Things are hotting up for the Olympics, with the teams getting selected. The event that you'll likely never hear of again for the next four years is the modern pentathlon, consisting of five events including swimming, show jumping and shooting. I quite like the sport, but I think we could make an alternative version where the disciplines are more ‘real.’ How about a pentathlon which includes making your way to the bar in a busy pub, looking busy at work (by walking through the office with a couple of files), and managing to make a dinner out of the cupboards when you’ve forgotten to do a big shop?

Am I the only one who feels a little bit sad at the prospect of Rio 2016? It means that the Olympics aren’t ours anymore. What an amazing Games it was in 2012. I was lucky enough to go to the Olympic Park to watch the hockey and even luckier to get to see a Great Britain game. What an atmosphere there was! Rio have to 'go some' to beat it.

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