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AIBU to be excited about the Olympics

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mindexplode · 06/07/2024 19:06

I love the Olympics and paraolympics and I'm really excited, I love the opening ceremonies, seeing all the countries together and the hope and expertise.
I never watch sport normally but will happily watch some obscure event and root for a random competitor if no British.
Anyone else?

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itsgettingweird · 06/07/2024 19:55

Blackcats7 · 06/07/2024 19:52

I am concerned that men will be competing in women’s categories which would make a mockery of the results. I think there should be open categories for anybody who does not want to compete as their biological sex.

Nearly all sports bodies have their trans gender policies written and most have already moved to female and male/open. Female being for female born sex athletes.

This whole males competing thing ended as quick as it started and I never saw it affect ds sport here in the UK despite in America it being a huge thing with one particular competitor.

Blackcats7 · 06/07/2024 19:52

I am concerned that men will be competing in women’s categories which would make a mockery of the results. I think there should be open categories for anybody who does not want to compete as their biological sex.

GymBergerac · 06/07/2024 19:43

Me, I can't wait! I'm a massive athletics fan, and we've a friend whose son is very involved in the para's, we're so looking forward to seeing how he and his team mates get on after such an enormous amount of training.

No interest at all in football but very excited about the Olympics 😁

toomanytonotice · 06/07/2024 19:39

No. Because I’ve seen the politics and shit treatment of the athletes.

the power that ngb’s hold to force the athletes to toe the line, withholding funding, setting unreasonable targets, and manipulating so their favourites get selected.

put it this way- one sport half the team was selected before the Olympic trials.

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mindexplode · 06/07/2024 19:34

itsgettingweird · 06/07/2024 19:31

Does he like swimming? There's often start para swimming days throughout the year.

Or if he has a neuromuscular condition have a look at CP sport. They do lots of trail days for various sports.

I would actually like to get him into shooting or archery as he loves this but don't know where to start, I'm signed with with the para Olympic agency to get notifications of when trial days are.

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Ginkypig · 06/07/2024 19:32

Yes!

I watched the diamond League
the European world championship
and the cycling in Glasgow this year for the first time this year ready for Paris

cant wait!

itsgettingweird · 06/07/2024 19:31

Does he like swimming? There's often start para swimming days throughout the year.

Or if he has a neuromuscular condition have a look at CP sport. They do lots of trail days for various sports.

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mindexplode · 06/07/2024 19:14

itsgettingweird · 06/07/2024 19:09

Yes I love it.

Generally watch a small number of sports and watch Paralympic's mainly because my ds is involved in para sport and is aiming for LA28!

How exciting, we know people coming up in the para Olympics and I want to take my son for experience days (he gave up on wheelchair basketball unfortunately)

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itsgettingweird · 06/07/2024 19:09

Yes I love it.

Generally watch a small number of sports and watch Paralympic's mainly because my ds is involved in para sport and is aiming for LA28!

jellycakeandicecream · 06/07/2024 19:08

British culture is being extremely passionate and an expert in a sport you knew nothing about yesterday and will forget it exists tomorrow for the next four years.