Blame it on Rio...........2016 Olympics Thread

I would assume we'd be favored to medal in all those new sports, with the exception of karate.

Making America Great Again, indeed.

 

Sport climbing?

 

Surfing is no guarantee either.

 

Got me. Like those rock-covered walls at gyms?

 

Are they getting rid of any? Like the ribbon dancing event?

 

Host country Japan plays both, that's why.

 

I know this is not the first time it's happened, but isn't it a little silly to have games before the opening ceremony?

 

It's always been that way for soccer, at least since the first one I covered in Barcelona. Too many games.

 

Yep.

 

Crud. I am still rooting for a return of lacrosse.

 

At at the U.S.-New Zealand soccer game, it looked like the refs had bullet-proof vests on under their ref jerseys.