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General Topics => Other Sports (Not Football) => Topic started by: Colwyn on July 18, 2016, 15:22:59 PM
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It is starting in two and a half weeks. Are you excited? Or has Brazilian government corruption (President suspended and going to court) and Zika virus, top sports players (especially golf) not going, state sponsored doping by Russia, (etc. etc.) put you off?
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Not put off at all.
I'm an avid watcher of most sports so the Olympics (particularly track and field) is a must.
Boxing will be way up there for me and I think there's rugby sevens as well.
Deep joy.....
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Boxing, Golf, and Track events I will be watching it all.
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I'll be watching out for the Samba Dancers at the opening and closing ceremonies. ;)
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KKOB - surely, what you're describing isn't exactly an Olympic event?
Or maybe, what you have in mind can be described as that.
Hopefully Justin Rose and Danny Willetts (sp.?) can do well at golf.
But how can golf be an Olympic sport when squash is not?
Darts next? No training - practice only.
Surely there's a difference between pursuits that you have to train for and those that you merely have to practice to perfect?
Tiddlywinks. No training to be good at that, merely practice.
As much as it's mocked, synchronised swimming (or underwater flower arranging using human bodies) requires incredible amounts of training and years of dedication to perfect).
Some Olympic sports are just plain silly and as much as I love watching golf, it's NEVER an Olympic sport.
John Daly could get a gold medal at that.
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I'll be watching out for the Samba Dancers at the opening and closing ceremonies. ;)
And Jessica Ellis-Hill thereafter :)
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The Iran official Olympic uniform is so ugly that a wit on Iranian social media has posted: "Daesh has claimed responsibility for designing the outfit."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-36884422
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Just heard about the Refugee Team on the BBC.
Surely worth of our admiration. :)
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How excited Am I, on a scale of 1-100 (where 1= not interested at all and 100= bursting with excitement)
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I would recommend the Beach Volley Ball ;).
On a more serious note I do look forward immensely to the "big ticket" events.
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What's the record for a big ticket
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2.4 million to the pound ?
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Whens the Caber tossing start. LOL.
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I watched the opening ceremony last night/this morning, interspersed with the odd stint studying the back of my eyelids.
A brilliant display by the Brazilians at one fifth of the cost of our last one. All credit to them and I hope it's successful for
all the right people. May the others be caught. ;) ;)
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What a fantastic effort from Team GB, Gold medals coming in from all directions, records being broken daily,
second in the medals list, heroic efforts from GB contestants, and not a word on the Forum.
Ah well i'm extremely proud of them.
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Well said kevin3. Fantastic effort from the team :)
Murray's putting me through the mill already though :(
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First set done and dusted though !!!!! :)
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Kevin I put the drop in posts down to everyone being engrossed in the games. ;)
Bursting with pride! 2nd from bottom of list earlier suddenly up to second from top! ;D ;D
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Amazing performances by Team GB. Have been engrossed, last 2 days especially and now watching Murray hopefully defend his title. Very proud to be British :)
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Enjoying all of it and as much as I still don't think golf is a real Olympic event - well.... damn; Justin Rose brillliant!!
Our gymnasts - wow.
Cyclists - extra wow.
Rowers - ditto
For an insignificant, tiny rock way up in the North Atlantic, we're pretty blooming good at this stuff - even on a global scale.
China, Russia et al - take note - we are Great Britain!
(Back into my quiet corner now).
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GB doing great, and more to come.
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Brought tears to my eyes there Stuart T! 8)
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Well done Andy Murray. What a match, it was exhausting just watching it! Five golds in a single day. As Stuart T says 'Wow, just wow' ;D
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I gold and 1bronze in dressage 16 total now! ;D ;D ;D
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Awesome stuff from everyone - would love to single out Andy Murray but that would hardly be fair. :)
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Awesome stuff from everyone - would love to single out Andy Murray but that would hardly be fair. :)
True?
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Not too long to go and I can stop crying every time our national anthem is played! ;D ;)
Just kidding, I'm loving it!
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Surely what the Olympics should be about. A little Brazilian boy's (and his mother's ?) reaction to Thiago Braz da Silva's winning pole vault.
(https://s4.postimg.org/huhqcqoft/smile.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/huhqcqoft/)
(https://s4.postimg.org/xu0dwakhl/smile1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/xu0dwakhl/)
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Incredible night in the velodrome tonight! Laura Trott and Jason Kenny unbelievable performances, national anthem time again and I'm in bits :'( ;D
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We certainly have done well this year.
I am not a big sports fan but find myself having a sneaky catch up when team GB are competing.
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Brazil's celebration of da Silva's victory was far outweighed by their appalling treatment of 2nd place Lavillenie - during the event itself (whilst he was jumping) and during the medal ceremony.
Patriotism and national pride are understandable at international competitions but this ignorant behaviour couldn't be further from the Olympic spirit.
I'm sure it will forever detract from da Silva's memories of what should have been a wonderful moment for him.
I was similarly upset when the Brazilian crowd were whistling and booing at key moments during tennis matches against Brazilian players or when non - Brazilian gymnasts were competing against one of their own.
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fair point stuartT :(
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Abbey D'Agostino and Nikki Hamblin showed true Olympic spirit when they crashed into each other about half way through the 5000 metres.
Each encouraged to other to continue the race.
That's the spirit....
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One commentator tried to explain this in terms of Brazilian sporting culture. Remember many of the local people turning up to watch have no knowledge of the sport involved - that indeed is an important aspect of the modern olympics; the spreading of sports around the world.. So they don't know that it is not the done thing to take photos when the golfer is getting ready to tee off, and they don't know you are supposed to be quiet when a tennis player is getting ready to serve. Brazilians, it seems, think that when they have paid their money to be spectators, they are not supposed to be passive. They are supposed to pick their favourite team or player and actively support them (by cheering) and disadvantage their opponents (by booing). And it doesn't have to involve Brazilian teams or players. Baizilians will chose Sri Lanka over Egypt if they feel like it and cheers/boo with almost the same enthusiasm as with home games. It is the same in Britain when soccer is involved - your team is cheered and the opposing team is booed and whistled, and an opposing individual player will be booed when they take a penalty. That, apparently, is perfectly fine. But the British don't like it if it is applied to other sports. The rest of the world may not share our nice distinctions. And, let's face it, those Brazilians just ain't British!
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Nicely explained, Colwyn.
In short, it appears that they don't know any better.
Perhaps they'll learn from those who do show the right spirit - but I doubt it.
I wonder if the soccer fans will have the energy to boo and whistle in the 40 degrees plus heat of Qatar! (I don't suppose there'll be many Brazilians there with the prohibitive costs of travel and accommodation).
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Unfortunately whistling the opponent is coming into rugby - when someone is taking a kick at goal. I hate to see rugby football sink to the levels of soccer but I can't see what can be done about it. [To be fair to our colleagues across the border, I think Scotland are one one of the better nations on this on international day.]
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Indeed true.
I have a friend in Edinburgh who gets me a ticket for the Calcutta Cup games and I always stand with him amongst the Scotland supporters - in more than 20 years there's never been a problem.
Banter by the truckload - all of that but never a serious confrontation. (mind you, I don't gloat if and when England win).
I wouldn't think to attend a soccer international standing amongst the Scottish fans whilst wearing an England scarf..
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Croat rower Damir Martin deserved a gold medal just as Adam Gemili deserves a bronze medal both men being given the same time as their nearest competitor.
Are the organisers seriously asking to believe that their timing equipment is accurate to one thousands of a second.
And I seem to recall athletic events where times given immediately after a race were rounded up or down.
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GREAT GREAT BRITAIN. !! We are as good as ANYONE in the World. I rest my case. ;) ;) ;) ;D
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And better than most kevin! ;D Outstanding performances from Team GB!
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The Olympics will not be the same without Husain Bolt and Mo Farrah was outstanding.. It doesn't matter how many repeats I watch of these 2 they are never boring... Gymnastics was brilliant... The Football final between Brazil and Germany (we nearly fell asleep)...