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LH
July 23, 2021, 8:44pm

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Maybe the most controversial Olympics ever started officially today. Highlights from the opening ceremony were the drone globe and the almost perfect pictograms. That was pretty much it.
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Missed it. Not really been enthused by the idea so far. I’m sure it’ll pick up.

Don’t know if it’s the most controversial. Moscow 1980 and LA 84 were pretty controversial in a different way. In hindsight at least, Berlin in 1936. Don’t know what contemporary views were.


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Can never really get on board with the olympics, I’ll give it a look but too many things just don’t entertain me…

Just flicked over, why is the road race being done on a racing circuit? Literally the most boring road race ever…

Scrap that…they’ve now ventured in to the real
Roads…


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Can never really get on board with the olympics, I’ll give it a look but too many things just don’t entertain me…

Just flicked over, why is the road race being done on a racing circuit? Literally the most boring road race ever…

Scrap that…they’ve now ventured in to the real
Roads…


Lol Only the finish was at the speedway circuit.
Incredible course with some brutal climbing on the slopes of Mount Fuji.
Brutal humidity & temperature & just a 234km ride after many participated in Le Tour last week.




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Lol Only the finish was at the speedway circuit.
Incredible course with some brutal climbing on the slopes of Mount Fuji.
Brutal humidity & temperature & just a 234km ride after many participated in Le Tour last week.



I was a bit miffed when I flicked over but it ended up being brutal…as you say, for those in the tour last week fair play. Very different beast too…


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Missed it. Not really been enthused by the idea so far. I’m sure it’ll pick up.

Don’t know if it’s the most controversial. Moscow 1980 and LA 84 were pretty controversial in a different way. In hindsight at least, Berlin in 1936. Don’t know what contemporary views were.


Of course there has been a few controversial ones before but hosting an Olympics during a pandemic lockdown after spending however much on the brand new infrastructure and then not letting anyone into it is very poor. They should have just bumped all the other Olympics back a full cycle and held this one in 2024 after the 17th wave.

I’m not massively into any of the sports (bar football and golf - which probably shouldn’t be Olympic events anyway as there are bigger competitions away from it) but I do enjoy the athletics.
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Love the Olympics. Everything but the horse dancing.
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Love the Olympics. Everything but the horse dancing.


You what? Charlotte Dujardin winning olympic gold at London 2012 in Dressage was one of the greatest underdog stories ever. She was born into such extreme poverty that her parents couldn't afford a horse when she was a child. They could only afford to buy her a Pony. I'm surprised nobody has bought the film rights. Could be the next Chariots of Fire.
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Big fan of the Olympics. London 2012 was probably the last great moment for the world. I would never usually have any desire to watch weight lifting but at the Olympics it becomes essential viewing.


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I fell out of love with the Olympics decades ago, when the competitors started to change from being amateurs to semi-pro's and then professionals. To me, it took the spirit of the competition away.


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