Forget Beijing 2008 and the real Olympic Games – you can get all the sporting action you need from the comfort of your PC. Web User picks 10 of the best Olympics-themed web games
Hammer Throw
How far could you throw an Olympic hammer, bearing in mind that it weighs 7.25kg and spinning around makes you dizzy? Find out by playing this game, which gives you three attempts at tossing the metal ball.
Grab the Glory
This series of three games lets you test your stamina at the 100-metre sprint, followed by the 110-metre hurdles and rounding off with field events. These comprise long jump, pole vault and javelin.
Animal Athletics
In this quirky game, Olympic athletes really are animals, as are pieces of sporting equipment they use. So the Javelin Throw involves a warthog lobbing a snake, while the Pole Vault is performed by a rhinoceros.
Jeeves Volleyball
This game is a rather refined take on traditional 'whack ball hard at opponent's face' volleyball. Instead of a hitting a ball, you use a teapot and – as the name suggests – both participants are snooty butlers.
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Claire Woffenden, Editor
