Paris 2024

[hifinutt]

Not long now till Paris olympics .Anyone going ? All seems on track with building etc

 

[Bob McC]

Triathlon at risk because of Seine pollution.

 

[gintonic]

opening ceremony at risk of being moved due to security

 

[matthewr]

I find myself really looking forward to Femke Bol (impossible not to love both on the track and if you see her interviewed) vs Sydney McLaughlin (supreme champ and panto villain).

Also I really enjoy saying Femke Bol in a terrible Dutch accent

 

[andrew d]

https://tickets.paris2024.org/en/search/?affiliate=24R There are tickets still available and still being released. They are not cheap!
Apparently London is the place to stay of you're off to the Olympics. Paris is booked up and Euro Star is the way to go.

 

[RJohan]

But, the most important question we all want an answer to:

Who will be awarded with 'Official Camera of the MMXXIV Olympic Games'?

 

[TheDecameron]

The amount of public works going on in Paris is stunning. Major building restorations like the Grand Palais and games infrastructure going up at Concorde. The Modern Olympiad coming back to its spiritual home.

 

[hifinutt]

watched this crazy film yesterday ... needless to say after watching it you wont be swimming in the Seine !!!!

 

[Brown Bottle]

Looking forward to seeing the stuff you don’t normally see, particularly the BMX. Nice that it’s in the same time zone as we are.

Cheers BB

 

[hifinutt]

sad to see this news

British swimmer Archie Goodburn has revealed he has been diagnosed with inoperable brain tumours.

The 23-year-old, from Edinburgh, started suffering from numbness and seizures in the build-up to the Olympics trials – where he missed out on qualification by a narrow margin.

But tests carried out after the trials found three large oligodendrogliomas – a rare type of cancer which can affect the brain and spinal cord.

The nature of the tumours makes surgery to remove the tumours impossible, with Goodburn now facing chemotherapy and radiotherapy to try and treat them.

“Six weeks ago, my life experienced a profound change as I was diagnosed with three brain tumours,” he wrote on his Instagram.

Archie Goodburn: British swimmer diagnosed with brain tumours

British swimmer Archie Goodburn reveals he has been diagnosed with inoperable brain tumours.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bob McC]

Stay off balconies.

Safety worries for Paris balconies ahead of Olympics

Real estate experts in Paris have warned about the danger of people cramming on to balconies around the city to catch a glimpse of the Olympics in July and August this year.

www.france24.com

 

[andrew d]

Unfortunately we won't be watching the Canoe Freestyle at the Olympics as it's not yet an Olympic Sport. What could be better to watch than riders turning tricky moves in white water. A friends daughter is the GB K1 Women's Junior champion. https://paddleuk.org.uk/canoe-freestyle-world-cup-2/