That one hot chick who didn't qualify for the Olympic sport she was there for was asked to leave Olympic Village because she was a distraction to others participating....especially in the ballet competition.
After Ledecky tied the record with 4 gold medals in a single (indivudial) event...this Cuban madman broke it today with his 5th. With a list of accomplishments longer than a swimming pool, Michael Phelps has a strong claim to be considered the greatest athlete in Olympic history. After all, his 23 gold medals is more than twice as many as anyone else. But it turns out there’s another athlete, barely known to most of the sports world, who might have a better claim to that title. He stands at 6-foot-5, weighs about 290 pounds and has dedicated his life to overpowering some of the strongest men on the planet. His name is Mijaín López—and he might be the most dominant Olympian of all time. ... “To be able to do that, it’s unheard of,” said Phelps, one of the small group of athletes to have won four times in a row. “There’s a reason why no one’s ever done it before.” To the people unfortunate enough to have stepped into the ring with López, the remarkable streak of medals is just the beginning of his legend. Forget losing a match or settling for silver—entering the Paris Games, it had been more than a decade since he’d so much as given up a single point at the Olympics. His last gold medal, in Tokyo, came when his final opponent chose to stop competing, standing to one side and letting López raise his arms in victory. Oh, and between that Olympics and this one, López simply leaned back and kicked up his massive feet. Initially planning to retire, he didn’t wrestle in a single match. “He’s still the number-one guy by far,” said American Robby Smith, who wrestled López in the 2015 World Championships, “which is just crazy. He hasn’t competed in three years.” https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics/mijain-lopez-wrestling-paris-olympics-cuba-b01b1770 https://www.espn.com/olympics/story...lopez-wins-fifth-gold-record-individual-event
I know they're building this up to be a showdown and Bol ran a 50.95 this year, but I've never seen Sydney be really challenged in a race for 4 years, she just looks absolutely effortless out there. Even her latest WR from June - a full .3 faster than Bol - seemed easy.
I expect Sydney to win, but Bol has been dropping her times by large margins while Sydney's been breaking world records. Bol's running has been out of this world, while Sydney seems to be from a parallel universe. I just want to see a record fall (again). Nobody just a few years ago thought 50's was attainable in this event and now, the unattainable is probably more like reality for these 2. The only way I can see Bol winning is if she's been holding back something special or if Sydney stumbles because Sydney is probably the best sprinter on the planet.
Also Fwiw Cole Hockers 1500m run was epic - he looks like a dude who cleans glasses at a beer bar in Eugene and he upset the heavy favorites in a super fast race.
Hes only 23 years old and he looks like a late 30s guy that cleans glasses at a beer bar in Eugene cause he couldnt get his life together.
He’s always had amazing confidence his whole career. And he might have broken 3.27.00 had Ingebristen not cut him off. You know you did good, when Noah screams his head off for you Here’s Hocker’s pinned tweet … for all the guys cleaning glasses at bars!
I saw the highlights of the final match for Lopez and just amazing very touching and well deserved his retirement ceremony when he left his shoes on the mat.
I watched women’s handball today, and it was crazy…I’d never seen this sport before, but it was like a mix of rugby, basketball, and wrestling those women were out there getting tackled and fcked up while doing euro-steps in the lane and I’m watching like
I always wondered if it was this handball or American handball. I'm guessing it was the "international version" since I think it has a big following in Africa, but not sure.
