Official Tokyo 2021 Olympics thread

[MikelArteta]

If you want to go deeper, it's really because of Title IX. Schools that receive federal money, which is basically every school including private, have to have the same amount of male athletes as female athletes or they may lose funding.

Because there's no real female equivalent for football with its huge rosters, that makes fringe sports get less full-ride scholarships or get cut on the men's side like volleyball, tennis, gymnastics, and even wrestling. It's actually why we dominate a lot of women's sports around the world since other countries don't fund women's sports as much.

So yeah it's about popularity but even dudes who are interested in volleyball have to deal with the lack of support.

and the crazy thing is for these women and even men to make proper coin in volleyball, handball and these other sports that americans dont watch etc. is to go overseas. Even women soccer you'll make much more playing for the women arsenal, real madrid, etc. than you would playing for NWSL except for a select few

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Nintendo excite bike

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

It’s male as well over here

You had men’s volleyball in HS? I’m sure some well funded or huge high schools had it, but none in my area

 

[The_Sheff]

Why is the US BMX racer being a clown and doing tricks in the race. Man just focus on winning!

 

[MikelArteta]

Nintendo excite bike

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Olympics got me ready to be Katniss on my Hunger Games shyt. I’m about to find an archery place (is there a name for this ). That’ll be a fun couples group date

 

[MikelArteta]

Olympics got me ready to be Katniss on my Hunger Games shyt. I’m about to find an archery place (is there a name for this ). That’ll be a fun couples group date

archery ranges

 

[Vεnεficα]

Lol, it’s called sportsmanship. And these girls compete against each other each year in world championships, some even train together as a few of them come here for training or college, I’m sure plenty of them are friends or at least respect each other.

Nah breh I don't agree. That's like football or basketball players cheering for the other team whenever they score a point during the super bowl or the playoff finals. They could have showed their sportsmanship after the competition.

But whatever

 

[Trojan 24]

Suni got the crown now

 

[MikelArteta]

turkey volleyball team got some decent looking woman

 

[Leao2005]

You had men’s volleyball in HS? I’m sure some well funded or huge high schools had it, but none in my area

Whole district had it. My city has 13 high school

 

[Leao2005]

Suni got the crown now

I was telling folks Simone might as well retire

 

[Skooby]

 

[MikelArteta]

 

[MikelArteta]

Suni got the crown now