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    @dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial Nana did say she'd rather forget the youngest. Well I paraphrase "wish the little fucker had never been born" were her actual words.

    Aw, grandma's

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/300379414/eddie-dawkins-cyclist-olivia-podmores-death-was-avoidable

    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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    @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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    @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?

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    France? Lol

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    @machpants TBF they got 33 medals, 12 silver and 10 gold.

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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?

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    France? Lol

    Yeah wtf is with that? China or UK maybe but France?

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    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.

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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

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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.

    Maybe Dr Ferrari(sic), Lance's old friend is working for the Italian team?

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    @barbarian Italy has produced a few world class swimmers over the years so nothing out of the ordinary there.

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    @bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

    @barbarian Italy has produced a few world class swimmers over the years so nothing out of the ordinary there.

    Yeah they’ve been contenders now and then. But the athletics has a whiff of dodgy.

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    @rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

    @bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

    @barbarian Italy has produced a few world class swimmers over the years so nothing out of the ordinary there.

    Yeah they’ve been contenders now and then. But the athletics has a whiff of dodgy.

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    So I am reading Cricket wants in, pushing for inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles..olympic cricket back on the menu anyone?

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    I mean the 100m champ is an American-Italian who moved after missing selection.

    But to be honest I'm pretty suspect of everyone. Given what Russia was up to and the fact that they weren't running away from the competition then probably anyone who is dominant is at best pushing the regulations to the limit like all the asthmatics on the tour de France.

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    @cyclops said in Olympics Thread:

    I mean the 100m champ is an American-Italian who moved after missing selection.

    But to be honest I'm pretty suspect of everyone. Given what Russia was up to and the fact that they weren't running away from the competition then probably anyone who is dominant is at best pushing the regulations to the limit like all the asthmatics on the tour de France.

    I think he was raised in Italy and is the genuine Fonzie but there are question marks next to both him and particularly his relay team.

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    Lamont Marcell Jacobs moved to Italy with his Italian mother at 3 weeks old.

    No doubt they have gained some athletes from other countries though. Two of the Italian shot putters were American and South African.

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    I now firmly believe they're all microdosing and regularly testing to ensure that at any point they're just on the right side of the limits.

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    @antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

    I now firmly believe they're all microdosing and regularly testing to ensure that at any point they're just on the right side of the limits.

    Always one step ahead of the testers

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    The dodgy thing about the 100m winner was his relatively recent amazing run of form, as I understand it he wasn't on the radar 12 months ago and suddenly he is breaking PBs in every race.

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