Joseph Hudson 35 1 Posted June 17, 2021 #2051 Share Posted June 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, Monzanator said: Why surprising? The Games are in Japan after all after the French Open i wasn't totally sure she'd play again and definitely not this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted June 17, 2021 #2052 Share Posted June 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Joseph Hudson 35 said: after the French Open i wasn't totally sure she'd play again and definitely not this year She might not play on clay & grass but SOG tournament will be on hard courts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted June 18, 2021 #2053 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I can see THIS initiative going badly wrong….. Athletes have been told they can snitch their rivals and get them thrown out of the Olympics for breaking Covid rules. The International Olympic Committee have published new regulations which states that 'any person' may inform them of an alleged infringement of the Games playbook by a competitor, which would then trigger a disciplinary process https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-9696499/Tokyo-2020-Athletes-rivals-THROWN-Olympics-break-Covid-19-rules.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,500 Posted June 18, 2021 #2054 Share Posted June 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Grassmarket said: I can see THIS initiative going badly wrong….. Athletes have been told they can snitch their rivals and get them thrown out of the Olympics for breaking Covid rules. The International Olympic Committee have published new regulations which states that 'any person' may inform them of an alleged infringement of the Games playbook by a competitor, which would then trigger a disciplinary process https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-9696499/Tokyo-2020-Athletes-rivals-THROWN-Olympics-break-Covid-19-rules.html That SEEMS like a TASTY bit of usual exaggeration from the online toilet paper that is the Daily Mail They're presenting it like athlete A can go to the IOC, say "hey, B broke this rule" aaaaaand B gets thrown out. That's not how it seems to actually work. 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...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted June 18, 2021 #2055 Share Posted June 18, 2021 3 hours ago, heywoodu said: That SEEMS like a TASTY bit of usual exaggeration from the online toilet paper that is the Daily Mail They're presenting it like athlete A can go to the IOC, say "hey, B broke this rule" aaaaaand B gets thrown out. That's not how it seems to actually work. Remember the era when a second false start by any athlete would be an automatic DQ? Think that was Beijing 2008. It quickly got to the point where you could tell which 100m runner in a heat - invariably the fifth-ranked by time - would do the first false start. So I don’t share your faith in sporting honesty. Monzanator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,500 Posted June 18, 2021 #2056 Share Posted June 18, 2021 36 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: Remember the era when a second false start by any athlete would be an automatic DQ? Think that was Beijing 2008. It quickly got to the point where you could tell which 100m runner in a heat - invariably the fifth-ranked by time - would do the first false start. So I don’t share your faith in sporting honesty. I didn't mean athletes won't go trying this, I mean athlete A reporting athlete B doesn't mean B will be thrown out (as Daily Mail sort of tries to present it), it means there'll be an investigation. Which is not necessarily bad, and also not really a problem for athletes who do stick to the pretty widely reported rules. 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...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted June 18, 2021 #2057 Share Posted June 18, 2021 29 minutes ago, heywoodu said: I didn't mean athletes won't go trying this, I mean athlete A reporting athlete B doesn't mean B will be thrown out (as Daily Mail sort of tries to present it), it means there'll be an investigation. Which is not necessarily bad, and also not really a problem for athletes who do stick to the pretty widely reported rules. Yeah, but if the investigation finds they have been breaking the rules……so yes, it is not my word against yours. It does mean that every single Olympic event is potentially a 4x400m relay race, where can get Gold if they can convince the jury that one runner from had their toe over the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,500 Posted June 18, 2021 #2058 Share Posted June 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: Yeah, but if the investigation finds they have been breaking the rules……so yes, it is not my word against yours. It does mean that every single Olympic event is potentially a 4x400m relay race, where can get Gold if they can convince the jury that one runner from had their toe over the line. shouldn't put their toes on the line then, easy 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...
Fly_like_a_don 866 Posted June 19, 2021 #2059 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Terrible Olympics for India. We need to protest against holding the games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly_like_a_don 866 Posted June 19, 2021 #2060 Share Posted June 19, 2021 How could there be 2 rules for athletes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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