Orangehair43 172 Posted August 4, 2021 #1391 Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, OlympicsFan said: Please name the recent doping scandals in Germany (involving german athletes). There isn't any well organized doping system in Germany, this is nonsense. You really think that a country with 1/5th the population of Germany (Netherlands) would be better than Germany in pure doping sports like cycling/rowing/speed skating/track events in athletics if there would be organized doping in Germany (especially with the fact in mind that Germany easily would have the know-how, thanks to the GDR, to outdope pretty much everyone else)? Germany has clearly less doping than almost all the other top nations (except maybe Japan and South Korea) and it is more difficult to dope in Germany that almost anywhere else. Also i forgot Australia on the list, considering their performances in rowing and swimming. Thanks to the GDR history, athletes/coaches who dope would face much more hate than athletes/coaches in pretty much any other country, since those countries don't have the same history. This means that athletes/coaches in most other countries have less fear of doping (since the consequences when getting caught would be less severe). You can also see in other areas that Germany learnt from its history and in some sense overcorrected. After WW2 Germany wasn't allowed to have an army and still today Germany is far less "ready" to enter a war (than countries like France/GB/USA). You can also see that many former GDR doping coaches went abroad, for example british rowing was lead by a former GDR coach until recently and some german coaches went to China (rowing/athletics). Also doesn't make sense to treat Kaul and Warner the same. 1) Kaul has been the best in the world since U18 level, Warner on the other hand improved by 300 points as a 31 year old during the pandemic. 2) Kaul isn't close to world class in any discipline, while Warner is world class in the long jump and close to it in the 100 m and the hurdles. Heike Drechsler Is still seen as a legend in Germany is she not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle 720 Posted August 4, 2021 #1392 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Little sister Duplantis want to compete in Paris 2024. I hope she will make it. What is better than one Duplantis?? Yes, TWO Duplantis. https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/nw5vOd/lillasyster-duplantis-vill-tavla-for-sverige-hade-varit-coolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonPhi 246 Posted August 5, 2021 #1393 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Women 4x100 Heat 1: Visser - Schippers - Van Hunenstijn - Sedney Oliver - Daniels - Gardner - Hobbs Philip - Lansiquot - Asher Smith - Neita Williams - Morisson - Burchell - Jackson Heat 2: Liang - Ge - Huang - Wei Dietsche - Del Ponte - Kambundji - Kora Haase - Burghardt - Pinto - Lückenkemper St Fort - Ahye - Selvon - Baptiste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted August 5, 2021 #1394 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Mayer needed to go faster to make up points, unless Warner is only marginally faster (doubtful). 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 August 5, 2021 #1395 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Nadine Broersen is the next DNF in the multi-events. 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...
Federer91 2,134 Posted August 5, 2021 #1396 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I am not at all faithful for Demireva making the Q, she has had an awful last 2 years. Makedonas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted August 5, 2021 #1397 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Warner loses a little, but Mayer did the same, so nothing changes 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...
Monzanator 3,593 Posted August 5, 2021 #1398 Share Posted August 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Nadine Broersen is the next DNF in the multi-events. She was 17th after Day 1 which must have been way below her expectations unless she carried some injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted August 5, 2021 #1399 Share Posted August 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, Monzanator said: She was 17th after Day 1 which must have been way below her expectations unless she carried some injury? That. Fairly sure she could continue, but being on course for roughly 10th-12th after day one while not being in top shape is just not worth risking something serious (again). It'd likely have been different if she was going for a top-6 or something. 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 August 5, 2021 #1400 Share Posted August 5, 2021 7 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Warner loses a little, but Mayer did the same, so nothing changes How can Warner possibly lose 400 pts at this point (as long as completes)? #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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