It’s Opening Ceremony Day! After the quiet start that inevitably happens with the preliminary matches in some of the team sports preceding the ceremony, the real ‘meat’ of the Games starts tomorrow (or today, depending on where you are in the world). For a nerd like me, this next fortnight will be magical, even inContinue reading “Weapon Sports at the 2020 Olympics”
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Gymnastics at the 2020 Olympics
I considered just calling this article ‘Simone Biles at the 2020 Olympics’. Because – especially if you live in the USA – you’re going to be hearing about her a lot over the next week or two. Put simply, Biles is on another level to most of her competition. She has won 23 gold medalsContinue reading “Gymnastics at the 2020 Olympics”
Rowing at the 2020 Olympics
To quote the esteemed Lt. George in Blackadder Goes Fourth – “Row, row, row your punt, gently down the stream…” I’d best stop there. However, the rowing at the Olympics will be considerably less sedate than that suggested in the above ditty. Lt. George himself might not have known this, but the actor playing him,Continue reading “Rowing at the 2020 Olympics”
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