The Olympics - Essw Closing Date 7Th August

[Misterbean]

All answers have a link with the Olympics. No number of letters given. There have been athletes, sports, venues - anything! Thoughts written alongside but not quite there yet.

1. Vehicle for Mr Toad's friend (Mole, TRAMpoline, but no real idea!
2. Tyre beam
3. Put the carpet down again and stay in (Relay ......??)
4. Labour MP rushed (Ben someone?)
5. Container for small change
6. Spherical gunfire in a wood (SHOT put??)

[Mamyalynne]

2 Axel ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_jump

3 yes

[Slimogen]

Axel isn’t exactly a tyre, and there’s nothing for beam :(

I agree relay is right, but it’s the bit after I am stuck on - ‘and stay in’.

[mallyh]

relay baton

[Mamyalynne]

Sorry, missed the second part of 3 - well done Mally.

I had Axel (axle) as a tyre beam, not as just a tyre.

[Chinajan]

5: Copper box

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Box_Arena

[cashier]

6 Shot putter

[emeritus]

1 karate

[Slimogen]

Relay baton - yes!

Copper Box arena - never heard of that but sounds good.

See what you mean about Axel!

Shot put/putter - putters are usually made of steel, not wood, so I wasn’t sure.

I did wonder if the beam bit could be to do with the torch.

[Slimogen]

Karate - brilliant! Thank you everyone.

[Mamyalynne]

Am not positive about 'Axel' was only my take on it.

[mallyh]

2 olympic torch

[Slimogen]

Yes, I had wondered about torch, meaning the Olympic torch, but that doesn’t explain ‘tyre’.

[elliemay1]

Olympic is a brand of tyres

[Mamyalynne]

Brilliant answer.

[Misterbean]

Thanks, Mally, I didn't know that.

[mallyh]

4 iffy ...foot race

[Slimogen]

6. Beach (beech) volleyball

[Misterbean]

4. Keirin