One final of predictions for you, and it is Wrestling. No, not the people in flamboyant costumes answering to names like “The Rock” or “Roman Reigns”. They are great athletes but, with the exception of Kurt Angle, not really Olympic standard wrestlers. There are two forms of wrestling at the Olympics – Freestyle, whichContinue reading “Wrestling at the 2020 Olympics”
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Athletics at the 2020 Olympics
This is the penultimate set of predictions for these Games and, arguably, we’ve left the best for (almost) last. Athletics, or track and field as it is often called in some countries, is often said to be THE definitive Olympic sport and has, over the years, made household names of the likes of Jesse Owen,Continue reading “Athletics at the 2020 Olympics”
Diving and Artistic Swimming at the 2020 Olympics
We’re getting close to the last few predictions. In this post, we’ll be looking at diving and artistic swimming (formally known as synchronised swimming). Diving So, first, a confession – in all the excitement of the first two days of the Games, I didn’t notice that the first Diving Gold – the Women’s 3m springboardContinue reading “Diving and Artistic Swimming at the 2020 Olympics”
Other Sports at the 2020 Olympics
So this article will be made up of the events that I couldn’t find another category to put them in! However, don’t let that fool you. Some of these events have the potential to be highlights of the Games. Modern Pentathlon First up, a sport that owes its very existence to the Olympics. Created forContinue reading “Other Sports at the 2020 Olympics”
Water Sports at the 2020 Olympics
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2020 Olympics! At least, I think it is day 2. My body is physically on US but mentally on Tokyo time, so I’m not quite sure anymore. If I still remember my name by the end of the Games, I’ll be doing well. Today we’ll be looking at theContinue reading “Water Sports at the 2020 Olympics”
Swimming at the 2020 Olympics
Swimming has been an ever-present discipline at every modern Games and, along with athletics, is generally considered one of the highlight sports of the games. The swimming at these Games promises to be no exception, with plenty of storied rivalries – both personal and national – on show. On the Women’s side, the Games seemContinue reading “Swimming at the 2020 Olympics”
Martial Arts at the 2020 Olympics
In this post we’ll be looking at the ‘Martial Arts’ at this Summer’s Games. Or, if you prefer, the ‘Fighting Arts’ – Judo, Karate and Taekwondo. Wrestling, which could well be included will have its own post closer to that event’s start later in the Games. Fairly unsurprisingly, we should expect the home nation (andContinue reading “Martial Arts at the 2020 Olympics”
Racket Sports at the 2020 Olympics
Welcome to the first ‘proper’ day of the Games! I hope you’re all as excited as I am. We’re about halfway through the predictions (who knew there were so many events?!?) but we’re close to finishing the events that start over this first weekend. In this post we’ll be looking at the three racket sportsContinue reading “Racket Sports at the 2020 Olympics”
Boxing at the 2020 Olympics
Boxing at the Olympic Games has always retained its amateur status, although many of the athletes who have competed – and medalled – have gone on to become household names in the professional ranks, including Lennox Lewis, George Foreman, Joe Frazier and, of course, the greatest of them all, Muhammad Ali (then still known asContinue reading “Boxing at the 2020 Olympics”
Weapon Sports at the 2020 Olympics
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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