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2016 Summer Olympics |OT| August 5th - August 21st

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Problem is american football is mostly anaerobic fitness. Rugby is mostly aerobic fitness.
You do have some notable rugby players though...

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There is always a transition time to go from football - rugby. 90% of the current US squad has played fooball at one point.

Canada vs GB Women's Rugby 7 about to start. Never heard about this sport until yesterday but have fallen in love with it :D

The men's side is even more exciting IMO. Be sure to look out for that.

Really?

Pretty popular in high school, at least here in Van.

Rugby is popular in certain pockets in NA. Other areas will never even hear of the sport.

Canada choking super hard in this Rugby game

They are not choking. While Canada is one of the best women's team in the circuit, so is GB.
 
Hehe, Kiley Ray Dickson for Belarus in gymnastics. Looks like Belarus has really joined Qatar, Bahrain and Turkey in athletes shopping.
 
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Shooting is an almost surreal event. There little to no attendance, the athletes walk just like normal people, right beside you... it's quite strange. Also, you can see every event after you go in.
 
Apparently that doesn't count for swimming or something.
As far as I'm aware you just have to make it through qualifying. Haven't heard of any age restrictions. It's uncommon for people younger than 16 to qualify, but not unheard of.

Lately it seems like older Olympians have been winning more often. Hosszu for example.
 
i thought you had to be 16 or older to compete in the olympics? or was that just a myth?

As far as I'm aware you just have to make it through qualifying. Haven't heard of any age restrictions. It's uncommon for people younger than 16 to qualify, but not unheard of.

Lately it seems like older Olympians have been winning more often. Hosszu for example.

I think the age limit is fixed by the sport federation and not the IOC. It's typically in sports in which young girls tend to have an advantage (gymnastics, figure skating, etc.).
 
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