WIN a Fitbit Charge with Electric Ireland!

Electric Ireland: Una

Hi Everyone,

It may be over 10 months until the 2016 Olympics begin, but preparations are in full swing for Team Ireland, who have high hopes for their trip to Rio!

Early this week, we were delighted to announce our sponsorship of Team Ireland and our support of them through their journey towards the Games. If you haven't already, you should check out our video with some of the Irish athletes - it's powerful stuff!

To celebrate, we're giving away a Fitbit Charge smart wearable tech bracelet to one lucky winner!



To be in with a chance of winning, just post an answer below to this simple question:

If you were an Olympic athlete, which event would you participate in and why?

This competition closes 6th November and the winner will be randomly drawn afterwards. Good luck!

convert

10m Air Rifle Target Shooting -  because you can stand in the one spot and not move for the entire duration of the competition

RosieJoe

Fencing, so for once I can get my point across

syklops

Clay Pigeon shooting.

Why?

I was on a stag weekend and one of the activities we did was Clay Pigeon shooting. As a result of shooting with my father from a young age, followed by being in the Reserve Defence Force for 9 years and so having a familiarity with guns and shooting I was elected to go up first to show everyone else "how its done". I dropped all 10 clays in the first round. The instructor on the day was quite impressed and brought us for the last round of clays to one of the Olympic Trap layouts and I still managed to drop five of them. Not an Olympic score of course but still a proud day nonetheless.

themissymoo

The walking one, because I've got years of practice.

shannonman81

Ski Jump!!
I have always thought I'd be good at it!!

Kurtosis

Shot put, because those athletes have balls of steel.

wexdevil

Archery for sure, I would katniss everdeen that crap out of it!

CathyMoran

Swimming because it is so much fun and almost 9 years ago my husband dragged me swimming to help me get fit to get through esophageal cancer surgery.

BrookieD

Archery - always wanted to be robin hood

epaminos

Mountain biking in order to make my country (Greece) first!

Dozen Wicked Words

Rugby league, because it WILL happen someday that Rugby League is an Olympic sport.

Until then, table tennis, what's not to love?
Riocentro Pavilion 3 next year 6th to 17th August.

Dacelonid

Clay-pigeon shooting.
Did it for the first time on my stag, and do it any chance I get now. Would love to take it up full time and go to the Olympics

sarumite

Decathlon - Variety is the spice of life. Why choose only 1 sport when I can have 10!

lorebringer

Table tennis - looks like a synchronized dance, would like to look that cool while kicking someones booty!

mezzanine08

Cycling. It's my hobby and passion.

TOMP

Boxing - because I love the sport

rb25

Space Hopper.  One of these days it will be in.

lazeedaisy

Jumping......

My mind is so fit, I am always  jumping to conclusions

inc21

Boxing

Because I can fall over and play dead really well.

68 lost souls

Triathlon. Having been competing in the sport for the last three years it would be a dream come true. A new training gadget would certainly help.

Marty McFly

Powerlifting why just because I enjoy it. 

MissFlitworth

Gymnastics.  Because I've always wanted to walk into an arena and hear a shocked silence fall down.  And the olympics could do with a little more light entertainment.

Beagslife

Boxing - with Billy Walsh gone it won't really matter who is on the team!

zero19

Target shooting, I've done it before and enjoyed it certainly a hard sport to master too!

sillymoo

Diving. Because I cannot think of a better way to confront my fears of heights and water all in one go... And I spend most of my life diving head first into the unknown hoping I will resurface! Thankfully I have always bobbed up again

evolving_doors

Water Polo, cos my horse needs a bath.

Cartman78

It's gotta be the marathon for me....have a few under my belt already so it's just a matter of a bit more focused training.

I reckon the Fitbit would go a long way to helping me shave off the 80 minutes I'd need to be in medals shake up

coolclogher

Archery, I always fancied myself as a Robin Hood type!!
 

GreenWolfe

Does this cover discontinued Olympic sports?

Tug of War, obviously.  Great fun!

GBX

Tubing! .. Be great crack on the Canoeing course

duckmusic

Diving, because I like to make a splash! 

Tar.Aldarion

athletics, can hardly use my fitbit in most the other ones

Cathmandooo

Dressage because I like to prance around

NyOmnishambles

Figure Skating, yup that used to be a Summer Olympic sport, a Fitbit would help me get in shape for the skin tight lycra

That would not be a pleasant sight currently

Plus Chazz Michael Michaels is my hero

donalfo

Poetry, oh, O think they got rid of that a while.

mrskinner

Golf.....got the clubs!

Trueskill3r

Triathlon...Give the new fitbit a bit of a test  

Korvanica

Table tennis ! Awesome sport.

radia

Sailing. Sport sitting down - what's not to like?

lotsofthegreen

Archery; because I'd have a shot of winning.

suds1984

Cycling - to see the landscape of Rio and just cause i love cycling

Gormal

It's between the Bobsleigh simply for the adrenaline rush you must get or and Kayaking because it looks like fun and such a rush.

Smokeyskelton

The marathon, because I'm quite good at long distance running. 

alksander

Vuvuzela Martial Arts

Wanderer41

Ice skating because they make it look so easy gliding and jumping on the ice!

Trev De rev

Cycling. I bought a bike on bike to work scheme five years ago. Now I'm buying my second bike. So I've kept up the cycling and have improved my fitness levels and my cycling. So winning the FitBit Charge Smart Will help me train for the Olympics. And help me win gold for TEAM IRELAND.

mirrorwall14

Hurdles. Fitbit would help with practise. I was good at hurdles.... when I was 10!

remeneerb

Boxing, i've had plenty of practice on my brothers over the years!

Tabnabs

Sailing - sun, sea & sitting...

kdarcy9

Golf! It'll be a great chance for a gold next year, also I have two pairs of golf trousers just incase I get a hole in one.