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6/8/2020

 
Two big athlete news items that caught my eye over the weekend in A Little Roundup...

Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas - who won the first world championship for the United States in 1978 - passed away at age 64. A 2003 inductee into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Thomas also had two signature moves named after him, the "Thomas Flair" on the pommel horse and the "Thomas Salto" on the floor exercise.
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Bahraini Salwa Eid Naser's provisional suspension for drug whereabouts violations got tongues wagging across the athletics world. As the reigning world champion in the women's 400 meters, she is is certainly the highest profile suspension of late. Her initial defense of "normalizing" three missed tests definitely doesn't help her public image cause...

I don’t know any details about this case, but her believing that missing three drug tests is normal needs to be taken into account when deciding the length of her suspension. https://t.co/fc0UwV35l2

— Katerina Stefanidi (@KatStefanidi) June 6, 2020
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The Olympic Museum gives us something to look forward to this week.
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FR - Toute l’équipe du Musée est impatiente de vous accueillir à nouveau ! □ Venez reprendre contact avec l’esprit olympique et ses valeurs pour récupérer de cette période compliquée. □‍□‍□‍□ Profitez d’un moment de détente dans le Parc olympique et contemplez la magnifique vue sur le lac Léman. □ Toutes les informations utiles → en lien dans la bio. #StayStrong #StayActive #StayHealthy EN - The whole Museum team is looking forward to welcoming you once again! □ Come and reconnect with the Olympic spirit and values to help get over this difficult period. □‍□‍□‍□ Take some time to relax in the Olympic Park and take in the magnificent view of Lake Geneva. □ Practical information → link in bio.

A post shared by The Olympic Museum (@olympicmuseum) on Jun 3, 2020 at 2:01am PDT

Kevin Mayer got back into action with the latest Ultimate Garden Clash.
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Feels good to « compete » again ! Against great distant competitors @_niklaskaul & @maicelu But truly can’t wait to face them and all of my decathletes friends in a real decathlon □□ Thanks @worldathletics for the lactic □ . □ @infologic_copilote @louiscrolus

A post shared by Mayer Kevin (@mayer.deca) on Jun 7, 2020 at 11:31am PDT

Tamas Kenderesi got a new 'do. Or at least that's what I assume the Hungarian text says.
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Így azért ki lehet menni □ köszi @zsolt_barber □□

A post shared by Kenderesi Tamás (@tamaskenderesi) on Jun 3, 2020 at 8:31am PDT

Eleftherios Petrounias shares some frustrations on training, thankfully while artfully shirtless.
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Θέλω να μοιραστώ μαζί σας την πραγματική εικόνα που έχουν σήμερα οι Ολυμπιακές Εγκαταστάσεις του Αγίου Κοσμά. Αφορμή η χθεσινή ημέρα, που δυστυχώς δεν ήταν η εξαίρεση αλλά ο κανόνας, με τη βροχή να μας αναγκάζει να σταματήσουμε την προπόνηση μας στο κλειστό γυμναστήριο αφού η σκεπή πλέον δεν μπορεί να την κρατήσει εκτός. Νιώθω πραγματική θλίψη. Στεναχωριέμαι. Σκάω. Είναι αλήθεια ότι έχουμε καταφέρει να βγάζουμε πρωταθλητές και Ολυμπιονίκες κάτω από δύσκολες συνθήκες. Άνισες σε σχέση με τους συναθλητές μας από άλλες χώρες. Βγάζουμε αθλητές υψηλού επιπέδου παρά τους εξοπλισμούς που υστερούν σε σχέση με εκείνους άλλων χωρών. Αυτό δεν σημαίνει όμως ότι θα πρέπει να ξεχνάμε τα αυτονόητα. Η πραγματικότητα που βιώνουμε είναι το χειμώνα να γυμναζόμαστε σε μόλις 3-4 βαθμούς πιο πάνω από την εξωτερική θερμοκρασία και το καλοκαίρι αντίστοιχα, 3-4 βαθμούς πιο κάτω. Κάθε βροχή μας αναγκάζει να σταματάμε την προπόνησή μας και συχνά ο εξοπλισμός μας καταστρέφεται. Αμφιβάλλω πλέον για το πόσο θα κρατήσει η σκεπή από τις βροχές και δεν θα καταρρεύσει. Ξέρω την πραγματικότητα και ειδικά σήμερα που όλοι μας έχουμε σε μικρότερο ή μεγαλύτερο βαθμό επηρεαστεί αρνητικά. Καταλαβαίνω απόλυτα ότι υπάρχουν προτεραιότητες πιο σημαντικές από τον αθλητισμό, όπως είναι η υγεία και η στήριξη της εργασίας. Δεν μπορώ όμως παρά να σκέφτομαι ότι ο ερασιτεχνικός αθλητισμός χρήζει μιας διαφορετικής αντιμετώπισης. Χρειάζεται μια επανεκκίνηση και στον αθλητισμό. Θέλουμε την αυτονόητη βοήθεια για να μπορούμε να συνεχίζουμε να σηκώνουμε τη σημαία μας ψηλά και να κάνουμε υπερήφανους τους Έλληνες. Θέλουμε να συνεχίσουμε να εμπνέουμε τα μικρά παιδιά και να φέρουμε όσο γίνεται περισσότερα κοντά στον αθλητισμό. Χρειαζόμαστε την ελάχιστη στήριξη. Τις αυτονόητες υποδομές. Αυτές που θα μας επιτρέπουν απλά να προπονούμαστε σε φυσιολογικές συνθήκες.

A post shared by Eleftherios Petrounias (@eleftherios_petrounias) on Jun 5, 2020 at 4:03am PDT

Caster Semenya: Is there a future champion on the way?
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⭐□⭐

A post shared by Caster Semenya (@castersemenya800m) on Jun 5, 2020 at 7:02am PDT

Yohan Blake has some pink balls.
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My mind set never changed #themanwiththebouncingball @adidasrunning

A post shared by Yohan Blake (@yohanblake) on Jun 5, 2020 at 11:45am PDT

Gymnast Giarnni Regini Moran hangs out in white.
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Smiling through the chaos â–¡ @boohoomanofficial @adidaslondon

A post shared by ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀>GIARNNI< (@giarnni_regini_moran) on Jun 5, 2020 at 12:59pm PDT

Alysia Montano is a Black queen.
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I am a □□□□□ □□□□□!...WE ARE □□□□□ □□□□□□! We build each other up.... We don’t tear down other □□□□□ □□□□□!.... We have felt the pain of being torn down & we have decided we will be deliberate about building others! • • • All too often, we women find it easier to criticize each other, instead of building each other up. • □Upload 1 picture of yourself... □□□□ □□□. Then tag as many sisters to do the same. Let’s build ourselves up, instead of tearing ourselves down. □ □□□□ & □□□□□!! □ If I tag you, don’t disappoint me. ✊□✊□✊□ • @aishapraughtleer @af85 @dharp100mh @ajeelenee @madison.pia @sdotpenn @goldie_will @ewunike @pitamaurita @trackgirlz @shotdiva @ms_kchambers @mzberrythrows_ @lolojones @ldemus @raealex35 @cadenshae

A post shared by Alysia Montaño OLY (@alysiamontano) on Jun 5, 2020 at 3:59pm PDT

Wayde van Niekerk adds comment on #racialjustice.
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I am a person of colour & I have dreams as well. â–¡â–¡â–¡ #BlackLivesMatter #QuietStorm

A post shared by Wayde van Niekerk (@waydedreamer) on Jun 6, 2020 at 5:02am PDT

Damian Quintero dressed up for a Saturday night...
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Saturday night? ✨

A post shared by Damian Quintero (@damianquintero) on Jun 6, 2020 at 12:26pm PDT

...while Steven da Costa flew high.
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Bon Week-End les amis ❤️ • • Crédit photo : @franck_fife #weekend #teamvisa #athletesncf #teamgrandest

A post shared by Da costa Steven (@dacosta_steven) on Jun 6, 2020 at 10:14am PDT

Dario Cologna finds a scenic spot for offseason training.
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They see me rollin‘ ?⠀ ⠀ Had a good training week in a beautiful place!⠀ ⠀

A post shared by Dario Cologna (@dariocologna) on Jun 6, 2020 at 9:46am PDT

Thomas Krol struck a pose.
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JUMP into the recovery week â–¡â–¡

A post shared by Thomas Krol (@_thomaskrol) on Jun 7, 2020 at 8:35am PDT

Benoit Paire went for a dip.
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.. Le calme avant la tempête □..

A post shared by Benoit Paire (@benpaire) on Jun 7, 2020 at 9:35am PDT

Nile Wilson shared thanks for supporters after his recent opening up on struggles.
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An unbelievably overwhelming week after the response from ‘The Silent Battle’ .. THANK YOU for watching the film & glad people can find relatability & inspiration from my story! Emotionally working my way through the 1000’s of messages it honestly makes me incredibly happy □ There is so much going on in the world at the moment with COVID and BLM, and it will be taking its toll on people’s mental health. Let’s look out for each other now more than ever. It’s so important we look out for how we can help each other rather than how we can judge each other □

A post shared by Nile Wilson (@nilemw) on Jun 7, 2020 at 11:31am PDT

Retired swimmer Michael Klim enjoys the ocean.
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Happy @worldoceansday !!! â–¡ @eugenehyland

A post shared by MICHAEL KLIM (@michaelklim1) on Jun 8, 2020 at 2:07am PDT


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