Does anybody follow the Olympics?

[oldballs]

republick of china

 

[KennyG]

No. Russian Olympic Committee, since Russia is banned for doping (wink, wink). Rep of China has to compete as Taiwan so China isn't offended.

 

[RalphVa]

The ROC women beat the US handily in volleyball.

 

[/pine]

Russian Olympians deserve suspicion, but at least for now, also their medals

Success of team competing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee fuels suspicion, frustration.

www.courier-journal.com

 

[MoKelly]

No. Russian Olympic Committee, since Russia is banned for doping (wink, wink). Rep of China has to compete as Taiwan so China isn't offended.

What exactly is a ROC? If Russia is banned their athletes should be banned. Either you are a country or you are not a country.

You can’t make this stuff up.

MoKelly

 

[Jstpssng]

What exactly is a ROC? If Russia is banned their athletes should be banned. Either you are a country or you are not a country.

You can’t make this stuff up.

MoKelly

Apparently somebody did. It's true that they have become politicalized, but at least for a short time countries can put aside their differences and let their professional amateur athletes test against one another.

 

[/pine]

Apparently somebody did. It's true that they have become politicalized, but at least for a short time countries can put aside their differences and let their professional amateur athletes test against one another.

Actually what they (The Olympics) do is push politics into a field where it has no business..."the games" have become a global political game one-upmanship...

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Blah, blah, blah, blah,blah...

Jeez... we finally agree on something ! What? no signature???

 

[k0ua]

NO. Not only NO, but **** no. And that goes for all pro sports too nowadays.

 

[PILOON]

Then they add a new 'sport' every so often, like skeet shooting.
Perhaps the next will include 'Tractor Racing' 100 meter, 1000- meter both women and men category plus under 50 hp and turbo class.
But then they drop some of the original contests like shotput discus etc.
It is just a big 'mine is bigger than yours' contest.