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Post by Greenwood2 on Aug 8, 2024 8:28:30 GMT
On the pole vaulting we were wondering how they put the bar back up when someone knocks it down. Is it some clever device or two men with long poles and some sort of rest on the top? They never seem to show them putting it back.
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Post by Ace on Aug 8, 2024 9:41:11 GMT
On the pole vaulting we were wondering how they put the bar back up when someone knocks it down. Is it some clever device or two men with long poles and some sort of rest on the top? They never seem to show them putting it back. There's a winding mechanism on the uprights to raise and lower the rests that the bar sits on.
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Post by benaj on Aug 8, 2024 10:59:38 GMT
So what am I watching right now. Women's Individual Stroke Play - Golf. First time actually watching Olympic event in 2024.
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Post by bernythedolt on Aug 8, 2024 11:54:55 GMT
So what am I watching right now. Women's Individual Stroke Play - Golf. First time actually watching Olympic event in 2024. A wild guess, but this could explain why you haven't seen many Union Jacks being waved during these Olympics. 
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Post by moonraker on Aug 8, 2024 14:24:53 GMT
Exactly, at least Pool, Snooker, Bowls, and Darts are in my mind sports and they aren't inccluded, if we are having breakdancing then we need the various disciplines of ballroom dancing. And lapdancing. Some of the Olympic costumes would not be out of place in a lapdancing club. Nor, I imagine would some of the contortions the athletes go through. I've yet to watch any of the relevant events (and possibly won't), but when I've come across TV coverage of other sporting contests I do find the sights very pleasant - but also wonder why the outfits have to be so revealing.
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Post by benaj on Aug 9, 2024 14:55:45 GMT
Watching Breaking now, could someone explain why the participants don’t have to used real names?
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Post by Badly Drawn Stickman on Aug 9, 2024 15:46:25 GMT
Watching Breaking now, could someone explain why the participants don’t have to used real names? Like we do on this forum you mean? I would guess given its roots 'gang names' would be de rigueur for authenticity.
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Post by bernythedolt on Aug 9, 2024 17:24:10 GMT
Watching Breaking now, could someone explain why the participants don’t have to used real names? I would guess given its roots 'gang names' would be de rigueur for authenticity. Lest we discover you're one of those breakdancing participants in Paris. We know you hide your talents well VI, but I'll be watching out for 'p2pshapesdogg' now.
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Post by benaj on Aug 9, 2024 21:54:28 GMT
Well, RAYGUN and LOGISTIX lost out, AMI got gold.
Anyway, maybe you should participate Cyberlympic chatalon in 2028
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Post by registerme on Aug 10, 2024 17:15:53 GMT
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Post by benaj on Aug 10, 2024 21:12:28 GMT
“Olympics-Neutral athletes from Russia, Belarus can take part in closing ceremony, says IOC”
I wonder how would many Olympics-Neutral athletes from these two countries would have grabbed medals if they were allowed to participate.
Those athletes, it’s not likely that they can choose nationality nor stop the war
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Post by keitha on Aug 10, 2024 22:42:09 GMT
It would be nice if those UK medics were somehow rewarded by the IOC, or even the UK Government, we see medals handed out for sporting achievements etc IMHO these are equally deserving of an MBE or whatever. before anyone says they were just doing their job then so are sports stars, Civil servants and such.
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Post by spiral on Aug 11, 2024 8:32:48 GMT
“Olympics-Neutral athletes from Russia, Belarus can take part in closing ceremony, says IOC” I wonder how would many Olympics-Neutral athletes from these two countries would have grabbed medals if they were allowed to participate. Those athletes, it’s not likely that they can choose nationality nor stop the war 32 from Russia and Belarus have competed under a neutral flag winning a total of 2 medals to date.
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Post by adrianc on Aug 11, 2024 10:25:08 GMT
“Olympics-Neutral athletes from Russia, Belarus can take part in closing ceremony, says IOC” I wonder how would many Olympics-Neutral athletes from these two countries would have grabbed medals if they were allowed to participate. Those athletes, it’s not likely that they can choose nationality nor stop the war They have been. That's what "neutral" means. 17 Belarussians, 15 Russians. They've won medals. Another 11 (1 Belarus, 10 Russia) initially accepted the option to participate neutrally, then declined, probably because of internal political pressure. apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-russia-ukraine-neutral-athletes-0c753936cc1da967756a64cdeff8cb59
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Post by agent69 on Aug 11, 2024 12:09:38 GMT
On the pole vaulting we were wondering how they put the bar back up when someone knocks it down. Is it some clever device or two men with long poles and some sort of rest on the top? They never seem to show them putting it back. Reminds me of an Olympic joke. A sports journo is interviewing competitors at an athletics meeting. The conversation went something like this:
- excuse me sir, but are you a pole vaulter
- no I'm German, and how did you know my name was Walter
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