NPR

still hungry after all that success

Kiwias wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:45 am Great start to the day with gold for Emma Twigg.

JM2K6 wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:27 pm

Slick wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:54 am

Paddington Bear wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:27 am Not entirely convinced by the fawning over Biles' decision to sit out. We'd absolutely pan a Lions or SA player doing the same this Saturday.

Yeah, It's an odd one. If she is struggling she should absolutely have the right to quietly walk away with no intrusion and get herself right. It must be an absolutely awful experience. On the other hand, the most part of being a top class athlete is having that incredible mental hardness, it's what seperates them from the rest of us, mainly, so the coverage doesn't sit well.

Many top class athletes do in fact struggle with their mental health and it's the idea that they're all mental hard cases that can be so damaging to them - the expectation on them is ridiculous. They're just humans. Very good at what they do, with many coping mechanisms, but so many of them really do feel the strain.

If anyone panned a Lions or SA player for it I'd call them a fucking cunt, like I did when people slated Marler or Trescothick, tbh.

Blackmac wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:00 am

JM2K6 wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:27 pm

Slick wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:54 am

Yeah, It's an odd one. If she is struggling she should absolutely have the right to quietly walk away with no intrusion and get herself right. It must be an absolutely awful experience. On the other hand, the most part of being a top class athlete is having that incredible mental hardness, it's what seperates them from the rest of us, mainly, so the coverage doesn't sit well.

Many top class athletes do in fact struggle with their mental health and it's the idea that they're all mental hard cases that can be so damaging to them - the expectation on them is ridiculous. They're just humans. Very good at what they do, with many coping mechanisms, but so many of them really do feel the strain.

If anyone panned a Lions or SA player for it I'd call them a fucking cunt, like I did when people slated Marler or Trescothick, tbh.

Is it her mental health though. She has made is clear she is suffering from the "twisties", which is apparantly an orientation problem that gymnasts suffer occasionally. She has quit for her own safety as she feels she cannot compete succesfully, which is totally understandaly. It seems it is the media that has blown up the mental health aspect.

Thor Sedan wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:54 am Greatest interview in Olympics history from Ruby Tui

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:14 pm Watching the 10k, it seems wrong that the Ugandan runner (in this case) can take a place in the final then basically run for his teammates and drop out with 4K still to go

Niegs wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:39 am She’s madder than Mad Jack McMad! Love it!

fishfoodie wrote: Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:10 pm Truly inspirational competitors. ....

still hungry after all that success

Sandstorm wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:17 pm

Niegs wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:39 am She’s madder than Mad Jack McMad! Love it!

I love her.

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:14 pm Watching the 10k, it seems wrong that the Ugandan runner (in this case) can take a place in the final then basically run for his teammates and drop out with 4K still to go

Saint wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:47 pm

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:14 pm Watching the 10k, it seems wrong that the Ugandan runner (in this case) can take a place in the final then basically run for his teammates and drop out with 4K still to go

It's not supposed to be legal for major championships. There would have been major protests from the other countries if a Ugandan had won; as it is I would expect an investigation

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:51 pm

Saint wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:47 pm

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:14 pm Watching the 10k, it seems wrong that the Ugandan runner (in this case) can take a place in the final then basically run for his teammates and drop out with 4K still to go

It's not supposed to be legal for major championships. There would have been major protests from the other countries if a Ugandan had won; as it is I would expect an investigation

Cram and Radcliffe suggesting they were all at it, even the USA and Canada working together.

Not that it made much difference with all the East Africans stuffed to the eyeballs with drugs

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:51 pm

Saint wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:47 pm

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:14 pm Watching the 10k, it seems wrong that the Ugandan runner (in this case) can take a place in the final then basically run for his teammates and drop out with 4K still to go

It's not supposed to be legal for major championships. There would have been major protests from the other countries if a Ugandan had won; as it is I would expect an investigation

Cram and Radcliffe suggesting they were all at it, even the USA and Canada working together.

Not that it made much difference with all the East Africans stuffed to the eyeballs with drugs

Lobby wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:33 pm

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:51 pm

Saint wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:47 pm

It's not supposed to be legal for major championships. There would have been major protests from the other countries if a Ugandan had won; as it is I would expect an investigation

Cram and Radcliffe suggesting they were all at it, even the USA and Canada working together.

Not that it made much difference with all the East Africans stuffed to the eyeballs with drugs

20 banned so far:

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has taken responsibility after 10 athletes from the country were declared ineligible for the Tokyo Olympics.

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) ruled that the competitors will be unable to take part in Tokyo because of non-compliance with out-of-competition drug testing requirements in the run-up to the Games.

The AIU announced that a total of 20 athletes from the seven countries, including Morocco, Kenya and Ethiopia, who are on World Anti-doping Agency's (Wada) category A watch list when it comes to anti-doping violations have been ruled out.

The AIU said: "Nigeria is the most affected country, not meeting the minimum testing requirements under Rule 15 for 10 athletes. Nigeria was included in Category A at the start of 2020 following a continued period of weak domestic testing levels."

All of the Nigerian athletes ruled ineligible had already arrived in Tokyo to prepare for the track and field events that begin on Friday.

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:51 pm

Saint wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:47 pm

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:14 pm Watching the 10k, it seems wrong that the Ugandan runner (in this case) can take a place in the final then basically run for his teammates and drop out with 4K still to go

It's not supposed to be legal for major championships. There would have been major protests from the other countries if a Ugandan had won; as it is I would expect an investigation

Cram and Radcliffe suggesting they were all at it, even the USA and Canada working together.

Not that it made much difference with all the East Africans stuffed to the eyeballs with drugs

Lobby wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:33 pm

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:51 pm

Saint wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:47 pm

It's not supposed to be legal for major championships. There would have been major protests from the other countries if a Ugandan had won; as it is I would expect an investigation

Cram and Radcliffe suggesting they were all at it, even the USA and Canada working together.

Not that it made much difference with all the East Africans stuffed to the eyeballs with drugs

20 banned so far:

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has taken responsibility after 10 athletes from the country were declared ineligible for the Tokyo Olympics.

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) ruled that the competitors will be unable to take part in Tokyo because of non-compliance with out-of-competition drug testing requirements in the run-up to the Games.

The AIU announced that a total of 20 athletes from the seven countries, including Morocco, Kenya and Ethiopia, who are on World Anti-doping Agency's (Wada) category A watch list when it comes to anti-doping violations have been ruled out.

The AIU said: "Nigeria is the most affected country, not meeting the minimum testing requirements under Rule 15 for 10 athletes. Nigeria was included in Category A at the start of 2020 following a continued period of weak domestic testing levels."

All of the Nigerian athletes ruled ineligible had already arrived in Tokyo to prepare for the track and field events that begin on Friday.

Calculon wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:00 pm

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:51 pm

Saint wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:47 pm

It's not supposed to be legal for major championships. There would have been major protests from the other countries if a Ugandan had won; as it is I would expect an investigation

Cram and Radcliffe suggesting they were all at it, even the USA and Canada working together.

Not that it made much difference with all the East Africans stuffed to the eyeballs with drugs

Makes a change from mo farah, who certainly was clean, dominating the 5 and 10k

Calculon wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:11 pm Dominating as in he kept winning those races. Anyway, he was clean unlike the East Africans who have ruined the sport.

Slick wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:16 pm

Calculon wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:11 pm Dominating as in he kept winning those races. Anyway, he was clean unlike the East Africans who have ruined the sport.

I don’t think he was clean either

Calculon wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:11 pm Dominating as in he kept winning those races. Anyway, he was clean unlike the East Africans who have ruined the sport.

Saint wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:37 pm

Calculon wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:11 pm Dominating as in he kept winning those races. Anyway, he was clean unlike the East Africans who have ruined the sport.

He was eminently beatable if they'd been prepared to run the race. He never produced a single time close to an extreme. He had the ability of producing a fast finish if the race wasn't really quick. Wins the race, doesn’t get close to a record. Effectively, his opponents were selfish/stupid.