Russia banned from 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup over doping scandal
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i'll bet all countries cut corners. russia got caught. our bike rider cheated. forget his name
TheDoubter
Level 9
Dec 9, 2019
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Like american pete rose used to say... "If you are not Cheating, you are not Trying."
GipsyOfNewSpain
Level 9
Dec 9, 2019
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motrubl4u they are waiting for him to die. He is a Hall of Famer.
Unfortunately,the door has been left open for some compromise in 2022. Putin will not go down without a fight.
JackPedigo
Level 9
Dec 9, 2019
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Everyone knows who Russia is except donald trump and the GOP. I traveled in former Soviet countries Austria, Czech Republic, Latvia, and Estonia. THe hatred for Russia is in the air and fresh. Oh and I know you like proper writing, but I never capitalize anything related to the person squatting in the White House!
Bigwavedave
Level 8
Dec 9, 2019
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I don’t think Austria was part of the USSR. They were annexed by Nazi Germany during WW 2, but became a sovereign republic afterwards.
literate hiker. Do you have proof that Russia cheated? Do you have proof that other countries do not cheat? If not, the statement would be in line with statements NYTimes publishes. If they tell me that it is dark outside I have to go to look if it is important to me.
69ArizonaJerry
Level 5
Dec 9, 2019
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What's new about that?
Countries have been 'feeding' athletes all kinds of 'enhancement' stuffs for as long as there have been the Modern Olympics in my opinion.
You've only got to know a little about human anatomy to realize that every human body has a limit to the amount of NATURAL muscle mass that it can be expected develop under 100% NORMAL circumstances, anything else, logically, has to be enhanced in some way or method.
Triphid
Level 9
Dec 9, 2019
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But they have an operative in Washington...He will probably lobby for them to be reconsidered.
Shaggy2018
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Dec 9, 2019
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So very sad that athletes who traine years, give their hearts are kicked out for politics
69ArizonaJerry
Level 5
Dec 9, 2019
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Exactly. Athletes suffer from Russia's cheating.
@LiterateHiker I'd hazard to say that it is NOT just Russia alone BUT almost every other country as well, the BRAGGING Rights any country gets from winning Olympic Gold medals is the main problem in my opinion.
@LiterateHiker Russian athletes can choose to compete as neutrals.
@Triphid The difference here is that the State was coordinating and colluding in the doping...not just being ineffective at stopping it like some other countries.
@Marionville Well, it seems little was done to stop the likes of Lance Armstrong and the Canadian bloke, Johnston ( the one that everyone used to say was once a Checkout Girl at a Supermarket BEFORE entering into Athletics, etc, LOL), did it?
Shit, if it was all run under the Ancient Rules of the Original Olympics most of those caught cheating would be killed by the crowds for it.
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