Olympics

Yeah and the funding will disappear overnight if the opportunity for Olympic medals is no longer there.

 

so bit like the beach volleyball on horse guards parade in 2012 then .
One of the actual benefits of 2012 is the number of facilities that are still in use unlike Barcelona Athens etc

 

Do you mean the Eiffel Tower Stadium, if so I thought that was for volleyball. It will be dismantled after the olympics.

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Why have some events already started before the opening ceremony

 

Nah they’re keeping that one I reckon.

 

They always do. Football is always early. Get the Israel games out the way before people realise.

 

2012 is over man

 

Yeh, cool as huh

 

Yeah it looks cool, but if it's pissing down it's going to be very open to the elements.

Didn't we build something similar in one of the London Parks, the one that short cuts through from Westminster to Buckingham Palace (iirc)?

Edit: I must be thinking of Horse Guards Parade. Oh and the park I was thinking of was St James Park...no not the one in Newcastle lol

 

Rail network been vandalised in Paris apparently causing huge delays.

 

Any details given on who is doing this?

 

My lad is in Paris for the 5th, 6th and 7th, with my grandson as well, so don't want no shhite out there.

 

Not as far as I've seen mate.

Well France's recent record of hosting major sporting events is questionable at best. No chance I'd have gone personally.

 

Certainly not a great start.

 

Was Beach Volleyball on Horse Guards in 2012?

 

I believe it was mate.

 

some great use of the city/venues for 2012.
Every Olympics since has been ****

 

The opening ceremony will be shown live from 17:45 BST on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cljy547p871o

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ffs

 

yeah, didn’t even read your reply

the iconic one from Barcelona was the diving venue. The city in the background with it being outdoors.