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Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:02 am
by Drumstick
'A New World'Games of the XXXI OlympiadDates: 5 Aug - 21 Aug
Events: 306 in 28 Sports
Nations: 207
Official Site: https://www.rio2016.com/enBBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/rio-2016Schedule
Russia athlete ban upheld by CasA decision to ban Russian track and field athletes from Rio 2016 over the country's alleged state-sponsored doping regime has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Russia's athletics federation was suspended by the sport's world governing body, the IAAF, after an independent report found evidence of widespread doping.
The Russian Olympic Committee and 68 athletes appealed against that decision but after hearing evidence from both sides, Cas has ruled the ban can stand.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36855244However...
Russia's press has reacted with anger at the international report which found evidence of state-backed sports doping over a four-year period.
Pro-government papers dismiss the validity of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report, which some said was influenced by foreign governments as part of a deliberate anti-Russia campaign.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36835690Yes, it's everyone else's fault, Russia, not yours.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:13 am
by Herdanos
This is gonna be dope
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:16 am
by Rax
Im looking forward to seeing the rugby 7s, hopefully its as competitive as the various 7s series events, theyre always a good watch. Outside of that Ill become an expert in fencing, weightlifting and rhythmic gymnastics as I do every 4 years.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:17 am
by Preezy
I'm looking forward to seeing:
100m Mens - Dat Bolt (will it be his last Olympics?)
Football - can't ever have enough of that!
Tennis - another Gold medal for Andy?
Golf - first time it's been in the Olympics for generations (sadly not many of the top 10 will be playing)
Gynmastics - because ladies
Volleyball - because ladies
Everything else will be ignored.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:22 am
by Moggy
I'm looking forward to the Russian's in the track and field events.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:29 am
by Drumstick
As usual I'll be watching as much as humanly possible with particular focus on athletics, swimming and cycling.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:33 am
by bigcheez2k3
Should be some good opportunities for matched betting
Although I do like it all tbh, probably watch some athletics and cycling at the least. Swimming also.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:34 am
by Poser
Kicking Russia out the games is a real shame for both of their clean sportspeople.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:40 am
by Herdanos
I don't think I'll go out of my way to watch any of it bar the 100m men's final, but I've no doubt I'll end up catching a fair bit of it.
Interesting to see McIlroy's made himself look like a right spoilt mug in the way he's dealt with the Olympics. Probably ensured Andy wins SPOTY again (not that it really matters)
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:19 pm
by Drumstick
Fries. Wedges. Crisps? wrote:Interesting to see McIlroy's made himself look like a right spoilt mug
Now he's just like 99% of all professional golfers.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:31 pm
by Herdanos
Well, quite.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:42 pm
by Return_of_the_STAR
Do we really have to wait a whole week for the athletics to start?
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:48 pm
by Rax
Return_of_the_STAR wrote:Do we really have to wait a whole week for the athletics to start?
Its always that way isnt it? Swimming dominates the early days and then athletics takes over.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:49 pm
by Return_of_the_STAR
Rax wrote:Return_of_the_STAR wrote:Do we really have to wait a whole week for the athletics to start?
Its always that way isnt it? Swimming dominates the early days and then athletics takes over.
Maybe, but I don't remember it being a whole week.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:52 pm
by KK
All anyone really cares about is the Beach volleyball. On the beach.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:52 pm
by jiggles
Hoping Annalise Murphy can grab a medal this time around.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:54 pm
by Drumstick
Bolt has come out and said he's going to be gunning for his own 200m WR.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:09 pm
by Snowcannon
Got to say it's a complete joke the number of golfers and tennis players that pulled out 'due to Zika'. Just admit the real reason...
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:13 pm
by Return_of_the_STAR
Snowcannon wrote:Got to say it's a complete joke the number of golfers and tennis players that pulled out 'due to Zika'. Just admit the real reason...
Whilst I see your point that they don't care for the Olympics as Rory put it across really well when he said that golf shouldn't be in the Olympics and said that he grew up wanting to win the masters and not an Olympic gold medal, it shouldn't be ignored that the golf course is built on a swamp and will be the place where they are most likely at risk from the zika virus.
Re: Rio 2016
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 3:02 pm
by Monkey Man
Russia will not receive a blanket ban from Rio 2016 following the country's doping scandal, an Olympic source has told the BBC.
Instead, the International Olympic Committee will leave it up to individual sport's governing bodies to decide if Russian competitors are clean and should be allowed to take part.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36878983