The London 2012 Olympic Games...

[busydude]

sooo what they're saying is marijuana is performance enhancing? lol

There are a lot of retards on this planet and doping regulations are pretty archaic, but that athlete should have known better.

 

[Ns1]

There are a lot of retards on this planet and doping regulations are pretty archaic, but that athlete should have known better.

no arguments there, but it's pretty stupid

 

[Phanuel]

http://vimeo.com/46824253

I don't even know how these people do it, I'd be exhausted before the race even started.

 

[vi edit]

I'm in complete agreement with SSSnail about the South African running in the Olympics with his fake legs. It's absolutely retarded that they could some how justify that, but hate on people for PED use. The dude is using a Performance Enhancing Prosthetic, obvious by the fact the dude would not be able to accomplish what he does without it. Yes it's nice and all that we've advanced to an age where we can replace limbs and do things like that now, but so the fuck what? Rules are fucking rules and if someone can't shoot steroids in their ass then some other fool can't use fake legs to run. Imagine a Discus thrower who's missing an arm and now has a Tron like arm for throwing the discus? Now he's the furthest thrower ever YAY FOR HIM!

If it's performance inhancing then please go chop your legs off below the knee and put these on. See how much your performance is really enhanced. He has to get out of the blocks, up to speed, and navigate turns on them in which he has a significant disadvantage. His only advatange is on the flats so it evens out.

He is obviously a very talented athlete as is shown by his domination at the para-olympics. If it was such a performance enhancing device why aren't all of the para olympic times better than olympic records? So what is he supposed to do to further challenge himself?

 

[SSSnail]

Which is pretty ridiculous when you consider how much more popular it is compared to, say, beach volleyball, which was introduced in 1996.

That's great and all, but when you can take a whole village to an event, have two teams kicked out because of bad conduct and still won the bulk of your medal count in that sport, something is wrong.

When you have only two US gymnasts in the competition because an arbitrary 2 from each country rule, vs. a whole village in badminton, something is wrong. I could go on, but I digress.

Edit: besides, wouldn't you rather watch women beach volleyball all day? :awe:

 

[waggy]

That's great and all, but when you can take a whole village to an event, have two teams kicked out because of bad conduct and still won the bulk of your medal count in that sport, something is wrong.

When you have only two US gymnast in the competition because an arbitrary 2 from each country rule, vs. a whole village in badminton, something is wrong. I could go on, but I digress.

/this

I have no issue the best being in the tournament. If that means more CHina in ping pong fine. But then to put artificial restraints on another is absurd.

the top 24 gymnast In the world were NOT in the tournament.

 

[bfdd]

If it's performance inhancing then please go chop your legs off below the knee and put these on. See how much your performance is really enhanced. He has to get out of the blocks, up to speed, and navigate turns on them in which he has a significant disadvantage. His only advatange is on the flats so it evens out.

He is obviously a very talented athlete as is shown by his domination at the para-olympics. If it was such a performance enhancing device why aren't all of the para olympic times better than olympic records? So what is he supposed to do to further challenge himself?

Uh... it would enhance my performance if I chopped off my legs, then got prosthetics. That's how it works, you get the prosthetic to enhance your performance because he wouldn't be able to fucking run otherwise would he? Lets put him in the 100m without the prosthetics on, I bet I can run it backwards faster than him. Put prosthetics on, now he can compete on the world stage. Seems to me that they ENHANCE HIS PERFORMANCE or are you fucking dense? One of those people who whines about life being unfair or being dealt a bum hand you are.

Ns1, I realize they've been around for decades and I realize he lost. That changes it how? He was still allowed to use performance enhancing equipment in the middle of the event while others would be booted for using things they could to enhance their performance. Rule was stupid to let him in.

 

[vi edit]

Uh... it would enhance my performance if I chopped off my legs, then got prosthetics. That's how it works, you get the prosthetic to enhance your performance because he wouldn't be able to fucking run otherwise would he? Lets put him in the 100m without the prosthetics on, I bet I can run it backwards faster than him. Put prosthetics on, now he can compete on the world stage. Seems to me that they ENHANCE HIS PERFORMANCE or are you fucking dense? One of those people who whines about life being unfair or being dealt a bum hand you are.

Your definition of "performance enhancing" is seriously fubared.

There's a difference between peformance enhancing and performance enabling.

 

[yuchai]

That's great and all, but when you can take a whole village to an event, have two teams kicked out because of bad conduct and still won the bulk of your medal count in that sport, something is wrong.

When you have only two US gymnasts in the competition because an arbitrary 2 from each country rule, vs. a whole village in badminton, something is wrong. I could go on, but I digress.

Edit: besides, wouldn't you rather watch women beach volleyball all day? :awe:

I'm not sure how any of this is relevant to your original point, which I thought was how badminton is irrelevant and shouldn't be an Olympic sport. My post argues that beach volleyball is even more irrelevant (you didn't dispute that), and yet you are obviously fine with that.

Get your facts right? China had 1 team expelled, not 2. And by the way, they had 2 teams total entered in the competition (which had 16 teams in total). Why don't you whine about women's beach volleyball too? 2 USA teams entered in a competition that has 16 teams total there as well. Is it possible *gasp* that's because USA is just that much better than other countries at that sport? More represented from the same country should be fine as long as those are the best at the sport.

Which means that I agree with you on the gymnastics issue. But then again, I don't see how you see the badminton situation as unfair given your stance here.

PS: I like watching both beach volleyball & badminton

 

[bfdd]

Your definition of "performance enhancing" is seriously fubared.

There's a difference between peformance enhancing and performance enabling.

No it's performance enhancing. He has the ability to travel 100m under his own power does he not? Yes he does, he can do it as fast as he can, now you give him some prosthetics he can do it faster. Performance enhanced. I'm sorry I just don't see the fucking difference. The only ones who do are nitpicking because it's a "feel good" story.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

http://vimeo.com/46824253

I don't even know how these people do it, I'd be exhausted before the race even started.

hilarious

 

[rcpratt]

No it's performance enhancing. He has the ability to travel 100m under his own power does he not? Yes he does, he can do it as fast as he can, now you give him some prosthetics he can do it faster. Performance enhanced. I'm sorry I just don't see the fucking difference. The only ones who do are nitpicking because it's a "feel good" story.

No, I'm pretty sure that he does not have the ability to sprint 100m, much less walk in any normal fashion.

 

[SKORPI0]

Women's synchronized swimming in 3D. :awe:

 

[WelshBloke]

You do know there is more than just 100m in running?

Theres 8 100m swimming events.

Plus 10 400m events.

Plus 10 200m events.

Plus 2 50m events.

Plus a few others...

 

[oddyager]

LOL

Runner sent home for not trying

http://espn.go.com/oly/conversation...es-not-trying-hard-800-meter-preliminary-heat

 

[Red Storm]

LOL

Runner sent home for not trying

http://espn.go.com/oly/conversation...es-not-trying-hard-800-meter-preliminary-heat

LOL

 

[waggy]

LOL

Runner sent home for not trying

http://espn.go.com/oly/conversation...es-not-trying-hard-800-meter-preliminary-heat

oops now he dont get to run in either race.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

LOL

Runner sent home for not trying

http://espn.go.com/oly/conversation...es-not-trying-hard-800-meter-preliminary-heat

Why do people made it so obvious. All he had to do was jog slower for the rest of the race rather than flat out stop.

 

[SKORPI0]

LOL

Runner sent home for not trying

http://espn.go.com/oly/conversation...es-not-trying-hard-800-meter-preliminary-heat

LOL

oops now he don't get to run in either race.

Now you made him cry.... :'(

 

[OutHouse]

US athletes are know for being a bunch of cheaters and taking permanence enhancing drugs I'm not surprised that he got caught.

lol cheating by taking MJ? hahhahahahahahhahah


dude is a retard, one does not "accidentally" eat something baked with MJ. the second he tasted or smelled it should have spit it out.

 

[waggy]

lol cheating by taking MJ? hahhahahahahahhahah


dude is a retard, one does not "accidentally" eat something baked with MJ. the second he tasted or smelled it should have spit it out.

lol so true. he is a idiot.

but POT is not a performance enhancing drug

 

[spacejamz]

this is the most physical I have ever seen a women's soccer match (between USA and Canada)...I read the story earlier today about how the Canada coach was saying the US team played too physical, but the freakin Canadians are mugging the shit out of the US players....

 

[spacejamz]

as I type, the US ties the game at 1-1

 

[OutHouse]

http://vimeo.com/46824253

I don't even know how these people do it, I'd be exhausted before the race even started.

wtf how is this even a Olympic sport.

 

[spacejamz]

Canada got a yellow card...US team is now getting more physical....should be a good ending to this game....