Can't wait for NFL to get going. These Lympies are looking rather tired
This video of Gaines announcing is classic. He manages to be incredibly enthusiastic and knowledgeable while not making it all about himself or constantly going off on useless tangents.
https://twitter.com/RowdyGaines/stat...470366724?s=20
What a great comeback by Simone to take bronze on the beam (it would seem like that would be the hardest apparatus for a return after getting the twisties). And it was very exciting to see Jade Carey win Gold on the floor!
Sad day for Olympic medalist raven sounders of charleston.
Her mother has passed away in florida .
Raven Saunders. Very sad...As well as being a Black and LGBTQ+ advocate, she has been a mental health advocate.
She certainly had quite the personality on display, being perhaps the only athlete to wear a mask DURING her competition (not for COVID reasons, for "looks" - I think it had an exhaust valve in it). Got the silver in the shot put.
She was just investigated by the IOC for her protest demonstrated (put an "X" above her body) at the podium. The U.S. has allowed such actions, but IOC implemented a rule this year to ban any protests or issuing "political, religious, or racial propaganda." Glad the IOC ended up not penalizing her.
Yes, sympathies for her and her family.
Tamyra Mensah-Stock of the USA won the gold medal in 68kg freestyle wrestling. I much prefer her attitude, and she has had more than her share of tragedies and challenges in life.
Is US wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock the most upbeat athlete at Tokyo 2020?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...-2020-olympics
Not sure if this has been mentioned but Gabby Thomas who won the bronze in the 200M and is a Harvard grad - is the daughter of two Duke grads - Jennifer Randall and Desmond Thomas - Desmond played football at Duke
https://www.gazettenet.com/Fast-lane...-Prix-22672860
WOW= what a 400M hurdles race !
21 year old Sydney McLaughlin is a star.
She should be one of the faces of American Sports.
The track is obviously incredibly fast. Here's an article that talks about why. What do you think about the fact that it is kind of bouncy and, therefore, provides a performance enhancement?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...ll-at-olympics
I guess all technology falls into this category...spikes, shoes, etc? Does it matter as long as everyone is running on the same surface?
The racing has been incredible, the WRs in the 400 hurdles for both men and women, etc.
I didn't see the race, but Anna Cockrell got a DQ. (She would have finished 7th, so at least she didn't lose out on a medal.)
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/why-ann...060201754.html
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
I'm all for it as long as the technology is widely available and affordable. I know some of the wooden indoor tracks have some extra bounce to them, but they are only 1/10 mile so the curves are tighter and times are normally a bit slower than outdoors. Synthetic track surfaces have been around for along time, having replaced cinder (crushed gravel) and they were a big improvement. This seems to be the next generation of synthetic track surfaces which may reduce injuries and are faster too.
I've wondered about the artificial limbs of paraplegic athletes which provide some extra energy return. Some of the times for paraplegic runners are not that far off of normal runners. Some day we might be asking if artificial limbs are an unfair advantage.
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That day has come and gone. Oscar Pistorius competed in the 2012 Olympics, missing both legs below the knee. He faced lots of opposition, since many people said that his prosthetics helped him.
He didn't medal, but he did get on the track. He enjoys those memories from his jail cell now, since he shot and killed his girlfriend a few months later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."