Off Topic- Olympics

Re: Off topic- Olympics

susie123 said:
I can see the similarities but you can fit four handball courts into a hockey pitch...

From the BBC Olympics website:
The hockey pitch is a 91.40 m × 55 m (100 yd × 60 yd) rectangular field. At each end is a goal 2.14 m (7 feet) high and 3.66 m (12 ft) wide.

Handball is played on an indoor court - which is the largest of any indoor ball sport at the Games - between two teams of seven players each. The court is 40m long and 20m wide, with 3m wide and 2m high nets at either end.

The players' objective is, by only using their hands, to throw the ball into the goal of the opposing team, thereby scoring a goal.
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Hi Sue - I wasn't talking about the size just the layout!

Perhaps they should bring in fishing or falconry as Olympic Sports if they have things like handball!
 
Re: Off topic- Olympics

kestrelx said:
Hi Sue - I wasn't talking about the size just the layout! I know!!

Perhaps they should bring in fishing or falconry as Olympic Sports if they have things like handball!
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Fishing - the medal goes to the person who sits still the longest?

Falconry - what do you suggest??:rolleyes:
 
Re: Off topic- Olympics

susie123 said:
Fishing - the medal goes to the person who sits still the longest?

Falconry - what do you suggest??:rolleyes:
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Fishing they could have an artificial pool filled with hungry trout and judges score people on using the rod - casting they fly and how many fish they catch!

Falconry - everyone would have to use to same species of bird, for example Peregrine Falcon. Judges score contestants on how fast the bird flys to them and how good it flys after the lure in a defined period of time!

Or they could use kites? :)

Merlin Training with Kites - YouTube
 
There's already international fishing events & World championships, it's all about the best use of yer tackle. ;) :D (and the amount of fish you catch too.)
 
DaveinGermany said:
There's already international fishing events & World championships, it's all about the best use of yer tackle. ;) :D (and the amount of fish you catch too.)
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The World course fishing Championships were held here in Cremona recently - link shows some photos of the huge canal where it was held -it was built to feed a massive steelworks which can be seen in the background of some of the photos. The steelworks has since doubled in size...:hothothot
 
mobertol said:
The World course fishing Championships were held here in Cremona recently - link shows some photos of the huge canal where it was held -it was built to feed a massive steelworks which can be seen in the background of some of the photos. The steelworks has since doubled in size...:hothothot
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If they have Beach Volleyball - why don't they also have Beach Donkey Racing! :jimbo:
 
kestrelx said:
That's not Olympics though is it? :rolleyes:
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Never said it was Kes, :) it was just in answer to your & Sue's comment about having fishing as an event. I do a bit of fishing myself but certainly wouldn't want it to be included in, or tampered with by the IOC.

Horses for courses & all that, or as your other suggestion, Donkeys. ;) Again I wouldn't want the IOC fiddling with the traditional Donkey derbys you used to get at Summer fairs & Country shows, (Won 10 bob on one of them once :D)
 
Watching bits of the closing ceremony - missed the parade of the athletes - but have yet to hear anyone who can really sing. Now on - Russell Brand (shudder) singing the Beatles for heaven's sake. Hope I've missed the Spice Girls...

Quite liked the suspended drummers at the beginning - but they rather got in the way of the bit of Elgar that was being played at the same time...

What I really hate is the relentess beat in the background that never stops - oh dear I must be getting old...

Beethoven must be turning in his grave if this is called a symphony of British Music...
 
mobertol said:
Have just posted this on another thread but couldn't resist putting it here too - perhaps Freestyle Lego Construction could be a new Olympic sport. Would get lots of youngsters taking part...
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Well it would get me watching, nowt like a bit of Lego.:hehetable
 
Well at least Macha didn't make an appearance, Kaiser Chiefs were quite good, but as for George Michael, pass
 
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