Sports Fails Thread

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Formula 2 Monaco 2003

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Yeah, that moment is almost 20 years old. Btw, it was still Formula 3000 back then.

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I don’t even know how to explain this goal but hockey in Germany is wild… pic.twitter.com/8M0G6XgEV5

— World Hockey Report (@worldhockeyrpt) February 7, 2023

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Sure, it’s not uncommon for road 10k & marathon courses to miscalculate a changed corner or so, but 1500m in a 10K race is pretty extreme.  

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65295443

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Pre-match entertainment not really fully thought through.

 

 

Catalans Dragons rugby league players had to run for cover after a bull broke free in a bizarre incident.

 

French side Catalans Dragons hosted English team St Helens at the Stade Gilbert Brutus in Perpignan, southern France, in a Super League clash on Friday evening.

 

Three hefty bulls were paraded around the field in a pre-match lap of honour intended to 'celebrate the quality of beef in the region', an idea cooked up by Catalans owner Bernard Guasch, the head of a local meat processing company

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/article-12052539/Raging-BULL-Carnage-erupts-France-rampaging-animal-breaks-loose-players-flee.html

 

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pic.twitter.com/uYdCEoO6e4

— Out Of Context Football (@nocontextfooty) September 5, 2023

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New one from this morning.

 

 

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The Uruguayan Olympic Committee website has not been updated in over 12 months.

 

The COU has active accounts on Facebook, Instagram and X / Twitter, but the website only has a link to the first one.

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Fails at the 2023 Pan American Games:

 

In athletics, the women's 20 km walk was actually held over 17 km, so all times were annulled.

 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/67258758

 

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In taekwondo, the Giulia Sendra vs Sara Grippoli repechage match was suspended after the first round. Grippoli actually had already qualified for the bronze match.

 

https://www.tycsports.com/polideportivo/el-insolito-motivo-que-adelanto-la-pelea-de-guzman-por-la-dorada-id542795.html

 

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In rugby sevens, the Canadians scored an invalid try at the gold medal match against the United States, and the referee ignored the protests by the Americans.

 

After a lineout, the Canadians attempted to form a maul, but no American player engaged, so they kept advancing until it was too late. They should have been penalized for obstruction.

 

 

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Nacional has threatened to withdraw from the Basketball Champions League Americas.

 

https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Basquet-Nacional-analiza-retirarse-de-la-BCLA-si-no-tiene-respuesta-de-FIBA-por-localia-uc875275

 

The club claims that they can't afford to rent the Antel Arena, and they refuse to rent the Palacio Peñarol (and their rival club wouldn't offer it anyway).

 

In addition, FIBA Americas has denied using the Campus de Maldonado or the Estadio 10 de Julio in Florida. The club claims that the complains

 

The club even proposed to modify the schedule so they play their on the third window in Buenos Aires, but the confederation did not reply.

 

Nacional doesn't have a proper arena, instead they usually play at Unión Atlética, which is also not up to FIBA Américas level.