Zika, drugs, and medals: The Rio Olympics thread

[Liep]

I like that the stadium booed Gatlin. No mercy for dope cheats.

[alfred russel]

I like that the stadium booed Gatlin. No mercy for dope cheats.

I'm more than a little suspicious of the Jamaican track program, and always up for an upset, but the thought of Gatlin as the 2016 Olympic champion was not a good one. It is much better for the sport that he didn't win.

[grumbler]

Omnium is such an unfair sport.

But still well worth mining on Pandora.

[Ed Anger]

I like that the stadium booed Gatlin. No mercy for dope cheats.

I'm more than a little suspicious of the Jamaican track program, and always up for an upset, but the thought of Gatlin as the 2016 Olympic champion was not a good one. It is much better for the sport that he didn't win.

But would be utterly hilarious.

[CountDeMoney]

I'm more than a little suspicious of the Jamaican track program, and always up for an upset, but the thought of Gatlin as the 2016 Olympic champion was not a good one. It is much better for the sport that he didn't win.

Shut up.

[Admiral Yi]

Still doing well. Currently ahead of China in the medals table

Why is China doing so shyte this year?

[CountDeMoney]

Why is China doing so shyte this year?

I can't figure that out, either.  One would think their state-sponsored super-juice labs would've been churning out Michael Phelps counterfeits like a motherfucker this year.

[DGuller]

Why is China doing so shyte this year?

I can't figure that out, either.  One would think their state-sponsored super-juice labs would've been churning out Michael Phelps counterfeits like a motherfucker this year.

Turns out the dope was counterfeit too. 

[Eddie Teach]

China's second as normal. Don't expect Beijing performances from them every time.

[Tonitrus]

Why is China doing so shyte this year?

I can't figure that out, either.  One would think their state-sponsored super-juice labs would've been churning out Michael Phelps counterfeits like a motherfucker this year.

Turns out the dope was counterfeit too. 

Maybe the IOC's dope-testing program is effective and working, and China decided to mostly play fair, and not try to get around the process?

Too optimistic? 

[Tamas]

Why is China doing so shyte this year?

I can't figure that out, either.  One would think their state-sponsored super-juice labs would've been churning out Michael Phelps counterfeits like a motherfucker this year.

Dude, they are second only to the US. Quite obviously, their chem labs are also second only to the US.

[Gups]

China's second as normal. Don't expect Beijing performances from them every time.

GB is second at the moment. Turns out that lavishing funding on a few selected sports really does produce a competitive advantage.

[Tamas]

China's second as normal. Don't expect Beijing performances from them every time.

GB is second at the moment. Turns out that lavishing funding on a few selected sports really does produce a competitive advantage.

Gymnastics and that jump-to-the-water-in-a-fancy-way are not sports, they are performance arts

[Gups]

China's second as normal. Don't expect Beijing performances from them every time.

GB is second at the moment. Turns out that lavishing funding on a few selected sports really does produce a competitive advantage.

Gymnastics and that jump-to-the-water-in-a-fancy-way are not sports, they are performance arts

It's cycling and rowing that are really getting the medals in for GB. The Chinese seem to do well in diving, weight-lifting and ping pong. Yanks kill it on swim and gym.

[celedhring]

Gymnastics is a proper sport - these people push the human body to the limit when performing those acrobatics. I don't see the point in Rythmic Gymnastics, though, outside ogling cute girls dancing.