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Post by toppercorner on Aug 10, 2024 8:30:19 GMT
was genuinely looking forwards to the Breaking ...
ruined by the aussie participant.
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Post by Gods on Aug 10, 2024 9:05:33 GMT
was genuinely looking forwards to the Breaking ... ruined by the aussie participant. What did he do?
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Post by Gods on Aug 10, 2024 9:10:27 GMT
Great run from the British lad to finish fourth in the marathon Fabulous effort from the Bradford boy. It seems cruel that he doesn't get a medal when you see they dish out wheel barrow loads of medals for basically bumming around with a bit of style. I guess lifestyle sells and pain doesn't.
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Post by toppercorner on Aug 10, 2024 9:17:11 GMT
was genuinely looking forwards to the Breaking ... ruined by the aussie participant. What did he do? she set the competition back decades. I'd be surprised if its even in the next one again. people laughing /mocking at one performance, but the rest of the competitors are completely overshadowed by it. when people say "i could do better", in this case, i actually believe they could do.
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Post by Gods on Aug 10, 2024 17:51:28 GMT
Jazmin Sawyers commentating with Steve Backley on the field events.
Went to Newcastle Under Lyme School I believe.
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Post by musik on Aug 10, 2024 18:12:28 GMT
Sweden #4 in the Ladies Handball for the fourth time in 7 seven years in a Big Tournament, Euro Champs, World Champs, Olympics.
But we beat Norway who took the gold ...
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Post by musik on Aug 10, 2024 18:13:09 GMT
Sweden-Germany Final at 22.30
Beach volleyball
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Post by Davef on Aug 10, 2024 18:56:30 GMT
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Post by GrahamHyde on Aug 10, 2024 19:12:22 GMT
Botswana nearly beat the USA in the Men's 4x400m relay. Wow, what a run.
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Post by Gods on Aug 10, 2024 19:44:00 GMT
You have to laugh that the USA team in the women's 4 x 400m who just won gold at least 50m ahead of everyone else were still SHORT of the Russian world record set in 1988 some 36 years ago.
Before all the modern diet and running tracks and training shoes.
I don't know what those Russian women were on back then but I could do with some of it!
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Post by basingstokie on Aug 10, 2024 19:46:04 GMT
You have to laugh that the USA team in the women's 4 x 400m who just won gold at least 50m ahead of everyone else were still SHORT of the Russian world record set in 1988 some 36 years ago. Before all the modern diet and running tracks and training shoes. I don't know what those Russian women were on back then but I could do with some of it! You might find the drug they were on is naturally occurring in men
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Aug 10, 2024 20:50:33 GMT
You have to laugh that the USA team in the women's 4 x 400m who just won gold at least 50m ahead of everyone else were still SHORT of the Russian world record set in 1988 some 36 years ago. Before all the modern diet and running tracks and training shoes. I don't know what those Russian women were on back then but I could do with some of it! No doubt sadly, they are paying for it health-wise now.
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Post by ParaPsych on Aug 10, 2024 20:51:16 GMT
Artistic Swimming.
It sounds like a massive load of old bollocks. Then you watch it and wonder how what they are doing is even humanly possible. The camera angle half under water and half out is incredible.
Silver for GB.
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Aug 10, 2024 21:31:14 GMT
Artistic Swimming. It sounds like a massive load of old bollocks. Then you watch it and wonder how what they are doing is even humanly possible. The camera angle half under water and half out is incredible. Silver for GB. I'm on the fence about such events. I'm generally of the mind that "real" sporting events should not be subjective (e.g. diving, ice dancing, gymnastics, etc.). But, most of those subjective events bring in the big money for the Olympics, so they're not going anywhere. Then there are a few that fall in a gray area (boxing, wrestling, etc.) such that if a decisive punch is not landed or a pin made, we go to a judgment (subjective) process. Much simpler to see if someone jumped farther or higher than someone else did. Ah, what's a body to do?
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Post by liathroid on Aug 10, 2024 21:58:29 GMT
no fuck all about basketball , but he is some player , scored 4 3 pointers in a few minutes
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Post by ParaPsych on Aug 10, 2024 22:10:07 GMT
Artistic Swimming. It sounds like a massive load of old bollocks. Then you watch it and wonder how what they are doing is even humanly possible. The camera angle half under water and half out is incredible. Silver for GB. I'm on the fence about such events. I'm generally of the mind that "real" sporting events should not be subjective (e.g. diving, ice dancing, gymnastics, etc.). But, most of those subjective events bring in the big money for the Olympics, so they're not going anywhere. Then there are a few that fall in a gray area (boxing, wrestling, etc.) such that if a decisive punch is not landed or a pin made, we go to a judgment (subjective) process. Much simpler to see if someone jumped farther or higher than someone else did. Ah, what's a body to do? Yes for me I do much prefer the non-subjective sports. Much simpler viewing and the excitement of a race to the finish line or someone jumping for miles can't be topped. But then the gymnasts and the like are all such incredible athletes and gymnastics itself has been a staple of the Olympics since the beginning, so I guess it'd be harsh to exclude other sports of a similar nature. I'll probably never quite fully get them as a viewing experience though. But for me, just fuck off the horse dancing and I'll be happy.
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Post by Gods on Aug 10, 2024 22:10:11 GMT
Artistic Swimming. It sounds like a massive load of old bollocks. Then you watch it and wonder how what they are doing is even humanly possible. The camera angle half under water and half out is incredible. Silver for GB. I'm on the fence about such events. I'm generally of the mind that "real" sporting events should not be subjective (e.g. diving, ice dancing, gymnastics, etc.). But, most of those subjective events bring in the big money for the Olympics, so they're not going anywhere. Then there are a few that fall in a gray area (boxing, wrestling, etc.) such that if a decisive punch is not landed or a pin made, we go to a judgment (subjective) process. Much simpler to see if someone jumped farther or higher than someone else did. Ah, what's a body to do? Yeah, I wonder, once you bring in subjectivity is it any longer sport? At the same time I appreciate the need to appeal to a wider audience. In the end I think, don't take it too seriously, it's just a distraction, a bit of fun in a mostly grim world.
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Post by PotterLog on Aug 10, 2024 22:11:55 GMT
I’m going to latch onto this in case anyone cares, because it is all a bit confusing. I get the impression that some people, having heard stuff about “born female” and “intersex”, believe that Imane Khelif is a woman affected by some developmental disorder which gives her more typically masculine appearance and characteristics, and thus that it’s a bit of a grey area about whether she should compete, and that it could be unfair to her to exclude her etc. That is not the case. Imane Khelif is male, i.e. born chromosomally male, i.e. a man, as confirmed by sex tests at two accredited laboratories. If this person has an “intersex” condition (and it’s not clear they do), it is one that affects *males* in utero, giving them an ambiguous appearance at birth and underdeveloped genitalia, but *not* affecting normal physiological development (testosterone, muscle development, shoulder broadening etc) for a man in puberty. Imane Khelif May have been “raised a girl”, “assigned female” and given a female passport by Algerian authorities (or may not - it doesn’t matter but this is what the IOC care about) but they are genetically and physiologically a man. In the context of these boxing encounters it is a fully-developed adult male committing violence against women, and anyone celebrating the gold is cheering that on unfortunately. The same is true for the other Chinese Taipei boxer in these olympics, and also Caster Semenya. The answer would be to do a mandatory - and nowadays pretty simple - sex test for all athletes entering women’s categories in every sport, but for some strange reason the IOC don’t want to do that.
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Post by Gods on Aug 10, 2024 22:27:17 GMT
I’m going to latch onto this in case anyone cares, because it is all a bit confusing. I get the impression that some people, having heard stuff about “born female” and “intersex”, believe that Imane Khelif is a woman affected by some developmental disorder which gives her more typically masculine appearance and characteristics, and thus that it’s a bit of a grey area about whether she should compete, and that it could be unfair to her to exclude her etc. That is not the case. Imane Khelif is male, i.e. born chromosomally male, i.e. a man, as confirmed by sex tests at two accredited laboratories. If this person has an “intersex” condition (and it’s not clear they do), it is one that affects *males* in utero, giving them an ambiguous appearance at birth and underdeveloped genitalia, but *not* affecting normal physiological development (testosterone, muscle development, shoulder broadening etc) for a man in puberty. Imane Khelif May have been “raised a girl”, “assigned female” and given a female passport by Algerian authorities (or may not - it doesn’t matter but this is what the IOC care about) but they are genetically and physiologically a man. In the context of these boxing encounters it is a fully-developed adult male committing violence against women, and anyone celebrating the gold is cheering that on unfortunately. The same is true for the other Chinese Taipei boxer in these olympics, and also Caster Semenya. The answer would be to do a mandatory - and nowadays pretty simple - sex test for all athletes entering women’s categories in every sport, but for some strange reason the IOC don’t want to do that. Putting it very crudely, is she/he male without a visible penis?
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Post by PotterLog on Aug 10, 2024 22:36:44 GMT
I’m going to latch onto this in case anyone cares, because it is all a bit confusing. I get the impression that some people, having heard stuff about “born female” and “intersex”, believe that Imane Khelif is a woman affected by some developmental disorder which gives her more typically masculine appearance and characteristics, and thus that it’s a bit of a grey area about whether she should compete, and that it could be unfair to her to exclude her etc. That is not the case. Imane Khelif is male, i.e. born chromosomally male, i.e. a man, as confirmed by sex tests at two accredited laboratories. If this person has an “intersex” condition (and it’s not clear they do), it is one that affects *males* in utero, giving them an ambiguous appearance at birth and underdeveloped genitalia, but *not* affecting normal physiological development (testosterone, muscle development, shoulder broadening etc) for a man in puberty. Imane Khelif May have been “raised a girl”, “assigned female” and given a female passport by Algerian authorities (or may not - it doesn’t matter but this is what the IOC care about) but they are genetically and physiologically a man. In the context of these boxing encounters it is a fully-developed adult male committing violence against women, and anyone celebrating the gold is cheering that on unfortunately. The same is true for the other Chinese Taipei boxer in these olympics, and also Caster Semenya. The answer would be to do a mandatory - and nowadays pretty simple - sex test for all athletes entering women’s categories in every sport, but for some strange reason the IOC don’t want to do that. Putting it very crudely, is she/he male without a visible penis? We don’t really know, but if he has the sex development disorder I’m referring to, he could have a “micro penis” and internal testes, which can give the appearance of a vagina at birth. The alternative is he doesn’t have that and is a fully intact and developed male in every sense. It’s a bit beside the point either way tbh.
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Post by oggyoggy on Aug 10, 2024 22:41:36 GMT
Artistic Swimming. It sounds like a massive load of old bollocks. Then you watch it and wonder how what they are doing is even humanly possible. The camera angle half under water and half out is incredible. Silver for GB. It is perhaps the hardest event at the Games. Incredible.
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Aug 10, 2024 23:22:27 GMT
Artistic Swimming. It sounds like a massive load of old bollocks. Then you watch it and wonder how what they are doing is even humanly possible. The camera angle half under water and half out is incredible. Silver for GB. It is perhaps the hardest event at the Games. Incredible. Right, because lifting 400+ kilos is child's play.
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Post by GrahamHyde on Aug 10, 2024 23:56:43 GMT
We need to start talking about Letsile Tebogo.
The lad just ran the second fastest 400m relay split of ALL TIME in 43:04, at the age of 21 and after already running SEVEN rounds of sprinting in the 100m, 200m and relay semi.
In the 100m I think he went 9.86, then he won the 200m at an absolute canter.
If he was American or even Jamaican there would be a hell of a lot more focus on him right now.
The guy is a generational talent and is going to be the next Usain Bolt.
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Post by duckling on Aug 11, 2024 5:27:38 GMT
You have to laugh that the USA team in the women's 4 x 400m who just won gold at least 50m ahead of everyone else were still SHORT of the Russian world record set in 1988 some 36 years ago. Before all the modern diet and running tracks and training shoes. I don't know what those Russian women were on back then but I could do with some of it! No doubt sadly, they are paying for it health-wise now. Yes, the East Germans were on it too, and probably the Chinese and North Koreans now. They didn't know as it was slipped into their food. I saw a documentary with some of the doped East Germans when it was revealed decades later. Some of them became infertile, some developed cancer, and all sorts of other health problems. Most of them were only teenagers when they started being drugged. It's incredibly sad for both them and the people they cheated out of medals.
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Post by duckling on Aug 11, 2024 5:31:28 GMT
Putting it very crudely, is she/he male without a visible penis? Androgen insensitivity syndrome has different degrees, but some of them have a vagina and no male genitals. They have no idea they are actually XY until they are tested. This is what I wrote in another post.
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Post by duckling on Aug 11, 2024 5:34:04 GMT
no fuck all about basketball , but he is some player , scored 4 3 pointers in a few minutes Steph Curry is easily the most accurate shooter in basketball history. Watching him sink 3s is so satisfying.
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Post by duckling on Aug 11, 2024 5:43:45 GMT
Brilliant to see the yanks make a complete pigs ear of the relay there! Good bronze and silver medals for GB men and women Our men always make a complete pigs ear of the 4x100 relay. It's been 20 years since we won a medal in it despite being in the top 3 in terms of individual ability every time. Dropped batons, passes outside the zone, running outside the lane lines, it's always a shitshow. was genuinely looking forwards to the Breaking ... ruined by the aussie participant. The skill gap between the male and female breakers was larger than the Grand Canyon. With the female winner, I've honestly seen better break dancing at a station in New York City. The male dancers did some pretty cool moves though. I'm female, and I hate the IOC's push for gender parity. Sometimes one gender just isn't good enough to deserve a spot in the Olympics. Female break dancers and slopestyle skiers just aren't good enough. It's embarrassing how large the gap is.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Aug 11, 2024 8:07:52 GMT
was genuinely looking forwards to the Breaking ... ruined by the aussie participant. What did he do? Gladly hold my hand up and admit I have not watched any Olympics apart from a short media clip of this because I was a little bit intrigued. Have to say the judge looked about as interested as a vegan in MacDonalds. Shame the video has been taken down for copyright reasons…found on YouTube .
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Post by Gods on Aug 11, 2024 11:04:08 GMT
GB track cycling is not what it was when David Brailsford was running the operation with a rod of iron and some would say some questionable practices.
He works in football now I think, with Manchester United and Nice.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Aug 11, 2024 11:41:03 GMT
I’m going to latch onto this in case anyone cares, because it is all a bit confusing. I get the impression that some people, having heard stuff about “born female” and “intersex”, believe that Imane Khelif is a woman affected by some developmental disorder which gives her more typically masculine appearance and characteristics, and thus that it’s a bit of a grey area about whether she should compete, and that it could be unfair to her to exclude her etc. That is not the case. Imane Khelif is male, i.e. born chromosomally male, i.e. a man, as confirmed by sex tests at two accredited laboratories. If this person has an “intersex” condition (and it’s not clear they do), it is one that affects *males* in utero, giving them an ambiguous appearance at birth and underdeveloped genitalia, but *not* affecting normal physiological development (testosterone, muscle development, shoulder broadening etc) for a man in puberty. Imane Khelif May have been “raised a girl”, “assigned female” and given a female passport by Algerian authorities (or may not - it doesn’t matter but this is what the IOC care about) but they are genetically and physiologically a man. In the context of these boxing encounters it is a fully-developed adult male committing violence against women, and anyone celebrating the gold is cheering that on unfortunately. The same is true for the other Chinese Taipei boxer in these olympics, and also Caster Semenya. The answer would be to do a mandatory - and nowadays pretty simple - sex test for all athletes entering women’s categories in every sport, but for some strange reason the IOC don’t want to do that. To confuse matters further, the governing body (IBA) who ruled Imane Khelif is male, are themselves banned from any involvement in the Olympics (I think largely due to ties to organised crime). The IBA are Russian-led, and the tests on Khelif came straight after Khelif had beaten Russian boxers. Tens of countries have left the IBA, including the UK, and there's a risk Boxing won't be at the next Olympics.
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