WIN a Fitbit Charge with Electric Ireland!

Electric Ireland: Una · 23-10-2015 3:29pm #1

Hi Everyone,

It may be over 10 months until the 2016 Olympics begin, but preparations are in full swing for Team Ireland, who have high hopes for their trip to Rio!

Early this week, we were delighted to announce our sponsorship of Team Ireland and our support of them through their journey towards the Games. If you haven't already, you should check out our video with some of the Irish athletes - it's powerful stuff!

To celebrate, we're giving away a Fitbit Charge smart wearable tech bracelet to one lucky winner!

To be in with a chance of winning, just post an answer below to this simple question:

If you were an Olympic athlete, which event would you participate in and why?

This competition closes 6th November and the winner will be randomly drawn afterwards. Good luck!

convert · 23-10-2015 4:06pm

10m Air Rifle Target Shooting - because you can stand in the one spot and not move for the entire duration of the competition

RosieJoe · 23-10-2015 6:00pm

Fencing, so for once I can get my point across

syklops · 23-10-2015 6:18pm

Clay Pigeon shooting.

Why?

I was on a stag weekend and one of the activities we did was Clay Pigeon shooting. As a result of shooting with my father from a young age, followed by being in the Reserve Defence Force for 9 years and so having a familiarity with guns and shooting I was elected to go up first to show everyone else "how its done". I dropped all 10 clays in the first round. The instructor on the day was quite impressed and brought us for the last round of clays to one of the Olympic Trap layouts and I still managed to drop five of them. Not an Olympic score of course but still a proud day nonetheless.

themissymoo · 23-10-2015 7:17pm

The walking one, because I've got years of practice.

shannonman81 · 23-10-2015 9:32pm

Ski Jump!!
I have always thought I'd be good at it!!

Kurtosis · 23-10-2015 9:38pm

Shot put, because those athletes have balls of steel.

wexdevil · 24-10-2015 11:23am

Archery for sure, I would katniss everdeen that crap out of it!

CathyMoran · 24-10-2015 11:54am

Swimming because it is so much fun and almost 9 years ago my husband dragged me swimming to help me get fit to get through esophageal cancer surgery.

BrookieD · 24-10-2015 2:30pm

Archery - always wanted to be robin hood

epaminos · 24-10-2015 9:38pm

Mountain biking in order to make my country (Greece) first!

Dozen Wicked Words · 24-10-2015 9:43pm

Rugby league, because it WILL happen someday that Rugby League is an Olympic sport.

Until then, table tennis, what's not to love?
Riocentro Pavilion 3 next year 6th to 17th August.

Dacelonid · 24-10-2015 10:04pm

Clay-pigeon shooting.
Did it for the first time on my stag, and do it any chance I get now. Would love to take it up full time and go to the Olympics

sarumite · 24-10-2015 10:31pm

Decathlon - Variety is the spice of life. Why choose only 1 sport when I can have 10!

lorebringer · 25-10-2015 12:23pm

Table tennis - looks like a synchronized dance, would like to look that cool while kicking someones booty!

mezzanine08 · 25-10-2015 1:40pm

Cycling. It's my hobby and passion.

TOMP · 25-10-2015 8:46pm

Boxing - because I love the sport

rb25 · 25-10-2015 9:02pm

Space Hopper. One of these days it will be in.

lazeedaisy · 25-10-2015 9:11pm

Jumping......

My mind is so fit, I am always jumping to conclusions

inc21 · 25-10-2015 10:29pm

Boxing

Because I can fall over and play dead really well.

68 lost souls · 25-10-2015 11:16pm

Triathlon. Having been competing in the sport for the last three years it would be a dream come true. A new training gadget would certainly help.

Marty McFly · 26-10-2015 5:24am

Powerlifting why just because I enjoy it.

MissFlitworth · 26-10-2015 11:59am

Gymnastics. Because I've always wanted to walk into an arena and hear a shocked silence fall down. And the olympics could do with a little more light entertainment.

Beagslife · 26-10-2015 1:37pm

Boxing - with Billy Walsh gone it won't really matter who is on the team!

zero19 · 26-10-2015 6:34pm

Target shooting, I've done it before and enjoyed it certainly a hard sport to master too!

sillymoo · 26-10-2015 8:24pm

Diving. Because I cannot think of a better way to confront my fears of heights and water all in one go... And I spend most of my life diving head first into the unknown hoping I will resurface! Thankfully I have always bobbed up again

evolving_doors · 26-10-2015 10:04pm

Water Polo, cos my horse needs a bath.

Cartman78 · 27-10-2015 11:58am

It's gotta be the marathon for me....have a few under my belt already so it's just a matter of a bit more focused training.

I reckon the Fitbit would go a long way to helping me shave off the 80 minutes I'd need to be in medals shake up