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13 hours ago, Rafa Maciel said:

BBC have announced that they have obtained the rights to show both summer and winter Olympic games through to 2032:

 

Olympic Games to remain free to air on BBC up to 2032 - BBC Sport

 

In the past, British viewers were spoiled by the BBC - particularly in London and Rio - with dedicated coverage for each individual sport so you didn't miss anything. Unfortunately, after the rights were sold to WB Discovery, the BBC coverage pretty much fell off a cliff and we were left with just 2 live streams and only one of them was on terrestrial TV whilst the other was online. For Tokyo, we had to endure hours of "talking heads" filling the time with inane chatter talking about sports that they hadn't bothered to research and didn't have a clue what was going on.

 

So, whilst it's good news that the BBC will be continuing to show the games, if the terms are the same as they were for Tokyo, I think it is safe to say that true sports fans will be left wholly underwhelmed by their offering. 

I will argue, that the BBC's coverage will do for a general audience, and that for Olympic obsessives like us Eurosport does offer a very reasonable price, compared to Sky Sports and BT Sport. Eurosport's coverage of Tokyo 2020 was no-frills (I like the BBC's "frills" tbh) but it was perfect for people like us: turn on the stream you wanted, and watch the sport you wanted, no real coverage, interviews, etc. My plan was to have BBC on the big screen, and Eurosport on the laptop/small screens.

I've now won more trophies than Tottenham this season!

1 minute ago, vinipereira said:

As we've reached the end of the competitive categories, now it's time for the Totallympics' Stars Award, which celebrates our own members. Voted by their peers, these users made some important contributions, having a strong presence in our forum. Here, they are nominated for many different reasons, such as: organization of prediction contests, work on results section, writing for Totallympics News, TISC hosting duties, and discussions or sports info in our threads. All members are valuable for making Totallympics the best sports forum on the internet. We salute you all, including those not listed. This year, the Totallympics' Stars Award honorees are:

 

 

 

@dcro	@Hipooo	@phelps
@Dragon	@MHSN	@rafalgorka
@frantic13poland	@Mkbw50	@Vektor
@hckošice	@Olympian1010	@Vojthas
@heywoodu	@OlympicIRL	@Wumo

 

5 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

Well, where to begin…

 

The forum stayed online another year thanks to @Sindo. It got a facelift thanks to the content generated by @Matej@JoshMartini007@Vojthas @Mkbw50 and others. Our results section grew thanks to the major contribution of @frantic13poland, among others. We celebrated another two editions of TISC under the guidance of @OlympicIRL, with wonderful hosts @Vektor @Hipooo. Our competitive circuit of prediction contests was once again successfully overseen by @Wumo, and our end of year awards revived by @vinipereira. Finally, the moderation team kept things (mostly) civil in the threads for another year against all odds. Hats off all 

 

It finally felt like international sports returned to a semi-normal state this year. We celebrated another Olympics, World Cup, and numerous other events together. Unfortunately, it was also a year marked by conflict. Conflict between nations; between internal domestic forces; between users. It was certainly a year of highs and lows; from top athletes missing the Olympics due to Covid and other injuries, to Messi finally leading Argentina to a World Cup victory. Some of us spent time recovering from injuries and illness, while others celebrated bringing a new life into the world. Through it all, and not to lean too hard on the favorite cliche of the international sports community, we were united by sport. 

 

Whether we were captivated or devastated, entertained or bored, overjoyed by victory or ostensibly angered by loss; users alike were connected by sport. We screamed, laughed, argued, celebrated, and debated like one large dysfunctional family; a brotherhood of international sports fans. I can say, without a shred of doubt, that my year was inextricably improved by the time I spent on this forum. If time is money, then joining the forum just over four years ago was one of my more sound investments. I’d like to thank all of you for your contributions to this forum. We’ve collectively grown such a wonderful, even if occasionally frustrating, community. 

 

Additionally, many of you have been so incredibly supportive of my career as an international sports journalist. I can’t thank you enough for your support. I can only hope to repay you with more excellent content in the year to come. 

 

So with that sentiment, let’s remember fondly the year we’re leaving behind, and greet the future with great enthusiasm. We’re now mere minutes away from the last Totallympics time zone joining everyone else in the New Year, so break out the confetti, libations, firecrackers, boomsticks, and cursed vuvuzelas. It’s time for one last celebration in 2022!

Thank you for the kind recognition.

Totallympics continues to be a place that keeps the Olympic flame and love for Olympic sports alive. As the IOC is increasingly controversial and athletics and other sports seem more and more squeezed, we keep the love and interest up and everyone can contribute, whether they've been a member for years or days

This thread will probably be a bit quiet for a bit longer, as there aren't many events for a while. Things will pick up around March-time.

https://gbgames.sport.blog/2022/11/04/liverpool-both-british-teams-win-medals-and-book-ticket-in-paris/

Both teams in artistic gymnastics win a spot, also coming with five individual places

https://gbgames.sport.blog/2022/09/29/hales-first-male-british-shooter-to-earn-paris-spot/

Nathan Hales earns a spot in Shooting - Men's Trap.

Welcome to @Nickyc707

https://gbgames.sport.blog/2022/09/21/gb-narrowly-miss-out-on-medal-in-pratoni-but-still-qualify/

GB qualified a team, and thus three individual riders, in equestrian - eventing

For both 3x3 basketball and modern pentathlon just minor language clarifications

Hello everyone!
There is a fair bit of qualification events this week

- 2022 Shooting European Championship 25m/50m

- 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship

- 2022 Equestrian Eventing World Championship

- 2022 Surfing ISA World Games

GB's chances are mixed, but we will be sending participants to every event

Another shooting qualification in

https://gbgames.sport.blog/2022/09/10/hill-bags-gb-another-shooting-quota-place-in-larnaca/

Amber Hill earns a spot, Ben Llewellin just misses out.

On 8/30/2022 at 6:04 PM, Benolympique said:

https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/Paris-2024/Paris2024-QS-Gymnastics-Rhythmic.pdf?_ga=2.78863828.1779565323.1661368066-1494378278.1656072868

 

 

 

https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/Paris-2024/Paris2024-QS-Gymnastics-Trampoline.pdf?_ga=2.142629237.1779565323.1661368066-1494378278.1656072868

 

update

There is no functional difference between these two. They just changed the fonts

On 8/27/2022 at 11:33 AM, TeamGB said:

Hi,Thanks for inviting me to the club. I have been looking at totallympics for a while and chose to sign up today. I love watching any sports although my favourites are swimming and tennis.

 

Whenever there is a multi sport event on I watch obsessively and I will sit in front of the TV from the very start to the end of the session. 

My favourite athlete is Adam Peaty and my favourite event to watch at the olympics is the 100m Breaststroke. Outside of swimming my favourite event is archery.

 

I look forward to contributing to topics and keeping track of lots of different sports in this club.

 

Thank you for introducing yourself

And welcome new member @Rafa Maciel

https://gbgames.sport.blog/2022/08/28/hall-snags-gbs-first-shooting-spot-at-paris-2024/

Lucy Charlotte Hall earns our first shooting spot. Coward Holley JUST misses out on the men's side.

1 hour ago, Benolympique said:

according to the French Shooting Federation, the same nation can only win one quota per event and per competition

 

info or intox ?

Yes, it's true

DNF for the relay team to end the Championships

Thanks to everyone who watched with us on Totallympics.com!

24 Golds, 19 Silvers and 17 Bronzes, we come second to on the medal table and top with total medals.

37.67 CR! Gold!

13.16 and 8th for Sember. Ouch

Cairess 11th with 28:07.37, Scott 12th with 28:07.72 SB, Atkin DNF.

Lake finishes 7th with a 1.90.

Hunter came 8th with a 13.43, not qualifying, but Sember made it in first with a 12.62.

SILVER for Wightman in 1:44.91 SB, 6th for Pattison is 1:45.63

Hall 4th with 13.933.

28:14.092 and 6th for Palmer.