What Olympic sports do you enjoy watching the most?

If you ask me which Olympic sport I enjoy watching the most…

Honestly—

I was never that person.

I was not someone who followed Olympic sports.

I didn’t have that connection.

But something changed.

Not suddenly.

But slowly.

It started with simple walks.

3K walks.

Then 5K walks.

Then those walks became jogging.

And slowly…

👉 running.

And that’s when I began to understand—

The speed.

The pace.

The effort.

The discipline.

How hydration matters.

How electrolytes balance your energy.

How every small thing makes a difference.

And that’s when…

👉 I started enjoying races.

Especially relay races.

🌊 A Memory That Stayed With Me

But maybe…

this connection didn’t start now.

It goes back to my college days.

In 2012, during my first year…

it was sports day.

I was not into sports at all.

Arts day?

That was my space.

I participated in everything:

monoact skit writing fancy dress music

Almost 17 performances.

But sports day?

I didn’t even give my name.

Then one of my seniors came to me.

He said—

👉 “Just participate in the running race.”

👉 “We don’t expect prizes… we just need participation.”

And honestly?

That felt like an insult to me.

Because on arts day…

they had full confidence in me.

But here…

it felt like I was just filling a space.

Still…

I went.

And I told myself—

👉 “Just run your best.”

And I ran.

Not casually.

Not just for participation.

I ran with everything I had.

And I won.

First prize.

Then I got selected for the next rounds.

100m… 200m… even more.

And then the relay race—

with my group.

And we won that too.

I still remember that moment—

My seniors cheering.

Clapping loudly.

Looking at me in surprise.

One of them said—

👉 “I didn’t know you could run like this… you don’t seem like it.”

And others said—

👉 “She was flying.”

That moment stayed with me.

🌱 Coming Back Again

After that…

life happened.

There was a long break.

Then I started walking again—

for my health.

Then small events.

Then bigger ones.

And now—

👉 I have completed a 10K run.

In 1 hour 36 minutes.

And for me…

that is a big achievement.

Because I did it—

👉 after becoming a mother

👉 one and a half years after delivery

And that made it even more meaningful.

💛 What I Feel Now

Now, when I watch races—

I don’t just see people running.

I see:

discipline preparation years of effort

I understand the difference between:

👉 seconds

👉 milliseconds

I feel the spirit.

And something very small…

but very real—

I notice calf muscles.

Not in a wrong way.

But with respect.

Because they show:

👉 the work

👉 the strength

👉 the dedication

It’s like a silent identity of effort.

🌿 My Answer

So if you ask me now—

👉 I enjoy watching races.

Not because I always loved it.

But because now—

👉 I understand it.