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Post by hblock on Jul 24, 2021 11:19:44 GMT
Anyone watching?
I watched the opening ceremony yesterday, it is nice to see all the athletes march out with their national flags but boy does it go on a bit!
Me: Blimey, is this nearly over? It feels like I've been sat here forever!
Commentator: ...and that was number 37 of the 206 nations competing as this year's Olympics....... 
Watched a couple of the 3 v 3 basketball matches this morning, quite entertaining, it's more like street basketball with only one hoop used and the first to 21 points wins.
If you have Eurosport they have more options on their red button than the BBC does, takes a minute or so to load up where you just get a blank screen but its worth it in the end.
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Post by richardroper on Jul 24, 2021 20:19:23 GMT
Trying to watch it, but feel it’s a bit like the Euros without the crowds being there. Caught the back end of the cycling.
The opening ceremony was boring and the pilot light on my gas boiler looks more impressive than the Olympic flame. I realise I’m being a curmudgeon but it gets on my tits when we have to have the schedule dictated by American TV, which is probably because of the big name sponsors.
I like the athletics and the weight lifting and the boxing. Interesting to see what the Karate looks like. Also want to see the indoor cycling.
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Post by iks on Jul 26, 2021 6:45:23 GMT
Boxing, velodrome and track events, only things worth watching for me. I find everything else baffling (taekwondo), or dull (diving).
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Post by mrsmith on Jul 26, 2021 9:58:06 GMT
I always feel that I should give more of a shit about the Olympics than I do. The biggest problem is that it groups together a lot of mediocre sports that don't have the interest to stand alone professionally, or are participation sports not spectator sports.
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Post by richardroper on Jul 26, 2021 16:20:48 GMT
Boxing, velodrome and track events, only things worth watching for me. I find everything else baffling (taekwondo), or dull (diving). I understand Taekwondo and even I’m indifferent to it. The Olympics saw bouts reduced to a cagey effort not to lose and to try and sneak a winning point at the end. It became a yawn fest They’ve been trying for years to make it more interesting but all they succeed in doing was make it more incomprehensible to the ordinary public. Their main mistake is they’ve forgotten that people like combat sports because they want to watch people knock seven bells out of each other. |
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Post by hblock on Jul 26, 2021 20:24:13 GMT
Got to love the way Russia are "banned" but 335 Russian athletes are still competing at Tokyo 2020 under the banner of "Russian Olympic Committee", allowing them to currently occupy 4th place on the medal table. They can't fly their flag or play the Russian national anthem during the Olympics though- - that'll show them!
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Post by hblock on Jul 26, 2021 20:28:33 GMT
In addition to the 3 v 3 basketball, handball has been quite a find - sort of a mixture of basketball (in that the ball is controlled using the hands) and football (in that the aim to shoot the ball past the goalkeeper and hit the back of the net). There's been some quite close games and games won with a shot in the last second. Personally I find that much more exciting that Daley or Peaty winning gold in their respective sports.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Jul 27, 2021 7:06:58 GMT
I watched the opening ceremony assuming there's no way there wouldn't be a performance from Babymetal but almost unbelievably it was just the usual nonsense. For about five hours. Very disappointing. I remember an opening ceremony, probably London, where the commentator had obviously got some World Fact book to have something to say for each country but a lot of the facts were just negative or depressing eg "and here is Jacob Longleg carrying the flag for Chad, which has a literacy rate of 21 percent and the highest rate of infant mortality in Africa...........next up Central African Republic with a population of 5 million and an average life expectancy of 51 years........" I quite enjoyed that. I'll watch any football if I happen to stumble upon it, but other that that the only thing I quite like is the cycling....  |
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Post by corncobguy on Aug 5, 2021 20:01:13 GMT
I'm working from home at the moment, and have effectively just worked half days this week. Early morning boxing turns into late morning Athletics so easily 😄
Good showing from the Brits again. It's easy to point to the lottery money, but they still have to perform against the worlds best!
Shame that fans haven't been able to enjoy the games, but it's still had some memorable moments
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Post by hblock on Aug 6, 2021 22:01:31 GMT
Not really had much of a chance to follow the rest of the football tournament but I see the final is Brazil v Spain on Saturday at 1230 during the day UK time. Could be worth a watch?
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Post by ER on Aug 12, 2021 8:23:19 GMT
my favorite part of the Olympics is the closing ceremony - load of old shit
it actually annoyed me this year as BBC breakfast was cancelled and we had ITV on of a morning which was horrendous
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Post by hblock on Aug 12, 2021 16:58:58 GMT
my favorite part of the Olympics is the closing ceremony - load of old shit it actually annoyed me this year as BBC breakfast was cancelled and we had ITV on of a morning which was horrendous
I agree with you about ITV mate, the absolute option of last resort in our household.
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Post by iks on Aug 13, 2021 19:29:31 GMT
ITV Breakfast tv, the go to show for thick cunts. My missus watches it.
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