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Not THE rival, but they'd be as happy as I am if my team had been the one suffering THIS HUMILIATION. Anyway, best Christmas present ever!!

That was BEAUTIFUL Kashima, I will always love you after today lolololololololol Now let's hope Nacional fans don't mug too many Japanese

I was able to attend an event today with Mariana Pajon (bmx, gold), Oscar Figueroa (weightlifting, gold) and Yuberjen Martinez (boxing, silver). I mentioned that the rotary club I'm part of had an event coming and Mariana invited me backstage and recorded a video to help promote it. Such a warm giving person. I'm even prouder now that I got to interact with such a wonderful human being.

Serrano's gold and world record justs adds up to a historic day in Colombian sport. Our first paralympic gold ever.

Colombia already selected its team for the World Championships: Élite: Fernando Gaviria Rendón (Etixx Quick Step) Rigoberto Urán Urán (Cannondale) Edwin Alcibiades Ávila Vanegas (Team Illuminate) Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (United HealtCare) Jarlinson Pantano Gómez (IAM Cycling) Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Orica BikeExchange) Walter Fernando Vargas Alzate (Orgullo Antioqueño) Omar Alberto Mendoza Alzate (Movistar Team América) Brayan Steven Ramírez Chacón (Movistar Team América) Sub-23: Juan Sebastián Molano Benavides (Manzana Postobón Team) Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüí (Coldeportes - Claro) Bryan Steve Gómez Peñaloza (Champion System - Stan's NoTubes) Daniel Felipe Martínez Poveda (Willier Triestina Southeast) Damas élite: Diana Carolina Peñuela Martínez (United HealtCare) Junior damas: Yesi Tatiana Dueñas Gómez (Liga de Bogotá) Junior hombres: Adrián Camilo Bustamante Ruda (Proactiva Aguas de Tunja) Director técnico: Carlos Mario Jaramillo Mesa Delegados: Jorge Ovidio González y Rodolfo Palomino López Mecánicos: Aliter Tejada Flórez y Nicolás Laverde Seguro Masajistas: Leonardo Diez Jaramillo y Rubén Darío Vélez Correa

This is nice and all, but basketball would need to start a week before the opening ceremony for it to work.

Don't remind me. Some of those hurt a lot (both track cycling ones, Leidy Solis' in weightlifting women's 69k, boxing men's fly) but a couple were so unexpected that were actually very joyful (men's triple jump and men's mountain bike) Yes. Our best results ever by far and a confirmation that the more serious approach we took since Beijing is paying off. Things are already looking up for Tokyo (Yuri Alvear is moving to Tokyo for the next 4 years, staying at the embassy to complete the whole podium: London bronze, Rio silver and hopefully Tokyo gold). It looks like we're here to stay. And James was magnificent today vs Venezuela!!

All the Colombian medallists were given cars. Martinez (lightfly boxing, silver) can't drive, so Ramirez (bmx, bronze) gave him a quick class

With his head down always checking his watts while his stormtroopers protect him. BORINGGGG.

I'm actually very fond of the non-cyclists brits, tbh. But come on, Sky is pretty much the evil empire and the olympic omnium and keirin non-sanctions deserve all the hate they got.

The one thing I will say about Froome, I confess I do enjoy reading the Spanish press and seeing how they refer to him as "the african"/"the kenyan" and refuse to give the UK any mention. That's the only thing he does for me.

Disagree 100%. We're actually getting the race we didn't in that boring as fuck TdF.

Playing devil's advocate here, but if it becomes olympic it should see a growth in competition. Anyway, it might be a loss in the short term but gender equality matters more in the long term, imo.

Nairo: King of Los Lagos

I agree that I don't like the idea of combined. The aim is probably to showcase it all with the minimun posible quota. Oh well.

The first time I heard about was a denial and it looks like someone in Nigeria made it up. And I agree about your second point, like I said earlier it's totally something you read and it's 100% believable. Mugabe sucks that much. Maybe it is and the report I read was wrong.

That story was false, tho. Still, it says a lot that one's reaction to it is "yeah, I can totally believe this".

One tiny nitpick, but the USA would not dominate baseball. Just look at the Classic. Dominican Rep, Japan and a couple others do have strong teams to make it interesting. And the format would lend itself to upsets anyway, we won't have best of 7 series at the games. Baseball would not be basketball.

IFSC is broadcasting the World Cup Lead finals in Arco right now This is the 13th WC leg, and the 5th with Lead.

Beautiful attack by Nairo. Red suits him hehe

As a Preds fan I'll be rooting for Tre Kroner (go Prince Filip) and also following Finland and Team Europe. Now for the Canada/Subban issues, let's just say I'd be very entertained if the venue makes certain powerhouse have results worthy of its inept tenants.

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That's pretty close to the connection our only winter olympian has with us. But I think her dad's factory is just regular clothes.

Who knows? Maybe if our speed skating gamble works people will start getting interested more in winter sports. Because right now I could only see ot happening if some kid being born to Colombian parents in Europe decides to go for the nationality to have an easier path to the Games.