Some Olympic events are just plain lame

A recent international forum of sports journalists identified race walking and dressage as the most inane events at the Summer Olympic Games, which open on Aug 5 in Rio de Janeiro.

OK, maybe that's a bit misleading. The "international forum" actually consisted of one Canadian (yours truly), two Chinese, a Brit and an American - swilling beer at a bar in Lido while tossing out suggestions for Most Boring Olympic Event Ever.

Notice we didn't say "non-athletic" or "stupid." As ardent armchair critics, we respectfully limited our mocking to events we deemed "boring" or "lame".