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@dcro which nation has awarded the most points to the bottom three songs in every edition?

No (decent/civil) words.

Getty Images has some great photos I’d imagine. They are free to use, but they are free to view. Normally, I’d recommend the OIS, but the IOC has a policy of charging for that for the Olympic Games. There are great photos of the YOG and Paralympics on there though.

I don’t get the day off today.

Happy Indigenous People’s Day

LA celebrated the Lakers championship with a spontaneous super spreader event I’m not a fan of the Lakers myself, but I get what the team means to a lot of people in LA. I know this year was special with them winning the the championship in honor of Kobe. I’m happy for them, but I wish Angelenos would have thought out their actions a little better.

The IWF is such a fucking mess. It’s getting harder to see a future in the Olympics for this sport. Latest drama: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1099466/weightlifting-plan-b-rift Basically, many members of the IWF want to revert to the old qualification system, and do away with the doping punishments. So they’ve actually learned a grand total of nothing from the last two years or so. I honestly struggled to read this article because of how angry it made me.

I’m familiar with the general history of the region, for some reason I just expected traditional Persian music to be more similar to traditional Arabic music. I love music like that as an art form, but I do see why kids might be more into modern music.

@MHSN Interesting, reminds me more of Kazakh/Turkmen/Kyrgyz music I’ve heard than of Arabic music.

From one newly minted 20 year old, to one about to be; Happy Birthday!

I agree completely with you about the use of language. That’s why I wrote “big no-no in the US.” I just thought that would help underline his current mental state.

From Trump’s interview on FOX last night. I mean...what? He is clearly mentally ill or high off his ass on something. He also said “fuck” during a live interview today, which is just a big no-no in the US.

Assuming the pandemic situation is much more under control, we might be in for an epic Winter 2021/2022: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1099373/fisu-lucerne-2021-world-university-games

Some major drama from the FIS today.

Fun little replay. The last few points are awesome.

Okay, this topic took a turn in a direction I did not expect. I posted here to gripe about the IOC, but I apologize for all the finger-pointing it’s caused. I guess this serves as a good example of why the IOC trends steps nowadays. I was just saying that I felt like IOC could take more decision action in matters of international sports and human rights, since the event they govern is supposed to be a beacon of both.

I will pay UEFA to have a single elimination tournament where the first round is: ARM v. AZE, NIR v. IRL, KOS v. SRB, ESP v. GIB Matches aren’t played at neutral venues, fans aren’t separated by nations, security costs are kept at a bare minimum.

Nothing beats the truly special “How do you feel after that performance?”

Man, the IOC sure is “very worried” about a lot of things nowadays. They’re “very worried” about the Uighur situation in China. They’re “very worried” about Lukashenko banning athletes from competing who speak out against him. They’re “very worried” about the governance situation at the AIBA and IWF. They’re “very worried” about government interference in NOC affairs in Italy, Korea, and United States. They’re “very worried” about the strength of anti-doping programs. They’ve made that an empty phrase for me honestly. Imagine if they acted on those concerns...

I thought the US election is chaotic, but Kyrgyzstan takes the cake

I believe this had to do with qualification complications due to Covid-19.