Olympics Thread
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@raznomore said in Olympics Thread:
Nigeria beat the USA Basketball team lol.
WTF. 90 to 87.
That US team is pretty well paid so how much cash from Nigerians Princes does it take to get that win?
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@snowy said in Olympics Thread:
@raznomore said in Olympics Thread:
Nigeria beat the USA Basketball team lol.
WTF. 90 to 87.
That US team is pretty well paid so how much cash from Nigerians Princes does it take to get that win?
Nigeria has 7 current NBA players.
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@raznomore said in Olympics Thread:
@frye apologies for the double negative, this isn't "not" true. But it's the equivalent of a bunch of super rugby bench warmers beating the all blacks.
Of the 7, I've heard of exactly 0 of them
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This article is charging around my LinkedIn.
I’m not much of a Huffpost fan, but it probably sums up the feelings of - well - almost everyone I know here in Japan.
Key quote:
The Tokyo Games will further expose the essential truth of the Olympic movement, which is that it is not about sports at all. The games are a grift meant to further enrich an already wealthy few. Everyone else ― the poor people whose homes are in the wrong place, the Indigenous forests and the people who inhabit them, the Japanese nurse who has to treat an Olympic executive or athlete at the expense of a COVID-19 patient, the hotel worker who gets infected because thousands of people who should not be in Japan nevertheless are ― is entirely expendable.The Tokyo Olympics Are A Moral Disaster
Even by the Olympics’ horrible standards, holding the games during a pandemic is abhorrent.
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@gt12 said in Olympics Thread:
This article is charging around my LinkedIn.
I’m not much of a Huffpost fan, but it probably sums up the feelings of - well - almost everyone I know here in Japan.
Key quote:
The Tokyo Games will further expose the essential truth of the Olympic movement, which is that it is not about sports at all. The games are a grift meant to further enrich an already wealthy few. Everyone else ― the poor people whose homes are in the wrong place, the Indigenous forests and the people who inhabit them, the Japanese nurse who has to treat an Olympic executive or athlete at the expense of a COVID-19 patient, the hotel worker who gets infected because thousands of people who should not be in Japan nevertheless are ― is entirely expendable.
Even by the Olympics’ horrible standards, holding the games during a pandemic is abhorrent.
Going to need fucking long stirrups to get on that high horse.
Let's just all stay in our homes instead.
Have the Japanese people marched against how shit their government has been in administering the vaccine?
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Did you see the video of the lady who shot the water gun at the torch bearer?
The comment made by one of my ex-students on Facebook wasn't one of disgust, rather it was 'that was a good shot'.
Kyodo reports that 86% of people in a poll are against the Olympics.
To respond to your question about the vaccine - that's the reason, the government is too worried about the fucking games rather than putting jabs in people's arms. That's the point of the argument against the Olympics.
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@mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:
@gt12 said in Olympics Thread:
This article is charging around my LinkedIn.
I’m not much of a Huffpost fan, but it probably sums up the feelings of - well - almost everyone I know here in Japan.
Key quote:
The Tokyo Games will further expose the essential truth of the Olympic movement, which is that it is not about sports at all. The games are a grift meant to further enrich an already wealthy few. Everyone else ― the poor people whose homes are in the wrong place, the Indigenous forests and the people who inhabit them, the Japanese nurse who has to treat an Olympic executive or athlete at the expense of a COVID-19 patient, the hotel worker who gets infected because thousands of people who should not be in Japan nevertheless are ― is entirely expendable.
Even by the Olympics’ horrible standards, holding the games during a pandemic is abhorrent.
Going to need fucking long stirrups to get on that high horse.
Let's just all stay in our homes instead.
Have the Japanese people marched against how shit their government has been in administering the vaccine?
They're Japanese, not French.
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@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
@raznomore said in Olympics Thread:
@frye apologies for the double negative, this isn't "not" true. But it's the equivalent of a bunch of super rugby bench warmers beating the all blacks.
Of the 7, I've heard of exactly 0 of them
Precious Achiuwa - rookie that plays for the Heat. Got about 12-13 minutes a game which wasn’t too bad for a rookie on the Heat roster.
Kezie Okpala - another Heat player. Played hardly anything as a rookie last season, but got a bit of time this year.
Miye Oni - was on the main Jazz roster as a second year player.
Josh Okogie - has been a regular part of the rotation for the Timberwolves over the past 3 seasons. Mainly as the backup 2 guard, but has started a fair few games as well.
Jordan Nwora - plays for the Bucks. Got minutes in the regular season but has really only played garbage time in the playoffs.
Chimezie Metu - actually had a few decent games for the Sacramento Kings this season. Can hit the 3.
Jahlil Okafor - well known player especially when he started out in Philly. Currently playing for the Pistons.
Gabe Vincent - another player on the Heat roster.
They’ve also got Ekpe Udoh who is no longer in the NBA but bounced around the league for a number of years.
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The university I work at here in Japan was chosen as one of the first workplaces in the country to give vaccines to students and staff with great fanfare from the govt. in the media starting on June 21st. After much fluffing about, we received an e-mail today saying the whole program is canceled before one vaccine is given and a message that said, "Please get a vaccine from your local government!" (Yeah, right, we are talking about next year at the earliest) I honestly cannot believe the incompetence on display. It is Benny Hill on steroids.
Fuck the Olympics!
All foreigners including permanent residents are banned from entering Japan even if they are married to a Japanese, have kids, a job etc. It is a fucking tragedy for a lot of people. I have students who can't get into the country and are studying online just waiting for permission to enter.
VIPs and athletes are streaming into Japan as we speak. Bach the fluffybunny came into the country last week waving to people from his car like he was the fucking Queen.
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@old-samurai-jack said in Olympics Thread:
The university I work at here in Japan was chosen as one of the first workplaces in the country to give vaccines to students and staff with great fanfare from the govt. in the media starting on June 21st. After much fluffing about, we received an e-mail today saying the whole program is canceled before one vaccine is given and a message that said, "Please get a vaccine from your local government!" (Yeah, right, we are talking about next year at the earliest) I honestly cannot believe the incompetence on display. It is Benny Hill on steroids.
Fuck the Olympics!
All foreigners including permanent residents are banned from entering Japan even if they are married to a Japanese, have kids, a job etc. It is a fucking tragedy for a lot of people. I have students who can't get into the country and are studying online just waiting for permission to enter.
VIPs and athletes are streaming into Japan as we speak. Bach the fluffybunny came into the country last week waving to people from his car like he was the fucking Queen.
Fuck the Olympics and all it stands for!Is there also an element of “fuck the face saving and all it has brought upon us?”
Genuine question.IMO Japan should have told the IOC that this cycle would not be held there then started planning to use venues when things cleared up as some sort of post Olympic celebration games.
IOC should have also had the balls to change the games cycle maybe ? Push back future dates. Shit for athletes that get one shot in their life but that’s just reality. -
@old-samurai-jack said in Olympics Thread:
The university I work at here in Japan was chosen as one of the first workplaces in the country to give vaccines to students and staff with great fanfare from the govt. in the media starting on June 21st. After much fluffing about, we received an e-mail today saying the whole program is canceled before one vaccine is given and a message that said, "Please get a vaccine from your local government!" (Yeah, right, we are talking about next year at the earliest) I honestly cannot believe the incompetence on display. It is Benny Hill on steroids.
Fuck the Olympics!
All foreigners including permanent residents are banned from entering Japan even if they are married to a Japanese, have kids, a job etc. It is a fucking tragedy for a lot of people. I have students who can't get into the country and are studying online just waiting for permission to enter.
VIPs and athletes are streaming into Japan as we speak. Bach the fluffybunny came into the country last week waving to people from his car like he was the fucking Queen.
Fuck the Olympics and all it stands for!Well you’ll be happy to know that the exalted premier of Qld Pallachook will be there. According to her it would be a “disaster” if she wasn’t. Must be words of comfort for those with family who are barred from entering. I’m hoping Brisbane doesn’t win the games. Not because of Pallachook but it would be hilarious if Brisbane didn’t win despite her essential presence.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@old-samurai-jack said in Olympics Thread:
The university I work at here in Japan was chosen as one of the first workplaces in the country to give vaccines to students and staff with great fanfare from the govt. in the media starting on June 21st. After much fluffing about, we received an e-mail today saying the whole program is canceled before one vaccine is given and a message that said, "Please get a vaccine from your local government!" (Yeah, right, we are talking about next year at the earliest) I honestly cannot believe the incompetence on display. It is Benny Hill on steroids.
Fuck the Olympics!
All foreigners including permanent residents are banned from entering Japan even if they are married to a Japanese, have kids, a job etc. It is a fucking tragedy for a lot of people. I have students who can't get into the country and are studying online just waiting for permission to enter.
VIPs and athletes are streaming into Japan as we speak. Bach the fluffybunny came into the country last week waving to people from his car like he was the fucking Queen.
Fuck the Olympics and all it stands for!Well you’ll be happy to know that the exalted premier of Qld Pallachook will be there. According to her it would be a “disaster” if she wasn’t. Must be words of comfort for those with family who are barred from entering. I’m hoping Brisbane doesn’t win the games. Not because of Pallachook but it would be hilarious if Brisbane didn’t win despite her essential presence.
I'd like the current government to personally take on the liability for the massive debt Qld will incur for this ridiculous vanity project. bet they wouldn't be so blasé about spending public money on white elephants then.
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@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@old-samurai-jack said in Olympics Thread:
The university I work at here in Japan was chosen as one of the first workplaces in the country to give vaccines to students and staff with great fanfare from the govt. in the media starting on June 21st. After much fluffing about, we received an e-mail today saying the whole program is canceled before one vaccine is given and a message that said, "Please get a vaccine from your local government!" (Yeah, right, we are talking about next year at the earliest) I honestly cannot believe the incompetence on display. It is Benny Hill on steroids.
Fuck the Olympics!
All foreigners including permanent residents are banned from entering Japan even if they are married to a Japanese, have kids, a job etc. It is a fucking tragedy for a lot of people. I have students who can't get into the country and are studying online just waiting for permission to enter.
VIPs and athletes are streaming into Japan as we speak. Bach the fluffybunny came into the country last week waving to people from his car like he was the fucking Queen.
Fuck the Olympics and all it stands for!Well you’ll be happy to know that the exalted premier of Qld Pallachook will be there. According to her it would be a “disaster” if she wasn’t. Must be words of comfort for those with family who are barred from entering. I’m hoping Brisbane doesn’t win the games. Not because of Pallachook but it would be hilarious if Brisbane didn’t win despite her essential presence.
I'd like the current government to personally take on the liability for the massive debt Qld will incur for this ridiculous vanity project. bet they wouldn't be so blasé about spending public money on white elephants then.
To be honest I don’t think this lot care either way. And who can blame them. It’s not like voters seem to give a shit anymore. Frugality and fiscal responsibility are electoral suicide.
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Tokyo Olympics: a warm welcome but signs of Covid mistrust at Games host
Police officers patrol around the arrival gate at Haneda airport in Tokyo. Picture: Getty Images
Police officers patrol around the arrival gate at Haneda airport in Tokyo. Picture: Getty Images
By MATT LAWTON
THE TIMES
AN HOUR AGO JULY 14, 2021
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It was feared that visitors to Tokyo for the Olympic Games would be met with hostility and made to feel like a herd of Delta variant superspreaders.When I arrived yesterday, however, I was treated like the Queen.
At least I was when staff at the accreditation desk at Haneda airport asked me if I had two birthdays.
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This, it turned out, was prompted by an inconsistency between what it said on the Tokyo 2020 system and what they were now reading in my passport.A consequence, we eventually deduced, of the day and month of my date of birth being inadvertently switched.
A woman walks in front of countdown clock for the Tokyo Olympics, which on Tuesday showed 10 days and 46 minutes to go to the opening ceremony. Picture: AFP
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They thought I was born on 4/12/70, when in fact it was 12/4/70. But the chap in charge could not have been more apologetic, even if I now have to spend three days in quarantine before I can be issued with my official pass.READ MORE:Federer reveals shock injury setback|Adam Scott: ‘I’m stunned Olympics are still on’|IOC chief praises 'best-prepared Tokyo'|Tokyo's taxi drivers face fan-free Olympics|Perfect Patty ices win as new recruit steals show|The Sikh who flew to an Olympic record, only to lose
There have been some horror storiesOne Japanese magazine has been following international journalists and exposing them for breaches of Covid-19 protocols, while the official event organisers warned accredited media that the Japanese public would not hesitate to shame us on social media if we broke the rules.
Never mind a newspaper article that detailed a hotel with segregated lifts for “Japanese” and “foreigners”. The hotel has since apologised.
The process of getting to Japan was a bit of a faff, involving two PCR tests, 96 and 72 hours before departure – with completed forms supplied by the Japanese ministry of health a further requirement – and a mountain of administration.
Activity plans for the first 14 days of your stay had to be submitted and approved, while various phone apps needed to be downloaded to record medical information and monitor your precise whereabouts.
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Tokyo is in a state of emergency because of the pandemic and will remain so for two weeks after the Games, and the various checkpoints at the airport meant that it took more than 2 and a half hours to reach the baggage collection area.Test results, documents, accreditation forms and passports were heavily scrutinised, while there was an additional saliva test. Athletes, officials and journalists spat into a tube and then assembled in an area at the terminal, waiting 45 minutes before receiving their result. With the prospect of ten days in isolation in a designated Covid hotel, the little pink form that said “negative” came as an almighty relief.
But our Japanese hosts could not have been more courteous and polite, guiding visitors to the next station with a warm smile. Even an armed police officer said: “Welcome to Japan,” as I strolled past.
Staff members in protective clothing and masks next to empty seats during a test event in Tokyo. Picture: AFP
Staff members in protective clothing and masks next to empty seats during a test event in Tokyo. Picture: AFP
For the athletes there did appear to be a few more challenges. Some Brazilian surfers, for instance, were made to join a painfully long queue for customs with their boards. For reporters armed only with laptops, however, there were no such issues.Free media buses were laid on, transporting reporters to a huge taxi rank with cars ready to deliver us individually to our hotels. It all went impressively smoothly, with my driver pointing out some of the sights en route.
Once at the hotel I immediately spotted two security women positioned inside the lobby, opposite the lifts.
A general view shows the Olympic rings lit up at dusk, with the Rainbow bridge in the background, on the Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo. Picture: AFP
A general view shows the Olympic rings lit up at dusk, with the Rainbow bridge in the background, on the Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo. Picture: AFP
It is their job to make sure we abide by the rules on quarantine, which include permission to leave the hotel for 15 minutes at a time to purchase food.This is because many of the media hotels do not have a restaurant or provide room service.
The two women in my hotel are actually rather lovely.
“Are you an Olympic basketball player?” one of them asked, with a hint of excitement. Clearly there are some advantages to wearing a mask.
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