any sport outside soccer, tennis, badminton, basketball, volleyball, cycling? at least for general public, they only watch them during olympicGuest wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 01:33What's the summer equivalent of curling? A very niche sport that everyone watches every 4 years?
x2 your listGuest wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 03:51Most definitely looking forward to these sports!
Climbing (Boulder and Lead more than Speed)
Swimming
Football
Volleyball
Archery
Your Aussie gonna rule the women's swimming so badGuest wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 07:05Let's go swimming, gymnastics and diving
Hoping to watch a lot of different sports this year if I can depending on my work schedule. My country (Aus) does decently at the games so always excited to watch them, but really excited to watch some of the newer sports too.
Ariarne Titmus is one of my faves! I’m not Australian but I love watching her swim. She’s so, so talented.Guest wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 07:05Let's go swimming, gymnastics and diving
Hoping to watch a lot of different sports this year if I can depending on my work schedule. My country (Aus) does decently at the games so always excited to watch them, but really excited to watch some of the newer sports too.
I‘m not even as outraged as I‘m supposed to be about this because it is absolutely not surprising. Sports organizations have shown time and time again that they don‘t care about abuse or sexual violence shown towards women and in this case even a child. It happens in tennis, in football, now in volleyball and probably even more that I don‘t know about. Whenever allegations come up it‘s always just ‘innocent until proven guilty bla bla‘ but when someone is found guilty, including a prison sentence, that gets shrugged off as well.Guest wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 23:04Child rapist on NED beach volleyball team
Dutch volleyball player Steven van de Velde on Paris Olympics team 8 years after child rape conviction
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dutch-voll ... onviction/
Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in Britain after being convicted in 2016 of raping a 12-year-old girl he got to know on Facebook, according to CBS News' partner network BBC News. He was transferred back to the Netherlands under a treaty between the countries and allowed to serve his sentence there, but was released after 12 months.
Guest wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 23:12I‘m not even as outraged as I‘m supposed to be about this because it is absolutely not surprising. Sports organizations have shown time and time again that they don‘t care about abuse or sexual violence shown towards women and in this case even a child. It happens in tennis, in football, now in volleyball and probably even more that I don‘t know about. Whenever allegations come up it‘s always just ‘innocent until proven guilty bla bla‘ but when someone is found guilty, including a prison sentence, that gets shrugged off as well.Guest wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 23:04Child rapist on NED beach volleyball team
Dutch volleyball player Steven van de Velde on Paris Olympics team 8 years after child rape conviction
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dutch-voll ... onviction/
Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in Britain after being convicted in 2016 of raping a 12-year-old girl he got to know on Facebook, according to CBS News' partner network BBC News. He was transferred back to the Netherlands under a treaty between the countries and allowed to serve his sentence there, but was released after 12 months.
Sports organizations absolutely do not care about the safety of women.
done I hope more people talk about thisGuest wrote: ↑08 Jul 2024, 03:09Guest wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 23:12I‘m not even as outraged as I‘m supposed to be about this because it is absolutely not surprising. Sports organizations have shown time and time again that they don‘t care about abuse or sexual violence shown towards women and in this case even a child. It happens in tennis, in football, now in volleyball and probably even more that I don‘t know about. Whenever allegations come up it‘s always just ‘innocent until proven guilty bla bla‘ but when someone is found guilty, including a prison sentence, that gets shrugged off as well.Guest wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 23:04Child rapist on NED beach volleyball team
Dutch volleyball player Steven van de Velde on Paris Olympics team 8 years after child rape conviction
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dutch-voll ... onviction/
Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in Britain after being convicted in 2016 of raping a 12-year-old girl he got to know on Facebook, according to CBS News' partner network BBC News. He was transferred back to the Netherlands under a treaty between the countries and allowed to serve his sentence there, but was released after 12 months.
Sports organizations absolutely do not care about the safety of women.
Sign petition https://chng.it/fnJqgMcgMr
x2 How's the crime? I read about a tourist got raped not far from Eiffel tower. And the riots recently. Also very easy for jihadist who wanna "revenge" Israel athletes. If not local French jihadists there are plenty from BrusselsGuest wrote: ↑08 Jul 2024, 10:52Is there anyone here living in Paris?
How is the atmosphere in the city now? Are people feeling excited about the Olympics?
I read some news saying the overall flights to Paris haven't increased significantly and the hotel room fees have risen a lot, and there are also security concerns so it's not expected that there will be a massive influx of tourists.
Everybody was concerned about the general election until last night.Guest wrote: ↑08 Jul 2024, 10:52Is there anyone here living in Paris?
How is the atmosphere in the city now? Are people feeling excited about the Olympics?
I read some news saying the overall flights to Paris haven't increased significantly and the hotel room fees have risen a lot, and there are also security concerns so it's not expected that there will be a massive influx of tourists.
^ BeautifulGuest wrote: ↑08 Jul 2024, 21:01Gracias Francia
'Welcome to the City of Love' Paris 2024 Olympic Games
There are 28 days until the Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and tests from the historic Seine River show the water is still at dangerous contamination levels for E. coli, which is often linked to fecal bacteria.
Previously, organizers have said there is no fallback plan or backup location in case the wet weather persists. One option could be to turn the triathlon into a duathlon, comprised only of cycling and running.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo have continued to argue their decade-long efforts will have the scenic river ready in time for the events. Both have said they plan on swimming in the river themselves to prove its cleanliness.
I knew they were on a tight budget but the situation seems more serious than i thought.Guest wrote: ↑09 Jul 2024, 00:09Paris is gonna be poverty olympic compared to Tokyo. Macron and Paris mayor blabbing about swimming in Seine but they never did it lmao and they don't have back up plan
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/560093 ... -swimming/
Paris’ Seine River still dangerously contaminated for swimmers as Summer Olympics near
There are 28 days until the Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and tests from the historic Seine River show the water is still at dangerous contamination levels for E. coli, which is often linked to fecal bacteria.Previously, organizers have said there is no fallback plan or backup location in case the wet weather persists. One option could be to turn the triathlon into a duathlon, comprised only of cycling and running.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo have continued to argue their decade-long efforts will have the scenic river ready in time for the events. Both have said they plan on swimming in the river themselves to prove its cleanliness.
France recently forced people to delay their retirement cuz the gov don't wanna pay the retirement checks. That's why Macron so desperate to send military to fight Russia/involve in full scale war Europe v Russia. Money from weapon industry.Guest wrote: ↑09 Jul 2024, 09:10I knew they were on a tight budget but the situation seems more serious than i thought.Guest wrote: ↑09 Jul 2024, 00:09Paris is gonna be poverty olympic compared to Tokyo. Macron and Paris mayor blabbing about swimming in Seine but they never did it lmao and they don't have back up plan
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/560093 ... -swimming/
Paris’ Seine River still dangerously contaminated for swimmers as Summer Olympics near
There are 28 days until the Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and tests from the historic Seine River show the water is still at dangerous contamination levels for E. coli, which is often linked to fecal bacteria.Previously, organizers have said there is no fallback plan or backup location in case the wet weather persists. One option could be to turn the triathlon into a duathlon, comprised only of cycling and running.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo have continued to argue their decade-long efforts will have the scenic river ready in time for the events. Both have said they plan on swimming in the river themselves to prove its cleanliness.
There's been a bit of a political mess since the end of May due to the European and parliamentary elections, but that's dissipating now that the elections are over.Guest wrote: ↑08 Jul 2024, 10:52Is there anyone here living in Paris?
How is the atmosphere in the city now? Are people feeling excited about the Olympics?
I read some news saying the overall flights to Paris haven't increased significantly and the hotel room fees have risen a lot, and there are also security concerns so it's not expected that there will be a massive influx of tourists.
Probably synchronized swimming, at least for me.Guest wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 01:33What's the summer equivalent of curling? A very niche sport that everyone watches every 4 years?
I know they did a test event in the Seine like 3-4 months ago and most of the swimmers caught some kind of disease because the Seine was and still is polluted. From what I got told, there had to look at plan B after this.Guest wrote: ↑09 Jul 2024, 00:09Paris is gonna be poverty olympic compared to Tokyo. Macron and Paris mayor blabbing about swimming in Seine but they never did it lmao and they don't have back up plan
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/560093 ... -swimming/
Paris’ Seine River still dangerously contaminated for swimmers as Summer Olympics near
There are 28 days until the Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and tests from the historic Seine River show the water is still at dangerous contamination levels for E. coli, which is often linked to fecal bacteria.Previously, organizers have said there is no fallback plan or backup location in case the wet weather persists. One option could be to turn the triathlon into a duathlon, comprised only of cycling and running.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo have continued to argue their decade-long efforts will have the scenic river ready in time for the events. Both have said they plan on swimming in the river themselves to prove its cleanliness.
The City of Love has a message as it prepares for the Olympics: Performance is not always the priority. Rather, when it comes to sex, pleasure takes first place.
As Paris starts welcoming athletes to the Olympic Village in the coming days, organizers of the 2024 Games are set to launch a comprehensive sexual health campaign that champions pleasure and consent as well as the traditional emphasis on safety.
It is an important message, backed by research, that is rarely endorsed on a stage with a global spotlight as influential as the Olympics.
Prioritizing pleasure in sexual health refers to the approach of celebrating the physical and mental benefits of sexual experiences as well as minimizing the risks. It aims to rewrite fear and shame narratives that cast sex as taboo, with sexual health organizations promoting the sex-positive method as fundamental for unlocking greater agency over sexual rights and well-being.
This year, organizers in charge of first aid announced that over 200,000 male condoms, 20,000 female condoms, and 10,000 dental dams would be made available at the Paris Olympic Village, which will host around 14,500 athletes. They will also have numerous sexual health testing centers on site for athletes, in addition to the sexual health awareness messaging.
At first I thought it was the mayor. When will she and Macron gonna take a dip in the river? It's not gonna happen, is it?
Cant stop laughing, thats our beloved Sports Minister everyone, welcome to France
What games?Guest wrote: ↑15 Jul 2024, 20:37Anyone else is gonna attend the USA games? I’ll be there with my wifey and friends. Excited as the stadium in Marseille looks fantastic.
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