RIO DE JANEIRO — During downtime at the Rio Games, staffers at The New York Times keep mulling over a question:
If you had to participate in one sport in the Summer Games, which would it be?
We’ve come up with a bunch of answers and rationales — see below — and now we’d like to hear from readers.
First, some caveats. It is assumed, for the purposes of this mental exercise, that you are going to lose lopsidedly or, in the case of team sports, fail epically. In fact, all of you weekend warrior runners, former college soccer stars, judo red belts — don’t choose your specialty and then explain that it’s because you’d fare pretty well, if you do say so yourself.