Why aus is doing poorly at the olympics

Elias wrote:

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If for no other reason than to check no irregularities had taken place in the selection of athletes for the games, and final confirmation the real reason for bombing out is a) inability of athletes to compete at their PB under pressure and b) the superiority of the competition.
Australia time for a slice of humble pie.

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chefboy812 wrote:

we've become a bunch of soft(0cks.
we've taken competitiveness out of sport and now we find sport participation dropping. There are schools now who award results on participation & supporting/cheering & not on race results. Many schools don't do field sports any more. Competitive interschool sports is non-existent. Soft(0cks. Sport is becoming Elitist. How many kids don't play sport because their parents can't afford the $250+ every year.
We need to re-introduce competitive sports from young age. Even in kindy. And allow pathways all through schooling including Uni. This will take 2 or 3 Olympics to show results. And f*ck spending $600m on a tiny elite sporting group when we can be much stronger & competitive by spreading that money from the bottom up.

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sairla wrote:

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I agree, it seems as though we have become complacent about our sporting prowess - expecting and assuming our athletes would bring home the gold. The athletes themselves have tried their best and of course we should admire them for the efforts made, gold or no gold, as I would hope the Olympics is about participation - but it is also about victory on the podium - that is why countries participate.

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Reg Varney wrote:

even the Kiwis are better sportsmen now than the Aussie chokers at these Olympics..mates you are going down the pan..

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chefboy812 wrote:

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STFU & get back on the buses

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BABOON Fixers wrote:

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You have no rhythm. You are ridiculous and obnoxious.

chefboy812 wrote:

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Bullsh*t
If there not competitive don't send them.
We shouldn't send anyone who didn't get a A qualifier. If that means no track & field team for example so be it. It's a competition not a f*cking holiday.

chefboy812 wrote:

we've become a bunch of soft(0cks.
we've taken competitiveness out of sport and now we find sport participation dropping. There are schools now who award results on participation & supporting/cheering & not on race results. Many schools don't do field sports any more. Competitive interschool sports is non-existent. Soft(0cks. Sport is becoming Elitist. How many kids don't play sport because their parents can't afford the $250+ every year.
We need to re-introduce competitive sports from young age. Even in kindy. And allow pathways all through schooling including Uni. This will take 2 or 3 Olympics to show results. And f*ck spending $600m on a tiny elite sporting group when we can be much stronger & competitive by spreading that money from the bottom up.

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chefboy812 wrote:

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WOW
$600m on what about 1000 athletes
at that price
maybe we need to attract better illegal asylum seekers - entry only if you swim 100mt in less than 55sec
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genetically breed better athletes

10th LIGHT HORSE WA wrote:

<quoted text>. If they can swim unassisted from ashmore reef they get citizenship an go strait into the olympic team HAPPY HALAL

ngali wrote:

Australia always hits well above it's weight in sports - especially considering that we have a much smaller population than most countries.
Blessed by sunshine and an outdoors lifestyle - we usually get by on the sheer number of individuals who like sports enough to really good at it.

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chefboy812 wrote:

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why you letting them swim half the distance? They start in indonesia.

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steff wrote:

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Another big difference is that in Australia sport clubs, institutions and academies are designed and carefully operate to be exclusively selective of anglo/celtic stock; therefore they are not using the full potential of prospective athletes, look at the current athletes, they look more like spoiled brats than professional sportsmen, they lose and start crying and throwing tantrums. Embarrassing performance really.
Only When Aussie anglo's get off their supremacist wagon and start to give equal opportunities to all Australians (not only in sport), rather than select only pale anglo individuals, there will be great progress, unity and patriotism in this country.
A good example of the way they are running the sports ( and many other institutions) can be seen in the recent controversy involving John Steffenson, good that he had the courage to speak up; I just hope they wont run a campaign to destroy him; or accuse him of a crime or something else. He should stand up to these vultures and expose all their little tricks.

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Christy wrote:

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I think they have a lot to learn from the US actually. Treat all races and people equally, then it will get better.