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

[Eeyore]

There seems to be an irony that the USA only won one shooting medal when they have about 150 million potential candidates to choose from.

 

[nwgull]

There seems to be an irony that the USA only won one shooting medal when they have about 150 million potential candidates to choose from.

The host nation often like to get events introduced that they excel in.

They current have 10m, 25m and 50m shooting categories. Expect to see drive-by added to that in LA 2028.

 

[hart's shirt]

Women's Windsurfing - Bronze.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Women's Windsurfing - Bronze.

She was distraught that the gold got away.

 

[Kneon Light]

There seems to be an irony that the USA only won one shooting medal when they have about 150 million potential candidates to choose from.

It's because the events weren't held in high schools

 

[Triggaaar]

It's because the events weren't held in high schools

I assume that the answer is that they need more guns

 

[Triggaaar]

Dressage is on, yay!

Wonderful Sport, according to Hazel 'I'm only a bloody presenter' Irvine.

Shit 'Sport' that should be banned to prevent cruelty to animals, according to me.

 

[hart's shirt]

Team Dressage - Bronze.

 

[Han Solo]

Dressage is on, yay!

Wonderful Sport, according to Hazel 'I'm only a bloody presenter' Irvine.

Shit 'Sport' that should be banned to prevent cruelty to animals, according to me.

I want the 50km race walking event banned for the same reason

 

[Triggaaar]

Team Dressage - Bronze.

We didn't beat the horses quite enough

 

[Eeyore]

Dressage. The only discipline I watch and then ask when it's going to happen, only to be told I've just watched it

I know the Germans always win it. Whatever it is.

 

[A1X]

Matthew Pinsent has grown on me as the regatta has gone on. His slight awkwardness, his proper dad shirts make me smile, but his knowledge and insight is fantastic.

My dad met him getting his covid booster back in 2021 at Crawley hospital, he was volunteering in helping to bring people through, thoroughly nice chap by all accounts

 

[Triggaaar]

I know the Germans always win it. Whatever it is.

Not true. Charlotte Dujardin has won loads of golds for beating up horses. A mystery rival from the continent got her banned from this year's competition, so the door was nicely open for the Germans.

 

[hart's shirt]

Gymnastics Men's Floor - Bronze.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Jake Jarman in Men's Floor - Bronze.

Whitehouse finishes 6th when the commentators think he should have won

 

[hart's shirt]

Whitehouse finishes 6th when the commentators think he should have won

Maybe a touch of over-excitement there as Beth Tweddle would've put him 3rd or 4th.

Still, it's another medal to add to the tally.

 

[A1X]

Already loving the kayak cross

 

[KZNSeagull]

Maybe a touch of over-excitement there as Beth Tweddle would've put him 3rd or 4th.

Still, it's another medal to add to the tally.

Countryfile's Matt Baker was certainly a little over the top there

 

[Eeyore]

Not true. Charlotte Dujardin has won loads of golds for beating up horses. A mystery rival from the continent got her banned from this year's competition, so the door was nicely open for the Germans.

Ah, okay. Well if you know about these things then maybe tell me what I was watching. I saw a horse trot on, do a little delighted jig, start walking backwards, then wander of again. Apparently the judges were most impressed. I was wondering when it was starting.

 

[Triggaaar]

Ah, okay. Well if you know about these things then maybe tell me what I was watching. I saw a horse trot on, do a little delighted jig, start walking backwards, then wander of again. Apparently the judges were most impressed. I was wondering when it was starting.

What I do know is that horses don't naturally do what you witnessed (like they naturally want to run a bit), and that Charlotte was whipping a horse a lot to make it do those weird things.

There's just no way that she decided to whip the horse for shits and giggles, if it had not already been proven that hitting the horse was a good way to make it do what you want.

The sport should be banned.