PARIS SUMMER OLYMPICS AND SNOOP DOG

Track and Field events started today.  I guess I don't keep up with this field, because I was surprised to see  qualifying heat called mixed relay, that involved teams of two females and two males.  Another way to qualify for individual events was something called repechage, where someone can be racing in a heat of losers, and win.  This option is only available from the 200 meter through 1500 meter races.

The Olympic golf event is shown live on the Golf Channel from 3AM EDT to 9AM EDT, but a replay goes on from 9PM EDT to 3AM EDT, both of inconvenience to USA viewers.  Especially terrible if you live in Hawaii, for by the time the replay goes on, you almost surely by then know the leaders.  So no harm in my saying that the current men's golf event after the second round has three players tied, one each from Japan, UK and USA.

By the way, have you noticed Snoop Dog at the Olympics?

• First of all, who is he?
• He was Dr. Dre's running mate, then a rap star in the early 1990's.
• He went on to become a reality TV star, Martha Stewart's buddy and pitchman for Skechers and Corona.  Hmmm...I was planning to get a slip-on from Skechers today.
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  You actually saw him 3 years ago in Tokyo with Kevin Hart giving late-night Olympics highlights.
• He is 53-year old Calvin Broadus Jr., born in Long Beach, California.

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  Mother nicknamed him Snoopy, from the dog in Peanuts.
• Began rapping in the 6th grade.
• Was arrested for possession of cocaine, and spent some time in jail.
• In 1993 was charged with first-degree murder for the shooting of a member of a rival gang.  His bodyguard was responsible, and Snoop Dog was acquitted in 1996.
• At that time was married with a wife, son and 20 pit bulls.

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  Collaborated with Katy Pery on California Gurls.
• Joined a bunch of other rappers to perform at the  Super Bowl LVI halftime show.
• Will become a coach in the next season of The Voice.

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  Loves professional wrestling, but not competing.
• Is a certified football coach, and was head coach of his son Cordell's youth teams, who at one time was on the UCLA football team.
• Biggest hit is Drop It Like It's Hot.
• Was one of the final torchbearers for the Paris Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
• So, anyway, after his performance at the Tokyo Olympics, NBC thought he could be a roving correspondent in Paris for comic relief.  He is their ambassador of happiness, and thus has a Snoop SWAT team of 12 people in two vans, traveling around to all kinds of events.
• Novak Djokovic-Rafael tennis match.,
• Swam with Phelps.
• Interacts with famous people showing up at the Games.

The medals count:

OrderNOCs

G

S

B

1China

138930

2France

10111233

3Australia

106521

4USA

9181542

5UK

910827

6Japan

83617

7S. Korea

75416

8Italy

58417

9Netherlands

228