Griff88

I hope they don't end up like ours... Remember the new Indonesian arena for the FIBA World Cup? Its roof apparently couldn't withstand the weight of extra rigging for lighting required in badminton competitions

Time to mute your television folks

Where's that parody bid poster I created for them years ago. I have to submit it to them soon

Pyeongchang 2018 too, with various artists

They just announced as Magnifique, Monsieur Kim like it

Well maybe a bit messy here and there, but they managed to show the French stuff Still gutted Japan did not get the chance

Surprisingly fun and nice so far

I think she’s still the flag bearer, judging from this sash which showed the number 84 (the order of parade)

female flag bearer should be PV Sindhu (Badminton). She's not playing in the next day afaik

Suad Al-Faqaan (Rowing) & Yousef Al-Shamlan (Fencing) https://timeskuwait.com/kuwaiti-athletes-poised-for-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-tomorrow/ Mazoon Al-Alawi (Athletics) & Ali Anwar Al-Balushi (Athletics) https://timesofoman.com/article/148100-ali-and-mazoon-named-as-omans-flag-bearers-for-opening-ceremony + Lynnzee Brown (Artistic Gymnastics) https://lenouvelliste.com/en/article/249342/paris-2024-philippe-metellus-and-lynnzee-brown-to-serve-as-haitis-flagbearers-at-the-olympics + Joella Lloyd (Athletics) https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/two-sprinters-named-antigua-and-barbudas-olympic-flag-bearers

Opening Ceremony uniforms

Michelle Lee Ahye (Athletics) & Dylan Carter (Swimming)

+ Vareeraya Sukasem (Skateboarding) https://www.thaipbsworld.com/paris-2024-olympic-flag-bearers-for-thailand-announced/ 12 years old… Is this even legal

All these delay just for this

vs , great match I believe this is my first time to be so glued to the screen for a handball match

From the President for our NOC, it seems like and are in the same building (or at least opposite to each other) Will stalk some Polish athlete to confirm this *please ignore the electric fan*

Raijeli Daveua (Rugby 7s) & Viliame Ratulu (Sailing) https://www.fijivillage.com/sports/Daveua-and-Sailor-Viliame-Ratulu-are-Team-Fijis-flag-bearers-frx854/ Kenenisa Bekele (Athletics) https://www.hatricksport.net/ኦሎምፒክ-ኮሚቴ-አሁን-ያለንበት-ቁመና-ከመ/ I can't read Amharic, but from Google Translate the article said that he will be a flag bearer unless there is a request to refuse the role, then the officials will select a last minute replacement

Emma Meesseman (Basketball) & Jerome Guery (Equestrian) https://www.instagram.com/p/C9zr3CJsrHF/?igsh=MTE3eGJ4a255dmR6OA== Philippe-Abel Metellus (Judo) https://haititempo.com/jo-paris-2024-philippe-abel-metellus-designe-porte-drapeau-dhaiti/

Alcinda dos Santos (Boxing) & Matthew Lawrence (Swimming) https://clubofmozambique.com/news/panguana-and-lawrence-named-mozambiques-flag-bearers-for-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-262581/

I dislike the fact that they have to write "Olympic Games" on the scoreboard graphics, are the five rings not iconic enough?

IOC and OCA on the race for who's going to announce hosts for 2038 first, for now IOC is leading

Puripol Boonson (Athletics); [Female TBC] https://www.thaipost.net/sport-news/625412/

Ana Gros (Handball) & Benjamin Savšek (Canoeing) https://english.sta.si/3325268/ana-gros-and-benjamin-savsek-to-be-slovenias-flag-bearers-in-paris

Sagor Islam (Archery) https://www.banginews.com/web-news?id=7b4a06a112f6c7aa64b1742f1f3df4aea2db349d

Manita Shrestha (Judo) & Santu Shrestha (Table tennis) https://english.dcnepal.com/2024/07/23/nepals-flag-bearers-for-the-33rd-summer-olympic-games-in-paris/ Maryam March Maharani (Judo) https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4212741/atlet-judo-maharani-jadi-pembawa-bendera-indonesia-di-olimpiade-paris