2016 Olympics

[BleedBlueGold]

He'd get crushed in 100m by probably three quarters of a second, maybe almost a full second. He'd actually do a better job of "hanging with" Bolt for the beginning of the race than either Bromell or Gatlin, because Bolt is a very slow starter (relative to other elite sprinters) whereas some of those other guys bust out of the blocks. When you look at Bromell's times running the 60m, he'd probably run 4.1ish in the 40 with no starting blocks. However, if you adjust for NFL timing methods that don't start the clock until the athlete starts moving (so no reaction time from starting gun), he might be closer to 4.0.

I agree. I stopped my point short in order to so some work stuff (it is Monday after all). When I said Will could probably hang with Gatlin or Bromell, I shouldn't have said "for a bit" because that implies he'd stick with them at the start. I just meant that Will may have a better shot at the other sprinters overall 100m time versus Bolt's.

 

[dublinirish]

Irish boxer Mick Conlin just battered a Russian guy for 3 rounds but of course, lost on a judge's decision. He's not holding back in his post fight interview..

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"They're fucking cheats... they're cheating bastards... I don't give a fuck I'm cursing on TV... my dreams are shattered." GO ON CONLAN!</p>— Una Mullally (@UnaMullally) <a href="https://twitter.com/UnaMullally/status/765562527816253442">August 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"they're fuckin cheats. they're known for being cheats. they'll always be cheats. amateur boxing stinks from the core right to the top" - MC</p>— Ken Early (@kenearlys) <a href="https://twitter.com/kenearlys/status/765562485206376452">August 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Irish#1]

Any of the judges Russian? I remember years ago it was pretty normal to see Russian judges score their countries athletes much higher, even when they sucked.

 

[dublinirish]

Any of the judges Russian? I remember years ago it was pretty normal to see Russian judges score their countries athletes much higher, even when they sucked.

Naw judges were Brazilian, Canadian

Amateur boxing is totally corrupt

Sure look at this photo after the fight:

 

[dublinirish]

btw this was all predicted months ago;

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/01/rio-2016-olympics-boxing-corruption-allegations

 

[ulukinatme]

Naw judges were Brazilian, Canadian

Amateur boxing is totally corrupt

Sure look at this photo after the fight:

Didn't see the fight, but a picture is worth a thousand words. I would say the Russian definitely took the greater beating.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Question of the night. Is Usain Bolt Will Fuller fast?


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Lol guys this was clearly a joke. Every time there is someone fast i'm going to make the statement "Is he Will Fuller fast". Of course Bolt would dominate Fuller. Fuller wouldn't even qualify for the Olympics. Fuller didn't even have the fastest 40 time this year at the combine.

 

[ACamp1900]

Of course Bolt would dominate Fuller. Fuller wouldn't even qualify for the Olympics. Fuller didn't even have the fastest 40 time this year at the combine.

Lay off the sherm stick

 

[Legacy]

Yelena Isinbayeva: Russian pole vaulter wants athletics role

Never failed a drug test.

Yelena Isinbayeva says Russia’s Olympic ban violates her human rights

“I really hope this will be positively sorted out: I deserve it, it’s my right,” Isinbayeva, 33, said. “All of our young, talented, clean athletes deserve it, too. If they miss Rio, four years is a long time.

“I hope to see you in Rio but, if the decision goes against us, I will personally file a discrimination case at the court of human rights.”

 

[Legacy]

BUBKA RE-ELECTED TO IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD

Bubka was an pole vaulter who was world champion six times in the 90s but never won at the Olympics. He is from Ukraine. (bio)

 

[Legacy]

Rio 2016: Russian long jumper Klishina allowed back to Olympics

Initially she was allowed to compete, then suspended by IAAF based on "new information" and then allowed to compete when her appeal for participation was granted by the Court of Appeals.

According to the statement, the IAAF's Doping Review Board determined that the athlete (Klishina) "was directly affected and tainted" by a state-organized doping scheme described in a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
The IAAF DRB also noted that "certain of the athlete's samples has been subject to tampering and manipulation," the statement added.

But the CAS tribunal ruled that the IAAF's initial decision to clear Klishina should stand.

"The athlete established that she was subject to fully compliant drug-testing in and out of competition outside of Russia," its statement said.

"I am a clean athlete and have proved that already many times and beyond any doubt," Klishina said on her Facebook page following the IAAF's decision to suspend her. "(Having been) based in the US for three years now, I have been almost exclusively tested outside of the anti-doping system in question."

 

[pumpdog20]

You certainly can't judge a boxing match by a picture. It's not a competition of who looks prettier after the fight. For all I know, the Russian could have scored double the points to the body, than the Irish guy did to the face.

 

[ulukinatme]

You certainly can't judge a boxing match by a picture. It's not a competition of who looks prettier after the fight. For all I know, the Russian could have scored double the points to the body, than the Irish guy did to the face.

Just watched the fight. You can see it here on NBC's site, starts around the 40 minute mark: Boxing Day 11 morning session
I'm not a boxing judge. First round I would probably give to the Russian, Conlan looked to start a bit slow and was off, changed tactics toward the end of the round. Second and third rounds I thought were Conlan's though. They had to stop the fight twice during the 2nd to clean up blood on the Russian, and maybe once in the third. Conlan threw some wild punches, but he had some good accuracy in parts of those later two rounds. He was more elusive than the Russian too, dodging punches while the Russian mostly just stood there with his block up absorbing punches or eating them all together.

 

[IrishLax]

It wasn't close. Russians bought two fights today.

 

[RDU Irish]

Rio 2016: Russian long jumper Klishina allowed back to Olympics

Initially she was allowed to compete, then suspended by IAAF based on "new information" and then allowed to compete when her appeal for participation was granted by the Court of Appeals.

She looks clean enough to me, let her in

 

[Irish Insanity]

What the fuck is this biking on an indoor bowl track shit

 

[woolybug25]

What the fuck is this biking on an indoor bowl track shit

It's only been an Olympic sport since 1896. So I can see how you could have missed it.

 

[woolybug25]

She looks clean enough to me, let her in

She looks clean enough to let ol Bug in... But that ain't saying much...

 

[ulukinatme]

It wasn't close. Russians bought two fights today.

Yeah, I just watched it again, focusing almost entirely on Nikitin instead of Conlan. He does get some shots and have some moments, but I really don't see how they scored every round in his favor. The first round, maybe, but not the second and third. He threw probably 1/4 of the punches Conlan did and his accuracy wasn't all that great. He connected, but Conlan dodged and slipped a lot of his throws. Nikitin sat there almost the entire time absorbing Conlan's blows or eating the punches outright. I can see why Conlan was upset, and I agree that the Russians bought this one.

 

[wizards8507]

105+ weightlifting is on. I'm SO pumped.

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[wizards8507]

105+ weightlifting is on. I'm SO pumped.

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Is anybody else watching this madness?

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

It's only been an Olympic sport since 1896. So I can see how you could have missed it.

LOL, can't rep but that gave me a good chuckle.

 

[pumpdog20]

Did they change olympic boxing scoring to rounds won? I thought it was always scored based on the total number of clean scoring strikes.

 

[Legacy]

How Much Do Olympic Athletes Earn?

How Much Do Olympic Athletes Earn?
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With the Olympics in Rio upon us, you might wonder: How much do Olympic athletes earn? Are they paid for Gold? The answer may surprise you!
How much do Olympic athletes earn? What, if anything, are they paid for competing in the games? After all, training for the Olympics (never mind competing) is at least a full-time job.
As eyes are on the 2016 Summer Games in Rio, the answer still surprises me.

Most Olympians earn nothing for Olympic competition. Many countries’ Olympic teams, including the United States’, provide travel expenses to Olympic competitors, but even these funds don’t come directly from the government, rather a pool of private and corporate donors.

The only direct income a few Olympians receive for their competition is from corporate sponsorships. For an A-list Olympian like Michael Phelps, that means plenty of dough to support himself while he trains and competes from companies like Speedo. And, in addition to regular sponsorships, the swimwear outfit paid Phelps $1 million*in 2008 for breaking the*record*for seven gold medals in a single Olympics. He used the money to start a charity.

So how much do less famous competitors get paid? All U.S. athletes can earn a “medal bonus” from the U.S. Olympic committee for each medal won. The Committee pays American medal winners 25,000 USD for gold, 15,000 USD for silver, and 10,000 USD for bronze medals. Some countries, though not all, pay athletes similar medal bonuses:

2016 Olympic Medal Bonuses
Country Gold Silver Bronze
Singapore 741,000 USD 371,000 USD 185,000 USD
Indonesia 381,000 USD 152,000 USD 76,000 USD
Kazakhstan 250,000 USD 150,000 USD 75,000 USD
Azerbaijan 248,000 USD 124,000 USD 62,000 USD
Italy 166,000 USD 83,000 USD 55,000 USD
Hungary 125,000 USD 89,000 USD 71,000 USD
Russia 61,000 USD 38,000 USD 26,000 USD
France 55,000 USD 22,000 USD 14,000 USD
South Africa 37,000 USD 19,000 USD 7,000 USD
USA 25,000 USD 15,000 USD 10,000 USD
Germany 22,000 USD 17,000 USD 11,000 USD
Canada 15,000 USD 11,000 USD 8,000 USD

Based on 08/09/2016 exchange rates and rounded to nearest 1,000
Singapore and Indonesia*lead the world in medal rewards in 2016 with about 741,000 USD and*381,000 USD payouts for gold, respectively. Singapore has never won a gold medal, but has a shot in 2016 with its swimmer, Joseph Schooling.

In 2016, a Vietnamese athlete won the first gold medal*ever for his country and was awarded a 100,000 USD bonus, a huge windfall in a country where the average income is only 150 USD per month.

While the*UK does not offer specific medal bonuses, it does*devote*125 million GBP (162 million USD) of government and lottery funds to Olympic and Paralympic sports each year, some of which goes to annual athlete stipends. UK Olympic medalists get a stipend of*36,000 USD per year to train and compete.

But what about athletes that compete but don’t medal? Other than the thrill of competition, they have to fight hard for*other compensation.

In the US, track and field stars, each in the top 10 nationally in their events, make an average of only 16,553*USD per year.

The top 52 US swim team members can make*42,000 USD in stipends annually, but many of the over 500 US Olympians have to find other ways to make ends meet.

Meanwhile, IOC members get paid more to watch the Olympics (7,650 USD for 2.5 weeks of work) than most athletes will make competing in the games. According to the Washington Post:
Even USOC officials concede that, with the exceptions of the handful of megastars such as Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte who rake in big endorsement money and those who play sports with lucrative professional leagues, most U.S. Olympic athletes cannot earn enough from their sports to make a living.

While medal*bonuses are a nice way to reward athletes financially for a big, big accomplishment, many will never enjoy the steady income that comes with a corporate sponsorship, making what they endure to compete all the more impressive.

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[calvegas04]

The medal winnings are taxed 39% too

 

[nsisk157]

Would anyone help me out here.. having a huge debate at work about when the winning athletes actually receive their medals.

I saw the Real Sports segment where the track athlete says he had to meet his IOC rep in an airport to receive his medal, but my buddy states that this cannot be true.

I've searched on the internet for this but only have come up with, "why do olympians bite their medals?"

If anyone has a reference outside of the Real Sports episode, I'd appreciate it.

cheers

 

[pkt77242]

The medal winnings are taxed 39% too

Not really true. It is only taxed at 39% if they are in the top income bracket and most Olympians don't make that much money in a year (even including medal winnings). If they aren't in the highest income tax bracket (including medal winnings) for the year, then they don't pay that much. So not that many will pay that percent (the basketball team and a few people with large endorsement contracts like Phelps).

 

[dublinirish]

It wasn't close. Russians bought two fights today.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In case you missed it, Conlan outlanded Nikitin 71-49 in rnds 2 & 3. Conlan avg'd 122 thrown per rnd. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympicBoxing?src=hash">#OlympicBoxing</a> <a href="https://t.co/qDFmGAPVlB">pic.twitter.com/qDFmGAPVlB</a></p>— CompuBox (@CompuBox) <a href="https://twitter.com/CompuBox/status/765716204136853505">August 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Legacy]

Russia was first in the medals - 4 Golds, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze (7). Hungary was second - 2 Golds, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (4). Russia collected four of the six gold medals.

The nine-day fencing competitions at the Rio Olympics concluded on Sunday with European fencers sweeping nine out of the 10 golds on offer to display their dominance again in the sport.

Italy was the leader for the last three Olympic Games, however, it's time for Russia to be the biggest winner.

Russia, who did not win a single gold at London Olympics, collected four gold medals from the women's foil individual (Inna Deriglazova), women's sabre individual (Yana Egorian), men's foil team and women's sabre team. Only France in 1900 (5) and Italy in 1920 (5) have ever collected more fencing golds than Russia in a single edition of the Olympic Games.

Prior to the Rio Olympic Games, Russia already stole the limelight by leading the medal table both in 2015 World Fencing Championships and 2016 European Fencing Championships.

The Rio Olympic Fencing Center also witnessed a milestone for African fencers. Tunisia's Ines Boubakri became the first woman from Africa to win an Olympic medal in fencing after she defeated Aida Shanaeva of Russia in the bronze match of women's foil individual.

I believe they had hired some of Italy's fencing coaches.

 

[calvegas04]

Russia was first in the medals - 4 Golds, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze (7). Hungary was second - 2 Golds, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (4). Russia collected four of the six gold medals.







I believe they had hired some of Italy's fencing coaches.

Are you Russian?