The SPORTS DESK

[Cooper]

Located between the SPA & ASK AN ESCORT is a new Forum called “The Sports Desk”. It’s for the sports enthusiasts amongst us. Now you can post about your favorite sport or share news stories. And, if you like, post images of some of your favorite players.

 

So, here’s a question for you, name an Olympic event where men & women compete against one another on equal terms. ?

[+ MysticMenace]

I can't think of many, but I think equestrian and maybe events with mixed doubles - like badminton and tennis and couple competitions like pairs skating and ice dance?

[mike carey]

@Cooper, the equestrian events.

[Cooper]

@JoeMendoza & @mike carey, Correct!! ? “The current Olympic equestrian disciplines are Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping. In each discipline, both individual and team medals are awarded. Women and men compete together on equal terms.”

[kingsley88]

I can't think of many, but I think equestrian and maybe events with mixed doubles - like badminton and tennis and couple competitions like pairs skating and ice dance?

 

For the first time, there will be mixed relays events in athletics and swimming in this year’s Olympics.

 

we’ll probably see Phelps’s gold medal record broken at some point in the future.

[kingsley88]

@JoeMendoza & @mike carey, Correct!! ? “The current Olympic equestrian disciplines are Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping. In each discipline, both individual and team medals are awarded. Women and men compete together on equal terms.”

One of my favorite events to watch is equestrian (eventing cross country and the equestrian portion of modern pentathlon.) So exciting and quite unpredictable!

[+ Charlie]

In mixed doubles tennis, a man and woman team compete against another man and woman team. The four men and women all compete against one another with the same equipment, rules, etc.

[lonely_john]

Mixed-gender events in athletics, swimming, table tennis and triathlon have been approved for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the IOC has announced.

[+ azdr0710]

@geminibear would be very proud.......from no Sports forums at all to both a new subforum and a separate Sports thread in the blink of an eye......

 

[lonely_john]

On a lighter note, this thread reminded me that there are few athletic demonstrations as funny as Men's Synchronized Swimming - as portrayed in

Too bad they are not in the Olympics.

 

[kingsley88]

Reminds me of the French film Shiny Shrimps. Hopefully men's synchronized swimming will be an Olympic event in the future. I believe synch swimming and Rhythmic Gymnastics only allow women whereas all the other sports have both men and women events.

 

[+ azdr0710]

On a lighter note, this thread reminded me that there are few athletic demonstrations as funny as Men's Synchronized Swimming - as portrayed in

Too bad they are not in the Olympics.

 

 

ha!....the music made it even campier......thanks......

[twinkielover]

https://byucougars.com/athlete/football/1283826/zach-wilson

 

 

Did anyone see the new quarterback for the New York Jets....Zach Wilson?

[Luv2play]

@JoeMendoza & @mike carey, Correct!! ? “The current Olympic equestrian disciplines are Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping. In each discipline, both individual and team medals are awarded. Women and men compete together on equal terms.”

In the long distant past I engaged in fox hunting and jumping. And won a few ribbons. I always considered my mount as the better part of the team. I just tried to make him (or her) shine and not f**k it up on my part.

Edited April 30, 2021 by Luv2play

[+ bashful]

@geminibear would be very proud.......from no Sports forums at all to both a new subforum and a separate Sports thread in the blink of an eye......

 

 

He was my first thought.