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All International bodies in sport & politics are corrupt in the same way & for the same reason. A small number of nations put money in. A large number of nations take money out. The bureaucrats decide who gets how much. So the small nations approach the bureaucrats in the same way as the Mayor of Izhevsk approached a personal meeting with Stalin.

Also got an urban Big Air World Cup from Chur

Read just now that she already has one of those “not much teaching & no exam marking but huge salary”Professorships at Harvard.

Will bet she has a high profile job lined up in the international bureaucracy somewhere.

AT LAST! Scientists answering the questions people are actually asking. They're two of the most ferocious creatures in the animal kingdom. But have you ever wondered what a fight between a hippopotamus and a great white shark might look like? Now, scientists have set the record straight, after using artificial intelligence (AI) to simulate battles between the most terrifying animals on Earth. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12619627/Scientists-use-AI-simulate-EPIC-battles-ferocious-creatures-animal-kingdom-win-hippo-great-white-shark.html

Lucy Charles Barclay takes the Ironman win - led from the beginning of the the swim leg to the finish. Ironman World Championship: Lucy Charles-Barclay wins title for first time - BBC Sport

If only you could afford the Magic Shoes.

The Gods are angry! You must shave all your body hair so that the Sun God consents to appear again.

Hey, we’ve got live coverage of the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon World Championships! If test cricket is just too fast-paced for you…. Women’s race up first. Big crowd considering it is 06:00 in

Good idea to keep it away from the normal games.

There is a fourth ref, yes.

I remember Maradona turned up to support one time!

Toronto Marathon incorporating National Champs & I suppose Olympic Quals tomorrow. Also Amsterdam Marathon on ES - not really the fast course you’d think with lots of pavé & viciously steep bridges.

Men

Two good NCAA Cross Country races today & not on sun-baked golf courses either! Women

The cool thing about cricket is that is guaranteed to get the South American quota place. Unless get their act together.

Problem Rowing & Sailing have is that if you cut the solo discipline numbers, they don’t have any chance of meeting the multi-Continental requirements. Again, Judo - and all the combat sports - are also accessible for the poorest & smallest nations. Agree for cycling road races.

If you have any random lumps of whale vomit lying about your house don’t throw them away! Could be worth a fortune. I remember many years ago in Moscow one of the women in our tour group was buying all the Soviet perfume she could find (not much, obviously) because it was made with ambergris, which was way illegal in the West by that time. A dog found a rare lump of whale vomit on a beach which could land its owner a small fortune. Patrick Williamson, 37, was stunned when his pup dropped her ball and sprinted over to a mysterious rock on the shore. Mr Williamson, who is a fisherman, knew it was ambergris, which is produced in the intestine of the sperm whale. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12626777/Whale-vomit-ambergris-Irvine-Beach-Scotland.html

Russia does something so crass that even Thomas Bachgoldmedallistfencing1976 cannot ignore it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/67049864

As we see with the Rugby World Cup it’s impossible to have 15-man Rugby because players are limited to one match per week. Even with a full round on Day -2 you couldn’t finish.

Impressive! Guess Arnold Schwarznegger & Bernie Ecclestone have missed out, then?

Good news for is that Sonia O’Sullivan is holding back the clean sweep with the prestigious 2000m!

You are right - we have fallen into one of the big holes in the year when summer sports wind down & the big winter sports have not started yet.

Wow, the proper sub 2 hour barrier is now thoroughly on! Kiptum looks like he could try again next week.

Is it too late to get a Kayak Cross Relay invented & onto the programme for Paris?