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expatriatetaxreturns

Anyone going to the Olympics this year in London? If you are which events will you be attending? If you aren't going, which events are you looking forward to?

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jazzy851

For me, I dont think i'll be heading there. I have been told the air fares will rise closer to the time - not sure if this is true..  :P
However, i'm looking forward to watching the 100m Final - I have a funny feeling Usain Bolt will get gold in this race ;)

Other events i look forward to are 100m hurdles, 200m and the relay. Either way, i'm sure records will be broken, names will go down in history and it will be a great time for sporting fans !! :proud:D:proud

expatriatetaxreturns

Agreed! My daughter lives in London, so I am still up in the air on if I want to fight the crowds or not!

Either way I am excited to be watching them! It is awesome to see people break records and living out their dreams!

jazzy851

Lets hope there wont be any streakers in the stadium :lol:
Although, some would look forward to this event :lol::lol::lol:
Just kidding, most of the events will be watched by a large audience around the world. :)

BluenoseGirl

I live a 25 minute walk from the Olympic Village, so looking forward to getting involved.  I couldn't get any tickets to events in the Olympic stadium that I could afford £300 is a bit much for me! I do have tickets to fencing and boxing :)

I will be out soaking up the atmosphere and checking out the festivities in the parks around London. If the weather cooperates it will be an unforgttable time.

jazzy851

@BluenoseGirl - wow you are right in the heart of the Olympic Village - No doubt you feel involved being so close to the stadium. The atmosphere there will be great. You will experience a really good event here. On the opening day you will probably see a wonderful display if you have a view from where you are at present. :happy:


Are you into fencing and boxing? :|

Yeah - you're right about the weather, in UK its unpredictable! :P
Never the less have a great time there.

Its been a while since i was in that area but i'm sure its been developed and looks spectacular now.  :/

Hope you have an experience of a lifetime..
enjoy :)

Jaz :):cool::)

Noire

I wish I were going! I'm looking forward to watching outside of the US for the first time. I was in Uganda for the last world cup and it was an exciting and different energy.

expatriatetaxreturns

@BluenoseGirl that will be so awesome to right in the middle of it all! Make sure to take lots of pictures and soak it all in!!!

I decided to visit my daughter in September! I will be there after everything has died down!

My husband did not want to fight the crowds :/

Either way I am excited for them to start!

haggishunter

I wont be watching any of it. I never even watched the tennis.

uyikjh

very keen on the long distance races (naturally..being Kenyan and all :top:) , steeplechase and javelin

jazzy851

Only 12 more days left then its sports all day round...cant wait... :D

JasfurJQ

Sorry guys you can never send me to london even the fare is free, i rather sit at home and watch it on TV for it will be mor safe.........anyway when will the olympics happen?

jazzy851

Only 11 more days left... :D

Usain Bolt for Gold in the 100m final ? :whistle:

jazzy851

Only 10 more days left... :D

And so the countdown begins :cheers:

rajrana1981

football and boxing

haggishunter

Even though im in Scotland i still Wont be watching it.

jazzy851

9 More days... :D
So is London going to be choca - block :P
I heard some routes are beginning to close and they have olympics lanes ? :rolleyes:

jazzy851

Just 5 more days left ;)

jazzy851

1 more day left :D

O O O
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jazzy851

The Olympics Games have officially opened ! :D
Whooo Hoooo :proud

jazzy851

What a grand opening !! :top:
Enjoy the games, whatever sport you like.. for me the 100m will be my favourite event :D

rajrana1981

football is what i am looking forward to
there is boxing wrestling , archery ,

who will win the most medals . any guesses ?

jazzy851

Well China /Russia always seem to top the tables.. As it stands, China have 2 Gold medals already ! :happy:

expatriatetaxreturns

China and the United States are neck and neck with medals! How about Phelps making history?

jazzy851

Well the US are ahead now... just by one :)

Even UK has 22 medals !! ;)

mapster

Forget the standard medals table - check out this 2012 Olympics GDP Adjusted Medals Ranking. North Korea heads the ranking - they have minimal GDP and have been hard to catch since winning early golds in weightlifting. Finally however, Jamaica is mounting a challenge and Great Britain is demonstrating their host nation advantage in third place. Lots of interesting head to head match-ups on this basis.

expatriatetaxreturns

What a wonderful Olympics! Enjoyed every moment of it! RIO 2016! :)

kiwiinkorea

I didn't watch a whole lot of the London Olympics, but Rio would be something else for sure. Perfect place for world sporting event.

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