Never been one to watch the Olympics, this year I seem to be planted on the couch and watching until Mr Surfer has to wake me up and scoot me off to bed.
For the majority though, we’ve been glued to the telly because:
- there is little else on
- I’m still in mourning after my binge watch of Weeds on Netflix
Maybe I’m watching the wrong events and all out of whack with time zones. I can’t say anything has truly inspire me.
And isn’t it what we at least searching and cheering for? Athletes who through adversity and challenges, reach their ultimate goal.
The insanely early morning training sessions, painful injuries, hard rock calluses…what was it all for?
We all like to be reminded that determination, dedication and tenacity is never for naught.
Instead, hubby and I were confused by the Judo, deciding the rules were too complicated. We couldn’t figure out how the moves differed from our boys play fighting in the lounge room after watching Kung Fu Panda 3. 
Hai-yaaaah! WA-chaaaa!
(My boys are actually taking Taekwondo. Same, same but different…ahems)
Then, I had a peek at the medal tally and wondering how my birth country was doing, there it was:
Indonesia’s first medal at Rio Olympics was a silver…in WOMEN’s weightlifting.
Total bad ass.
Sri Wahyuni Agustini is a pocket rocket weighing at 48 kgs and 150 cms tall but lifted a total of 192 kgs.
Inspiration, found you!
Can you believe that the London 2012 Olympics was the first where every participating country included female athletes? Also the first Olympics were women competed in all programs.
Just four years ago.
And to think, the weight division that Agustini won her silver was only introduced in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. She would’ve been five. Hopefully she’s setting the path for other Indonesian girls. Represent.
Who run this motha?
Have you been watching the Olympics? Any inspiring moments? Can someone explain Judo to me?
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My friend is over from the UK and is Olympic mad so we have been watching more than our fair share of the Olympics. We’ve been less than impressed with the coverage, so few events covered and too many ads, although I have had lots of things in my eyes at some of the medal ceremonies. I’m all for a bit of girl power… Apparently, Bhutan is the only all female team at Rio, even if there is only two of them!
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I’m pleased to see the backlash against how some of the women have been described- “wife of so and so wins bronze!” Um, no! The media needs reminding that women can kick arse in their own right!
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I am loving the Olympics! I’m not really a sports watcher normally, but I love the opportunity to watch different sports with my kids. To learn what there is out there. Including what countries there are! I suck at geography LOL. I have been screaming during the finals of the swimming, I’ve been cheering on the Matildas (soccer mum much?) and as for the Boomers in the basketball … how freaking awesome were they against the USA? Yep, I’m enjoying the Olympics for sure …
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Are you crazy? The Olympics are the best with LOTS of fab stories to follow! Not as fab as Winter Olympics where the athletes just all seem like they’re stoned and want to party – which makes me love them more. Anyway – who to watch?
41 year old gymnast from Uzbekistan – Oksana. She’s made the finals- in your face young people.
Nasser Al Attiyah a very successful race car driver who is in the skeet. At London he used his moment in the spotlight (with his bronze win) to support the female arab atheletes (if you remember that whoowhar). He’s AWESOME!!
Refugees team, Independant athletes, the chinese girl who keeps smiling and waving (like she should be at the winter olymoics).
The list is endless…
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Good lord! 48kgs can lift THAT much?! Incredible!
I have missed everything Olympics this time around. I didn’t even see the opening ceremony. (I had no idea it had started.) I thought it was months away!
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I can’t explain Judo but I have enjoyed watching the gymnastics and swimming and will enjoy watching the Athletics next week!
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If the coverage wasn’t so appalling, I would have loved watching it. But there aren’t many sports I am interested in watching and I don’t want to end up watching for hours to see 2 minutes of what I do like!
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Oh wow your country woman is incredibly inspiring and totally badass. Love her. The only athletes I can really get behind are people like that I must admit. I haven’t managed to watch any of it yet but I will. Love that pic of your boys!
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Every time I tune in, it’s either rowing, golf, handball or cycling. Hoping next week will be better with more gymnastics and track and field. It’s good to see the Australian athletes (especially the swimmers) have wound their necks in after 2012’s disgrace. There seems to be more of a focus on team and representing the country rather than personal glory.
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Hi Grace, I’m enjoying the Olympics for the most part. I haven’t seen any gymnastics as yet which is a shame because it is my favourite event, along with swimming.
I missed out on watching the opening ceremony as I had my daughter’s birthday party to prepare for, but I am enjoying cheering on the Aussies!
I can’t believe it was only four years ago that all participating countries included women athletes.
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Woah I didn’t know about all the women power this year!! Hardly been following the Olympics except for swimming.. it’s amazing how long it took for us to reach this stage but well, better late than never!
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I love watching the Olympics and it’s great to see my girls starting to take an interest as they get older. Love watching the swimming and the gymnastics, although seems to be so much more that could be covered … with less ads! Looking forward to the athletics next week.
I usually watch plenty, but I have been too busy to even put the TV on. Hoping I might have time on the weekend as I do enjoy watching the world’s best compete.
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Girl Power! We watched the gymnastics last night and provided our own hilarious family commentary. I’m sure noone else would think it was funny, but we entertained ourselves. Haha.
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Wow that’s impressive! I have trouble lifting my 4yo and she’s only 20kgs!! My girls have been enjoying the gymnastics, my youngest goes to Kindergym so gets very excited when she sees something they have at the Y.
I have watched a little bit of the Olympics, can’t say I’m as enthused as previous years but I am wondering if it has anything to do with all the negative press that’s come out of Rio with bad training/living conditions, bomb scares, terrorist threats etc. I feel for Rio as they have a beautiful city. 🙂
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I like watching the swimming and slalom canoeing. That canoeing for our female bronze medalist was awesome to watch. How strong would you have to be against those colliding waves. The Olympics seems to be a good time to showcase female athletes. I’d like to see more games on television of the women’s rugby 7 also. It’s good we see female athletes in netball and basketball on tv.
I see your boys are doing Taekwondo. I regret not getting my son to do it when he was younger also. I did Rhee Taekwondo as exercise, but I am kicking myself for not getting him involved. Good on you.
I was ‘meh’ about these Olympics because of the press coverage of how poorly things were going in terms of Games Organisation in the host city…then I remembered that it always seems to come together. I admit I was a total fan of the Sydney games because they were close by, we got incredibly enthused as a city and a nation and I was ‘into it!’. Went to a morning session of women’s athletics and could not ‘believe’ we were close up to the people you see in the telly! Took a granddaughter aged 4 to a couple of pre and paralympic events and she was crazy for it all. I have seen a bit here and there this time round and I think as we have no little ones to enthuse or show, it’s something we watch/listen to as it comes to our attention.
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