Seagull58
In the Algarve
They both clearly won. Olympic boxing has always been dodgy as hell.
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[Other Sport] Paris 2024 Olympics & Paralympics ***Official Match Thread***
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- Jul 8, 2020
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They were booing anyone who beat one of their fencers. It was more micro than that; they were booing every point against one of their fencers. Bad sportspersonship.
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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No idea why the French were booing our bloke who won the mountain biking gold. The fault lay with their bloke surrendering his lead too easily and as a nation they've got previous in that department!
hart's shirt
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Men's Triathlon postponed due to water quality in the Seine.
Provisionally rescheduled for tomorrow after the women's competition.
Provisionally rescheduled for tomorrow after the women's competition.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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The BBC coverage is awful, basically unwatchable. 5 minutes of action followed by 30 minutes of boring discussion. Honestly watching paint dry is more enjoyable.
I can't really get in to these Olympics. Not sure why. Is it just me?
(Wrong thread to raise this point on I guess given everyone in hear is watching - mainly beach volleyball apparently)
(Wrong thread to raise this point on I guess given everyone in hear is watching - mainly beach volleyball apparently)
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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BBC coverage is stinking things out, a bit like the Seine.
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
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It was brilliant opportunism from Pidcock. Superb and aggressive riding and the home fans couldn't take it. Let's be honest...the French hate us.....and as hard as they try to be generous in these games....they cannot fight deep rooted feelings. They booed the GB rugby girls as soon as they ran on and were ecstatic when they got beaten.
Their own team have been practicing on their own courses for months. Their canoe slalom guy won by about a week..with intimate course knowledge backing him up.
The French don't try to hide their distaste for us and these won't be the only boos and hisses these games.
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
Sportsdesk on The Day Today was always my favourite Partridge, brilliant.
- Oct 17, 2008
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I’m enjoying the bits I’m watching - some truly great sport. Not all on the BBC, but within a few hours on Sunday I managed to catch a wonderful spell of fast bowling by Mark Wood, an audacious 50 from Stokes, great drama in the Peaty breast stroke race, and a few bits and bobs from our match in Tokyo. Plus, sorted out a few odd jobs in the garden. It's not all bad 
TV production makes a real difference. Didn't think of it before, but now when Swedish public television couldn't afford the TV rights its all been left to some commercial channel that doesn't give a f about some sports and are more eager to show big highlights than the lesser known competitions. Thought it would work equally good with a dodgy stream but its just not as convenient as just letting SVT (our BBC) guide me.
Quality of TV coverage more important than I thought. Maybe BBC not doing their job?
- Oct 17, 2008
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Regrettably I do actually agree with some that the BBC coverage hasn’t been great this year. It seems they spend an interminable amount of time in the (really nice) studio and not enough time actually covering the events.
Auntie normally delivers with these big events, the BBC are the safest pair of hands possible and usually superb, but I don’t know if it’s a budget thing or what, it just feels very thin in content.
Auntie normally delivers with these big events, the BBC are the safest pair of hands possible and usually superb, but I don’t know if it’s a budget thing or what, it just feels very thin in content.
Thunder Bolt
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Isn’t that because Discovery have bought the rights to many of the events?
- Oct 17, 2008
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Oh is it? You’re probably right - I freely admit I know next to nothing about this. It would explain a lot
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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It will be a real shame if the Triathlon ends up becoming a Duathlon. But it probably helps our competitors? What are they thinking to do with the marathon swim?
I'm sure they did... like here and in many, many countries.
Its a bit sad tbh. In the past there was a rule/policy that the Olympic TV rights would only be sold to those who could provide free (no cable or subscriptions and bla) TV so that everyone could watch and be part of this. Same with FIFA World Cups btw.
I guess times are different and if I want to watch the 200m women's dog sleigh final, I need to pay up.
You will have needed to have performed inside the qualifying time for your chosen sport first.
You can’t just rock up in Paris with your trainers and expect to get a go, sadly.
IOC sold the global rights to Discovery and every nation essentially gets two feeds from them of stuff, so the BBC (and every other broadcaster basically) is extremely hamstrung in what they can do.
It’s a shame as some of the fringe sports are getting next to no mainstream coverage as a result (volleyball, badminton, table tennis) on the main broadcasters.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Amazing photo from the Olympic surfing 
