Olympic thread

[CUSSIE01]

Well it's not off to a good start already:
Chinese swimming doping scandal
Crowd trouble at Morocco-Argentina
Paedophile selected for the Netherlands beach volleyball
Charlotte Dujardin kicked out in disgrace

The only sports I'll probably watch are swimming, athletics, gymnastics, canoe slalom, skateboarding and rowing, maybe a bit of Archery and Break Dancing. Stuff like football, tennis and golf doesn't interest me at all during the Olympics, but I'll watch it the rest of the year.

Swimming & most of the track and field events will be the highlights for me. Coached swimming for 15 years and still love watching it although all the doping scandals ruin it a bit. I reckon they should have a Drug Using Nobs Games, ( D.U.N.G. ) for short, where competitors can take whatever the hell they like, I’d def watch that. Whole new slant to the High Jump.

[SG90]

Swimming & most of the track and field events will be the highlights for me. Coached swimming for 15 years and still love watching it although all the doping scandals ruin it a bit. I reckon they should have a Drug Using Nobs Games, ( D.U.N.G. ) for short where competitors can take whatever the hell they like, I’d def watch that. Whole new slant to the High Jump.

There was a plan to bring in a doped up Olympics https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/68672104

Would be funny to see the 'clean' athletes smash the times of the doped ones

[Jaydog]

There was a plan to bring in a doped up Olympics https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/68672104

Would be funny to see the 'clean' athletes smash the times of the doped ones

I think the Canadians would win that

[Cjay]

Opening ceremony has been erm interesting

[CUSSIE01]

Opening ceremony has been erm interesting

And wet . Missed the start but impressed so far, very clever using the Seine and highlighting the sights of Paris rather than a stadium.

[The Subhuman]

Any sharks in the Seine?

[hector]

Any sharks in the Seine?

Totally off topic.... I was over near your location yesterday.... Midhurst

[Tyzy]

Omg this is hard going !

[malcolmw]

You don’t watch the England football matches then

[malcolmw]

Ben Johnson Canadian sprinter anyone remember him? Won a gold medal at the Olympics didn't he?

Ooh - I'd forgotten about old Ben. Good point.
Think he still lives somewhere in Toronto - still coaching - I think he even coaches a few NHL players.

[malcolmw]

There was a plan to bring in a doped up Olympics https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/68672104

Would be funny to see the 'clean' athletes smash the times of the doped ones

Eddie Izzard did a skit on that - called the "stoned Olympics" - included the marathon, where the athletes stagger out of the stadium - never to be seen again

[malcolmw]

Of course. No cheating at the Olympics. Heaven forbid

Well someone had to take over from the Russians.

[The Subhuman]

Totally off topic.... I was over near your location yesterday.... Midhurst

Close-ish, 25 miles

[whiteswan]

Opening ceremony has been erm interesting

You mean a bit weird.

[whiteswan]

Omg this is hard going !

I'm recording it. I've been frantically winding it on.

[Jaydog]

I watched 10 seconds of it.
Absolute w**k

[BlancdeBlanc]

The Russian cloud seeding operation has worked well I see!

[Prisoner37]

My sport is canoe slalom - starts tomorrow. We should take
two or three medals.

[BlackHillsPaul]

Worst opening ceremony ever!!!

We attended the Opening Ceremony at the Athens Olympics 20 years ago. Now THAT'S how you do it!!

[whiteswan]

Worst opening ceremony ever!!!

We attended the Opening Ceremony at the Athens Olympics 20 years ago. Now THAT'S how you do it!!

London was excellent Paul. In fact it was darned good. Also The Brit team walking into the arena to Bowies 'Heroes', I'll never forget it. And that Olympic torch......wow......was the best I've ever seen. Made in Yorkshire as well !!!! No other like it.

But yes, Paris apart from Celine Dion....really awful I'm sorry to say.