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  1. 08-12-2016, 10:49 PM #1
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    Any of you watching the Summer Olympic games? It seems rather warm to be an athlete in those games. Any favorites?
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    I used to be addicted to it but that was way back when we thought they were amateur games. Now I enjoy the swimming and women's gymnastics and not much else.
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    My wife likes most of the sports, even soccer. I find soccer, baseball, golf and Nascar a little less interesting than watching grass grow or paint dry. The short female from the USA was interesting in gymnastics.
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    Between the IOC, the billions spent on infrastructure that mainly goes to waste after two weeks and rhe drugging, it's kind of hard to get into the spirit of the games anymore.
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    I wish there were a way to watch the less glamorous sports : boxing, table tennis, archery, badminton, handball, water polo, etc.
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    I love sports but it is a giant waste of money for whatever city gets it. In addition, the IOC seems to be on the take and spend like they are kings.

    I think most sports are available on live stream.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yonak Hawkins View Post
    I wish there were a way to watch the less glamorous sports : boxing, table tennis, archery, badminton, handball, water polo, etc.
    Since we live 30 minutes from Canada, and my wife is Canadian, we watch the Canadian broadcast most of the time.
    No delays, more coverage, and they show a lot more sports, as long as there are Canadians competing in them.

    And like NBC, they also have about 5 different channels where you can find other sports, if you can get them.
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    We're hooked. Been watching every night at primetime.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich Riddle View Post
    It seems rather warm to be an athlete in those games. Any favorites?
    It's technically "winter" in Rio right now...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Becker View Post
    It's technically "winter" in Rio right now...
    .....and the athletes are grateful!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Becker View Post
    It's technically "winter" in Rio right now...
    Other pertinent information : Rio is in the tropics (but just barely).
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    I haven't been watching all that much but I was amazed at Ledecky's performance in the 800 freestyle. She finished ahead of the second place person by 11 seconds. This is in a sport where hundreds of a second often separate two finishers.

    The second and third place finishers were separated by 0.2 seconds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Null View Post
    I used to be addicted to it but that was way back when we thought they were amateur games. Now I enjoy the swimming and women's gymnastics and not much else.
    Agree with the "amateur" part...never really watched much anyway but now that they have highly paid pro athletes in the lineup I've never watched them...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yonak Hawkins View Post
    Other pertinent information : Rio is in the tropics (but just barely).
    Greetings from NBA House Rio! Perfect weather day down here. Actually been a tad bit cool in the evenings this past week.
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