Olympics 2024 - discussion thread

Randomuser

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I think China lost it's chance of a gold medal in badminton. Chen Yufei played He Bingjiao and lost. She was the previous Olympic champ and has a winnable record against the top players. He Bingjiao has never won crap against top players.

They probably discussed beforehand and picked He. I dunno what the badminton team is thinking but this is really disappointing. Makes me wonder if they are retarded or corrupt.

I hope they have a good explanation for this like Chen is in really poor condition or something.
 
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broadsword

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Like a lady Boss.

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This LGBTI+ Olympics..
 
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azn_cyniq

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PandaAI said:
We saw in the heats, the male breaststroke is the critical difference. If Qin is in, then Xu must be out. I just can’t see Pan being left out.
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Can Qin swim in the final? He didn't swim in the first heat so I'm not sure if he's allowed to swim in the final
 
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Kyle Chalmers has sought to play down the strained relationship between Australian and Chinese swimmers, saying there is no bad blood between him and rival Pan Zhanle after the 100m freestyle gold medallist alleged that Chalmers had snubbed him during the Olympic swim meet [.....]

But on Saturday, the Australian three-time Olympian said had been in touch with his Chinese counterpart and would be visiting him in Shanghai later this year.

“We’ve exchanged messages which has been really nice,” Chalmers said following the men’s mixed medley relay heat. “I’m supposed to be going to the world cup series, and obviously the first leg is in Shanghai. He’s looking forward to having me there and wanted to show me around, so that makes me a lot more excited about going.

“I don’t think there was any animosity ever,” added Chalmers, who won silver behind Pan in the 100m freestyle. “From my point of view, I spoke to him in the marshalling room before the race, after the race went straight over and shook his hand in the pool, on the podium shook his hand, and then had a great conversation before we started our cool-down.”

Chalmers won gold in the two-lap discipline at last year’s world championships, with Pan off the podium in fourth, before the Chinese prodigy got the better of the field in Paris in a world record time. The Australian said he looked forward to the rivalry continuing in the years ahead.

“I really look forward to progressing our relationship and challenging each other and having some amazing battles in the pool over the years. It’s 1-1 now – last year we raced at the world championships and I got the better of him, but this year he got the better of me. So I look forward to taking it to round three next year.”

Chalmers admitted language barriers might have contributed to the misunderstanding. “We both obviously don’t speak the same language,” he said. “I know zero Chinese, so it’s quite hard to talk at the best of times. Again like I said, from my point of view, I don’t have any issues. His race was amazing the other night, and I’m honoured to be in the fastest race ever swum in the 100m freestyle in history – it’s an incredible feat.”
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Pan and Chalmers are both part of their respective national teams for the men's 4x100m Medley Relay, so their competition in Paris is not quite over yet.
 
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