Olympics 2024

[Orcs]

I  agree with Raider that many of the so called "Sports" are not. I also do not like to see women knocking 7 bells out of each other in the various forms of "Boxing"

The other thing that irritated me is that in the archery, a proper Olympic sport, the bows have all sorts of counter weights, pulley systems etc. We need to get rid of this.

[Raider4]

The other thing that irritated me is that in the archery, a proper Olympic sport, the bows have all sorts of counter weights, pulley systems etc. We need to get rid of this.

Aye, needs to be replaced with a simple bow, and the target is replaced by a shieldwall of hairy men wielding swords, spears & axes advancing rapidly towards the shooter.

Pistol shooting should be a Dirty Harry/Magnum Force-style shooting range, with .44 Magnums. Much more impressive.

[Ithoriel]

Aye, needs to be replaced with a simple bow, and the target is replaced by a shieldwall of hairy men wielding swords, spears & axes advancing rapidly towards the shooter.

Pistol shooting should be a Dirty Harry/Magnum Force-style shooting range, with .44 Magnums. Much more impressive.

A simple bow?!!

Pah! A throwing stick was good enough for our Homo heidelbergensis ancestors, who needs all this new-fangled technology.

[Orcs]

Pistol shooting should be a Dirty Harry/Magnum Force-style shooting range, with .44 Magnums. Much more impressive.

Sadly the UK would not be able to enter this due to the Firearms restrictions.

[steve_holmes_11]

I  agree with Raider that many of the so called "Sports" are not. I also do not like to see women knocking 7 bells out of each other in the various forms of "Boxing"

The other thing that irritated me is that in the archery, a proper Olympic sport, the bows have all sorts of counter weights, pulley systems etc. We need to get rid of this.

On the positive side, no shortage of Frenchmen to provide targets for Orcs' "Proper archery".

[Raider4]

On the positive side, no shortage of Frenchmen to provide targets for Orcs' "Proper archery".

LOL. Yes, recreate Crécy and Agincourt. Why would that not be appreciated at the Paris Olympics?

[Last Hussar]

I enjoyed the BMX, like how the he'll do you learn to do that?!

[Orcs]

I enjoyed the BMX, like how the he'll do you learn to do that?!

True but its not a proper Olympic sport.

[Ithoriel]

Pistol shooting should be a Dirty Harry/Magnum Force-style shooting range, with .44 Magnums. Much more impressive.

Wot? Not "gentlemen, stand back to back, at the word of command take ten paces forward, turn and fire."

[Orcs]

On the positive side, no shortage of Frenchmen to provide targets for Orcs' "Proper archery".

That is so appealing on many levels (but so wrong)

We could have an mounted archery competition with a recurve bow, and use the Chinese as targets. no doubt the Mongolian team would win.

[Ben Waterhouse]

Aye, needs to be replaced with a simple bow, and the target is replaced by a shieldwall of hairy men wielding swords, spears & axes advancing rapidly towards the shooter.

Pistol shooting should be a Dirty Harry/Magnum Force-style shooting range, with .44 Magnums. Much more impressive.

No,no, no; the target should be the cream of French Nobility...

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

No,no, no; the target should be the cream of French Nobility...

Didna Robspire get rid o dem ? 

[Orcs]

I know threads get derailed on this forum with the regularity of a bullet train but how did a posting about the Olympics that were founded on a love of sport, unity, and competition, get here?

[steve_holmes_11]

I know threads get derailed on this forum with the regularity of a bullet train but how did a posting about the Olympics that were founded on a love of sport, unity, and competition, get here?

Toxic soshul meeja - innit!

[Gwydion]

Sensibilities may have changed over the century or so since the 1900 Paris games when live pigeon shooting figured.
There was also a running game event, but I don't know what the targets were there!