London 2012 Olympics Thread

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I note that the British men's 100 metres relay team did what they always do. lol.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It is exactly as dumb as it looks, and if they followed their rules to a T and surveyed everything with slow-motion cameras, every single competitor would be disqualified (until they developed a new "walking" style that would be much slower). I am not making this up.

Quite, quite. I'm sometimes tempted to think that it's the most ridiculous event at the whole thing, and that's remembering the existence of synchronised drowning and horsey dancing.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

And the childrens' catwalk ("beam", I think it's officialese name is.)

I'd forgotten about that, actually. And yet, 'walking' (or Bizarre Waddle Run Thing) still 'wins', I think...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Bizarre to end the tournament with that joke.

The sporting equivalent of a kazoo or something.

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They won silver in the women's Handball. No idea about the second question.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Oughtn't that to be "Hand Polo"?

What do you expect? Consistency?