can't you wait for the Olympics? they're coming at 8/8/08 8:00 PM! one of my family members are representing USA at the horse racing part. I think it was my dad's cousin.

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Just moved this thread to the 'Sports' board Reecer

I am looking forward to them too! Best of luck for your dad's cousin Reecer!

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I'm not sure it was my dad's cousin really.

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Woohoo I cant wait until the olympics!! I'm excited about the swimming :)

best of luck to your family member then :)

I'm gonna miss it cos I'll be on holiday then , but I hope to catch some of the athletics . Good luck to your relative who's not your dad's cousin Reecer
Oh and this may be the first time that China top the medal table

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Woohoo not long to go now- and it starts the day before my birthday! : ) but yeah...I'll be on holiday too- and probably having way too much fun to worry about it much :p I'll keep an eye out for the swimming and gymnastics though =) And yeah sworraps ^, maybe! The Host Country always does really well...and China has been improving for a number of olympics now.

Aww really? ^ Happy (18th??! :D) in advance Pips <3- and hope you have an awesome time there! As for the Olympics- I"m not sure if they could ever live up to the Sydney Ones (of course I'm biased :D). I'll definitely watch the Swimming, Artistic Gymnastics and Diving- and for once..will keep an eye on the Waterpolo because a girl from my school (Gemma Beadsworth!) who was the year above me.. is actually in the Aussie Women's Team :O :D

Thats awesome, good luck to them!

Im also gonna watch the gymnastics, diving, and synchronized swimming. Might watch some other stuff, depending on if I have nothing to do

Good luck to her mara!
I'll also try to watch some cycling and badminton <3 if I get the chance

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The Olympics will be tarnished by more drug scandals. Not to sound sceptical but look back at previous events.

Took investigators around 5 years to find Marion Jones to take EPO, after her success in Sydney.

The controversy caused by Kostas KenterisandKaterina Thanou in Athens, caused so many headlines, namely because both were the leading athletes in Greece and the way they decided to dodge the drugs test by faking a motoring accident.

Two athletes are leading the way in the 100m, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay, but do I think they're clean?

It's hard for me to look at athlectics now as a fair and clean sport because there are so many competing nations and also, riders who competed in the Tour De France, which is notorious for it's drug problems.

If it took prosecutors 5 years to prove that Marion Jones cheated in Sydney then how long will it take to find cheats with more sophisticated methods of drug intake?

I will be watching the Olympics but I will always be sceptical of someone who wins, especially if they're a virtual unknown in athlectics circles.

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GL to Gemma also my own family member! hopefuly I get some bragging rights if she (I think she is a woman) wins a medal.

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The Olympics have for years been tainted with drug scandals because of the pressure on the athletes to win. Even if every single athlete was required to have their blood tested each time they competed, the masking agents would cover the performance enhancers. There really is not a simple solution to this problem.

On a related note, the British sprinter Dwain Chambers, who was found guilty of taking THG a few years ago and has served his athletics ban for that, was recently denied the opportunity to compete in the Olympics by the British Olympic Association due to his previous conviction. He is the fastest sprinter in Britain and is now an anti-drugs advocate, so should he have been given a second chance?

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Well the Olympics are starting soon...or have they started yet? I can't remember when they were supposed to....if they have, I have missed the opening ceremony

I saw on the news that the Australian athletes have been given leave to withdraw from the Olympics if they feel that the pollution will be a detriment to their health. Then they showed footage of what the pollution looks like in Beijing, and I've never seen anything like it. Pretty amazing, I can't imagine trying to do a triathlon while plowing your way through billowing fumes. I hope they've got it cleared up more by the time the Games start.

Anyway, this is just a general Olympics discussion....I love watching the Olympics! What is your favourite sport to watch in the Summer Olympics? Mine are the synchronized swimming, diving, rowing, and the triathlon.

Oooooh, Olympics!

I love watching the running. XD
Relay, especially :D
And long jump.. um... and javelin, shot put and discuss, lol.

Hmm.. I think mostly running, to be honest. I love watching the brits run. O_o

Oh, and badminton! Dang! They just move so fast :o

Edit: Casta, it's starting on the 8th.
http://en.beijing2008.cn/

Thanks! Ah, crap I will be a little bit crazy busy that day, getting my full driver's license and other things

Haha oh man, I still remember at the Sydney Olympics when Canadian Simon Whitfield won the triathlon...it was such a great moment, and I swear everyone was talking about it. I love the passion of the Canadian athletes...we don't get a very high medal count (especially in summer Olympics), but every single medal we get, we all know the who, what, wheres about it.

And how about hearing your national anthem played after a particularly grueling fight to win the gold? Ohhhhh Canada!!!!

Oh yeah you did! :/

Casta probably didn't see it. I didn't either. Maybe the mods can just combine them together :)

can't wait to see the opening ceremony! its going to be amazing cus i know chinas got something big in store for us :p , i just hope its not an H bomb.

Free tibet!!!

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Sorry...didn't see it.

Merged the 2 threads instead of having 2 threads on the same topic.

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Now it just looks like I randomly posted my own question in a thread that was pretty active. Blah.

the introduction is on! has USA passed yet?
EDIT: the USA is the next country!

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the opening ceremony was AMAZING!! :)

It was my dad's STEP cousin!
Has Horse Q___ing passed yet? When you watch it, you may learn- wait, cousins don't have your last name!
Men's road race is on.

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