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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Off_it said:
    Swindon_Addick said:
    KBslittlesis said:
    Men telling me that a man winning a women’s event is irrelevant.

    Yeah, cheers guys.
    She isn't a man. No-one is claiming that she's a man, including those who are claiming that she has a chromosomal irregularity that would make her ineligible for women's sport. The people making those claims have no credibility, but even they don't think she's trans.

    The lack of credibility of the IBA doesn't in itself prove that they're lying, neither does the fact that when they held their press conference they couldn't even agree what test they were claiming they'd run that she'd failed. But I want to seem some actual evidence before we start disqualifying people, and I want to know why that evidence wasn't presented to the IOC in advance so that, if one or both of the two boxers isn't eligible, they could have been excluded without ruining the competition for everyone else.
    I find it bizarre, and actually quite worrying, that some people can form some very clear and entrenched views based on "facts" that just aren't true at all. 

    Obviously we've seen that recently with all the aggro around the UK, but this is another example of where the facts don't seem to trouble some people.

    For example, my mum is insistent that the Algerian "is a man",  even though nobody in any sort of official, or semi-official, capacity has ever said that, as far as I'm aware.
    Russian propaganda.

    Gold for China in the 102kg male weightlifting. Great atmosphere with a lot or Chinese and Armenian fans in attendance. I kept my union flag in the bag as we didn't have anyone competing but quite a few were on display.

    Incredible seeing people snatching 160kg as easy as i can do 20 kg (no plates) proper Olympians.
    My mum's not Russian. In fact she doesn't do anything very quickly these days.
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    Callumcafc said:
    Why were some posts deleted but others left up? Don’t think I said anything particularly inflammatory…
    Does it really matter? Enough has been said on it now. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    edited August 2024
    cafcpolo said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Why were some posts deleted but others left up? Don’t think I said anything particularly inflammatory…
    Does it really matter? Enough has been said on it now. 
    Happy to focus on the sport, just a bit bemused when I noticed.

    Had a similar situation yesterday in another thread where I got incorrectly accused of something without a right to reply so my back is up a little bit. But it’s a football forum so yeah, whatever I suppose.
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    Callumcafc said:
    cafcpolo said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Why were some posts deleted but others left up? Don’t think I said anything particularly inflammatory…
    Does it really matter? Enough has been said on it now. 
    Happy to focus on the sport, just a bit bemused when I noticed.

    Had a similar situation yesterday in another thread where I got incorrectly accused of something without a right to reply so my back is up a little bit. But it’s a football forum so yeah, whatever I suppose.
    I feel your pain, I lost some lols on the riot thread.
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,636
    Callumcafc said:
    cafcpolo said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Why were some posts deleted but others left up? Don’t think I said anything particularly inflammatory…
    Does it really matter? Enough has been said on it now. 
    Happy to focus on the sport, just a bit bemused when I noticed.

    Had a similar situation yesterday in another thread where I got incorrectly accused of something without a right to reply so my back is up a little bit. But it’s a football forum so yeah, whatever I suppose.
    Starmers Britain init
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    Anyone know how the fencing works in the pentathlon? Looks like our geezer goes first and has to basically win 17 matches to come out on top!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    cafcpolo said:
    Callumcafc said:
    cafcpolo said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Why were some posts deleted but others left up? Don’t think I said anything particularly inflammatory…
    Does it really matter? Enough has been said on it now. 
    Happy to focus on the sport, just a bit bemused when I noticed.

    Had a similar situation yesterday in another thread where I got incorrectly accused of something without a right to reply so my back is up a little bit. But it’s a football forum so yeah, whatever I suppose.
    I feel your pain, I lost some lols on the riot thread.
    Well done for getting some fish puns into that thread 

  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    Men's kerin. Austria lap everyone & get the bonus 20 after already winning one sprint & have 25 points 

    I'm saying they will get a medal. Only need a couple more sprint wins  a couple of 2nd & 3rds to be in the top 3.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    golfaddick said:
    Men's kerin. Austria lap everyone & get the bonus 20 after already winning one sprint & have 25 points 

    I'm saying they will get a medal. Only need a couple more sprint wins  a couple of 2nd & 3rds to be in the top 3.
    Not gonna happen 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Madison.

    So far GB are more Marcus than James.
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    stonemuse said:
    golfaddick said:
    Men's kerin. Austria lap everyone & get the bonus 20 after already winning one sprint & have 25 points 

    I'm saying they will get a medal. Only need a couple more sprint wins  a couple of 2nd & 3rds to be in the top 3.
    Not gonna happen 
    Austria lost the lap and the 20 points, so a pointless move, literally 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    killerandflash said:
    stonemuse said:
    golfaddick said:
    Men's kerin. Austria lap everyone & get the bonus 20 after already winning one sprint & have 25 points 

    I'm saying they will get a medal. Only need a couple more sprint wins  a couple of 2nd & 3rds to be in the top 3.
    Not gonna happen 
    Austria lost the lap and the 20 points, so a pointless move, literally 
    Yup was too soon 
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    What the fuck was that dutch guy doing?
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    cafcpolo said:
    What the fuck was that dutch guy doing?
    Crazy 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,033
    Wow that was an incredibly fast 1500m , credit to Georgia Bell for getting a bronze out of that!!! 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Great run by Georgia Bell in the 1500m for a bronze 
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,633
    edited August 2024
    Astonishing run by Georgia Bell to snatch bronze from that. Absolutely brilliant.

    Edit: New British record run.
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,633
    Someone in the stands wearing a "Team Georgia Bell" t-shirt. 
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    Laura beat her own british record in 5th Georgia absolutely smashed it in 3rd. superb from both
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Fine run by Dobson, despite being distracted by a Hungarian waving money at him.
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  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    Guaranteed silver in the artistic swimming? I think?
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,633
    edited August 2024
    Another national record in the men's 4x400 while finishing third. 
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    cafcpolo said:
    Guaranteed silver in the artistic swimming? I think?
    Yes Silver. When does the men's competition begin?
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    swordfish said:
    cafcpolo said:
    Guaranteed silver in the artistic swimming? I think?
    Yes Silver. When does the men's competition begin?
    it's a mixed event for the first time this year. don't think any men have entered though
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,633
    Swindon_Addick said:
    Another national record in the men's 4x400 while finishing third. 
    And the women's 4x400 team also beat the national record while claiming bronze. A great end to the track events.
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    Going for bronze then gold in the taekwondo now!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    I immediately thought Jamaica had dropped the baton when they first replayed the incident, rather than an injury. She didn't limp off 

    Been a disastrous track programme for Jamaica.
  • BrentfordAddick
    BrentfordAddick Posts: 1,460
    George Mills last in the 5000m
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    BrentfordAddick said:
    George Mills last in the 5000m
    Not his fault. Everyone else was cheating. 
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    Great first round, one more please. Other dude lost his review n all.

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