Paris 2024 Olympics

[Randy Winkman]

I hope people don't think it's too early for a thread. I must admit it's athletics that's got me excited today but between now and then, I'm sure I'll look forward to all sorts of other things as well.

Today in the Paris Diamond League event, Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine) broke a 37-year world record in the women’s high jump, Laura Muir set a new British 1500m mark in a race where Faith Kipyegon broke the world record and Armand Duplantis was pretty close to the world record in the pole vault. All very exiting for me.

And I have high hopes of Matt Hudson-Smith who is performing well at 400m and even won a good 200m race the other week.

Are others already getting ready to watch?

[Jonnny]

I do love the Olympics, turning on the TV at any time and there's some sports on - and the opportunity to watch some obscure sports is also good fun.

[mikef]

We have tickets for the weightlifting (family member competes but not at this level)

Anyone else travelling for the games?

[popeyewhite]

I'm watching Sprint on Netflix, fascinating insight into those competing in the Paris 100 and 200m races. Sadly I think I'll be away on holiday on raceday but wouldn't mind watching it somehow.

[lancslad58]

Anyone who is going, might want to boycott the Dutch volleyball team.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c511yz5ze18o

[andyA700]

lancslad58 said:

Anyone who is going, might want to boycott the Dutch volleyball team.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c511yz5ze18o

Well done for highlighting that, it saves me from doing so. It is an absolute disgrace, he should still be in prison.

[popeyewhite]

mikef said:

We have tickets for the weightlifting (family member competes but not at this level)

If you don't mind me asking - how much were the tickets?

[Randy Winkman]

mikef said:

We have tickets for the weightlifting (family member competes but not at this level)

Anyone else travelling for the games?

It's going to be all TV for me but perhaps I'm missing an opportunity since it's so close. Have always loved the weightlifting. Never give it that much thought as a sport normally but at Olympic level it suddenly becomes a favourite of mine.

[Harpoon]

mikef said:

We have tickets for the weightlifting (family member competes but not at this level)

Anyone else travelling for the games?

We've got tickets for hockey & water polo. Slightly random choice but we watched hockey at the Commonwealth's in Birmingham, so went for it again. Never watched water polo before but I'm told it can be quite aggressive.

Hockey tickets were 35 euro pp for category C seats, water polo was 70 euro pp but cat A. In my ticket ballet slot there were some gymnastics but they were 690 euro each. That might have been for good seats though.

Once we're done in Paris, we're off to Normandy. Looking forward to going to an Olympics for the first time.

[Harpoon]

Randy Winkman said:

It's going to be all TV for me but perhaps I'm missing an opportunity since it's so close. Have always loved the weightlifting. Never give it that much thought as a sport normally but at Olympic level it suddenly becomes a favourite of mine.

A friend of Mrs Harpoon is a big hockey fan and player - she got some tickets for the semi finals only yesterday. They fly in one morning, match in the afternoon, match the next morning and leave that night. Worth having a look at availability if you are still thinking about it.

[JagYouAre]

mikef said:

We have tickets for the weightlifting (family member competes but not at this level)

Anyone else travelling for the games?

We've got Freestyle BMX tickets, plus a day of Athletics (prelims in the first week).

Looking forward to being in amongst it and soaking up the atmosphere!

[mikef]

popeyewhite said:

If you don't mind me asking - how much were the tickets?

Category C @ 65EUR

[MrBig]

Jonnny said:

I do love the Olympics, turning on the TV at any time and there's some sports on - and the opportunity to watch some obscure sports is also good fun.

Exactly the same here. Also the slightly bizarre concept of feeling the buzz of something very special happening, even when I'm sat in my office or lounge watching it.

Looking forward to the opening ceremony too.

[119]

So, just under a week to go!


Currently watching Path To Paris - The Hunt For Gold.

Even when i thought i was reasonably fit, no way could i have gone the distance that this lot are capable of!

[TheGroover]

Watched the London diamond league met this afternoon. A couple of truly outstanding performances by Keeley Hodgkinson and Matt Hudson Smith, real chances of gold medals for them.

[Randy Winkman]

Some more good athletics yesterday at the London Diamond League event. Great performances and British records from Keely Hodgkinson (800m) and Matt Hudson Smith in the 400m. MHS looked like he was slowing slightly at the end of his race but he did finish in 43.74 secs so I'll forgive him that. And 22 year old Louis Hinchcliffe in the 100 metres is someone that's new to me. Coached in the US by Carl Lewis at the University of Houston. Noah Lyles (US) won that race though.

[dickymint]

Gutted that there's no 4K UHD coverage for the UK

[mikef]

dickymint said:

Gutted that there's no 4K UHD coverage for the UK

Hmm, one of my European streaming subscriptions is previewing Olympics on Eurosport in 4K. I wonder why Eurosport aren’t doing that for the UK, if they have the rights and the feed

[DeejRC]

Sis and BiL have tickets at 30E for one of the group football games in Bordeaux. Had 2 for myself and wife, but in the end it would cost £1k in total for the week with all the logistics factored in. As we are going on an expensive hol in Sept and it’s also tax month in July, I declined. Oh yeah and my wife really doesn’t like football much!

[Stan the Bat]

Football in the Olympics---hadn't realised it was.