Sunday 28 July 2024

Paris Olympics 2024

I do love the Olympics, a chance to see sports which we wouldn't normally get to see but i do struggle to watch it with my husband who seems to become an expert in various sports while we are watching it.
It was the diving today and as far as i am aware, apart from a few bounces on holiday into a swimming pool, he has never dived competitively but it never stopped him passing comment on how there was too much splash or they didn't have their legs straight enough and i know that this will continue through every sport for the next 4 weeks.
I am assuming it is a man thing because it seems to be only men who do this, women just wonder at the amazing feats while men say things like it was ok but they never spotted that landing off the balance beam so they will lose points for that from the judges.
I avoid the football, tennis and golf as those sports have their own competitions and we can see them anytime but i do love the  gymnastics, swimming and athletics and because they are al taking place in the same time zone as where i am sitting, i don't have to set my alarm for 3am to watch the Individual Parallel Bars Final like usual although it did give me the chance to watch it alone without being told that the judges should be marking someone down for a low level of difficulty by someone whose only knowledge or bars are the ones he orders drinks from.
As usual i have the same bet with my Australian friend over who will finish higher in the medal table and at the moment Australia are sitting proudly at the summit above China and Great Britain are down in 12th
with our single Silver and Bronze but all our best events are yet to come while the Aussies seem to do very well at the swimming and then slide down the table so crow now Australians because i am confident
that come 11th August and our athletes, cyclists and rowers have had a go then i will be waiting at your desk for when you come in to collect.

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