Olympics - does anyone actually care anymore?

[vcs]

Loved Seoul as a kid. But doping has always been going on, it was pretty systematic among all those Eastern European and USSR athletes we idolized back then. But there was very little TV and exposure back then, so it all seemed amazing and romanticized.

 

[Daemon]

I'll just watch a few things here and there, be awed at the crazy **** they do in gymnastics and laugh at the dressage event.

Hard to be interested when one man casually gets more medals than the two countries you can call home have in their entire history.

 

[Jono]

Remind us who's going out there to defend their gold?

Rafa didn't play those Olympics ftr

 

[Burgey]

Rafa didn't play those Olympics ftr

So unlike him to miss a tournament.

 

[Jono]

Already had a gold, didn't need another.

Gold + all 4 slams. WAG

Fed and Nole don't even have a singles gold

 

[Jono]

In all seriousness, I'll watch and enjoy it. Always excited to watch Bolt, and its competitive sport on TV, so I'm fine with that.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I will watch the swimming and athletics and cycling. Will dip in and out of the boxing and rowing and watch some tennis.

Pews will be avidly watching the gymnastics.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

I'll watch on streams. Try to focus on the scoreboard and zone out all the bullshit.

So expect some odd posts.

 

[vogue]

Remind us who's going out there to defend their gold?


Unlike the rest of you miserable ****s, I'm really looking forward to it. The hypes taking a bit longer to kick in as it's not on the doorstep this time, and there's been little in the way of build up in the news - more Zika worrys etc.

Still, when it starts I'm going to love it

Yeah..this for me too..

 

[ripper868]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKFWE1xt_x0 Needs more this.

Apologies for ruining everyone's work day.

 

[GIMH]

Should probably ban the US, Jamaica, Ethiopia, England and Greece too though

lol.

England doesn't compete at the Olympics, FYI.

 

[Spikey]

dont try to pin england's drug abuse on scotland

 

[Gnske]

I'd be highly surprised if this Olympics ends with at least half of the athletes not being robbed or murdered.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

When it comes to watching the Olympics I've always only watched the Athletics plus anything else where GB might win a Gold Medal.

 

[Spikey]

I'd be highly surprised if this Olympics ends with at least half of the athletes not being robbed or murdered.

most of them caused by the english athletes going through withdrawal

 

[sledger]

I've never really been bothered about the Olympics tbh. Athletics etc... has always just struck me as "exercise" rather than "fun", so it's all a but underwhelming for me.

I enjoyed it when it was held in London, but I think that was more to do with the fact that I lived there at the time and enjoyed the atmosphere of the whole thing. I doubt I will watch much of it this time round.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Time zones make such a difference on my enjoyment of the Olympics.

Not sure whether it's that I'm more cynical than I was (due to age), or if everyone is. Think if someone came along now and did a Usain Bolt and just scorched the competition, we'd all be expecting the person to be done for drugs.

 

[Pratters]

It's a great competition. I'll be happy to see what I can and abuse the Russians when they win medals.

 

[Furball]

Growing up, the Olympics were massive and much of the world would be glued to their televisions for the duration

This year's doesnt have anything like that feeling and, at best, is just another sporting event to me and to others that I have spoken to

I'm not sure whether it's due to the increased exposure that athletes get these days, me being jaded with doping, commercialization, corruption or whatever but it's all a bit meh as far as I'm concerned

See your opening sentence, how much of that do you reckon would be down to a lack of variety in televised live sport?

 

[andruid]

Yeah..this for me too..

Remind us who's going out there to defend their gold?


Unlike the rest of you miserable ****s, I'm really looking forward to it. The hypes taking a bit longer to kick in as it's not on the doorstep this time, and there's been little in the way of build up in the news - more Zika worrys etc.

Still, when it starts I'm going to love it

Your reminder of one defending champion we can all root for