Rip The Mesh Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Canada is doing their best against the best, and that's all you can ask! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Now that's a wide margin; wow! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Shall we have vista vision? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-dlc- Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 They're now saying he (Lyles) tested positive for COVID early Tuesday. I don't know, maybe it's just me. But it's just Thursday....should he even be in the race? I know we've gotten used to COVID but it's still a communicable disease. Either way, a valiant effort considering. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/08/08/noah-lyles-positive-covid-before-200-meters/74724674007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rip The Mesh Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 12 minutes ago, -dlc- said: They're now saying he (Lyles) tested positive for COVID early Tuesday. I don't know, maybe it's just me. But it's just Thursday....should he even be in the race? I know we've gotten used to COVID but it's still a communicable disease. Either way, a valiant effort considering. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/08/08/noah-lyles-positive-covid-before-200-meters/74724674007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p Hard to know how to feel about this. I was fortunate and never had it. Many people I know have got it once and some numerous times. I'm always a little worried it will come back strong or mutate or something. Never will forget "The Bubble" though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 USA vs France Men’s Gold Medal Basketball on Saturday…Will Wembanyama defeat his NBA Counterparts in his homeland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 22 minutes ago, runningback33 said: USA vs France Men’s Gold Medal Basketball on Saturday…Will Wembanyama defeat his NBA Counterparts in his homeland? FIBA definitely engineered their dream gold medal match just like FIFA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 (edited) 6 minutes ago, 24K said: FIBA definitely engineered their dream gold medal match just like FIFA. Too perfect to be chance. I don’t think I’d be the first one to question FIBAs crookedness. Basketball more than any other sport can be rigged with the amount of foul calls made in the course of a game. More importantly when they’re made and not made. Wonder how big of briefcase it took France to get their teams into the finals… Edited August 8 by DeNiro 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jaimito Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 2 hours ago, -dlc- said: They're now saying he (Lyles) tested positive for COVID early Tuesday. I don't know, maybe it's just me. But it's just Thursday....should he even be in the race? I know we've gotten used to COVID but it's still a communicable disease. Either way, a valiant effort considering. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/08/08/noah-lyles-positive-covid-before-200-meters/74724674007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p Isolation rules aside, when you train for years to get that shot for gold, and covid costs you the gold, I think the coaching staff is partly to blame. It's rarely a serious disease in fit athletes, but it isn't nothing, especially for peak performance athletes that rely on every competitive advantage they can. No different if this was during the cup final. Don't let the germs in when the games matter. Now it sounds like Lyles won't be in the relay. Maybe Canada can take advantage and get on the podium? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Could be the best medal haul ever. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngould21 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 4 hours ago, -dlc- said: They're now saying he (Lyles) tested positive for COVID early Tuesday. I don't know, maybe it's just me. But it's just Thursday....should he even be in the race? I know we've gotten used to COVID but it's still a communicable disease. Either way, a valiant effort considering. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/08/08/noah-lyles-positive-covid-before-200-meters/74724674007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p IF, the US Olympic committee and head honcho's knew of him being positive and risking every athlete in the meet, and possibly the media and spectators, they should ALL be fired or removed. Weren't the Tokyo Olympics delayed an entire year because of Covid? I know of more people now testing positive and being ill from Covid, including me and my wife. How dare those ignorant Americans! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-dlc- Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 14 minutes ago, Johngould21 said: IF, the US Olympic committee and head honcho's knew of him being positive and risking every athlete in the meet, and possibly the media and spectators, they should ALL be fired or removed. Weren't the Tokyo Olympics delayed an entire year because of Covid? I know of more people now testing positive and being ill from Covid, including me and my wife. How dare those ignorant Americans! Thing is, was this fair? I mean sure, athletes are mostly saying they were ok with him competing but did they have a choice? I think others SHOULD have been notified. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyone Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 1 hour ago, Jaimito said: Could be the best medal haul ever. plus we crapped out with the women's soccer and men's sprints + decathalon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngould21 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 (edited) 29 minutes ago, -dlc- said: Thing is, was this fair? I mean sure, athletes are mostly saying they were ok with him competing but did they have a choice? I think others SHOULD have been notified. Knowingly testing positive, yet still competing, I’d say he doesn’t have any moral ground. The proper thing should have been to drop out, and call it an injury, like others have done. I’ve heard of a few other Olympians testing positive, and not participating in their events. Yes, were they told and were they really ok with him being in the events. American dollars might be in play in this debacle. Edited August 9 by Johngould21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-dlc- Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 13 minutes ago, Johngould21 said: Knowingly testing positive, yet still competing, I’d say he doesn’t have any moral ground. The proper thing should have been to drop out, and call it an injury, like others have done. I’ve heard of a few other Olympians testing positive, and not participating in their events. Yes, were they told and were they really ok with him being in the events. American dollars might be in play in this debacle. I agree. The fact that they knew but didn't even release the information is pretty sketchy. I, too, think he should have dropped out. Health (for everyone) first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngould21 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 1 minute ago, -dlc- said: I agree. The fact that they knew but didn't even release the information is pretty sketchy. I, too, think he should have dropped out. Health (for everyone) first. Americans really don’t give a damn about anyone else but their own personal gains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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UnkNuk Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 Looking at Friday's schedule, there's some interesting events early in the morning but I'll leave those to the diehards. Here are the events that grabbed my attention that start after I get out of bed: 9:00am Cycling Women's Madison Final Go Canada! (whatever the heck the "Women's Madison" is.) 10:30am Women's 4x100 Relay Final Go Canada! 10:37am Women's Shot Put Final Canadian Sarah Mitton competes for Gold. 10:47am Men's 4x100 Relay Final Go Canada! 11:00am Women's 400m Final No Canadians but still an interesting event 12:45pm Men's 400m Hurdles Final No Canadians but still an interesting event 1:30pm Women's Beach Volleyball Final Go Canada! 1:51pm Women's Boxing 66kg Final Imane Khelif / Yang Liu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Man Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 5 hours ago, runningback33 said: USA vs France Men’s Gold Medal Basketball on Saturday…Will Wembanyama defeat his NBA Counterparts in his homeland? No way in hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Weightlifter Maude Charron drinking some Maple Syrup on the way to silver. Go Canada. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BPA Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 WADA statement on Reuters story exposing USADA scheme in contravention of World Anti-Doping Code. Looks like the cats out of the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyone Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 please enlighten me... how is break dancing in the olympics but pickleball not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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