villa4europe Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Fencing venue is very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 40 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: When does the frog crossing a road final start? You can't call em that mate 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted July 28 VT Supporter Share Posted July 28 This tennis match is nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Peaty got second. Phenomenal race. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 28 VT Supporter Share Posted July 28 Peaty what a **** loser (I’m joking. Great race!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 (edited) On 27/07/2024 at 19:08, mikeyp102 said: There is no sporting spectacle like the Olympics. As others said above just find yourself watching some sports you’d never normally consider. Watched the skateboarding tricks event today. Was fun even though I didn’t have a clue who was doing what. Also I thought it weird that all the competitors were around 12-16 years old. Can only young kids do skateboarding, you’d expect a 21 year old to have more experience but still be young enough to be able to beat these 14 year olds. Edited July 28 by ender4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 On 16/07/2024 at 20:43, Follyfoot said: Got to be honest all I’m interested in is 100 m and 200 m men’s also the heavyweight. super heavyweight boxing title the rest to me is neither here or there. massively enjoyed Ovett Cram and Tory boy back in the day, same as Thompson Think with the saturation of live sport these days the Olympics is not the same. There's only so much live sport you can tolerate. I will probably start watching when the athletics start. I was a fan of the 80s in the Coe, Cram and Ovett days. But although Coe won two golds and two silvers, Ovett a gold and a bronze. Cram never won an Olympic gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 On 28/07/2024 at 07:57, delboy54 said: Dissappointed with the BBC's limited coverage of the Olympics, is it worth subscribing to Discovery instead? Yes it gives you access to everything for less than the price of a pint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted July 29 VT Supporter Share Posted July 29 Well done to those British horses!!! Gold again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 29 VT Supporter Share Posted July 29 Street skateboarding is a terrible spectator sport. A billion variations on ollies into rail grinds. Hopefully the park event should be interesting to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 32 minutes ago, HongKongVillan said: Well done to those British horses!!! Gold again! So why the long face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 29 VT Supporter Share Posted July 29 1 hour ago, The Fun Factory said: Yes it gives you access to everything for less than the price of a pint. And I'm fairly certain it's free if you have a sky subscription anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted July 29 VT Supporter Share Posted July 29 Never watched mountain biking before very good! Gold for our boy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 13 minutes ago, S-Platt said: Never watched mountain biking before very good! Gold for our boy. 2028 they need to introduce the paperboy event, based on the 80s arcade game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 29 Moderator Share Posted July 29 1 hour ago, The Fun Factory said: 2028 they need to introduce the paperboy event, based on the 80s arcade game. Nah in 2028 they need to trick every competitor into thinking they are entering their normal event but just make them all participants in the Hunger Games instead. That'll get the viewing numbers up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 5 hours ago, PaulC said: Think with the saturation of live sport these days the Olympics is not the same. There's only so much live sport you can tolerate. I will probably start watching when the athletics start. I was a fan of the 80s in the Coe, Cram and Ovett days. But although Coe won two golds and two silvers, Ovett a gold and a bronze. Cram never won an Olympic gold. I think that’s why I love the Olympics. I’ve never paid for Sky sports/Tnt etc, so my sport watching has gone down the last few yrs compared to where it when I was younger, football wise only really watch Villa at VP) or euros/wc, and some highlights. Then I watch some rugby highlights/major tournaments. So when Olympics comes I watch as much random crap as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 (edited) Hooked on the slalom canoeing Our bloke did well in heats, so could get a medal in the final here. Gutted for the Senegalese bloke. Edited July 29 by mikeyp102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 I have learned where my line is. Beachvolleyboll. Can't watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted July 29 VT Supporter Share Posted July 29 Just now, NoelVilla said: I have learned where my line is. Beachvolleyboll. Can't watch it. It's all good for me dip in and out of different sports. Skateboarding was on earlier I reckon anyone could be an Olympian now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 17 minutes ago, NoelVilla said: I have learned where my line is. Beachvolleyboll. Can't watch it. I think this Swedish team is really fun to watch with their "jump set" and great defense. Not gonna watch any of the other nations games thou. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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