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11 Reasons Why You Should Watch The Olympics

You only get this chance once every four years.

 Emily Whipple
Aug 02, 2016
Peru State College
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11 Reasons Why You Should Watch The Olympics
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Four years have finally gone by. It is time for the world's greatest sporting event: the Olympics! A new year, new city, new athletes, and even new sports! Everything about the Rio Olympics is enough to bring excitement. However, if you still aren't pumped for the Olympics here are some reasons why you should be:

1. The Atmosphere

You really don't need to know what is going on, you just need to be cheering for your country with a bunch of friends.

2. Opening Ceremony Uniforms

Stay classy, America.

3. Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian

Basically the entire men's swimming team.

4. A Reason to Watch TV

Watching the Olympics is a guaranteed excuse to watch TV all day. The Olympics only come once every four years. You don't want to miss anything important, right?

5. Motivation to Work Out

There's something about watching talented athletes that makes you question your physical fitness or lack thereof.

6. Ryan Lochte

Have I mentioned him already? Whoops.

7. Golf!

There will only be few of you that will appreciate this reason, but for all the golf-lovers out there: Golf is finally an Olympic sport! (Props to wrestling fans too).

8. End of an Era

This will be Michael Phelps' fifth and last Olympics. He will be remembered as one of the greatest Olympians of all time. Ryan Lochte may or may not be leaving with him. Kerri Walsh Jennings will be trying for her fourth gold medal in sand volleyball. You do not want to miss the last of the best.

9. A New Age

Following in the footsteps of our "older" Olympians are talented young athletes, most being teenagers. These athletes have come to compete and show the world what the new age of athletics will look like.

10. It Brings People Together

As our daily news feeds show, we live in a fallen world. The Olympics is the one time every four years that all the countries of the world come together not to talk about politics, economics or war. They come to compete and bring pride to their country.

11. 'MERICA

U-S-A!

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