What was the deal with the women's marathon today? Several people ran onto the course during the last mile or two.... One seemed like a protester (they had a sign)... I don't know about the others.... The coverage kept cutting away when someone would run out onto the course, and the news I am finding is reporting only one protester.

They should probably double baracade or something for the men's race on Thursday. Can you imagine being close to a medal and having some jerk come tackle you in the last mile of a marathon?

That's the same feeling I have every time I watch a gand tour and see spectators all over the road with the cyclists.

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What was the deal with the women's marathon today? Several people ran onto the course during the last mile or two.... One seemed like a protester (they had a sign)... I don't know about the others.... The coverage kept cutting away when someone would run out onto the course, and the news I am finding is reporting only one protester.


Professional marathon runners and cyclists, are the most exposed and vulnerable athletes competing at this level in any sport in the world. You can only make the courses they compete on so secure, and after that, . . . . really anyone can do anything. And we do see that occasionally in big marathons and on the Pro Tour. We certainly saw that a couple of times at the Tour de France - fan behaviour, impacting the outcome of a stage/race.

I am sure the guys/gals on the cameras at the Olympic Games and the producers have been told to cut away, right away, so that this sort of thing is not widely broadcast. And rightly so - why give these jerks more of an audience and attention, when that is what they want and are seeking.

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Not sure if you referred to this, happened in Athens. Brazilian De Lima was leading the race when he was tackled by this Irish priest, ending finishing third.


He was chosen to lit the Olympic torch after Pele declined for health reasons.

Ryan Lochte and 3 other relay swimmers robbed at gunpoint last night....


http://www.nytimes.com/...ytimes&smtyp=cur

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looks like they were really robbed, leaving a club at 3am or so to go to visit another Brazilian swimmer.
saw it on NPR
http://www.npr.org/...d-at-gunpoint-in-rio

Maybe. I commented on this earlier in the Spoilers thread. Lochte apparently originally denied the robbery, and now he's giving that weird statement. I wouldn't be surprised if they really got taken for their stuff at a shitty whorehouse, and had to come up with an explanation.

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might aw well mention that too. Games bus hit by gunfire..




http://www.reuters.com/...unfire-idUSKCN10L00W

They should have just asked the US men's basketball team for directions to the brothel.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/...ist-thought-spa.html

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Long Chile was a silly place.

the De.. brothers

the latest.
"..Overhead TV camera falls in Rio's Olympic park.."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv_6EhEyrX0

And this tool (the defrocked priest) takes exception that De Lima has never accepted his apology nor acknowledged that he is owed for making him more famous: http://www.nytimes.com/...an-illumination.html

Bizarre story wasn't aware of this. He is a true nut (with religious rights..)

Not that it excuses anything but isn't rule #1 of going to a potentially sketchy foreign country is don't get drunk and don't be out late at night partying?

They might even spell it out in the Lonely Planet travel books. I know when we traveled in South America every body who had a dodgy story it involved doing something like that that they tell you (and common sense tells you) might not be so smart.

Agree somewhat. this morning they said they are looking for the taxi driver as they believe he knows/involves in it.
The Australian already banned their athletes to be in Ipanema or Copacabana beach after 6pm.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/...pacabana-after-dark/

http://news.nationalpost.com/...c-athletes-ambitions

Un - Fricking Believable.

You are right and thank you for posting. I am sitting here now trying to sort out a trip down for the Paralympics because I really want to see wheelchair rugby in a month. Heck, I am wondering if waiting to buy a flight is worth the risk of being able to attend at such a low cost.

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" Rio 2016 organizers have delayed the payment of about $8 million in travel costs for Paralympics delegations to the Games"
it's peanuts for the IOC members and committee , all the royalties that belong to this club can cover it in an eye blink. It's everybody's responsibility not just Brazil.

Dumb ticket scalper gets busted. https://www.washingtonpost.com/...g-scheme/?tid=magnet

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Volunteers are quitting.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/...?tid=pm_sports_pop_b

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Awesome stuff. Now apparently a Brazilian judge has demanded Lochte's passport (and another swimmer's), the USOC says the swimmers aren't available and won't say where they are, and no one can back up his story about being robbed. The swimmers have inconsistencies in their stories, and there may be video of them returning to the village with some of the stuff they claim was stolen.

Jeah!

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I read before that Lochte father said he is already back in the US. Here is another link:
http://summergames.ap.org/...chte-feigen-stay-put
this is good stuff..

Germany beat Nigeria 2-0. Saturday Brazil vs. Germany should be very good and long.

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Brazil vs. Germany should be very good and long.

A chance for Brazil to get revenge...