Olympics Paris 2024

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EvilPixie
EvilPixie
30 Jul
9:51am, 30 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
They should never have even considered the Seine

There are surely loads of lovely locations but they wanted the city centre Olympics

I mean if you can have surfing in another country why not have triathlon and the open water swimming elsewhere in France?
And as an athlete fancy going to bed wondering if you have to race tomorrow or not?
jda
jda
30 Jul
9:55am, 30 Jul 2024
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jda
Certainly a bit of a gamble, and it doesn’t seem to be paying off.
paulcook
paulcook
30 Jul
10:00am, 30 Jul 2024
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paulcook
The stupid thing is they've known this for months if not years. It's unprofessional. As Pixie points out, going to bed not knowing if you have a race tomorrow or not, after 4 years prep.
richmac
richmac
30 Jul
10:21am, 30 Jul 2024
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richmac
If only they had massive lake set out with grandstands and pontoons and facilities just down the road they could sub in at short notice - Oh wait
richmac
richmac
30 Jul
10:26am, 30 Jul 2024
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richmac
olympics.com
Nellers
Nellers
30 Jul
10:28am, 30 Jul 2024
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Nellers
Make them swim the slalom course! That would spice things up a bit and break up the pack! ;-)
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
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10:55am, 30 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
The Seine has been out of bounds for 100 years it’s nit as if it’s an unknown issue!
Nellers
Nellers
30 Jul
10:59am, 30 Jul 2024
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Nellers
I seem to remember a piece a while back that the organisers were running the swims in the Seine to highlight the massive improvements in water quality that have been achieved, so that's going well for them then.
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
30 Jul
11:24am, 30 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
😂😂😂

It was the BBC reporter jumping in sans wetsuit and saying it tasted ok!

Not seen him since either 😂
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
30 Jul
11:25am, 30 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
As an athlete I’d be furious

4 years of trading (ok 3!) to be in peak condition and this s**t show

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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