heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 22, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, dcro said: How very unexpected winner. Obviously losing was impossible with Koen Bouwman in the team. 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...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 22, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Ugh, it looks like every single African, apart from the South Africans, has disappeared from the start/entry lists https://www.tissottiming.com/File/000311020A010401FFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 One can only assume they ran into visa troubles, as so often is the case 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...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 22, 2019 #13 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Oh, no... They are using loops for time trial. Hello 6 hours long competitions... #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 22, 2019 #14 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, dcro said: Oh, no... They are using loops for time trial. Hello 6 hours long competitions... The elite men aren't, I believe? 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...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted September 22, 2019 #15 Share Posted September 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Ugh, it looks like every single African, apart from the South Africans, has disappeared from the start/entry lists https://www.tissottiming.com/File/000311020A010401FFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 One can only assume they ran into visa troubles, as so often is the case Which is odd coming from . I don’t know they were a country that would do that. They hosts events without problems all the time. I’ll have to follow this story. “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...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 22, 2019 #16 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, Olympian1010 said: Which is odd coming from . I don’t know they were a country that would do that. They hosts events without problems all the time. I’ll have to follow this story. I can't really recall which events, but I'm pretty sure this is a common issue actually...half the time hosts some event that's at least a bit big, there seem to be stories about athletes missing out because of visa troubles. 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...
MHSN 3,163 Posted September 22, 2019 #17 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Iran was supposed to send 3 cyclists to the World Champs including the first ever female cyclist. but UK simply denied visa for the entire team. this is the second time this year UK is hosting a WCh and denying visa for some countries. of course this one is not important because Iran is no big deal in cycling but imagine the reactions if it was Iran denying visa for somebody. nitinsanker and Olympian1010 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted September 22, 2019 #18 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, MHSN said: Iran was supposed to send 3 cyclists to the World Champs including the first ever female cyclist. but UK simply denied visa for the entire team. this is the second time this year UK is hosting a WCh and denying visa for some countries. of course this one is not important because Iran is no big deal in cycling but imagine the reactions if it was Iran denying visa for somebody. Athletes, who aren’t terrorists or have major criminal records, should always be allowed into a country for a major international event. I totally agree. nitinsanker 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...
nitinsanker 179 Posted September 22, 2019 #19 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, MHSN said: Iran was supposed to send 3 cyclists to the World Champs including the first ever female cyclist. but UK simply denied visa for the entire team. this is the second time this year UK is hosting a WCh and denying visa for some countries. of course this one is not important because Iran is no big deal in cycling but imagine the reactions if it was Iran denying visa for somebody. We had denied pak visas for Shooting world cup and I personally thought that was so crappy and they made a huge hue and cry removed some of the quotas and removed a couple of int events we we're assigned but US / UK do it so often and no Body tells them off MHSN 1 strength does not come from physical capacity but from an indomitable will. - Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 22, 2019 #20 Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, MHSN said: Iran was supposed to send 3 cyclists to the World Champs including the first ever female cyclist. but UK simply denied visa for the entire team. this is the second time this year UK is hosting a WCh and denying visa for some countries. of course this one is not important because Iran is no big deal in cycling but imagine the reactions if it was Iran denying visa for somebody. Wasn't Iran one of the countries affected the other time? Like I said, I am dead-sure UK-hosted events had this problem before, including pretty recently, and now that you posted here I am suddenly almost sure Iran was the/a victim there. Taekwondo maybe? Edited September 22, 2019 by heywoodu Olympian1010 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...
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