2024 Summer Olympics

[RCW]

As a family, we enjoy the summer Olympics.

Mostly the Track and Field events.

Our twin daughters were NCAA Division 1 sprinters in college, albeit several years ago now.

They both were in the NCAA Championships in Oregon a couple times.

While they weren't of the caliber to run in the Olympics, many of their former teammates and acquittances have competed, and several are in the current games.

Many have competed for USA, but others for Spain, Great Britian, Canada, and Jamaica, among others.

Brings it closer to home.

EDIT: Gabby Thomas just won Gold in the 200m.

One of the girls ran against her one year in the Ivy League.

 

[GSD-Keegan]

Yep. Doing my best to be a couch potato! Been watching since before opening ceremonies! Really enjoy the Olympics! All events…A new Olympic event, the Kayak Slalom….I really enjoyed. This girl stole my heart…

 

[GreensvilleJay]

yeesh they called off more of the 'swimming in the sewer seine 'events, , again !!!!
when 'they' say it's OK, 'they' should drink a BIG glass of that 'OK' water...

 

[PoTreeBoy]

Hometown boy took silver in pole vault. I worked with an ex-college pole vaulter, wood pole era in high school and, I think, college.

 

[RCW]

yeesh they called off more of the 'swimming in the sewer seine 'events, , again !!!!
when 'they' say it's OK, 'they' should drink a BIG glass of that 'OK' water...

Jay - - - I don't know much about the Siene River or those events, but I wondered the same about "treating" the river in downtown Paris.

I think downtown Paris isn't known to be the most sanitary environs....isn't there "open toilets" right on the riverbanks?

Lord only Knows what's happening upstream....

Our local river is actually cleaner than it was 50 years ago due to urban sewage treatment systems/plants, including segregation of waste and stormwater infrastructure.

Not sure the same applies in a 700 year old metropolitan area.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I saw a program on how London was cleaning up the Thames about a month ago made me wonder WHY France didn't do the same to the seine,though maybe frenchies aren't sane.....

 

[jyoutz]

Yep. Doing my best to be a couch potato! Been watching since before opening ceremonies! Really enjoy the Olympics! All events…A new Olympic event, the Kayak Slalom….I really enjoyed. This girl stole my heart…


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I’m really enjoying the kayaking events as well.

 

[GSD-Keegan]

Just for fun……
USA makes some fast runners I tell ya…..but us Canucks makes some pretty darn good hammer throwers EH! 🪒🪒