rajiv

Is there any event where you don't think Canada is an outside chance of a medal?

So Eurocentric
In the real world Australia is always in the top 10 but not apparently in the Totallympics world

Is it only me who are annoyed by @OlympicsFan comments? 
 
He talks trash about everyone except maybe Germans. 
 
Why can’t we support each other? 

Greece deserves the gold in long jump. It’s not their problem if the competitiors can’t stay healthy. It’s part of the game to stay healthy. 
 
Hassan and doping? What the heck? Shall we blame every great sportsman/sportswoman for doping now?? Please. 

The captain of the Australian women's football team Sam Kerr is Anglo-Indian by origin 

I expect that plenty of people here who don't come from countries with  ocean coastline beaches and an accompanying surfing culture   ( that includes all but about 4 European countries  ) don't approve of surfing being on the programme 
 
But I'm sure  they have no problem with  snow sports especially mountain snow sports being Olympic events  and don't give a thought to those from countries which don't have the climate and terrain  for these sports 
 
Just an observation 

I expect that plenty of people here who don't come from countries with  ocean coastline beaches and an accompanying surfing culture   ( that includes all but about 4 European countries  ) don't approve of surfing being on the programme 
 
But I'm sure  they have no problem with  snow sports especially mountain snow sports being Olympic events  and don't give a thought to those from countries which don't have the climate and terrain  for these sports 
 
Just an observation 

I'm only second guessing the Japanese public . Maybe I'm wrong -think there will be a lot of comment about this  in the next few days
 
I very much  doubt that those sackings of key people would  be Japanese initiated  -they were leaned on by Westerners especially the Americans .
 
I'm sure the Osaka choice will be applauded by the New York Times , NBC and all that crowd  ( the ones who love "Imagine  " ) What the people here think is neither here nor there 
 
Yes I do have a problem with Eurocentrism and European condescension towards others . 
 
( I didn't know the abbreviation of Japan was JPN  )

Is that an argument for anything?
 
 
It's not like we don't get fed with american sports through a thousand movies...

Surely in the case of  GB and France it would be easier to make a list of athletes who DON'T  have origins from other countries 

Brisbane and south east Queensland was by far the best choice . people who know about these things know that Australia does these things very well and many people  ( although none here  ) like Australia and Australians . People will have a smile on their face in Australia . Other countries not so much

Bowls and Netball are the regular Commonwealth Games sports not in the Olympics 
They are both 5 continent sports  ( which is more than a few of the existing Olympic sports can claim )
I note that triathlon and rugby 7s were firstly Commonwealth Games sports which were later Olympic sports 

Well there are  16  economies of at least a trillion $US in the world and Australia is on a median wealth per adult  the wealthiest  ( that is a trillion $US  with both Nominal and PPP GDP and median wealth not mean wealth. Australian wealth is widely spread )
It has handled the present pandemic better than any of the other 15 trillion dollar economy countries 
Australia cities have  a distinct lack of no go areas and very  few people live on the streets . This will make a pleasant change after Paris and LA .
Don't think many here are well travelled enough  if I may state the bleeding obvious 
2032 will follow a European and an American Games so a new continent is in order . IOC officials want competence , interest in sport  , a friendly comfortable relaxed atmosphere for athletes and visitors alike    (which certain  European countries have never had  and are probably incapable of having ) 
Financial competence is important -Australian cities have great existing facilities 
Etc etc 

Brisbane and south east Queensland was by far the best choice . people who know about these things know that Australia does these things very well and many people  ( although none here  ) like Australia and Australians . People will have a smile on their face in Australia . Other countries not so much

Sydney 2000 was by far the best Olympics in my lifetime - and I think the IOC heavies share that view 
I'd say SE Qld  must be a strong favourite but the IOC , while not as bad as FIFA , can easily be bought so Qatar wouldn't be too much of a surprise 
Australia is very good at these things -the Australian Open is the most popular major with the players for instance 

History will mark this day as the day when the USA stopped being a white ruled country .
Guess we'll all see how that goes 
 
For those who argue this isn't true I say Biden is just a very old and very temporary figurehead 
 
I have read that of the top 16 Cabinet positions selected only 4 are white  ( that is white non Hispanic and non Jewish or Gentile  )
 
( For those who argue otherwise in USA all Hispanics are categorised as Hispanic -even the King  of Spain . Jews increasingly call themselves non white partly so all Jews are in the same grouping )
 
Not to say that whites are impotent but they now will always  need non white allies to take part in government 

When you think of the many thousands of people who did everything they could to avoid this disease but had few resources and ended up succumbing to the disease would it even be worth a tear if some of these ultra rich playboy tennis players who laughed at the prospect of catching this disease ended up dying  ?
 
Maybe nobody deserves to die of coronavirus but some are more worthy of sorrow than others 

OK  Indians historically didn't have a lot of confidence in international sport . Mostly they are content to just be competitive and just to be there.
International travel is a dream for most Indians - and I'm talking of those who are characterised as middle class  . For Westerners it's no big deal BUT it probably was for your grandparents 
Anyway times are changing . Not so long ago this passive attitude was also in cricket . Just glad to be there .
But it has changed there to the stage where India fears no one  ( even when they lose because they are now mature enough to realise that everyone loses sometimes . Just don't make a habit of it )
cleaning up the admin is important . India must realise that the admin types are not the most important people in sport 
 
Anyway looking thru the comments- why do so many westerners -actually I mean continental Europeans-the greater germany crowd to be specific  - go on and on about Indian sporting underperformance.

OK  Indians historically didn't have a lot of confidence in international sport . Mostly they are content to just be competitive and just to be there.
International travel is a dream for most Indians - and I'm talking of those who are characterised as middle class  . For Westerners it's no big deal BUT it probably was for your grandparents 
Anyway times are changing . Not so long ago this passive attitude was also in cricket . Just glad to be there .
But it has changed there to the stage where India fears no one  ( even when they lose because they are now mature enough to realise that everyone loses sometimes . Just don't make a habit of it )
cleaning up the admin is important . India must realise that the admin types are not the most important people in sport 
 
Anyway looking thru the comments- why do so many westerners -actually I mean continental Europeans-the greater germany crowd to be specific  - go on and on about Indian sporting underperformance.

I notice that everyone who has no time for the Commonwealth Games comes from non Commonwealth countries 
The surprising thing is why on earth you have an opinion on something you have nothing to do with at all 
Personally I have no interest in European only events but I certainly wouldn't bother telling the world about it 
PS I also have no interest in Eurovision which may explain why I have never commented on it 

I notice that everyone who has no time for the Commonwealth Games comes from non Commonwealth countries 
The surprising thing is why on earth you have an opinion on something you have nothing to do with at all 
Personally I have no interest in European only events but I certainly wouldn't bother telling the world about it 
PS I also have no interest in Eurovision which may explain why I have never commented on it 

What's the mystery ?
We have seen this kind of sudden performance
enhancement many times over the years
 
Most call it doping
 

And just like le Pen she speaks what many people think but are reluctant to say too loudly
Not the people here of course who all seem to be of the globalist left 

So Australia the #2 country in women's basketball has to travel to Franceand play France there
Don't tell me Europeans don't run world sport
If there was any fairness Olympic qualifiers should be played in the highest ranking country.
Someone will get home advantage and this should go to the most deserving-the highest ranking nation competing

I would like to see the number of Olympic events drastically cut
 
My wishful thinking goes like this :
Every country can nominate which events they desire to have.
 
All events which have 10% of all countries (that's currently 21) are considered for final inclusion 
 
The 300 events - summer and winter - which have the support of  countries with the most Olympic medals  vote are  Olympic events
This means that getting the support of high medalling countries is crucial but you require at least 21 of them
 
Yes this system will be political,tactical with trades but it is also transparent
 
You will probably have demonstration events/sports  which the host wants but couldn't manage enough votes

She sounds remarkably normal and knows what's important and what isn't.
I think  that most elite female athletes from the US and Europe in her position would be ringing up their abortionist 
(Can I say that ?)