heywoodu 13,562 Posted December 8, 2023 #331 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Without trying to be shot or something, so treading very carefully: I can't say I am entirely unhappy with certain Russian and Belarussian athletes being allowed to compete in Paris under a neutral flag and when fulfilling certain individual criteria. The entire situation is a massive hot mess and it is going to be utterly impossible to agree on which one solution is the best thing, but this one seems at the very least slightly acceptable (and better than both excluding every single Russian and Belarussian athlete no matter what or letting every single one in). Josh, Olympian1010 and orangeman 3 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,167 Posted December 8, 2023 #332 Share Posted December 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Orangehair43 said: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142868/ukraine-concerned-over-russian https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/67663582 "Ukraine had threatened to boycott the Games if the ban was not upheld but Ukraine's sports minister Vadym Huttsait told Reuters in July it could drop that threat if Russian and Belarusian athletes were made to compete under a neutral flag" Biathlonfan and mpjmcevoy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,140 Posted December 8, 2023 #333 Share Posted December 8, 2023 There goes our chances for quotas in wrestling and boxing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpjmcevoy 202 Posted December 8, 2023 #334 Share Posted December 8, 2023 4 hours ago, Orangehair43 said: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142868/ukraine-concerned-over-russian https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/67663582 Like I said, no boycott Biathlonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,483 Posted December 21, 2023 #335 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Schism emerging over surfing venue in Tahiti. Paris 2024 statement: https://press.paris2024.org/news/organisation-of-surfing-competitions-for-the-olympic-games-in-teahupoo-reaction-to-the-international-surfing-associations-proposal-62a5-7578a.html “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted December 23, 2023 #336 Share Posted December 23, 2023 I suspect in the end the surfing competition will get cancelled. MHSN and NearPup 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,891 Posted December 23, 2023 #337 Share Posted December 23, 2023 5 hours ago, Orangehair43 said: I suspect in the end the surfing competition will get cancelled. Stoooooooooop!!!!!!!!!! please, stop this troll and his fuckin' bullshit! a new judges' tower will be built and ready by the WSL event in May, it's already been approved and supported by the majority of the French-Polynesia Parliament. anything else, it's bullshit. Topicmaster1010, dullard, Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,220 Posted December 23, 2023 #338 Share Posted December 23, 2023 No clearly the water sport coalition will form a boycott. Say goodbye to sailing, canoeing, rowing, swimming, 1/3 of the triathlon and the 3000m steeplechase CCB, Topicmaster1010, Josh and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman 1,323 Posted December 25, 2023 #339 Share Posted December 25, 2023 (edited) On 12/23/2023 at 5:28 PM, JoshMartini007 said: No clearly the water sport coalition will form a boycott. Say goodbye to sailing, canoeing, rowing, swimming, 1/3 of the triathlon and the 3000m steeplechase On a positive note, diving will become the most popular event as the athletes jump into a vat of salsa. Edited December 25, 2023 by orangeman Josh, Topicmaster1010 and intoronto 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted January 10 #340 Share Posted January 10 https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/39271621/ukrainian-athletes-ask-france-ban-russia-2024-olympics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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