The Official 2024 Paris Summer Olympics Thread (from July 26 - August 11) - Closing Ceremony replay at 7pm EST

[hood b. goode]

Get this old dude off the stage

 

[Nero Christ]

Why do they always go to English? I need the geopolitical reasoning for why they cater to the English language after speaking French. There's probably hundreds of athletes who don't understand the english, let alone the french. Where are the smart ppl to explain this?

Media broadcasting rights and something like 76% of the world speaks it

 

[BlackMajik]

Why do they always go to English? I need the geopolitical reasoning for why they cater to the English language after speaking French. There's probably hundreds of athletes who don't understand the english, let alone the french. Where are the smart ppl to explain this?

Cuz cantonese is too hard to learn

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

Why do they always go to English? I need the geopolitical reasoning for why they cater to the English language after speaking French. There's probably hundreds of athletes who don't understand the english, let alone the french. Where are the smart ppl to explain this?

It’s one of the official languages of the IOC

 

[MikelArteta]

bach dropping all his languages

 

[jj23]

Why do they always go to English? I need the geopolitical reasoning for why they cater to the English language after speaking French. There's probably hundreds of athletes who don't understand the english, let alone the french. Where are the smart ppl to explain this?

French and English are the official Olympic languages I believe.

And English is more popular.

 

[Mister Terrific]

Why do they always go to English? I need the geopolitical reasoning for why they cater to the English language after speaking French. There's probably hundreds of athletes who don't understand the english, let alone the french. Where are the smart ppl to explain this?

English is compulsory education for nearly ever country in the world. What language should they use?

 

[MikelArteta]

It’s one of the official languages of the IOC

Yup french and english and then the host country if its not one of the two.

 

[Nero Christ]

lol at NBC going to break

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

 

[jj23]

Zouzou!!!!

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

WOW ZIDANE!!!!!

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

Are you a woman?

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Hope he manages the French national team!!

 

[419scam]

who?