What Summer Games Sports Do You Actually Care About?

Discussion in 'Olympics' started by ECUNCHATER, Jun 13, 2012.

  1. ECUNCHATER

    ECUNCHATER Member

    Sep 30, 1999
    There are so many different events to watch and lets face it, a lot of people don't follow a lot of these sports until the Olympic finals start. And a lot of people tuning in are doing so just to see if their home nation wins another medal. Once the Olympics end then a lot of people won't care for another 4 years.

    As for me, I am planning on watching the Men's U-23 soccer tournament, boxing, some of the men's basketball tournament, some of the swimming races, the track sprint races, and maybe some wrestling. It won't bother me if I miss everything else.
     
  2. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    I respect pretty much every sport the Games sanctions --you got a gold medal, you're a badass regardless of what it's in-- but "Olympics" from my standpoint as a viewer pretty much means track & field. Most of the other Olympic sports don't hold my viewing interest or have been passed in prestige by the pro sector (basketball, soccer, tennis, golf).
     
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  3. Belgian guy

    Belgian guy Member+

    Club Brugge
    Belgium
    Aug 19, 2002
    Belgium
    Club:
    Club Brugge KV
    Basketball
    Women's field hockey

    :D
     
  4. The Potter

    The Potter Member+

    Aug 26, 2004
    England
    Club:
    Stoke City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Athletics in #1. Also look forward to the boxing, gymnastics, basketball, swimming, cycling and handball (after being enthralled by it in the last games). Don't like the fact football and tennis are there. Some of the sports like shooting, archery and equestrian just seem a bit silly and out of place and I can't stand the modern pentathlon.
     
  5. Alberto

    Alberto Member+

    Feb 28, 2000
    Northern, New Jersey
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Agreed with Auriaprottu, it's track and field. Nothing more dramatic in the Olympics.

    Looking forward to the Opening Ceremonies.
    Track and Field

    Soccer
    Gymnastics
    Wrestling
    Swimming
    Boxing
    Basketball
    Volleyball
     
  6. Flyin Ryan

    Flyin Ryan Member

    May 13, 2004
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Basketball
    Track
    Swimming
    Rugby 7s (when it starts in 2016)
     
  7. Aspire732

    Aspire732 Member

    Jun 19, 2012
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
  8. ECUNCHATER

    ECUNCHATER Member

    Sep 30, 1999
    Why?
     
  9. The Potter

    The Potter Member+

    Aug 26, 2004
    England
    Club:
    Stoke City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Not the pinnacle of their sports. Even with basketball it's undoubtedly the major international competition.
     
  10. condor11

    condor11 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 2, 2002
    New Zealand
    agreed, olympics should be about track and field and thats about it

    personally to many swimming events, we dont have running backwards why are we subjected to backstroke and breastroke and butterfly?;)
     
  11. The Potter

    The Potter Member+

    Aug 26, 2004
    England
    Club:
    Stoke City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    So America can win more golds.
     
  12. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    There's nothing inherently American about watersports. People can swim with 16 teeth as easily as they can with 32. Go find your best swimmers and beat teh Phelps.
     
  13. The Potter

    The Potter Member+

    Aug 26, 2004
    England
    Club:
    Stoke City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Do you not find it strange that there's no half-marathon in the olympics or cross-country running yet the f'n butterfly is?
     
  14. johan neeskens

    Jan 14, 2004
    I watch the athletics even though my country has no chance whatsoever of winning a medal in it.
    And then I enjoy the Dutch trying to win medals in swimming, field hockey, and gymnastics.

    My best olympic memories ever are the volleyball final Italy vs the NL and the waterpolo final four years ago. Both were EPIC.
     
  15. The Potter

    The Potter Member+

    Aug 26, 2004
    England
    Club:
    Stoke City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Those team sport finals are so much better than watching the footballers try not to get injured.
     
  16. johan neeskens

    Jan 14, 2004
    Esp in the knowledge that these people train a billion times harder than footballers for a fraction of what footballers get paid. That's what's great about the olympics, the fact that outside of the high-profile sports there's still a massive amateur element to it. All about the pride & honour!
     
  17. Roger Allaway

    Roger Allaway Member+

    Apr 22, 2009
    Warminster, Pa.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    To me, the Olympics are a track meet, and everything else is window dressing. Especially the ceremonies.
     
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  18. condor11

    condor11 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 2, 2002
    New Zealand
    the olympics truly start during the track and field events
     
  19. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    I do. But the USA isnt behind them not being in the Games.
     
  20. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Team sports I'll try to folllow:
    Soccer
    Handball
    Water polo
    Volleyball (not beach)


    Individual sports:
    Wrestling (freestyle and G/R)
    Athletics
    Cycling (road)
    Boxing

    Might watch some men's gymnastics. Haven't liked "women's" gymnastics since it's become dominated by barely-pubescent girls (I like NCAAwomen's gymnastics quite a bit more). And I will no doubt surprise myself by getting caught up in something I don't expect to. Who knows, it might even be dressage.
     
  21. riverplate

    riverplate Member+

    Jan 1, 2003
    Corona, Queens
    Club:
    CA River Plate
    Loved watching the Road Cycling this morning!

    Track and Field just doesn't do it for me, although those are unarguably the top events.

    Interested in the Men's Gymnastics most of all, probably. And the Marathon.

    The swimming has started off more exciting now that Mr. Invincible from 2008 is obviously a mere mortal this time around.

    (Am I the only one wishing we were going into a Winter instead of a Summer Olympics over the last week? Boy, do I prefer the WO list of sports so much more. Right off the bat, ice hockey beats the crap out of basketball. Can't wait for Sochi!)
     
  22. The Potter

    The Potter Member+

    Aug 26, 2004
    England
    Club:
    Stoke City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Not in the slightest. Then again I'm English and the Winter Olympics is basically a non-event over here.
     
  23. Roger Allaway

    Roger Allaway Member+

    Apr 22, 2009
    Warminster, Pa.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not really. The events in each sport are determined by the world federation in that sport, so there is no central authority saying "this event is in, that event is out" for all sports.

    Cross country was in the Olympics 100 years ago, but was discontinued. I think they decided that it drew the same people as the longest race on the track, the 10,000 meters. The half-marathon, which is a relatively new addition to the track scene, may have some of the same problem. It's hard to fit too many distance races into a two-week period. Just running the 5,000 and 10,000 against this sort of competition is tough. As for the butterfly, it's long been one of the four basic strokes in swimming, not some oddball newcomer like synchronized swimming or rhythmic gymnastics. However, I do object to them adding so many swimming events at various distances. Thank goodness that track has stuck to the same events decade after decade.
     
  24. Roger Allaway

    Roger Allaway Member+

    Apr 22, 2009
    Warminster, Pa.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We don't have running backwards, but we do have running over hurdles and walking.
     
  25. xiaoluo

    xiaoluo New Member

    Jul 26, 2012
    Club:
    AC Mineros de Guayana
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