skinsmarydu Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Maybe a little good news... https://www.npr.org/2021/07/06/1013417132/a-swim-cap-made-for-black-hair-will-get-a-second-look-from-swimmings-governing-b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Tokyo Olympics: Fans largely barred as Covid emergency declared The Olympic Games in Japan will be held without spectators at venues in and around the capital after a spike in coronavirus infections. Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa made the announcement after talks with officials and organisers on Thursday. A state of emergency in Tokyo will run throughout the Games, to combat coronavirus. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters it would run from 12 July and remain in place until 22 August. Bars and restaurants will not be allowed to serve alcohol and must close by 20:00 (11:00 GMT). Venues in Tokyo and other areas near the capital city will not be allowed to hold events with fans during the Games. But stadiums in the regions of Fukushima, Miyagi and Shizuoka will be permitted to have spectators up to 50% of capacity and up to 10,000 people. Coronavirus infections are rising in Tokyo as the 23 July opening ceremony edges closer. There has been widespread opposition to the Games in Japan, with calls for them to be postponed or cancelled. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 Hopefully this means they'll keep the opening ceremony to a bare 4 hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Ugandan weightlifter missing as Tokyo marks 1 week to Olympics A Ugandan weightlifter has gone missing during an Olympic training camp in Japan after learning he would not be able to compete, Japanese and Ugandan officials said Friday. Authorities were searching for Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, who failed to show up for a coronavirus test and was not in his hotel room, host city Izumisano said in a statement. Ugandan sports officials said the athlete had recently found out he would not be able to compete at the Games because of a quota system. "One member of the Ugandan delegation, which the city received as a host town, has gone missing and cannot be reached," the city near Osaka said in a statement. "The city is making all efforts to search for the individual. We have reported the matter to police." Dozens of teams are already in Japan - some at training camps dotted around the country, and others in the Olympic Village, where national flags have been hung on the buildings housing delegations. However, Australian basketball star Liz Cambage announced her withdrawal over the mental health risks of staying in "terrifying" bubble conditions. "No family. No friends. No fans. No support system outside of my team. It's honestly terrifying for me," the four-time WNBA All-Star said in a statement. British weightlifter Sarah Davies said living in the bubble felt like "prison". "We have what we call the prison yard," she said in a video posted on her Instagram account as she walked on a stretch of pavement. "So we can literally walk up and down this stretch between the hours of 7 am and 10 am, and that is the only time we're allowed outside," she said. "Genuinely, feels like we're in prison. But, hey, it is what it is ... Welcome to Olympic Games, COVID edition." Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmsy Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 This is the end of the Olympics, its officially a joke now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 THIS IS THE WEEK! (probably) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 So many athletes not vaccinated, I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I guess it turns out having an international gathering of tons of people during a pandemic is a bad idea this is a shocking revelation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Not sure why they didn't make vaccination a requirement for participation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, China said: Not sure why they didn't make vaccination a requirement for participation. THIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) China, vaccines are not as available all over the world as they are here in the U.S. We happen to be a very rich country, and it is easy to take for granted all the things available to us as a result. Now maybe, the richer countries participating could have thrown in enough vaccines for the other countries' athletes as part of their entry fees...but the richer countries could have done a lot for the rest of the world's COVID response. Also, vaccines seem to mean less likely to get it and far less likely to need hospitalization. Unfortunately, vaccines do not seem to make us proof against getting all variants of COVID. It is like a flu shot. You might still get sick. You are just less likely to get as sick. Edited July 19, 2021 by gbear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 These games will probably not be that successful. They should've cancelled them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 50 minutes ago, Rdskns2000 said: These games will probably not be that successful. They should've cancelled them. Define successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 hours ago, PleaseBlitz said: Define successful. I think they will lose more athletes to COVID and what’s left will need to have an asterisk. Not all the best athletes will be available. The will be akin to the 80 and 84 Olympics that were boycotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 Fair enough. I think we are a long way from losing so many participants to covid that the results will need an asterisk, and also think that it would be awfully ****ty to cancel the Games for the thousands of athletes that have dedicated their youth to their sport because a handful of athletes have so far been snagged by the protocols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) Exhibitions in Vegas was a really great idea! Edited July 20, 2021 by TryTheBeal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 S.Korea's Moon scraps Tokyo trip over 'unacceptable' diplomat remarks South Korean President Moon Jae-in will not visit Tokyo for the upcoming Olympics, his office said on Monday, scrapping plans for what would have been his first summit with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The announcement came after Seoul lodged a protest over a news report on Friday that a senior diplomat at Japan's embassy in Seoul had said Moon was "masturbating" when describing his efforts to improve relations between the two countries. "President Moon has decided not to visit Japan," Moon's press secretary Park Soo-hyun told a briefing, adding both sides had explored ways to tackle rows over history and boost cooperation but failed to reach agreement. Moon will instead send the culture minister to Friday's opening ceremony as head of the Korean delegation, his office said, wishing Japan safe and successful Olympics. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Olympian Rhys McClenaghan puts so-called anti-sex beds to the test Rhys McClenaghan, who will be representing Ireland on the pommel horse during the Olympics, sought to debunk rumors of anti-sex beds in athletes’ rooms during the Games. McClenaghan, 21, posted a video of himself in his room at the Olympic Village on Saturday and jumped on the bed to prove it isn’t going to break with any sudden movements. American runner Paul Chelimo tweeted about the so-called anti-sex beds in the Olympic Village on Friday. "Beds to be installed in Tokyo Olympic Village will be made of cardboard, this is aimed at avoiding intimacy among athletes," he wrote. "Beds will be able to withstand the weight of a single person to avoid situations beyond sports. I see no problem for distance runners, even 4 of us can do." Click on the link for the full article 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Some US softball games on at 11 PM tomorrow night. Can't wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) Am I the only one that isn't gonna bother with the Olympics this year? Should have just delayed another year and done it along with the Winter Olympics as had been done in the past. Edited July 20, 2021 by PokerPacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Heat could make Tokyo Olympics 'the worst in history' If anyone ever wondered whether you could stage an Olympics inside a steam bath, well, the upcoming Tokyo Games are about to provide a definitive answer. Temperatures in the Japanese capital are expected to hover in at least the low to mid-90s (Fahrenheit) with dew points and humidity levels remaining above 70 and 88, respectively, for much of the Games. Those numbers can easily spike. “It’s going to be uncomfortable,” Carl Parker, a storm specialist for the Weather Channel, told Yahoo Sports. Parker compared Tokyo’s mid-summer weather to that of Houston or Miami. “It’s going to be hot every day and the dew point is going to be very high.” That combination is unpleasant for the general public, dangerous for those with health risks and potentially negatively impactful for the world’s athletes who will come to compete during the region’s hottest time of year. “The problem is not only the temperature but also the humidity as well,” Makoto Yokohari, an adviser to the Tokyo Organizing Committee told Reuters. “When you combine these two, Tokyo is the worst [Games] in history.” It will certainly be the hottest in modern history. Welcome to the Summer Olympics with too much Summer. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 3 hours ago, PokerPacker said: Am I the only one that isn't gonna bother with the Olympics this year? Should have just delayed another year and done it along with the Winter Olympics as had been done in the past. I think they should be canceled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 19 hours ago, China said: Heat could make Tokyo Olympics 'the worst in history' If anyone ever wondered whether you could stage an Olympics inside a steam bath, well, the upcoming Tokyo Games are about to provide a definitive answer. Temperatures in the Japanese capital are expected to hover in at least the low to mid-90s (Fahrenheit) with dew points and humidity levels remaining above 70 and 88, respectively, for much of the Games. Those numbers can easily spike. “It’s going to be uncomfortable,” Carl Parker, a storm specialist for the Weather Channel, told Yahoo Sports. Parker compared Tokyo’s mid-summer weather to that of Houston or Miami. “It’s going to be hot every day and the dew point is going to be very high.” That combination is unpleasant for the general public, dangerous for those with health risks and potentially negatively impactful for the world’s athletes who will come to compete during the region’s hottest time of year. “The problem is not only the temperature but also the humidity as well,” Makoto Yokohari, an adviser to the Tokyo Organizing Committee told Reuters. “When you combine these two, Tokyo is the worst [Games] in history.” It will certainly be the hottest in modern history. Welcome to the Summer Olympics with too much Summer. Click on the link for the full article 5 years ago they held the games in a giant chemical toilet, so this may be some recency bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) Just for perspective, there are, so far as I can tell, 11,687 Olympic athletes this year. As of this morning, 7 entrants, 1 coach and 1 alternate have tested positive, and 7 others are in isolation awaiting tests. 7 out of 11687 is 0.0006. Edited July 20, 2021 by PleaseBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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