Official Tokyo 2021 Olympics thread

[Sinnerman]

Track and field is just

 

[MikelArteta]

They were hyping up this Brit and he got dusted

 

[MikelArteta]

Track and field is just

they even clipped my cdn breh and still finished first

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

What was shorty thinking about

 

[MikelArteta]

800m is relentless

 

[Sinnerman]

Breh fell down

 

[Megadeus]

Same thing happened to me first time I ran the 800m. Gotta have that rear spatial awareness.

I was 15 though. He should know better

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Same thing happened to me first time I ran the 800m. Gotta have that rear spatial awareness.

I was 15 though. He should know better then

Why is the 800 grouped? I understand 1500 and up but 800 seems short enough to keep lanes

 

[King Static X]

 

[Sinnerman]

I'm happy French cac made it over

 

[Sinnerman]

Damn shame

She was the one that won her heat yesterday right?

 

[Civilisé]

Some individual athletes who are caught doping is different from the state-sponsored systematic doping that Russia did - that's why they were "banned".

Canada has a bad doping history too but that's still not same thing as what Russia did.

The US is just as bad as China and Russia. Include the UK too (tracks and cycling in particular).

The difference? China and Russia are super centralized countries that can organize state doping. The US and the UK are more federal and highly privatized countries; their doping programs are done through private clinics, sport centers, universities, "camp" (Nike Oregon). It's not as organized as Russia, but probably as spread. Which makes it harder to detect. The number of British medals at London 2012 for example was outrageous. But "China bad"...

Other difference, the US have more influence on international institutions and regulations. They can act as the policemen in the backstage.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

They need more modest track shorts

 

[MikelArteta]

Dressel going to lose to milak

 

[King Static X]

Damn shame

She was the one that won her heat yesterday right?

Yes, she won her heat yesterday. But now she's out of the entire Olympics.

The US is just as bad as China and Russia. Include the UK too (tracks and cycling in particular).

The difference? China and Russia are super centralized countries that can organize state doping. The US and the UK are more federal and highly privatized countries; their doping programs are done through private clinics, sport centers, universities, "camp" (Nike Oregon). It's not as organized as Russia, but probably as spread. Which makes it harder to detect. The number of British medals at London 2012 for example was outrageous. But "China bad"...

Other difference, the US have more influence on international institutions and regulations. They can act as the policemen in the backstage.

OK buddy. Whatever you say.