Will you keep watching, or take up, any Olympic sports?

[stavros]

This is the 4th olympics I’ve watched in a row and thought I really want a go at Taekwondo. So far it has not happened, and so probably have to accept that at 46 I’m probably never going to

Yeah, I've always been more of a kicker than a puncher, so taekwondo is one of the more instinctively appealing combat sports.

But, I was reminded again watching this year that, at 5'6", I really don't have the legs for it. Literally.

You could try another combat sport. I remember watching Lutalo Muhammad at the Rio games, and thinking it looked great. There's a kickboxing dojo just round the corner from me, and it half inspired me to give it a try. Eight years later I'm still loving it, and can bend more than I ever thought possible.

I'm also in my forties and not that tall - it doesn't matter. Most people don't do it to be competitive, but to improve themselves, in skill and discipline.