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The official 2024 Olympics thread.

I know one thing, I sure hope we get this issue of men competing against women in sports resolved, which apparently is about the absolute no. 1 problem in the world today.

Then maybe the American public and its elected officials can turn their attention to less critical issues like balancing the budget, saving social security and medicare, addressing climate change, defending Europe and Taiwan simultaneously, etc. You know, the other piddly little issues out there.
 
Some of those test results could present information that the organization sees as private. The IOC should conduct its own scientific tests to protect the athletes.
Exactly. Not to mention they haven't been asked for the results. The IOC wants to use their 8 year old test results. EIGHT years old. A LOT can change in 8 years. Could you imagine the UFC and boxing using 8 year old drug test as admission to compete ? The IOC has a lot lesser qualification standards to be able to compete, they are NOT changing it, thus they use the old testing as admission. Everyone wants to talk about the shady stuff from the IBF, but not the IOC using 8 year old test results and not testing every new Olympic games. There is NO explanation to why they are using the test from 2 Olympic games ago and not testing for THIS games.
 
I just can not get into the Olympic golf telecast. The course does nothing for me, the camera is WB / CW level. Player hits a shot into the green, they have ONE camera trying to track the landing of the ball, often 50 yards away from where the ball lands, EVEN if it lands on the green. Just terrible overall experience from play, course, production. I think I am watching a Korn Ferry Tour event at times. Maybe it is just me. Also, three shots, then a commercial or even worse, the split screen "playing thru" BS. 80% commercials / playing thru, 15% actually golf, 5% blah blah blah talking / interviews. See coverage of about 8/10 golfers, and have no FN clue what the other 60/70 guys are doing. I would also like to see the bad shots mixed in with the good ones.
 
I know one thing, I sure hope we get this issue of men competing against women in sports resolved, which apparently is about the absolute no. 1 problem in the world today.

Then maybe the American public and its elected officials can turn their attention to less critical issues like balancing the budget, saving social security and medicare, addressing climate change, defending Europe and Taiwan simultaneously, etc. You know, the other piddly little issues out there.
Yes, this is a relatively minor issue considering the problems we now face. Add world war, globalist oligarchy control, illegal invasion, massive corruption, the disappearing middle class, and more that are all at critical points.

It's possible to multi-task and begin turning this country around with America first policies. But the same crowd who got us into this crazy clown world will show they really dgaf. Again.
 
I know one thing, I sure hope we get this issue of men competing against women in sports resolved, which apparently is about the absolute no. 1 problem in the world today.

Then maybe the American public and its elected officials can turn their attention to less critical issues like balancing the budget, saving social security and medicare, addressing climate change, defending Europe and Taiwan simultaneously, etc. You know, the other piddly little issues out there.

I remember when people burned down building and rioted all around the country because a man was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis. That appeared to be the No. 1 problem in the world for quite some time.

So, I hope you are not surprised the next time an issue permeates a few message boards.
 
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Back to sports, for those of us questioning golf in the Olympics ( like me for one), that leaderboard is STACKED. Top 10 are pretty much major champs and/or Ryder Cup stars. Should be a great finish.
 
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I actually remember when you could talk sports on sports message boards without hand wringers throwing politics into EVERY conversation. Myself, I use sports to try to get away from the BS, not be tortured by having to read peoples opinion on the worlds demise. You can actually separate the two, that is why there is a political board. Take that doom and gloom, every thing is wrong in the world shit there. Let sports fans discuss what ever the sport topic may be. "world war, "globalist oligarchy control", "illegal invasion", "massive corruption", "disappearance of the middle class". I mean someone who worries about ALL of that, HTF do you keep your sanity to even enjoy sports ? You can't that is why us sports fans who are simply trying to talk sports, get "illegally invaded" by these warped minded idiots. I DO NOT CARE what your thoughts on the world are, now if you want to chat up the Olympics, UK sports, or sports in general, I am game. By the way, you left out aliens, global warming or whatever conspiracy BS you can dream up.
 
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University of Texas Longhorn students/alumni cleaning up on medals.

Scottie Scheffler - Gold in Men's Golf.

Ryan Crouser - Gold (Three-Peat) in Men's shot put.

Julien Alfred - Gold (St. Lucia) Women's 100m

Leo Neugebauer - Silver (Germany) Decathlon

Carson Foster - Silver 4x200m relay and bronze in 400m individual medley

Luke Hobson - Silver in men’s 4x200m relay at Paris and took home bronze in 200m men’s freestyle.

Erin Gemmell - Silver in 4x200m relay

Drew Kibler - Silver in men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

Caspar Corbeau - (Netherlands) Bronze in 200m breaststroke.

Hubert Kos - (Hungary) Gold in 200m backstroke.

3/4 swimmers on 4x200 Silver medal relay team are Longhorns.
 
I mean, yeah. I'd wait for better sourcing. I just went to that site and it really is nothing but anti-trans bs to make it's readers think trans people are the worst humans imaginable. God help those who actually get their "news" from hate-filled sites like that and I can't even imagine using your time, energy, and money to create such a gross site dedicated to tearing down the trans community.

Be better in life than focusing on hating others around you. It ain't difficult.
 
That cyclist was crazy. It was almost like she said "finish line is a head, let me just go around these two, and I'll take the gold thank you".. so effortlessly.

Noah Lyles 100m gold!

China still has more gold? How? Do we have extra diving and ping-pong events I don't know about.

(Probably gonna get scolded for that take but whatever lol).
 
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China still has more gold? How? Do we have extra diving and ping-pong events I don't know about.

(Probably gonna get scolded for that take but whatever lol).
China approaches the Olympics like any totalitarian regime determined to make a propaganda statement: They have a committee study all the angles, and determine the fringe events that have little status and so aren't particularly competitive and they steer young people into those disciplines and make their entire life becoming the best at air rifle or canoe sprint or trampoline or whatever.

Americans focus on events with a high profile that have a good chance of making them rich if they succeed. If someone feels like competing in badminton, that's cool, but it's not some diktat from the state.

I'm fine with the American system, and confident it'll turn out fine in the standings when its all over.
 
Here's what happened to that boxer:

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I like the point system:
3 for gold
2 for silver
1 for bronze

We’d be up 82-66 over China with this.

I also like the total medals per capita approach too.
Agree except that I think more emphasis should be given for winning, like 4-2-1 or even 5-2-1.
 
University of Texas Longhorn students/alumni cleaning up on medals.

Scottie Scheffler - Gold in Men's Golf.

Ryan Crouser - Gold (Three-Peat) in Men's shot put.

Julien Alfred - Gold (St. Lucia) Women's 100m

Leo Neugebauer - Silver (Germany) Decathlon

Carson Foster - Silver 4x200m relay and bronze in 400m individual medley

Luke Hobson - Silver in men’s 4x200m relay at Paris and took home bronze in 200m men’s freestyle.

Erin Gemmell - Silver in 4x200m relay

Drew Kibler - Silver in men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

Caspar Corbeau - (Netherlands) Bronze in 200m breaststroke.

Hubert Kos - (Hungary) Gold in 200m backstroke.

3/4 swimmers on 4x200 Silver medal relay team are Longhorns.
Texas has major donors so this might not apply to them, but I really wonder what our Olympic results will look like in 12 or so years when colleges start cutting Olympics sports because they can't afford to pay all the athletes.
 
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