Why do we have...
Why do we have...
14-Aug-2008, 10:41 AM
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^ because most of our athletes have to work full time and train on the side. meanwhile a lot of other countries even poor ones, pay for their athletes to train so they dont have to work.
Example... our CAD boxer who lost 20-2 or something like that... he works about 45 hours a week and had to take his vacation so he could go to the olympics.
For a guy who likes to make fun of others in his sig so much, your not really the sharpest knife in the drawer. Watch the news or need one of the millions of articles about this subject
Example... our CAD boxer who lost 20-2 or something like that... he works about 45 hours a week and had to take his vacation so he could go to the olympics.
For a guy who likes to make fun of others in his sig so much, your not really the sharpest knife in the drawer. Watch the news or need one of the millions of articles about this subject
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14-Aug-2008, 11:34 AM
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China is trying to scam mad ****!
First the fire works, then murders, the invisible little girl who sang but was too "ugly" to be shown, and NOW they have gymnasts performing at the ripe age of 13! That's fu<kin cheating you bastards.
"We thought some of those girls looked quite young!
The Associated Press has dug up some Chinese media reports that show one of the girls who helped the Chinese women's gymnastics team capture gold at the Olympics on Tuesday did not meet minimum age requirements for competition.
Apparently, just nine months before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government's news agency, Xinhua, reported that gymnast He Kexin was 13!
Gymnasts have to be or turn 16 years old during the Olympic year to be eligible for the games. That would have totally made her ineligible to be on the team that won a gold medal this week!!
In its report on November 3rd, Xinhua identified He as one of "10 big new stars" who made a splash at China's Cities Games.
The AP found the Xinhua report on the site Thursday morning and saved a copy of the page.
Later that afternoon, the website was still working but the page was no longer accessible. Sports editors at the state-run news agency would not comment for publication.
Shady, shady!
Zhang Hongliang, an official with China's gymnastics delegation at the games, said Thursday the differing ages which have appeared in Chinese media reports had not been checked in advance with the gymnastics federation:
"It's definitely a mistake. Never has any media outlet called me to check the athletes' ages."
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has said repeatedly that a passport is the "accepted proof of a gymnast's eligibility," and that He and China's other gymnasts have presented ones that show they are age eligible. The International Olympics Committee also checked the girls' passports and deemed them valid.
We wonder how easy it is to doctor passports in China!
Can't they do DNA tests to determine age?
Maybe the IOC should look into that for the 2012 London games to make sure everything is fair!!"
First the fire works, then murders, the invisible little girl who sang but was too "ugly" to be shown, and NOW they have gymnasts performing at the ripe age of 13! That's fu<kin cheating you bastards.
"We thought some of those girls looked quite young!
The Associated Press has dug up some Chinese media reports that show one of the girls who helped the Chinese women's gymnastics team capture gold at the Olympics on Tuesday did not meet minimum age requirements for competition.
Apparently, just nine months before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government's news agency, Xinhua, reported that gymnast He Kexin was 13!
Gymnasts have to be or turn 16 years old during the Olympic year to be eligible for the games. That would have totally made her ineligible to be on the team that won a gold medal this week!!
In its report on November 3rd, Xinhua identified He as one of "10 big new stars" who made a splash at China's Cities Games.
The AP found the Xinhua report on the site Thursday morning and saved a copy of the page.
Later that afternoon, the website was still working but the page was no longer accessible. Sports editors at the state-run news agency would not comment for publication.
Shady, shady!
Zhang Hongliang, an official with China's gymnastics delegation at the games, said Thursday the differing ages which have appeared in Chinese media reports had not been checked in advance with the gymnastics federation:
"It's definitely a mistake. Never has any media outlet called me to check the athletes' ages."
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has said repeatedly that a passport is the "accepted proof of a gymnast's eligibility," and that He and China's other gymnasts have presented ones that show they are age eligible. The International Olympics Committee also checked the girls' passports and deemed them valid.
We wonder how easy it is to doctor passports in China!
Can't they do DNA tests to determine age?
Maybe the IOC should look into that for the 2012 London games to make sure everything is fair!!"
14-Aug-2008, 11:41 AM
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hockey is the only sport in which Canada can keep up with the international talent.
rest is history.
lack of funding, lack of proper training facilities, bad coaching, there is everything wrong with our sports system.
rest is history.
lack of funding, lack of proper training facilities, bad coaching, there is everything wrong with our sports system.
14-Aug-2008, 07:00 PM
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Agreed, we pretty much don't support our athletes. I read that top notch Canadian boxer works 40 hours a week and trains on his own time. He supports himself, no funding from the government at all. I think that's bull**** on the governments part.
15-Aug-2008, 07:23 AM
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why should hey get funding? so they can compete in high school sports in a thing called the olympics? the olympics are useless and good for nothing. we can blow our money on better things....like the sponsorship scandal or more helicopters for the army.
seriously, im glad we dont waste our money on the olympic athletes because it benefits us the people in no way.
seriously, im glad we dont waste our money on the olympic athletes because it benefits us the people in no way.
15-Aug-2008, 07:56 AM
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why should hey get funding? so they can compete in high school sports in a thing called the olympics? the olympics are useless and good for nothing. we can blow our money on better things....like the sponsorship scandal or more helicopters for the army.
seriously, im glad we dont waste our money on the olympic athletes because it benefits us the people in no way.
seriously, im glad we dont waste our money on the olympic athletes because it benefits us the people in no way.
while i somewhat agree, i think that if we are entering the olympics, don't send people that are going to up being last.
Makes us look bad
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