[Other Sport] Paris 2024 Olympics & Paralympics ***Official Match Thread***

[hart's shirt]

Opening ceremony now on Channel 4.

That channel will do an incredible job over the next 11 days with live coverage from 8:30am through to 9:30pm.

After that it's the Last Leg Live from Paris and then the highlights show until 11:35pm.

Every. Single. Day.

 

[hart's shirt]

Destruction derby aka Wheelchair Rugby between GB and Australia on More 4 (Channel 18).

GB are going to edge it, but it's been a very close game.

 

[A1X]

First gold of the games for GB

Poppy Maskill wins 100m Butterfly S14 with a World Record time

 

[A1X]

 

[tigertim68]

Opening ceremony now on Channel 4.

That channel will do an incredible job over the next 11 days with live coverage from 8:30am through to 9:30pm.

After that it's the Last Leg Live from Paris and then the highlights show until 11:35pm.

Every. Single. Day.

Bett coverage than the Olympics

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Two golds and four silvers on the first day.

Wheelchair rugby is brilliant. GB beat Australia in their first game.

 

[hart's shirt]

Just the 11 Gold medals so far today for GB!

Edit - make that 12.

The most successful day this century in terms of gold medals won at a Games, eclipsing the previous record of nine in a single day.

 

[Grizz]

The pool has been insane to watch! I bloody love watching Maisie Summers-Newton, she's a proper rocket!

 

[A1X]

GB now 13 golds clear of Brazil and only 7 behind China in the medal table

We now have more golds (23) than Australia have medals in total (21)

 

[hart's shirt]

We now have more golds (23) than Australia have medals in total (21)

And if you've been watching The Last Leg each evening as I have, Adam Hills has an awful lot of explaining to do tonight.

If he hasn't started practising the Can-Can already, he probably should.

 

[The Wookiee]

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[Triggaaar]

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[The Wookiee]

Er, let's not be comparing people who fail with disabled people

Yep, you are right
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[Triggaaar]

Yep, you are right
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I'm not saying it wasn't funny, but let's not

 

[marlowe]

This is awful.. She competed in Paris and came home for this to happen to her...

Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei: Olympic athlete dies days after being set alight by ex-boyfriend - BBC News

Marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, was doused in petrol after returning home from church.

www.bbc.com

 

[Muzzman]

This is awful.. She competed in Paris and came home for this to happen to her...

Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei: Olympic athlete dies days after being set alight by ex-boyfriend - BBC News

Marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, was doused in petrol after returning home from church.

www.bbc.com

FFS what is wrong with some people? That has to be up there with one of the most painful deaths there is.

 

[hart's shirt]

It's Twomey time.

Come on Bly! Let's get Brighton into a Final!

 

[hart's shirt]

And Bly wins the first game 11-9.

And the 2nd game 11-7!

One to go...she's pulling out some incredible shots..

 

[hart's shirt]

Lost the 3rd game, but in fairness her Turkish opponent got a couple of lucky consecutive net cords to move ahead in it.

Bly's still got this in her grasp. She's hitting winners off her defense.

 

[hart's shirt]

2 games all - Bly loses the 4th 11-5. Her opponent was defending well and frustrating.

Here comes the decider...