Gunnersaurus Posted July 19 Posted July 19 I always find that there are sports which I wouldn't normally enjoy that I like when it's the Olympics. Something about it being the Olympics makes it enjoyable. Another great thing is you get to see sports that you normally don't see like handball Quote
Rucksackfranzose Posted July 19 Posted July 19 2 hours ago, Gunnersaurus said: I always find that there are sports which I wouldn't normally enjoy that I like when it's the Olympics. Something about it being the Olympics makes it enjoyable. Another great thing is you get to see sports that you normally don't see like handball If you want to watch it more often, just use a VPN. Weekly on TV in Germany. Quote
El Profesor Posted July 19 Posted July 19 (edited) My favorite sport to follow during the Olympics is volleyball. I really recommend it. There is a lot of parity, both in the men´s and women´s competitions. At least half of the 12 teams can reasonably expect to win a medal and the games are brilliant, the margins are really small. Apart from rooting for Brazil, I would love to see Japan surprising the world and winning a medal at both men´s and women´s volleyball. I also like the turkish team. Edited July 19 by El Profesor Quote
Gunnersaurus Posted July 19 Posted July 19 46 minutes ago, El Profesor said: My favorite sport to follow during the Olympics is volleyball. I really recommend it. There is a lot of parity, both in the men´s and women´s competitions. At least half of the 12 teams can reasonably expect to win a medal and the games are brilliant, the margins are really small. Apart from rooting for Brazil, I would love to see Japan surprising the world and winning a medal at both men´s and women´s volleyball. I also like the turkish team. Isn't volleyball the second most popular sport in Brazil? Quote
El Profesor Posted July 19 Posted July 19 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gunnersaurus said: Isn't volleyball the second most popular sport in Brazil? Traditionally, it is. But unfortunately it´s losing its popularity. It´s fastly becoming a niche sport. It wouldn´t surprise me if the numbers showed that the NFL has already surpassed volleyball in Brazil in TV audience. Edited July 19 by El Profesor Quote
Gunnersaurus Posted July 19 Posted July 19 7 hours ago, Rucksackfranzose said: If you want to watch it more often, just use a VPN. Weekly on TV in Germany. I don't think it's something I'd be prepared to pay for. Plus not understanding the language would drive me mad Quote
Gunnersaurus Posted July 19 Posted July 19 (edited) 14 minutes ago, El Profesor said: Traditionally, it is. But unfortunately it´s losing its popularity. It´s fastly becoming a niche sport. It wouldn´t surprise me if the numbers showed that the NFL has already surpassed volleyball in Brazil in TV audience. I think sometimes you find that the popularity of a sport depends on how many similar sports there are competing with it in that country . What I mean is in England football is the most popular sport. Its a fast sport. Then you have rugby which is slightly slower and more tactical sport. Then you have cricket which is a sport with a bat and much slower. So there are different sports depending on what you like. And I think a lot of countries are the same. You have a popular sport which is fast, a popular sport which is slower but more tactical and then a popular sport which is much slower. I don't think it's that common that you get a country where baseball and cricket are both popular. I could be talking absolute nonsense but it seems like there is some truth to it. Edited July 19 by Gunnersaurus Quote
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted July 20 Subscriber Posted July 20 I love the Olympics. I was annoyed when it was in Japan that it started at midnight our time and finished at breakfast because it meant I didn't catch much of it live. Looking forward to watching a lot more random sports this year. Quote
Azeem Posted July 20 Posted July 20 Olympics are wank. Countries like US China have made it into a dick measuring contest between them inserting sports that increase their chance of winning medals i.e skateboarding ffs and India is also pushing for cricket to be included in it. Also becoming a burden to host these things. Only two cities Paris and Los Angeles applied for 2024, IOC for first time announced two hosts at once awarded 24 to Paris and LA 2028 fearing no one might apply for the next one. That said some sports are interesting to watch and only get prime time attention during Olympics like El Professor mentioned volleyball, hockey Quote
Spike Posted July 20 Posted July 20 25 minutes ago, Azeem said: Olympics are wank. Countries like US China have made it into a dick measuring contest between them inserting sports that increase their chance of winning medals i.e skateboarding ffs and India is also pushing for cricket to be included in it. Also becoming a burden to host these things. Only two cities Paris and Los Angeles applied for 2024, IOC for first time announced two hosts at once awarded 24 to Paris and LA 2028 fearing no one might apply for the next one. That said some sports are interesting to watch and only get prime time attention during Olympics like El Professor mentioned volleyball, hockey USA v Russia did that long before. Also why does India want another trophy to lose!? Quote
Azeem Posted July 20 Posted July 20 1 minute ago, Spike said: USA v Russia did that long before. But were they lobbying to include sports that they were good at like countries are doing recently ? Quote
Spike Posted July 20 Posted July 20 1 hour ago, Azeem said: But were they lobbying to include sports that they were good at like countries are doing recently ? I'm pretty sure that's always been a feature of the Olympics, mate. They are always adding and removing sports. https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/sports/changes.htm Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted July 20 Subscriber Posted July 20 On 19/07/2024 at 13:26, Gunnersaurus said: Another great thing is you get to see sports that you normally don't see like handball Played that in my army days in Germany, great sport and can be very rough and ready, I dislocated a guy's shoulder in a game Quote
Gunnersaurus Posted July 20 Posted July 20 12 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said: Played that in my army days in Germany, great sport and can be very rough and ready, I dislocated a guy's shoulder in a game What did you do grab his fucking arm instead of the ball? Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted July 20 Subscriber Posted July 20 18 minutes ago, Gunnersaurus said: What did you do grab his fucking arm instead of the ball? No, a shoulder charge with my shoulder Quote
Gunnersaurus Posted July 20 Posted July 20 14 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said: No, a shoulder charge with my shoulder We need to have a thread for your stories mate Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted July 20 Subscriber Posted July 20 1 minute ago, Gunnersaurus said: We need to have a thread for your stories mate Us old boys like @Bluewolf would have a lot to tell Quote
Gunnersaurus Posted July 20 Posted July 20 27 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said: Us old boys like @Bluewolf would have a lot to tell 1 1 Quote
OrangeKhrush Posted July 22 Posted July 22 I like the Relays and 100m events, though the high diving and apparatus gymnastics is good to watch Quote
Dr. Gonzo Posted July 22 Posted July 22 On 20/07/2024 at 06:39, Azeem said: Olympics are wank. Countries like US China have made it into a dick measuring contest Pretty sure it's always been a dick measuring contest tbh Quote
Gunnersaurus Posted July 22 Posted July 22 35 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Pretty sure it's always been a dick measuring contest tbh Yeah it was the Soviets before wasn't it? You get it other sports. The rivalry between countries can be a way of one country wanting to feel that they are better Quote
Dr. Gonzo Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Just now, Gunnersaurus said: Yeah it was the Soviets before wasn't it? You get it other sports. The rivalry between countries can be a way of one country wanting to feel that they are better Pretty sure even before the Soviets too? Didn't Hitler want to use the Olympics to show that Germany had a big dick as well? Quote
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