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Falklands completes successfully Badminton Cup, despite Argentina; Canada wins both categories
The Falkland Islands female team competing at the Badminton Pan Am Cup in Brazil gallantly completed its participation in the four-day event, despite protests and bullying from Argentina. Meanwhile Canada successfully defended both titles on finals day at the Pan Am Male and Female Cup. Read full article
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Feb 18th, 2020 - 07:23 am - Link - Report abuse +3RG Tina fail
Feb 18th, 2020 - 02:00 pm - Link - Report abuse +2TWIMC...
Feb 18th, 2020 - 05:03 pm - Link - Report abuse -3Article says...:
***“The Falkland Islands badminton team has attended the tournament draw where we paid our entry fee to officially enter the tournament and we have insisted on our flag flying proudly alongside the other country's flags.”***
I say...:
Well..., the BWF has decided that the Kelpers BOT Flag DOES NOT fly proudly alongside the other country's flags...
What now..., I ask...? More Politics...? Lodging a formal complaint with the BWF against the BWF...?
https://bwfbadminton.com/results/3724/male-female-pan-am-team-continental-championships-2020/podium
Article continues saying...:
***“An incident of similar conditions occurred last year with cricket and the International Cricket Council, which finally entitled the Falkland Islands to take part in the annual South American cricket championship, and extended to the Falklands Cricket Association its ICC status.”***
I say...:
It will be Cricket to see..., if the FIG(leaf) continues with its usual Politics of mixing Sports and Politics by enrolling yet another uncommpetitive Kelper Team..., this time in the 2020 South American Cricket Championship...
Capisce...?
Yet more nasty ideas about sport from an Argie that cannot THINK. Just because a team isn't as good as others doesn't mean it can't compete.
Feb 18th, 2020 - 05:39 pm - Link - Report abuse +2The Falklands is a FULL member of both the BWF and ICC. Get over it little Argie. Nothing to do with FIG. Only an Argie could think this way
Mr. BrianFI...
Feb 18th, 2020 - 06:34 pm - Link - Report abuse -3I am NOT arguing at all that because a team isn't “as good as others” it can't compete....!
I'm arguing that if a team (or individual) is really baaad..., it shouldn't be enrolled to compete against far superior contenders...!
(Not for sports nor political reasons...)
Tell me..., would you enjoy..., as a normal Thinking Kelper I assume you are..., being enrolled to play a chess game against a FIDE Master Level Argie...?
I can assure you that the enjoyment would be as low on the Argie side...!
That doesn't exclude that we both could have a lot of fun in an homicidialy fast game of Badminton... (Asuming you ain't an Engrish County Master in his early thirties..., that is :-)
Capisce...?
So you also think the Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein or Luxembourg shouldn't play football against Germany or Spain? Maybe Chile and Uruguay shouldn't play Rugby.
Feb 18th, 2020 - 06:52 pm - Link - Report abuse +2Only an Argie would think like this.
Nope..., I do not Think that...
Feb 18th, 2020 - 06:59 pm - Link - Report abuse -2Of course the Falklands completed the Badminton Cup successfully.
Feb 18th, 2020 - 08:34 pm - Link - Report abuse +1Why shouldn't they?
It's no surprise to anyone with more than three brain cells that a team, the basis of which is a population of 3,400, had an extremely narrow chance to win.
The team undoubtedly learned a lot from watching the very best. Anyone who can think understands that.
Flag's still there Thunk -
Feb 18th, 2020 - 10:55 pm - Link - Report abuse +2https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=6D80370D-963F-4635-968E-EBF2477F6CD4&d=20200213&fbclid=IwAR2ja_n1Dv8_rrT0RtGpCB-bAFW47y1tmXPCR8b9n1m0t2wnzDTGWCLtAX0
Wonderful..., copper...
Feb 19th, 2020 - 09:33 am - Link - Report abuse -1The BWF's executive board succeedes in keeping everybody happy then...!
If this kind of lads and lasses were running the UN..., the World would be a better place..., don't you Think...?
https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/about/council/
Inconsistency, old un? I think that the UN have that covered already.
Feb 19th, 2020 - 12:27 pm - Link - Report abuse +2Geeeeee..., Copper...!
Feb 19th, 2020 - 01:40 pm - Link - Report abuse -2Are you perhaps accusing BWF's Deputy President..., Mme. Khunying Patama Leeswadtraku..., under Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King วชิราลงกรณ of inconsistency...?
Things like that ain't wieved mildly by Siams law..., specially when the haughty offender is an Engrish Farang... ;-)
England will return the Malvinas within 25 years.
Feb 23rd, 2020 - 11:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0You got it wrong, SantiagoM, it's “England will return to the Malvinas within 25 years, when these mythical islands have been located.”
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