Paris 2024

[Moonlight]

Rio Olympics, all three of these are classed as DSD women by the IOC, and all of them won a medal in the 800 metres, if I didn't know who they were I'd be asking what men's event were they in.
Cheats are cheats and they'll always be known as cheats.

Disorders of sexual development are conditions where a person's reproductive organs and genitals are “mismatched” at birth. Examples include male chromosomes (XY) and genitalia that appears female (vulva) or female chromosomes (XX) and genitalia that appears male (penis).

[Jimbuna]

China arrests woman suspected of 'defaming' Olympic table tennis players

BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing police have arrested a woman suspected of posting defamatory comments on social media about Chinese athletes and coaches following the table tennis women's singles final at the Paris Olympics, the police said.

The suspect, a 29-year-old surnamed He, "maliciously fabricated information and blatantly defamed others, resulting in an adverse impact on society", the police at Daxing district said in a statement late on Tuesday.

The case was being investigated, the police said, although specific details about the defamatory comments were not disclosed.

In the Aug. 3 match, China's defending champion Chen Meng defeated teammate Sun Yingsha, also world No.1, 4-2, in a replay of their previous encounter in Tokyo three years ago.
Throughout the game, there were audible cheers for Sun and boos directed at Chen whenever she scored, according to a broadcast of the event.

After the game, many people took to social media to criticise the crowd's behaviour.

"If this kind of fan culture is allowed to permeate in sports, it can ultimately undermine even the most talented athletes, like Sun Yingsha," a user on Weibo said.

Weibo, China's popular X-like microblogging site, said it had deleted over 12,000 posts and banned more than 300 accounts over what it called "illegal" comments.

Many people also took to social media to express their joy and national pride after Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle smashed his own 100 metres freestyle world record, even as China was plunged backed into the doping spotlight after media reports that two swimmers in 2022 had tested positive for a banned steroid.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/tenn...e3d61dc0&ei=55

[Eisenwurst]

Plucky little Australia.

[Jimbuna]

[Jimbuna]

[Dargo]

In 1992, newly united Germany still won 82 medals, including 33 gold. The 'GDR effect' was still visible in good Olympic results in the 1990s, but has since worn off.

[Ostfriese]

Originally Posted by Dargo

In 1992, newly united Germany still won 82 medals, including 33 gold. The 'GDR effect' was still visible in good Olympic results in the 1990s, but has since worn off.

"GDR effect" can easily be translated to "systematic use of performance enhancing drugs". Also Germany had 463 athletes competing in 26 sports in 1992, compared to 428 in 30 sports in 2024.
And of course it's also one of the long-anticipated consequences of the massive dominance of soccer: most other sports suffer from a lack of young talents as well as a lack of funding.

[Shadowblade]

Originally Posted by Moonlight

I remember that I was asking if this was some kind of joke or what...