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TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca

Cheating scandal rocks world stone skimming championships (www.bbc.com)

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[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm coming to realise that people will compete at anything. And cheat at anything.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I also was amazed by the second realisation. Like you find a fucking niche sport, which even if you become the world-champion barely anyone will know and yet you still cheat? Why do you even...