Ten minutes to write. Less time to read.

As the 2016 Olympic Games finish with the closing ceremony tomorrow evening, I have a few random thoughts.

I lost interest in the broadcasts once the gymnasts – both male and female – completed their competitions.  I like track and field, diving, and even table tennis; but they didn’t draw me to the television. Not sure why. Maybe it was the bait and switch approach to the coverage that NBC used on its nightly recap.

I never understood what such “newsmen” as Lester Holt and Peter Alexander were doing there in the first place.  They’re not sportscasters; they’re supposed to relay the important international and national news of the day. And when they spent most of their broadcasts talking about children in Syria and Zika in South Beach, I wondered why they had to do that from a beach in Rio.

And Ryan Lochte! What can I say? Such an embarrassment. I don’t think his medal should be taken from him, since he won it before the gas station incident.  But I do think he should be banned from future competition. I’m just grateful that Michael Phelps wasn’t involved and hasn’t been heard from.

I’m also grateful that Simone Biles is carrying the flag for our country in the closing ceremony.