Olympics Thread
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I think that if a sport wants to be in the Olympics it should be prioritised as one of the pinnacle events on the calendar.
For example golf and tennis, if they want to be individual sports should offer ranking points equal to say 1.5 times a major. That will mean the best will go and try to peak for it.
I wouldn't be opposed to either sport changing the format to a team event. Make it country v country rather than the same format as a regular event.
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
A Greek athlete has been disqualified from the Pole Valut for failing a doping test. That's the first failed dope test I've heard about from these games.
Paris Olympics: Afghani judoka disqualified over positive steroid test
Mohammad Samim Faizad tested positive for an anabolic steroid. His removal follows another judoka doping case at the Paris Olympics.
And I think there was another one?
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@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
A Greek athlete has been disqualified from the Pole Valut for failing a doping test. That's the first failed dope test I've heard about from these games.
Paris Olympics: Afghani judoka disqualified over positive steroid test
Mohammad Samim Faizad tested positive for an anabolic steroid. His removal follows another judoka doping case at the Paris Olympics.
And I think there was another one?
they only catch stupid or cheap athletes.
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@Bovidae and the best 2 times too.
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@taniwharugby And both look to be cruising. Times don't matter as long as you are in the top 2.
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@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
First heat in the men's 5000m ended up carnage on the final lap after a relatively slower paced race left the whole bunch together. Five falls.
And a French and a Briton almost at fisticuffs at the end of it. But neither of those two seemed to have been caught up in the two falls?
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@Rapido said in Olympics Thread:
@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
First heat in the men's 5000m ended up carnage on the final lap after a relatively slower paced race left the whole bunch together. Five falls.
And a French and a Briton almost at fisticuffs at the end of it. But neither of those two seemed to have been caught up in the two falls?
The other french runner Hay pushed the Brit Mills which caused him to fall and send the others flying
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@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
@Rapido said in Olympics Thread:
@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
First heat in the men's 5000m ended up carnage on the final lap after a relatively slower paced race left the whole bunch together. Five falls.
And a French and a Briton almost at fisticuffs at the end of it. But neither of those two seemed to have been caught up in the two falls?
The other french runner Hay pushed the Brit Mills which caused him to fall and send the others flying
Missed them.
Only saw one replay, but my eye was drawn to the Spaniard cutting in front of the guy in black and white. Thought that caused it. Maybe the Spaniard was trying to avoid french/British. -
@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
Yep, couldn't work that one out, but those two looked pretty unhappy with each other.
Shades of Marie Decker and Zola Bud
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Was ruled ok
Mills out
