heywoodu 13,540 Posted December 27, 2019 #2211 Share Posted December 27, 2019 1 minute ago, mrv86 said: Because they originally won bronze after Mexico had two false starts in the bronze medal race Oh, so not bullshit at all. Just taking advantage of the beginner's mistakes of the opponents thiago_simoes 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 2,923 Posted December 27, 2019 #2212 Share Posted December 27, 2019 1 minute ago, heywoodu said: Oh, so not bullshit at all. Just taking advantage of the beginner's mistakes of the opponents I don't say it was bullshit, just explaining why some here might consider that a bullshit medal. As you say, I myself only blame Mexican riders for originally losing that race. heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted December 27, 2019 #2213 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Just now, mrv86 said: I don't say it was bullshit, just explaining why some here might consider that a bullshit medal. As you say, I myself only blame Mexican riders for originally losing that race. Yeah no worries, that was meant for our American friend who used that term Thanks for the explanation! mrv86, thiago_simoes and Olympian1010 2 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,047 Posted December 27, 2019 Author #2214 Share Posted December 27, 2019 2 hours ago, thiago_simoes said: I still don't understand how Rafaela Silva was stripped of the gold medal, but still was allowed to compete (and earned a team bronze medal) at the Judo World Championships. Because fenoterol is on the WADA list of banned substances, she wasn't provisionally suspended and can compete until a decision if she's gonna be banned or not is made. If somehow she proves her innocence, she can appeal to have her Pan Am medal back. But most likely she will get (at least) a 2-year ban and lose the Worlds medal (and maybe the team will lose their medal too, since she participated at that contest) + the Brasília Grand Slam bronze which she won in October. thiago_simoes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted December 28, 2019 #2215 Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, heywoodu said: Bullshit how? 6 hours ago, mrv86 said: Because they originally won bronze after Mexico had two false starts in the bronze medal race Here’s a recap of the bronze medal race: attempt 1: start gate failure attempt 2: start gate failure attempt 3: start gate failure ruled winner by DSQ (even though Mexico had proved they could start properly on attempt 2 when Brazil couldn’t) Gold Medal Race also had 2 start gate failures. Team Pursuit, and women’s races were also plagued by start gate failures. The volunteers had no fucking idea what they were doing, and it was obviously the federation had not trained them to use the equipment. In fact, members of the Peruvian federation seemed confused about the start gate as well. Edited December 28, 2019 by Olympian1010 mrv86 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted December 28, 2019 #2216 Share Posted December 28, 2019 3 hours ago, mrv86 said: I don't say it was bullshit, just explaining why some here might consider that a bullshit medal. As you say, I myself only blame Mexican riders for originally losing that race. They didn’t in my opinion. That loss was on the organizers. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted December 28, 2019 #2217 Share Posted December 28, 2019 4 hours ago, vinipereira said: Because fenoterol is on the WADA list of banned substances, she wasn't provisionally suspended and can compete until a decision if she's gonna be banned or not is made. If somehow she proves her innocence, she can appeal to have her Pan Am medal back. But most likely she will get (at least) a 2-year ban and lose the Worlds medal (and maybe the team will lose their medal too, since she participated at that contest) + the Brasília Grand Slam bronze which she won in October. So, why even let her compete? This is getting more and more ridiculous, and Brazil will end up only with Mayra Aguiar's medal at the WCh. I'm worried with our chances at the Olympics at this rate. Judo used to be a source of 3+ medals at the Olympics and now we'll be lucky to have even one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted January 24, 2020 #2218 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I know after most major events like this, there’s generally an opportunity to buy game-used equipment and other items from the games. Does anybody know if Lima is doing this? (Or already has). “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,202 Posted January 24, 2020 #2219 Share Posted January 24, 2020 19 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: I know after most major events like this, there’s generally an opportunity to buy game-used equipment and other items from the games. Does anybody know if Lima is doing this? (Or already has). Toronto 2015 did this a week after the closing ceremony for Parapans, so it likely has been completed for Lima 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted January 24, 2020 #2220 Share Posted January 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, intoronto said: Toronto 2015 did this a week after the closing ceremony for Parapans, so it likely has been completed for Lima 2019 Interesting, I checked but never saw anything. It took Rio like 3 months. Well, if you happen to hear/see something about that please tell me. I want one of those sweet rugby balls. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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