Worst Olympics in a long long time

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

So many empty stadiums....even for track and field...probably the most premier event in the olympics

Thank you my brother. Even the mood doesnt seem festive. Makes me appreciate what a wonderful job the Brits did even them I was taunting them at every turn at the time.

Brazil should be ashamed

Say what you want about the British they know how to plan. They use to rely on government money about 16 years ago and won only three medals. They now secured a percentage of the lottery money to fund athletes that has potential and invest in sports They are good at, hiring petformace directors from all over the world for cycling, rising and swimming. If you go below a particular time they cut your funding

In 1996 in Atlanta Nigerian had twice as many Gold Medal Britain and finished above them in the medal table. They then started this Lottery sports funding and this has turbo charged their sports, as I type they are second in the table.

They lottery scheme is worth other countries having a look at. It has done wonders for British sport.

As long as human beings are in charge of handling and disbursing the lottery proceeds in Nigeria, our athletes would be lucky to see a fraction.

[AreaDaddy]

So many empty stadiums....even for track and field...probably the most premier event in the olympics

Thank you my brother. Even the mood doesnt seem festive. Makes me appreciate what a wonderful job the Brits did even them I was taunting them at every turn at the time.

Brazil should be ashamed

Say what you want about the British they know how to plan. They use to rely on government money about 16 years ago and won only three medals. They now secured a percentage of the lottery money to fund athletes that has potential and invest in sports They are good at, hiring petformace directors from all over the world for cycling, rising and swimming. If you go below a particular time they cut your funding

In 1996 in Atlanta Nigerian had twice as many Gold Medal Britain and finished above them in the medal table. They then started this Lottery sports funding and this has turbo charged their sports, as I type they are second in the table.

They lottery scheme is worth other countries having a look at. It has done wonders for British sport.

As long as human beings are in charge of handling and disbursing the lottery proceeds in Nigeria, our athletes would be lucky to see a fraction.

Even if it were to be used properly I personally don't think it is the right thing to use funds for in Nigeria . There are far too many basic needs unmet in Nigeria that that spending the sort of money the UK spends on sport funding would be immoral. For other developed nations it is a useful model to scrutinise.

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

So many empty stadiums....even for track and field...probably the most premier event in the olympics

Thank you my brother. Even the mood doesnt seem festive. Makes me appreciate what a wonderful job the Brits did even them I was taunting them at every turn at the time.

Brazil should be ashamed

Say what you want about the British they know how to plan. They use to rely on government money about 16 years ago and won only three medals. They now secured a percentage of the lottery money to fund athletes that has potential and invest in sports They are good at, hiring petformace directors from all over the world for cycling, rising and swimming. If you go below a particular time they cut your funding

In 1996 in Atlanta Nigerian had twice as many Gold Medal Britain and finished above them in the medal table. They then started this Lottery sports funding and this has turbo charged their sports, as I type they are second in the table.

They lottery scheme is worth other countries having a look at. It has done wonders for British sport.

As long as human beings are in charge of handling and disbursing the lottery proceeds in Nigeria, our athletes would be lucky to see a fraction.

Even if it were to be used properly I personally don't think it is the right thing to use funds for in Nigeria . There are far too many basic needs unmet in Nigeria that that spending the sort of money the UK spends on sport funding would be immoral. For other developed nations it is a useful model to scrutinise.

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[Man Ataye]

Brazil should b ashamed? ??? No b mosquito cause am. Zika scared all off.

[Prince]

So many empty stadiums....even for track and field...probably the most premier event in the olympics

Thank you my brother. Even the mood doesnt seem festive. Makes me appreciate what a wonderful job the Brits did even them I was taunting them at every turn at the time.

Brazil should be ashamed

Say what you want about the British they know how to plan. They use to rely on government money about 16 years ago and won only three medals. They now secured a percentage of the lottery money to fund athletes that has potential and invest in sports They are good at, hiring petformace directors from all over the world for cycling, rising and swimming. If you go below a particular time they cut your funding

In 1996 in Atlanta Nigerian had twice as many Gold Medal Britain and finished above them in the medal table. They then started this Lottery sports funding and this has turbo charged their sports, as I type they are second in the table.

They lottery scheme is worth other countries having a look at. It has done wonders for British sport.

As long as human beings are in charge of handling and disbursing the lottery proceeds in Nigeria, our athletes would be lucky to see a fraction.

Even if it were to be used properly I personally don't think it is the right thing to use funds for in Nigeria . There are far too many basic needs unmet in Nigeria that that spending the sort of money the UK spends on sport funding would be immoral. For other developed nations it is a useful model to scrutinise.

The money is not to pay the athletes but also to pay, Performance Coaches, the got some of the best coaches from all over the world, those ones drew up a programme and if you fall below it, they cut off funnding and also they train the next generation of coaches, in boxing we used to have amateur boxing coaches from Cuba, Weight lifters coaches from Eastern Europe that coached the likes of Oliva Orok. Like everything we fail to develop on it

I think sports can be used as a way to bring about social mobility amongst the youth, We have a genertion that only drink and go clubbing, We need to create more for this people and also create a pathway for the elite amongst them.

In UK little league football generates millions of pounds and creates employment for thousands, This is just under 11 football leagues, from Coaches, Shirt Sponsors etc etc

[ohsee]

So I am watching Fencing, just for the heck of it

2 guys with wires on them and helmets flashing red/green and other colours.

Looks ok, but with such sophistry how many countries will be able to afford to participate

Mr. Grammarticus Gradgrind, what the fock does this mean in this context? You are fired if you cannot explain it.

[Vincent.]

I'm not feeling these games at all

Too many events - how tf some of these are Olympics sports, i will never know

trampoline
dressage - man/woman on horse, prancing about to music. dem for add ballroom dancing then
skeet shooting

...and a host of other sh.!t

Too many obscure European sports that are not REALLY sports. Time to incorporate more non-European sports.
Too many events in swimming, Fencing, cycling, etc

[Dodo]

i'm enjoying it and enjoying feeds for every sport, so I am not enslaved to biased BBC broadcasting and commentary. Sports that dont really get broadcasting that I fully enjoy include weightlifting, volleyball and handball. but that horse dancing gotta go, I mean ffs, we might as well have wheelbarrow pushing

[Cito]

There are some sports that are not too bad to watch. Female Volleyball , Weight lifting, Cycling on Velodrome but I have to agree the NBC has messed it up even further with their programming schedule here in US.

[Dodo]

There are some sports that are not too bad to watch. Female Volleyball , Weight lifting, Cycling on Velodrome but I have to agree the NBC has messed it up even further with their programming schedule here in US.

Pretty much everything is live here, online streaming,

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

I'm not feeling these games at all

Too many events - how tf some of these are Olympics sports, i will never know

trampoline
dressage - man/woman on horse, prancing about to music. dem for add ballroom dancing then
skeet shooting

...and a host of other sh.!t

Too many obscure European sports that are not REALLY sports. Time to incorporate more non-European sports.
Too many events in swimming, Fencing, cycling, etc

You don't get to decide what is sports and what is not.

As Dodo said, get many people interested in wheel-barrow pushing, and you have sport right there.

[Tbite]

I'm not feeling these games at all

Too many events - how tf some of these are Olympics sports, i will never know

trampoline
dressage - man/woman on horse, prancing about to music. dem for add ballroom dancing then
skeet shooting

...and a host of other sh.!t

Too many obscure European sports that are not REALLY sports. Time to incorporate more non-European sports.
Too many events in swimming, Fencing, cycling, etc

You don't get to decide what is sports and what is not.

As Dodo said, get many people interested in wheel-barrow pushing, and you have sport right there.

The olympics is not really supposed to be about sports IMO. It is about the human ability. So only the sports that BEST show human ability should really feature. Sports that tested strength (Weightlifting), Speed (Dash), Jumping (Long/High Jump) etc

I can permit sports like Basketball and Football, because they have such large participation globally. but the Olympics should not really be about "Everything that human beings can do"...it should be like a crash course on human physiology.

Just the basic elements of what we can do.

[Cito]

There are some sports that are not too bad to watch. Female Volleyball , Weight lifting, Cycling on Velodrome but I have to agree the NBC has messed it up even further with their programming schedule here in US.

Pretty much everything is live here, online streaming,

Ya I like watching things on TV and not on time delay either.

[Dr. Wazobia]

i'm enjoying it and enjoying feeds for every sport, so I am not enslaved to biased BBC broadcasting and commentary. Sports that dont really get broadcasting that I fully enjoy include weightlifting, volleyball and handball. but that horse dancing gotta go, I mean ffs, we might as well have wheelbarrow pushing

Some (not all) BBC commentators are incredibly poor. They have their 'favourites' (even amongst the British competitors) and they do not even hide it.

[Dodo]

There are some sports that are not too bad to watch. Female Volleyball , Weight lifting, Cycling on Velodrome but I have to agree the NBC has messed it up even further with their programming schedule here in US.

Pretty much everything is live here, online streaming,

Ya I like watching things on TV and not on time delay either.

Smart TV mate , there's your answer

[Vincent.]

I'm not feeling these games at all

Too many events - how tf some of these are Olympics sports, i will never know

trampoline
dressage - man/woman on horse, prancing about to music. dem for add ballroom dancing then
skeet shooting

...and a host of other sh.!t

Too many obscure European sports that are not REALLY sports. Time to incorporate more non-European sports.
Too many events in swimming, Fencing, cycling, etc

You don't get to decide what is sports and what is not.

As Dodo said, get many people interested in wheel-barrow pushing, and you have sport right there.

Chief, do you think synchronized swimming is a sport?
I don't see it as a sport and I doubt it has mass appeal.