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38 individual qualifiers to Rio
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Russian gymnasts arrive Brazil
Andrei Rodionenko is already answering questions regarding whether or not his gymnasts dope.
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Kiwis happy with Olympic accomodations
New Zealand athletes content as they move into Rio Olympics village
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Thanks Avril.
Kohei on the IOC doping decision
“It’s absolutely wrong to ban athletes who have not broken the rules. It (this decision) is good,” said Uchimura, a six-times world all-around champion.
“Those who dope can’t complain even if they get banned for life,” the 27-year-old Japanese told the Kyodo news agency.
You can argue that all Russian athletes should be banned. Including gymnasts. Many are taking that position. I respect the argument.
Russian sport is corrupt and deserves sanction up to but not including disallowing athletes and coaches not proven personally guilty. That’s my opinion.
Chusovitina will retire Monday
Oksana:
“I will retire on Monday. I cannot tell you months, days, or years, but it’s going to be a Monday.”
How This 41-Year-Old Got to Rio—and Became the Oldest Competing Gymnast in History
Sam got a haircut
Yep. 🙂
related – Q&A With Sam Mikulak – Before Rio
Oleg at Olympic residence
Brittany Rogers – Dos Santos
Recall when Brittany was barely doing Floor? 🙂
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Team Laurie t-shirts
Yep. 🙂
Yulia Stepanova denied Rio
What!? 😦
The IOC has rejected the bid by Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova to compete as neutral athlete in Olympics.
Stepanova was cleared by track and field’s world governing body earlier this month to compete as a neutral athlete in the European championships and the Olympics. But the IOC did not accept the decision for the Olympics. …
The 800-meter runner provided evidence to the World Anti-Doping Agency of widespread cheating in Russia that led the IAAF to bar the country’s track and field athletes from international competition, including the Rio Games.
Stepanova, who served a two-year doping ban before turning whistleblower, is now living and training in the United States at an undisclosed location.
Without Yulia we wouldn’t know about systematic Russian doping corruption. What whistleblower will ever come forward in future?
related – No one really wants a Whistle Blower: Russia, the IOC, and Doping.
(via Nancy Armour)
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