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we've had several threads but now it's finally almost here.

and to start it off at Maracanã stadium, where the opening ceremonies are to take place tomorrow, the gates were.... forced open with bolt cutters because someone lost the keys

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olym ... ebook-post

yes it was to only one of the gates but still

it is a win for russia. it's caving the authoritarians. the olympics should hold everyone to its ideals and it should have no place for this kind of shit. russia should have been banned until 2020, provided that they pass the tests between now and 4 years from now. this means their winter team should also have been banned.

the loss of amateurism in the olympics was a painful blow and one i don't think they can ever really recover from. maybe some amateurs would have doped this, but mostly professionals would

I'll watch the world series of grass growing and paint drying over the Olympics until they can get their shit together again. Absolutely zero interest.

yeah the olympics is a joke

I'll watch the Olympics when they get rid of speed walking.

They should replace it with Texas Speed Rolling.