Olympics

Article by Steven Aquino

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For letting go of the tether to his guide runner before the line

Sorry for the editorialised title, but I figured people would appreciate it more than the uninformative clickbait title on the original video "Have Uncovered an Olympics Mystery..."

This is a map of how many times the Olympics games have been, or will be held in each country of the world.

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The Paris 2024 team is made up of 37 talented athletes – 13 of them are women – competing in 12 different sports. They're a team born from circumstance and opportunity. Their existence signifies hope, belonging and inclusion.

https://www.rferl.org/a/paris-olympics-gymnastics-barbosu-chiles-romania/33074443.html

It's a crazy story of the coaches Rasmus Jonsson and Anders Kristiansson - from Sweden of all places - theorising about ways to innovate the sport, and then scouting young talents to coach this method into from an early age. And years later, their pupils claim the Olympic gold. What a story.

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Transcription:By Jesse Squire @tracksuperfan · 1h If I did my math right, those starting block speakers made a difference last night. Without them, Lyles would have been at a disadvantage of 0.008 sec — how long the sound of the pistol takes to travel from lane 4 (Thompson) to lane 7 (Lylesh). He won by 0.005. [A picture showing starting blocks on the track with runners' feet in them. Behind each starter block is a purple loudspeaker connected to wires leading out of frame.]

An absolutely insane display of grit, adrenaline and the power of being pushed by the crowd. I think he's never put up a time below 3:30, and now clocks in at 3:27.65, setting an Olympic record in the process.

This guy...

Video: https://youtu.be/t1lKdcpuo9E?si=KMMDTmZGg_OLYQ5h

In devastating scenes in the Porte de la Chapelle Arena, the Spanish badminton star collapsed to the floor after landing awkwardly on her surgically repaired knee, just 11 points away from making the Olympic final.

Transcription 4 panels. The first contains a man sitting at a bar with grey hair and a white shirt. A man in a suit approaches him and says "Agent we need you for one last job." The grey-haired man replies "I'm retired." The second panel shows us their faces. The man in the suit has black sunglasses, a black tie, and a plain white shirt under his suit. The grey-haired man has square glasses. The suited man says "You have to do it. For your country." Grey-haired man replies "Hmph. Fine." The third panel goes back to the first framing, but the suited man is walking away. He looks back over his shoulder at the grey-haired man, who also looks back at him. The suited man says "Good. Remember, keep a low profile." The fourth panel shows a rendition of the famous photo of Yusuf Dikeç at the Paris 2024 Olympics, wearing a white shirt that says "Turkiye" on it, his left hand casually in his pocket, his right arm extended aiming a gun. Social media link in the signature to @dontlikethatbro on Facebook and Instagram

::: spoiler Transcription A picture of a man in a pool posing for a group photo with a number of women. The man holds a ball and wears water polo headgear. Some of the women also wear water polo headgear, others have only swimming caps.

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TranscriptionFour pictures arranged in a square, with the Olympic rings overlayed in the centre of them. The pictures are, reading left to right, top to bottom: The Eiffel Tower, viewed from the River Seine, with the word "Paris" overlayed over it. Tower Bridge, viewed from the River Thames, with "London" overlayed over it. A highway with motion-blurred images of cars, with a city skyline in the background, with "Los Angeles" overlayed over it. A Hungary Jacks fast food burger restaurant, its logo the same as the "Burger King" logo but with the words changed, with the "Brisbane" overlayed over it.

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The bronze medalist of women’s mountain biking at the Paris Olympics helped her competitor win silver. Yes, you read that correctly.

I might have to start watching the Olympics more, decided to get into it this year since I feel like I have been missing out of previous years

Article (in Dutch) about them.

What time is the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics?

Find it, scan it, and its yours to keep.

The International Olympic Committee's executive board has recommended France and the USA to host the Winter Olympics in 2030 and 2034 respectively.