Swimming at the Aquatics FINA World Championships 2017

[heywoodu 15,174]

Just now, Майкл said:

 

Hypocritical crowd doesn't help her case of being banned for doping TWICE  

Nope, and don't get me wrong: I would have preferred her being banned for 4-8 years (or even life), that's not my point at all  

 

It's like world athletics championships if it would be in the US: they'd all be booing every Russian, then start cheering their lungs out for Gatlin. 

[dcro 10,210]

8 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

What?  

 

 

Meaning that most of the people weren't that into the swimming to know all about dopers and non-dopers.

 

Smaller portion of people, some bigger swimming fans, probably started the booing. But anyway, I don't see how that defends her. You would also cheer for Gatlin, or even Kilty, in that case?

Edited July 25, 2017 by dcro

[vinipereira 3,250]

5 minutos atrás, heywoodu disse:

I know! Until all that booing from the people there, who right after that were just as happy cheering and celebrating for a Brazilian (I forgot who, at least luckily Cielo wasn't there) who had the exact same thing: a doping history. Hypocritical 2.0

 

This might have been hypocritical, but 1. I doubt very much the brazilians present knew who Efimova is/her history (hence the boos probably came from swimming fans), 2. Efimova was winning medals, while brazilians... better forget.

[bestmen 2,827]

Just now, heywoodu said:

You apparently care enough to answer 

 

(me too btw, prediction contests are no fun if you're not following them) 

he is not able to predict , having one serious handicap

[juddy96 171]

6 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I know! Until all that booing from the people there, who right after that were just as happy cheering and celebrating for a Brazilian (I forgot who, at least luckily Cielo wasn't there) who had the exact same thing: a doping history. Hypocritical 2.0

 

Joao Gomes

[Майкл 561]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Nope, and don't get me wrong: I would have preferred her being banned for 4-8 years (or even life), that's not my point at all  

 

It's like world athletics championships if it would be in the US: they'd all be booing every Russian, then start cheering their lungs out for Gatlin. 

 

Glad to hear you didn't go mad and started rooting for junkies  

 

Druglin is a case of his own  I never rooted for him either, and I never will, no matter how much the crowd hated/didn't hate him.

[bestmen 2,827]

Just now, Майкл said:

 

Hypocritical crowd doesn't help her case of being banned for doping TWICE  

[heywoodu 15,174]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

 

Meaning that most of the people weren't that into the swimming to know all about dopers and non-dopers.

 

Smaller portion of people, some bigger swimming fans, probably started the booing. But anyway, I don't see how that defends her. You would also cheer for Gatlin, or even Kilty, in that case?

My hate for Kilty has nothing to do with doping, just like my hate for Mekhissi-Benabbad is just because they are both absolute asswipes on so many levels  

 

And yes, like vinipereira said, that might be true. Still, after that booing in Rio I'm hoping Efimova will get at least one world gold medal  

[Майкл 561]

Just now, bestmen said:

 

[dcro 10,210]

5 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

My hate for Kilty has nothing to do with doping, just like my hate for Mekhissi-Benabbad is just because they are both absolute asswipes on so many levels  

 

And yes, like vinipereira said, that might be true. Still, after that booing in Rio I'm hoping Efimova will get at least one world gold medal  

 

Well, doesn't have to be about doping. For example, would you also cheer for Kilty if some hypotetical crowd was booing him for his behaviour and cheering hard for Mekhissi-Benabbad?