The US again dominates with Olympic medal wins

[spidermike007]

The US has had another very successful Olpymics. They edged out China, by tying them on the gold medal count at 40, and winning a grand total of 126 medals. The UK and France also excelled. Kudos to them. 

 

And the closing ceremony made up for those silly parts of the opening ceremony. It was quite grand. 

 

Going to miss the Olympics. The AIS streaming coverage was excellent. What an event. 

 

 

Edited August 12 by spidermike007

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Now the question for the future will be, how many of the latest Paris medal winners will end up being found to have used performance enhancing drugs in violation of Olympic rules?

Another Chinese doping controversy pops up during Olympic swimming competition

July 30, 2024

 

The New York Times reported Tuesday that two top Chinese swimmers — including one on this year’s Olympic team — tested positive for a banned steroid in 2022 but were eventually cleared to compete by Chinese officials.

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In the most widely reported incident, 11 swimmers named to the Chinese Olympic team were among 23 who tested positive for a banned substance six months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. They were allowed to compete and went on to win gold medals in three events. One of those swimmers, Zhang Yufei, has won two bronzes in France, one in the women’s 100 butterfly and another as part of the 4x100 freestyle relay.

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The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which handled that case, released a statement from its CEO, Travis Tygart, who is one of the most outspoken critics of WADA.

 

“It’s crushing news to wake up to for all athletes and fans of the Olympic movement that the failures of the global anti-doping system have overshadowed what should be a moment to bring the world together,” he said.

 

https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-doping-china-7fe883e5f9f0b6771941cdf1861fa663

 

 

 

[spidermike007]

2 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Now the question for the future will be, how many of the latest Paris medal winners will end up being found to have used performance enhancing drugs in violation of Olympic rules?

Another Chinese doping controversy pops up during Olympic swimming competition

July 30, 2024

 

The New York Times reported Tuesday that two top Chinese swimmers — including one on this year’s Olympic team — tested positive for a banned steroid in 2022 but were eventually cleared to compete by Chinese officials.

...

In the most widely reported incident, 11 swimmers named to the Chinese Olympic team were among 23 who tested positive for a banned substance six months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. They were allowed to compete and went on to win gold medals in three events. One of those swimmers, Zhang Yufei, has won two bronzes in France, one in the women’s 100 butterfly and another as part of the 4x100 freestyle relay.

...

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which handled that case, released a statement from its CEO, Travis Tygart, who is one of the most outspoken critics of WADA.

 

“It’s crushing news to wake up to for all athletes and fans of the Olympic movement that the failures of the global anti-doping system have overshadowed what should be a moment to bring the world together,” he said.

 

https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-doping-china-7fe883e5f9f0b6771941cdf1861fa663

 

 

 

Wow. You sure have a tremendous amount of skill when it comes to taking a feel-good moment and flipping it on its head. 

 

However having said that, I think if a very conclusive amount of testing was done, China and Russia would probably be found to be the nations who cheated the most, when it came to doping their athletes. 

Edited August 12 by spidermike007

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

6 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

However having said that, I think if a very conclusive amount of testing was done, China and Russia would probably be found to be the nations who cheated the most, when it came to doping their athletes. 

 

The graphic chart in your OP listed China as the second ranking country in terms of medals won in Paris. The point of my reply was to note there are some questions about just how they got to that standing.

 

As my reply post news report noted, some of U.S. Olympic  athletics organizations are none too happy at how the Chinese athletes who failed their past drug tests in some cases have been given free passes by their national anti-doping regulator and the larger international regulating entity.

 

As reported by the AP earlier this year, news that only became public long after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics had passed:

 

"Last week, reporting by The New York Times and German broadcaster ARD revealed that WADA had cleared the Chinese swimmers of doping violations by accepting the Chinese anti-doping agency’s reasoning that the athletes had been exposed to a banned heart medication through contamination.

 

There was no public notice of the case, nor any provisional suspension, both of which are called for in the world anti-doping code. The quiet handling of the cases occurred about seven months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. [emphasis added] Even a provisional suspension at that time could have put those swimmers’ eligibility for the games in jeopardy."

 

https://apnews.com/article/olympics-china-doping-6598f950a62c7da8aec22c8209b54540

 

In short, there's an argument to be made that the U.S. might have fared even better, particularly versus China, if the anti-doping rules were being consistently enforced as supposedly is required.

 

 

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

The graphic chart in your OP listed China as the second ranking country in terms of medals won in Paris. The point of my reply was to note there are some questions about just how they got to that standing.

 

As my reply post news report noted, some of U.S. Olympic  athletics organizations are none too happy at how the Chinese athletes who failed their past drug tests in some cases have been given free passes by their national anti-doping regulator and the larger international regulating entity.

 

As reported by the AP earlier this year, news that only became public long after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics had passed:

 

"Last week, reporting by The New York Times and German broadcaster ARD revealed that WADA had cleared the Chinese swimmers of doping violations by accepting the Chinese anti-doping agency’s reasoning that the athletes had been exposed to a banned heart medication through contamination.

 

There was no public notice of the case, nor any provisional suspension, both of which are called for in the world anti-doping code. The quiet handling of the cases occurred about seven months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. [emphasis added] Even a provisional suspension at that time could have put those swimmers’ eligibility for the games in jeopardy."

 

https://apnews.com/article/olympics-china-doping-6598f950a62c7da8aec22c8209b54540

 

In short, there's an argument to be made that the U.S. might have fared even better, particularly versus China, if the anti-doping rules were being consistently enforced as supposedly is required.

 

 

I certainly agree with you with regard to this. The Chinese performances seemed nothing short of miraculous, and I guess miracle drugs help to create miracles, especially under the auspicises of a morally bankrupt regime. 

 

It would be nice to see the international regulatory agencies like WADA less partial, less corrupt, and less influenced by a generous and corrupt giant. 

Edited August 12 by spidermike007

[Cameroni]

I saw the Basketball men's final. Nice to see other counries like France, Germany and Serbia be so competitive, even with an American dream team including LeBron, KD, Curry, Davis etc.

 

It was close with France but Curry settled matters in a few minutes. Even sending their very best Team USA can be beat now, as we saw in the Manila world cup finals, and again here in Paris where it was very close indeed.

Edited August 12 by Cameroni

[bamnutsak]

18 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Now the question for the future will be, how many of the latest Paris medal winners will end up being found to have used performance enhancing drugs in violation of Olympic rules?

 

It was tainted burgers.

 

Chinese swimmers' past positive doping tests haunt Paris Olympics

 

The New York Times on Tuesday reported that two top Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug in 2022. Chinese officials provisionally suspended and investigated the athletes but eventually allowed them to compete, concluding that they probably ate tainted hamburgers in Beijing. One is on this year's Olympic team.

 

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Sports/Chinese-swimmers-past-positive-doping-tests-haunt-Paris-Olympics

 

 

 

 

I watched a lot of these Games, 24 channels on AIS Play, and thought they were a great success. A few minor issues, but kudos to France/Paris for putting on such a great show.

 

 

[khlongtoey]

Did you know Uzbekistan won the olympics?

If adjusted by GDP (minimizing wealth gap impacting attaining Olympic medals) Uzbekistan scored the most medals, followed by Hungary, Kenya, New Zealand and Ukraine with China and the US in 20 and 21st place.

sbnation.com/2024/8/8/242154…

 

toxic nationalism anyway, especially with a genocide going on

https://www.sbnation.com/2024/8/8/24215406/2024-olympic-medal-count-ranked-gdp-money

[bamnutsak]

40 minutes ago, khlongtoey said:

Did you know Uzbekistan won the olympics?

If adjusted by GDP (minimizing wealth gap impacting attaining Olympic medals) Uzbekistan scored the most medals, followed by Hungary, Kenya, New Zealand and Ukraine with China and the US in 20 and 21st place.

 

 

Yeah, there's no end to silliness ranking medal counts. I've been waiting for medals per kangaroo, or medals per Km2.

 

That said, I'll take the highest GDP thank you.

 

 

[spidermike007]

4 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

 

It was tainted burgers.

 

Chinese swimmers' past positive doping tests haunt Paris Olympics

 

The New York Times on Tuesday reported that two top Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug in 2022. Chinese officials provisionally suspended and investigated the athletes but eventually allowed them to compete, concluding that they probably ate tainted hamburgers in Beijing. One is on this year's Olympic team.

 

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Sports/Chinese-swimmers-past-positive-doping-tests-haunt-Paris-Olympics

 

 

 

 

I watched a lot of these Games, 24 channels on AIS Play, and thought they were a great success. A few minor issues, but kudos to France/Paris for putting on such a great show.

 

 

I agree, I watched it on AIS play too, and I thought the coverage was brilliant, and love the fact that nearly all of it was in English.