Doping Cases and Bans 2019 Thread

[crolympics 22]

We should all withdraw from the olympics and let Americans compete, it became their party anyway. Most new sports and disciplines have english-speaking countries dominating in them. So-called Olympic chanel is basically a chanel of USA olympic team, swimming schedule is adopted based on how american tv-houses want. At least we have football to enjoy.

[Olympian1010 8,276]

21 minutes ago, crolympics said:

We should all withdraw from the olympics and let Americans compete, it became their party anyway. Most new sports and disciplines have english-speaking countries dominating in them. So-called Olympic chanel is basically a chanel of USA olympic team, swimming schedule is adopted based on how american tv-houses want. At least we have football to enjoy.

And Water Polo and Handball (Americans like to pretend those sports don’t exist). I do agree that the US and UK are dominating the international sports scene a bit much, but that isn’t what this is about. 

[thiago_simoes 1,441]

I'm really surprised at the double standards here. People go crazy when a new cheater is banned, but when a nation creates a state-driven doping program, most people are okay to simply turn a blind eye on the whole situation. Clean individuals can always try to compete as independent athletes. Of course players in team sports would suffer, but that's the price you pay for representing a nation which has been proven again and again not to play by the rules. At this point another slap on the wrist is not going to make any difference. The IOC needs to ban Russia with no possibility of amendments to their decision.

And, really, how come some people still believe this is not about politics? What world do some of you guys live in? We have athletes representing nations competing against one another, and a huge doping scandal led by a nation, and some people still believe this is only about the individual performances of the athletes? Seriously? Wake up, Sleeping Beauty.
 

Edited November 26, 2019 by thiago_simoes

[bestmen 2,909]

Strange seeing them dominate the sport while they have the highest rate of obesity 

 

 

[heywoodu 16,184]

1 minute ago, bestmen said:

Strange seeing them dominate the sport while they have the highest rate of obesity 

 

 

Imagine how shitty the rest really is, producing so little with a much healthier population  

[NearPup 3,635]

2 hours ago, crolympics said:

We should all withdraw from the olympics and let Americans compete, it became their party anyway. Most new sports and disciplines have english-speaking countries dominating in them. So-called Olympic chanel is basically a chanel of USA olympic team, swimming schedule is adopted based on how american tv-houses want. At least we have football to enjoy.

Ah yes, the famously anglosphere dominated sports of sports climbing and karate.

 

Honestly only Surfing is anglosphere dominated of the sports being added.

[heywoodu 16,184]

1 minute ago, NearPup said:

Ah yes, the famously anglosphere dominated sports of sports climbing and karate.

 

Honestly only Surfing is anglosphere dominated of the sports being added.

And not even nearly as much as certain sports are Asia-dominated.

[Monzanator 4,830]

Athletics, swimming and probably gymnastics will be held in USA evening prime time so you don't have to look far to see how NBC is holding the entire IOC hostage. Nobody gives a flying fuck about Europe and the rest of the world. The only thing that matters is US viewers. Talk about equal rights here

[Monzanator 4,830]

21 hours ago, heywoodu said:

I get that, but it's a bit harsh to keep blaming everyone who bans Russia instead of blaming those who are actually to blame for all of this, the Russian authorities. I don't know how much further things should go before at some point one should say "Look, this sucks badly for innocent athletes as well, but this has got to be stopped and resolved."

 

There's not really a 'good' way to go about all it, but just banning athletes who have actually been caught makes the whole Russian system get away with it.

 

Bullshit. Nobody in the Russian political system will apply this logic. They will play the martyr card and claim the Western world is out there to destroy them & their sport. Just look at the War in Donbas. Hell, how about the plane shot down by the Russian missile. Russia has never taken responsibility for arming the pro-Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine and you expect them to feel sorry for the innocent athletes. You need to learn a thing or two about the Russian Empire mindset. They will never show a sign of weakness like that. Never!

[heywoodu 16,184]

1 minute ago, Monzanator said:

 

Bullshit. Nobody in the Russian political system will apply this logic. They will play the martyr card and claim the Western world is out there to destroy them & their sport. Just look at the War in Donbas. Hell, how about the plane shot down by the Russian missile. Russia has never taken responsibility for arming the pro-Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine and you expect them to feel sorry for the innocent athletes. You need to learn a thing or two about the Russian Empire mindset. They will never show a sign of weakness like that. Never!

Yeah, I know. And so international authorities should just let it slide? No.