The mind-boggling 2021 Olympics thread

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I think it starts this week.

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Here's where we can cheer on all the famous British competitors, like...

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Alan Wells?

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I share a birthday with Alan Wells.

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Here's where we can cheer on all the famous British competitors, like...

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

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Ooh yes. I've heard of her.

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This is a list of this year's UK competitors; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics#Competitors

Let's see how many we've heard of.

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I have heard of:

Eilish McColgan
Dina Asher-Smith
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Geraint Thomas
Tom Daley
Max Whitlock
Jade Jones
Andy Murray
Jamie Murray
Heather Watson

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There's a competitor called Simon Yates.

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I wonder if there's on called Tony Slackburn?

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And one called Dave Lee Fravis?

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Tom Daley's still going.

And he's still only 27.

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We have a rower called Sholto Carnegie, which has to be one of the best names ever.

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We have a swimmer called Harriet Jones, which was the name of the prime minister in Doctor Who.

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Until she was murdered by Daleks.

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Is there a Simon Creepton?

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No.

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Apparently, we've already had the opening ceremony.

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