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A nice, uplifting video to get everyone in the mood

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I didn\u2019t realise that the football and rugby sevens starts today.

Ireland are playing South Africa later

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Football always starts 1st. Not sure why. Maybe it needs the extra few days because 2 weeks is too tight to fit in a whole tournament.

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Yeah It's to allow proper rest between games. Rugby 7s starting early because it's in stade de france which is hosting athletics so needs to be played early

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Really looking forward to super nerd Daniel Wiffen in the 800m freestyle, 1,500m freestyle and the 10k open water. He's a great shot of a medal in the first two and is an outside chance of one in the 10km (which he's never competed in before as far as I know).

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His YouTube channel with is twin brother who is also an elite swimmer is a great watch if you have any interest in swimming.

\n \n https://www.youtube.com/c/WiffenTwins\n \n\n

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Looking forward to this.

Love the Olympics, irrespective of whether Ireland has any chance of winning anything.

Particular interest in the track cycling, swimming , rowing, canoeing and athletics.

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I love the idea that the Olympics wanted to modernize and appear more \"urban\" and youth oriented and trendy by introducing Break Dancing as an event which lets be honest hasn't been trendy since the 1980's, so that should really bring in the youth.

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Depends where you go. It is hugely popular in parts of Asia. There are still small pockets in the US and Europe where it is popular. Basically the people that are into it are REALLY into it and very competitive, but in a friendly 'elements of hip hop' way.

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Ireland beat South Africa 10-5 earlier, and have just beaten Japan 40-5.

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That Kennedy guy is crazy fast.

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Rugby 7s has to be the worst sport in the world, it's awful shite.

The entire skill of rugby is being able to find space where there is none and break into gaps not running around in acres of space up and down the field.

Such a pity it's in the Olympics and thus has gained more legitimacy as a sport.

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Amazing it hasn't even taken 1 page for one to come out of the woodwork.

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The football started off well.

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Yeah, I hear what you're saying, but who wouldn't be interested in watching breakdancing at an Olympic level.

Anyway, have to say I love the Olympics. I used to think the WC was the greatest sporting event, but it was Rio in 2016 that made me change my mind.

It was on late at night, which worked out perfectly with my shift work at the time and I watched piles and piles of it most nights - more than any of the Olympics up to that point.

And the variety of it all and the prolonged and abundant excellence of it all... ah, yeah: you have to hand it to the Olympics. Even if, yes, I did watch some of that video posted above and, yes, it makes some entirely fair criticisms of the whole thing.

The completely unexpected surprise of in '16 watching in real time as Thomas Barr won his semi final in the hurdles is one of my personal favourite ever sporting moments witnessed. I vividly remember my stream of thoughts at the time:

\"My god there's an Irish lad in this, fair play to him, hope he doesn't finish last... Jesus, he's doing okay, you know... Jesus he's doing well! Fcking hell he's going to win this!...\"

Have to say, like the last one, I'll miss the presence of Jerry Kiernan on RTE. One of those faces you only saw at the time of major tournaments, providing analysis. He was a real character.

Seems to be a lot of Irish medal hope this time around.

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You do realise there are participation regulations to gain entry to the Olympics, don't you? It's not my favourite game but it is certainly a legitimate sport worldwide. Personally I think synchronised swimming and break dancing are farcical but many people like them. Take what you want from the wide range in the Olympics rather than running down other people's interests.

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Too much live swimming shown on the TV stations.

After one week of Olympics I'm still going... more swimming?

I'd love a channel that showed live Shooting, Skateboard and other \"side\" events that get glossed over too much and pushed out highlights for the sake of Live Swimming.

Although the BBC did give Skateboarding good coverage the last time around.

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Time for Timmy McCarthy to be wheeled out again, I do enjoy his enthusiasm.

I know John Kenny is on swimming duty, they've had Gillick doing interviews in the stadium the last few years.

It always annoys me when RTE show soccer over some sport like Olympic Handball or Taekwondo or something, it's on all year round, never mind this watered down version, give me the stuff I won't see for another 4 years.

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\n \n https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122422480#Comment_122422480\n \n
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Yeah, I hear what you're saying, but who wouldn't be interested in watching breakdancing\u00a0at an Olympic level.


\nThose people who see it as an Art form, not as a sport? Though in saying that, I understand why it\u2019s at the Paris Olympics this time round (it\u2019s not going to be in the LA 2028 Olympics) - because it\u2019s huge In countries like France as well as the countries previously mentioned. It\u2019s cheap, and it breaks down (oh God I didn\u2019t mean that \ud83d\ude02) all sorts of cultural and social barriers:

\n \n https://www.cntraveler.com/story/hip-hop-breakdancing-in-paris-france\n \n\n


\nThat\u2019s why the IOC sees it as appealing to a more youthful audience, because it does, and the fact that it\u2019s been around since the 80s is only testament to its legacy. I still wouldn\u2019t regard it as a sport, but fcuk it, it\u2019s great that it\u2019s getting exposure on a global platform. Reminds me of Americans who refer to Irish dancing as a sport, and I\u2019m just like \u201cMeh, whatever \ud83d\ude12\u201d

In all honesty I wouldn\u2019t be following any particular event, I do like the gymnastics and diving events, equestrian events too even though horses terrify the living shyte out of me \ud83d\ude02

Speaking of which, I\u2019m glad the dirty protest in the Seine didn\u2019t happen after, just very unsportsmanlike; the competitors already have enough to contend with:

Among them is a slightly nervous Daniel Wiffen, a world record holder who is set to compete in the Seine, representing Ireland. Paris will be the 23-year-old\u2019s first \u201cbig race\u201d in open waters, and he is worried about the water quality. \u201cIt\u2019s a big issue,\u201d he says. Ideally, he\u2019d like to take a trial run in the Seine to better understand the currents, and he\u2019s been asking fellow athletes whether they think it\u2019s worth the gamble. \u201cDo you risk two days before your race, getting in the Seine and getting ill the day before your race?\u201d he says.

\n \n https://www.wired.com/story/paris-mayor-defies-poo-threats-to-swim-in-seine-and-prove-a-point/\n \n\n

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\n \n https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122422161#Comment_122422161\n \n
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His auld lad was no slouch either.

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I thought Football wasn't a FIFA designated event which is why the clubs don't have to release players. They're opening up proceeding against Canada for spying.

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Do like a bit of handball

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Not a hope i'll be watchng any of this on RTE. They showed how useless they were with the EUROS. I'll stick to the BBC.

Big fan of Athletics and watch the Diamond league each events so have some insight as to who to look out for. No doubt RTE will big up Rashida for Gold but she can probably only hope for Bronze at best. The relay teams can forget about any medals. The European Championships although great for the Irish was a sub-par event, obviously missing the big guns from America and with a lot of other countries not having their \"A\" team involved.

For those in to perving at the ladies, you can keep an eye out for the womens Pole Vault comp. Plenty of cheek on show if that's your fancy

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when does the womens beach volley ball start..? erm\u2026asking for\u2026ah\u2026ahm\u2026friend..?

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\n \n https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122423846#Comment_122423846\n \n
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This is your friend for the duration

\n \n https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/25-july\n \n
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\n \n https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122423851#Comment_122423851\n \n
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great stuff\u2026.i\u2026i mean my friend thanks you!

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\n \n https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122423823#Comment_122423823\n \n
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Absolutely BBC all the way for me. Their commentators and pundits are streets ahead of the poor showing on RTE.

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I\u2019m looking forward to watching the Kayak Cross which is new this Olympics.

\n \n https://youtu.be/CrzNnuFbplw?si=aB-adFv8dCD0SUXh\n \n
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For those wondering about how the Brits will do, well in Athletics they only have less than a handful of real gold hopes. Molly Caudery (Pole Vault) Keely Hodgkinson, Matthew Hudson Smith, Josh Kerr have live chances for Gold. After that they don't have huge amount of depth.

Their relay teams might medal (Bronze at best) Dina Asher Smith their only real hope in the 100/200 should not medal based on who is quicker this year.

They have no real men in the sprints likely to medal also.

Expect the Africans to dominate the long distance as per usual and the Americans to be very strong.

Look out for Valerie Allman from the States in the Discuss, she's an ex-dancer, is a cert to win gold and is an absolutle speciman of a lady

\n \n https://www.denverpost.com/2013/04/20/female-student-athlete-of-the-week-silver-creeks-valarie-allman/\n \n
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\n \n https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122423823#Comment_122423823\n \n
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Any idea where to watch equestrian, gymnastics or diving? They don\u2019t seem to be on Sky Sports at all, they\u2019re all on Discovery+, but they\u2019re content blocked I think? \ud83d\ude16

\n \n \n \"IMG_4143.jpeg\"\n \n\n

I was going to watch them in spite of Jessica Springsteen not qualifying, and Charlotte Dujardin has had a recent fall from grace which sees her out of the competition:

\n \n https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/07/06/jessica-springsteen-equestrian-paris-olympics-qualify/74318628007/\n \n\n

\n \n https://www.skysports.com/amp/olympics/news/15234/13184208/charlotte-dujardin-out-of-olympics-the-video-the-reaction-and-what-happens-now-explained\n \n\n


\nI can watch the \u201cGentlemen of culture\u201d stuff on YouTube, but that\u2019s not much consolation \ud83d\ude02

Damned content blocking was inevitable I suppose for one of the biggest global events in the sporting calendar \ud83d\ude21

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