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[Other Sport] Paris 2024 Olympics & Paralympics ***Official Match Thread***
- Thread starter South Stand Bonfire
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Lovely BBC studio. Paid for by our licence fees? 
North of Robertsbridge
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And they wonder why their cathedrals burn down
Hours out waiting around in the cold and rain, just what these elite athletes needed just before their events!
All of them are pumped with steroids and demons. Surely they can take a little rain.
TomandJerry
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- Oct 1, 2013
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What about the chap who's 100!
When a French opening ceremony is relying on an old shit Canadian singer, you know you're in trouble
Tony Towner's Fridge
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At least they seemed to have enough umbrellas.
Well that's a 'plus' anyway!
TNBA
TTF
Well that's a 'plus' anyway!
TNBA
TTF
hart's shirt
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To be fair, he's got 2 weeks to recover before the Men's Marathon.
The end was very popular.
nicko31
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Well that was different, but overall not the best opening ceremony.
Decent at the end
Decent at the end
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
Love Paris. Love France.
Strangely and unexpectedly, I thought Celine’s rendition of the Piaf song was the best part of the evening. It was very French, (even if sung by a Canadian) which I think they should have concentrated on a bit more.
- Jul 5, 2003
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I'm not a huge Celine Dion fan, but how on earth can you say she's shit after that performance? It was magnificent and yeah she might not be able to do it over a whole show or tour anymore, but she still has a cracking voice after the crap she's been through recently. Need to give yourself a slap with a baguette for such a comment
Greenbag50
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- Jun 1, 2016
- 516
that was worst opening ceremony I’ve seen, in a lot of opening ceremonies.
Only France could out do the French. I love France and have holidayed there loads with tent, et all.
I want to see French sports people, not random sports people.
I want to see full stadium, with the focus on those who have been training for this for years and who will ultimately be those who will be providing the sporting endeavour to compete for medals.
I don’t want to see political and social messages involved in sport. I want sport to be sport. May the best man or woman win in their chosen discipline.
And I don’t want to see a catwalk of ‘models’ in an opening ceremony of the worlds premier sporting competition.
Stay in your lane
Only the French could f^*k this up so badly
Only France could out do the French. I love France and have holidayed there loads with tent, et all.
I want to see French sports people, not random sports people.
I want to see full stadium, with the focus on those who have been training for this for years and who will ultimately be those who will be providing the sporting endeavour to compete for medals.
I don’t want to see political and social messages involved in sport. I want sport to be sport. May the best man or woman win in their chosen discipline.
And I don’t want to see a catwalk of ‘models’ in an opening ceremony of the worlds premier sporting competition.
Stay in your lane
Only the French could f^*k this up so badly
TomandJerry
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- Oct 1, 2013
- 12,323
nicko31
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Spot on. I notice on the Beeb Michael Johnson and Rebecca Adlington could hide their disappointment.
I'm off to the Olympics this week and on Wednesday for the first time I re-watched part of London 2012 to get me in the mood. It was chalk and cheese compared to what we witnessed last night. Most of it really was rather flat, I feel for anyone for shelved out big money to watch that.
That aside I think the French are going to do a great games and can't wait for the proper stuff to start
