All the sports!! What y'watching?

[Lord Camomile]

Full list on the Olympics website, but here's a handy snapshot so you don't even have to leave urban if you don't want to



I'd really like to watch as many of them as possible, but seeing as they insist on having more than one going on at a time we'll see how that goes...

Most of my main priorities are tediously predictable and mainstream (for Britain): football, athletics, rugby, tennis. Gymnastics is always good fun for watching people do incredibly impressive things with their bodies (as if that's not what all other Olympians are doing...), and would also like to watch the climbing as my best friend is a huge climber (in enthusiasm, she's actually only 5ft tall), and my brother seems to be quite into it too.

But aye, hoping I'll be able to catch most of 'em. Just need to find some handy guides that explain some of the ones I'm less familiar with...

 

[platinumsage]

I'm up for pretty much everything except team ball sports, fighting, and some swimming

 

[klang]

only interested in Andy Anderson sk8s tbh

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Track, road, mountain and BMX cycling.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Athletics and swimming are my main ones then rowing, gymnastics and cycling but I'm sure other things will catch my attention as it goes on.

Apart from the golf.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Apart from the golf.

I've always said golf is the one sport I can't bring myself to watch or care about, but I've come perilously close to finding it mildly interesting a couple of times in recent years...

only interested in Andy Anderson sk8s tbh

Whos'at? Good, or just local interest?

 

[klang]

I've always said golf is the one sport I can't bring myself to watch or care about, but I've come perilously close to finding it mildly interesting a couple of times in recent years...


Whos'at? Good, or just local interest?

canadian lad. he's wicked.

 

[klang]

new style of skating. next level imo

 

[Lord Camomile]

new style of skating. next level imo

Ooh, new how? Like 'Fosbury flop' revolutionising the sport??

 

[klang]

Ooh, new how? Like 'Fosbury flop' revolutionising the sport??

i just find him incredibly smooth and quirky, just different in his style.

disclaimer - i don't know much about skating but he caught my eye.

 

[platinumsage]

I've always said golf is the one sport I can't bring myself to watch or care about, but I've come perilously close to finding it mildly interesting a couple of times in recent years...

I'm going to watch some golf this year, despite taking the piss out of it previously for how dull it is.

I think downloading and playing the fremium World Golf Tour game on my PC when I was twiddling my thumbs during lockdown has taught me about some of the subtleties involved, which makes it more interesting.

 

[nogojones]

Oh, look at that. A whole new forum to ignore

 

[Elpenor]

Rugby 7s but probably not much else. All on at stupid times in the day I expect due to time difference

 

[SpookyFrank]

I'll watch anything except golf and horse-bothering.

 

[May Kasahara]

As said on the other thread, mainly gymnastics and skateboarding for me, but also always end up enjoying diving, athletics, weight lifting, basketball...likely to also enjoy the football, surfing and probably some of the random stuff I'd never normally watch

 

[dessiato]

I'm going to watch some golf this year, despite taking the piss out of it previously for how dull it is.

I think downloading and playing the fremium World Golf Tour game on my PC when I was twiddling my thumbs during lockdown has taught me about some of the subtleties involved, which makes it more interesting.

I played golf till an old injury made it difficult to swing. However, I really don't get why people watch it. It is so dull, even with an understanding of the sport. Its great to play though.

 

[krtek a houby]

Had tickets for three of the events, but obviously that's not any use now. So probably the canoe thing, the gymnastics and less pushed about voleyball

 

[Hollis]

Interesting poll on popularity of different sports..



Never really understood the attraction of swimming...

 

[Hollis]

Ones I'll be watching:

1. Athletics
2. Road cycling
3. Track cycling
4. Hockey - always seems pretty good..
5. Handball (maybe)

 

[Cid]

All of the cyclings.
Definitely speed climbing - I recommend this, speed climbers are fucking astonishing athletes. Hoping this debut does them justice. Probably catch the other climbing events too.
Archery maybe.

Other possibles: triathlon, some of the more fun watery things... martial arts?

I am least interested in:

Diving
Weightlifting
Artistic swimming

 

[platinumsage]

Interesting poll on popularity of different sports..



Never really understood the attraction of swimming...

Wow dressage fans really stan their sport. My mum always pronounces it to rhyme with the musical genre UK Garage.

 

[Cid]

I'm so uninterested in dressage I forgot to list it under 'I am least interested in'.

 

[twistedAM]

All of the cyclings.
Definitely speed climbing - I recommend this, speed climbers are fucking astonishing athletes. Hoping this debut does them justice. Probably catch the other climbing events too.
Archery maybe.

YES! I got really hooked on climbing when it was on Eurosport.
I think I'll ration myself to that, road cycling, a bit of track cycling and maybe a few bouts of boxing and some horsey stuff.

 

[flypanam]

7’s, volleyball, swimming, archery, cycling, boxing, track and field, and anything that doesn’t involve horses.

 

[skyscraper101]

Athletics for sure. BBC have Michael Johnson again which always makes it extra worth watching. Badminton because it's sick. I'm sure I'll watch a bit of Judo and Karate too.

Plus whatever else happens to be on when I'm awake but I'm generally less bothered about the other stuff. I certainly won't be watching any golf though.

 

[xenon]

None of it. It’s dull as fuck. And ridiculous given the Covid situation.

 

[1927]

Interesting poll on popularity of different sports..



Never really understood the attraction of swimming...

I'm calling BS on that poll. I think i'll be proven right when the viewing figures come out.

 

[moomoo]

We are excited for the gymnastics.

 

[purves grundy]

Well excited for BMX freestyle and the skateboarding

 

[dessiato]

I love beach volleyball. I shall keep my eye out for that if it's on this year.

Also the surfing. That's bound to be good.