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    Experienced sports journalists who have been covering big events for 20-30 years are saying they've never seen a security presence like the one in Paris today.

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    Central Paris is basically on lock down.

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    In other news, Mayor Sadiq Khan wants London to bid to host the 2040 Games.

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    @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

    Central Paris is basically on lock down.

    Isn’t that normal?

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    Opening ceremony has been good

    Poor bastards with the downpour

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    The joys of weather.

    One of the smaller nations looked like they'd been floated in on a more modern Scuffy the Tugboat.

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    I'm watching some dance show featuring a huge woman with a TV aerial on her head acting as DJ.

    Seriously weird.

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    I lasted about 25 minutes. I thought it was incredibly dull.

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    Fuck me. There's now some fat bloke dyed blue popped out of a clam and started singing.

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    And he's just dropped his microphone.

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    Concept sounded great, and lots going on. But it looks like they managed a for-TV spectacle that just doesn't quite work. Well, at least not in the scheme of past Olympic opening ceremonies.

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    This has lasted longer than Paris’ resistance to the Nazis

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    Silver horse looks spectacular.

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    It won't just be mens sevens teams going home before the starting ceremony is complete at this rate.

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    @Victor-Meldrew said in Olympics Thread:

    Silver horse looks spectacular.

    For 30 seconds yes!

    For 30 minutes not so much!

    Odd ceremony. Made for TV.

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    Cotter almost made this bearable

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    @MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:

    @Victor-Meldrew said in Olympics Thread:

    Silver horse looks spectacular.

    Odd ceremony. Made for TV.

    TBF, it looked a bit shit on TV

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    @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

    Cotter almost made this bearable

    Olympics, Rugby, Tennis, Hockey. Is he the world's most versatile commentator?

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