Could I be an Olympian in 2020?

dulpit · 22-08-2016 2:15am #1

Just watching the closing ceremony now. Looks like fun, I want to go.

I'm 30, don't really have a sporting background and am quite unfit. I'm wondering if there's any sport or event which would be easy enough that I could pick up and master over next few years so I can go to Tokyo in 2020. Possible?

NIMAN · 22-08-2016 2:18am

If there was another Zika outbreak around the Japan region, and our golfers start pulling out again, you might sneak on to the team.

thelad95 · 22-08-2016 2:24am

If you really wanted to, a sport like archery could well be mastered in that space of time.

maudgonner · 22-08-2016 2:25am

At the rate OCI members are being investigated you might have a better chance of getting a spot on their board.

Realt Dearg Sec · 22-08-2016 2:27am

Boxing. How much skill does bribing a judge take, really?

Insect Overlord · 22-08-2016 2:28am

Weight lifting could be an interesting challenge for ya.

PARlance · 22-08-2016 2:30am

Olympian by 2020! I admire your vision.

PowerToWait · 22-08-2016 2:35am

thelad95 wrote: »

If you really wanted to, a sport like archery could well be mastered in that space of time.

Ah yeah, piece of piss. Jayzis.

Surreptitious · 22-08-2016 2:37am

People train to be in the Olympics since they were kids. Ridiculous question.

Glass Prison 1214 · 22-08-2016 2:37am

OP it is seriously hard to master any sport, let alone one that your not truly passionate about. My advice is find a sport you love and you'll be happy, no matter what your level.

ballsymchugh · 22-08-2016 2:40am

Surreptitious wrote: »

People train to be in the Olympics since they were kids. Ridiculous question.

Glass Prison 1214 wrote: »

OP it is seriously hard to master any sport, let alone one that your not truly passionate about. My advice is find a sport you love and you'll be happy, no matter what your level.

is this yisser first ever look into an AH thread??

maudgonner · 22-08-2016 2:40am

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Boxing. How much skill does bribing a judge take, really?

Problem with that is that you may end up with the likes of Michael Conlon beating seven shades out of you. Ain't no judge gonna save you from that :pac:

Dublinaccount · 22-08-2016 2:59am

dulpit wrote: »

Just watching the closing ceremony now. Looks like fun, I want to go.

I'm 30, don't really have a sporting background and am quite unfit. I'm wondering if there's any sport or event which would be easy enough that I could pick up and master over next few years so I can go to Tokyo in 2020. Possible?

Remember when you saw the karate kid and decided you'd become a professional karate master.

Well this is another of those moments.

Add it to super-spy, tour de france winner and astronaut.

maudgonner · 22-08-2016 3:07am

OP should possibly consider the new sports that are being introduced in Tokyo: karate, softball/baseball, sports climbing, skateboarding and surfing.

Of those, I'd say surfing is your best bet. We in Ireland have an innate ability with surfing, as displayed by your man who stood up on the surfboard after 14 pints of stout.

Would Guinness cause you to fail a dope test?

learn_more · 22-08-2016 3:12am

Glass Prison 1214 wrote: »

OP it is seriously hard to master any sport, let alone one that your not truly passionate about. My advice is find a sport you love and you'll be happy, no matter what your level.

Rowing is hard to master ?

maudgonner · 22-08-2016 3:24am

learn_more wrote: »

Rowing is hard to master ?

Yes, rowing, as in rowing a boat takes years of building up the endurance & mastering the technique.

Rowing, as in having an argument, isn't so hard to excel in. But sadly it's not (yet) an Olympic event. Easy to get them confused. If it ever does get into the Olympics AH should send a team though.

unfortunately · 22-08-2016 4:07am

How are people actually selected to go to the Olympics? Could we just send anybody and fill up all the available sports? Who wants to be in my synchronised swimming team?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 22-08-2016 5:48am

learn_more wrote: »

Rowing is hard to master ?

Master as in compete at international level, then yes. We're not talking rowing a dinghy across Greystones harbour.

My guess would be anything that involves a horse. Let the horse do the work.

IvyTheTerrible · 22-08-2016 6:01am

The host country is expected to have a team for every sport. Find out what the Jspanese have no history in, get Japanese citizenship and train like hell! :P
(For the London Olympics, the organisers put ads in local French papers looking for handball players with dual citizenship, for example.)

Del2005 · 22-08-2016 6:05am

If Eric the Eel and Eddie the Eagle managed to qualify for the Summer and Winter Olympics then it must be possible to do it with 4 years dedicated practice. The trick must be to pick a sport that no one else from the country is doing.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 22-08-2016 6:08am

Del2005 wrote: »

If Eric the Eel and Eddie the Eagle managed to qualify for the Summer and Winter Olympics then it must be possible to do it with 4 years dedicated practice. The trick must be to pick a sport that no one else from the country is doing.

Beach vollyeball?

ButtersSuki · 22-08-2016 6:16am

maudgonner wrote: »

Rowing, as in having an argument, isn't so hard to excel in. But sadly it's not (yet) an Olympic event. Easy to get them confused. If it ever does get into the Olympics AH should send a team though.

Problem is it would be impossible to reach a consensus on the best team.

Fuzzytrooper · 22-08-2016 6:25am

dulpit wrote: »

Just watching the closing ceremony now. Looks like fun, I want to go.

I'm 30, don't really have a sporting background and am quite unfit. I'm wondering if there's any sport or event which would be easy enough that I could pick up and master over next few years so I can go to Tokyo in 2020. Possible?

How would you feel about the winter Olympics? I'm thinking of putting together a bobsleigh team.

Outlaw Pete · 22-08-2016 6:55am

Shot put. Just bodybuild and stuff. I don't know.. where's my keys.

Canis Lupus · 22-08-2016 7:36am

Australia just had a marathon runner at 40. His first olympics btw so yeh, go for it. I imagine getting olympic level good at something in 4 years is achievable but you'd have to be utterly consumed for 4 years.

I imagine the hardest part however is getting good enough to qualify in 4 years.

Richard Hillman · 22-08-2016 8:07am

Rowing and Cycling have interchangeable skills. Rebecca Romero got a medal in rowing in 2004 then a few years later got one Track cycling in Beijing.

tritium · 22-08-2016 8:20am

It sounds like a pipedream but... Im pretty sure one of the uk marathon runners in the commonwealth had been a beer swilling couch potato up until a couple of years before- did fairly well too!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article

Lux23 · 22-08-2016 8:34am

Shooting?

somesoldiers · 22-08-2016 9:15am

thelad95 wrote: »

If you really wanted to, a sport like archery could well be mastered in that space of time.

heard Simon Delaney talking about a programme he was making to do just this. The problem was that he would have had to be in the top 30 (or something) of the world to qualify which means numerous competitions in the run up to Olympics. Think he gave up after a year in

Your Face · 22-08-2016 9:18am

You could with dedication, hard work and loads and loads of PEDs.

Badly Drunk Boy · 22-08-2016 9:21am

somesoldiers wrote: »

heard Simon Delaney talking about a programme he was making to do just this. The problem was that he would have had to be in the top 30 (or something) of the world to qualify which means numerous competitions in the run up to Olympics. Think he gave up after a year in

Quitter!!

(I hate Simon Delaney.)

Could I be an Olympian in 2020?

Comments