Olympic Videos & Pictures

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7 minutes ago, dcro said:

Has anyone seen 'First' (London 2012 Official Film)?

 

I just did, and it is astonishingly bad! Around 95% of the film is in slow-motion for no reason.

I never watch such films, I prefer rewatch the full events replays

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Some great photos here.  Huge crowds for the tug-of-war!  

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-9717173/Tokyo-Olympics-bizarre-Olympic-sports-history-Games-approach.html

 

Reflects a traditional Anglo-saxon distrust of race walking although, like so many other sports, we actually invented it. 

 

The swimming obstacle course has almost got its own emoji!  

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Since Sofia Pozdnyakova won the Olympic gold in sabre today here's a reminder how her father won it in Atlanta 1996:

 

Sergei Sharikov sadly died in a car accident in 2015.

 

 

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K38bIrbnGh8

 

That was exactly 25 years ago today.

This 2.37 jump by Artur Partyka in Atlanta is probably my favourite olympic moment ever. What emotions...! Such a clearance, it was much more than 2.40 in the air!

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Videos and Pictures, 👌 

 

But let's talk about books, too? 😉 

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And The newest thing 

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OBS Beijing 2022 intro