Mondo Duplantis and the mathematics of the pole vault.
These are the attempts needed for his 14 world records.
6.17 → 5
6.18 → 1
6.19 → 51
6.20 → 3
6.21 → 2
6.22 → 9
6.23 → 16
6.24 → 7
6.25 → 18
6.26 → 2
6.27 → 3
6.28 → 7
6.29 → 11
6.30 → 3
Average: 9,9
Today: 3 attempts at 6.31.
For now, denied.
It’s really hard to imagine how cynical and heartless someone must be to disqualify a person from the Olympic Games without any real reason and then shed crocodile tears hoping for sympathy.
The hypocrisy is simply unbelievable.
I don't need historical shit to end this war and move to diplomacy. Because it's just a delay tactic. I read no less history books than Putin. And I learned a lot. I know more about his country than he knows about Ukraine. Simply because I have been to Russia – to many cities. And I knew a lot of people there. He has never been to Ukraine this many times. He was only in big cities. I went to small cities. From the northern part to the southern part. Everywhere. I know their mentality. That's why I don't want to lose time on all these things. It's about them. They decided to have such a system. The Russians decided to change themselves. The Russians decided that they needed a new Tsar. It's up to them.
But there is security. There is a big war waged against us. This is our lives. The only thing that I want to speak about with him is that I think that we need to resolve it in the most successful way. I mean to end this war quickly. That is why I want to speak only about such things.
The IOC has recognized Russian figure skater Adeliia Petrosian as a neutral athlete.
Petrosian and Petr Gumennik were dressed in clothes with logos of companies that were sanctioned for supporting aggression against Ukraine.
Rostelecom, T-Bank...
As the world watches the light of the Olympic flame, Ukraine endures the cold and darkness of Russia’s daily bombardments.
While champions elsewhere chase gold, Ukrainian athletes fight for the survival and freedom of their country. Dozens of Ukrainian athletes have paid the ultimate price, defending their homeland from the “neutral” invader.
The Olympics are meant to represent the values of peace and fair play. The aggressor has no place there. The presence of Russian athletes at the Olympics stains these ideals.
#RussiaIsNotNeutral