[JASPREET]

I won't say I am totally into it but I would like to see India win at least 10-15 Gold medals and have a better rank as compared to previous Olympics.

Are you Interested in Paris olympics?

[mrki444]

Yes I am. Football already started but official start is tommorow. Now I will again have TV on and watch different sports which I don't usually follow like swimming, archery or cycling.

[Jem Smith]

Nah. I never pay much attention to the Olympics, although I suppose sometimes I check in with the Winter ones.

[JASPREET]

I will try to watch hockey and Javelin throw and also a couple of other events and hopefully next time we will have Cricket in Olympics too

[Lushh]

Yea, I grew up watching the Olympics and don't know what it's like to do otherwise. It's always an exciting time for me. Track and Field is my jam and then the rest!

[JASPREET]

Yea, I grew up watching the Olympics and don't know what it's like to do otherwise. It's always an exciting time for me. Track and Field is my jam and then the rest!

I also like track and field and my interest boosted after I started to play a video game of track and field

[mrki444]

Usually I don't follow sports like cycling, running, athletics, but I like to watch them at the Olympic Games. Do you follow a sport only at the Olympic Games?

[JASPREET]

I would like to see our Hockey team do well and will be interested in watching the hockey match

[mrki444]

Soon my national team play handball against neighbours. It will be good game but I am afraid we will lose. First game we played so bad!

[Kalayla]

I lost interest the moment the organisers did a subtle insult on Christianity. It was premeditated and very insensitive.

[Jem Smith]

I lost interest the moment the organisers did a subtle insult on Christianity. It was premeditated and very insensitive.

It was nothing to do with Christianity. People misinterpreted a scene as being based on Da Vinci's The Last Supper, but it was not. It's based on a different painting by a different artist and depicts the feast of Dionysus, the Ancient Greek God of celebration. It shouldn't come as a surprise that an ancient Greek tradition like the Olympics might be connected with Ancient Greek mythology.

Also, France is a secular country. It's in their constitution. So they don't have to pander to any religion of they don't wish to.

I don't even care about sport, but sometimes the opening ceremony is fun.

[cmoneyspinner]

It was nothing to do with Christianity. People misinterpreted a scene as being based on Da Vinci's The Last Supper, but it was not. It's based on a different painting by a different artist and depicts the feast of Dionysus, the Ancient Greek God of celebration. It shouldn't come as a surprise that an ancient Greek tradition like the Olympics might be connected with Ancient Greek mythology.

Also, France is a secular country. It's in their constitution. So they don't have to pander to any religion of they don't wish to.

I don't even care about sport, but sometimes the opening ceremony is fun.

I watched the opening ceremony but I wasn't really impressed. To be honest I just wanted to hear Celine Dione sing. Had I known she was going to be at the end I would have skipped the first few hours and then turned on the TV when it was almost time. Celine was great!

As for that Lord's Supper nonsense ... I didn't even notice. The only reason I know it was supposedly "controversial" was because the next day I woke up and there was a tweet with Trump talking about how blasphemous the Olympic ceremony was.

I started scratching my head. I was like ... Blasphemous? I watched the whole thing. What did I miss?


But then I realized Trump's comments were connected to his silly-ness about telling Christians to vote this time and they'll never have to vote again ... I disregarded everything.

There are people who "trash-talk" and it's mostly for fun. Like the wrestlers and boxers. They always try to trash-talk about each other. It's just HYPE!!

Then there are people who TALK TRASH! That's what Trump does. He spews garbage out of his mouth and wants people to accept his words as the gospel truth. As if!

[Jem Smith]

That's what Trump does. He spews garbage out of his mouth and wants people to accept his words as the gospel truth. As if!

Yep.

It wasn't the Last Supper.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/29/olympic-last-supper-scene-based-painting-greek-gods-art-experts

From the designer:
"“That wasn’t my inspiration,” he told BFM TV. “I think it was pretty clear. There’s Dionysus who arrives at the table … Why is he there? Because he’s the god of feasting, of wine, and the father of Sequana, the goddess of the River Seine.”

Makes sense, since athletes will be competing in the Seine, which runs through the middle of Paris.

"Apollo, god of the sun, was recognisable by his halo, Schoonenberg said, Dionysus by the grapes, Poseidon, god of the sea, by his trident, Artemis by the moon and Venus by Cupid. Minerva, goddess of wisdom, and Mars, god of war, were also present.

“So there is no question in this tableau of an insult to Christians,” the historian said. “We’re talking about the Olympic gods in a representation of van Bijlert’s work. The Greek gods came together on Olympus – where the ancient Games took place.”

Christians, not everything is about you.

[freelancermariagrace]

Yes, I am quite interested in the Olympics because there are some athletes from our country who will be competing. I will be watching it online.

[mrki444]

Many people comment how this year we have many transgender people. Mostly are man in women category. Since man have stronger constitution by genetic, people say those are not fair opponents.

[JASPREET]

Yes, I am quite interested in the Olympics because there are some athletes from our country who will be competing. I will be watching it online.

I am also watching it only for our Indian athletes and would like to see them get more medals

[cmoneyspinner]

Christians, not everything is about you.

You're preaching to the choir. Every year people start arguments about saying Merry Christmas and I just yawn.

Fact is ... some people just like to like to stir up strife and start controversy. If you let yourself get wrapped up in all that silly stuff, you'll be too exhausted to address real priorities.

Opening ceremonies for the Olympics are just "pomp and circumstance". All I want to know is how many gold medals were won by the USA!! That's the priority.

[Jem Smith]

Christians, not everything is about you.

You're preaching to the choir. Every year people start arguments about saying Merry Christmas and I just yawn.

Fact is ... some people just like to like to stir up strife and start controversy. If you let yourself get wrapped up in all that silly stuff, you'll be too exhausted to address real priorities.

Opening ceremonies for the Olympics are just "pomp and circumstance". All I want to know is how many gold medals were won by the USA!! That's the priority.

Apologies, that wasn't really addressed to you.

[GnomeXray]

I don't find them that entertaining there are so many sports I only watch when there are contestants from my country

[Jem Smith]

Apparently the women's athletes from Australia are going pretty well. Not so much the men.