Olympics Thread
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@machpants wasn't it modified esp for women of the time? https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2018/release/the-story-of-netball
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@nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:
@machpants wasn't it modified esp for women of the time? https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2018/release/the-story-of-netball
Depends who you believe, probably a mix of both
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@machpants thanks for that
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@dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:
@crucial I did know a Nana Crucial. Said her young grandson was a right fluffybunny and a bit of a retard. Ring a bell?
Nah, that would have been her Alzheimer's kicking in. Always mixing me up with my brother.
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There will be some tough talking in the wake of this. It is bloody hard though; I recently had someone in a close social group commit suicide. The family knew of the person's struggles but we were all oblivious. In hindsight there were signs. But they are very good at hiding it, and often don't want anyone to know what they are going through. Top level sport is a strain at the best of times, it must be monumental if you are carrying something like mental illness with you
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@tewaio said in Olympics Thread:
@nta said in Olympics Thread:
Really shows that we're fucked without the swimming.
Has anyone mentioned that swimming has too many medal events?
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@nta said in Olympics Thread:
@tewaio said in Olympics Thread:
@nta said in Olympics Thread:
Really shows that we're fucked without the swimming.
Has anyone mentioned that swimming has too many medal events?
France? Lol
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@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@nta said in Olympics Thread:
@tewaio said in Olympics Thread:
@nta said in Olympics Thread:
Really shows that we're fucked without the swimming.
Has anyone mentioned that swimming has too many medal events?
France? Lol
Yeah wtf is with that? China or UK maybe but France?
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@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
People complain about China or Russia and doping, but can we throw some slander around about Italy?
Come from nowhere in swimming, come from nowhere in athletics, somehow produce the 100m winner... stinks to high heaven if you ask me.
Totally, especially after their committee/doping testers admitted their huge probem on doing testing during the pandemic. Dodgy as fuck
