Off Topic The Olympics/Paralympics thread

Dressage is a Tad bit boring for my liking

 

How the **** do they get a Hoss to do that.

 

Many many hours of training.....i actually know Charlotte Dujardin & know just how much work it involves both in the saddle & training the horse on a tether

 

Yes i do realise that.
I was reffering to how an Oss has the capability

 

We've got silver in the Dressage.

 

He'll be swimming naked then, otherwise it won't count

 

We've won silver in the trampolining, out of nowhere it seems.

Well done Bryony Page.

 

She was a little bit emotional, bless her.

 

Didnt know that was in it.!!!
They'll have ball pools n Bouncy Castles soon.

 

Didn't they replace greco-roman wrestling with table tennis this year ? Bit daft having some of these "sports" included.

 

Yes theres quite a lot of sports now.
To me
Its Athletics,Swimming,Cycling,Boxing Gymnastics, Shooting and Rowing

 

Just caught that, brilliant stuff and the interview after, great to see her joy at getting a medal- thats what the Olympics is about not the cheating arseholes

 

Aye, agreed, but next time they'll introduce angling and crown-green bowling. Tiddlewinks the one after that.

 

The Rugby 7s was good but football should be nowhere near it.
I mean doesnt footy have enough comps.
Has for Golf !! Do me a favour.

 

Think the horse dancing is awesome. Welled up at the lass when she realised she'd won a medal in the trampolining.
Fooking love British cycling. They have found form at the right moment. Can hear the groans from the other countries as they realise we've brung it.
I'm after getting a fixie. What could possibly go wrong

 

Looks like we've won silver in the Sailing too, yet to be confirmed though.

 

We've got the silver. Now been confirmed.

 

Men's team pursuit team looking really good for the gold. Just set a new world record in qualifying for the gold and silver race off against Australia.

 

The bicycling round in circles is going well

I rode at the velodrome in Manchester a couple of years ago. Amazing experience, but it's a bit ****ing scary at the top of the slopey corners! And even more scary when you come down the other side and the pedals want to go faster than your legs do!

 

Golf - love the game, but in the Olympics ! No bloody way...may as well have a round the world yacht race. Or a trip to the moon and back. The games should be all about athleticism - speed, strength and endurance or any combination thereof. I'm even against tennis as an Olympic event. Get rid of all the major money-making sports and parlour games imo .
Speed knitting anyone ? Darts - now there's a good 'un. Oh aye, why do we have to have horses involved ? Makes know sense as humans strength is masked by the ability of the nags. Nuts.