What's that thing in his hands, it looks like an IUD for a moose.
Why did the black girl runners not put their hand over their hearts? The USA bb team did.
He deserved to be commended, not commanded as article stated.
As it's called by know-nothing civilians. To those of us who've been there, it's called standing at attention.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho! God Bless Texas!
Good
And why does the reporter report that he or she doesn't know if the vaulter was penalized for stopping.
You're the reporter, jackass. Find out. Is there a rule against stopping in the middle of your run-up?
Ah, well. At least the UK Daily Mail reported on the story. Has anyone seen this on any American media outlets?
It was like a Forrest Gump moment, in a good way
I tried to watch it -twice- but the second time, my screen faulted and got all “blurry”.
For later.
Gold Medals
The “podium value” of the gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics is approximately $564, based on the price of gold at $43.76 per gram and the price of sterling silver at 61 cents per gram, as of Thursday. This is in line with the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games (about $566, even though that medal was 31 grams heavier). However, it is a long way off from the approximate $708 record price of the 2012 London gold medal, due to the record high price of gold and silver at the time.
Each of the 812 Olympic gold medals is plated with six grams of gold (the minimum required by the International Olympic Committee) with 99.9 percent purity. The remaining 494 grams is made of silver with 92.5 percent purity (the standard for sterling silver), according to the Mint of Brazil. The purity silver standard also is a minimum IOC requirement. If the entire medal was made of gold it would be valued at nearly $22,000, which is why 1912 was the last time all-gold medals were awarded.
Silver Medals
Each of the 812 silver medals contains 500 grams of sterling silver. The podium value is about $305.
Bronze Medals
The 864 bronze medals contain 475 grams of copper (95%) and 25 grams of zinc (5%). The bronze medals have little intrinsic value.
Total Medals Produced
A total of 2,488 medals were produced for the Rio 2016 Olympics (812 gold, 812 silver and 864 bronze) by the Mint of Brazil. All of the medals are the same size and weight, with a diameter of 85 millimeters and a weight of 500 grams, making them the heaviest medals in the history of the Summer Olympics and tied for the largest medal in the Summer games. At least three Winter Olympic medals were larger and heavier.
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That man is a class act!
What's that thing in his hands, it looks like an IUD for a moose.