One country that used to be really good at the summer olympics is Romania. 53 medals in LA; 26 medals sixteen years later in Sydney; 4 medals sixteen years later in Rio...
They didn't even compete as a team in the womens all around gymnastics this year. That's what happens when communism and dictatorship ends and you are just a relatively poor European nation again. Unless you are Great Britain, Germany or France, you aren't competing on a giant level in the summer olympics anymore.
Romanian gymnastics was destroyed by the poaching and defection of the Karolyi's by the Americans. Nadia soon left as well.
One country that used to be really good at the summer olympics is Romania. 53 medals in LA; 26 medals sixteen years later in Sydney; 4 medals sixteen years later in Rio...That's quite the fall even considering LA wasn't fully attended.
Well, Germany to my knowledge has drastically reduced expenses for sports. Financial support is meager, facilities are not always up-to-date and few and far between.
Well, Germany to my knowledge has drastically reduced expenses for sports. Financial support is meager, facilities are not always up-to-date and few and far between.
Well, Germany to my knowledge has drastically reduced expenses for sports. Financial support is meager, facilities are not always up-to-date and few and far between.
Unlike nearly every National Olympic Committee in the world, the United States Olympic Committee's Olympic programs receive no federal government support. Thus, the U.S. relies on private resources to help fund Americas elite athletes as they focus on their pursuit of excellence at the Games.
Well, Germany to my knowledge has drastically reduced expenses for sports. Financial support is meager, facilities are not always up-to-date and few and far between.
Man that relay just goes to show you the craziness, the Japanese runner who ran anchor was born in Kingston Jamaica. Jamaica has the sprint in track and field on tap.
Well, Germany to my knowledge has drastically reduced expenses for sports. Financial support is meager, facilities are not always up-to-date and few and far between.
I was more referring to the past two decades actually, because the effects from doping in East Germany are obvious. It's been a pretty steady decline (in total medals) these past two decades, except for 2012.
I was more referring to the past two decades actually, because the effects from doping in East Germany are obvious. It's been a pretty steady decline (in total medals) these past two decades.
It's not against the rules to step on the line during a straight unless you clearly obstruct the runner in the lane you're stepping into (Bolt was already ahead of Aska, so there was no obstruction). Stepping into another lane on the bends is an automatic disqualification because you can run a shorter track by doing that.
Didn't see the DQ, don't really care if it's legit or not. As long as we never see or hear about Justin Gatlin or Tyson Gay again, we're good to go. Feel bad for Bromell though, but the kid did feel the pressure in this meet.
I like that approach, but it won't work for every country.
I would hate it if my tax dollars were going for high performance meaningless meets like the olympic games. I'm okay with my tax dollars going to high school and collegiate sports though.
They didn't even compete as a team in the womens all around gymnastics this year. That's what happens when communism and dictatorship ends and you are just a relatively poor European nation again. Unless you are Great Britain, Germany or France, you aren't competing on a giant level in the summer olympics anymore.
Romanian gymnastics was destroyed by the poaching and defection of the Karolyi's by the Americans. Nadia soon left as well.
Stop defending teachers because other people cheat too
Also not everyone cheats as much or cheats the same way. So yeah Gatlin is one of many but a cheater nonetheless. I'm glad he didn't get another medal.
The rules for each sport at the Olympics are dictated by its sports federation. Realistically, even if that weren't the case, the IOC would still bend over for FIFA because FIFA is the one sports federation that's more powerful than the Olympics.
In retrospect, Canada probably should have put De Grasse on the second leg, which CBC said is the longest leg in the relay. That way, we probably could have gotten silver outright.
In retrospect, Canada probably should have put De Grasse on the second leg, which CBC said is the longest leg in the relay. That way, we probably could have gotten silver outright.
When I did track in grade school that's what we did for order: 4-1-3-2. 1= fastest, 4=slowest. I guess the fastest guy gets to call the shots and wants to cross he finish line nowadays.
Weird, we actually make use of our talents.
And let's not forget that our U19 won the title, while yours won what exactly ?
Even our U23 was more sucessful over the recent past.
That's easier said than done.
Popularity plays also a huge part of it and some sports just aren't popular enough to justify that. Combine that with school sports playing a rather unimportant role.
GB certainly beefed up due London 2012, I'm sure both France and Germany would do better with Olympics at home, but generally GB also had alot more talent in various fields.
We had talents in Germany that aren't just good enough.
Because the EUROs just happened, because the players on the top level are already on the edge of what's possible with so many games.
We barely found enough people for Olympia, and we're certainly not fielding the best possible players. It's simply not important enough and barely anyone gives a damn about it.
Viewers numbers were bigger with Bayern - Dortmund during the Supercup, which is merely a more prestigous friendly compared to the games of the NT at the Olympics.
That should be telling enough.
True, but the IOC lets them compete separately because the US treats them like second class citizens. Once they achieve statehood, I think the IOC will revoke PR's right to compete separately.
Come to think of it, it would be kind of cool to have all states competing separately in the games. Or even a US mini olympics with each state going against each other. That would be fun.
A medal is a medal like Brazil said.
I suppose it's far more negative when you get a medal after like 4 years when they open the B sample of a doping test and somebody got caught.
True, but the IOC lets them compete separately because the US treats them like second class citizens. Once they achieve statehood, I think the IOC will revoke PR's right to compete separately.
Come to think of it, it would be kind of cool to have all states competing separately in the games. Or even a US mini olympics with each state going against each other. That would be fun.
...assuming, of course, that this hypothetical new Olympics would have the same medal density. I suspect the other states might have something to say about that...
That canadian team lost the gold at last year Pan Am Games in Toronto because of a protest but the US team, so there's probably a little bit of schadenfreude
Jamaica has the sprint in track and field on tap.
