Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

[dabbler]

So I guess we'll end this Olympics with 3 medals. Expected more in athletics for us

Do we not have any wheelchair athletes?

 

[wbot]

Do we not have any wheelchair athletes?

In the Olympics?

 

[dabbler]

In the Olympics?

Yep. Paralympic games follow the Olympics.

 

[jun_tao]

Our Paralympians do way better.

 

[Cray]

Yup, climbing was a winner.

Skateboarding needs to stay - synchronised swimming and diving can go, that's water ballet not sport.

Nope, try doing a belly or back flop off a 27m platform and see how your day goes.. Agree about synchronized swimming but diving requires serious skill.

 

[Cray]

So I guess we'll end this Olympics with 3 medals. Expected more in athletics for us

Hoping Gerda Steyn can pull something special in the Marathon, she is a seriously talented athlete..

 

[wbot]

Yep. Paralympic games follow the Olympics.

I know but I was talking about the Olympics only

 

[wbot]

Hoping Gerda Steyn can pull something special in the Marathon, she is a seriously talented athlete..

I don't follow marathons tbh so don't know her chances. I see we have 2 runners there and then 3 men.

 

[Cray]

I don't follow marathons tbh so don't know her chances. I see we have 2 runners there and then 3 men.

To be honest, I only know her from her phenomenal performance in the Comrades. She is the only women to break six hours for the up run.. Part of me thinks that she is better suited to Ultra marathons but am hoping her talent will translate for a good marathon performance.

 

[Azbubu]

Nope, try doing a belly or back flop off a 27m platform and see how your day goes.. Agree about synchronized swimming but diving requires serious skill.

Try floating vertically upside down and doing a split first.

 

[daveza]

Nope, try doing a belly or back flop off a 27m platform and see how your day goes.. Agree about synchronized swimming but diving requires serious skill.

My mistake - I meant the syncronised diving.

Solo diving is a favourite.

 

[#name?]

Horse dancing and water ballet and ribbon gymnastics all should be removed. Those aren't sports

 

[#name?]

They should add gaming for the new generation

 

[Hamster]

Our Paralympians do way better.

Especially in the shooting field events

 

[Agent_Smith]

Didn't see it but heard that Gerda came about 15th in the marathon. Apparently a lot of DNF's due to the crippling heat.

 

[wbot]

Horse dancing and water ballet and ribbon gymnastics all should be removed. Those aren't sports

And in the next olympics there will be breakdancing

 

[R13...]

And in the next olympics there will be breakdancing

About time B boys get recognised.

 

[daveza]

Came a cross a suggestion that Olympic 'sports' should only be those where the outcome is not decided by judges.

 

[Speedster]

Especially in the shooting field events

The bathroom breaks are their downfall though

 

[Speedster]

Came a cross a suggestion that Olympic 'sports' should only be those where the outcome is not decided by judges.

You want to bin gymnastics? And figure skating (in the winter games?)