• stoly@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I’m afraid that the Olympics are one place you have to be strict. You can’t trust people to be honest or fair

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        3 months ago

        I’m surprised she didn’t avoid food or water for a bit. Maybe they miscalculated what the final weight would be

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          3 months ago

          She did. If you read the article they had to give her IV fluids after failing to qualify because she was dehydrated.

          I’m wondering if she just cut her hair, or shaved her head completely.

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          3 months ago

          She did. She was 2kg over the day before and went on an extreme dehydration and exercise protocol to try to drop down. She missed the cutoff but was so badly dehydrated that she needed IV fluids.

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          3 months ago

          she probably did. At that level, they want to be just as close to the restriction as possible while still being under. I can easily lose a kilo or two taking my morning piss.