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Australian athlete apologizes for racing with diarrhea, forfeits the Beijing competition she won (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Am I the only one impressed that she beat everyone else while shitting? Guess everyone else was grossed out.

[–] Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The article mentioned apparently some people slipped on it

I think if I was competing I'd not even try at that point. Might just dq myself

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

And using other equipment smeared with poo.

I'd probably lose some seconds deciding whether or not to climb a rope with someone's shit on it. (Like... I'd quit)