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Quote from: GxSTxV on July 26, 2024, 03:13:46 PM

I have never been interested in the Olympics to be honest, even though I hear about the event most of the times. However this time it caught my attention somehow I think that this year it had a bigger media coverage comparing to the previous years.

I am willing to follow some sports on the Olympic games this year I might even place some bets and try my luck even with my poor knowledge and experience in this matter.

Best of luck to all the athletes mostly the ones who participated from my country.

To be honest, the Olympic games interest me but betting on the Olympic games doesn't really interest me because it's an area I don't have much control over. Although betting interests me, I don't tend to use this chance in an area I don't have control over.

The Olympics are always beautiful and sporty, after all we see beautiful branches like shooting, Olympic lifting, or long jumps, each of which consists of very different disciplines, respecting and following the athletes there has always been enjoyable for me.

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I've been watching the warm up games for the US Mens basketball team. They sure have had some tight games that you would expect otherwise would have been blowouts. I still think that since these games were exhibition games, and not actual games, that the US teams wasn't playing as hard as they actually would otherwise, so I'm not that worried about them (as a US citizen) but I would say there is a real chance of them struggling if they don't get on the same page as each other asap.

I don't know if there warm up games would really transcend into their Olympics matches performance but of course you might be right because at least the most valid point of why most of this studded team could struggle would because just only Tatum is player that could have the most minutes as a player who had the deepest post season run in the NBA so the level of competition between them might not just be there with their main guys, however these are elite players and have performed at the highest level of basketball game, so they could flip to a competitive team and the twinkle of an eye, I'm sure the first game would tell us how much to expect from them.

Honestly if anything Tatum would be the least ready to play as having all those extra games will put some wear and tear on a player. Though he’s a young buck and not a huge deal. That said their team is absolutely stacked and they , at least talent wise, are far superior to any other team. Old man Lebron has been their best player hands down so far. They will need his vast Olympic experience to guide them through to gold. If they don’t win it all, have to wonder how big of an Olympic upset in terms of all time it would be. Gotta at least be top 10.

Their first game is Sunday 11am eastern standard (alarm on my phone is set!)

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Quote from: nelson4lov on July 26, 2024, 05:05:41 PM

I watched a few clips of the opening ceremony for the Olympics and my stance about it hasn't changed. Olympics was a big deal for me a decade or two ago when the likes of Messi and Ronaldo could participate. I used to wake up as early as 3-5am in anticipation of Olympic games. I might seen see of the games over the course of the competition even though I don't have much interest for it. Fifa nerfed the Olympics games for men football so bad.

I agree with you, no matter how much they try to make the opening and closing ceremonies as marvelous and enchanting as possible, the Olympic games are no longer as captivating as they were a few years ago.

And speaking of the opening ceremony and its games, this year did they happen to have more sports to start before the opening?
I understand that football is the sport that brings the most complications to the tight schedule of the Olympics, which are officially two weeks long. Whoever reaches the medal competition has to face six matches and a minimum recovery time of less than three days (66 hours) is required, which is why the sport has 19 days of competition for men and 18 for women.... something that breaks the calendar.
But, if I were an athlete, I would much rather just start participating after the opening ceremony... imagine losing the first one, how am I going to get excited for the opening ceremony? This is very strange.
Why don't they increase the duration of the competition and extend the closing ceremony?

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I watched a few clips of the opening ceremony for the Olympics and my stance about it hasn't changed. Olympics was a big deal for me a decade or two ago when the likes of Messi and Ronaldo could participate. I used to wake up as early as 3-5am in anticipation of Olympic games. I might seen see of the games over the course of the competition even though I don't have much interest for it. Fifa nerfed the Olympics games for men football so bad.

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on July 25, 2024, 02:54:27 PM

I've been watching the warm up games for the US Mens basketball team. They sure have had some tight games that you would expect otherwise would have been blowouts. I still think that since these games were exhibition games, and not actual games, that the US teams wasn't playing as hard as they actually would otherwise, so I'm not that worried about them (as a US citizen) but I would say there is a real chance of them struggling if they don't get on the same page as each other asap.

I don't know if there warm up games would really transcend into their Olympics matches performance but of course you might be right because at least the most valid point of why most of this studded team could struggle would because just only Tatum is player that could have the most minutes as a player who had the deepest post season run in the NBA so the level of competition between them might not just be there with their main guys, however these are elite players and have performed at the highest level of basketball game, so they could flip to a competitive team and the twinkle of an eye, I'm sure the first game would tell us how much to expect from them.

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Quote from: criptoevangelista on July 26, 2024, 10:30:21 AM

Not everything is good at these Olympics. The news here in my country reported that former soccer player Zico was robbed in front of a hotel in Paris. His suitcase with belongings valued at around € 200,000 was stolen... including a Rolex watch. Big events like this always attract all kinds of people, including those who like easy money without having to work.

Unfortunately, this is not the only bad news on the first day of the Olympics, as before the opening ceremony, there was also a large-scale deliberate sabotage of the train lines between France and England, which forced France to cancel more than two-thirds of the trips and to be busy repairing the sabotage that affected more than 800,000 passengers. According to the latest news, an investigation has been opened into the incident.
Yesterday, French runner Sonkamba Sylla was also surprised when she was prevented from wearing the hijab while introducing the French delegation at the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The French Muslim athlete expressed her shock and dismay at her country’s decision against her.

It is certain that this session will face a lot of criticism and there are those who expect that it will not achieve the same success as the previous sessions due to all the surrounding circumstances. Also, some reports indicated that France may not be able to reap large returns from it as expected.

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I have never been interested in the Olympics to be honest, even though I hear about the event most of the times. However this time it caught my attention somehow I think that this year it had a bigger media coverage comparing to the previous years.

I am willing to follow some sports on the Olympic games this year I might even place some bets and try my luck even with my poor knowledge and experience in this matter.

Best of luck to all the athletes mostly the ones who participated from my country.

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Quote from: notblox1 on July 26, 2024, 01:41:47 PM

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And yeah this Olympic summer game will be problematic out of the games, like what happened yesterday to Australians ( I believe they were from Australia) with the robbery.

Show is just getting started, we are going to hear many more incidents, and I dont even want to start talking about opening ceremony.
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I just want to add to this that I saw an article headline talking about that there was a calculated railroad sabotage that was designed to cause massive disruption. from the article, it was mentioned that this sabotage could have affected railroads that are connected to cities that are hosting Olympic competitions. and yeah, I think more attempts to disrupt the Olympics will occur as the days pass.

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Quote from: SatoPrincess on July 25, 2024, 02:24:40 PM

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Nigeria put pressure in the first half but they lost because they did failed to take their chances . They froze from the moment Brazil started looking better. I didn’t have my hopes up for the Super Eagles so I can’t say I am disappointed with the results. I’m actually impresssed with how they played today despite the 1 nil loss. Looking at the stats Nigeria were the better side in the match. If they can play like they did in the last 15mins of tonight’s game, I believe they will be able to fare better against other teams in the group.

Nigeria put up a hell of a fight against Brazil. But that's football for you, really. Stats don't win games, goals do. Though they didn't win, they played with heart. That's the difference between a good team and a great team. They are now opposing Spain, the group's top dogs. Then there is Japan, tough and orderly as nails. Not many simple games available from here on forward. Though they have talent, Nigeria needs more intelligence. They gotta channel that energy into goals. Otherwise, they are returning early home

That's for sure; this event will be entertaining. Though Nigeria has promise, it's all about turning that promise into outcomes. We will find out whether they possess what it takes

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Quote from: coinlocket$ on July 25, 2024, 02:00:50 PM

And yeah this Olympic summer game will be problematic out of the games, like what happened yesterday to Australians ( I believe they were from Australia) with the robbery.

Show is just getting started, we are going to hear many more incidents, and I dont even want to start talking about opening ceremony.
I heard some woman got disqualified from Olympic games because she used a aerial drone to spy training of their rival team Grin

This is next level cheating but she just gave an idea what others can do.

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Quote from: criptoevangelista on July 26, 2024, 10:30:21 AM

Not everything is good at these Olympics. The news here in my country reported that former soccer player Zico was robbed in front of a hotel in Paris. His suitcase with belongings valued at around € 200,000 was stolen... including a Rolex watch. Big events like this always attract all kinds of people, including those who like easy money without having to work.

link (portuguese) https://g1.globo.com/mundo/olimpiadas/paris-2024/noticia/2024/07/26/zico-tem-mala-roubada-com-itens-de-valor-em-frente-a-hotel-em-paris-prejuizo-supera-r-1-milhao.ghtml

There will always be scumbags willing to take advantage of unsuspecting visitors and
events like this presents more opportunities for them, which is very unfortunate.

Opening ceremony has started. Being in Ireland we have massive hopes for medals
at these games, we have never had as many athletes competing, 133! with so
many potential medal wins, all we need now is delivery!

So far the ceremony has been absolutely amazing, brilliant idea to take the
ceremony out of a stadium and onto the streets of Paris.

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Nigeria put pressure in the first half but they lost because they did failed to take their chances . They froze from the moment Brazil started looking better. I didn’t have my hopes up for the Super Eagles so I can’t say I am disappointed with the results. I’m actually impresssed with how they played today despite the 1 nil loss. Looking at the stats Nigeria were the better side in the match. If they can play like they did in the last 15mins of tonight’s game, I believe they will be able to fare better against other teams in the group.

In the latest female FIFA ranking Brazil occupies the ninth position while the Nigerian super falcons are ranked thirty-sixth. From the reviews, I think the Nigerian female team proved themselves to be a worthy participant in the tournament. But in such a competition performance without points will lead to an early exit. The Brazilian side didn't dominate the games as favourites but they have the important three points. Spain is currently topping group C after winning Japan by one goal to nothing. Nigerian fans will have to be worried because they would have to fight for a place by winning both Spain and Japan. Spain is ranked number one, while Japan occupies the seventh position. The Super Falcons have a lot of work if they want to remain in the tournament more than in the group stage.

What a tight group that the falcons find themselves in and from FIFA ranking it shows that Nigeria is the weak team in their group and I will not be surprised if Nigeria exits the competition from the group stage because they need to fight very hard to survive.

Spain will not allow Nigeria win them and assuming they were able to draw Brazil maybe that would have been a motivation to them in the next game when they will be playing Spain. It is like currently in the football world Spain is the hottest.

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Not everything is good at these Olympics. The news here in my country reported that former soccer player Zico was robbed in front of a hotel in Paris. His suitcase with belongings valued at around € 200,000 was stolen... including a Rolex watch. Big events like this always attract all kinds of people, including those who like easy money without having to work.

link (portuguese) https://g1.globo.com/mundo/olimpiadas/paris-2024/noticia/2024/07/26/zico-tem-mala-roubada-com-itens-de-valor-em-frente-a-hotel-em-paris-prejuizo-supera-r-1-milhao.ghtml

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The Olympics opening ceremony is about to start soon and I really excited. France is a beautiful country and they have already set new records with the number of tickets sold and they still have tickets remaining.

Super athletes like Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky etc will be vying for more gold medals in the prestigious competition. Will miss GOATs like Phelps, Bolt etc though.

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Quote from: TopTort777 on July 26, 2024, 02:34:01 AM

Olympic games havent started officially, but I already read negative news about it. Fans misbehave during football matches, robbery, the accident with Australian tourist, spy drone scandal. This is just a start. From the start Paris was not the most safe city, now during Olympic games crime rate will rise. I think these games are going to be tough for police, game judges and full with more scandals.

The Olympics is a very busy sports agenda. There are matches every day and it lasts quite a long time. There are also a lot of participants and sports that are competed. But I am sure the host (France) must have prepared well. Regarding several incidents circulating in the media, we cannot blame France as the host who will certainly have quite a lot of difficulties with security. Some parties may want to take advantage of the current Olympic momentum to launch several issues that could affect the success of the Olympics.

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Quote from: TopTort777 on July 26, 2024, 02:34:01 AM

Olympic games havent started officially, but I already read negative news about it. Fans misbehave during football matches, robbery, the accident with Australian tourist, spy drone scandal. This is just a start. From the start Paris was not the most safe city, now during Olympic games crime rate will rise. I think these games are going to be tough for police, game judges and full with more scandals.

Brazil hosted the Olympic Games in 2016. Brazil, is known as a country with very high crime rate. But the organizers cracked down heavily on organized crime before the event and made sure that the Games was conducted without any untoward incident. What makes Paris 2024 different is that even the organizers and the government refused to acknowledge the crime issue, and refused to do anything about it. It is just shameless behavior from the part of the organizers. I just want IOC to blacklist France from hosting anymore editions in the future.

BTW, for fans in India, you can watch the opening ceremony for free from 9pm IST (3:30 pm GMT) in JioCinema:
https://www.jiocinema.com/sports

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Olympic games havent started officially, but I already read negative news about it. Fans misbehave during football matches, robbery, the accident with Australian tourist, spy drone scandal. This is just a start. From the start Paris was not the most safe city, now during Olympic games crime rate will rise. I think these games are going to be tough for police, game judges and full with more scandals.

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Nigeria put pressure in the first half but they lost because they did failed to take their chances . They froze from the moment Brazil started looking better. I didn’t have my hopes up for the Super Eagles so I can’t say I am disappointed with the results. I’m actually impresssed with how they played today despite the 1 nil loss. Looking at the stats Nigeria were the better side in the match. If they can play like they did in the last 15mins of tonight’s game, I believe they will be able to fare better against other teams in the group.

I will probably just watch the highlights to the match later tonight, I really was looking forward to watching how the Super Falcons would fare against the Brazilian side, too bad they're starting the group stage with a loss, it's going to be difficult to get through to the next stage, but I'm sure the Falcons will never go down without a good fight, and looking at the scoreline, I guess they must have played well enough to earn at least a draw which would been a good result to get from a match against Brazil.

I think 1nil is not a bad result because I was expecting Brazil to win by a bigger goal margin. This was my mindset before watching the game. But the Super Falcons showed determination and skill on the pitch and from the performance of their in the game, we can say the best team lost. I have hope that they will be able to win their next game against Spain or at least come out with a draw.

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Quote from: Catenaccio on July 25, 2024, 10:35:04 PM

The USA in contrast, has better approach for sports athletes and they don't aim at medal at any cost.

I'm not sure if that's a real thing but most of the countries that are participating Olympics for all the sports that they are qualified aim for those medals at any cost that they can.

And that's why they're investing in the programs to their athletes for every sports that they can qualify with.

Quote from: Catenaccio on July 25, 2024, 10:35:04 PM

Humanitarian principles to follow are more important than how many medals they have in Olympics.

But that event, the Olympics is all about competition ever since the age of time.

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China can get a second rank or first rank but if we assess a national performance in Olympics, beyond total medals, the USA is better than China.

But you said that they don't aim for any medal at any cost? or I understand it the other way?

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Quote from: Catenaccio on July 25, 2024, 10:35:04 PM

Quote from: Odohu on July 25, 2024, 10:27:28 PM

Indeed USA and China will always top the table in terms of gold medals and that is not going to change any time soon. They are intentional about sports and have one of the biggest investment in sports. I have the feeling that USA will dominate even though Michael Phelps (who always give them gold medal in swimming) will only be coming as a commentator.

China has bad strategy to find, train and grow up the youth athletes for Olympics. There are many information resources that reveal how harsh trainings in China on youth athletes and their government, sport ministry think that gaining medals, high rank in Olympics will show their national power and they are ready to do many unacceptable ways to achieve sports results for their political ambition.

Yes, but you have to understand that their form of government is very different and the mentality of people as well. We have billions of Chinese, and it's going to be a privilege to be train at a young age to become future Olympians. So it is really harsh as kids as young as 4 started to train in let's say gymnastics and so when they are 12, they started to compete at a high level and bring honor to their country.

Quote from: Catenaccio on July 25, 2024, 10:35:04 PM

The USA in contrast, has better approach for sports athletes and they don't aim at medal at any cost. Humanitarian principles to follow are more important than how many medals they have in Olympics. China can get a second rank or first rank but if we assess a national performance in Olympics, beyond total medals, the USA is better than China.

Of course, they also aim for medal and golds, but the approach is very different, trainings as well specially if they are training kids to start win. They are very careful with them and perhaps they are always accompanied by their parents. As opposed to the Chinese wherein their parents are the one pushing their kids to train and then they will faded away as the government will completely take care of the kids and train them very hard to perfection.

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