The Olympics, 2016, Brazil
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I hope he kept his mouth shut.
Pretty disgusting. They out all that money into a show about reversing the damage done to the earth, but did nothing to even clean area that would be used.
Now, this is tragic and RIP sweet little girl. But I post this as to what nasty water can do to a person.
South Carolina girl dies from brain-eating amoeba
South Carolina girl dies from brain-eating amoeba
I just read a news report that this same injury happened to this same gymnast before, only on the other leg!!!! I think the universe is telling this guy to quit gymnastics!
If he was lucky he only sucked down some old potato chips and a couple of quarters that floated out of the cushions
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Michael Phelps and the whole USA relay team was amazing last night.
Watch out, NZ Ladies: Jo Watmore and her team of badasses are coming to get you! 
If I ever end up watching fencing again though, shoot me.
And Chris Boardman was right: that final descent in the road race was dangerous. Apparently one bloke only got caught by the safety netting otherwise he was taking the express route down the mountain, and how that Dutch rider escaped with relatively minor injuries, I don't know. Her flip over the bars was horrific.
And Brazil's water makes the Thames look like the Fountain of Purity. Kayaking? Kacking would be closer, by the looks.
Someone needs to stick a shark behind some of our swimmers, though. Peaty and Carlin apart they're absolutely miles off the pace (though no one was catching Katie Ledecky, so Carlin did well).
If I ever end up watching fencing again though, shoot me.
And Chris Boardman was right: that final descent in the road race was dangerous. Apparently one bloke only got caught by the safety netting otherwise he was taking the express route down the mountain, and how that Dutch rider escaped with relatively minor injuries, I don't know. Her flip over the bars was horrific.
And Brazil's water makes the Thames look like the Fountain of Purity. Kayaking? Kacking would be closer, by the looks.
Someone needs to stick a shark behind some of our swimmers, though. Peaty and Carlin apart they're absolutely miles off the pace (though no one was catching Katie Ledecky, so Carlin did well).
Okay, this gets worse. When they were loading him on the stretcher, they DROPPED HIM!!!!
Do you know how medical issues are handled? Do countries send their own medical staff or do they just rely on the host country? I never really thought of it before and this incident made me curious about it.
I think MOST rely on what's available to the country.
But, I remember way back, it was an Olympics in a country that did not have great medical care. My memory is so foggy on this, but I THINK it was american was badly hurt and a very popular Russian athlete who traveled with his own medical supplies, he made sure the American guy had proper equipment, fresh needles, sterile dressings things like that.
I'll go Google and see if I can remember who this was.
"Petrenko helped American pair figure skater Katie Wood recover when she suffered a head injury from a fall during a show in Odessa in 1990, and he brought to her hospital much-needed medical supplies from his own home pharmacy"
Brazil has modernized their medical care dramatically in recent years. All the Witch Doctors now have electronic bongos to fill out their prescriptions.
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Another scary incident.
There are positive things happening at the games too!
Another scary incident.
There are positive things happening at the games too!
I wasn't surprised when you posted his name. It seems to me, he has a reputation of being a very good person.
The first two Canadian medals were earned by a 16 year old that goes to the high school I went to. She trains at the pool built for last year's PanAm games.
I'm sure Mayor Tory will take credit for her wins.....but Mayor Ford was in power when that was built.[/spoiler ]
Just so sad....The poor man is in pain to begin the journey and then gets dropped.