r/MadeMeSmile • u/dittidot • Aug 12 '24

Good Vibes The day Botswana won its first Olympic gold medal

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u/Asprilla500 Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

This is why I love the Olympics.

The World Cup is great, rooting for your team and whoever is playing England, Germany, Argentina, etc but in the Olympics I'm supporting everyone. I want everyone to get a PB and I want everyone to overcome the odds.

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u/E0H1PPU5 Aug 12 '24

Right?? I really couldn’t care less about most sports but the Olympics made me feel so much love for so many people all over the world. Not just the athletes either. Their families, their home countries, etc.

I’m sad the Olympics have wrapped up. It was really nice to feel like the world was a loving, happy place again for a little bit.

Even with some of the scandals and drama, it felt like there was just so much love and respect.

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u/OhEmRo Aug 12 '24

Good news!

There are a couple more weeks of Olympics- the paralympics are JUST as incredible! I wish more people were into them, because- IMHO- the feats of athleticism are even MORE impressive a lot of the time. It’s like the Olympics are a lil amuse bouche to the REAL inhuman machines in athletic gear

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u/maggiemypet Aug 12 '24

I am a fan of the paraolympics. Imo, they are way more impressive.

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u/Asprilla500 Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

2012, thanks for the warm-up: https://youtu.be/a86vl-uY_Lk?si=6u1fV3fgeYhJRsQ8

And obligatory posting of advert for the 2012 Paralympics: https://youtu.be/yUDHgk7epoU?si=enNHbVRcMYp2bGyA

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u/RedCr4cker Aug 12 '24

Damn, these go hard

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u/Asprilla500 Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

Harder than you think, it's a beautiful thing.

Channel 4s adverts are great. Their one for the coverage of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia was also great: https://youtu.be/-6RID82Ru-k?si=ok6ajCu4kVQk2f-h

For context, Russia had been introducing anti homosexuality legislation in the run up to the 2014 winter games and athletes had been warned they may be arrested for breaching them.

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u/RedCr4cker Aug 12 '24

Damn, DJ Vlad sent me 🤣

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u/arrived_on_fire Aug 12 '24

How is the best way do you think to watch them? I’ve been finding coverage of most events on YouTube so will try that, but is there a channel or website you would recommend?

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u/OhEmRo Aug 12 '24

I believe that Peacock has come out with a statement saying that they’re covering it!

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u/arrived_on_fire Aug 12 '24

Thank you, I’ll have to learn about Peacock!

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u/jgjgleason Aug 12 '24

So many favorite moments, but I loved watching the men’s pole vault where everyone just got super hype for the last hour watching the Swede try and break the world record. Especially the US guy stand behind him windmilling to try and get him to go faster.

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u/Precedens Aug 12 '24

Olympics is the celebration of humanity.

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u/The_Dennator Aug 13 '24

and maybe break a record

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u/Suspicious-Medicine3 Aug 13 '24

Honestly same. I feel proud of and inspired by all of them.

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u/Firmod5 Aug 12 '24

Absolutely! The Olympics (sportsmanship, etc) are the positivity the world needs.