Olympics a-Go-Go

A year later than planned, but here we go again….
The Olympics are back, and this will be the FOURTH edition of the Games since I started this blog. That’s amazing.
Things are very different this time around, obviously, and there’s been many discussions about whether or not they should be allowed to take place at all (thank you Covid). I will not be drawn into the debates and over-ethical handwringing, but I do find myself conflicted. It’s great that The Greatest Show On Earth is refusing to be defeated by something that can’t even be seen without a microscope, but it does seem ridiculous to throw tens of thousands of athletes from all over our virus-ravaged world together in one small man-made village and get them to compete at close quarters.
With that in mind, here is a List Of New Events I Think Should be Included In Tokyo:

Synchronised Coughing.
Modern Pentathlon – comprising of i.conducting a lateral flow test, ii.self-isolation, iii.making yourself a mask, iv.repetitive hand-washing, and v.ignoring rules in supermarkets.
Diving, into a pool of hand sanitizer.
Socially-distanced boxing. (good luck punching someone 2metres away…)
Predicting the final transmission rates.

RC 22-7-21