2024 Paris Olympics

[Baloo]

If a city hosts the equestrian and boxing would anyone actually care?

I think you would, because it's the olympics. You may get larger crowds because the entire city have only a few events that people can go and see.

 

[Panthera Tigris]

That works because every city hosting gets what they want- World Cup football.
If a city hosts the equestrian and boxing would anyone actually care?
I mentioned the surfing before, i havent seen a single reference to it anywhere- nothing on TV, no highlights. I did check and it happened, but removing it from the other events has removed it from the public eye.

Don’t think I agree. It actually did feature a fair bit. Early in the programme. Hence why during the second week it’s forgotten. Just as a lot of the first week is, such is the short attention span of society and broadcasters.

You could cater to cities/regions that have a cultural attachment to the sport too. To negate some of your doubts.

Sailing regatta, Hobart docks host with similar festivities set up as Sydney-Hobart yacht race. Because a city like Hobart doesn’t normally get to host events of this stature, being part of the Olympics would definitely get people keenly out, trying to be part of it.

Cycling hosted in Adelaide for example. Big cultural legacy in the sport there. Surfing on the Gold Coast etc

Again. Conceding that countries with smaller geographical footprints and strong connectivity between cities/towns/regions would have an edge here. Or a country that has a really well connected region. For example, the US could host a “US Olympics” rather than a city.

But could for example use the Atlantic NE. Basically Philadelphia to Boston region. Would work similarly to say Netherlands-Belgium, with minimal build.

 

[TigerMasochist]

Some Algerian female boxer apparently

Haaarrrgh. Old mate Chompers would be coming home in a body bag if he'd tried to pull that stunt.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Listened to the interview with Trump on X yesterday. At least as much as I could stand.
No wonder Elon gave Donald a soapbox. He stands to do very well personally from him being returned as President..

 

[Tigers of Old]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823203236326605201

 

[Baloo]

Still not sure whether to laugh or cry when it comes to Raygun. I just hope she's coping with the global ridicule. It can't be easy.

 

[Baloo]

 

[RoarEmotion]

Still not sure whether to laugh or cry when it comes to Raygun. I just hope she's coping with the global ridicule. It can't be easy.

She has some chutzpah to put out there what she did. To somehow think it would not generate this response for someone who is a professor on cultural stuff means she ain’t a great professor.

Her moves were crap. I was watching it live and was thinking it must be a joke. It was just next level bad. It was like some 5 or 6 year olds at a 7pm wiggle dance party with the lights turned down.

Now folks are clamouring against the pile on. Please.

Unfortunately that isn’t the deal for folks under broad spotlights. If people see stuff they are going to comment on it.

 

[TigerMasochist]

She has some chutzpah to put out there what she did. To somehow think it would not generate this response for someone who is a professor on cultural stuff means she ain’t a great professor.

Her moves were crap. I was watching it live and was thinking it must be a joke. It was just next level bad. It was like some 5 or 6 year olds at a 7pm wiggle dance party with the lights turned down.

Now folks are clamouring against the pile on. Please.

Unfortunately that isn’t the deal for folks under broad spotlights. If people see stuff they are going to comment on it.

Got a tax payer funded holiday to France n mega loaded up the internet. Not bad for a " drunken " tracky dack dance routine.

 

[artball]

Re: Raygun

a major deal with the break dancers was passports. you know those things that you need to travel with.
so the majority of the 'contestants' for the Australian spot didn't or hadn't held one. it cut the field.
a B-Girl who has won most of Australian break comps doesn't have citizenship, which you need to get into qualifying rounds.
ie: a passport, which is $400. many people cannot afford one, partly because they can't afford to travel.
47% of Australians don't hold a valid passport.
so it becomes about privilege. like most of the athletes on display at the games, not just break-dance, not just Australians.
the majority of Olympians are from privileged backgrounds, private schools, money and support.

So Raygun gets a go. the street kids don't. the privileged scholar does. she blows it, but there's a system that enabled it...

so guess what system - Dance Sport Australia get the gig to run the break-dance qualifiers but they know nothing about
this dance form. So they contact Raygun who has a PHD in break dancing. She said, "partner with the Australian Breaking Association and they'll run it for you".
This association was founded by Raygun and her husband and has 20 members. They get 15 entrants into the qualifier - those with passports - and Raygun is selected and her husband is selected as the team coach.

far out huh? ....dodgy Raygun!

she actually as an academic has some interesting things to say about break-dancing, it's cultural appropriation and
the institutionalisation of it. it didn't translate in her 'skillz' but she put a few purists noses out of joint and that's never a bad thing....whatever the scene...

 

[RoarEmotion]

Re: Raygun

a major deal with the break dancers was passports. you know those things that you need to travel with.
so the majority of the 'contestants' for the Australian spot didn't or hadn't held one. it cut the field.
a B-Girl who has won most of Australian break comps doesn't have citizenship, which you need to get into qualifying rounds.
ie: a passport, which is $400. many people cannot afford one, partly because they can't afford to travel.
47% of Australians don't hold a valid passport.
so it becomes about privilege. like most of the athletes on display at the games, not just break-dance, not just Australians.
the majority of Olympians are from privileged backgrounds, private schools, money and support.

So Raygun gets a go. the street kids don't. the privileged scholar does. she blows it, but there's a system that enabled it...

so guess what system - Dance Sport Australia get the gig to run the break-dance qualifiers but they know nothing about
this dance form. So they contact Raygun who has a PHD in break dancing. She said, "partner with the Australian Breaking Association and they'll run it for you".
This association was founded by Raygun and her husband and has 20 members. They get 15 entrants into the qualifier - those with passports - and Raygun is selected and her husband is selected as the team coach.

far out huh? ....dodgy Raygun!

she actually as an academic has some interesting things to say about break-dancing, it's cultural appropriation and
the institutionalisation of it. it didn't translate in her 'skillz' but she put a few purists noses out of joint and that's never a bad thing....whatever the scene...

Seems a ready made afl commissioner

 

[TigerMasochist]

Re: Raygun

a major deal with the break dancers was passports. you know those things that you need to travel with.
so the majority of the 'contestants' for the Australian spot didn't or hadn't held one. it cut the field.
a B-Girl who has won most of Australian break comps doesn't have citizenship, which you need to get into qualifying rounds.
ie: a passport, which is $400. many people cannot afford one, partly because they can't afford to travel.
47% of Australians don't hold a valid passport.
so it becomes about privilege. like most of the athletes on display at the games, not just break-dance, not just Australians.
the majority of Olympians are from privileged backgrounds, private schools, money and support.

So Raygun gets a go. the street kids don't. the privileged scholar does. she blows it, but there's a system that enabled it...

so guess what system - Dance Sport Australia get the gig to run the break-dance qualifiers but they know nothing about
this dance form. So they contact Raygun who has a PHD in break dancing. She said, "partner with the Australian Breaking Association and they'll run it for you".
This association was founded by Raygun and her husband and has 20 members. They get 15 entrants into the qualifier - those with passports - and Raygun is selected and her husband is selected as the team coach.

far out huh? ....dodgy Raygun!

she actually as an academic has some interesting things to say about break-dancing, it's cultural appropriation and
the institutionalisation of it. it didn't translate in her 'skillz' but she put a few purists noses out of joint and that's never a bad thing....whatever the scene...

In other words the privileged honky female is more than happy to accept Govt grants, University grants and tax payer funded holidays while culturally appropriating the street dancers art forms and dissing on them at the same time. Intellectual cockaroach.

 

[artball]

In other words the privileged honky female is more than happy to accept Govt grants, University grants and tax payer funded holidays while culturally appropriating the street dancers art forms and dissing on them at the same time. Intellectual cockaroach.

yep

 

[MD Jazz]

Re: Raygun

a major deal with the break dancers was passports. you know those things that you need to travel with.
so the majority of the 'contestants' for the Australian spot didn't or hadn't held one. it cut the field.
a B-Girl who has won most of Australian break comps doesn't have citizenship, which you need to get into qualifying rounds.
ie: a passport, which is $400. many people cannot afford one, partly because they can't afford to travel.
47% of Australians don't hold a valid passport.
so it becomes about privilege. like most of the athletes on display at the games, not just break-dance, not just Australians.
the majority of Olympians are from privileged backgrounds, private schools, money and support.

So Raygun gets a go. the street kids don't. the privileged scholar does. she blows it, but there's a system that enabled it...

so guess what system - Dance Sport Australia get the gig to run the break-dance qualifiers but they know nothing about
this dance form. So they contact Raygun who has a PHD in break dancing. She said, "partner with the Australian Breaking Association and they'll run it for you".
This association was founded by Raygun and her husband and has 20 members. They get 15 entrants into the qualifier - those with passports - and Raygun is selected and her husband is selected as the team coach.

far out huh? ....dodgy Raygun!

she actually as an academic has some interesting things to say about break-dancing, it's cultural appropriation and
the institutionalisation of it. it didn't translate in her 'skillz' but she put a few purists noses out of joint and that's never a bad thing....whatever the scene...

Would a real breaker wanna be going to the olympics anyway?

 

[MD Jazz]

Re: Raygun

a major deal with the break dancers was passports. you know those things that you need to travel with.
so the majority of the 'contestants' for the Australian spot didn't or hadn't held one. it cut the field.
a B-Girl who has won most of Australian break comps doesn't have citizenship, which you need to get into qualifying rounds.
ie: a passport, which is $400. many people cannot afford one, partly because they can't afford to travel.
47% of Australians don't hold a valid passport.
so it becomes about privilege. like most of the athletes on display at the games, not just break-dance, not just Australians.
the majority of Olympians are from privileged backgrounds, private schools, money and support.

So Raygun gets a go. the street kids don't. the privileged scholar does. she blows it, but there's a system that enabled it...

so guess what system - Dance Sport Australia get the gig to run the break-dance qualifiers but they know nothing about
this dance form. So they contact Raygun who has a PHD in break dancing. She said, "partner with the Australian Breaking Association and they'll run it for you".
This association was founded by Raygun and her husband and has 20 members. They get 15 entrants into the qualifier - those with passports - and Raygun is selected and her husband is selected as the team coach.

far out huh? ....dodgy Raygun!

she actually as an academic has some interesting things to say about break-dancing, it's cultural appropriation and
the institutionalisation of it. it didn't translate in her 'skillz' but she put a few purists noses out of joint and that's never a bad thing....whatever the scene...

Would love to see some sort of eviudence that all these olympians are from privileged backgrounds.

I imagine many get scholarships becauise of their sporting prowess. Not sure they come from rich families. Most of the swimmers parents I ever see are your typical bogan barracking mum and dad.

If you hold a passport that makes you privileged?

Some real pot shotting artball

 

[RoarEmotion]

Would love to see some sort of eviudence that all these olympians are from privileged backgrounds.

I imagine many get scholarships becauise of their sporting prowess. Not sure they come from rich families. Most of the swimmers parents I ever see are your typical bogan barracking mum and dad.

If you hold a passport that makes you privileged?

Some real pot shotting artball

Pretty good pod on this here

Freakonomics Radio - EXTRA: Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete (Update)

There are a lot of factors that go into greatness, many of which are not obvious. As the Olympics come to a close, we revisit a 2018 episode in which top athletes from a variety of sports tell us how they made it, and what they sacrificed.


https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst...dbe-f756-4317-a0e6-5cbc3b984896&feed=Y8lFbOT4

 

[artball]

Would love to see some sort of eviudence that all these olympians are from privileged backgrounds.

I imagine many get scholarships becauise of their sporting prowess. Not sure they come from rich families. Most of the swimmers parents I ever see are your typical bogan barracking mum and dad.

If you hold a passport that makes you privileged?

Some real pot shotting artball

oh well... fish in a barrel..

i never said "all olympians"

when 47% of the Australian population don't hold a passport? yeah i think that's kind of privileged territory ..
it generally means overseas travel and that's not easy for, well, 47% of people here in Australia..

limited opportunity is exactly that - access to sporting programs, scholarships...
people may not have the know how or resources to apply ...

and i didn't say "rich families" - i said money and support .. they're different things

funny you pull one sentence from my post and go me on that? i thought the rest
was much more interesting - an example of privilege, support, and possibly corruption?

 

[Panthera Tigris]

A side note to the Olympics. World Junior Athletics Championships are currently on for U20s. Torie Lewis travelled straight there after her Olympic campaign.

But the kid who had caught the eye of the world, 16YO Queenslander Gout Gout. Baring in mind he is giving away 3 years to some of his rival competitors.

Won his 200m semi in a canter. He’s running similar times to Usain Bolt at the same age. Born in Ipswich QLD in 2007 to Sudanese migrant parents. Didn’t get into athletics until the PE teachers at Ipswich Grammar spotted him in a house athletics carnival after he arrived at the school in grade 7.

58K views · 455 reactions | Viral Queensland sprint star Gout Gout has shown his incredible potential again this time at the World Junior Athletics championships in Peru. While Gout’s semi-final time was officially third-fastest, it was 0.3 slower th

Viral Queensland sprint star Gout Gout has shown his incredible potential again this time at the World Junior Athletics championships in Peru. While Gout’s semi-final time was officially...

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[Tigers of Old]

Paralympics break dancing..wow!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1829374855613235509

 

[mk33]

Great to see Beau Vernon son of Darryl representing Australia in Wheelchair Rugby