The Olimpic games

[bf97c28c]

Do you like the Olympic games? What kind of sport do you prefer?  

[allpurposewriter]

Luce,

Your concerns are spot on. Unfortunately, you're not going to stop air travel or car travel or factory polution. You clearly have a laptop, use some form of transportation aside from walking and bicycing, buy things made in factories ... do you not?

The problem with climate change is ultimately a problem of over-population. We have too much of everything, except common sense.

Isn't amazing that people who invented gas engines celebrated that triumph without a thought towards a more complicated future. We are so impulsive, so inherently lazy, so short-sighted. I find climate change to be a universal flaw, not a specific one. Let's have the Olympics. Let's adapt to a changing planet. The past is behind us, not in front of us. 

If it was up to me, I would solve two problems on this planet: Racism and climate change. You got my vote just for going in that direction, but I am also a huge fan of Lily Tomlin's wonderous insight, when she said, "No matter how cynical you are, it's never enough." 

It took billions of years for birds to evolve. In my lifetime,the bird population on Planet Earth has dropped by 70 percent.  Coral reefs are down 50 percent. 

One of my sons and I went to Australia in 2019. We flew there in one of those pernicious airplanes you dislike so much. We took a gas powered boat along with a few dozen other tourists to the Great Barrier Reef, where I snorkeled and my son scuba dived. I have swum in tropical waters since the 1950s. What I saw in Australia's waters was nothing but  an abomination, a mass murder, an ecosystem's funeral.  The ocean is crying itself to death.

You know what I did, when my son climbed back in the boat and told me he had just seen the most beautiful place on earth? That's right:: I kept my mouth shut. In my unadulterated, unfettered dominion of grief, I will never tell him what I saw and what he saw were complete opposites. What, I ask you, should I tell him? He's smarter than I am and he sees more than I do.

[luce-neidert]

Thank you for sharing so much personal info with me, Anthony.

I don't have much illusion about the end of the Olympic games as we know them, but I do believe it's useful to encourage people to think about what it does to our beloved planet.

Yes, I try to be "virtuous" and live as ecologically as possible. Yes, I have travelled by plane many times and would love to travel by plane again, but I'm not allowing myself to do so. I don't have much illusion about whether the people of this planet will be smart enough to avoid the great catastrophy that is bound to happen if nothing drastic is done. But I try to remain optimistic - knowing that I'm not that young and won't have to live through the worst of it does help...

[bf97c28c]

Actually the organisers have said that this will be the most technologically advanced and "green" Olympics ever.
The Olympic Village doesn't have air conditioning, but instead has a geothermal cooling system that pumps cold water from underground. 

[luce-neidert]

I heard on the news that many countries had decided to add AC for their darling athletes not to suffer from the heat in their bedrooms, anyway. The organisers may have had the ambition of greener Olympic Games, but not the athletes.

What is sad is that most of the athletes are young. They are a generation that is going to really suffer from climate change. They should fight for their right to live on a livable planet.

[bf97c28c]

Well, a start has been made on trying to reduce pollution. Hopefully, the results will get better each time. And the first quality of the event will be the green result.

[luce-neidert]

All right. Heat wave and storm yesterday (it felt like a tornado was coming for a few minutes, where I live). Today another huge storm, a TGV (fast train) ran into a tree that had fallen on the track.

We humans want to pretend there is no climate change around and that we can go on as if there was no reason to worry. Nature is showing us there is reason to worry.

Sorry, but nature is telling us its time to stop organising things like the Olympics.

[841a6e71]

Yeah, I'm a big fan of the Olympics! I really enjoy watching swimming and gymnastics. The precision and athleticism in those sports are just amazing to see.

[bf97c28c]

Totally agree. The time spent with the Olympics is really nice. Are you going to be present in any arenas?

[841a6e71]

Definitely! The Olympics are amazing. I'll be catching a few events live. Are you planning to attend any?

[bf97c28c]

You are a lucky person. As for me, not at this time. But you can share your expression about your visits. It's always more interesting to know opinions about events not only from the News.😃

[841a6e71]

Oh, noo why? I'd definitely share my experience. 🙂

[bf97c28c]

Thank you very much. It's so nice of you. Post peactures from the event's if you please 🙂

[bf97c28c]

I'm also waiting for the opening of the Olympic games. The show often is amazing.

[ravi_iitian]

Looking forward to the Olympics.

[ravi_iitian]

"The Paris Olympics will officially kick off with two men's soccer matches at 9 a.m. ET on July 24. Argentina will square off against Morocco at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium in Saint-Etienne, while Spain will face Uzbekistan at the Parc des Princes in Paris.

"Rugby, handball, archery and shooting action will also begin before the Opening Ceremony."

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/when-do-2024-olympics-start-paris/3919424...

[bf97c28c]

That's interesting.  I didn't know the competitions could start before the Opening Ceremony. 

[bf97c28c]

So, Football at 20.00:  Iraq - Ukraine. I cheer for Ukraine because of my country 😊

[426d257e]

Me 2.

[ravi_iitian]

The schedule for July 24.

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/24-july

[bf97c28c]

Wow, great. Thank you.

[bf97c28c]

So the opening was amazing. And the games are going as well. I love this time.

[426d257e]

I visited Paris last week, and it was truly amazing.
I am looking forward to the boxing competitions; I love watching these matches.

[bf97c28c]

Christopher.

It's a great news. You can share your experience and expretion of visiting arena, if you please. Thank you

[jamilumer]

I love the Olympic Games, especially track and field events like the javelin throw.PAKISTANI Athelite Arshad Nadeem's 92.97-meter throw this year was incredible, setting a new record and making Pakistan proud!

[bf97c28c]

Congratulations! It's the best result.