Paris 2024

[Pippedydeadeye]

We looked at getting extra sevens tickets but we’d already booked Disneyland. Our friends are there though.

[Rosa]

What match(es) will you see, Pip?

[Pippedydeadeye]

Women’s finals day!

[Hazey_Jane]

I am not jealous at all. Nuh uh.

[Rosa]

Ooh, exciting!

[Hazey_Jane]

We keep looking at the website for tickets and I was browsing the Paralympics too, but 2012 was just so damn perfect.

Although Paris is looking good even in the rain…

[ParisGal]

I'm late to the discussion, but I thought the ceremony was pretty good. Definitely harder to appreciate with the river setting, but having the different scenes in various significant locations was fantastic. I agree that the catwalk thing generally fell flat, but the blue guy Philippe Katherine is a big thing here, and I feel also rather French in that they don't feel the need to explain or justify that their weird artist is worth including :)

I loved the Assassin's Creed parkour guy, the horse, and the Marie-Antoinette / metal / blood explosion show on the prison where she was held. Celine was amazing. I liked the Sororité section too.

As others have said, could have done with cutting a good hour out, which they could have done without losing any content I reckon.

[Disco]

I've not been this into an Olympics since 1984 :lol: I've been watching the women cycling through Paris, men's gymnastics and now two women grappling (not sure what is is but it's martial art-y).

[Rosa]

It's Judo!

[Disco]

Oh! Yeah! It's looks like Judo now you come to mention it. :))

[Rosa]

:lol: Could be anything really though, they always chuck an odd sport in!

[Disco]

I never realised how hardcore Judo could be. It's literally is like sibling rough and tumble.

[Rosa]

So pleased for the guy from Kazakhstan.

[Rosa]

I wasn't sure whether to mention it here or on the tennis thread, but Nadal and Alcaraz are currently playing together in men's tennis doubles (it's on iPlayer).

[Disco]

So pleased for the guy from Kazakhstan.

Yes. That was so good.

[Hazey_Jane]

Disco :lol:

I cannot believe that I am about to support France in a rugby match. Someone call a doctor

[SunnyMum]

We're looking forward to the rugby. Allez les bleus!

[AshleyX]

Same! I’m supporting the French for this. It would mean such a lot!

[H1ppychick]

I’m watching it too, my mum and I have just recapped the opening ceremony on iPlayer from the horse bit onwards (I saw like 15 mins of that last night), mostly because I wanted to see Celine.

I watched the women’s time trial and the diving earlier too.

[Topcat]

This Fijians are tremendous though, they have apparently never lost a game at an Olympics.