I love the Olympics. Nothing has more inherent drama than pure sport. The winners, the losers, the moments. The next few weeks will bring life-long memories, not only for the participants, but for us viewers as well.
That doesn't mean the games couldn't use a bit of updating. The problem is that not all of the competitions look that impressive. I understand that the US basketball team is the best because I understand basketball. I've played enough to realize what they do is extremely impressive. But what about disc throwing? I've never thrown a disc. Are they heavy? What's a good distance?
My proposal: Let an average man or woman compete alongside the athletes. Give us a control group. In the 100 meter dash, why not let a 35 year old man with a gut run along the outside lane. Sure, he'll be blown away, but that would make it all the better. The swimming needs it most of all. I'm sure they're very fast but it's hard to judge because I barely get to splash around in an olympic size swimming pool. And how about that thing where they run and then shoot. How funny would it be if that guy struggled with the shooting for 15 minutes.
Are you hearing this Olympic Committee? This is gold.
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