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My bad, looks like i missed it, when jumping to the kitchen

No one mentioning how Greece weren't the first ones entering! How could they

You wonder what will be shown in the next 4 hours

Love, love the catacombs inclusion!

Our delegation will be in one boat with Brunei, Burundi, Burkina Faso and Cape Verde.

Pirates ahoy 🏴‍☠️

No problem for the ones, that don't want to go, it is there decision. I was mentioning the ones that do want to go and are being told they can't, because there is no room on the boat, or we don't have TV time etc.

It was a glorious idea... until they started limiting the number of athletes allowed at the parade. Having 400 people and only 140 are allowed. I don't want to be that guy, that goes and tells people "you can't come", when it could be their lifelong dream to be at the Opening Ceremony.

Large number of singers and actors arriving and being interviewed.

Who is hoping Biles gets stage fright again and we get other people on the screen for this sport

The rain should be a lesson to all organizers, that the Olympics should have started on August 9th! You either make it fully in July, or fully in August, not this end of on month-start of other month carfufle.

Is it true, that Milak has disappeared and the Hungarian OC doesn't know where he is?

Fiji are just warming up guys, relax

We predicted it years back, but 2034 going to USA is in line with IOC's next TV rights cycle negotiations with NBC. Purely accidental of course

Of course Canada is having their own boat with 500 people delegation Don't even need to ask.

The hosts over performing is as sure bet as any We saw what happened with Japan last time.

I'm opening the bets on how long it takes NBC to start showing their medal table from most Golds, to most medals and back

Oh dear, the French rugby team isn't opening the Games on a high note for the hosts

France have never shined well in strict organization, remember the Champions League final a few years back, when fans we entering uncontrolled and the match was delayed for how long. Or any Tour de France fan incidents. Same thing that happened in the US 10 days ago. We have seen problems in England, Germany too, so it has happened almost everywhere and it's not a novelty. To the chagrin of some, countries where i don't ever remember such problems are Russia (when they were still hosting stuff) and China. Australia have always done a good job organizing stuff, but they have the advantage of being way too far to travel and are spared from, let's say Moroccan style of fans.

Wouldn't mind a shorter daily schedule and a few delays tbh. The opening days are already severely crowded with many sports and i'm not giving my attention much to tennis, unless there is a special match happening. The players who are making it far won't be playing the Canada Masters either way, so no big deal if it's pushed a bit.

Minimum requirements to host the swimming events: 1. Have running water. 2. Measure the pool. I hope they at least have point 1 covered.

Or in other words, the teams that will lose to China and not get a medal

Avenging their loss from 3 years ago

Fiji looked the best so far and have a big chance to make the hattrick

I made a table comparing 2016 & 2020 for only the official sports threads (like the one above for 2018 & 2022), but will have to make a deep search to find where it is.