Olympics
- Why China gets so many good medals at the Olympics, but Europe gets proportionally way more bronze and America gets an even weighting of gold, silver, and bronze
Sorry for the editorialised title, but I figured people would appreciate it more than the uninformative clickbait title on the original video "Have Uncovered an Olympics Mystery..."
Would love suggestions for a better title of the Lemmy post.
- Where would you want future Olympic Games to be held ?
This is a map of how many times the Olympics games have been, or will be held in each country of the world.
Personally I would like to see Iceland tackle the challenge of infrastructure, I'm sure they would find elegant and minimalist solutions for each sport, without compromising their beautiful nature. It would be interesting to see athletes adapt to permanent daylight in summer. And cynically, it would expose the atrocious state of their housing market, and maybe prompt some change ?
- Paris 2024 Olympics Age Distribution
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This chart shows the number of athletes participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics (y-axis) of each age (x-axis) at the time of the Paris 2024 Olympic opening ceremony.
The chart shows a histogram of a positively-skewed distribution, with a modal value of 24. Annotations on the graph point out interesting facts.
> * The youngest athlete is 11 > * The median age is 26 > * 90% of Athletes are between the ages of 19 and 36 > * 99% of Athletes are between the ages of 16 and 47 > * The oldest athlete is 69
- Flavor Flav offers Jordan Chiles a bronze clock necklace as medal replacementwww.nbclosangeles.com Flavor Flav offers Jordan Chiles a bronze clock necklace as medal replacement
Flavor Flav continues to show support for American Olympians, this time offering gymnast Jordan Chiles a bronze clock necklace to replace her forfeited medal.
- Tom Cruise at the closing ceremony
Is it just me or did this feel very derivative of the James Bond skit at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London games?
- Afghan athlete's DQ shows IOC's support of women is not unconditional
The Paris 2024 team is made up of 37 talented athletes – 13 of them are women – competing in 12 different sports. They're a team born from circumstance and opportunity. Their existence signifies hope, belonging and inclusion.
Despite the attempts of the IOC to claim that they do not want to be political, the reality is that sport is and will always be political. The existence of the EOR points to global unrest and politics as one of the complex layers why the team exists.
- From Paris to Los Angeles: How the city is preparing for the 2028 Olympics.www.voanews.com From Paris to Los Angeles: How the city is preparing for the 2028 Olympics
The city will become the third in the world to host the games three times as it adds to the storied years of 1932 and 1984
- United States and China fight to 40-40 draw for most Olympic gold medalswww.nbcnews.com United States and China fight to 40-40 draw for most Olympic gold medals
It's the first standoff in summer games history and it took a nail-biting U.S. women's basketball win, in the final action of Paris 2024, to make happen.
- Snoop, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers film on Long Beach California shoreline for Olympics closing ceremonylbpost.com Snoop, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers film on Long Beach shoreline for Olympics closing ceremony
The stars descended on Rosie's Dog Beach Saturday to record part of the Paris closing ceremonies. It was a hint of what's to come. Long Beach will be a major player in the 2028 games.
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It's airing today 8/11/24 at 12pm PST
- France delivers Macron's wish securing best Olympic medal tally in a century.www.rfi.fr France delivers Macron's wish securing best Olympic medal tally in a century
President Emmanuel Macron had set the bar high by calling for 50 to 60 French medals at the Paris Olympics and Les Bleus duly delivered, reeling in the country's biggest medal haul since 1900, as the…
- American gymnast Chiles must return bronze medal, IOC says.www.voanews.com American gymnast Chiles must return bronze medal, IOC says
Court mandates score change
https://www.rferl.org/a/paris-olympics-gymnastics-barbosu-chiles-romania/33074443.html
- Have the Paris Olympics cracked the code of the circular economy?theconversation.com Have the Paris Olympics cracked the code of the circular economy?
The Paris 2024 Olympics Games are the first Olympics organisation committee to have appointed a Circular Economy Officer.
- Paris 2024: One high school has produced an Olympian at every Summer Games since 1952sports.yahoo.com Paris 2024: One high school has produced an Olympian at every Summer Games since 1952
Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, Calif., churns out Olympians at a pace that other high schools around the country can’t match.
Long Beach, CA represent!
- L.A. Mayor Karen Bass touts a car-free Olympics, but plans still call for some carswww.latimes.com L.A. Mayor Karen Bass touts a car-free Olympics, but plans still call for some cars
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is pushing public transit and remote work to help keep 2028 Olympics traffic manageable, but LA28 is planning for some car use.
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- Sweden takes gold in Beach Volleyball with its innovative jump-set stylewww.nbcolympics.com Sweden defeats Germany for first-ever beach volleyball gold medal
World No. 1 team David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig made quick work of Germany’s Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler to win Sweden’s first-ever Olympic beach volleyball gold medal.
It's a crazy story of the coaches Rasmus Jonsson and Anders Kristiansson - from Sweden of all places - theorising about ways to innovate the sport, and then scouting young talents to coach this method into from an early age. And years later, their pupils claim the Olympic gold. What a story.
If you want to read more about the new style here is an article about it.
- Court Rules In Favor Of Romanian Gymnasts On Olympics Inquiry.www.rferl.org Court Rules In Favor Of Romanian Gymnasts On Olympics Inquiry
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has voided the inquiry that led to an Olympic bronze medal for American gymnast Jordan Chiles in the women’s floor exercise.
- France 'happy' and 'united' in success as Paris Olympics draw to an end.www.rfi.fr France 'happy' and 'united' in success as Paris Olympics draw to an end
As the 2024 Paris Olympics wind down ahead of Sunday's closing ceremony, organisers have celebrated the country as being 'united' and 'happy' during the widely hailed two-week sports extravaganza amid…
- Afghan Refugee Breaker Disqualified For Wearing 'Free Afghan Women' Cape At Olympics.www.rferl.org Afghan Refugee Breaker Disqualified For Wearing 'Free Afghan Women' Cape At Olympics
Refugee breaker Manizha Talash, or “b-girl Talash,” was disqualified from the first ever Olympic breaking competition on August 9 after she wore a cape that said “Free Afghan Women."
- Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chilli Peppers tipped to close Olympics.www.rfi.fr Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chilli Peppers tipped to close Olympics
Superstars Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers will perform at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to entertainment magazine Variety.
- China beat Sweden to lift fifth straight Olympic men's table tennis team title.www.rfi.fr China beat Sweden to lift fifth straight Olympic men's table tennis team title
To the list that places death and taxes as the only sure things in life, add the Chinese men's table tennis team claiming gold at the Olympic Games. On Friday at the South Paris Arena, Long Ma, Chuqin…
- How the 2024 Paris Olympics handled the heat — and didn't.grist.org How the 2024 Paris Olympics handled the heat — and didn't
The summer games can't compete with rising temperatures.
- U.S. Athletes Are Taking Full Advantage of Free Healthcare in Olympic Villagewww.si.com U.S. Athletes Are Taking Full Advantage of Free Healthcare in Olympic Village
Women’s rugby player Ariana Ramsey’s videos showcasing her appointments have gone viral, and now many others are making good use of Paris's medical services.
Watch US Olympian Ari Ramsey's response about it...
https://x.com/MyDaleyVibes/status/1821562794472333795
- The sport dragged into the Olympics without its consent [Breaking/break dancing]www.smh.com.au The sport dragged into the Olympics without its consent
Dance sport bosses wanted ballroom in the Olympics. They were told to deliver breaking instead. The only problem: no one asked the breakers.
- The Paris Olympics horse-whipping scandal shows the dangers of ‘Disneyfication’ in horse sports.theconversation.com The Paris Olympics horse-whipping scandal shows the dangers of ‘Disneyfication’ in horse sports
A controversy involving one of the world’s best dressage riders highlights the need for more protection of horses in equestrian sports.
- Finally golden: US women pursuit team wins Olympic gold after 12 years of silver and bronze medalsapnews.com Finally golden: US women pursuit team wins Olympic gold after 12 years of silver and bronze medals
The U.S. women’s pursuit team of road race Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner, Chloe Dygert, Jennifer Valente and Lilly Williams held on through a ragged finish to beat New Zealand in the race for gold at the Paris Games.
- Starter guns
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By Jesse Squire @tracksuperfan · 1h
If I did my math right, those starting block speakers made a difference last night.
Without them, Lyles would have been at a disadvantage of 0.008 sec — how long the sound of the pistol takes to travel from lane 4 (Thompson) to lane 7 (Lylesh).
He won by 0.005.
[A picture showing starting blocks on the track with runners' feet in them. Behind each starter block is a purple loudspeaker connected to wires leading out of frame.]
- 'I've embarrassed you all': Australian hockey player Tom Craig arrested in Paris trying to buy cocainewww.abc.net.au 'I've embarrassed you all': Australian hockey player Tom Craig arrested in Paris trying to buy cocaine
Paris public prosecutor's office confirms a 28-year-old Australian was arrested after being seen by police attempting to buy the illicit substance.
- Cole Hocker shocks the world and wins 1500m finalwww.nbcolympics.com Paris Olympics Aug. 6 recap, highlights: Cole Hocker shocks in 1500m final
Results, updates and latest news from Day 11 of competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
An absolutely insane display of grit, adrenaline and the power of being pushed by the crowd. I think he's never put up a time below 3:30, and now clocks in at 3:27.65, setting an Olympic record in the process.
