Olympics Spoilers and chat.

[AndyRM]

 

[Beebo]

Taekwondo is a weird sport.
I haven’t got a clue what is going on. And can see why it isn’t a major spectator sport.

 

[13 rider]

Kite surfing or whatever its called is bonkers 😁

 

[vickster]

Taekwondo is a weird sport.
I haven’t got a clue what is going on. And can see why it isn’t a major spectator sport.

Don’t they just kick each other?

 

[Beebo]

Kite surfing or whatever its called is bonkers 😁

GB won a gold.
It looks fun but is probably very hard.
Will the UK coastline now be blighted by people trying this. Must be better than jet skis.

 

[Dave7]

Taekwondo is a weird sport.
I haven’t got a clue what is going on. And can see why it isn’t a major spectator sport.

I was just saying the same thing, quiet boring to me.

 

[november4]

The men boxing as women is just cheating.

I did read someone in London got caught driving in a bus lane, and was challenging it saying he "identified as a bus."

 

[Beebo]

The men boxing as women is just cheating.

I did read someone in London got caught driving in a bus lane, and was challenging it saying he "identified as a bus."

I suspect it’s slightly more complicated than that.
No one is suggesting they are actually men. They just have higher testosterone levels.


Any way and more importantly. Why is there no mascot on the track to great the runners.

 

[Beebo]

Another poor boxing decision.
The better boxer was clearly Cindy Ngamba.
And the other lady had a point deduction.

 

[Reynard]

Another poor boxing decision.
The better boxer was clearly Cindy Ngamba.
And the other lady had a point deduction.

Agreed, there have been some really screwy decisions in the boxing.

Cindy definitely had that one. She's been robbed.

 

[Beebo]

gold for Pakistan in the javelin. India got the silver.
is this the new sporting rivalry?
also Pakistan's first athletics gold medal and an Olympic record with 2 throws.

 

[vickster]

C'mon KJT!

 

[Mo1959]

C'mon KJT!

It’s a shame the throwing events always seem to let her down slightly. She’s a good runner but I fear it’s too much to make up.

 

[figbat]

I was just saying the same thing, quiet boring to me.

Surfing is really not a spectator sport either. Apart from being 10,000 miles away, the action happens some way offshore and they sit watching the waves for most of the time. Then when they catch a wave it's over in a few seconds.

On the other hand the speed climbing, which is probably the shortest event on the schedule, is done in under 5 seconds for men and around 6 seconds for women, but it is quite compelling.

 

[vickster]

It’s a shame the throwing events always seem to let her down slightly. She’s a good runner but I fear it’s too much to make up.

Yeah Thiam is a better all rounder overall I think, hence the medals won