...through the door
Posted on 07/28/2021 8:45:27 AM PDT by Sixgun Symphony
Amber English won the third gold of the Games for the US shooting team, who back home have joined forces with an ultra-conservative college
Amber English won the women’s skeet gold medal on Monday and Vincent Hancock triumphed in the men’s event, a day after Will Shaner was victorious in the men’s 10-metre air rifle. All set Olympic record scores.
The US is indeed the all-time medal leader, with roughly as many gold medals as the next three countries (China, Russia and Italy) combined. But Ginny Thrasher’s first-day success in the 10-metre air rifle was the US’s only shooting gold of the 2016 Games, while top-ranked Italy won four. Though the US has a large number of competitive shooters, they are not necessarily taking aim in the international disciplines featured in the Olympics.
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Bet these people didn’t kneel
Nothing the matter with taking a knee to steady your aim.
...through the door
American’s are so anti American. Politics in sports and medicine has ruined some of my joy unpalatable and angry.
Congrats to the medalists.
I want America to be great again....don’t know if that wish will come true.
The defeat of Marxism must be the focus. Not much else matters.
Article in the local paper featured our high school trap team. They are restricting their practice because of problems obtaining shotgun ammunition.
GB mens 7 rugby team knelt before their match and Argentina beat them royally.
Thought that said “Sweeps the Streets in Tokyo.”
Need new peeper-goggles.
It was not till 1968 when I found there was more to the Olympics than running, basket ball playing, weight lifting and such.
I then found there were shooting sports and equestrian events, and others snubbed by the news media.
Politics in sports almost led to the downfall of the Byzantine Empire in 532 AD. The results were the NIKA Riots. 30,000 rioters killed.
I am so glad I went to the link because it was great to see those 2 Americans with their medals and the flag. God bless them.
An Olympic competition that requires the use of firearms and is totally dominated by the US? It’s only a matter of time before it’s removed as an Olympic event, gone the way of the tug-o-war and croquet.
They focus more on the quitter.
Are people actually watching the Olympics?
Not in my circle of friends...we choose to be unaware of the goings on in Japan.
I’ll have to read up on that. Thank you.
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