Five-ring circus: The Thread of the XXXIII Olympiad

It was reported last week that Covid was ripping through the village. Several Aussies competed while displaying symptoms.

Is there a COVID outbreak at the Olympics? At least 40 athletes have tested positive

No mention of how two Silver Medalists were competing with Covid by NBC.

 

Lyles is asthmatic, right? That's a very high risk group for covid.

 

And if that's the case, how does NBC not have multiple sources in the village and the stadium confirming that before the race? That's inexcusable as a major sports reporting organization.

You don't hide that diagnosis from the viewers, then conveniently drop it when he doesn't win!

"We just learned ...."

 

I cannot press the like button enough. I'm so tired of NBC Sports and their inability to stop stepping on their own dicks.

 

Curry is having one of those games the world has been waiting for. And it's early.

 

This was out past the 300-foot mark. Absolutely amazing.

 

Just FYI, it's not a world record. It's an Olympic record.

World record is 98.48 by Jan Zelezny, set in 1996

 

NBC was pushing Lyles (and Sha'Carri Richardson) since last NFL regular season. Then again, it seems more since Noah Lyles is such a completely unlikeable personality.

 

Considering the defending Olympic champion is from India and something of a national hero there, I suspect the level of internet discourse on this is not very great.

 

Meanwhile, Serbia just upped the lead to 14.

 

Utter dominance by Sydney.