Fun fact: The Tokyo Games are the first of 5 Olympic Games during the Biden presidency, which will be the most of any president.

"The world's Olympic athletes weren't subjected to the usual rigorous anti-doping regime over the 16-month period before the Tokyo Games, which open tomorrow, Axios' Erin Doherty writes.

For three months early in the pandemic, virtually all drug-testing programs were suspended. That may have opened the door for athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs, AP notes.
There was a 45% reduction in testing globally in 2020 compared with 2019, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency.

"Unless you're a fool, you'd have to be concerned," said Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Between the lines: Track and field has seen a slew of personal bests in addition to NCAA, national and even world records over the past year-plus." Axios

Jamaican sprinter Ben Johnson just had bad timing.

NOW - 1,800 drones above the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan form a globe at the #Tokyo2020 Olympics opening ceremony.pic.twitter.com/mMkXZXg0VA

— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) July 23, 2021

I'm surprised how interesting the skateboarding is to me. Those guys are going to hurt getting out of bed when they're my age.

Japan's Yuto Horigome wins first ever Olympic gold medal in skateboarding


https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/25/olympic-skateboarding-yuto-horigome-nyjah-houston?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Team USA does not receive any medals on Day 1 of Summer Olympics for first time in decades https://t.co/5A6lBuby1J pic.twitter.com/qrHitQXlLJ

— The Hill (@thehill) July 24, 2021

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Team USA does not receive any medals on Day 1 of Summer Olympics for first time in decades https://t.co/5A6lBuby1J pic.twitter.com/qrHitQXlLJ

— The Hill (@thehill) July 24, 2021

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Yup, the U.S. olympic team started off with the Trump hangover. But Kiefer is leading the U.S, Olympians to the Biden bump.

Oh, man. USBasketball is Trumping up.

Biden must act pic.twitter.com/RgBeBqCzqH

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 25, 2021

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okay, why do you want to turn your own Olympic thread political?

Jill Biden brings a dose of normalcy to Olympic Games amid a pandemic

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/25/politics/jill-biden-olympic-games-pandemic/index.html

I heard she brought some of Hunter's art pieces with her to sell to the Japanese Prime Minister.

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Trump is my new role model. I now live by the saying, "What Would Trump Do?"

And what would Trump do if he was president during the Summer Olympics?

He would make it political!!!!

Trump says 'woke politics' contributed to US women's soccer upset at Olympics https://t.co/WbrFmw8bu1 pic.twitter.com/1mXqFJ5ldR

— New York Post (@nypost) July 25, 2021

Trump has been speaking for more than 90 minutes now. He's currently goading his audience into booing the US women's soccer team. pic.twitter.com/yKubKXTuUO

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 25, 2021

NBC's Lester Holt Says He's Been Scouting Out Tokyo Olympics Souvenirs for His Grandkids https://t.co/16pTyTtzvF

— People (@people) July 26, 2021

"Olympic Taekwondo punching techniques anywhere beside the front and side of the torso."

Boy, that rule makes this a "like kissing your sister" competition to watch.

Judo is a lot of fun to watch if one of the combatants is better than the other. When the competitors are evenly matched, you can mow your lawn and it will grow back before someone scores a point.

The Olympics bring back memories of Bob Costas' pink eye problem in 2014. Every time the telecast returned to him, his condition had deteriorated further. It was like he was gradually morphing into a monster.





*I will concede, however, the guy was an f'ing trooper.

A woman from Bermuda also won her country's first Olympic gold medal:

Congratulations @floraduffy. You've worked so hard and you've made an entire island proud! 🥇🇧🇲 💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/ScG1AW0A5G

— Premier David Burt (@BermudaPremier) July 26, 2021

China's swimmers racing to escape country's doping past | Reuters


https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/swimming-chinas-swimmers-racing-escape-countrys-doping-past-2021-07-19/

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"The world's Olympic athletes weren't subjected to the usual rigorous anti-doping regime over the 16-month period before the Tokyo Games, which open tomorrow, Axios' Erin Doherty writes.

For three months early in the pandemic, virtually all drug-testing programs were suspended. That may have opened the door for athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs, AP notes.
There was a 45% reduction in testing globally in 2020 compared with 2019, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency.

"Unless you're a fool, you'd have to be concerned," said Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Between the lines: Track and field has seen a slew of personal bests in addition to NCAA, national and even world records over the past year-plus." Axios

Jamaican sprinter Ben Johnson just had bad timing.

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Cal's Ryan Murphy has raised issues of Russkie swimmers being jacked. Look at Britain's Adam Peaty:



and Caeleb Dressel

🚨👀

“I had access to all of the most sensitive intelligence related to the pandemic...the lab leak theory isn’t just a ‘possibility,’ at the very least it is more like a probability, if not very close to a certainty.” - @JohnRatcliffehttps://t.co/PqFZGBWuQm

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 2, 2021

Looking ahead to the next Winter Olympics in Beijing, if Biden is still president in 2022 will he cave under pressure from the world community demanding answers from China?

World Record in Men's 400m Hurdles




CLICK ON WATCH ON YOUTUBE

Won Gold in 400m hurdles and set WR.


https://images.axios.com/EVJTn69M6mGgIiL0AgJ5G41s6gU=/0x250:5797x3511/1920x1080/2021/08/04/1628045307658.jpg
Sydney McLaughlin (C) with Dalilah Muhammad (L) and Femke Bol (R). Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

The USA team did everything wrong in the men's relay. The passing system is wrong, athletes running the wrong legs, and it was clear that there was no leadership. It was a total embarrassment, and completely unacceptable for a USA team to look worse than the AAU kids I saw .

— Carl Lewis (@Carl_Lewis) August 5, 2021

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NOW - 1,800 drones above the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan form a globe at the #Tokyo2020 Olympics opening ceremony.pic.twitter.com/mMkXZXg0VA

— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) July 23, 2021

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One day in the future, we will travel in drone taxis above out cities like this.

The technology is already here.
The regulators (FAA) are developing the rules and the command hub.
Long ways until customer acceptance.

But it's coming. Rivers of vessels in the air, constantly.
With new renewable energy technologies, the margin cost to power vessels declines to zero, reducing the financial barriers to travel this way.

But this is a topic for another thread....

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This is rather cool:

History. Made.

Hidilyn Diaz has won the first ever gold medal for Philippines!#PHI #Gold #PHI #Gold #PHI #Gold pic.twitter.com/hrhavf2Iyp

— Olympics (@Olympics) July 26, 2021

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Sounds inspiring. But what the F am I looking at here??? You couldn't find a better video in order to satisfy your readers?

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The Olympics bring back memories of Bob Costas' pink eye problem in 2014. Every time the telecast returned to him, his condition had deteriorated further. It was like he was gradually morphing into a monster.





*I will concede, however, the guy was an f'ing trooper.

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If you can do that to Trump's eye, I will give you a star.

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Okay. Better.
Starred!

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"The world's Olympic athletes weren't subjected to the usual rigorous anti-doping regime over the 16-month period before the Tokyo Games, which open tomorrow, Axios' Erin Doherty writes.

For three months early in the pandemic, virtually all drug-testing programs were suspended. That may have opened the door for athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs, AP notes.
There was a 45% reduction in testing globally in 2020 compared with 2019, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency.

"Unless you're a fool, you'd have to be concerned," said Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Between the lines: Track and field has seen a slew of personal bests in addition to NCAA, national and even world records over the past year-plus." Axios

Jamaican sprinter Ben Johnson just had bad timing.

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Cal's Ryan Murphy has raised issues of Russkie swimmers being jacked. Look at Britain's Adam Peaty:



and Caeleb Dressel

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I continue to fail to understand why people think tattoos are a good look.

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🚨👀

“I had access to all of the most sensitive intelligence related to the pandemic...the lab leak theory isn’t just a ‘possibility,’ at the very least it is more like a probability, if not very close to a certainty.” - @JohnRatcliffehttps://t.co/PqFZGBWuQm

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 2, 2021

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Back in the olden days, when the land shook from an earthquake, they reasoned that the Gods were angry.

You can convince yourself of anything.

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World Record in Men's 400m Hurdles

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And the dude is white.
Unprecedented???
No, but definitely not something you see every day!

The former President of the United States, everyone https://t.co/1quccSNRob

— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) August 5, 2021

What are the chances that 2 Americans of partial Japanese descent would win the British Open and the Olympic Gold Medal for Golf in a span of a few weeks?

Rapinoe scored 2 goals today.

Exclusive: Two Russian coaches, doctor banned for doping still active in sport:

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-sport-doping-russia-exclusive/exclusive-two-russian-coaches-doctor-banned-for-doping-still-active-in-sport-idUKKCN1T71BD?edition-redirect=uk

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Ah yes...Lester Holt.....He was caught giving the questions to Hillary during the 2016 debate with trump...still has his job...amazing...clearly a firing offense . But, he is untouchable....black liberal...a black liberal who cheats..Wouldn't trust him as a bartender...His drinks would probably be watered down..

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Wow, a black liberal Republican.....https://time.com/4501616/donald-trump-debate-lester-holt-democrat/