Saturday, August 16, 2008

Olympic Update #7


EXCLUSIVE OLYMPIC UPDATE

Olympic Dopes
The Olympics has disqualified several athletes at this years games. One of them is a Korean shooter. The Korean shooter who finished 2nd in the 50m air pistol, and third in the 10m event was disqualified and his "reputation and identity immediately withdrawn and cancelled" when he tested positive for propranolol. Propranolol is used in the treatment of hypertension and migraine headaches. Olympic officials deny that there is any stress related to being in large groups of competing athletes representing various countries that are, for all intents and puprposes at war with each other, carrying rifles, shotguns, and pistols around. And that the games switched to air rifles and pistols in order to alleviate the headaches associated with traditional gun powder weapons.

A word of caution for all future Olympians: Please check you medicine cabinet against the current and future published list of banned substances before you compete. Do not take any medicine for headaches, stress, sore muscles, fevers, heart conditions, allergies, coughs, sneezes, colds, asthma, etc. You will get caught. You will be disqualified.

Senior Olympics
Seniors who once were consigned to the lazyboy and offering up sound, yet mostly unheard of advice to young athletes around the globe are now beginning to make their mark by participating in the Olympics. Due to the fitness craze and gyms popping up all around the country, seniors are now becoming a force to be reconed with in the field of physical competition. Instead of one foot in the grave, one foot is now stepping up to the awards platform. Yesterday we saw 41 year old Dara Torres miss gold by one tenth of a second. Out on the at the sailing event, 58 year old John Dane III is competing in the Star Dinghy races. Currently the team is fifth, and stands a good chance of medaling. "That's what's great about this..."John says. "Nobody expects us to win a medal...but we're not here as tourists.

I will personally take on this challenge and find a venue I can compete in. I invite everyone to join me in London in 2012 as I personally take on Michael Phelps and challenge him for nine gold medals; as soon as I can turn my cesspool back into a swimming pool. Are the paramedics standing by?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Keep up the hard work Bob-O! Just seeing the grandkids in it having a blast will probably be worth it all! Or you could just invite the local cheerleading squad over for a pool party. That might keep you motivated! Ha-ha.. Just kidding! :)