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Still waiting for the day montenegro will be asked to change its name to monteafroamericano to be allowed at the Olympics

There are probably only 5% or less of Totallympics users that approve boycotting sporting events for political reasons. After all, we know better than the average person the stains left in the history of sports, because of such acts. Also Americas image has been tarnished for years now, very few things that happen there seem normal.

Tbf you are all talking about "Africa" like it's a giant monolithic state or something. There are vastly different realities in Morocco, South Africa, Somalia, Congo...

Naomi made the statement, the tournament is just doing damage control IMO. A single one day off doesn´t change a bit for them.

Well, if black Americans only see NBA as entertainment, not as something they can be proud of being the best at, no matter the circumstances, than your sport is just as broken as your country is.

Literally every league tried “have a cool ceremony/moment of silence before the game,” since they started playing again. Some put on practice clothing with slogans like “Black Lives Matter”, “Say Their Names”, “End Racism,” etc. That clearly did nothing, and while I doubt boycotting games will do much either, it’s a hell of a statement. It says “this system is broken, and we no longer endorse it.” It’s strange how some people talk about athlete empowerment, and then get upset when athletes get empowered about political and social issues. To quote many of the players who chose to boycott today, “Some things are bigger than sports.” Also, I find it sadly hilarious that the same people who argue “we’d respect the issue more if they protested peacefully,” or “they should protest peacefully if they want to be heard;” throw an absolute tantrum when players come together to protest peacefully. This reminds me of a statement “This Is America” tried to make. The child dancers are distracted by pop culture, so they can’t see all the chaos happening in the background. I feel like this is players realizing that many Americans see them as an escape from reality, and they are saying “No, this is reality...look at it.” I respect your opinion about them playing. I get it. A lot of people don’t like when sports and politics mix. A lot of people use sports as an escape from darker things in their life, and some of us live and breathe sports because that’s our love in life. However, I think it’s important to respect the player’s decision. Many of these players haven’t seen their families in a month our more. Many of the players have had to remain silent on issues in their communities for years, so as not to jeopardize their chance at playing professional sports. Some of these players have even been victims of the very violence we see in America right now. It seems wrong, to me, to ignore the needs of these players. It seems wrong, to me, to not give these players a voice. It seems wrong, to me, to ask these players to act as a distraction from social unrest in this country. It seems wrong, to me, to ask these players to play, when so many of their brothers and sisters no longer can. That’s just my take on this. I don’t mean anything as a personal attack on any users. I think it’s important to have this conversation. To be honest, I don’t know how to feel right now, so voicing this helps in a way.

First strike of day for games that were scheduled to go ahead.

People have already forgotten that this guy was only “interacting” with the Police in the first place because he was beating up his girlfriend & she called the cops. Would it be better if the Police just ignored such calls from Black areas?

NHL is only and only about money nowadays everyone knows that, NHL is not capable to even start discussing to make a fucking 2 weeks break during the Winter Olympics which are basically build for this sport as the main and most popular winter sport, so you can not be surprised Bettman and co. will not stop a single match because of politics or whatever...I believe Bettman will not stop a match even if a atomic bomb will explode in the city Anyway, Hockey a bourgeois sport ? that one made my day

Hmm, a tweet I saw last night was correct. Critics will attack LeBron James no matter what.

i really don't know what people can really find to be funny in all of this and whether these players are making this for propaganda or overacting i stand with their demands of social justice and i hope one day here in Egypt there're some players that do the same for all people who suffer injustice and being held in prisons for their political opinions

I didn't hear anything about Feliciano Lopez as well, same about Giorgi

Bob and Mike Bryan retires (tennis) https://www.atptour.com/en/news/bryan-brothers-announce-retirement-2020

I suppose the good thing is that it’ll open the NBA up to a lot of new players. Up until now very tall young guys have had a monopoly of the best jobs in the Sport. However, now that it’s all about boycotts and not about playing basketball anyone - short, fat, middle-aged, one-legged - will be able to become a pro basketball boycotter. So the whole sport becomes a lot more equal.

The funniest thing is how many people complain about this from their modern devices and stuff they bought on Amazon, with all kinds of stuff bought on Amazon in their house

All games on August 27 will be boycotted. The organizers have suspended play for the day in recognition of current events in the United States. Play will resume on Friday.

There was different context there of course. Hungary needed to prove it’s strength internationally. The players wanted to make a statement against the Iron Curtain and against the Soviet Union. The one way to do that was to win at the Olympic Games. “Blood in the Water” was their victory because it humiliated the Russians, and that was the best they could do. Many Americans see the NBA as a form of entertainment. In fact, much of the criticism for players trying to speak out has landed along the lines of “shut up and dribble.” They’ve chooses to do the opposite to make a statement. They’ve chosen to stop dribbling and speak up. They are done entertaining a country that has neglected their communities.

Sounds like there may be a complete boycott of the semifinals tomorrow. Osaka apparently meeting with other players to discuss it.

Osaka will boycott her semifinal match tomorrow.

Some historical context.

Kick all these teams out of the playoffs and be done with it. These are the same players who would beat the shit out of "social injustice protesters" if they came too close to their car.

Boycotting games because of an ongoing political event is just dumb (unless the organizers are responsible for the situation). Just look at what the Hungarian athletes did a couple of weeks after the Hungarian revolution in 1956. They went to the Olympics and won 9 gold medals. And they beat the Soviet Union in water polo, in one of the most historical matches of the sport ever. They proved that their community can't be beaten by oppression. That's far more powerful than delaying a competition.

If you don’t support the athletes. Why do you care? Are athletes not allowed to be affected by events on their communities?

Went for an easy 7.5k today, but since I had registered for the 10km at the virtual Ushuaia Loppet (cross-country marathon in Argentina, which is cancelled but now has a virtual race for 5/10/21/42km where one can choose running, skiing or rollerskiing) and this is the last week, I decided to go for my goal of 55 minutes and see where it ended up, mostly so I could cross it through and be done with it 5:14 5:07 5:05 5:06 5:09 5:03 5:22* 5:20 5:12 4:48 Bringing my total to 51:23 and a new PB *Significantly dying and slowing down from there, luckily @brunamoura was cycling with me and basically pulling me (mentally speaking) towards the 10k

I'm waiting for the torch relay to be banned next since it was invented by the Nazi Germany after all

Congrats

I've also found something for @heywoodu and @brunamoura: https://dutchculture.nl/nl/node/1435409

Damn, there goes my NBA career!

Bob and Mike Bryan retires https://www.atptour.com/en/news/bryan-brothers-announce-retirement-2020