Table Tennis Takeover, A Rollercoaster Night On The Track For Team USA, And Other Thoughts From Day 1 At The Olympics In Paris

Day 1 is in the books here in Paris. Crammed a lot in at the last minute, and you can watch an entire video recap above. I have tickets to two events each day, and the first one was a no-brainer when it came to pulling the trigger on a seat to...

I am the BITO, we already know that. But which country is the BITW (Best In The World)? Well, it's a small sample size based off what I witnessed, but I say: China.

The Chinese fans traveled incredibly well. Felt like a home game for them, and the players certainly leaned into that advantage. 

After this, I hopped on the train to head to Stade de France, for an evening on the track, where tons of medals were ready to be awarded…

The most notable storyline of the night was Noah Lyles. While he didn't win, it was impossible for any American in the building not to get the chills during his entrance…

But Track & Field Twitter took over in the replies and the quote tweets in this one. They are not fans of Noah Lyles.

It was then discovered that Noah Lyles ran this race with COVID. Our John Rich did a great job documenting this story last night…

In terms of other events on the track, USA's Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone DOMINATED the 400M hurdle final. An easy path to gold for the fellow American.

The event that I was intrigued by the most was the javelin. These guys can throw it far. Very far.

What a day, and it's a quick turnaround this afternoon. Tickets in hand for the following sessions…

1:30 PM - Men's Water Polo Semi-Finals: USA vs. Serbia

5:30 PM - Women's Basketball Semi-Finals: USA vs. Australia

Let's run it back, Paris…