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Olympics Paris 2024

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NDWDave
NDWDave
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10:30pm, 26 Jul 2024
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NDWDave
“Truly original” … welll yes
Surrey Phil
Surrey Phil
Jul 2024
10:32pm, 26 Jul 2024
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Why does the lighting of the cauldron get more procrastinated with every Games? Why can't it be as simple as a runner arrives with the flame and another does a short run to the cauldron?
NDWDave
NDWDave
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10:35pm, 26 Jul 2024
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I think it peaked with the archer at Barcelona
TROSaracen
TROSaracen
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10:37pm, 26 Jul 2024
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TROSaracen
Ali fighting to light the flame ravaged by illness was my top flame lighting.
Surrey Phil
Surrey Phil
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10:39pm, 26 Jul 2024
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Well done Rebecca Adlington for being honest despite Balding and Cram needing to make it look good. Yes, a) the athletes don't want to be hanging around in the rain getting cold and b) it wasn't the best opening ceremony either.
LindsD
LindsD
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10:48pm, 26 Jul 2024
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Super easy to pay a trained interpreter to do that. It wouldn't even have cost very much. Probably an order of magnitude less than the presenters were getting.
Chrisity
Chrisity
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10:52pm, 26 Jul 2024
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Disappointed that they didn't light the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
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12:00am, 27 Jul 2024
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I loved every minute of that, so inclusive!
Nellers
Nellers
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6:56am, 27 Jul 2024
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The rowing programme starts in about an hour. If anyone is interested in finding out a bit about what they're watching:

https://youtu.be/uwLhFYH8ObE?si=vkP42IDOO16Zaq9R
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
Jul 2024
7:22am, 27 Jul 2024
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fetcheveryone
I liked the subtle dig at our former government by having a diverse range of wonderful people arrive on small boats.

About This Thread

Maintained by Curly45
Couldn't find a thread so thought I would start one.

Who else is off to watch or who is watching at home?

We're doing Lille and Paris and a mix of sports. Currently trying to find travel insurance that includes ticket cancellation as some of the trains in the UK might be difficult and we have some internal French trains to do as well.

Also need to work out the new Paris metro ticket/app combo (Navigo I think).
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