SuperBacon Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Whether or not it going ahead is a sensible thing (fair few Covid outbreaks already), the Olympics is always a fantastic event. I will sit and watch any of it to be honest, and just love seeing people compete at the very top of their field. It genuinely makes me cry more than any other sporting event. Skateboarding makes a welcome debut (with Sky Brown the youngest Team GB member at 13!!!), as do Karate, Sport Climbing and Surfing, and new disciplines such as 3x3 Basketball, and BMX Freestyle, and with rumours of Kabaddi joining it next time, things can only get better. Opening ceremony is Friday, but it all actually kicks off in a few hours with some Softball and Womens Football around breakfast time tomorrow. Lovely stuff. Here is the full schedule: https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/olympic-schedule.htm and the BBC schedule (which is missing the Softball, so hopefully that's on the Red Button or something) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cmh07/broadcasts/upcoming A visually nice schedule here as well from The Grauniad. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-interactive/2021/jul/16/tokyo-2020-olympics-complete-event-schedule Speaking of which, this article has already made me weep: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/20/weightlifter-cyrille-tchatchet-from-despair-to-an-olympic-dream Lets get in the mood with a bit of the greatest ever athlete and one of my all time sporting heroes. A man I loved so much that I dragged my Dad to Nike Town in London just so I could see these shoes. Poor Roger Black. Might as well have given up pal. (the actual video from the Olympics official channel wouldn't embed, sorry) Let the games begin! Enjoy everyone (until they close it down) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 20, 2021 Moderators Share Posted July 20, 2021 The swimming is fucking shit and it's never off the main coverage.  There be my thoughts on the Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 Not all swimming is shit. This was a lovely moment. He's still a better swimmer than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamp Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 I had a good laugh at Bolt's "it's not fair that modern technology will mean athletes can best my world record." As if every generation of Olympic athletes havn't benefitted from newer technologies, not just in footwear but also monitoring performance, working out diets, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted July 20, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) I don't care for athletics generally but I do enjoy that 15 minutes of something I'd not normally see bigged up on the sports section of the news while I'm grabbing lunch; fencing, canoeing, teakwondo. Bonus points if I have 0 chance of working out what the fuck it's all about like rhythmic gymnastics or that one where the horses just walk around.  Edited July 20, 2021 by Tommy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted July 21, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) I'm not a fan of any sporting events being in Asia because the timezone is shit for us, and the lack of crowd will be an even worse TV spectacle now we're starting to become used to at least semi-full stadiums again. Plus, for obvious Fuck Team GB reasons, I hope the women's football team gets trounced. Edited July 21, 2021 by garynysmon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted July 21, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted July 21, 2021 5 hours ago, SuperBacon said: Not all swimming is shit. This was a lovely moment. He's still a better swimmer than me. And me. I do love some Olympics. I think I prefer the winter Olympics. I remember spending so much time watching the curling with friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted July 21, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted July 21, 2021 5 hours ago, garynysmon said: I'm not a fan of any sporting events being in Asia because the timezone is shit for us Might be now we're grown up but I've still got fond memories of sitting all morning watching the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. Summer holidays and being a bit of an early bird, that was fantastic. 5 hours ago, garynysmon said: Plus, for obvious Fuck Team GB reasons, I hope the women's football team gets trounced. Alright, Juncker, wind it in. I love the Olympics, generally, but the lack of any crowd kills it for me. That video Bacon posted of Michael Johnson in Atlanta just hits home why (I miss camera flashes at big events btw). I'll catch ut if it's on but won't be going out of my way like usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted July 21, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, tiger_rick said: Alright, Juncker, wind it in. The idea of putting the existence of the Wales, Scotland, England and N. Iron national teams and associations at risk just to play a poxy Olympic tournament is maddening. But having just slagged off the shit timezone factor, its just dawned on me that working on home won't be that bad next week with something to play in the background. With the lack of crowd etc I'm not sure I'd be setting aside my evenings to watch the Olympics, but it beats Daily Politics or some posh bastards looking for £800,000 houses in the Welsh countryside. Edited July 21, 2021 by garynysmon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted July 21, 2021 Moderators Share Posted July 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, garynysmon said: The idea of putting the existence of the Wales, Scotland, England and N. Iron national teams and associations at risk just to play a poxy Olympic tournament is maddening. I'm pretty sure most of the athletes really want to compete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 It’s sports day on a grand scale. I used to wag it on Sports day with my mates and we’d go round Pete Piggotts house and watch dodgy horror films. Later in life, Pete got sent down for killing his baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Bifkin Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Good win by the Lionesses to kick off the women's football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 21, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted July 21, 2021 54 minutes ago, garynysmon said: The idea of putting the existence of the Wales, Scotland, England and N. Iron national teams and associations at risk just to play a poxy Olympic tournament is maddening. Football shouldn't be played at the Olympics (Futsal and / or Beach Soccer deserve that spot) so I sort of agree with you to a degree, but to suggest the Olympics are a threat to the individual FAs is daft. Plus Scotch players get to play in a team that might win something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 38 minutes ago, Guy Bifkin said: Good win by the Lionesses to kick off the women's football. And the US got smashed 3-0 by a really good Sweden team! Obviously I hope the US go all the way to the final because I really, really fancy Alex Morgan, but that was a surprise result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 5 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: Football shouldn't be played at the Olympics (Futsal and / or Beach Soccer deserve that spot) so I sort of agree with you to a degree, but to suggest the Olympics are a threat to the individual FAs is daft. Plus Scotch players get to play in a team that might win something. Curling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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