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  On 7/24/2024 at 9:21 PM, JoshMartini007 said:

I'm quite sure there are still more males than females at the Olympics. This is like in 2012 where they claimed that all nations had a female athlete when in reality the final 3 nations which never had a female entered one.

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The IOC's stated goal is 5,250 of each... they're getting close. In Tokyo there were only 501 more males... in Rio is was 1,120... 20 years ago it was almost 2,000

We'll see what the final numbers are, but I bet they're within 100-200

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Those dirty, stinkin', cheatin' Canadians are at it again

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  On 7/22/2024 at 12:23 PM, hckošice said:

Our NOC always blame the IOC is forcing them to send athletes home at latest 2 days after their competition, so, I am not sure how it works for the big guns obviously but for us small teams it is this way. Tury who is super excited for his olympic debut at 31 years, will compete in skateboarding already on day 1 and was already informed he have to leave the village on Monday, majority of athletes will not be even arrived to the games at that time

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I think it has more to do with how many rooms the NOC's have booked and how many people they can accommodate within them. More of a cost thing than an IOC thing

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For Canada, it's hard to go with anyone but McIntosh in the 400 IM.

Other than that, Duplantis in Pole Vault, Ledecky in 1500 freestyle I'd think are sure things... and I'll throw in Tentoglou in the long jump as an honorable mention

 

Edited July 12, 2024 by JockCartier