Rio Olympics

[SpiritofBurnden]

It's officially started! Sweden v South Africa Live from the Olympic Stadium:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36706108
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36706108

Brazil playing later tonight.

 

[mat]

OG Of the tournament just been scored by Zimbabwe.

Absolute peach of a header.

Looks like the IOC have borrowed a commodore amiga for this years Olympic TV graphics too with a music soundtrack to match.

 

[Blue Til Death]

I cant think of any Olympics in my 52, years that I have been so underwhelmed about, it does not appear to have been promoted at all, I was genuinely surprised when I realised it was the opening ceremony this Friday.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

New events at the Rio Olympics. Fastest out of a shithouse window, extreme gurning and most shit talked on a single breath.

Is he covering the pogbathon?

 

[BimboBob]

Meh

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I cant think of any Olympics in my 52, years that I have been so underwhelmed about, it does not appear to have been promoted at all, I was genuinely surprised when I realised it was the opening ceremony this Friday.

Me too. I think it's a combination of the general stench of corruption around world sports bodies like the IOC and FIFA, drug-taking, the increasing commercialisation of the games, the inclusion of professional sports and contestants that just don't belong there.

 

[SpiritofBurnden]

I cant think of any Olympics in my 52, years that I have been so underwhelmed about, it does not appear to have been promoted at all, I was genuinely surprised when I realised it was the opening ceremony this Friday.

It's not been promoted?! Where have you been?

Both BBC and Channel 4 have been running promotional trails for the last couple of weeks.

There has been a whole series of documentaries on the BBC about some of the medalists from the last Olympics, including the rowers, cyclists and athletes. There's another on prime time BBC 1 tonight about Mo Farah: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07mzr7j

There was a feature length documentary about the 2012 opening ceremony last week and Five Live have been broadcasting live from Rio all day for the last week!

 

[worsleyweb]

Not really interested in it. Been tainted by drugs etc.

 

[mat]

Me too. I think it's a combination of the general stench of corruption around world sports bodies like the IOC and FIFA, drug-taking, the increasing commercialisation of the games, the inclusion of professional sports and contestants that just don't belong there.

Yep.

They are planning to drown out the expected booing of Brazilian officials with loud music.The people didn't want it due to the precarious economy but got it anyway with some of the speakers allegedly given bungs.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/04/organisers-of-rio-2016-opening-ceremony-reportedly-make-plans-to/


Might be pleasantly surprised until I see Justin Gatling with muscle bulges completely at odds with normal human anatomy warming up in 100 metres.

 

[SpiritofBurnden]

The people didn't want it due to the precarious economy but got it anyway with some of the speakers allegedly given bungs.

Same could be said of the London Olympics. Plenty of people didn't want those games either. It's nothing new.