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By *zero OP Man 22 weeks ago
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Looking at the Breaking at the Olympic games thread, it got me thinking. If you could get rid of an Olympic event or change its form what would you get rid of and put in its place?
I'd get rid of Golf or speed walking and give kickboxing or powerlifting a shot in the games. |
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Driving in the middle lane of the motorway with a vacant look on your face (usually about 3 inches from the steering wheel), despite lane 1 being empty for half a mile...we'd clean up on fucking medals with the spoons i see most days  |
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By *zero OP Man 22 weeks ago
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"I would change golf and tennis to amateur only
This, basketball for amateurs only and get rid of Football
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Yeah its unfair that every Olympics Team USA puts out a team that's a whos who of the NBA.
I'd prefer 5 a side football similar to how Rugby is there in the sevens format
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"I would change golf and tennis to amateur only
This, basketball for amateurs only and get rid of Football
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Yeah its unfair that every Olympics Team USA puts out a team that's a whos who of the NBA.
I'd prefer 5 a side football similar to how Rugby is there in the sevens format
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Yeah I love the rugby 7’s, so 5 a side football would be good 👍 |
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By *zero OP Man 22 weeks ago
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"I'm not sure about the amateurs thing.
Isn't the Olympics supposed to be about the best of the best? Surely that would include professionals."
Think boxing is the only event that is full of amateur competitors. I'm probably wrong though |
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"I'm not sure about the amateurs thing.
Isn't the Olympics supposed to be about the best of the best? Surely that would include professionals.
Think boxing is the only event that is full of amateur competitors. I'm probably wrong though"
Oh I was meaning in reference to USA having NBA players being unfair or whatever. |
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By *zero OP Man 22 weeks ago
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"I'm not sure about the amateurs thing.
Isn't the Olympics supposed to be about the best of the best? Surely that would include professionals.
Think boxing is the only event that is full of amateur competitors. I'm probably wrong though
Oh I was meaning in reference to USA having NBA players being unfair or whatever."
Ah got you.
When it comes to the mens football it's U23 with 3 players being the exception. Something like that could work. The majority of the team would be NCAA standard which is still probably better than most of the world. |
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By *C44Man 22 weeks ago
Ipswich |
"I’d make all PEDs legal and watch every record smashed within the first day."
This. Although seeing the faces of the organisers when the standard doesn't improve and they realise everybody is already on something they can't test for would be gold |
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"I’d make all PEDs legal and watch every record smashed within the first day.
This. Although seeing the faces of the organisers when the standard doesn't improve and they realise everybody is already on something they can't test for would be gold"
Watch Untold: Hall of Fame on Netflix. It’s a real eye opener when it comes to steroids in sport.
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Netball.
Years of lobbying made it eligible but since then, applications for it's inclusion have been consistently turned down due to lack of global reach and its gender imbalance. Brisbane 2032 might be the best bet for seeing it at the Olympics 🤞 |
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By *C44Man 22 weeks ago
Ipswich |
"I’d make all PEDs legal and watch every record smashed within the first day.
This. Although seeing the faces of the organisers when the standard doesn't improve and they realise everybody is already on something they can't test for would be gold
Watch Untold: Hall of Fame on Netflix. It’s a real eye opener when it comes to steroids in sport.
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I used to be in a few competitive sports at a decent level at uni, the kind of level where they are looking to push you in to the top flight etc. I was never good enough but the constant pressure to go down the PED route was insane, not necessarily steroids but this was the time when blood doping was still a pretty normal thing and things like SERMS and peptides were starting to knock about. The so called coaches were basically peddling drugs most of the time and waving the prospect of england/team gb trials as the carrot. |
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"I’d make all PEDs legal and watch every record smashed within the first day.
This. Although seeing the faces of the organisers when the standard doesn't improve and they realise everybody is already on something they can't test for would be gold
Watch Untold: Hall of Fame on Netflix. It’s a real eye opener when it comes to steroids in sport.
I used to be in a few competitive sports at a decent level at uni, the kind of level where they are looking to push you in to the top flight etc. I was never good enough but the constant pressure to go down the PED route was insane, not necessarily steroids but this was the time when blood doping was still a pretty normal thing and things like SERMS and peptides were starting to knock about. The so called coaches were basically peddling drugs most of the time and waving the prospect of england/team gb trials as the carrot. "
I 100% believe it. Look at the size olympic boxers put on when they turn pro, look at Conor McGregor after his leg break, even pro footballers going away in the offseason and coming back bulkier. I don’t know why people seem to think this sort of thing is possible with diet and nutrition in such short periods of time. |
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By *C44Man 22 weeks ago
Ipswich |
"I’d make all PEDs legal and watch every record smashed within the first day.
This. Although seeing the faces of the organisers when the standard doesn't improve and they realise everybody is already on something they can't test for would be gold
Watch Untold: Hall of Fame on Netflix. It’s a real eye opener when it comes to steroids in sport.
I used to be in a few competitive sports at a decent level at uni, the kind of level where they are looking to push you in to the top flight etc. I was never good enough but the constant pressure to go down the PED route was insane, not necessarily steroids but this was the time when blood doping was still a pretty normal thing and things like SERMS and peptides were starting to knock about. The so called coaches were basically peddling drugs most of the time and waving the prospect of england/team gb trials as the carrot.
I 100% believe it. Look at the size olympic boxers put on when they turn pro, look at Conor McGregor after his leg break, even pro footballers going away in the offseason and coming back bulkier. I don’t know why people seem to think this sort of thing is possible with diet and nutrition in such short periods of time."
So many low half life PEDs around that you can blast an off season and be completely clean come the start of the season. I've been in and around bodybuilding all my adult life and even so called natural events are just a snapshot of that particular time. You know full well there's plenty of low half life stuff without many sides like anavar kicking about off season. |
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Can we add an event throwing wet sponges at drag queens on a crucifix- while they sing 'Always look on the bright side of life' or Green Day's 'American Idiot'....should rile up the Karen brigade over the pond rather nicely  |
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"I’d make all PEDs legal and watch every record smashed within the first day.
This. Although seeing the faces of the organisers when the standard doesn't improve and they realise everybody is already on something they can't test for would be gold
Watch Untold: Hall of Fame on Netflix. It’s a real eye opener when it comes to steroids in sport.
I used to be in a few competitive sports at a decent level at uni, the kind of level where they are looking to push you in to the top flight etc. I was never good enough but the constant pressure to go down the PED route was insane, not necessarily steroids but this was the time when blood doping was still a pretty normal thing and things like SERMS and peptides were starting to knock about. The so called coaches were basically peddling drugs most of the time and waving the prospect of england/team gb trials as the carrot.
I 100% believe it. Look at the size olympic boxers put on when they turn pro, look at Conor McGregor after his leg break, even pro footballers going away in the offseason and coming back bulkier. I don’t know why people seem to think this sort of thing is possible with diet and nutrition in such short periods of time.
So many low half life PEDs around that you can blast an off season and be completely clean come the start of the season. I've been in and around bodybuilding all my adult life and even so called natural events are just a snapshot of that particular time. You know full well there's plenty of low half life stuff without many sides like anavar kicking about off season. "
It must be so easy to do and when they get caught just blame tainted supplements or even eggs |
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I’d get rid of:
Gymnastics
Synchronised diving
Trampolining
Taekwondo
Golf
Football
Hockey
Pentathlon
BMX
Skateboarding
Walking
Table tennis
And I’d also make equipment standard, unlike those stupid rifles and archer’s bows
As soon as I hit post I know I’ll think of something else shit, so that too. |
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Definitely bin off football it already has enough events and a global competition to find the best every four years.
It pains me as a cycling fan but I'd also get rid of the road race, given how close the Olympics is to the end of the tour de France we don't get to see the very best riders diluting the road race.
I'd bring in Ironman distance triathlon making it the single biggest test of sporting excellence and endurance definitely keeping the non drafting format ensuring that it's the fittest that wins out. |
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"Oh yeah get rid of dancing horsies."
See! I knew I’d forget something thoroughly shite! Get rid of all horsing, but double get rid of horsey dancing and prancing, I bet they hate it when they get back to the stables and the runners start sniggering. |
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"I'd get rid of half the sailing categories, they are hardly spectator sports are they?
Replace with downhill skateboard cross.
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Or maybe some sort of Indiana Jones style assault course. Medals for all those still alive at the end. |
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"I'd get rid of half the sailing categories, they are hardly spectator sports are they?
Replace with downhill skateboard cross.
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Or maybe some sort of Indiana Jones style assault course. Medals for all those still alive at the end."
Well as you have said that as a matter of fact the pentathlon is having the format changed for la28 they are removing the horsey section and replacing it with an assault course style event. |
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"I'd bring in Ironman distance triathlon making it the single biggest test of sporting excellence and endurance definitely keeping the non drafting format ensuring that it's the fittest that wins out."
The inclusion of triathlon is an interesting story, the ioc stipulated 2 rules, first it couldn't last longer than the marathon, which was regarded as the blue ribbon event. 2nd whoever crossed the line first had to be the winner. Those 2 rules along with the number of competitors just ruled out non-drafting competition sadly.
The relay is a good addition though, I found that more exciting to watch than the individuals. |
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"...Wasn't the Olympics only open to amateurs at one point?"
It was worse than that. It was designed only for the upper classes. Not just amateur sportsmen, but men who worked as laborers or field hands were not allowed to enter due to the advantages that their manual work gave them over the gentlemen it was designed for.
Of course, there is money involved, you have to pay and see it, but the idea that the athlete should get any of that money was ludicrous 😀 |
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By *zero OP Man 22 weeks ago
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"Ide bin off the equestrian events and the football and instead would put forward hide and seek and the sack race."
School sports day Heptathlon
Sack race
Egg and spoon race
Tug of war
Skittles
Hula hoop
Space hopper bounce
Bean bag balance
100m dash |
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"They could add a ninja warrior style event. Three different courses each being harder than the last.
See my post above that's exactly what they have done."
Assault course makes me think of krypton factor or it's a knockout |
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By *ripfillMan 22 weeks ago
Paris, New York, Hong Kong and Havant |
"Driving in the middle lane of the motorway with a vacant look on your face (usually about 3 inches from the steering wheel), despite lane 1 being empty for half a mile...we'd clean up on fucking medals with the spoons i see most days "
Absolutely …. 👍  |
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