Smith John Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 So, 3 days untill the opening of London 2012. How much interest is there outside of the UK? It's all over the news here, hardly anything else is in the headlines. What events in particular will you be watching/supporting? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGTAGamer Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Well I'll watch the opening ceremony, then that'll be it. All of the events I'll just watch the highlights of. Although I may or may not decide to watch the beach volleyball. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061513194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_zoo Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Yep Im loving all the news artilcs ane hype surrounding the games its a great time for Britain to really shine and boost the economy in the UK. I will be watching... Mens: 100m 110m Hurdles 200m 400m all the important track events. However I wont watch any marathons. If I want to fall into a coma Ill overdose on meth. everything else I will try and catch on highlights. Theres so many events I dont think anyone could watch it all unless you went without sleep for 2 weeks. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061513663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redketman Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I don't really have time to watch the Olympics but I will probably watch some parts of the athletics. That's the only kind of summer olympics sports I follow. Too bad Sweden doesn't have any stars anymore though. But on the other hand there are guys like Usain Bolt that are interesting to follow so it doesn't really matter. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061513870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith John Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 Haha! Yep, the Olympics/athletics have never really interested me. But seeing as it's happening here in the UK, I've deciceded to show some enthusiasm. Womans volleyball is definitely at the top of the list to watch - for the great sport it is of course Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061513885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rabbit Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 wanna see how badly we cock up the opening ceremony - we have to, it is British tradition, what better way to represent our country other than f*cking it up in the most epic way imaginable maybe watch the football too. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061513959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovebender.com Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 London woot! London woot! London woot! And I saw the torch. London woot! London woot! London woot! And I saw the torch. I saw it yesterday, 23rd of July 2012, and, I got so close, I actually felt the heat from it, I felt Olympic fire! lol London, WOOT! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061513973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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El Dildo Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I love the Summer Olympics. assuming the time works out I always try to watch as much as possible when it's live. if I can't work out the times then I will definitely be recording all the live events to watch later. and we're having people over Thursday for a little opening ceremony party. unfortunately London will never be able to do anything like what the Chinese did in 2008 (same goes for most countries) but I imagine it will still be pretty awesome. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061514099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Sailing is about the only sport I'm really interested in with the summer Olympics. That's because I do a bit of sailing and because I've sailed the same waters they're using for the Olympics. I think the Olympics are a great goal for athletes and for national pride, but they're just not the same when your nation isn't hosting them. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061514118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovebender.com Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 We had it in 1948, and I heard about that when I was in year 8 or 9 at secondary school on a class trip with my P.E class (physical education class) in Wembley Stadium, the old one, before they knocked down/moved the two towers. That was cool, but I thought, because of that, 'not in my lifetime' because, we already had it. And this was like 1999/2000, I think it was November 1999. I remember we were bidding, and all around Westminster, they had back the bid, or something... THEN, we won it, 'then we got bombed' - We got it on the 6th of July and then 7/7 happened less than 24 hours later in the morning. - I remember it was us, Paris and New York City, and... I didn't think we was going to win, (because of 1948 I guess), I just assumed Paris was going to get it... America, have hosted it a lot. I think, hehe, looking back, I think Manchester bidded for the 2004 or 2008 Olympics, or, something like that. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061514171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I prefer the winter Olympics. More specifically hockey. Oh well, always excited to see the U.S.A. dominate, I guess. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061514867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I've got tickets to the football this Sunday at Wembley and tickets to the stadium for the Paralympics (same day Oscar Pistorius runs the 400m final) and I should be watching the majority of it on TV. Having an athletics mad girlfriend helps. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061515155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith John Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Well, pretty good start for team GB. Womans football: Great Britain 1 - 0 New Zealand woohoo!!!!!!!!! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061516266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliux2 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I'll watch everything, since it's going to be on TV from the morning till the evening. But i'll get crazy when the basketball gets on...It's not going to be lying in the bed anymore... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061516489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BondTrader Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Football, 100M, 400M Volleyball (both men's and women's) maybe Basketeball. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061516813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunk Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Can't wait. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061516824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGanteks Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Lots of my countrymen are taking part in the Olympics, but i'm kinda not interested... Maybe if our football team qualified, then i'd watch it. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061516857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 All the USA basketball games. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061517084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulklogann Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 USA baketball Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061517107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) North Korea upset over Olympic flag mixup Saw this article a short time ago and found it kind of funny. They couldn't have picked two worse countries to mix up. The irony I find in it all is that the Brits did nothing but criticize Vancouver back in 2010 for the issues there, yet they can't even get the Koran flags right. Edited July 26, 2012 by Ryan Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061517113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dildo Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 watch them start World War 3 over this Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061517455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 D'oh, stupid country. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061517789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Boxing isn't until Saturday? Tyler walks out Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061517796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith John Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 North Korea upset over Olympic flag mixup Saw this article a short time ago and found it kind of funny. They couldn't have picked two worse countries to mix up. The irony I find in it all is that the Brits did nothing but criticize Vancouver back in 2010 for the issues there, yet they can't even get the Koran flags right. I vividly remember watching the 2010 Winter Olympics (mostly for the ice-hockey and curling) and not once did I hear/read of any critism of those games Anyhow, f*cking up something as simple as a nations flag is pretty embarrassing. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061517858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Boxing isn't until Saturday? Tyler walks out I don't know if I even want to watch. In '08 the judges were blind, they sometimes counted 1 punch for one fighter for every 5 landed by another. And they weren't glancing blows or anything, but solid clean hits. I hear they have a convoluted computer system that requires three judges to press a button at the same time to count as a punch. I don't know why they don't just count each time a judge presses the button. Surely with so many judges they'd be able to get a near accurate punch count. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061520020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crokey Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 ...yet they can't even get the Koran flags right. Now that would be bad, especially if Israel was involved. I keed, I keed. But that's not all they've ballsed up with, they called Joe Allen a football (soccer) player a Welshman, English. Not that over enthused about the Olympics to be honest, probably cause it's a very London-centric affair. Saying that though, when the Women's beach volleyball is on, my interest may be 'perked' up a bit... Shucky Ducky Quack Quack. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061520126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bread Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'm watching all the track events. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061522377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dildo Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 for me it's all about track n' field and swimming. I'll watch men's basketball of course, but my favorite competitions are the classic solo events like sprinting, distance running, jumping, fencing, archery, target shooting and decathlon, and the Michael Phelps / Ryan Lochte matchups in the pool. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061522577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WedgeAntilles Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Women's beach volley ball though I'm somewhat disturbed to hear that they can cover up if it gets too cold! Anyone watching the opening ceremony right now? Its not too bad so far! (but then what would you expect from Danny Boyle!) Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/518208-2012-olympics/#findComment-1061522718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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