Olympic question

[chickenfeet]

The Olympics will soon be upon us. The events now run the gamut from mongolian wrestling to under water toe twiddling. Which events will you be following and why?

I would watch the revived Classical Pentathlon if such an event existed. It was an event created by a colleague and I some years ago to evoke the true spirit of the games. The five events were running, chariot racing, boxing, javelin throwing and declaiming a poem of one's own composition (in classical Greek) while accompanying oneself on the lyre.

ETA: I shall of course also be watching the ever popular tossing the steroid.

Comments

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

I will be actively not following (IYSWIM) most of it. The only bits I ever watch are the equestrian events (if they are televised at a sensible time) and sometimes swimming. I out and out don't care about any of the rest of it, including the medal tables.