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Another Brit standing side by side and super excited for this ceremony and the next few weeks.

I will never be more than I was for 2012's openening but I just don't know what to expect and I'm loving every moment.

Just purchased a nice bottle of French red for this evening

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5 minutes ago, Rob2012 said:

No, definitely not more excited than I was in 2012! But I don't think I've been more intrigued about a ceremony than this one.

I've mostly avoided the ceremonies threads here this time, so I'm looking forward to seeing how Paris does this!

That's probably a better word - it also feels a bit less tense than 2012, knowing that it's not you that's being watched & judged :lol:. I've been following every thread, for every scrap of info available but it doesn't dull the excitement :)

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Super impatient yesterday but since this morning I have never looked at the weather so much in my entire life. It replaces impatience with anxiety. But if at the end it doesn't rain (or very, very little), then it will be forgiven.

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Several high speed train lines into France have been sabotaged halting services on those lines.  Terrible news for all those heading to Paris for the Games and tonight’s Opening Ceremony.

Here’s the report from the BBC about it:

 

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19 minutes ago, AustralianFan said:

Several high speed train lines into France have been sabotaged halting services on those lines.  Terrible news for all those heading to Paris for the Games and tonight’s Opening Ceremony.

Here’s the report from the BBC about it:

Yes... I've just canceled my week-end in Paris :(

 

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Do you want to laugh? During the week Anne Hidalgo & Tony Estanguet swam in the Seine, the water quality was sufficient 6 days out of 7 of the week. You will never guess which was the 7th day when the water was not clean enough.

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/info-franceinfo-jo-de-paris-2024-l-eau-de-la-seine-etait-de-qualite-insuffisante-le-jour-ou-la-maire-de-paris-et-le-prefet-se-sont-baignes_6688197.html

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The wonderful Sir Rols :) With all the Olympics shenanigans happening today, I suddenly remembered this place. 6 years since my last login. 
 

I hope Lee, CFM, Rob, Baron and many others still post on here. It was always such a community of our shared love for this event. I’m just glad it has kept its presence. 

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https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-statement-on-wrong-identification-of-the-team-of-the-republic-of-korea-noc-during-the-opening-ceremony

Today, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach spoke with the President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol. In this telephone call, the IOC President apologised sincerely for the mistake in the audio broadcast of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 last night, in which the team of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Korea (KSOC) was wrongly identified. The problem was identified as a human error, for which the IOC is deeply sorry. The IOC President was joined in the call by the CEO of Paris 2024, Étienne Thobois; by Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services; and by IOC Member and KSOC President Lee Kee-heung.

The IOC President took the opportunity to congratulate the President of the Republic of Korea on the country’s first medal at these Games, which was a silver medal won by the 10m air rifle mixed team.

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It's wonderful - & an inspired decision to use the rugby arena for it (same with the Grand Palais). The only sadness is how it makes me feel even more that Tokyo should've been given 32 or 36 after they had to host a closed games... but let's not dwell. The Olympics are back, & where better than Paris :)

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‘32 was off the table for obvious reasons, & who knows, Tokyo probably doesn’t want another Olympics anytime soon after what they just went through.

Easy to say the IOC should’ve just given them another Games, but if the Japanese are not interested, then that’s it. Case in point, Sapporo 2030 would’ve been a sure thing for them, to kinda make up for 2020, & they still weren’t interested.

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Most venues lool very beautiful so far. The Brand is also working nicely and not being distracting at all. I just wish they had a bit more fun with the colors than just purple or blue though.

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1 hour ago, Ikarus360 said:

Most venues lool very beautiful so far. The Brand is also working nicely and not being distracting at all. I just wish they had a bit more fun with the colors than just purple or blue though.

Completely agree. The venues have exceeded my expectations in how they look. The look of the games and the incorporation of the venues in front of iconic sites just look beautiful and much better and iconic than I expected. A truly great and iconic Olympic Games!

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20 minutes ago, Rob2012 said:

It's fabulous, but it's no ExCel exhibition centre.

they should have put fencing in the hall of mirrors idc

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2 minutes ago, Michelle said:

Who is going to create ‘the men at the Paris games’ thread..  isnt that a thing from past Games 🤔

There is a hot bods thread somewhere.

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