Olympic games
 

An Englishman, a Frenchman, and an Irishman are standing outside the Olympics because they couldn't get tickets. All of a sudden the Englishman gets an idea. He goes off down the street and comes back with a flag pole. He says to the guy at the gate,

"Quick, let me in I'm late. John Smith, pole vault." The guy at the gate lets him in.

The Frenchman goes off and comes back with a small manhole cover and says,

"Quick, let me in I'm late. Jacques Dupont, discus." The guy at the gate lets him in.

Finally the Irishman goes off and comes back carrying a roll of barbed wire and says,

"Quick, let me in I'm late. Paddy O'Reiley, fencing."