Swimming controversy

[longers]

I know no one's arsed about swimming but the drama surrounding it at the moment is quite interesting.

Some Chinese lad who got done for doping a while back keeps winning and the people who come second to him keep refusing to share the podium with him.

Bad sportsmanship or fair dinkum ? Not sure I ever recall this happening in Athletics with people like Justin Gatlin.


First time it happened

Australian swimmer refuses to join rival on podium

Australian swimmer Mack Horton refuses to share the podium with Chinese rival Sun Yang, years after accusing him of being a "drug cheat".

www.bbc.co.uk

Second time it happened

'You're a loser, I'm a winner' - ugly scenes as GB's Scott refuses to share podium with Sun

Britain's Duncan Scott, the bronze medallist, refuses to share the podium with China's 200m freestyle gold medallist Sun Yang, who served a three-month drugs ban in 2014.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chrismpw]

The authorities might b3 forgiving and let them compete, but I'm all for felliw cimpwtitirs having nothing to do with cheats.

Sport is an honourable cause. Honour once lost is never restored.

 

[summerisle]

 

[Toast]

Should have pushed him into the pool.

 

[Toast]

Although I've just refreshed the BBC website having watched the OP's links and I now have this..

So I've changed my opinion on the Chinese lad.. He's sound.. and there's nothing dodgy about China at all.

 

[Jimishorts]

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Although I've just refreshed the BBC website having watched the OP's links and I now have this..

So I've changed my opinion on the Chinese lad.. He's sound.. and there's nothing dodgy about China at all.

They seem to be bombarding you some sort of bizarre weather text, for Reigate.

Cease and desist toast, before this all gets out of hand.

 

[tommye]

The authorities might b3 forgiving and let them compete, but I'm all for felliw cimpwtitirs having nothing to do with cheats.

Sport is an honourable cause. Honour once lost is never restored.

You ok mate?

 

[Toast]

They seem to be bombarding you some sort of bizarre weather text, for Reigate.

Cease and desist toast, before this all gets out of hand.

I've turned it off and back on again. Placed it in a bowl of rice and been to The Lisbon.
Reckon that will throw the Chinese right off my scent.

 

[Jimishorts]

I've turned it off and back on again. Placed it in a bowl of rice and been to The Lisbon.
Reckon that will throw the Chinese right off my scent.

Standard got procedures.

Maybe have a bucket of sawdust to hand, just in case.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

swimmy badges ftw

 

[The binman chronicles]

With 1.4 billion of them you would have thought one of them would be a quick enough swimmer not to have to use performance enhancing drugs.

 

[tonyhorne]

It's a bit arrogant picking and choosing who you are prepared to stand on a medal podium with...

 

[chrismpw]

You ok mate?

Judging by my typing accuracy probably not. Turned up at my old work and joined in the staff rounders .... and its 30 degrees and i got too competitive and too sprinty. Now i can barely move.

Ive actually had my head in a bucket of cold water for 10 minutes which has helped.

 

[Jimishorts]

staff rounders

This I cannot picture.

You bludgeoning annoying former pupils and colleagues with a rounders bat.

Yes.

 

[Toast]

Ive actually had my head in a bucket of cold water for 10 minutes which has helped.

Having originally been impressed here, I've just looked up the record for this.
A diver held his breath underwater for 22 mins and 22 seconds.

But 10 mins is a decent effort Chris.