Who will light the Brisbane Cauldron in 2032?

[baron-pierreIV]

NIKKI WEBSTER? 

GRETA THUNBERG?  

Edited August 1 by baron-pierreIV

[Victorian]

On 7/31/2024 at 11:31 PM, Australian Kiwi said:

On what basis?

On this basis - she will become one on Saturday having now been elected into the IOC Athletes Commission. Has great leadership skills. 

https://www.olympics.com.au/news/jessica-fox-voted-onto-ioc-athletes-commission/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHQkQXQ2pV58_4H_TQyWbhMzhHBCvjqtHJRLcTNceVF1MdPl6yUxkuUdNlg_aem_9g-JDmOz0SC9RjGo9VdkQA

[Bear]

raygun

[Sir Rols]

1 hour ago, Bear said:

raygun

Don’t laugh.

she won’t light the cauldron, but I bet she’ll be a torch bearer and likely appear in the opening ceremony. She’s a national hero now.

[Bear]

1 hour ago, Sir Rols said:

Don’t laugh.

she won’t light the cauldron, but I bet she’ll be a torch bearer and likely appear in the opening ceremony. She’s a national hero now.

I've done (relatively simple, for now) ethnographic work for my uni degree, and I love the Olympics.

Not only did Raygun conduct ethnographic work, she became a literal Olympian in the process. Legend. I love her.

[Gonzo]

King Wally Lewis on one side, Alfie Langer on the other, Wayne Bennett in the middle lighting up a XXXX stubby cauldron

QUEENSLANDER!

[FYI]

9 hours ago, Bear said:

raygun

 

7 hours ago, Sir Rols said:

Don't laugh. 

She’s a national hero now.

 You were saying (even the comments already are hysterical)! 

 

[Australian Kiwi]

She's a moron.

[Red Centaur]

Why did the Ballroom DanceSport decide THEY should become the authority on Breaking? Its the equivalent of Tennis becoming the authority on Rugby. Idiots.  

[AustralianFan]

1 hour ago, Red Centaur said:

Why did the Ballroom DanceSport decide THEY should become the authority on Breaking? Its the equivalent of Tennis becoming the authority on Rugby. Idiots.  

Because the World DanceSport Federation is the sport’s world governing body and runs the Olympic Breaking competitions at the Olympic Games.

[Red Centaur]

8 hours ago, AustralianFan said:

Because the World DanceSport Federation is the sport’s world governing body and runs the Olympic Breaking competitions at the Olympic Games.

Yes, they only do ballroom. Why did they arrogantly takeover breaking?

[baron-pierreIV]

5 hours ago, Red Centaur said:

Yes, they only do ballroom. Why did they arrogantly takeover breaking?

I'm going to venture a guess here.  That's the only way Breaking could've gotten in.  World DanceSport is a recognized federation by the IOC.  Does Breaking have one?  I guess none.  So that's the only way the IOC would've acceded to Estanguet's silly wish.  

[sebastien1214]

39 minutes ago, baron-pierreIV said:

I'm going to venture a guess here.  That's the only way Breaking could've gotten in.  World DanceSport is a recognized federation by the IOC.  Does Breaking have one?  I guess none.  So that's the only way the IOC would've acceded to Estanguet's silly wish.  

Even if Estanguet wanted breaking for 2024, and that was not a good thing (from my point of view), we must still not forget that he was already present at the 2018 YOG; so Estanguet did not have much to do to convince the IOC which, in reality, was already rather favorable to the arrival of breaking in the Olympic world even before Paris obtained the games.

[baron-pierreIV]

12 hours ago, sebastien1214 said:

Even if Estanguet wanted breaking for 2024, and that was not a good thing (from my point of view), we must still not forget that he was already present at the 2018 YOG; so Estanguet did not have much to do to convince the IOC which, in reality, was already rather favorable to the arrival of breaking in the Olympic world even before Paris obtained the games.

Right.  But if Estanguet didn't want it, it would not have been included.  Why not petanque/boulle or jai a'lai?