Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Thread

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Welcome to the Paris 2024 Olympics thread.

The Olympics are underway so this thread is meant to be used for us to celebrate,conversate and enjoy the Olympics together.

Some starter questions to introduce yourself.

1.What events/sports are looking forward to most at this Olympics?

2.Are you going to the Paris 2024 Olympics?

3.What team/teams are you supporting at the Olympics?

4.Have you ever been to the Olympics?

5.What do you enjoy about the Olympics the most?

My Updated Medal Table
🇺🇸 40 :king1:

44

42

🇨🇳 40

27

24

🇯🇵 20

12

13

🇦🇺 18

19

16

🇨🇵 16

26

22

🇳🇱 15

7

12

🇬🇧 14

22

29

🇰🇷 13

9

10

🇮🇹 12

13

15

🇩🇪 12

13

8

🇳🇿 10

7

3

🇨🇦 9

7

11

🇺🇿 8

2

3

🇭🇺 6

7

6

🇪🇦 5

4

9

🇸🇪 4

4

3

🇰🇪 4

2

5

🇳🇴 4

1

3

🇮🇪 4

0

3

🇧🇷 3

7

10

🇮🇷 3

6

3

🇺🇦 3

5

4

🇷🇴 3

4

2

🇬🇪 3

3

1

🇧🇪 3

1

6

🇧🇬 3

1

3

🇷🇸 3

1

🇨🇿 3

0

2

🇩🇰 2

2

5

🇦🇿 2

2

3

🇭🇷 2

2

3

🇨🇺 2

1

6

🇧🇭 2

1

🇸🇮 2

1

0

🇹🇼 2

0

5

🇦🇹 2

0

3

🇭🇰 2

0

2

🇵🇭 2

0

2

🇩🇿 2

0

1

🇮🇩 2

0

1

🇮🇱 1

5

1

🇵🇱 1

4

5

🇰🇿 1

3

🇯🇲 1

3

2

🇿🇦 1

3

2

🇹🇭 1

3

2

🇪🇹 1

3

0

🇨🇭 1

2

5

🇪🇨 1

2

🇵🇹 1

2

1

🇬🇷 1

1

6

🇦🇷 1

1

🇪🇬 1

1

🇹🇳 1

1

🇧🇼 1

1

0

🇨🇱 1

1

0

🇱🇨 1

1

0

🇺🇬 1

1

0

🇩🇴 1

0

2

🇬🇹 1

0

1

🇲🇦 1

0

1

🇩🇲 1

0

🇵🇰 1

0

🇹🇷 0

3

5

🇲🇽 0

3

2

🇦🇲 0

3

1

🇨🇴 0

3

1

🇰🇬 0

2

4

🇰🇵 0

2

4

🇱🇹 0

2

🇮🇳 0

1

5

🇲🇩 0

1

3

🇽🇰 0

1

🇨🇾 0

1

0

🇫🇯 0

1

0

🇯🇴 0

1

0

🇲🇳 0

1

0

🇵🇦 0

1

0

🇹🇯 0

0

3

🇦🇱 0

0

2

🇬🇩 0

0

2

🇲🇾 0

0

2

🇵🇷 0

0

2

🇨🇮 0

0

1

🇨🇻 0

0

1

ROT- 0

0

1

🇵🇪 0

0

1

🇶🇦 0

0

1

🇸🇬 0

0

1

🇸🇰 0

0

1

🇿🇲 0

0

1

More Information about the Medal Table
https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/medals
Paralympics Medal Table
🇨🇳 83 :king1:

64

41

🇬🇧 42

34

24

🇺🇸 31

36

19

🇳🇱 24

14

10

🇮🇹 20

13

30

🇫🇷 17

24

🇧🇷 17

22

31

🇺🇦 16

23

28

🇦🇺 16

13

23

🇯🇵 12

10

15

🇩🇪 9

11

19

🇺🇿 9

8

6

🇨🇦 8

7

8

🇪🇦 7

10

21

🇵🇱 7

5

9

🇮🇷 6

10

6

🇮🇳 6

9

12

🇹🇭 6

9

11

🇨🇭 6

6

5

🇰🇷 5

10

13

🇨🇴 5

6

11

🇧🇪 5

4

3

🇨🇺 5

2

1

🇩🇿 5

0

5

🇹🇷 4

10

🇭🇺 4

4

3

🇮🇱 4

2

4

🇸🇰 3

1

0

🇭🇰 2

3

1

🇹🇳 2

2

0

🇦🇿 2

1

🇸🇬 2

1

0

🇵🇹 2

0

1

🇪🇹 2

0

🇮🇩 1

6

5

🇲🇽 1

3

5

🇨🇿 1

3

1

🇩🇰 1

2

🇲🇳 1

2

0

🇻🇪 1

1

0

🇦🇷 1

0

4

🇬🇪 1

0

1

🇲🇾 1

0

1

🇿🇦 1

0

1

🇧🇬 1

0

🇨🇷 1

0

🇳🇦 1

0

🇵🇪 1

0

🇸🇮 1

0

🇬🇷 0

3

4

🇲🇦 0

2

3

🇳🇴 0

2

3

🇳🇿 0

2

1

🇮🇪 0

2

0

🇦🇹 0

1

🇹🇼 0

1

🇨🇾 0

1

0

🇰🇿 0

1

0

🇱🇻 0

1

0

🇷🇸 0

1

0

🇱🇰 0

1

0

🇨🇱 0

0

3

RPT- 0

0

2

🇪🇨 0

0

1

🇮🇶 0

0

1

🇰🇼 0

0

1

🇳🇵0

0

1

🇳🇬 0

0

1

ROT stands for Refugee Olympic Team.
RPT- stands for Refugee Paralympic Team.

(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 1

username7009922

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Adding people in from other Olympic themed threads to get started.
@Talkative Toad
@hh1209
@always-anxious
@Muttley79
@04MR17
@PileaP
@ebyrne2036
@Kallisto

Reply 2

always-anxious

Chat Forum Helper, Study Forum Helper

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Cool

1.

I'll be watching whatever's on the main channels, I'm not too picky :lol:

2.

No :tea:

3.

Whoever's winning :giggle:

4.

No :cookie:

5.

I like the opening ceremony to the Olympics :grin:

Reply 3

Muttley79

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What events/sports are you looking forward to most at this Olympics? Athletics, swimming,and many others you don't see on TV much
Are you going to the Paris 2024 Olympics? No
What team/teams are you supporting at the Olympics? GB!
Have you ever been to the Olympics? No
What do you enjoy about the Olympics the most? Seeing a range of sports

Reply 4

Orange Blossom

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Original post

by Adam Woodbridge

Welcome to the Paris 2024 Olympics thread.
The Olympics are starting quite soon so this thread is meant to be used for us to celebrate,conversate and enjoy the Olympics together.
Some starter questions to introduce yourself.
What events/sports are looking forward to most at this Olympics?
Are you going to the Paris 2024 Olympics?
What team/teams are you supporting at the Olympics?
Have you ever been to the Olympics?
What do you enjoy about the Olympics the most?

Gymnastics, diving, athletics, equestrian, and cycling
No
Team GB ofc
No
Gold medals for people who have trained for it all their lives

Reply 5

username7009922

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Here are my answers to the questions.

1.

Athletics,Swimming,Diving, Gymnastics,Cycling,Rowing,Canoe, Triathlon,Handball (Never seen it on TV but seen a YouTube video of it and looks fun)

2.

No

3.

GB and small nations that don't win many medals

4.

No. Do want to go to 2026 Winter Olympics but need to get passports.

5.

Unity and world peace shown in the Olympics and the atmosphere shown during the Olympics.

Reply 6

Talkative Toad

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1.What events/sports are looking forward to most at this Olympics?
Swimming, football, and running.
2.Are you going to the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Might visit the scene
3.What team/teams are you supporting at the Olympics?
Team GB and France, whatever floats my boat
4.Have you ever been to the Olympics?
No
5.What do you enjoy about the Olympics the most?

The athletic sports probably

Reply 7

sdfj

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1. Swimming, track events, triathlon and similar.
2. No.
3. GB (at least Murica needs to not win).
4. When I was three, I went to the London one for a basketball game.
5. Certain events can be very exciting indeed. Dunno what else to say about that.

Reply 8

username7009922

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Hi everyone
Here are some of the latest Paris 2024 Olympics headlines.
https://news.sky.com/video/paris-2024-olympics-frances-sports-minister-swims-in-river-seine-amid-pollution-concerns-ahead-of-games-13177436were-real-people
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jqg7g374qo.amp
https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/entry-lists-published-paris-2024-olympic-games
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1146573/paris-2024-16-russian-athletes-take-part
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrlz6p46gzo.amp
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cqv5w6d090go.amp

Reply 9

username7009922

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Original post

by sdfj

1. Swimming, track events, triathlon and similar.
2. No.
3. GB (at least Murica needs to not win).
4. When I was three, I went to the London one for a basketball game.
5. Certain events can be very exciting indeed. Dunno what else to say about that.

Do you know which basketball game you went to?

Reply 10

Orange Blossom

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Original post

by sdfj

1. Swimming, track events, triathlon and similar.
2. No.
3. GB (at least Murica needs to not win).
4. When I was three, I went to the London one for a basketball game.
5. Certain events can be very exciting indeed. Dunno what else to say about that.

I remember watching the London Olympics Opening on TV whilst we were on holiday. I was 6 then

Reply 11

username7009922

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Original post

by Hannahblossom

I remember watching the London Olympics Opening on TV whilst we were on holiday. I was 6 then

I remember watching the Rio,Pyeongchang,Tokyo and Beijing Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
I have watched the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony in year 8 History to show the Industrial Revolution and have watched it on YouTube since.

Reply 12

Orange Blossom

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Original post

by Adam Woodbridge

I remember watching the Rio,Pyeongchang,Tokyo and Beijing Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
I have watched the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony in year 8 History to show the Industrial Revolution and have watched it on YouTube since.

I don't really remember the Beijing one. I remember Rio and Toyko and I've got a dvd of the sydney games

Reply 13

username7009922

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Original post

by Hannahblossom

I don't really remember the Beijing one. I remember Rio and Toyko and I've got a dvd of the sydney games

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is what I meant.

Reply 14

Orange Blossom

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Original post

by Adam Woodbridge

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is what I meant.

Ohhh I see lol. Not seen any of the winter Olympics tbh

Reply 15

sdfj

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Original post

by Adam Woodbridge

Do you know which basketball game you went to?

No mate I was 3 😂

Reply 16

sdfj

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Original post

by Hannahblossom

Ohhh I see lol. Not seen any of the winter Olympics tbh

Some of the Winter Olympics events are quite cool to watch. Innovative as well. I agree with Adam on that.

Reply 17

Orange Blossom

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Original post

by sdfj

Some of the Winter Olympics events are quite cool to watch. Innovative as well. I agree with Adam on that.

I think I saw q clip of some tobogganing which seems quite interesting, and ofc there's ice skating and everything so I probably should watch it next time

Reply 18

username7009922

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Original post

by sdfj

Some of the Winter Olympics events are quite cool to watch. Innovative as well. I agree with Adam on that.

My favourite are the sliding events of Bobsleigh,Luge and Skeleton.

Reply 19

username7009922

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Original post

by Hannahblossom

I think I saw q clip of some tobogganing which seems quite interesting, and ofc there's ice skating and everything so I probably should watch it next time

It is in the Italian Alps next time.
It is officially called "Milan-Cortina 2026" but the venues are spread throughout the Italian Alps.

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