Thorpe (one more time)

(TRPLATT) said:

What if the Aussies do bend their own rules and put Thorpe
in the 400 and he false starts at the Olympics? Does he get
another do over because he is the world record holder and
odds on favorite to win the race? How many do overs does he
get? Does that extend to all of the other competitors in
the race? Why not just give him the gold medal and be done
with it? In fact, why not just send the medals to the top 3
swimmers in each event and cancel the Games? The folks in
Athens are behind schedule, over budget and there is a real
threat of terrorist attacks. This would be the simplest and
safest solution to this tempest in a teapot.

A Postal Olympics. Good idea!

More people can see the events.

martin

not the same...it's not a tournament where the local
(national) qualifying is an earlier round than the
olympics...each country has a team and it's completely up to
them who they put on the team

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Quoted message said:

What if the Aussies do bend their own rules and put Thorpe
in the 400 and

he

Quoted message said:

false starts at the Olympics? Does he get another do over
because he is

the

Quoted message said:

world record holder and odds on favorite to win the race?
How many do

overs

Quoted message said:

does he get? Does that extend to all of the other
competitors in the race?

Why

Quoted message said:

not just give him the gold medal and be done with it? In
fact, why not

just

Quoted message said:

send the medals to the top 3 swimmers in each event and
cancel the Games?

The

Quoted message said:

folks in Athens are behind schedule, over budget and there
is a real

threat of

Quoted message said:

terrorist attacks. This would be the simplest and safest
solution to this tempest in a teapot.

-TRP