Commonwealth Games - crock?

[mashman]

Oh for goodness sake.

(If she aims to win by being fitter, not faster, maybe she's in the wrong event in the first place?)

She wasn't happy about her new lane either Where's Paul Henry when ya need him ...

[Luckylegs]

Packed her bags and went home (to the village) you idiot. FFS she couldn't stay there all night...

How you read she came home to nz is beyond me. Sure a quick perusal of an article, but surely if you gonna take the time to post on nz's finest forum you'd have made sure you'd read it right.

THATS ALL

EDIT: On a totally different subject, be very careful when posting from an iPhone the word NZ directly followed by is, as it will auto correct to NAZIS leaving your post looking decidedly un-savoury DAMHIK

[mashman]

Packed her bags and went home (to the village) you idiot. FFS she couldn't stay there all night...

How you read she came home to nz is beyond me. Sure a quick perusal of an article, but surely if you gonna take the time to post on nz's finest forum you'd have made sure you'd read it right.

THATS ALL

heh, it could be interpreted that way I associate home with home, not a hotel or village, hope she wins

[Berries]

Maybe they mean the swimming is synchronised to the music?

In which case, I could be a competitor, but the music would have to be thrash metal or something so my unco flailing would match (or you couldn't tell it didn't).

Sounds like you'd be a dead cert for the solo judo.

[Woodman]

Synchronised swimming is not a sport and should not be in the (any) games.

In fact any competition that is judged should not be considered a sport. e.g. gymnastics, surfing etc

A sport must be won by being first or faster or stronger etc. Should not be open to interpretation.

In my opinion.

The Commonwealth games concept is well past its used by date.

[Forest]

Synchronised swimming is not a sport and should not be in the (any) games.

In fact any competition that is judged should not be considered a sport. e.g. gymnastics, surfing etc

A sport must be won by being first or faster or stronger etc. Should not be open to interpretation.

So you don't believe the following Commonwealth Games events are actually sports?

Hockey, Rugby, Netball, Wrestling, Boxing etc

All of the above are interpreted by referees and/or judges.

[Berries]

Lets not get too serious, but rugby and netball should not be at the games. No team sports should be. Same as the Olympics. Should be athletics and swimming only.

And ladies gymnastics for obvious reasons.

[scissorhands]

Synchronised swimming is not a sport and should not be in the (any) games.

In fact any competition that is judged should not be considered a sport. e.g. gymnastics, surfing etc

A sport must be won by being first or faster or stronger etc. Should not be open to interpretation.

In my opinion.

The Commonwealth games concept is well past its used by date.

I dont think its all done and dusted. These New Delhi games are just an example of a really bad show or entertainment.

Kiwi's got bugger all precoverage or marketing except dirty accomodation stories constantly run prior etc in the media, almost none of our athletes were introduced to NZers through interview or article.

Our $ driven media fucked up by not finding fiscal reasons or sponsors to run these stories or highlight our sporting hero's.

Same as the Indian authorities for failing to put bums on seats.

Major fail TVNZ or maybe the commonwealth games committee are the root problem.

BTW where the fuck did they find the staff who are covering 'this event'

[pzkpfw]

So you don't believe the following Commonwealth Games events are actually sports?

Hockey, Rugby, Netball, Wrestling, Boxing etc

All of the above are interpreted by referees and/or judges.

That's different. There the referees and/or judges are just making sure the rules are followed correctly. It's still about who (or which team) is better at doing the thing that they are meant to do: punch harder, pass a ball without dropping it, ...

Even in a sprint, you need judges to see if someone jumped the mark. In the longer races the judges make sure people stay in their lanes. In the swimming the judges make sure the strokes are, um, stroked correctly. And so on.

That's quite different to the kind of subjective point scoring judging that he was talking about.

(Though I'm a little on the fence about the boxing...)

[Swoop]

Synchronised swimming is not a sport and should not be in the (any) games.

Quite correctly, the Olympic and also the Commonwealth name these gatherings "games".


To quote Hemmingway “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games".


Sadly, the sponsors have been heard and games like rugby, golf, tennis and basketball have been included.

[Woodman]

So you don't believe the following Commonwealth Games events are actually sports?

Hockey, Rugby, Netball, Wrestling, Boxing etc

All of the above are interpreted by referees and/or judges.

What pzpkfw said.
The refs in Rugby don't decide how many points a try is worth based on style or how many tackles were broken now do they?

[eelracing]

Lets not get too serious, but rugby and netball should not be at the games. No team sports should be.

What? and miss out on the look on those crushed Aussie faces after the Sevens/Netball finals.

Priceless.

[Forest]

What pzpkfw said.
The refs in Rugby don't decide how many points a try is worth based on style or how many tackles were broken now do they?

No. But they constantly have to make subjective decisions such as whether a try has been scored, and whether the run of play constitutes playing advantage.

[JohnJumper]

I became an avid netball fan for about 20 mins last night, which was well worth it

[Berries]

Yeah, I saw them rolling around on the floor afterwards as well

Oh well, next time it's Glasgow. I wonder how the games will go being held somewhere where they don't speak English ?