Tokyo Olympics 2020 (21)

[Bjornebye 29,106]

Did a Ugandan Weightlifter really expect to blend in in central Japan? 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/57899727

 

Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko was found on Tuesday and is being interviewed by police after going missing from his hotel in western Japan last week. He had been scheduled to fly home on July 20 after missing a qualification spot on the Ugandan Olympic team. 

[Carvalho Diablo 15,307]

These Olympics seem doomed to failure, even the Japanese people have turned against them.

 

Hope I'm wrong and hope they're a success.

[Chris 835]

1 minute ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

These Olympics seem doomed to failure, even the Japanese people have turned against them.

 

Hope I'm wrong and hope they're a success.

 

The USWNT lost their first game, so that's a pretty good start from where I'm sitting. Arrogant fuckers.

[Bjornebye 29,106]

3 minutes ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

These Olympics seem doomed to failure, even the Japanese people have turned against them.

 

Hope I'm wrong and hope they're a success.

It is a shame, a Tokyo Olympics with a full crowd at events etc under normal circumstances would be spectacular. It's hard to have more than a passing interest in it at the moment but as you say, let's hope it's a success. 

 

Paula Bardosa is in the Spanish team (Tennis) so it's not going to be a total disaster. 

[Strontium Dog™ 9,775]

The Polish team sent 23 swimmers instead of the allocated 17, so 6 had to be sent home. Needless to say, there's a lot of very angry people. What a screw up.

[Dr Nowt 25,348]

‘Bloody Polish, coming over here, taking our jobs’.

[Harry's Lad 1,734]

16 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

It is a shame, a Tokyo Olympics with a full crowd at events etc under normal circumstances would be spectacular. It's hard to have more than a passing interest in it at the moment but as you say, let's hope it's a success. 

 

Paula Bardosa is in the Spanish team (Tennis) so it's not going to be a total disaster. 

I feel sorry for the athletes.

 

They've trained so hard to compete at these Olympics, the pinnacle of their sport and it's behind closed doors, so they don't get the crowds cheering them and the applause.

 

Many of them will never compete at the Olympics again and they are being denied that.They must be gutted.

 

Really sad.

 

[Bjornebye 29,106]

19 minutes ago, Harry's Lad said:

I feel sorry for the athletes.

 

They've trained so hard to compete at these Olympics, the pinnacle of their sport and it's behind closed doors, so they don't get the crowds cheering them and the applause.

 

Many of them will never compete at the Olympics again and they are being denied that.They must be gutted.

 

Really sad.

 

110%. 

[VladimirIlyich 8,436]

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

110%. 

It's good jobs maths isn't an Olympic sport.

[Bjornebye 29,106]

9 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

It's good jobs maths isn't an Olympic sport.

Well done. 

[Champ 5,077]

5 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

It is a shame, a Tokyo Olympics with a full crowd at events etc under normal circumstances would be spectacular. It's hard to have more than a passing interest in it at the moment but as you say, let's hope it's a success. 

 

Paula Bardosa is in the Spanish team (Tennis) so it's not going to be a total disaster. 

I have been hooked on the Olympics since Munich 1972. 
Holding the games in current circumstances doesn’t seem right on so many levels.

I can barely raise any interest in these games. It’s such a shame.

I watched that programme on the London games the other night.

Such wonderful innocent days

[Bjornebye 29,106]

1 minute ago, Champ said:

I have been hooked on the Olympics since Munich 1972. 
Holding the games in current circumstances doesn’t seem right on so many levels.

I can barely raise any interest in these games. It’s such a shame.

I watched that programme on the London games the other night.

Such wonderful innocent days

Hahaha but Munich 1972 going ahead was ok?! 

 

 

 

I know what you mean though. Still, be good to have some extra sport to watch. 

[Elite 10,643]

1 minute ago, Champ said:

I have been hooked on the Olympics since Munich 1972. 
Holding the games in current circumstances doesn’t seem right on so many levels.

I can barely raise any interest in these games. It’s such a shame.

I watched that programme on the London games the other night.

Such wonderful innocent days

As shit as it will be, a lot of these athletes have a limited shelf life and this is the only chance they'll ever get, especially after the cancellation last year.

 

It's shit but I'm glad it's going ahead for the poor fuckers that have spent their life trying to get into the Olympics.

[John102 763]

I cant wait. There are so many fanatastic athletes about and some amazing match ups.

 

Im hoping it wont be as shot as the football was but i appreciate thats probably optimistic.

[Champ 5,077]

25 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Hahaha but Munich 1972 going ahead was ok?! 

 

 

 

I know what you mean though. Still, be good to have some extra sport to watch. 

I was 9. Cut me some slack

[Carvalho Diablo 15,307]

28 minutes ago, Champ said:

I have been hooked on the Olympics since Munich 1972. 
Holding the games in current circumstances doesn’t seem right on so many levels.

I can barely raise any interest in these games. It’s such a shame.

I watched that programme on the London games the other night.

Such wonderful innocent days

I had my doubts but the whole thing was an incredible success.

 

This opening ceremony remains one of the greatest things I've ever seen. Made me feel proud to be British for a few weeks at least. Wonderful.

 

[Champ 5,077]

Watching that ceremony unfold with so many other cynics on here was one of the most uplifting things I’ve ever experienced 

[lifetime fan 11,651]

8 hours ago, Champ said:

Watching that ceremony unfold with so many other cynics on here was one of the most uplifting things I’ve ever experienced 

I was one of the biggest cynics going about is hosting the olympics. 
 

Then loved every second of it. 

[lifetime fan 11,651]

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57924885

[alles ist gut 4,220]

 

The Norwegian beach volleyball squads in uniform

[lifetime fan 11,651]

Fair play to their organisation for covering their fines. 

[VladimirIlyich 8,436]

20 minutes ago, alles ist gut said:

 

The Norwegian beach volleyball squads in uniform

Can you crop out the left side,as we look at it?

[alles ist gut 4,220]

4 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Can you crop out the left side,as we look at it?

No, sorry, could you just put your free hand over your left eye?

[Bjornebye 29,106]

This France v Mexico game on Eurosport is a cracker. France just scored a penalty to bring it back to 2:1. 

 

 

EDIT: 3:1 Mexico. I don't know why the European teams bother. 

[Bjornebye 29,106]

4:1, spanking. Could have been more. Hope Mexico get the gold.