Olympic Games Paris 2024 - AH Thread [Thread banned posters listed in first post.]

As was said:

Her second interview was much better

You'd feel, that interviewers were instructed not to "mention the war" and that Kellie was very wary of having it even tangentially mentioned, or even having to go there in her replies.

Which is fair enough, but mentioning she went to a dark place, and not explicitly saying why, ...it kinda leaves the internet bullies off for what they've done

Watching it, the first could have gone either way. The the third could have gone either way, I think the second was Harringtons, but that won't win her the fight....

I'm hoping this comment moves us on to the next page

you cant ask boxers who have just lost to fight again. They are much more likely to be injured. It’s idiotic. Funnily enough Conlans lads had to pull out after that robbery of a judging performance.

OTB trying to play up Kellie's victory now. So slimy. Delighted she got the gold and silenced the begrudgers.

Olympics Athletics on Wednesday:

06:30 - Marathon Mixed Relay Walk
09:05 - Men’s High Jump Quali
09:15 - Women’s 100m Hurdles R1
09:25 - Women’s Javelin Quali
10:10 - Men’s 5000m R1
10:55 - Men’s 800m R1
11:45 - Women’s 1500m Rep

17:15 - Women’s Pole Vault Final
18:05 - Men’s 110m Hurdles SFs
18:15 - Men’s Triple Jump Quali
18:35 - Men’s 400m Hurdles SFs
19:02 - Men’s 200m SFs
19:25 - Men’s Discus Final
19:45 - Women’s 400m SFs
20:20 - Men’s 400m Final
20:43 - Men’s 3000m Steep Final

oh would you cop on. You’d be giving out if they didn’t post anything about her.

they get 30000 euro funding if they are the elite of the elite. It’s not major funding. It’s it’ll have to do funding.

But the athletes don’t complain, in fairness. I’ve never heard anyone complain about the funding they got even after they retired and could say what they want. Although our esteemed journalist class never asked the likes of Sonia or Dervla o’rourke about it either after retirement.

The funding issue is more about infrastructure and facilities. Which aren’t normally at an international standard level in Ireland. A velodrome should have been built years ago but that is only one example. Generally if our athletes had to depend on facilities in Ireland they would be poorly prepared. It’s kind of like our defence budget. We depend on other countries to train our athletes/defend our sovereignty. But it’s a lot cheaper to fix sports facilities than upgrade militarily.

Despite our great rowers, we’ve never discussed hosting any European championships so we can build on their success and create a culture of young rowers for the future.

Ireland is a sporting backwater, although our people love sport and invest in it by attending events and buying raffle tickets etc., this is not matched by public investment. Governments look at sport as a source of income (through tax revenues like VAT) not something to invest in.

no doubt someone will be along to say that that’s because all the money goes to the GAA but that’s total bollocks to be honest.

I’d be hopeful. She’s a terrific championship performer

But it's literally her job to jump hurdles. She gets rewarded for making a bollox of it. This is why i think it should be scrapped and go back to quickest loser time.

Fantastic, Lavin 2nd in her heat

Fair fcuks to Lavin!!!

Apparently not. First three qualify regardless of time.

Great race from Lavin, well done