OTL would have been a great Olympic sport but they would not agree to change team names to something more viewer friendly....if you've never been to an OTL tournament it's really a blast !
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What's OTL?
Over The Line, a sport similar to baseball but no pitcher....it's a California beach thing but they have a huge tournament once a year, look it upon Google and check out the names of the teams as well...but ready for some foul names.
This is the Olympics ... it seems like there always complaints, but somehow they usually go off without to many headaches, I read of nightmare possibilities at Sochi and even Vancouver ... in the end who really cares, the Olympics are another gigantic money pit that usually cost taxpayers
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Incredible opening ceremony Huge bravo to brasiliams and rio!!!1
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Lucky you weren't mentioned earlier or it would have been stuffed up but was mentioned at the moment lol too late suckers anyhow not being mean but they should have cleaned up instead....
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Gymnast Marisa Dick from Trinidad & Tobago invents a new move never seen before in competition......it does have an odd name though it's called The Dick. Seen below at the ten second mark I'd say it's impressive flexibility.
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Gymnast Marisa Dick from Trinidad & Tobago invents a new move never seen before in competition......it does have an odd name though it's called The Dick. Seen below at the ten second mark I'd say it's impressive flexibility.
Gymnast Marisa Dick from Trinidad & Tobago invents a new move never seen before in competition......it does have an odd name though it's called The Dick. Seen below at the ten second mark I'd say it's impressive flexibility.
I'm getting tired of the beach volleyball shit. Why is it that the women wear bikinis and the men just wear t-shirts and shorts?
How is that an Olympic sport?
I agree. They use sexuality and booze and party atmosphere to draw people into it for the women, and I think that is totally inappropriate. Beach volleyball is stupid because of it. If they stopped all that and just focused on the sport perhaps it would be better. I wondered why it even existed, and I decided there could be some value in having beach volleyball as opposed to just indoor volleyball because of the much smaller teams, making it a different game, plus playing on sand allows them to make moves that you could never make on a court because it would hurt to much. But the ridiculous way that beach volleyball is framed and marketed makes it a stupid, sexist joke..... It does look like it's a fun event to attend though. Everyone is drunk.
PS - The Canadian men's indoor volleyball team beat the US team in a stunning upset yesterday.
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Good thing for the Canadian woman or we might be in trouble ... but Canada is doing better than I expected at this point, now lets get a Gold or 2. And Micheal Phelps, 19 golds so far. If Phelps were a country he'd be 35th in all-time gold ...
Good thing for the Canadian woman or we might be in trouble ... but Canada is doing better than I expected at this point, now lets get a Gold or 2. And Micheal Phelps, 19 golds so far. If Phelps were a country he'd be 35th in all-time gold ...
A phenomenal swimmer he is indeed, but there are just far too many medals available in swimming events. There is no other sport in the Olympics general enough to allow for so many Golds to go to one person.
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Good thing for the Canadian woman or we might be in trouble ... but Canada is doing better than I expected at this point, now lets get a Gold or 2. And Micheal Phelps, 19 golds so far. If Phelps were a country he'd be 35th in all-time gold ...
Hard to believe that tiny island of Jamaica has more gold and total medals that the country with the population of India. I gather those medals for Jamaica are mostly from track and field.
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Good thing for the Canadian woman or we might be in trouble ... but Canada is doing better than I expected at this point, now lets get a Gold or 2. And Micheal Phelps, 19 golds so far. If Phelps were a country he'd be 35th in all-time gold ...
A phenomenal swimmer he is indeed, but there are just far too many medals available in swimming events. There is no other sport in the Olympics general enough to allow for so many Golds to go to one person.
Agreed ... but he's enjoyable to watch and him competing in this Olympics got me to watch more than i thought I would. But no one swimmer has enjoyed his success so he's unique.
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how lame..after the kick out russians... a woman from kosovo won a medal..and ask for get tested and she refuse to give sample..and its all ok!!no pro..inocent!!1 and u telling me russia ban,wasnt for political reason.,.but kosovo,that need to be a country for political ,reasons at balkans..is all good!1 fuck that shit
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“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
how lame..after the kick out russians... a woman from kosovo won a medal..and ask for get tested and she refuse to give sample..and its all ok!!no pro..inocent!!1 and u telling me russia ban,wasnt for political reason.,.but kosovo,that need to be a country for political ,reasons at balkans..is all good!1 fuck that shit
I seriously can't tell what side you are on.
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how lame..after the kick out russians... a woman from kosovo won a medal..and ask for get tested and she refuse to give sample..and its all ok!!no pro..inocent!!1 and u telling me russia ban,wasnt for political reason.,.but kosovo,that need to be a country for political ,reasons at balkans..is all good!1 fuck that shit
That is fucked up. I have no problem with banning the Russians who were banned. I think that really is to do with doping. Not for political reasons, but as a way to send a message to Russia with regard to its Olympic athletics program, and as a message to other nations and athletes too. But I am surprised anyone can refuse a drug test at the Olympics. I was under the impression that all Olympic athletes were required to comply whenever they are asked. That it is that woman from Kosovo - the first athlete from Kosovo to ever compete in the Olympics, let alone win a gold medal - makes this more scandalous than it would be otherwise. I have a hard time believing that this is just the end of it, or "no pro" as you put it.
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Didn't the Russian ban have more to do with state sponsored cheating? And I was under the impression that all medalist were tested and samples were kept for so long after the test so samples could be re-tested as advances in technology allow.
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Didn't the Russian ban have more to do with state sponsored cheating? And I was under the impression that all medalist were tested and samples were kept for so long after the test so samples could be re-tested as advances in technology allow.
Yes, it has everything to do with state sponsored doping (via the Olympic athletics program).
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This must be the link to said athlete and appears to be a non issue with the Judo Federation and she was in her right to refuse. I will support any person who exercise's their rights ... she tested clean the following week. I have no idea how long it takes to get PED out of the system, the article make no mention of whether she has ever tested positive ... so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt. No mention of the chinese?
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how lame..after the kick out russians... a woman from kosovo won a medal..and ask for get tested and she refuse to give sample..and its all ok!!no pro..inocent!!1 and u telling me russia ban,wasnt for political reason.,.but kosovo,that need to be a country for political ,reasons at balkans..is all good!1 fuck that shit
I seriously can't tell what side you are on.
with justiced and common sence
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
majlinda kelmendi from kosovo... won gold medal.at judo . she REFUSE to get tested and didnt geive sample.. and they let her go and keep the golden medal..i rest my case
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
how lame..after the kick out russians... a woman from kosovo won a medal..and ask for get tested and she refuse to give sample..and its all ok!!no pro..inocent!!1 and u telling me russia ban,wasnt for political reason.,.but kosovo,that need to be a country for political ,reasons at balkans..is all good!1 fuck that shit
I seriously can't tell what side you are on.
with justiced and common sence
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Dimi ... she did nothing wrong, she refused a drug test in France before the olympics that she was not required to take ... if she refused an olympic drug test please provide link ...
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majlinda kelmendi from kosovo... won gold medal.at judo . she REFUSE to get tested and didnt geive sample.. and they let her go and keep the golden medal..i rest my case
Okay Dimitris, I don't think you are quite accurately reporting this story. I just did a quick search, and it says she refused a drug test BEFORE the Olympics when the French anti-doping agency requested one two months ago (you made it seem like she refused after she won the medal and was asked to do the test by Olympic authorities). The French consequently suspended her in France, and that ban doesn't apply outside of France. And she wasn't the only one:
"She cautiously expressed that in view of the reported facts, they had no obligation to do the test in those conditions."
"Olympics Rio 2016: Majlinda Kelmendi OK to refuse drug test says International Judo Federation By Reuters
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Judo's governing body said that athletes were not obliged to take unscheduled drug tests when training in France in June and that those who refused, including Kosovo's gold medallist Majlinda Kelmendi, subsequently tested negative the next week.
The unannounced doping tests were organised during the training camp in Saint-Cyprien for French athletes, the International Judo Federation said in a statement on Tuesday.
The controller was surprised to also meet foreign athletes who had been training with the French and decided to test them by asking for their judo results in order to test the world's best athletes, the IJF said.
"Coaches from several countries were surprised by the procedures of this control and asked for advice from the IJF anti-doping specialist," the federation said.
"She cautiously expressed that in view of the reported facts, they had no obligation to do the test in those conditions."
Amid doubts over the testing, some athletes underwent tests while others, like Kelmendi and Martyna Trajdos of Germany, did not.
When informed about the case, IJF President Marius Vizer decided to test those who did not submit to the testing the following week, and the results were negative, the IJF said.
The Guardian newspaper on Monday quoted Agron Kuka, head of the Kosovo Judo Federation, as saying that Kelmendi had refused the drug test but that she was clean.
"The team was in the training camp in France and some person came and asked to do the doping control. But the person involved, she didn't have any authorisation from WADA or anyone. And that's the end of the story."
The IJF confirmed to Reuters that Kelmendi had taken several drug tests this year, including in Rio on Sunday, the day she became the first athlete from Kosovo to win an Olympic medal."
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
majlinda kelmendi from kosovo... won gold medal.at judo . she REFUSE to get tested and didnt geive sample.. and they let her go and keep the golden medal..i rest my case
So?
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Just want to highlight that I edited my last post to mention that she submitted to a drug test in Rio on Sunday. This is NOT a scandal or a problem at all. Seems almost like certain reporters just want to slander the woman.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I just read this article this morning about the Russian female swimmer - I saw the race last night with the American taunting her. It's an interesting article because it talks about both sides - the American being a little classless, but the Russian being a total doper. Read through to the end about how she'd been banned and wasn't even supposed to be at the Olympics and then she "showed up" on Saturday, 90 minutes before the race.
Just want to highlight that I edited my last post to mention that she submitted to a drug test in Rio on Sunday. This is NOT a scandal or a problem at all. Seems almost like certain reporters just want to slander the woman.
A non issue ... my approach to the olympics is take it for what its worth, its very political ... so I just watch for the enjoyment, if a winner gets caught cheating I don't get to bothered by it anymore, just like any sport. Take it for what its worth.
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look it upon Google and check out the names of the teams as well...but ready for some foul names.
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https://thesun.co.uk/sport/rio-olympics-2016/1559676/rio-2016-jamaican-team-arrives-in-olympic-village-to-find-leaky-bathrooms-plumbers-on-tap-and-workmen-on-their-starting-blocks/
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Huge bravo to brasiliams and rio!!!1
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Godfather.
How is that an Olympic sport?
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PS - The Canadian men's indoor volleyball team beat the US team in a stunning upset yesterday.
Rio 2016: Michael Phelps versus the world
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There is no other sport in the Olympics general enough to allow for so many Golds to go to one person.
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
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*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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a woman from kosovo won a medal..and ask for get tested and she refuse to give sample..and its all ok!!no pro..inocent!!1
and u telling me russia ban,wasnt for political reason.,.but kosovo,that need to be a country for political ,reasons at balkans..is all good!1
fuck that shit
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“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-judo-kosovo-idUSKCN10K02F
This must be the link to said athlete and appears to be a non issue with the Judo Federation and she was in her right to refuse. I will support any person who exercise's their rights ... she tested clean the following week. I have no idea how long it takes to get PED out of the system, the article make no mention of whether she has ever tested positive ... so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt. No mention of the chinese?
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
won gold medal.at judo .
she REFUSE to get tested and didnt geive sample..
and they let her go and keep the golden medal..i rest my case
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"Kelmendi was not the only athlete to decline the test after questioning the authority of the testing officer and did so only after her coach consulted with the International Judo Federation’s anti-doping officer." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/08/rio-olympics-2016-kosovas-history-making-judoka-suspended-after/
And the International Judo Federation has said that it's okay that she refused that test: http://au.eurosport.com/judo/rio/2016/olympics-rio-2016-majlinda-kelmendi-ok-to-refuse-drug-test-says-international-judo-federation_sto5714817/story.shtml
"Coaches from several countries were surprised by the procedures of this control and asked for advice from the IJF anti-doping specialist," the federation said.
"She cautiously expressed that in view of the reported facts, they had no obligation to do the test in those conditions."
"Olympics Rio 2016: Majlinda Kelmendi OK to refuse drug test says International Judo Federation
By Reuters
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Judo's governing body said that athletes were not obliged to take unscheduled drug tests when training in France in June and that those who refused, including Kosovo's gold medallist Majlinda Kelmendi, subsequently tested negative the next week.
The unannounced doping tests were organised during the training camp in Saint-Cyprien for French athletes, the International Judo Federation said in a statement on Tuesday.
The controller was surprised to also meet foreign athletes who had been training with the French and decided to test them by asking for their judo results in order to test the world's best athletes, the IJF said.
"Coaches from several countries were surprised by the procedures of this control and asked for advice from the IJF anti-doping specialist," the federation said.
"She cautiously expressed that in view of the reported facts, they had no obligation to do the test in those conditions."
Amid doubts over the testing, some athletes underwent tests while others, like Kelmendi and Martyna Trajdos of Germany, did not.
When informed about the case, IJF President Marius Vizer decided to test those who did not submit to the testing the following week, and the results were negative, the IJF said.
The Guardian newspaper on Monday quoted Agron Kuka, head of the Kosovo Judo Federation, as saying that Kelmendi had refused the drug test but that she was clean.
"The team was in the training camp in France and some person came and asked to do the doping control. But the person involved, she didn't have any authorisation from WADA or anyone. And that's the end of the story."
The IJF confirmed to Reuters that Kelmendi had taken several drug tests this year, including in Rio on Sunday, the day she became the first athlete from Kosovo to win an Olympic medal."
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http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-doping-plaschke-20160808-snap-story.html
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