics etc too.

 

Swimming, Rowing, Cycling still pretty expensive but we can surely invest in the cheaper sports.

And apparently diving we have talent too. Guarantee we can find medalists in speed climbing and bouldering

 

Edited August 10, 2024 by Kron

[bharathh]

Tbh I think Nisha and of course Vinesh were unfortunate not to win medals. Nisha would have def given a better fight to the US lady than that lucky Korean lady and would have coasted to the bronze. 

 

Vinesh - no more to be said. Let's hope the CAS rules in our favour - although almost improbable. 

 

2 (actually 3) medals from 6 events with one unfortunate accident for Nisha and heartbreaking loss for Reetika is an amazing positive. I had written off the wrestlers as medal potentials. They were the most successful. Shooters, boxers, archers and baddy players the most disappointing. Field we see the gulf in quality. Track we need more pipeline. In hockey, we need the women to step up. Asian games showed how unfit the women were compared to the Chinese and Japs.

 

With cricket also in the next we should aim for top 30 medal finish. Anything less will be a travesty.

[Gollum]

If BCCI can't guarantee 2 medals in LA 2028 including a gold, they deserve belt treatment. The pampered brats better step up. 

[deathmonger]

3 minutes ago, bharathh said:

Tbh I think Nisha and of course Vinesh were unfortunate not to win medals. Nisha would have def given a better fight to the US lady than that lucky Korean lady and would have coasted to the bronze. 

 

Vinesh - no more to be said. Let's hope the CAS rules in our favour - although almost improbable. 

 

2 (actually 3) medals from 6 events with one unfortunate accident for Nisha and heartbreaking loss for Reetika is an amazing positive. I had written off the wrestlers as medal potentials. They were the most successful. Shooters, boxers, archers and baddy players the most disappointing. Field we see the gulf in quality. Track we need more pipeline. In hockey, we need the women to step up. Asian games showed how unfit the women were compared to the Chinese and Japs.

 

With cricket also in the next we should aim for top 30 medal finish. Anything less will be a travesty.

Shooters were great. 7 finals - 3,3,3,4,4,4,7

 

Reetika still has a chance. Let's see.

[Kron]

3 minutes ago, bharathh said:

Tbh I think Nisha and of course Vinesh were unfortunate not to win medals. Nisha would have def given a better fight to the US lady than that lucky Korean lady and would have coasted to the bronze. 

 

Vinesh - no more to be said. Let's hope the CAS rules in our favour - although almost improbable. 

 

2 (actually 3) medals from 6 events with one unfortunate accident for Nisha and heartbreaking loss for Reetika is an amazing positive. I had written off the wrestlers as medal potentials. They were the most successful. Shooters, boxers, archers and baddy players the most disappointing. Field we see the gulf in quality. Track we need more pipeline. In hockey, we need the women to step up. Asian games showed how unfit the women were compared to the Chinese and Japs.

 

With cricket also in the next we should aim for top 30 medal finish. Anything less will be a travesty.

Cricket let's be like goras and have t10

T20

T20

T40

T50

Lol

And for women's The same. 

 

[Kron]

Just now, deathmonger said:

Shooters were great. 7 finals - 3,3,3,4,4,4,7

 

Reetika still has a chance. Let's see.

What time is the reetika match? 

[bharathh]

Just now, deathmonger said:

Shooters were great. 7 finals - 3,3,3,4,4,4,7

 

Reetika still has a chance. Let's see.

Not good enough. There were 3 times our folks messed up the last round /last few shots to lose medals. 

 

Also, the pistol shooters were good. The rifle teams and individuals were pathetic, as were the shotgun events. 

[bharathh]

Just now, Kron said:

What time is the reetika match? 

It's over for now unless the Kyrgyz lady wins her semi-final. if she does she will have her match tomorrow. Otherwise our Olympics is over.

[bharathh]

2 minutes ago, Kron said:

Cricket let's be like goras and have t10

T20

T20

T40

T50

Lol

And for women's The same. 

 

We should do 5-5 and french cricket also. Also one for one-tip one hand cricket in a football net.

 

After all, for basketball they have proper basketball and 3x3 basketball 

 

 

[deathmonger]

3 minutes ago, bharathh said:

Not good enough. There were 3 times our folks messed up the last round /last few shots to lose medals. 

 

Also, the pistol shooters were good. The rifle teams and individuals were pathetic, as were the shotgun events. 

everyone does that.

 

india played to its level. 3 medals in world championships, 3 in olympics.

 

 

[bharathh]

4 minutes ago, deathmonger said:

everyone does that.

 

india played to its level. 3 medals in world championships, 3 in olympics.

 

 

 

Our shooters are more clutch that this. They consistenly win gold in the ISSF world championships. Bronze is poor for them. Check out our standings against the same shooters for the 3 years. I follow these tourneys. Esp our rifle teams. They usually fare better than the pistol shooters. This time they disappeared though. In fact, the rifle shooters all qualified almost immediately for the Olympics. The pistol shooters barely made it in towards the end. Yet they were the ones that did better and routinely qualified for the finals. We didn't qualify for even one final rifle event.

Edited August 10, 2024 by bharathh

[Vickydev]

China 2-0 up against Japan in the TT final. Will add their 3rd Gold for the day

 

 

US will have their opportunities later with Football and Volleyball, and couple of track events

 

Edit: China won another Gold in Gymnastics to go with Diving and Weightlifting.. So TT will be their 4th Gold of the day

Edited August 10, 2024 by Vickydev

[Kron]

2 minutes ago, bharathh said:

 

Our shooters are more clutch that this. They consistenly win gold in the ISSF world championships. Bronze is poor for them. Check out our standings against the same shooters for the 3 years. I follow these tourneys. Esp our rifle teams. They usually fare better than the pistol shooters. This time they disappeared though. In fact, the rifle shooters all qualified almost immediately for the Olympics. The pistol shooters barely made it in towards the end. Yet they were the ones that did better and routinely qualified for the finals. We didn't qualify for even one final rifle event.

Apparently we are really good at compound archery. 

[bharathh]

Just now, Kron said:

Apparently we are really good at compound archery. 

We have been the best for the last 4 years. Unfortunately, not an Olympic event. Would have won at least 2-3 golds if it was in.

 

I don't get why not when they have events like BMX, breakdancing etc. 

[deathmonger]

7 minutes ago, bharathh said:

 

Our shooters are more clutch that this. They consistenly win gold in the ISSF world championships. Bronze is poor for them. Check out our standings against the same shooters for the 3 years. I follow these tourneys. Esp our rifle teams. They usually fare better than the pistol shooters. This time they disappeared though. In fact, the rifle shooters all qualified almost immediately for the Olympics. The pistol shooters barely made it in towards the end. Yet they were the ones that did better and routinely qualified for the finals. We didn't qualify for even one final rifle event.

India makes team golds which are not an Olympic event.

 

Even this time you could see in every event both Indian shooters were decent. India has lots of good shooters but not many great shooters.

 

Europeans have one great shooter but others are mediocre.

 

If there were team events we could have got gold.

 

In the last ISSF WC, Ind made 1 gold 2 bronzes in Olympic events. Considering how high variance shooting is, not displeased with the 3 bronzes which is the same number of medals.

 

 

Edited August 10, 2024 by deathmonger

[deathmonger]

2 minutes ago, bharathh said:

We have been the best for the last 4 years. Unfortunately, not an Olympic event. Would have won at least 2-3 golds if it was in.

 

I don't get why not when they have events like BMX, breakdancing etc. 

should put it in when we get the chance and keep it.

 

not a new sport but a sub category of an existing sport.

 

koreans put mens and womens teams in recurve in 88 and has been there since.