Summer Olympics....Your Observations

[Vinayaka]

My observation remains that
India is hopeless at any and every atheletic sports in general.

Is cricket at the Olympics?

 

[sayak83]

Is cricket at the Olympics?

No.

 

[Revoltingest]

My observation remains that
India is hopeless at any and every atheletic sports in general.

The best in the world at...

And I saw this....

 

[ChristineM]

Is there anything more ridiculously superfluous than synchronized diving?
Diving I can understand.
But adding the goal of being identical to another person is weird.
What next....
Synchronized weightlifting?
Synchronized hammer throw?
Synchronized 10m air rifle?

Still....not as strange as that 2 man luge thing in the winter.
1 grown man lying on another sledding down a hill....I want
to call it "so gay", but I'm too woke to do that.

Synchronised swimming is about as _________ (fill in the blank) as it gets.

 

[Revoltingest]

Synchronised swimming is about as _________ (fill in the blank) as it gets.

I agree. But it's more interesting than synchronized diving.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Women's beach volleyball looks like a bikini competition with the skimpy nonsense they make them wear. They're a slight wardrobe malfunction away from wearing thongs (malfunctions which are occuring) and the camera seems to be focusing on their back sides. This is disgusting.

Now the men are playing and they get to wear jerseys and loose shorts, like basketball shorts. Not even bare-chested. What a farce!

 

[sayak83]

The best in the world at...

And I saw this....

Yes, I saw it live.
You see how many medals India wins this time and over the last 10 Olympics and consider the population..you will see what I saying.
Compare it to how Indians (both citizens and expats) fare at Math/Science Olympiads, spelling bee, chess etc.....

 

[Kooky]

You forgot the include the bonus minigame of rolling on the ground feigning injuries!

I thought that was part of every team sport.

 

[Martin]

Synchronised swimming is about as _________ (fill in the blank) as it gets.

That is weird, they're like demented mermaids on speed.

 

[ChristineM]

I agree. But it's more interesting than synchronized diving.

Your opinion is noted. Synchronised divine is over in seconds. Synchronized swimming lasts eons

 

[metis]

I have always enjoyed playing sports [gymnastics, baseball, hockey, racquetball, and bowling], but I am not anywhere near as fond as just watching sports. I've only watched maybe an hour thus far, and I may watch a tad more before it's over.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Synchronised swimming is about as _________ (fill in the blank) as it gets.

That is awful.

 

[ChristineM]

That is awful.

Yup...

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Yup...

I can admire their obvious athletic gifts and talent, however. It's extremely intensive and demanding.

 

[metis]

I can admire their obvious athletic gifts and talent, however. It's extremely intensive and demanding.

Yep, and I see where Simone Biles has withdrawn because of her "mental state". Naomi Osaka did the same last month in France, and I believe that's more important than the sport itself for them.

 

[Martin]

Competitive sport is sheer masochism.
I blame it on the Greeks.

 

[epronovost]

Is there anything more ridiculously superfluous than synchronized diving?
Diving I can understand.
But adding the goal of being identical to another person is weird.

Why? Perfect synchronization of complex dance and swimming pattern in a pool is hard as balls. The same is true for acrobatic pattern mid-air.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Competitive sport is sheer masochism.
I blame it on the Greeks.

They did it in the nude, too.

 

[epronovost]

They did it in the nude, too.

Nudity was seen as an exemplar of heroism back in the day. Plus, athletic abilities were also seen as symbol of male beauty.

 

[Martin]

They did it in the nude, too.

Weird bunch. They should have stuck to philosophy.