The more I watch it, the more this becomes so obviously true.

I've called these the Poundshop Olympics, which is flippant and dismissive, but it's clearly true that these games are a lower tier than the Olympics. That's obvious and true for the competitors as well as the observers. Every competitor in the commonwealth games is vividly clear of the games' standings in world sport.

Does that mean they don't care? Should we write off this season's Championship since we know that Chelsea could win it at a stroll if they were allowed to? If Norwich win the championship, should we all just shrug and say "yeah, but it's not a real competition"?

I read recently that the commonwealth games were one of the most "embarrassing" events in sport. Really? Well, possibly, if you've such a shallow frame of reference that you don't really understand "sport" or the concept of embarrassment.

Just look at the kids winning medals. Look at how much it means to them. If all that you can muster is a sneer about how it "isn't the Olympics", that really speaks more about you than it does the games.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on July 31st 2014 at 22:08:27

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How can people criticise the commonwealth games (Other Sports) - emmaroyds, Jul 31, 21:07:42
- I've enjoyed the Commonwealth Games as much as 2012 (Other Sports) - ingi, Jul 31, 22:34:48
  - Struggle with that tbf. The 2012 Olympics were so stratospherically better than these (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:38:24
    - not for me (Other Sports) - ingi, Jul 31, 22:42:05
- Where to start... (Other Sports) - avenging canary, Jul 31, 22:15:08
  - From a sporting point of view. (n/m) (Other Sports) - APB, Jul 31, 22:22:53
  - That's a criticism of the Commonwealth, not the Commonwealth Games. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:22:35
    - Simplistic. (n/m) (Other Sports) - avenging canary, Jul 31, 22:30:51
      - agreed. Surprising that many people are blind to see that their is a legitimate (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 22:38:24
        
        Well, if that was really the case then none of the countries would turn up. The world has (Other Sports) - Vivid Data Shark, Jul 31, 23:28:41
        
        But then there are many legitimet reasons why the Commomwealth Games should continue (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jul 31, 22:55:47
        
        Well it seems like many people in the UK are very passionate about the Commonwealth still (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 23:03:49
        
        Do you not see any any positives about these games? (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jul 31, 23:28:44
        
        that's very true and undeniable (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 23:36:12
        
        That's a fair point (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jul 31, 23:52:11
        
        The last Commonwealth Games in 2010 in India (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 1, 00:15:05
        
        I would expect a good piece on how the Commonwealth Games are out of place in the 21st cen (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:51:23
        
        And that doesn't even scratch the surface (Other Sports) - avenging canary, Aug 1, 00:01:43
        
        Seems weird to me how angry people get defending it (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 23:01:06
        
        ? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jul 31, 23:08:17
        
        why the question mark? (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 23:10:45
        
        Umm. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 23:01:55
        
        *there (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 22:43:16
- The more I watch it, the more this becomes so obviously true. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:08:27
  - there is a middle ground though isn't there (Other Sports) - earlydoors, Jul 31, 22:21:00
    - But again, you're criticising (validly, I'd say) the commentators, not the games. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:25:42
  - Absolutely. "Embarrassing" is more about the embarrassed. (n/m) (Other Sports) - APB, Jul 31, 22:17:38
  - Oi, you copied and pasted though , dintya bor? (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 31, 22:14:27
    - Did I? From where? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:28:58
      - Was a question, hence the question mark! ( i thought you might have though, obviously). (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 31, 22:35:08
        
        Ah. No, I dint. I writ it, out of my own head. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:36:27
        
        Ok, it's all that proper grammar and paragraphs thut confoosed me. (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 31, 22:41:33
- because they're thick as pigshit (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 31, 21:19:14
- Haters gotta hate (n/m) (Other Sports) - harry boulders, Jul 31, 21:17:49
  - As my soon to be President just said............ (Other Sports) - usacanary, Jul 31, 22:12:50
- vmt (n/m) (Other Sports) - ede, Jul 31, 21:09:42

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