Olympics 2012
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08 Aug 12
08:46
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The swimmers, runners, triathletes, weight lifters, rowers etc etc, to me these fit with the image of the word "Olympian". But flicking through the channels I noticed a couple of a "athletes" that i don't think should be using that description.
1. Table Tennis (FFS)
2. Equestrian (The horse is the olympian)
3. Sailing (Is this like motor racing where money buys you the best boat?)
1. Table Tennis (FFS)
2. Equestrian (The horse is the olympian)
3. Sailing (Is this like motor racing where money buys you the best boat?)
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I'd like to see the horses run round on their own, the sailing competitors are given boats by the IOC (by lots) to use so they aren't their own boats - oh and table tennis is played by about 1/2billion people but apart from that your points are secure imo.
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The answer is football btw.
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2. Equestrian
Just saw the Brit medal winners on the Olympics morning program. The presenter asked them an awkward question - which was really more of a statement, and a slap in the face - about the accessibility of the sport, with regards to money. |
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She answered: based a what different backgrounds we're (the 3 Brit Gold winners) all from I think it shows that anyone can do it, you just need to access the right people ...
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trampoline
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Football for me. Should definitely not be in the Olympics.
And although i enjoy watching them play, it's hard to see many Olympians in the USA Basketball team as they stroll to a 30 point victory each night. It's a bit like asking Man Utd to go and play in the Conference North for a season. |
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I agree football & basketball shouldn't be in the olympics, simply because they have their own international competitions (world cup & world championships respectively)
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synchronised swimming (posh people dancing in water)
archery (posh darts) trap shooting (posh people shooting game) fencing (posh people fighting) equestrian (posh people do gymkhana) modern pentathlon (posh people stick all of the above together and run around in circles) |
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Yes - should replace all the above with 'carrying as many chips on your shoulder as possible'
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numer0ne 08 Aug 12 10:07
I agree football & basketball shouldn't be in the olympics, simply because they have their own international competitions (world cup & world championships respectively) Exactly. Any sport in which the Olympics is not the most coveted prize shouldn't really be here. Football has the world cup and champions league, who cares about the Olympics. Tennis players would obviously rather win grand slams. Basketball players would rather win the NBA. In Rio, they're bringing in golf to the Olympics. Obviously a golfer would rather win a major so i see no point in it being at the Olympics. |
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tennis shouldn't be in, for the same reason as football & basketball
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numer0ne 08 Aug 12 10:07
I agree football & basketball shouldn't be in the olympics, simply because they have their own international competitions (world cup & world championships respectively) Almost all sports have their own international competitions such as World Championships so I don't agree with this. Men's football should be thrown out though since it's a U23 tournament. |
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yeah but no one watches the water polo championships etc
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Trampoline and table tennis. I mean c'mon, if you're going to have sh*t like this in it, then there's a case for backyard cricket, darts and pool!!
The sort of recreation you partake in at a barbie.. |
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Table tennis is a really skillful sport. It's far more deserving of being an Olympic event than velodrome cycling, where you get given a £20k NASA inspired bike to ride round a track a few times. The cyclists with the best bikes clear up.
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boxing
where the winner is determined by whichever boxer can land the heaviest envelope in the lap of the judges before the fight |
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1. Indoor cycling
2. BMX sh8te 3. Skate boarding 4. Tiddlewinks 5. Football |
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I have a problem with anything relying on a judges score, but I'm not competing. Participants seem to accept their scores with good grace for the most part so whilst I can't get steamed up about Dressage for example, if it's a choice between GB winning or not, then it's us every time.
Never understood why they have to have marks for artistry in ski-jumping though. Nutter hurtles down a mountain, jumps off a high cliff and the winner is the one who gets furthest and survives, end of! Talk about over-egging the nutter ommlette. |
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diving - they are only in action for about 12 seconds each
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Wind surfing. Not sure there'd have been much of that in good old Pythagoras' day.
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i say football and horse dancing
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sailing - just get a boat with an engine, job done
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I'm not keen on anything where it's down to the judges opinion.
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lightweight rowing
sounds like a poor debate |
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Most sports have international world championships or equivalents so that point is null and void.
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fencing
just when you thought knife crime in the east end was on the decrease |
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Bowls is in the Commonwealth Games.
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racewalking- every competitor cheats- the biggest cheats tend to win- proven fact
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racewalking or as it's known 'slow running'
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but on a lighter note...
I'm wishing the Brazilian hurdler the best of luck. The last one that tried leaping barriers in London took eight bullets. The Somali team have issued a formal apology for their actions this year. They didn't realize that the sailing and shooting events aren't combined. Nothing unusual about the 100m final. A gunshot followed by 8 black blokes legging it. |
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Synchronised anything . Who ever came up with synchronised diving , and why limit it to 2 , why not 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 etc , pool size permitting ? Whats wrong with a 3 legged race comparatively ?
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