The Games of the XXXI Olympiad

[essbee]

Take away diving and weightlifting and you almost reduce the Chinese gold medal tally in half.

Not a sporing nation in my opinion. A training regime based on fear, intimidation and classless
bullying.

 

[Triggaaar]

Take away diving and weightlifting and you almost reduce the Chinese gold medal tally in half.

I haven't watched any weightlifting - while I think it's a good sport, I can't imagine there are many clean winners.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Take away diving and weightlifting and you almost reduce the Chinese gold medal tally in half.

Not a sporing nation in my opinion. A training regime based on fear, intimidation and classless
bullying.

And don't forget: systematic and institutionalised drug cheating. In sport, having a physicality gives an advantage. Some regional groups (I'm avoiding using race or nation, here, as the descriptor, because it is inaccurate - not all Europeans are the same - the Dutch ar unusually tall, for example, and what exactly are the Dutch?) are bigger and stronger. Correct me if I'm wrong but the Chinese are not conspicuously big and strong. Set physicality aside, what makes winners are diet, money (for training and feather bedding) and drugs. Lots of drugs.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I haven't watched any weightlifting - while I think it's a good sport, I can't imagine there are many clean winners.

But there are a few jerks (clean and jerk - geddit?). I'll get our coats

 

[Eeyore]

Anyone staying up for Mo ?

 

[dazzer6666]

Anyone staying up for Mo ?

Yep. Just have to really.......

Just watched the GB female triathletes interviewed.......yet again, what a great couple of girls. Quite humbling to see all these GB competitors, whether they've won or lost. Fantastic group of people.

 

[dazzer6666]

Brighton lad Charlie Grice in the 1500 final now......

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Anyone staying up for Mo ?

Had a little snooze and now ready for it. Switching between 1500 and the Doris fighting in BBC Four [emoji38]

 

[Triggaaar]

Anyone staying up for Mo ?

Yep. Tired though.

 

[Blackadder]

Come on Mo!

 

[Blackadder]

Get in. Job done. Good night.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Ran that race to perfection. Congratulations Mo, that was amazing.

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[dazzer6666]

Absolutely sensational. Lost for words.

 

[Eeyore]

Night everyone...

 

[atfc village]

Mo is a legend.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Nice run by the girls relay team there too...

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[manintheblackpajamas]

More medals than London. Incredible stuff for an "away" game.

Going to miss being on Rio time after the last few weeks.

 

[Triggaaar]

Amazing running from Mo.

The American (Kenyan) skeleton that was chasing Mo looked as fast as Mo, but Mo won because of his brilliant tactics. Chelimo was stuck behind, bumped into, and had to keep sprinting round others.

 

[Pavilionaire]

We also saw the nadir of the Games last night, the women's high jump won with 1m 97 by a 37 year old Spaniard, a height beaten by even heptathlon athletes including our own KJT. Maybe she should enter the high jump in Tokyo 2020?

 

[Triggaaar]

Shall we discuss intersex athletes competing as women, despite having testicles?