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

[TheFryingDutchman]

A Belgian just chipped a goalie in field hockey from 10 yards out

 

[mozichrome]

so close

 

[MikelArteta]

Yeah, but what about the other WI countries, the presence doesn’t seem like it was. Maybe it’s just me.

I also remember reading this article a while back don't know if it's bs but

Why are Jamaicans so good at sprinting? | Michael Brooks

Michael Brooks: Several factors feed in to Jamaica’s flair for speed but there is a good reason to dig deeper, and it has nothing to do with athletics

www.theguardian.com

 

[King Static X]

They have a small population so that’s probably the main reason same with Canada. West Africa always should’ve been dominating the sprints considering they have the purest genetics for it but we all know the reason why they hadn’t

Canada has way more people than Trinidad. Also, Canada is a developed country, Trinidad is not lol.

Canada is just little bro to the US comparably.

 

[MikelArteta]

I was leaning toward corruption over anything else. However, the rise of the internet spreading to the WI and kids being addicted could be the main reason. Distraction from going outside and developing their physical genes.

That to, I remember being young and playing sports, riding my bike, going on hikes going to track adn running were fun. Now the average kid would rather play roblox or have a gaming pc

 

[MikelArteta]

Canada has way more people than Trinidad. Also, Canada is a developed country, Trinidad is not lol.

Canada is just little bro to the US comparably.

way more people but just like 1.3 million black people

also most cdn universities don't offer full scholarship for track. And also weather wise, we have no florida or texas where you can runoutside on a track all the time

 

[KnowledgeDropper]

Nice camera angles on this women’s pole vault… You can see every contraction of the azz muscles

 

[MikelArteta]

Brown just got smoked Officially an end of an era.

The crazy thing we might medal for the relay. It's been the same guys for like a decade so the handovers are crisp.

 

[TheFryingDutchman]

They got cute black girls in Ireland now?

 

[The Wall Is Undefeated!]

Janelle Brumfield with her natural hair!

 

[aceboon]

wtf was Klaver doing? she lucky they gave her a pass

 

[315]

Get her outta there

 

[KillerPups]

Cameraman deserves a noble prize

 

[3Rivers]

Klaver

 

[BlackMajik]