Coss Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Ban on Russia competing at Winter Olympics is hardly a punishment. There's a toast Russians offer when something looks too good to be true. Roughly translated, it goes: "I'd like to drink honey with your lips." It's easy to imagine glasses being clinked at the Kremlin two nights ago, when the International Olympic Committee announced its decision to ban Russia in name only — while sparing many of its athletes — from the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics. A day later, President Vladimir Putin half-heartedly denounced the ban as "politically motivated," gave cover to all those athletes who "wish to take part as individuals," but left it at that. Like the rest of his countrymen, he knows a sweet deal when he sees one. For nearly a decade now, the Russians have been running a doping operation that would make El Chapo jealous. The scheme swept up more than 1000 athletes and stretched from lowly lab technicians in Sochi swapping out tainted urine samples for clean ones on up to the highest reaches of the national sports ministries..... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11956308 I hope I can post this criticism of Russia and Putin without being attacked by Trumpanzees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 And Doping investigation nets up to 100 New Zealand athletes in illegal steroid probe https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/99699389/doping-investigation-nets-up-to-80-new-zealand-athletes-in-illegal-steroid-probe I thought it was only cyclists and soccer, and league and oh yes, sportsmen in general.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 I always suspected the Chinese and the Russians using performance improving drugs and every once in a while they get busted. I say, make a section of all sports where any drug goes...let them get after it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 No guns though, only knives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 they olympics have not been about sport for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 I say, make a section of all sports where any drug goes...let them get after it! I don't think that will go well. There will be more injuries and deaths from performance enhancing drugs. Some drugs make the athletes look freaky even. It could turn into a freak show with many deaths to demonstrate who has the best dope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 I always suspected the Chinese and the Russians using performance improving drugs and every once in a while they get busted. I say, make a section of all sports where any drug goes...let them get after it! . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Yes - Lance Armstrong was one sneaky Chinese Russian! Fark - ALL countries do it! The trick is not getting caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted December 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 All those cyclists look Chinese to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted December 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 And it's not just drugs - people seem to have this idea that skill, talent and hard work are not worth it any more. Russian bodybuilder shows off his 60 centimetre biceps after injecting them with deadly bulking oil http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/human-body/russian-body-builder-shows-off-his-60-centimetre-biceps-after-injecting-them-with-deadly-bulking-oil/news-story/0326adade1a71137aa5050c0f17e25e9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now