Trimming the Olympics

[Oldbloke]

Replace the horse dancing with jousting....

 

[John the Monkey]

Bring back Cricket.

Get rid of running, probably also swimming (as horrible as running, but with the possibility of drowning, dreadful business).

 

[slowmotion]

Couldn't they kick the Olympic flame into touch? It seems to be a major faff.

 

[Chromatic]

Couldn't they kick the Olympic flame into touch? It seems to be a major faff.

Dangerous, might cause bush fires.

 

[Starchivore]

Hazel Whatserface was saying that Phelps I think it was, now has more gold medals than some small continents. Hardly surprising since each swimming event is competed and then re-competed over what seems about 40 different distances.
Also hardly fair, for instance they don't have a 10km cycling time trial and a 20km one and a 30km one and so on.

This has always annoyed me too. Most of the athletes really just have one or two chances for a medal, maybe three at most. Think of the Decathlon versuses Phelps getting to do each one of those very-slightly-different swimming races!

 

[coffeejo]

This has always annoyed me too. Most of the athletes really just have one or two chances for a medal, maybe three at most. Think of the Decathlon versuses Phelps getting to do each one of those very-slightly-different swimming races!

Hadn't thought of it that way. It's not like he's been collecting his 20+ medals since the Los Angeles Games in '84...

 

[Nibor]

Bring back Cricket.

Get rid of running, probably also swimming (as horrible as running, but with the possibility of drowning, dreadful business).

Nooo we are Olympic champions at Cricket don't give anyone else a chance.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Cycling track sprint could go - or at least about 75% of it.

Two riders eyeballing each other for a goddamn eternity whilst riding bike as slowly as humanly possible and then a quick burst to the finish line.

A bit like Usain and Co walking the first 90 metres and then finally deciding to get on with it for the last 10.