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07 Aug

If Zimbabwe Hosted the Olympics...

"#IfZimHostedTheOlympics all the swimming events would be backstroke to honour Kirsty Coventry..." "#IfZimHostedTheOlympics all the swimming events would be backstroke to honour Kirsty Coventry..." AP

Last week on Thursday, August 2, 2012, Twitter went crazy with Zimbabweans speculating about the possibilites if Zimbabwe was to host the Olympics. So popular was the topic that the hashtag #IfZimHostedTheOlympics started trending in South Africa then in the World.

 

Here are some of our favourite tweets from that hilarious Zimbo take on athleticism...

 

Theo_TheOtherOne ‏@Madzibaba_TNT
#ifzimhostedtheolympics the athletes village would be an actual village

tash ‏@nunu_ninja
#IfZimHostedTheOlympics after counting the votes twice, we have decided that the winner of the 50 metre sprint is…. Zimbabwe

Nzinga Q ‏@NzingaQ
RT @CynicHarare: #ifzimhostedtheolympics In honour of our national leadership, members of the Zim relay team would refuse to pass the baton

Munyaradzi Hoto ‏@MunyaHoto
#ifzimhostedtheolympics there would be ma orange nemvura pa halftime

Kuda Musasiwa ‏@begottensun
#IfZimhostedtheolympics Japanese weight lifter Kakosho Matayako wouldn't understand why the commentators laugh when he's announced.

Kuda Musasiwa ‏@begottensun
#IfZimhostedtheolympics French 400m athlete "Machendé" wouldn't understand what all the fuss is about.

Anisia Michael ‏@NiseyLoves
#IfZimHostedTheOlympics "...Every country to bring their own generator. We are all in this together..." -ZESA's official statement

a zim standup comic™ ‏@CarlJoshuaNcube
#ifzimhostedtheolympics the 100m finish line would be outside statehouse with race starting at 1759pm

DANakin Skywalker ‏@DannythatGuy
#IfZimHostedTheOlympics Women's parallel parking as an event would be cancelled due to high risk and loss of life.

a zim standup comic™ ‏@CarlJoshuaNcube
#ifzimhostedtheolympics the moto would be "if at first you don't succeed we have a guy that can orgAnise a medal for you at 50 bucks"

Bernard L Muponda ‏@b3nml
#IfZimHostedTheOlympics all foreign medal winners will cede 51pc of their medals to our local athletes. This position is not negotiable

Kuda Musasiwa ‏@begottensun
#IfZimHostedTheOlympics the mascot would be the #GokweGoblin

BTC ‏@babytakucarter
#IfZimHostedTheOlympics Cascade will be a proud sponsor of energy drinks.

BTC ‏@babytakucarter
#IfZimHostedTheOlympics Backstroke will be the only stroke for swimming in honor of Kirsty Coventry

Michell Sinyosi ‏@michelerato
Hahaha RT @toto4shizzle RT @NNMusingwini: #IfZimHostedTheOlympics...because of water shortages, swimming would become a track event.

Anna_Chaka ‏@AnnaChaka
#IfZimHostedTheOlympics tweets are just HILARIOUS..LOOOOL...cnt stop laughing

Tha™ ‏@trabaka
#ifzimhostedtheolympics They would introduce the Pothole Challenge

pie da 5'5 ‏@heyPAIDA
HAHAHA! RT @HeyToko #IfZimHostedTheOlympics ma gymnasts will have to wear tracksuits....ma leotards "anonyadzisira"

pie da 5'5 ‏@heyPAIDA
LMAO RT @KingKGC #IfZimhostedtheolympics ZESA would conveniently cut power everytime a British, American or Aussie olympian won a medal.

Kuda Musasiwa ‏@begottensun
#IfZimhostedtheolympics Russian athlete "Mustaf Wanyokov" doesn't get why the crowd cracks ups when he's called. @carlncube @Rufarod

Sanele Z Mbense ‏@Sanele_Mbense
But... :"""D RT @Zibonele: #IfZimHostedTheOlympics all athletes will be asked to return their medals after the competition

Terry\o/ ‏@iareTerry
#ifZimHostedTheOlympics we would officially replace the gold medal with a ngoda to the winner.

Thami ‏@ThamiNo9
@Son_Of_Moyo: #ifzimhostedtheolympics Britain would be disqualified from all events #KeepYourBritain” kwaaaaaxiox!!

Jorelle Taylor ‏@pointfive_5
#IfZimHostedTheOlympics games will only be during the day cos eish electricity will be out @ night lol

Craig ‏@Craboski
This! Lol RT @_RastaMansta_: #IfZimHostedTheOlympics the "zorai butter" celebration would be compulsory for all gold medal winners

Wanda Mthembu ‏@wanda_bar
#ifzimhostedtheolympics pole vaults would be used to jump borders

Sam ‏@sam4Lm
#ifzimhostedtheolympics we'd have newsreaders 25 years from now with names like Olympicsmore, Sprintmore, Swimmore Moyo

Milo ‏@Milo_____
#IfZimHostedTheOlympics Jumping Borders would be their main event.

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