Olympics: 2024 Summer Olympics-Paris

[TaLoN]

Hughes and Cheng being pressured by the Italian pair of Menegatti and Gotardi

Match is in the 3rd set

 

[TaLoN]

Hughes on FIRE!

 

[TaLoN]

Hughes and Cheng take the 3rd set and move on to the quarter finals!

 

[TaLoN]

What's Inside the Box Given to Paris Olympic Medalists?

Have you spotted this mysterious rectangular box on the podium? Here's what you need to know.

www.townandcountrymag.com

 

[TaLoN]

Why do athletes ring the bell at Stade de France at 2024 Paris Olympics? What to know

Why are athletes ringing a bell after winning a track and field gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics? Here's an explanation of the historic bell:

www.yahoo.com

The bell, which was cast in the same forge as the new Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral bells, will be hung up at the renovated Cathedral following the monument's renovations. The cathedral is set to open in December for the first time in over five years after a fire struck one of the world's most well-known monuments.

"In a way, Paris 2024 is helping to rebuild Notre-Dame," said Pierre-Andre Lacout, a manager at Stade de France. "A part of the Games and the Olympic spirit will remain in Notre-Dame for life."

The tradition started at the beginning of the Games, with winners of each rugby sevens match getting a chance to ring the bell. However, only gold medalists can ring the bell after track and field competitions.

The bell was created at the Fonderie Cornille Havard in Villedieu-les-Poeles-Rouffigny in Normandy, France. The Notre-Dame Cathedral had several bells destroyed in the fire. The Olympic bell will replace one of the two smaller bells used at the cathedral once it reopens.

 

[Evilo]

The funny thing is that I live 10 minutes away from where it was made.

 

[Il Stugotz]

@3:45 the best woman climber making it look easy

 

[abj]

Top 8 medals:

- 22 gold 19 silver 14 bronze 55 medals.
- 21 gold 30 silver 28 bronze 79 medals.
- 13 gold 16 silver 19 bronze 48 medals.
- 13 gold 12 silver 8 bronze 33 medals.
- 12 gold 13 silver 17 bronze 42 medals.
- 11 gold 8 silver 7 bronze 26 medals.
- 10 gold 5 silver 11 bronze 26 medals.
- 9 gold 10 silver 6 bronze 25 medals.

So far.

 

[Jussi]

Top 8 medals:

- 22 gold 19 silver 14 bronze 55 medals.
- 21 gold 30 silver 28 bronze 79 medals.
- 13 gold 16 silver 19 bronze 48 medals.
- 13 gold 12 silver 8 bronze 33 medals.
- 12 gold 13 silver 17 bronze 42 medals.
- 11 gold 8 silver 7 bronze 26 medals.
- 10 gold 5 silver 11 bronze 26 medals.
- 9 gold 10 silver 6 bronze 25 medals.

So far.

Medals are overrated...

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Medals are overrated...

How? Isn’t it the goal when you go to the Olympics?

 

[Jussi]

How? Isn’t it the goal when you go to the Olympics?

Look at my country's record in these Olympics...

 

[Jussi]

Women's Park - skating gold medalist Arisa Trew hugging her best friend Heili Sirviö, who finished 5th, best result for a Finnish athlete in the games so far.

 

[abj]

Medals are overrated...

Gold medals are counted first in the medal league. China currently number one in the medal league.

 

[Jussi]

Gold medals are counted first in the medal league. China currently number one in the medal league.

Not my point.

 

[abj]

Not my point.

Jussi sounds like Finnish/Finn name. Disillusioned in Finland's performance this year?

 

[Jussi]

Jussi sounds like Finnish/Finn name. Disillusioned in Finland's performance this year?

Disappointed to say the least. Not that most Finns had high hopes anyway. Official target was two medal from the games, granted the women's pole vault and men's javelin could help reach that but recent form does not.

 

[abj]

Disappointed to say the least. Not that most Finns had high hopes anyway. Official target was two medal from the games, granted the women's pole vault and men's javelin could help reach that but recent form does not.

Finland are better in the Winter Olympics of course.

 

[Jussi]

Finland are stronger in the Winter Olympics of course.

We have more medals from Summer Olympics though.

 

[abj]

We have more medals from Summer Olympics though.

Finland has performed more in the Winter Olympics in new millennium.

 

[Jack Straw]

We have more medals from Summer Olympics though.

A lot more events in the Summer games than the Winter.

 

[abj]

Biathlon
Ski jumping
Skiing
Moguls
Nordic combined
Curling
Alpine skiing probably
Hockey

Come on.

 

[Jussi]

Biathlon
Ski jumping
Skiing
Moguls
Nordic combined
Curling
Alpine skiing probably
Hockey

Come on.

Hockey is just about the only one we have chance of medalling these days.

 

[abj]

Hockey is just about the only one we have chance of medalling these days.

At least hockey successes.

 

[John Price]

 

[Mick Riddleton]

Comedy gold between the bronze-winning Ukrainian and Canadian gold medal winner of the Hammer Throw. Hardly any reporters were present to ask questions so the Ukrainian jumped in.