Olympic Games Paris 2024 - AH Thread [Thread banned posters listed in first post.]

This is a horrible fight to watch.

10 Irish boxers qualified, 8 lost their first bout (although two or three of them were very questionable)

it’s not about being well known, it’s about level of competition. It is not a popular sport.

Unlike the Polish and French boxers who got dodgy decisions against our boxers, the Bulgarian fighter showed a lot of class and dignity during and after the fight, hope she medals. Even when Michaela hit here from behind she didn't react - class act!\

Hugh Cahill shouldn't be throwing cheap digs at Irish boxers also particularly when his knowledge of boxing has been shown up a few times already this week.

So for the Athletics here are some people i think have a great chance of winning gold. Some of these are strong favourites and some are better odds.

Chase Jackson in the womens shot, Evens money, i don;t think she'll be beaten. Real character she is.

Noah Lyles to win both 100m/200m, he looks to be in serious form, you'd get about 2/1

I'm realy strong on Jakob Ingebritsen beating Josh Kerr for Gold. He really looks like he wants to make amends from last time out. It's basically a straight match up in that race 1500m

If you can find the odds or see any specials, Mondo DuPlantis will break the world record in the Pole Vault

Rashidat is actually really good value at 6/1 to win gold. I think she still has a lot of untapped potential you could see. I wouldn't be hugely shocked if she won Gold. I think she'll medal anyway, so you can get better than even money on that

Shericka Jackson in the 200m women is great value at 2/1. I think she'll get the better of Gabby Thomas as she's been building up to the olympics despite a great year

Angelina Topic is the womens High jump at 16/1 looks great value. She is only young and is continously going higher. I think she'll medal

The womens Pole Vault is wide open. To get some Value i think Angelika Moser has a shot of winning a medal. She could even win gold, but that event will really be on the night.

Was it Ted Walsh who called him a 'gobshite' one day during the horseracing? Knowing Ted, it probably was. And he's probably correct.

It sure was. A couple of times he's called him that. I have remarked on him a few occasions on this thread. He thinks he's One of the lads type of fella. Known for making sexist remarks. An unuseful idiot

RTE's number one tossbag. And that's saying something

Bit of a disappointing day all told bar O'Donovan and McCarthy who always deliver when it counts.

Sailing medal thrown away.

Team showjumping medal was there only for poor anchor round of 9 faults.

Another boxing first-round defeat.

All three 1500metre runners fail to qualify.

Golfers way off it.

Just because a sport is not well known to us does not mean it's not competitive. I mean soccer and rugby are well known but there isn't a lot of competitive teams

it’s about numbers of competitors, not even popularity. How many young rowers is there in the world compared to footballers, Maybe 1 to 15,000?

You still have to have the drive and talent to compete and win. Diminishing someone achievements by saying ah it's a niche sport is wrong imo

Rory too erratic to do anything here, he’s just as likely to make a bogey as a birdie at any given hole and that kind if wild play just ain’t going to get the job done I’m afraid.

I'm not diminishing his achievements.

Just saying he shouldn't be considered Ireland's greatest sportsperson as his sport is too niche. Likewise Katie Taylor.

I'd put him in the top 10 though as he did it in 3 Olympics which is a phenomenal achievement. He did this whilst getting two degrees also.