The official 2016 Summer Olympics main thread

[BigDGarciaFan]

8 days away

 

[Tabascocat]

It is going to be a disaster

 

[speedkilz88]

 

[Shunpike]

4 Zika cases has been spotted in Florida. Not good.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/h...column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

 

[LocimusPrime]

The IOC should be ashamed. Terrible host nation for these events.

 

[BigDGarciaFan]

The IOC should be ashamed. Terrible host nation for these events.

a super shame on themselves. Rio is gonna go Bankrupt big time after the games

 

[Sarge]

I'm looking forward to it and bet we are pleasantly surprised.

 

[Hoov]

I'm looking forward to it and bet we are pleasantly surprised.

I enjoy the Olympics. Looking forward to the opening ceremonies. Always get some good food to eat - usually get a spread with a variety of items to snack on with some good drinks.

 

[LocimusPrime]

Any news on the Russians? Heard they had a huge steroid cover up.

 

[speedkilz88]

Any news on the Russians? Heard they had a huge steroid cover up.

As always the olympics committee bent over backwards and will just ban the ones that are caught, but also banned the whistleblower. Wouldn't be the first time they were paid by Putin.

 

[daschoo]

It's almost comical the media coverage of this compared to the demands for every single Russian to be banned regardless of whether they personally have ever been under suspicion.
Rio 2016 Olympics: Lizzie Armitstead wins anti-doping rule appeal over missed test

 

[BigDGarciaFan]

Michael Phelps is the US flag bearer

 

[zrinkill]

This is gonna be a car wreck ....... with infected mosquitoes ....... and beheadings.

 

[BigDGarciaFan]

Medal count as of day 1
G s b t

1 usa 1 4 0 5
2 Japan 1 0 4 5
3 China 0 2 3 5
4 Australia 2 0 1 3
5 hungary 1 1 0 2

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Lilly King... She is bad arse!

 

[csirl]

Cycling was good. Though 2 of the top 3 crashing on the final descent was unlucky for the 2 who lost out.

 

[BigDGarciaFan]

Corey Cogdell wins bronze in trap shooting

 

[Nightman]

Cycling was good. Though 2 of the top 3 crashing on the final descent was unlucky for the 2 who lost out.

watching that American girl get passed with 200m left was brutal

 

[LocimusPrime]

watching that American girl get passed with 200m left was brutal

Poor Mara. She looked extremely skinny to me compared to the other cyclists.

 

[csirl]

watching that American girl get passed with 200m left was brutal

I meant the mens race. I think Nibali in particular had been focusing on the Olympics.

Though crash in women's race was worse. Always bad to see someone get badly hurt - hope she makes a full recovery.