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London 2012 Olympics
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| Gulvplanke |
Posted on 07-08-2012 23:59
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dienblad wrote:
Why did nobody mentioned Epke Zonderland, winning the gold medal for the men's horizontal bar??? The first ever male individual gymnastic gold for the Netherlands and he's the only one in the world that is capable of. and daring to, do 3 flight elements in a row. Awesome!!
For those who haven't seen it:
Edited by Gulvplanke on 08-08-2012 00:04
How hard can it be?
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 08-08-2012 09:05
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kumazan wrote:
What I don't get is why the Algerian was DQ'd from the games for not racing the 800m while it was perfectly fine for Bourgain to do the same in the Olympic RR.
Double standards by that bunch of corrupt federations ruled by IOC ?
What's funny, is that if he was injured to the point of not being able to complete his 800 m, how come he was already fit enough to win the 1 500 ? 
Not excluding him but putting him to rest for a couple of days instead would have made more sense, but eh, spectators are so stupid that nobody will notice, isn't it ? |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 08-08-2012 10:52
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Finally a medal for Portugal!!!  Silver in Canoeing K2.  |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 08-08-2012 11:20
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Anyone else see the Cuban guy's pole break in the Pole Vault? Ridiculous.
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| Teddy The Creator |
Posted on 08-08-2012 11:23
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CountArach wrote:
Anyone else see the Cuban guy's pole break in the Pole Vault? Ridiculous.
That was insane. WIth today's today's technology I wouldn't think it to be possible.
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 08-08-2012 11:35
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Teddy The Creator wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Anyone else see the Cuban guy's pole break in the Pole Vault? Ridiculous.
That was insane. WIth today's technology I wouldn't think it to be possible.
He´s from Cuba. 
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| fred947a |
Posted on 08-08-2012 11:40
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Grenada is number 1 in standings for most medals if you account for the population... Just saying  |
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| Montolivo |
Posted on 08-08-2012 12:05
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fred947a wrote:
Grenada is number 1 in standings for most medals if you account for the population... Just saying
Who is top ten if you know? |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 08-08-2012 16:00
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Bolt is a hero. A legend.
https://www.comple...ll-players
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 08-08-2012 16:18
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https://www.sporza...feestnacht
Lol!
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Posted on 24-11-2024 01:22
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-08-2012 17:27
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Kumazan - Don't know whats better the medal or the trio of beauties 
Spilak23 - What a total piss head he he |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 09-08-2012 06:27
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"What shall we do with the drunken sailor..."
Also winner of discus throw Harting had a busy night yesterday...
https://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/08...mpics.html
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 09-08-2012 12:25
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Massive congratulations to Jade Jones of GBR in the Taekwondo this morning
Really happy for her because she is from the same town as me in Wales |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 09-08-2012 15:46
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YES, Go on Jade your into the Semi Finals now |
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 09-08-2012 16:42
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Jade Jones was in the paper this morning, wow she is a fine fine girl
MG Team manager Team Ticos Air Costa Rica
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 09-08-2012 19:37
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Casper Semenya is going for a jog right now |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 09-08-2012 19:41
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SweatyViking wrote:
Casper Semenya is going for a jog right now
Oh yeah, that guy... 
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 09-08-2012 19:52
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cio93 wrote:
SweatyViking wrote:
Casper Semenya is going for a jog right now
Oh yeah, that guy...
Can't believe that the man is allowed to compete as a woman...
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 09-08-2012 20:31
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It's waaaaaay more complicated than that.
To make a long story short : the difference between actual males and females are very difficult to establish. Of course there's the gynaecological difference, and there Semenya is a woman.
But if you look at hormons level, or DNA, there's like - damn, I'm not sure, I read the article a dozen of days ago- 10 or 30 % of males or females that are actually from the opposite sex, according to their DNA. Which means that some males (people with a penis) have XX sexual chromosomes, whereas some females have XY (normally it's the other way round, doh). Even better, some get trisomy there : XXY. On an unrelated note, I remember from my biology lectures that those are more prone to extreme violence.
Still, that'd be too simple again. All genes don't always express themselves, even with the "wrong" chromosomes. So, a woman like Semenya had males hormones level that were much too high for a female. Of course this can result from doping, as males hormones are efficient for women, but the opposite is not quite true.
To find a solution, the IOC decided that hormones level would be checked for every one, especially special cases like Semenya, and analysed by a board of specialists, to say if it was natural or not. No thresholds have been established yet. If I understood correctly, Semenya is undergoing a hormonal treatment that brings her hormonal level closer to those of a "normal" female.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 09-08-2012 20:39
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There's a bit of a discussion in Holland about the jury for the dressage. Apparently the Dutch silver-medalist Cornelissen did a flawless kür (don't know the English word), but the gold went to British rider Charlotte Dujardin, who actually made a clear mistake during her kür. Normally you'd expect the gold to be going to Cornelissen then?
Now I haven't watched it, so I don't know everything, but I wonder if anyone else seen it.
Edited by Wilier on 09-08-2012 20:39
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