Olympics 2024 (rename from CAN Drone Recce of NZ Soccer Practice)

[Halifax Tar]

Fingers always crossed, and it ONLY takes a very few idiots to be idiotic.

Generally, though, if there were even the slightest issues with the boxer's gender, I suspect a government like Algeria's (where "The constitution declares Islam to be the state religion and prohibits state institutions from behaving in a manner that infringes on Islamic morals" and has a population that's around 98% Muslim) or the country's Olympic committee wouldn't have even allowed her on the team - at the very least - much less back her to the hilt on this one so far.

The latest: Khelif's apparently coming home with some medal at this point ....

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif clinches medal at Olympics after outcry fueled by gender misconceptions

Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria has clinched a medal at the Paris Olympics following days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender have exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports.

apnews.com

Islam can be accepting of the LGBTQ+ .

I have and will be spending a considerable about of time in Turkey for the next while, and they seem to be very at ease about the whole thing.

Religion in Turkey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

While defiantly not as accepting as the west, they aren't totally behind the time either. I mean they aren't stoning them or throwing them off buildings.

LGBT rights in Turkey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[dimsum]

Islam can be accepting of the LGBTQ+ .

I have and will be spending a considerable about of time in Turkey for the next while, and they seem to be very at ease about the whole thing.

Religion in Turkey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

While defiantly not as accepting as the west, they aren't totally behind the time either. I mean they aren't stoning them or throwing them off buildings.

LGBT rights in Turkey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Türkiye is constitutionally a secular country. Erdogan’s govt may have pushed it more to the religious side, but religion and state are separate.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Islam can be accepting of the LGBTQ+ .

I have and will be spending a considerable about of time in Turkey for the next while, and they seem to be very at ease about the whole thing ...

There IS a range, for sure, with places like Saudi being at the least-accepting end of the spectrum (BTW, enjoy Turkey while you're there).

Based on your links, Algeria strikes me as sitting somewhere between the looser Turkish and harsher Saudi end of the scale. According to one NGO source (highlights mine) ....

... transgender is a no-no, and if that's the case, my guess is that Algeria wouldn't be likely to have anyone dealing with such issues on any national team.

 

[Halifax Tar]

There IS a range, for sure, with places like Saudi being at the least-accepting end of the spectrum (BTW, enjoy Turkey while you're there).

Based on your links, Algeria strikes me as sitting somewhere between the looser Turkish and harsher Saudi end of the scale. According to one NGO source (highlights mine) ....
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... transgender is a no-no, and if that's the case, my guess is that Algeria wouldn't be likely to have anyone dealing with such issues on any national team.

You might be right, I also know that high level sports will do a lot of shady stuff and allow things that wouldn't normally be allowed for the sake of a win.

 

[The Bread Guy]

... high level sports will do a lot of shady stuff and allow things that wouldn't normally be allowed for the sake of a win.

True, Muslim country or not, I'm afraid

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Islam is no different than any other religion. Practitioners will bend the rules to their advantage. The higher up you are, the more you can bend the rules. Otherwise there would be no Man Love Thursday's.

 

[Navy_Pete]

You might be right, I also know that high level sports will do a lot of shady stuff and allow things that wouldn't normally be allowed for the sake of a win.

Sure, but in this case, it's only the dodgy IBA that's an issue, and only became an issue after she beat an unbeaten Russian fighter (not before, when they sanctioned the fight). They won't even say what test they did, and none of the other boxing federations, the Algerian boxing federation or the IOC have an issue wit hit.

Sometimes the majority isn't right, but don't think this is one of those times. When a boxing organization is too corrupt for other boxing organizations that's pretty big red flag.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Sure, but in this case, it's only the dodgy IBA that's an issue, and only became an issue after she beat an unbeaten Russian fighter (not before, when they sanctioned the fight) ....

That caught my eye, too. As others smarter than me have said in another thread ....

Ruzzia gonna Ruzz…

 

[Halifax Tar]

Sure, but in this case, it's only the dodgy IBA that's an issue, and only became an issue after she beat an unbeaten Russian fighter (not before, when they sanctioned the fight). They won't even say what test they did, and none of the other boxing federations, the Algerian boxing federation or the IOC have an issue wit hit.

Sometimes the majority isn't right, but don't think this is one of those times. When a boxing organization is too corrupt for other boxing organizations that's pretty big red flag.

I really don't care this much. I didn't like the Olympics before, and I still don't.

It's bread and circuses.

 

[The Bread Guy]

FRA security keeping some folks on a short leash ....

Olympics security means minorities and others flagged as potential terror threats can’t move freely

French authorities are making broad use of discretionary powers during the 2024 Olympics and their run-up to keep hundreds of people they deem to be potential security threats away from the biggest event modern France has ever organized.

apnews.com

More in the link.

 

[KevinB]

Watched Canada get Gold in the Hammer Throw, and Ukraine get Gold and Bronze in Women’s High Jump.

 

[brihard]

Watched Canada get Gold in the Hammer Throw, and Ukraine get Gold and Bronze in Women’s High Jump.

The hammer throw guy looks about exactly what you’d expect a hammer throw guy to look like. Good on him for the win!

 

[KevinB]

The hammer throw guy looks about exactly what you’d expect a hammer throw guy to look like. Good on him for the win!

His first throw was almost the OR. I think he demoralized the other competitors with the 84m toss on the number one throw of the match.