Olympic Games Update

[Leonormous Boozer]

Jason Smyth with his 6th Olympic Gold in the t13 100m. Won his first one in Beijing.

He's a shout for best Irish athlete of all time. Dominant.

 

[The Seeker]

MURDERBALL

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Farewell Tokyo. It's been an absolute blast.

Only 3 years to Paris.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Cheetah Breaks Speed Record—Beats Usain Bolt by Seconds

Beating Usain Bolt's best, Sarah the "polka-dotted missile" clocked the world's fastest recorded time for a 100-meter run.

www.nationalgeographic.com

Pfft move over Bolt. 5.95secs for 100m and by a She Cheetah.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Good to see Squash finally making it to the Olympics but sadly not until 2028 in LA.

 

[Which Tyler]

Good to see Squash finally making it to the Olympics but sadly not until 2028 in LA.

Always should have had golf's place from Rio

 

[RedruthRFC]

Good to see Squash finally making it to the Olympics but sadly not until 2028 in LA.

Pleased to see squash finally get the nod, it's been a well-known weird outlier for as long as I can remember. I see that T20, Flag football, lacrosse and baseball/softball are also being included. The list smacks very much of placing broadcast rights over the IOC's own criteria. That said, there's plenty of long-established sports that don't meet those criteria either.

I wonder where the T20 will be played. Even if there's big enough stadia available, it's not like you can wheel a suitable wicket in like you could a boxing ring or basketball court.

 

[ncurd]

Pleased to see squash finally get the nod, it's been a well-known weird outlier for as long as I can remember. I see that T20, Flag football, lacrosse and baseball/softball are also being included. The list smacks very much of placing broadcast rights over the IOC's own criteria. That said, there's plenty of long-established sports that don't meet those criteria either.

I wonder where the T20 will be played. Even if there's big enough stadia available, it's not like you can wheel a suitable wicket in like you could a boxing ring or basketball court.

Drop in wickets have been a thing since the 70's and World Series Cricket

World Series Cricket - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Ground size could definitely be an issue though. Dodgers stadium is smaller than County Ground Taunton.

T20 Cricket is a good shout though its exciting and can fit is a two week tournament. It also helps with markets the Olympics struggles with (Sub-continent countries). Whilst opening the sport to wider appeal. Its also competitive unlike Baseball/Basketball.

Lacrosse and Flag Football are good as well.

Squash has been insane for years I don't think any sport has worked as hard as they have.

 

[RedruthRFC]

Thanks, I had no idea that drop in pitches were a thing. To be fair, the Lions visiting Australian cricket venues should have been a clue that the technology exists!

A quick Google doesn't seem to offer up any suitable stadia in LA, further Googling suggests that this project might have recently got a serious shot in the arm:

https://www.sportstravelmagazine.co...ered,increased for major international events.

 

[ncurd]

Thanks, I had no idea that drop in pitches were a thing. To be fair, the Lions visiting Australian cricket venues should have been a clue that the technology exists!

A quick Google doesn't seem to offer up any suitable stadia in LA, further Googling suggests that this project might have recently got a serious shot in the arm:

https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/cricket-stadium-development-takes-step-forward-in-orange-county/#:~:text=Major League Cricket has entered,increased for major international events.

Me boring Cricket person there are excellent documentaries on World Series Cricket and how it quite literally changed the game.

 

[Which Tyler]

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Not an Olympic update but one for the juiced up games:

James Magnussen to make swimming 'world record' attempt taking banned drugs

Former world champion James Magnussen agrees to take banned drugs in an attempt to swim faster than a world record.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

23 Chinese swimmers tested positive pre-Tokyo

WADA has confirmed reports that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but that it accepted the country's findings it was due to substance contamination.

www.espn.com

so what's the point? Just juice your athletes with something that has a somewhat plausible explanation and just explain it away.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

23 Chinese swimmers tested positive pre-Tokyo

WADA has confirmed reports that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but that it accepted the country's findings it was due to substance contamination.

www.espn.com

so what's the point? Just juice your athletes with something that has a somewhat plausible explanation and just explain it away.

Just carrying on a pattern really. Let Russia get away with theirs for so long . Even USA - before the 1988 Olympics. Carl Lewis testing positive before and the US Olympic committee overturned his suspension.

 

[Which Tyler]

Isn't that why they have A and B samples?

 

[Reiser99]

Or if the batch is 'contaminated' then you repeat again...?

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

apparently if first sample is dirty you just ask nicely and accept whatever answer is given

 

[Bada-Bing!]

David Wilkie, swimming gold medallist for Great Britain in 1976, dies aged 70

The British Olympic swimming champion, David Wilkie, has died at the age of 70, his family announced on Wednesday

www.theguardian.com

RIP.