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Category Archives: Olympics
Simone Biles drops out of the Olympics for mental health reasons (7-27-21)
Americans are so addicted to adderall that now the meds are banned in Japan they're all withdrawing or losing pic.twitter.com/aCtlTc4e2v — Maximus (@xamaximus) July 27, 2021 I’m trying and failing to think of some other professional athlete bowing out of … Continue reading
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Rabbi seeks royalties for Japanese Olympic gymnast’s ‘immodest’ use of his melody
How do you think religious Christians feel about Jews writing Christmas music taking Christ out of the equation? (JTA) — A Jerusalem rabbi said he would seek royalties from Japan’s delegation to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for … Continue reading
‘I was second white’: Polish runner sorry for uproar over her claims she was ‘white silver medallist’ in Olympic 800m final won by Caster Semenya
Daily Mail: Polish runner Joanna Jozwik said she was true ‘silver medallist’ in Rio Added she was happy to be ‘second white’ after Canadian Melissa Bishop Her comments prompted by gender row over ‘hyperandrogenous’ runner Caster Semenya Jozwik apologised on … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: Black Lady Sprinters Are Really Black
Comments at Steve Sailer: * Edwin Moses was a physics and engineering major at Morehouse. Morehouse had a track team but no track. Moses had to use the track at public high schools and pretty much coached himself. He ran … Continue reading
Doping accusations rock Alberto Salazar, Galen Rupp and the Nike Oregon Project
I didn’t hear any mention of this on NBC’s Olympics coverage. From Oregon Live, June 3, 2015: The Portland-based Nike Oregon Project, world-renowned coach Alberto Salazar and Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp were hit with doping allegations Wednesday. Perhaps the most … Continue reading
Caster Semenya wins 800m: beaten GB finalist Lynsey Sharp criticises rule changes over ‘obvious’ hyperandrogenous women
REPORT: Britain’s Lynsey Sharp has commented on reports of multiple intersex athletes in the Olympic women’s 800m final, saying there were “obvious” rivals who made competing “difficult”. Caster Semenya – who has sparked controversy over her hyperandrogenism, meaning her testosterone … Continue reading
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NYT: America Needs More Racially Superior Foreign Genes
Steve Sailer writes: “During the Olympics you suddenly hear Human Biodiversity arguments in favor of More Immigration. After all, Americans are too genetically pathetic to medal in distance running, so we should just hire East African mercenaries to run for … Continue reading
NBC Says You Can Watch All Events Live Through Its Sports App
But the app does not work on PCs. I don’t want to watch on a tablet or iPhone. I want to watch on my big screen computer monitor. I guess I need to get Chromecast. By the way, because of … Continue reading
President Obama Lobbied For This Olympics To Be In Chicago
Comments at Steve Sailer: * If you think that the Rio Olympics is an unmitigated disaster, just imagine what a total crap show a Chicago Olympic Games could have been. The cost over-runs alone would have been astronomical. Not to … Continue reading
HBD At The Olympics
Steve Sailer writes: In the past, the judges gave taller, more elegantly moving young women advantages because they looked better. But that gave an advantage to Eastern European girls raised in the traditions behind the Bolshoi ballet. The Americans have … Continue reading