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Paris Olympics 2024! 🏅🇫🇷

GemmaGemma Community Manager Posts: 1,138 Wise Owl
edited August 5 in General Chat
Since the Paris Olympics are on and I'm loving it, I wondered what sport is everyone enjoying watching? 👀

Have you been inspired to try out any new sports? What sport would you love to be good at? 🚴‍♂️

I think my favourites are the gymnastics, athletics and swimming. I also got up so early this morning to watch the mixed triathlon!! But I'm really looking forward to the track cycling starting tonight, the sport climbing which has just started this morning, and the breakdancing to see what that's like for its first year in the Olympics! <3
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  • eylaheylah Posts: 5,247 Part of The Furniture
    its intresting but im watching gymnastics horse riding ( cant spell actual words for it :lol: ).
    keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. 🤍
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 4,873 The Mix Elder
    I've been watching the diving and swimming but mostly to watch Tom Daley knit in-between his dives 😂. I'm also excited for the break dancing too because I think that would be interesting to watch.
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  • amy02amy02 Moderator Posts: 368 Listening Ear
    As a previous swimmer I've been loving the swimming <3 Also loved watching Bryony win gold for GB in the trampolining!
  • sinead276sinead276 Posts: 1,710 Extreme Poster
    oooo i've had it on a fair bit whilst i've been doing my uni work (although it was supposed to be background noise but i always get too distracted)

    the swimming, diving and gymnastics have been good - and i have somehow ended up watching things like Men's hockey or sailing at one point (because only the olympics could get me to do that).

    i'll have to have a look at what sports are on this week - i'm pretty sure there's a fair bit of athletics on but other than that i'll just turn on the TV and find out - because life is full of surprises 😂
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 4,873 The Mix Elder
    Aoife wrote: »
    I'm looking forward to the skateboarding tomorrow! I've also been watching gymnastics, diving and swimming!

    I was watching the canoeing too and have been looking up places to do that near where I live! Might be my new summer hobby!

    Same here it looks super fun!. I've seen a bit of thr canoeing too and I think it looks extreme haha 😂 I was confused though why they were going backwards to the start at one point but I realised its because of the flag poles having different colours meaning where to turn and go
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  • AzzimanAzziman Moderator, Community Champion Posts: 2,103 Boards Champion
    I love the Olympics! I watch most of the sports, they're great fun to watch - whether cheering on your home nation, or just a fan of the action!

    I always find events that involve a lot of precision & coordination impressive - gymnastics and diving are those that come to mind :)
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  • Katie12Katie12 Posts: 360 Listening Ear
    I love the sport climbing! I just think it is amazing how fast they go! they are like a real life spiderman :lol:
  • GemmaGemma Community Manager Posts: 1,138 Wise Owl
    edited August 11
    @Katie12 I loooved watching the sport climbing, it's definitely one of my favourites! I used to do bouldering and it makes me want to go back and try it again!

    I was so happy KJT finally got her medal this weekend in the heptathlon <3
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  • GemmaGemma Community Manager Posts: 1,138 Wise Owl
    Does anyone have a favourite moment from these games?
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  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 4,873 The Mix Elder
    Gemma wrote: »
    Does anyone have a favourite moment from these games?

    I think for me all of the games was pretty cool. I can't believe though I missed the break dancing :lol: I was probably on Youtube distracted by some video haha. I will say the 19 year old boy who won the climbing competition was amazing and he seemed so humble and chill but shocked when he realised he won gold. He really deserved that medal too because the way he climbed that wall was so so brave and amazing. I could never climb a wall like that <3.
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  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 4,873 The Mix Elder
    OOO that reminds me is anyone watching the closing ceremony tonight?.
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  • Orchid059Orchid059 Moderator Posts: 318 The Mix Regular
    Amy22 wrote: »
    OOO that reminds me is anyone watching the closing ceremony tonight?.

    I've got it on in the background!
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 4,873 The Mix Elder
    @Orchid059 Me too I watched the opening ceremony too but that music when they rode that silver metal horse scared me lol and I was watching in the dark so that didnt help xd.
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  • amy02amy02 Moderator Posts: 368 Listening Ear
    What did you all think of Tom Cruise's stunt taking the Olympics to LA? :3
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 4,873 The Mix Elder
    Omg that was so cool and amazing @amy02 especially when he went to LA and sky dived there too :blush: (Haha I almost tagged myself then xd)
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  • ebyrne556ebyrne556 Moderator Posts: 1,199 Wise Owl
    I loved watching the taekwondo three days just chilling in the Sun watching it was pretty relaxing :3
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