privateer Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 OK, so this is a real pet hate of mine that I had actually forgotten about. They have just started the men's walking event. Get the **** out of here. That is just Olympic mincing. I don't care how fit they are they just look like a bunch of queers. However, there are some other pointless events so let's have a poll on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincsVilla Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Walking. I just don't see how this is a sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I'm with you private Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingphil Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Yeap, has to be walking for me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokVilla Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I was going to say Rythmic Gymnastics, but then I recaled it has its good points. BMX for me, keep it in the X games or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrobo1 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 any sport which requires a judge to give marks ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissmith921 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 that one where the horse walks around and the rider is in top hat and tails etc. completely and utterly pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 22, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted August 22, 2008 synchro swimmming for me. Dancing, in water? It would be a lot easier if they just did it on the ground. Load of bollocks. They are thinking of introducing 20-20 for the next olympics. if that gets in, that will get my vote. Cricket is shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrobo1 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 cricket is not shit Steve !!! but actually fair point if Rugby 7's are in for the next Olympics (sure I read that !!) then 20/20 should be in fact if Tennis is in any sport should be golf ?? Darts ? snooker ? all surely more justifided than some of the ones listed above, I mean beach volleyball ???? Squash was dumped out as it was not seen as TV friendly but Sailing is ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 22, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted August 22, 2008 Cricket is shit. If you can stand around in a field all day, and throw a ball every 20 minutes and get a medal for it, then we may as well give them out on the street! If they only gave the medals to people who score a century or get, say, 3 wickets then I'd be happy. But if they gave it to the number 11 batsmen who didn't bat all tournament and stood on the boundary and made the odd catch then what's the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted August 22, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted August 22, 2008 I mean beach volleyball ???? VETO!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Walking for me. It looks stupid and is stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I actually think the walking is alright although the actions are a bit strange. I think it must be quite hard to do it that fast for that long amount of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_holte_ender Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Sync swimming, what a load of crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 22, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted August 22, 2008 Walking, deffo. As a runner, it drives me mad - if you want to go fast on your feet, RUN ffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 22, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted August 22, 2008 Actually I'm just watching the ping-po^H^H^H "table tennis" and that seems pretty funny. It's up there with darts and dominoes as "something you might enjoy playing but wouldn't want to WATCH" (actually I feel the same about snooker TBH). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa_Rosa Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Cricket is shit. If you can stand around in a field all day, and throw a ball every 20 minutes and get a medal for it, then we may as well give them out on the street! If they only gave the medals to people who score a century or get, say, 3 wickets then I'd be happy. But if they gave it to the number 11 batsmen who didn't bat all tournament and stood on the boundary and made the odd catch then what's the point? Number 11 batsmen? Did nowt but make the odd catch? Not a Wisden subcriber then Stevo? Synch swimming for me. Just saftness of the highest order. Interesting use of the term 'queers' in the initial post mind. Walking is definitely a ridiculous sport, but how gay someone looks when participating in it has no effect on my enjoyment as a spectator. As anyone who knows of my attendance at last year's England bi-sexual XV vs the Navy rugby match will testify. The score? 0-0, but there were 5 tries and 2 conversions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa_Rosa Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 any sport which requires a judge to give marks ... Boxing? One of the oldest, hardest and most respected Olympic sports around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaninireland Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Syncro swimming for me too. What is the fecking point in that ? Load of bollox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sit_Down_Potato_Head Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Walking, deffo. As a runner, it drives me mad - if you want to go fast on your feet, RUN ffs! Exactly. What would one of these clowns do if faced with a knife-wielding maniac? WALK OFF as fast as they could?!!! No, they'd run. The motor racing equivalent would be limiting yourself to only driving in 2nd gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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