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.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

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

He is from Cedar, BC.

Haircut: explained.

 

[OldSolduer]

Canada has come a long way since 1976 where we only got 11 medals, none gold.

Now one swimmer - Summer Mckay - has won three gold this time round.

 

[dimsum]

Canada has come a long way since 1976 where we only got 11 medals, none gold.

Now one swimmer - Summer Mckay - has won three gold this time round.

Summer Mcintosh, not McKay.

 

[brihard]

Canada has come a long way since 1976 where we only got 11 medals, none gold.

Now one swimmer - Summer Mckay - has won three gold this time round.

Amazing performance from her. And she’s only 17, and yet this is already her second Olympics.

 

[OldSolduer]

Summer Mcintosh, not McKay.

If Getting names fucked up were a sport I’d be a Gold medal winner

 

[The Bread Guy]

Ouch This from Canada's Olympic Committee .....

COC Statement regarding Rana Reider - Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website

PARIS (August 5, 2024) – The Canadian Olympic Committee issued the following statement regarding the accreditation status of Rana Reider:...

olympic.ca

A bit more from MSM ....

Sprint guru Reider’s accreditation for Olympics pulled over safeguarding fears

Rana Reider, the coach of the sprinters Marcell Jacobs and Andre De Grasse, has had his Olympics accreditation withdrawn amid safeguarding concerns

www.theguardian.com

American track coach Rana Reider has Olympic credentials withdrawn over sex abuse allegations

American sprint coach Rana Reider has been ejected from the Olympics.

nypost.com

... and some back story from 2023

Rana Reider given probation after misconduct investigation - AW

Sprints coach can continue coaching but situation could change once World Athletics looks into his case further

athleticsweekly.com

Sprint coach Rana Reider gets probation for sexual misconduct - Canadian Running Magazine

The 52-year-old was given one-year probation after admitting to a consensual romantic relationship with a younger female athlete

runningmagazine.ca

Rana Reider Ends Case With SafeSport, Will Continue Coaching

Elite athletics coach Rana Reider to continue coaching after U.S. Center for SafeSport case

www.flagstaff-lawyer.com

More on the guy's history here (usual Wikipedia caveats apply)

Rana Reider - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Ouch This from Canada's Olympic Committee .....

COC Statement regarding Rana Reider - Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website

PARIS (August 5, 2024) – The Canadian Olympic Committee issued the following statement regarding the accreditation status of Rana Reider:...

olympic.ca

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A bit more from MSM ....

Sprint guru Reider’s accreditation for Olympics pulled over safeguarding fears

Rana Reider, the coach of the sprinters Marcell Jacobs and Andre De Grasse, has had his Olympics accreditation withdrawn amid safeguarding concerns

www.theguardian.com

American track coach Rana Reider has Olympic credentials withdrawn over sex abuse allegations

American sprint coach Rana Reider has been ejected from the Olympics.

nypost.com

... and some back story from 2023

Rana Reider given probation after misconduct investigation - AW

Sprints coach can continue coaching but situation could change once World Athletics looks into his case further

athleticsweekly.com

Sprint coach Rana Reider gets probation for sexual misconduct - Canadian Running Magazine

The 52-year-old was given one-year probation after admitting to a consensual romantic relationship with a younger female athlete

runningmagazine.ca

Rana Reider Ends Case With SafeSport, Will Continue Coaching

Elite athletics coach Rana Reider to continue coaching after U.S. Center for SafeSport case

www.flagstaff-lawyer.com

More on the guy's history here (usual Wikipedia caveats apply)

Rana Reider - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Meanwhile, they allow a convicted child rapist to play volleyball.

Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of rape, eliminated from Olympics

The Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old British girl in 2016 has been eliminated from the Paris Olympics.

apnews.com

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/sport/steven-van-de-velde-olympics-intl-spt/index.html

Just confirms my stance on these games.