Okay, the Olympics are already brilliant.
But one Twitter user has come up with a simple plan to make them even better.
Watching Usain Bolt run the 100 metres is mighty impressive – but it’s a little hard to quantify just how impressive, given that all the other guys in the race will finish less than a second behind him. Blink at the wrong moment and you probably wouldn’t even know who has won.
It’s the same in the other sports – Tom Daley’s dives look amazing, but so do all the other competitors.
It’s a testament to the fact elite sport is now at such a high level that the difference between winning and losing is now such a tiny margin – but perhaps counter-intuitively that can make it look less impressive.
But now Twitter user @aoiph has hit on a great plan to show just how incredible the Olympians’ achievements are.
https://twitter.com/aoiph/status/762411144380309506
It would cost virtually nothing, and just imagine how it would play out:
https://twitter.com/aoiph/status/762414027725299712
More of a school sports day vibe, when they do the parents’ races.
Thats a personal best for Jim from Wicklow, almost 12 seconds off his time in London. And he's hardly vomiting at all. Well done, Jim
— Shoeless Dick (@ShoelessDick) August 8, 2016
It would also doubtless lead to a heart-warming Hollywood movie, telling the tale of Jim from Wicklow’s rise from council estate to the Olympics. We’re thinking maybe Tom Hardy for the lead?
https://twitter.com/aoiph/status/762415029996093440
https://twitter.com/pmm526/status/762457598549385216
https://twitter.com/aoiph/status/762419283464888325
Go on IOC bods, make it happen for Tokyo 2020.
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