Olympics

Lord Tyrion said:
Is climbing a wall, doing tricks on a bike or a skateboard? Synchronised swimming, dressage, rythmic gymnastics, surfing.

I'll stop now :LOL:
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That speed climbing is something else!
Just seen it for the first time. Guarantee that no one on this forum could go that fast if it was horizontal, let alone vertical!
As far as being a sport?
It requires speed, it requires strength ( just a bit), it requires body coordination.
Qualities in many traditional Olympic sports.
 
pauljames87 said:
Same with e sports, I dabble at FIFA and I'm average.. people who put in serious hours and time become outstanding

Many argue golf isn't a sport its a past time so who knows
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My view is that to be included in the Olympics, a sport has to require considerable athleticism. Golf, overall, is probably close to 'borderline' in that regard, but the golfers who are at the Olympics are certainly 'athletes'! Equestrians, at Olympic level, are also athletes - as are the horses!
 
Swinglowandslow said:
That speed climbing is something else!
Just seen it for the first time. Guarantee that no one on this forum could go that fast if it was horizontal, let alone vertical!
As far as being a sport?
It requires speed, it requires strength ( just a bit), it requires body coordination.
Qualities in many traditional Olympic sports.
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It's impressive and fun to watch as a Saturday night gameshow but that's it. Free running ticks those same boxes, does that get in? Lots of others can be thrown into the mix as well. It's an argument I am losing as these pastimes keep getting added to the Olympics. Hey ho.
 
Well that shows me the difference in how things are promoted in the media. Until I just saw a random social media post I had no idea that there was womens' golf in the olympics or that the first round had already been completed.
 
GB72 said:
Well that shows me the difference in how things are promoted in the media. Until I just saw a random social media post I had no idea that there was womens' golf in the olympics or that the first round had already been completed.
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The only media coverage I have seen was the pre story about Charley Hull not bothering to compete...
 
AmandaJR said:
Ooh ooh show jumping...come on!
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Family claim to fame (ish) my wife used to show jump at a very decent level and used to beat Ben Maher week in week out as he was fairly local and they are the same age. My wife got to 16 and gave up, she was very good!! shame really...

Anyhoo, on for some more medals!! Whoop!!
 
Women's climbing qualification was good today but ultimately a little disappointing to see Shauna Coxsey fail to make the finals. Bit of a shame as she had a reasonable chance of ending a very competitive career with a medal but it wasn't to be.

Now to catchup on the track cycling.
 
How brillliant were the skateboarders - all looking like they are just having fun , they all seem just as happy when their fellow competitors did well , they just did what they enjoyed and the medal was a bonus
 
AmandaJR said:
Village about 10m away - Spaldwick. Missed him coming past but the church bells are ringing out :)
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My daughter was training at Huntingdon when Louis Smith won his Olympic medals. It was pretty cool getting to watch him and some of the others training for the Olympics. They came and showed off their medals to the younger kids and had pictures taken with them all.
 
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