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bob the dog

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Wish France well with the hosting. Apparently they have cleaned up the Seine.

Paris will need to put on a good show to regain enthusiasm for the event. Marginal sports has pretty much made the Olympics a non event for me personally. Say no to snowboarding. Now they want flag football.

That said Canada spends a lot of money on the Olympics. Most of it on the administrative bureaucracy.
 
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bob the dog said:
Wish France well with the hosting. Apparently they have cleaned up the Seine.

Paris will need to put on a good show to regain enthusiasm for the event. Marginal sports has pretty much made the Olympics a non event for me personally. Say no to snowboarding. Now they want flag football.

That said Canada spends a lot of money on the Olympics. Most of it on the administrative bureaucracy.
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Agreed. The Olympics would benefit from cutting down on the number of events and eliminating most team sports and sports with healthy professional and/or international leagues.
 
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Hard to believe Canada is sending Andre De Grassi to his 4th Olympic games. That's a lot of sucking on the national teat.

Nobody faster or nobody cares. More of a colossal waste of money on an incredible superficiality that has nothing to do with National pride.
 
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Top dog Andre Degrassie fails to make finals in both the 100 and 200. Still has the relay to go but seriously a poor choice to be on the team. Next is a job for life with a generous pension no doubt.

Can't say I have followed the games at all just catching bits here and there. Not worth dumping tax dollars into what is basically a privately held group with superficial organizational objectives. Anything that sells should be the motto.
 
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bob the dog said:
Top dog Andre Degrassie fails to make finals in both the 100 and 200. Still has the relay to go but seriously a poor choice to be on the team. Next is a job for life with a generous pension no doubt.

Can't say I have followed the games at all just catching bits here and there. Not worth dumping tax dollars into what is basically a privately held group with superficial organizational objectives. Anything that sells should be the motto.
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Shampoo commercials await.
 
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bob the dog said:
Top dog Andre Degrassie fails to make finals in both the 100 and 200. Still has the relay to go but seriously a poor choice to be on the team. Next is a job for life with a generous pension no doubt.

Can't say I have followed the games at all just catching bits here and there. Not worth dumping tax dollars into what is basically a privately held group with superficial organizational objectives. Anything that sells should be the motto.
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He will definitely be a paid commentator during the next games .
 
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Algeria’s Imane Khelif has stormed into the women’s welterweight boxing final at the Paris Olympics 2024 after beating Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in a unanimous points decision by the judges in the French capital.

Lin Yu-ting, representing Chinese Taipei, defeated Esra Yildiz Kahraman of Turkey by a unanimous decision, advancing to the final round of the women’s 57-kilogram competition Saturday.

Interesting…time will tell.
 
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