Hello everyone!! The Summer Olympics start this week, and I am very excited. The Olympics are a really cool event because it’s a time where, while there’s a lot of competition, the world seems a little more unified. So, in this weekly topic, we want to talk about all things Summer Olympics.
Do you have a favorite event that you like to watch? Maybe there’s a specific athlete that you’re excited to see compete? Do you have any traditions or good memories around watching the Olympics? Let’s chat about it! Even though there are a lot of cool things to see during the winter Olympics, for this topic, let’s keep it centered around summer Olympics.
i am not a sports person (shocking i know), but it is wild to me that indoor volleyball is not a more popular sport. it’s got the teamwork of basketball and the tense back and forth of tennis matches; super engaging!
It comes to no surprise when you realize I’m from NewHampshire but the mountain biking is what I live for.
In the winter however I love curling. I know. It seems like I’m Canadian.
I try to have the Olympics and Paralympics on in the background for the duration of the event. There are so many incredible events! Among my favorites of the summer games:
Opening and closing ceremonies
Gymnastics
Swimming and diving
Football (we say soccer for some reason in the U.S.)
Wrestling
Rowing
I can’t believe that break dancing is making its debut this year! I’m hoping it’s entertaining.
I’ve been watching mostly volleyball! They way they spike the ball at each other at an average of 100km/h is not even funny… like, how can they be that good?!
Also, quick tip on how to avoid having to put (sentence):
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add that. Makeocde uses HTML formatting which i covered in this topic.
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