Positive Olympics thread 😆

[JKD]

Who is really looking forward to these Olympics ? Me for one, obviously 🤪 Always been a sporty person, and watch as much as I can, especially the OLYMPICS 😁

If I was much younger now, I would definitely be up for contention as a possible Olympian. Just wasn't noticed or helped in 'sports' when I  should have been 🙄

Not really into any particular event,,,, love most of them [break dancing 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️] but cycling and all of the athletics are my favourites 😀

Come on TEAM GB 👏👏👏😁

[London Best]

Cycling is great in the Olympics. 
They are just a dangerous nuisance on the roads.

[JKD]

1 minute ago, London Best said:

Cycling is great in the Olympics. 
They are just sometimes a dangerous nuisance on the roads.

👍 fixed that for you 🤓

ps. I find most other vehicular drivers a dangerous nuisance 🙄😆

[Mice!]

Love the Olympics,  there is such a variety of sports to watch, from stuff people will have done to completely random events.

It's so good to watch the athletes compete knowing that for most it's likely been a four year slog to get to this point and could be the highlight of their career. 

Just don't know why they've included events like tennis and golf, there's more than enough events for them already 

[London Best]

Middle distance running is my favourite to watch. I love the tactics of it. Something I would have loved to have been good at (no chance! nor any other running come to think of it)

[JKD]

4 minutes ago, Mice! said:

Love the Olympics,  there is such a variety of sports to watch, from stuff people will have done to completely random events.

It's so good to watch the athletes compete knowing that for most it's likely been a four year slog to get to this point and could be the highlight of their career. 

Just don't know why they've included events like tennis and golf, there's more than enough events for them already 

I think they have a certain amount of events each time,,,, a vast majority stay the same, but they have to include a small percentage of different [obscure/out of the ordinary] events..... like brake dancing [?!] golf [?] tennis [🤔].

It's the pinnacle of sports events for sports people at the peak of their form 😀

Like you say,,,, it's a four year cycle - now that's tuff !!! 😀

[Raja Clavata]

One positive followed by a negative post. Where’s GB (Gordon Bennett)

[JKD]

1 minute ago, Raja Clavata said:

One positive followed by a negative post. Where’s GB (Gordon Bennett)

It was actually the other way round 😆

No negativity in here please 🙏 😁

[Westley]

It must be incredibly hot in France, I saw on the news,that for the opening ceremony tonight, they are having 300,000 fans along the banks of the river   !   🥵

That's just inseine  !

Edited 22 hours ago by Westley

[JKD]

1 minute ago, Westley said:

It must be incredibly hot in France, I saw on the news,that for the opening ceremony tonight, they are having 300,000 fans along the banks of the river   !   🥵

That's just inseine  !

They do say that the only part of Paris that's sane is the river 👍 🤓😂

[ditchman]

29 minutes ago, JKD said:

It was actually the other way round 😆

No negativity in here please 🙏 😁

🤐....

[Mice!]

33 minutes ago, Westley said:

It must be incredibly hot in France, I saw on the news,that for the opening ceremony tonight, they are having 300,000 fans along the banks of the river   !   🥵

That's just inseine  !

South of France was about 35°C the other day

[Bigbob]

Er no for me like Wimbledon i will give it a miss its summer time no the time to be stuck in front of the telly 

[ditchman]

40 minutes ago, Mice! said:

South of France was about 35°C the other day

its going to blatter it down at the opening ceromeny....that should be good.....celion Deon will float off down the road like a poo stick

love to know who is doing all the terrorist stuff.....anyone hazard a guess

[Raja Clavata]

1 hour ago, JKD said:

It was actually the other way round 😆

No negativity in here please 🙏 😁

I meant in this thread, yours (OP) positive and the next having a pop at non-competitive cycling.

I actually posted positive in the negative sibling to this thread, unaware of this one and trying to bring positivity to that one.

I love the Olympics, if there's an event I'm not crazy about I just don't watch it, simples 👍

[JKD]

16 minutes ago, Raja Clavata said:

I meant in this thread, yours (OP) positive and the next having a pop at non-competitive cycling.

I actually posted positive in the negative sibling to this thread, unaware of this one and trying to bring positivity to that one.

I love the Olympics, if there's an event I'm not crazy about I just don't watch it, simples 👍

👍😉 Sorry for any confusion 🙂

I started this thread to counter the other one, as that title looked promising, then I read the OP 🙄😄🤣

And yes, I'm the same,,,, only watch events that I like or if they get interesting/ultra competitive 😄 I do give them all a chance though 🫣😆

Edited 20 hours ago by JKD

[Raja Clavata]

1 hour ago, JKD said:

👍😉 Sorry for any confusion 🙂

I started this thread to counter the other one, as that title looked promising, then I read the OP 🙄😄🤣

And yes, I'm the same,,,, only watch events that I like or if they get interesting/ultra competitive 😄 I do give them all a chance though 🫣😆

All good squire. I posted in a similar positive, perhaps a bit cheeky, manner in the other thread.

[JKD]

6 minutes ago, Raja Clavata said:

All good squire. I posted in a similar positive, perhaps a bit cheeky, manner in the other thread.

🤝🫠😁

[JKD]

Well, the opening ceremony is just starting,,,, let's hope it's an amazing spectacle 😃

Must have been a logistical nightmare to organise, especially the security aspect 😳

BON CHANCE !!! 🥳😄

[JohnfromUK]

Purely personal view, but watching others playing/competing has no appeal whatsoever for me and just seems such a waste of time when I could be doing something useful, enjoying the outside countryside/garden etc.

[JKD]

3 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said:

Purely personal view, but watching others playing/competing has no appeal whatsoever for me and just seems such a waste of time when I could be doing something useful, enjoying the outside countryside/garden etc.

Shouldn't have bothered commenting then !? Couldn't help yourself though eh ?! 🙄🥳🤣

[JohnfromUK]

2 minutes ago, JKD said:

Shouldn't have bothered commenting then !? Couldn't help yourself though eh ?! 🙄🥳🤣

As I say, it's a personal view and not 'negative' to others enjoying it if that's what they want to do - but it's not for me.

[JKD]

2 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said:

As I say, it's a personal view and not 'negative' to others enjoying it if that's what they want to do - but it's not for me.

Yeah, whatever 🙄🤦‍♂️🤓😂🤣

said in jest BTW 🤪

[oowee]

Hoping that the event can be a success and remains safe. We had the Russian fsb agent arrest in Paris and foiling the plot to damage the games and now the rail attack. It will not be the end of it. Let's hope participants stay safe. 

I had the fortune / misfortune (I was forced to go) to attend the Olympics in Beijing including the final events in the Bird nest stadium. What struck me was despite having some of the best seats in the stadium, and a member of the UK track and field squad sitting next to me, it was very difficult to keep up with what was happening. Lots of stuff was happening all at the same time. I recon it would be far better on tv. 

[JohnfromUK]

Just now, JKD said:

said in jest BTW

and taken in good humour as well 😁