Olympicados - The Safety Edition

I think I've briefly mentioned that the Olympics isn't just fun and games. There is a lot of drama going on and on top of that we've got accidents and such. So it's no picnic being an Olympic athlete. This is why they've been doing everything they can in Beijing to make things as safe for athletes. Not that it hasn't been like that in the past.

At the Sydney Olympics in 2000 a total of 90,000 free condoms were handed out to athletes to make sure they were being safe. In Athens the number of condoms was increased to 130,000 and now in Beijing so far 100,000 have been available for distribution. So the athletes can choose to be safe. At least during sex. I wonder if the Beijing Olympic symbol is printed on them. Wouldn't that be something!

The homophobes can also be relieved because according to news reports there is only one gay athlete at the Olympics in Beijing. Which is absurd, because with 10,500 athletes in the Olympic Village statistically there should be, well a lot more. A. LOT. Well taking the report at face value they just need to steer clear of the Aussie diver Matthew Mitcham who is the only gay in the village. And may I just add the gay poster boy of the Olympics in Beijing.

Matthew Mitcham getting ready for the finals in the mens 10m platform

Still there are things that you can't protect yourself from. The following can appear to be very painful and that is because they are. Still these athletes keep going and you can only assume that because of this, it is not bad form to laugh at some of it. Other parts are just too mortifying to laugh at. Or at least, when you do, you do it to protect yourself from the horrid thing that just happened. At least that's how I feel. We start the next bit with the most horrible image I found, of a rider in an equestrian discipline who was trampled by his horse.

French equestrian rider after being trampled by his horse - that looks so nasty!

Then of course that Jamaican fella Bolt did something that may prove fatal. He risked hepatitis A, B, C, D, E or all of the above. That's one brave man.


Bolt may end up struggling with hepatitis after this.

Then there was the Hungarian weightlifter. This was so painful to watch but with the commentary it was pretty funny. Unfortunately this is not that video but here it is. Consider yourself warned, it looks very painful.

Then there was the Chinese gymnast who had a little problem with his dismount. This is very cute.

Beijing Olympics 2008 Gymnastic Blooper - video powered by Metacafe

Another Chinese gymnast bites the dust. Ouch! Those balance beams are killer.

Those hurdles are scary. Looks so painful. Poor woman!

Most of the stuff that went wrong is nowhere to be found though. Due to copyrights and no doubt due to the Chinese not wanting anything bad in the press. The mascots however have had their problems so here is some light comedy.

Last by by no means least, here is a little video of athletes who have taken a dive in the past Olympic Games.

Kids, don't try this at home!