Olympic Games Update

[Seeker]

The Tokyo Summer Games will begin on July 23, 2021.

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story...pic-opening-ceremony-rescheduled-july-23-2021

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Christian Coleman banned for two years for missing drugs test

World 100m champion Christian Coleman is suspended for two years after missing three drugs tests.

www.bbc.co.uk

Coleman banned.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Olympians failing drug tests will never not be unsurprising

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Yeh, Just continues the dirty legacy of 100m sprint champions.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Japan looks for a way out of Tokyo Olympics because of Covid

Japan looks for a way out of Tokyo Olympics because of Covid

The Japanese government has privately concluded that the Tokyo Olympics will have to be cancelled because of the coronavirus, and the focus is now on securing

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[TRF_Olyy]

$25bn down the shitter, gotta feel for them

 

[Groundhog]

Japanese now completely denying they're cancelling it. With 80% of your population being against it its tough to see how you can run it.

 

[RedruthRFC]

$25bn down the shitter, gotta feel for them

Poor buggers, they couldn't have got themselves a quarter of a Moonshot testing programme for that! I feel sorry for them missing out on their shop window on the world stage, but suspect that they will do legacy better than anyone has so far.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Tokyo 2020: No international fans at Olympics and Paralympics

No international fans will be permitted at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer because of the pandemic.

www.bbc.co.uk

No surprise really.

 

[Seeker]

Tokyo 2020: No international fans at Olympics and Paralympics

No international fans will be permitted at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer because of the pandemic.

www.bbc.co.uk

No surprise really.

As the old saying goes, better safe than sorry.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Watch: Dog joins relay race and wins

Watch the moment Holly the dog joins in the final sprint of a high school relay event in Utah and crosses the line first.

www.bbc.co.uk

Late entry into the Olympics.

 

[BiggusLaddus]

Would have been a great time if she hadn't showboated at the finish

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Would have been a great time if she hadn't showboated at the finish

Update.

Holly has since been disqualified because she ran out of her lane.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Tokyo Olympics: Why doesn't Japan cancel the Games?

Current polls in Japan show nearly 70% of the population do not want the Olympics to go ahead.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Tokyo Olympics: more than 80% of Japanese oppose hosting Games – poll

Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency on Friday as the nation battles a fourth wave of Covid infections

www.theguardian.com

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Tokyo cornered into going ahead with Games, says Olympic official

Member of Japanese Olympic Committee criticises IOC and says Games will leave a ‘bitter taste’

www.theguardian.com

Crazy
Imagine being an athlete at it and knowing that you are only here cause the IOC didn't let them cancel it.

 

[ncurd]

Tokyo cornered into going ahead with Games, says Olympic official

Member of Japanese Olympic Committee criticises IOC and says Games will leave a ‘bitter taste’

www.theguardian.com

Crazy
Imagine being an athlete at it and knowing that you are only here cause the IOC didn't let them cancel it.

I suspect due to training that goes in many just want to compete for many sports its their only point to really shine.

 

[Which Tyler]

I suspect due to training that goes in many just want to compete for many sports its their only point to really shine.

Equally, a number of older athletes are looking at the olympics as their swan song before retirement; and there's only so long someone like Federer can keep pushing it back.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Tokyo 2020: Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Olympic venues

Up to 10,000 Japanese fans - or 50% capacity - will be permitted at venues at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, despite warnings from health bosses.

www.bbc.co.uk

anyone else find this a bit crazy considering their vaccination rate?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

anyone else find this a bit crazy considering their vaccination rate?

Very

It's all about saving face on a global scale, now
Local government doesn't want it, the population don't want it, even some athletes have hinted that they don't want it to go ahead
There's protests against it, medical workers refusing to work at it etc.

Going to be a right mess