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Right, that's what I'm going for  
 
I mean, 4:10 today was my fastest ever kilometer and that pace would bring me to 6:15, but then again, that was after two already very tough kilometers and Saturday I'll start with 'fresh' legs, so I should be able to go faster. Three half kilometers a teeny tiny bit under two minutes would be awesome.

She even isn't an Olympic gold medalist in fencing from what I can gather. Meh.

You’re killing it man! I’ve been impressed with your times, so cheers from one runner to another 

gubay lenin
 

Even as a pretty Eurocentric historian, I know that the movie doesn't show how the South looked in the 1860s. It's a rather romanticized picture of the situation and especially the slavery (and later freemen).

Did Americans already start ripping their banknotes, they have a few slavers pictured on them.

I'm not a big fan of removing the movie. Putting a disclaimer on it should be more than enough, but it's not like there aren't plenty of movies with slaves. Removing one due to how slaves are pictured isn't denial.
 
Tearing down statues isn't really just a Middle Ages thing. It has happened plenty of times showing changes.
And though statues do sometimes make people curious enough to look somebody up, it's a long way from erasing history. Statues are made to celebrate people and if they aren't worthy of that, it's not like they disappear.
I'm not for some massive purge of statues, but I don't see why people whose only contribution to history is slavery should be having a statue in a modern society. Don't destroy it, but use it to tell the sad parts of history.
Meanwhile I don't really see why it should end up with buildings destroyed.

More politicians with no sporting background., because why not. 

5 new members proposed to join in the IOC Executive Board:
 
- Mrs Maria de la Caridad Colón Ruenes (Female, 1958, Cuba)
- Mrs Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (Female, 1968, Croatia)
- Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud (Female, 1975, Saudi Arabia)
- Mr Battushig Batbold (Male, 1986, Mongolia)
Member whose candidature is linked to a function within an IF:
- Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics (Male, 1956, Great Britain)

Erin Hamlin announced her pregnancy today.
 

Erin Hamlin announced her pregnancy today.
 

Pictograms for the 2020 Asian Beach Games:

Who ever designed the Beach Woodball pictogram has clearly never watched Woodball (it’s basically Croquet from what I’ve seen). Besides, that the pictograms are pretty generic. The 3D effect is a nice touch. I’m not the biggest fan of the Sport Climbing pictogram either. Surfing needs a better position too.

Erin Hamlin announced her pregnancy today.
 

Read about this the other day, they still re-rehired over 100 officers from the "dissolved" police and some black people living there still bitch about the chief of the "new" police being white and most of the captains likewise. It's hardly a solution to follow. Moreover the issue in Minnesota is not corruption but the alleged racism and brutality so something completely different.

No news that painkillers/gout medication is pretty big in football. Sadly

Looks like they’re coming for football next 
 

It has, that one is for the larger/longer one.  I appreciate it.  COVID19 has helped and hurt.  I can not travel anywhere nor can I get anything from other libraries, but is has allowed me to work on what I do have, and can access.  So good and bad.
 

Yep, looking forward on being 1 of the 5 (10 max) people there 

I still can't get over how easy they publish lists of class A and B licenses and so on, but how completely secret they are about the incredibly, totally important IBU Qualifying Points List that's nowhere to be found

I also wonder if there is a thought process in the IBU that goes like this.
 
We will try a venue with the IBU Junior/Youth Cups ... if successful, we will "promote" you to consideration for IBU Cup/ events... if successful, promotion to WC events.  If successful. World Championships.
 
 
 

Pyeongchang world championships were not exactly advertisement for that  
 
Although of course South Korea isn't the best non-European choice.

Maybe he/she means if there's no protests for the past two weeks, it's already a huge win.

I have so many replays to chose from, that I haven’t watched a single replay one week into my summer break 
 
It’s too hard to chose, so I chose to not make a choice.

You can not freaking make up that the horse is called Contraband. Is FEI really sure it's not 1 April?

Convenient.  Just in time for the 2040 Olympics.

And the horse?  We have heard those excuses before from horses.   I never trust ‘em.