I'm pretty into track and field, several brothers and sisters actually compete.
I think it's a great sport to watch too. If you're really honest about it, the result in football is determined by moments that take about 4-5 seconds and happen three or four times a game. The other 89 minutes are basically irrelevant and even more infuriating you're looking at unavoidable time wasting by whoever's leading for the last 20 minutes. None of that in track and field. It's one great event after another.
I'm particularly looking forward to a lot of running numbers:
- the flat 400m M (Belgian Alexander Doom will probably just miss out on a medal, but he became European champion in Rome and looks in great form).
- the 4x400m M (Belgium has got a decent team, otherwise relay races don't really interest me as much)
- the 100m M (let's be fair: whoever is the reigning Olympic 100m champion is the alpha dog)
- the 200m M (I still think Bolt's record is untouchable for current athletes, but on the 200 Lyles might come really close)
- the 400m M hurdles (Warholm looks like he might be in trouble this time)
- anything involving Femke Bol
Apart from track and field I like watching gymnastics and swimming too, but I don't know anything about these sports and just watch them because they're such a big part of the Olympics.
I will say this though: I absolutely detest field hockey, even if Belgium are the reigning Olympic champions.