Tokyo COVympics: July 23 to August 8

[Slap Shot]

Yes.

1. Netball is not in the Olympics.
2. Kep said "soccer-like" goals. That's team handball, not netball.

Was just a guess - adding a crazy sport like that wouldn't be the unheard of and I missed the part about "soccer like goals". Meh.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Dressel with a WR.

I wonder how many on team dressel in Florida will have covid next week. Huge room of Florida people without masks

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Biles withdraws from bars and vault for individuals.

who is triggered??

[jericho]

Speaking of fascinating sports only seen in the US every four years….Water Polo. those players, men and women, are probably the fittest athletes in the Olympics. So glad I am watching that sport.

[state of hockey]

Respectable fifth place finish in the men's 10k for Michigan's Grant Fisher.

[aparch]

The USOC, not content in emptying the clip into their own foot, reloads and shoots itself again.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

The USOC, not content in emptying the clip into their own foot, reloads and shoots itself again.

Yeah I posted that a few days ago. People here seemed to think it was fine since it was only accusations.

im ****ed at the years of allegations and all of that being ignored

[aparch]

im ****ed at the years of allegations and all of that being ignored

Same.

(And apologies, I must have missed that post)

[LynahFan]

Yeah I posted that a few days ago. People here seemed to think it was fine since it was only accusations.

im ****ed at the years of allegations and all of that being ignored

Which is exactly why they’re still just allegations….soft pedal the investigation long enough and the athlete can sneak in an entire career under a cloud, but before the storm breaks.

[Jimjamesak]

So, apparently the International Amateur Boxing Federation is still suspended by the IOC and the IOC itself is actually organizing the boxing at the Olympics.

https://apnews.com/article/boxing-20...e3af4f7463d8a2

[state of hockey]

Bobby Finke did it again. Trail the first 29 lengths, destroy the field in the last 50M. So fun to watch. First 1500M free gold for the Americans since 1984!

[aparch]

McKayla Maroney has been diving deep into her experiences on Twitter and Instagram explaining just how ****ed things were under the Larry Nassar era of USA Gymnastics.

Like the metal she got in 2012 in the vault. While doing it with a concussion, broken nose, broken foot, and shattered shins.

[Proud2baLaker]

The Black Ferns (New Zealand woman's rugby team) won gold in women's sevens. Performed a Haka afterwards. Always amazing to see.

https://youtu.be/sn1UNGqgZ3g

[aparch]

[ericredaxe]

Michael Andrew’s interview….What a dope. One of the best things about the Olympics so far was seeing him not get an individual medal.