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It’s not for free, we in Europe are paying for you! Least you could do is send us a bottle of wine.

Wow, what a meet!

Traoré did his hamstring in the 200m. Of all the bad luck……

They are still building it, probably.

Wow, out of absolutely nowhere! I remember Blanka Vlasić spent years only just missing it.

Best 800m race since London 2012.

Going to be a nervous day, we have a gravel stage à la Strade Bianche or Tro Bro Leon. Comms are saying “This is the first time in TdF history etc” but of course pre WWI some mountain stages were probably ALL gravel.

This is a post I did a couple of weeks ago on the British Athletics Weekly forum. Here's the situation in , which I believe will be replicated in pretty much all countries BBC Mainstream Channels - Most important events chapped like thin slices of sushi and mixed up with each other along with plentiful blethering, montages, previews, interviews, reviews and news. Also will be constant channel changing, so if you expect to watch the Big Race starting at 17:59 on BBC1, you will be switched away to BBC2 , then have to sit through credits, blethering, an interview with Keely H, a feature on Keely H's dogs, Gabby, Denise & Jess's opinions about Keely and only then see the Big Race at 18:15 by time you will already know the result. BBC Red Button - A bit better, in that it will be full uninterrupted coverage of your match, session or whatever, with just a quick introductory voice-over before getting on with it. BBC iPlayer - Will only show what has previously been shown on one of the other BBC Channels. Usually slow to post, so if you want to see something that took place at 08:30 expect to wait to about 16:00 before it is up. Eurosport 1 and 2 linear channels packaged on Sky, Virgin etc. Usual Eurosport style. Big solid bleeding hunks of live action. Introductions and reviews don't overlap the main feature, but are shown before and afterwards, or at worst as picture within picture. Nowadays, lots more adverts than there were three or four years ago. Lots of repeats overnight. Familiar well-informed commentators & experts. Advert-free option available if you are paying for Discovery Plus. Discovery Plus Online - The only place to see every single thing being broadcast with dozens of streams going at the same time. Available on all major hardware platforms and devices. You'll need good broadband, multiple HDMI inputs on your TV and home wifi. Apart from the stuff which overlaps with Eurosport commentators will be from the World Feed. That should be OK for Athletics where it should be familiar voices. Also multi-tracks (usually without commentary) for all field events, uninterrupted long races etc. Commentary a bit less reliable for minority sports as New Zealand horse-racing commentators attempt to get to grips with canoe slalom, Australian Rugby League commentators do synchro swimming etc. But you will have to pay at least some kind of monthly fee for the length of the Games, possibly even a longer contract. So start looking out now for bargains and offers.

Thought it might be a good idea to revive this thread as there are scattered discussions elsewhere.

Hmm, it’s a clickbait site, so the most intelligent people are those that refuse to use it.

Horrible news - rider Andre Degre killed during the Tour of Austria - details very sketchy as yet. https://www.krone.at/3447826

Long solo run by KoM Abrahmsen, now we’re heading for the sprint.

Also on Sunday we have the FBK Games from Hengelo, always one of the best of the sub-Diamond League meets with all the best athletes. Special pre-game race on Saturday evening with a 10000m featuring Sifan Hassan and other well-known names. World Athletics Continental Tour | World Athletics

1. Move to Ecuador. 2.

Everyone on course in the ITT.

Prepared to give pretty much everything a bit of a go because at the Olympics drama and brilliance can suddenly happen anywhere, but Breaking will be a 100% boycott from me. The only football I'll watch will be the Day -2 & -1 games, though, since those are important TV organisation days. Golf & tennis would only watch with serious medal chances.

More on the Water Quality Issue for Marathon Swimming and Triathlon. Marathon swimming will be transferred to the Rowing lake if necessary, but Triathlon will be a Duathlon using the planned course and dropping the swim leg. Olympics-Paris 2024 sets up reserve site for marathon swimming if Seine unsuitable (msn.com)

And better news on the "Will it take place at all?" front. The rowing and canoeing venue can be used as a backup. Olympics-Paris 2024 sets up reserve site for marathon swimming if Seine unsuitable (msn.com)

Congratulations to Patrick Bartoletti, but sadly in the eyes of most fans of Hot-Dog Eating, there will always be an asterisk against his name. Hopefully there can be some equivalent of the 1980 or 1984 Zurich Athletics Meets which pitted Olympic Champions against the best athletes from the boycotting nations. Patrick Bertoletti, of Chicago, managed to gobble down 58 hot dogs to win his first men's title at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest. Patrick Bertoletti wins Nathan's 4th of July Hot Dog Eating contest after eating 56 glizzies | Daily Mail Online

And your missing adjective is "Far-left Labour party". Also "Numpty Scottish Nationalist Party"

It's a big result for Nigel Farage. Since the beginning of the three-party system more than a century ago, no Britain-wide fourth party has ever won more than 6 seats at a General Election. So if he does get 13 it will be new territory.

It's the Henley Regatta this weekend, a classic event which benefits enormously from vast subsidies from some of the Worlds' richest banks, investment houses etc who reward their staff by taking them to get drunk there. There's usually some serious rowing involved also, with lots of Olympic boats or individual rowers competing in club colours. Also schools, Universities, clubs, age group and masters action mixed in. Anyway, tons of YT coverage out there, but from the sporting POV, Saturday is Semis and Sunday is Finals day. https://www.youtube.com/@HenleyRoyalRegatta/streams

Plenty time to sleep in September.

11 plus. Obviously not every day. Every third or fourth day I will have to spend 30 minutes or so shopping.

Got a big weekend coming up with two bumper meets at Paris & Hengelo, but in the meantime we have two lower division meets today with English commentary. One from Sweden Live Streaming - Folksam Grand Prix Karlstad | European Athletics (european-athletics.com) And one from France Live Streaming - Folksam Grand Prix Karlstad | European Athletics (european-athletics.com)