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Tokyo Olympics
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Yup Emily did great and should be very proud. But the chinese lady was ridiculous she just came out did 1 bigger lift and job done lol0
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I'm glad Hubbard, Quinn, and Alana Smith have been able to compete in the bodies they feel most comfortable in. I'm also delighted to see the high jump gold shared by two guys who helped each other back through pretty horrific injuries, opting to celebrate with each other, and who are really good friends, both being the best in this Games.
For me, the Olympics is a massive celebration of sport. Faster, stronger, higher - yes. But we have opening ceremonies and parades that are a huge party for everyone, and while winning is so, so important, for many it's the journey that counts, whatever form it takes.
Call me soft if you like, but... it's about more than the medals, isn't it?3 -
You need to apply for a job with UK RowingPaddyP17 said:I'm glad Hubbard, Quinn, and Alana Smith have been able to compete in the bodies they feel most comfortable in. I'm also delighted to see the high jump gold shared by two guys who helped each other back through pretty horrific injuries, opting to celebrate with each other, and who are really good friends, both being the best in this Games.
For me, the Olympics is a massive celebration of sport. Faster, stronger, higher - yes. But we have opening ceremonies and parades that are a huge party for everyone, and while winning is so, so important, for many it's the journey that counts, whatever form it takes.
Call me soft if you like, but... it's about more than the medals, isn't it?
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Watching the football and the woman are doing that hitching the shorts up thing as well, is there a reason for it, or is it just a highly contagious tic?0
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I must admit I’m confused by the statements I read, but now I can’t find the article. I can’t imagine how it’s OK to race the 200 but not the 400.PrincessFiona said:
I would have thought it would matter in the 200m, possibly even more than the 400m, for several reasons. Plus various sprinters have been caught taking testosterone based banned substances. It's almost like the wording that it applies only between 400 metres to a mile was badly writtenSomervilleAddick said:
Read an article today which implied the IOC will change their rules, but also described how a single value for testosterone wouldn’t be appropriate for all sports. The IOC wants each sport to set their own rules rather than just use their default.MrWalker said:ValleyGary said:So the two Namibian athletes were ruled out of the 400m cos they have too much testosterone but are allowed to go in the 200m. What’s that all about?Very strange rules.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Two 18-year-old female runners from Namibia won't be allowed to run in the 400 meters at the Tokyo Olympics after medical tests showed they have high natural testosterone levels.
That makes them ineligible under the same contentious rules that have sidelined South Africa's Caster Semenya.
The Namibian Olympic committee said Friday that the two runners, Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, had been withdrawn from the 400.
They will now "focus their full attention" on the 200 meters, Namibia's athletics federation said.
World Athletics' testosterone rules only apply to events between 400 meters and one mile.
It used athletics as an example, stating that testosterone has less impact for longer distances ( which surprised me) and haemoglobin was more important to test for.Suffice to say, the science has moved on, the IOC will lower the testosterone level, but each sport should be setting their own standards.0 -
Olympic rules for letting transgender women compete will be changed after Tokyo say officials say, as Laurel Hubbard's weightlifting defeat sparks fresh rows over whether it was fair for her to enter
IOC say current guidelines, set in 2015, are not fit for purpose and need refresh
It is expected there will be a push towards each sporting federation setting rules0 -
So basically the IOC are trying to get out of making any decision themselves and putting it on hosts instead.PrincessFiona said:Olympic rules for letting transgender women compete will be changed after Tokyo say officials say, as Laurel Hubbard's weightlifting defeat sparks fresh rows over whether it was fair for her to enter
IOC say current guidelines, set in 2015, are not fit for purpose and need refresh
It is expected there will be a push towards each sporting federation setting rules
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My understanding is because the advantage varies from sport to sport (as I suggested before)SELR_addicks said:
So basically the IOC are trying to get out of making any decision themselves and putting it on hosts instead.PrincessFiona said:Olympic rules for letting transgender women compete will be changed after Tokyo say officials say, as Laurel Hubbard's weightlifting defeat sparks fresh rows over whether it was fair for her to enter
IOC say current guidelines, set in 2015, are not fit for purpose and need refresh
It is expected there will be a push towards each sporting federation setting rules1 -
Nothing to do with hosts. They’re saying the IAAF needs to set the rules for athletics, UCI needs to set the rules for cycling, etc.SELR_addicks said:
So basically the IOC are trying to get out of making any decision themselves and putting it on hosts instead.PrincessFiona said:Olympic rules for letting transgender women compete will be changed after Tokyo say officials say, as Laurel Hubbard's weightlifting defeat sparks fresh rows over whether it was fair for her to enter
IOC say current guidelines, set in 2015, are not fit for purpose and need refresh
It is expected there will be a push towards each sporting federation setting rules
The advantages, if any, will be based on the sport they participate in.1 -
I can't think if an Olympics sport where it is not an advantage to be born with the muscular structure of a man, can you?SomervilleAddick said:
Nothing to do with hosts. They’re saying the IAAF needs to set the rules for athletics, UCI needs to set the rules for cycling, etc.SELR_addicks said:
So basically the IOC are trying to get out of making any decision themselves and putting it on hosts instead.PrincessFiona said:Olympic rules for letting transgender women compete will be changed after Tokyo say officials say, as Laurel Hubbard's weightlifting defeat sparks fresh rows over whether it was fair for her to enter
IOC say current guidelines, set in 2015, are not fit for purpose and need refresh
It is expected there will be a push towards each sporting federation setting rules
The advantages, if any, will be based on the sport they participate in.
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Equestrian makes no obvious difference, and I’m not sure what advantage it gives in shooting or archery. The real point is that different sports can set different criteria for admission to competition based on levels of testosterone or any other substance that makes sense for that specific sport.NapaAddick said:
I can't think if an Olympics sport where it is not an advantage to be born with the muscular structure of a man, can you?SomervilleAddick said:
Nothing to do with hosts. They’re saying the IAAF needs to set the rules for athletics, UCI needs to set the rules for cycling, etc.SELR_addicks said:
So basically the IOC are trying to get out of making any decision themselves and putting it on hosts instead.PrincessFiona said:Olympic rules for letting transgender women compete will be changed after Tokyo say officials say, as Laurel Hubbard's weightlifting defeat sparks fresh rows over whether it was fair for her to enter
IOC say current guidelines, set in 2015, are not fit for purpose and need refresh
It is expected there will be a push towards each sporting federation setting rules
The advantages, if any, will be based on the sport they participate in.There was some interesting reading out there, implying that testosterone isn’t necessarily a predictor of anything, that it’s more complex than that. Testing on athletes has shown no direct correlation to how they perform - higher values don’t mean better performance.Interesting stuff, but outside my areas of expertise.2 -
WR in 400m hurdles by Warholm of Norway.0
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Gold in the sailing - weirdly that was really nailbiting watching that, even though I had no clue what was happening4
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This is the internet mate, no expertise means you argue harder!SomervilleAddick said:
Equestrian makes no obvious difference, and I’m not sure what advantage it gives in shooting or archery. The real point is that different sports can set different criteria for admission to competition based on levels of testosterone or any other substance that makes sense for that specific sport.NapaAddick said:
I can't think if an Olympics sport where it is not an advantage to be born with the muscular structure of a man, can you?SomervilleAddick said:
Nothing to do with hosts. They’re saying the IAAF needs to set the rules for athletics, UCI needs to set the rules for cycling, etc.SELR_addicks said:
So basically the IOC are trying to get out of making any decision themselves and putting it on hosts instead.PrincessFiona said:Olympic rules for letting transgender women compete will be changed after Tokyo say officials say, as Laurel Hubbard's weightlifting defeat sparks fresh rows over whether it was fair for her to enter
IOC say current guidelines, set in 2015, are not fit for purpose and need refresh
It is expected there will be a push towards each sporting federation setting rules
The advantages, if any, will be based on the sport they participate in.There was some interesting reading out there, implying that testosterone isn’t necessarily a predictor of anything, that it’s more complex than that. Testing on athletes has shown no direct correlation to how they perform - higher values don’t mean better performance.Interesting stuff, but outside my areas of expertise.2 -
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This is the internet mate, no expertise means you argue harder!SomervilleAddick said:
Equestrian makes no obvious difference, and I’m not sure what advantage it gives in shooting or archery. The real point is that different sports can set different criteria for admission to competition based on levels of testosterone or any other substance that makes sense for that specific sport.NapaAddick said:
I can't think if an Olympics sport where it is not an advantage to be born with the muscular structure of a man, can you?SomervilleAddick said:
Nothing to do with hosts. They’re saying the IAAF needs to set the rules for athletics, UCI needs to set the rules for cycling, etc.SELR_addicks said:
So basically the IOC are trying to get out of making any decision themselves and putting it on hosts instead.PrincessFiona said:Olympic rules for letting transgender women compete will be changed after Tokyo say officials say, as Laurel Hubbard's weightlifting defeat sparks fresh rows over whether it was fair for her to enter
IOC say current guidelines, set in 2015, are not fit for purpose and need refresh
It is expected there will be a push towards each sporting federation setting rules
The advantages, if any, will be based on the sport they participate in.There was some interesting reading out there, implying that testosterone isn’t necessarily a predictor of anything, that it’s more complex than that. Testing on athletes has shown no direct correlation to how they perform - higher values don’t mean better performance.Interesting stuff, but outside my areas of expertise.
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I participated in archery for many years and apart from the shorter distances indoors, men and women compete with targets at different distances. The maximum distance for men is 100yds/90 metres and for women it is 80yds/70metres. The draw weight for men is greater than for women and so the arrows can go further.SomervilleAddick said:
Equestrian makes no obvious difference, and I’m not sure what advantage it gives in shooting or archery. The real point is that different sports can set different criteria for admission to competition based on levels of testosterone or any other substance that makes sense for that specific sport.NapaAddick said:
I can't think if an Olympics sport where it is not an advantage to be born with the muscular structure of a man, can you?SomervilleAddick said:
Nothing to do with hosts. They’re saying the IAAF needs to set the rules for athletics, UCI needs to set the rules for cycling, etc.SELR_addicks said:
So basically the IOC are trying to get out of making any decision themselves and putting it on hosts instead.PrincessFiona said:Olympic rules for letting transgender women compete will be changed after Tokyo say officials say, as Laurel Hubbard's weightlifting defeat sparks fresh rows over whether it was fair for her to enter
IOC say current guidelines, set in 2015, are not fit for purpose and need refresh
It is expected there will be a push towards each sporting federation setting rules
The advantages, if any, will be based on the sport they participate in.There was some interesting reading out there, implying that testosterone isn’t necessarily a predictor of anything, that it’s more complex than that. Testing on athletes has shown no direct correlation to how they perform - higher values don’t mean better performance.Interesting stuff, but outside my areas of expertise.
This applies more to recurve bows which have a greater draw weight and more poundage on the fingers. Compound bows have a pulley system which means there is less weight on the fingers and there is a release mechanism.
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Well done Jack Laugher, bronze in diving.
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That Danish guy is coming across as a right dick.6
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Brit should've got up and chinned him2
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It was his fault, the numpty.2
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Unbelievable, not sure why he is giving it to the Brit. Should have defo give it back, what an absolute prick!Huskaris said:That Danish guy is coming across as a right dick.1 -
I wouldn't want us to go through instead of them because of that, but I would like to see him seriously punished for endangering a fellow competitor.3
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Defo routing for the other country in the final. Yeah he should be punished individually, it was his fault and dangerousHuskaris said:I wouldn't want us to go through instead of them because of that, but I would like to see him seriously punished for endangering a fellow competitor.0 -
he literally wasn't even looking, we had right of way - he should be banned from the final and their reserve made to ride3
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Well if your going to not win it that's one way to go out.1
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How does this 3 man 3 lap sprint work, looks like 1 rider drops off each lap - therefore surely all you need is 1 really quick bloke over 3 laps (ie I could ride the first lap with 2 others and it would make no difference!)
why isn't it just 1 bloke racing 3 laps??, what's the point of the other 2 (or am I missing something)0 -
Setting myself up for a big fall here but I think it is streamlining.Elthamaddick said:How does this 3 man 3 lap sprint work, looks like 1 rider drops off each lap - therefore surely all you need is 1 really quick bloke over 3 laps (ie I could ride the first lap with 2 others and it would make no difference!)
why isn't it just 1 bloke racing 3 laps??, what's the point of the other 2 (or am I missing something)
Just like in the Tour de France, the main rider will ride almost all the race around his team, but then "break."
In theory, the two ahead of the last chap will be shielding him from the wind resistance, and then on the final lap, he should be fresher than them and then sprint.
In effect, 3 people, with 2 rotating the front will get it done quicker than 1 person on their own.
Just cycling around with mates (or streamlining behind a car in central London) I have noticed a huge difference in physical exertion.3 -
I have asked like a million times, so no doubt you wont change. But please embed tweets as it defeats the object of posting a tweet, i know you aren't the only one just a slight pet peeve of mine.ForeverAddickted said:0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxDaiyREBPw
