Tokyo Olympics 2021

That's how the cold war was settled, obv.

I wondered if he landed on the rock or the grass.

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I'd had a whimsical plan to cycle to the World Nomad Games last year before that bug started going around - they had about 30 different types of wrestling on the card, including some on horseback. Also, that one where a bunch of guys on horses fight over a decapitated goat.

For people who have a solitary existence herding livestock on empty mountains, nomads love a bit of physical contact.

Clearly the correct way.
Maybe bring back lions as well.

Perhaps the only judging allowed is by public opinion, a very binary thumbs up or thumbs down.

The national sport of Afghanistan you mean?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzkashi

I'd like to see Tug of War back as an event.

Congratulations, your event has been accepted to Hippympics 2069

I've always assumed the standing long jump and standing high jump
were ditched becuase even the IOC couldn't persuade the host city
to build a bespoke stadium for these?

Tuggy tuggy

Flyweights are off by 1kg and then feather, light, welter and middle are all the same kg limits for men and women. Get your point but still feels discriminatory.

According to the olympic web site there were only three weight categories for women fighters in 2016 and they only added two new ones here once they had enough potential competitiors to make a competition of it. The plan is to create more weight classes as/when women's boxing gains in popularity so they have enough numbers to make up more weight classes.

https://olympics.com/en/news/boxing-olympics-qualification-weight-categories

The extra two categories for women in Japan (at Rio 2016 there were three categories), mean female participation will triple in a bid for greater gender equality, while maintaining boxing quality.

Totally agree that parity should be the goal.

cursed games for the dutch
https://mobile.twitter.com/niekkimmann/status/1419635120261124104

Yeah, or Kok Boru in Kyrgyzstan, where I first found out about the Nomad Games.

BBC iPlayer red button catch up cuts out the XC with about 3 minutes to go...any where else I can see the end?!

https://tiz-cycling.io/videos/olympic-games-tokyo-2021-mtb-xco-full-race/

Great advert for why bikes should have bells

Two 13 year olds taking gold and silver is really cute. In skateboarding that is, NOT gymnastics.

This article makes a good argument about the problems with sports that are subjectively judged
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/23/simone-biles-desire-to-innovate-is-frustrated-by-her-own-insular-sport

Watching Tri replay. Who let Father Ted's old man commentate?

Feck! Arse! Buoys!

Too hot yesterday and too wet today as the women’s Tri is delayed. It looks really horrible and is going to impact the ride on that technical course. Expecting a lot of crashes on the super tight corners.

Yep, it's going to be carnage unfortunately. I was really taken back yesterday by how tight a d technical the course is.

Just watched the women's skateboard highlights. Really enjoyed that!

Tri commentators well briefed… ‘as they go past the giant sculpture gamdon, some sort of famous robot’
First rider out…

I wonder why these triathlon cycle courses have been laid out by someone who has never ridden a bike?

Not sure why more bike races don't feature wet carpet

Kiesenhofer not only running a mis-matched groupset but also had crabon Farsport integrated stem/handlebars. lol wonder if she had a build thread on here