I saw a person running on a treadmill, what was that about 
2021 Summer Olympics (Tokyo)
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2 guys on a treadmill and a rowing machine in an empty stadium, at opposite ends of the pitch. Sums it up really.
Yeah no fans makes this feel hollow and pointless. Who's going to be doing the torch thing? Someone famous?
This is grim viewing.
Rumours it'll be Osaka since her match has been delayed from tomorrow till Sunday.
Watched a minute of the ceremony but couldn't be bothered after that, a total waste of time this time around.
Very low key - assume intended.
Let's all give a warm round of applause for the fecking banker.
Wait how did Ireland and Iceland go at the start with their flags? I always thought it went in alphabetical order from A to Z?
Do the athletes normally come out so early? I swear there was so much shit in the London ceremony before the athletes went on.
Japanese alphabet
Ah yes that makes sense, thanks for clearing that up for me
Men and women grappling for flag waving supremacy, with the end result being neither can wave it adequately.
Covid has robbed us of eyeing up the beauties of each country. With the masks it's just not the same.
100%
it looks super awkward, doesn’t it?
I thought exactly the same, guess it's alphabetical in Japanese. Hopefully they hold a games in Wales one day.. that'll throw them.
I get they couldn't have a full stadium (or even half) but surely they could have had say... 3, 4, 5,000, spaced out? Be nice for the athletes to get some cheers.
The current score playing in the background is from ace combat video game
Looks like watermelons to me.
Final Fantasy. Cool.
Hearing Yokozuna will parachute into the stadium, James Bond style.
If you mean the things they're holding, coconuts (hence straws).
Depends on what you're looking at.
Why is the guy who interviews Ronaldo and Mourinho singing John Lennon?
They've must've spent no more than £100 on this. Been so boring.
Bloody hell, those drones are impressive though
Disappointed they have had no references to Takeshi's castle.
He dropped the racket
Yeah it is her, cheers
Whenever Olympics are on I want to go back and play '88 games again. What a gem of a game that was!
I don't think anyone can top the Opening ceremony of 2008 Olympics.
I liked opening to 2012 as well, as it was a bit more light hearted
I liked opening to 2012 as well, as it was a bit more light hearted
I would have wished the Japanese a proper olympics. This really saddens me. I have a surgery next week so I’ll probably watch every single event anyway . I really want to dive into the modern pentathlon this year. Are there any people who know more about this event? Seems wild.
. I really want to dive into the modern pentathlon this year. Are there any people who know more about this event? Seems wild.This were supposed to be amazing olympics but covid ruined that for everyone but still going to watch it and enjoy it. I was expecting something wild from the japanese like babymetal playing for the opening ceremony though...
I'm not sure about the whole point system but I used to swim with a bunch of teenagers that competed in pentathlon and they were surely in top form. The swimming part is one of those things you have to dominate since very young if you want to be competitive so I had a hard time catching up to all those kids. They have to swim 200 meters which isn't precisely a sprint distance in swimming but you do need to be fairly fast. You have a certain base time and each third of a second you surprass that time would deduct points.
No Eurobeat? 7/10.
I wanted the metal gear solid intro theme
You also randomly get drawn a horse if i'm not mistaken.
Yup, you don't bring your own horse but they give one to you at random the day of the event. As a sport I'm not sure how attractive it is to the audience but to practice is quite something admirable, seems a lot more complicated and challenging compared to let's say being a triathlete.
yes seems really hard. Fascinating too.
The Olympics have started! Will be getting up at 4am to watch the 5,000meter synchronized non-binary karaoke relay, yoopiedoooo!!!
I must get up at 3am to watch that then!