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Agree with this. All international organisations - sporting, political & scientific - are corrupt in the same way & for the same reasons. A small number of countries put money in. A large number of countries take money out. In between, a bureaucracy decides who gets what. In those circumstances, the bureaucrats become Kings.

There are a couple of theories. Officially, it’s because she made a complete mess of a Gender Reform Bill which, as literally everyone with common sense foresaw, ended with a newly convicted rapist being put in a Women’s Prison just a few weeks after the Bill passed. Unofficially…..there are persistent rumours about a large sum of money which mysteriously disappeared from SNP Party accounts a few years ago.

Luckily there were no vowels involved.

Single best thing in athletics is two guys going head-to-head for a middle distance world record!

1. This got scratched because of an illegal shoe. 2. He’s just jumped 8.41WL. 3. Forget to mention that the Hauts-de-France Meet is on today. 4. The Hauts-de-France meet has just started. Looks like a good one, the first meet with both the Europeans & North Americans going against each other.

Fat bloke on the hill 2/2.

Key role played by a fat bloke shouting at you while you climb a hill.

Comola 20/20 Vittozzi not even Top Italian….will probably get ski time back though.

19/19 again! Persson no dramas 20/20!

Wierer has the meltdown, does lightning strike twice?

Wierer sneaking up - 19/20 could be a medal. Vittozzi 15/15 2 misses for DH-W.

Vittozzi heading for that last shoot disaster - 5/5.

More background to @lapaj’s story, in English. https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/02/14/four-antifa-extremists-arrested-following-brutal-street-attack-in-budapest/

Laegreid also relaxes after 19/19, blows Gold for sure.

QFM 19/19, relaxes, job done surely….

Well, they’re testing my prediction. QFM 15/15 Boe 13/15

QFM 10/10, but Boe can probably beat him with 18/20. Boe 9/10.

Haugen Jumped the start, got taken down.

Tviberg puts in a 70s football style sliding tackle on Gritsch, who skips it.

That was a fantastic race today, best NC race for a few seasons. And back on the podium for the first time in years also.

It’s not like he owes his Federation many favours!

Glad this is happening, but Erdogan has been in charge for a long time, so if Turkey is corrupt it’s all on him. Japanese buildings don’t collapse, so it can be done. This is the moment Turkish police detained a property developer as he tried to flee the country after his apartment block collapsed during the earthquake. 131 arrest warrants have been issued amid claims that property developers ignored regulations and allowed shoddy construction to encourage a building boom. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11742019/Police-quake-hit-Turkey-issue-131-arrest-warrants-contractors-buildings-collapsed.html

Sky Brown becomes Skateboard Park World Champion & Lola Tambling sixth, so that’ll be two quota places sealed.

Up to second!

Bruce Mouat beats upstart World Junior Champion James Craike 7-6 will surely go to the Worlds.