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_Ed_ 07-08-2008 03:17 AM

Sports you watch once every 4 years
 
What are the events that you completely forget about in between Olympics but become briefly obsessed with for the duration of the Summer Games?

Handball is one for mine. Absolutely love it. Hardly understand the rules at all, never had any NZ interest, but it's just brilliant to watch.

Jakester1288 07-08-2008 03:20 AM

The running events, the Soccer occasionally and the Cycling around the track fast. I like Le Tour de France however, which is held on a early basis.

Oh, and swimming.

And, tbph, I have never seen a game of handball. I have played European handball though.

James90 07-08-2008 03:28 AM

Yeah handball for sure. Pretty sure swimming and tennis are the only sports I follow outside of the Olympics. Love the drama of the 100m especially.

Jakester1288 07-08-2008 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by James90 (Post 1648864)
Yeah handball for sure. Pretty sure swimming and tennis are the only sports I follow outside of the Olympics. Love the drama of the 100m especially.

I love watching swimming, but I don't really get a chance to watch it. I enjoy watching and occasionally playing Tennis (dire player though) and really get into the matches.

chaminda_00 07-08-2008 03:31 AM

Handball as well, such a gun game.

Agent TBY 07-08-2008 03:50 AM

Cricket.

Spinksy 07-08-2008 04:37 AM

Swimming.

Samuel_Vimes 07-08-2008 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent TBY (Post 1648900)
Cricket.

Haha (Y)

Rowing & kayaking for mine, I think. And how you can't understand the rules of handball seems...well...surely the commentators will just take a minute to explain that you can't step inside the blue area, and that's basically all you need?

Mister Wright 07-08-2008 04:49 AM

Hockey. Swimming

Spinksy 07-08-2008 05:00 AM

Gymnastics is another one.

James90 07-08-2008 05:05 AM

Na I get out to all the gymnastics meets I can :ph34r:

Smudge 07-08-2008 05:12 AM

Weightlifting. And fencing.

vic_orthdox 07-08-2008 06:16 AM

Nah, only watch weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games, when Darrell Eastlake does the calling.

GIMH 08-08-2008 02:07 PM

Got into badminton big time last time.

In 96 I watched a lot of weightlifting, it would always come on in the intervals of the track & field

Jamee999 08-08-2008 02:22 PM

Sailing. Got big hopes for Handball as well, itbt.


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