Olympics Thread
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@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Which brings me to one of my ideas to bring a bit of life to the Olympics: instead of being the same five events, the Modern Pentathlon should consist of five Olympic events randomly drawn at the opening ceremony.
In Paris it could be tennis, judo, equestrian, BMX and diving. In LA it might be artistic swimming, archery, taekwondo, weight lifting and surfing.
Reward the ultimate all-rounder. Don't tell me you wouldn't watch some 100kg romanian martial arts guru try and ride a barrel in Tahiti...
That would be as exciting as watching the teenage girls falling off their skateboards
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Which brings me to one of my ideas to bring a bit of life to the Olympics: instead of being the same five events, the Modern Pentathlon should consist of five Olympic events randomly drawn at the opening ceremony.
In Paris it could be tennis, judo, equestrian, BMX and diving. In LA it might be artistic swimming, archery, taekwondo, weight lifting and surfing.
Reward the ultimate all-rounder. Don't tell me you wouldn't watch some 100kg romanian martial arts guru try and ride a barrel in Tahiti...
That would be as exciting as watching the teenage girls falling off their skateboards
boo Mike, boo!!
I would totally watch Simone Biles in the High Jump and Noah Lyle in the 10m Platform Diving and KD + LeBron in the Synchronised Diving
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@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Which brings me to one of my ideas to bring a bit of life to the Olympics: instead of being the same five events, the Modern Pentathlon should consist of five Olympic events randomly drawn at the opening ceremony.
In Paris it could be tennis, judo, equestrian, BMX and diving. In LA it might be artistic swimming, archery, taekwondo, weight lifting and surfing.
Reward the ultimate all-rounder. Don't tell me you wouldn't watch some 100kg romanian martial arts guru try and ride a barrel in Tahiti...
That would be as exciting as watching the teenage girls falling off their skateboards
As opposed to the current Modern Pentathlon, which is just edge of your seat stuff from start to finish.
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Which brings me to one of my ideas to bring a bit of life to the Olympics: instead of being the same five events, the Modern Pentathlon should consist of five Olympic events randomly drawn at the opening ceremony.
In Paris it could be tennis, judo, equestrian, BMX and diving. In LA it might be artistic swimming, archery, taekwondo, weight lifting and surfing.
Reward the ultimate all-rounder. Don't tell me you wouldn't watch some 100kg romanian martial arts guru try and ride a barrel in Tahiti...
That would be as exciting as watching the teenage girls falling off their skateboards
As opposed to the current Modern Pentathlon, which is just edge of your seat stuff from start to finish.
It can and often has been
The equestrian event is mental for starters
Horse drawn at random
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@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Which brings me to one of my ideas to bring a bit of life to the Olympics: instead of being the same five events, the Modern Pentathlon should consist of five Olympic events randomly drawn at the opening ceremony.
In Paris it could be tennis, judo, equestrian, BMX and diving. In LA it might be artistic swimming, archery, taekwondo, weight lifting and surfing.
Reward the ultimate all-rounder. Don't tell me you wouldn't watch some 100kg romanian martial arts guru try and ride a barrel in Tahiti...
That would be as exciting as watching the teenage girls falling off their skateboards
boo Mike, boo!!
I would totally watch Simone Biles in the High Jump and Noah Lyle in the 10m Platform Diving and KD + LeBron in the Synchronised Diving
@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Which brings me to one of my ideas to bring a bit of life to the Olympics: instead of being the same five events, the Modern Pentathlon should consist of five Olympic events randomly drawn at the opening ceremony.
In Paris it could be tennis, judo, equestrian, BMX and diving. In LA it might be artistic swimming, archery, taekwondo, weight lifting and surfing.
Reward the ultimate all-rounder. Don't tell me you wouldn't watch some 100kg romanian martial arts guru try and ride a barrel in Tahiti...
That would be as exciting as watching the teenage girls falling off their skateboards
boo Mike, boo!!
I would totally watch Simone Biles in the High Jump and Noah Lyle in the 10m Platform Diving and KD + LeBron in the Synchronised Diving
It’s called ‘Superstars’ and it was great
Should bring it back
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@taniwharugby said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo yeah was reading Yee had similar things to say about one of his team mates.
yeah the bloke that pulled the bike group along was cooked after that, lasted about 200m of the run, sent Yee on his way and effectively pulled up. Wonder where he finished?
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They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
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They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
Welcome to the Recreational Park Games.
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Tell you what, there are a fuckload of things I'd rather watch than Olympic race walking. How the fuck this ever become a "sport", I'll never know
@voodoo the only saving grace is the drama of getting warned. Who can forget the third warning when Jane Saville had the finish line in sight at the Sydney games.
Then the ensuing pile on from the Aussie media.
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They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
They'd probably move a lot faster if they took the carrots out of their bums...
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They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
Still stoopid.
It's the butterfly of athletics.
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@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
Still stoopid.
It's the butterfly of athletics.
@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
Still stoopid.
It's the butterfly of athletics.
It is to running what handball is to basketball/football
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@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
Still stoopid.
It's the butterfly of athletics.
It is to running what handball is to basketball/football
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
Still stoopid.
It's the butterfly of athletics.
It is to running what handball is to basketball/football
Nah. Defined sport with defined rules you play as hard as you can. Butterfly and race walking are both events where you're required to race slowly.
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@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
Still stoopid.
It's the butterfly of athletics.
It is to running what handball is to basketball/football
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners
Still stoopid.
It's the butterfly of athletics.
It is to running what handball is to basketball/football
Handball is brilliant
