Dragon

The World Alternative Games open this weekend http://www.worldalternativegames.com/WAG_Events_Calendar_2018.pdf

I heard it was a serious injury? A ruptured achilles tendon? Not true?

Chewing gum

I'm ashamed to say I always cheated in egg and spoon races....

Case #426 (United States #69) Athlete: Shaun Moffett Sport: Cycling - Road Duration: 21 Months Expiration: September 3rd 2019 Substance: Testosterone, Clomiphene Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ Case #427 (United States #70) Athlete: Abigail Dahlkemper Sport: Football Duration: Public Warning Expiration: - Substance: Spironolactone Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ Case #428 (United States #71) Athlete: Amanda Kendall Sport: Swimming Duration: 3 Months Expiration: May 14th, 2018 Substance: Vilanterol Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ Case #429 (UUnited States #72) Athlete: Cesar Colunga Sport: Karate Duration: 4 Months Expiration: July 7th, 2018 Substance: Methylphenidate Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ Case #430 (United States #73) Athlete: Scott Gross Sport: Cycling - Road Duration: 48 Months Expiration: May 3rd, 2022 Substance: Test Refusal Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ Case #431 (United States #74) Athlete: Buster Brown Sport: Cycling - Road Duration: 24 Months Expiration: November 29th, 2018 Substance: Androgenic Anabolic Steroid Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ Case #432 (United States #75) Athlete: Roger Ainslie Sport: Cycling - Road Duration: 42 Months Expiration: February 3rd, 2021 Substance: GW1516 Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ Case #433 (United States #76) Athlete: Michael Meacham Sport: Triathlon Duration: 12 Months Expiration: August 8th, 2018 Substance: Androgenic Anabolic Steroids Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ Case #434 (United States #77) Athlete: Ryan Lochte Sport: Swimming Duration: 14 Months Expiration: July 24th, 2019 Substance: Illegal Intravenous Infusion Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ Case #435 (United States #78) Athlete: Jack Casey Sport: Swimming Duration: 6 Months Expiration: September 22nd, 2018 Substance: Anastrozole Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ Case #436 (United States #79) Athlete: Bruce Mazur Sport: Cycling - Road Duration: 48 Months Expiration: May 10th, 2022 Substance: Androgenic Anabolic Steroids Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ Case #437 (United States #80) Athlete: Anthony Ferraro Sport: Judo Duration: 6 Months Expiration: August 12th, 2018 Substance: Cannabinoids Source: https://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/

Konstanze Klosterhalfen broke the women's 3000m record last August in Birmingham. Ok - it's not a championship event but it is an official German record

For a little balance in this argument I looked at the track and field events at Rio 2016. The number of naturalized athletes on some of the major European countries is as follows: Turkey 13 Spain 9 Italy 6 Germany 4 Great Britain, France, Netherlands 2 Poland 1 I'm not counting athletes who were entitled to citizenship since birth (eg those whose parents came from the country they now run for)

Soundtrack...

If Anguilla and Montserrat are allowed to join the IOC then Gibraltar would follow. Spain would never allow that.

On the subject of track crashes nothing will ever be worse than this...

Ligtlee relegated

Case #423 (Sweden #4) Athlete: Selman Inci Sport: Athletics Duration: 24 Months Expiration: February 13th, 2020 Substance: ? Source: http://www.idrottenskungorelser.se/Bestraffningarantidoping/ Case #424 (Sweden #5) Athlete: Dennis Haukirauma Sport: Weightlifting Duration: 48 Months Expiration: February 1st, 2022 Substance: ? Source: http://www.idrottenskungorelser.se/Bestraffningarantidoping/ Case #425 (Sweden #6) Athlete: Andrej Paulsson Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: May 13th, 2022 Substance: ? Source: http://www.idrottenskungorelser.se/Bestraffningarantidoping/

British Women's Open 1st Georgia Hall -17 2nd Pornanong Phatlum -15 3rd Ryu So-yeon -13 Another major win for Europe

Yes - But I like repeating it. It makes me look clever if I agree with you.

Nothing can possibly go wrong now...

She competed in the team final yesterday but not in the qualifying. Strange.

By the way the British team made a strange mistake not to let Taeja James try to qualify for the floor final. I know she's only 15 but she's already capable of winning a European medal,

I don't think they would have beaten the Russia but 163-164 should have been possible.

Important to remember GB are missing their 4 best gymnasts this week. A full strength team should have pushed Russia for gold.

The Dutch tactics explained...