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Updated with Field Hockey quotas + Modern Pentathlon (each nation competing at Central American and Caribbean Games qualified one athlete per individual event) +

 

Women's Handball

 

+14

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1 hour ago, mrv86 said:

Women's Field Hockey

 

+16

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+16

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+16

 

I think a playoff will be necessary between Canada and Brazil for the last spot. Of course Canada will win like 10-0, but technically they're not qualified yet

 

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Another kinda surprising result was Colombia being eliminated in women's football (and last in their group). I thought they could win the whole thing. Really bad year for this team.

 

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27 minutes ago, mrv86 said:

Historic 3-0 victory of Trinidad & Tobago over Cuba in women's volleyball

Cuba will be relegated to play for 7th place against Costa Rica.

 

What a debacle for Cuba!

 

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7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Add curling/mixed doubles curling and you've got yourself a firm bronze medal candidate 

 

And if it's in the USA or Canada and bobsleigh is on it, Brazil might have a shot as well if Edson Bindilatti stays active  

 

It would be great if the idea of these Games could be revived at the near future, and I don't think the costs would be that higher if they pick existing venues in Canada or USA.

 

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I know @heywoodu was joking, but he made me remember that once we had a Winter Pan American Games in 1990. But of course USA and Canada won all the medals and the idea has not been revived since - there was only 1 sport anyway (alpine skiing)

 

I wonder if today participation would increase and maybe Brazil could win a medal at something (at least Mexico or Colombia would probably win a bronze medal in Ice Hockey considering a participation of Canada and USA with some Z teams)

 

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I was gonna do a "hips don't lie" joke, but... nevermind. She's great.

 

 

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Okay, this segment is REALLY similar to Rio's "different tribes" portion. I think there is cleary some inspiration going on here.

 

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1 minute ago, Olympian1010 said:

By the time these anthems end, the Olympics will have begun

 

And now the speeches

 

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Are all those anthems/flags really necessary?

 

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The judges seem more excited than most athletes. Nice for them to have their moment to shine

 

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Was hoping for some Nicki Minaj for Trinidad

 

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I don't really know any of those songs, but I guess they picked a different song for/coming from each of those nations entering the stadium?

 

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6 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Appears to be a lack of athletes for some nations

 

Well, the schedule of these Games is very "tight", so I guess some athletes had to skip the ceremony.

 

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Am I the only one noticing some similarities with the Rio opening ceremony? Especially regarding the design and overall elements (like the stage with singers/dancers/climbers at one side and the place where the flag will be raised at the other)?

 

Anyway, even with some technical issues (lighting and the projection of the images could be better) they're doing a good enough job.

 

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Women's Volleyball

 

+12

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For NORCECA, only 1 spot remain, and Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago should play a qualification tournament to determine the last qualifier. But for CSV I don't think a tournament will be necessary? The qualification system for Volleyball states:

 

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One (1) vacancy for the Qualification Tournament toward the 2019 Pan American Games to be contested for by non-qualified National Teams from the South American Volleyball Confederation, CSV, that participated previously in the XIII and XVII Men's and Women's 2018 Pan American Cup, respectively. If necessary, CSV may invite a developing National Team that has not participated in the XIII and XVII Men's and Women's 2018 Pan American Cup.

 

As Peru is already qualified for being the host, I think the obvious choice is to give Argentina the direct slot. The only other nation that could be invited to play this tournament is Chile, but I don't think they're interested - they didn't even participate at the South American Games.

 

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1 hour ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Is the silver medal showing the back? If not then that's lame, not even the Olympic rings.

 

Of course it's the back, why would they do a different design just for the silver medal?

 

Anyway, I think they're cool.

 

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Thought it was a good moment to open this thread since the Women's Volleyball Pan American Cup (which will give 5 spots for the Pan Am Games) will start this Sunday + the Central American and Caribbean Games (which will give spots in a lot of sports) will start very soon. Gradually I will be updating the number of qualified athletes in the second post (I'm still unsure about some sports).

 

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Participating Nations

 

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Pan American Games 2019

 

Lima (PER) - 26 July 2019 - 11 August 2019

 

 

Official Website

 

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BTW, I think @hukbrazil will also go, but as a journalist

 

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Bought the plane tickets to Buenos Aires

 

Unfortunately because of the elections (ugh) I won't be able to arrive at the start, which I was very curious about (the opening ceremony not being in a stadium and all).

 

So I will arrive only by the end of first week and stay there for 10 days, and later go to Uruguay for another week - and pending the results of the elections, I wish I could stay there indefinitely

 

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Has anyone (maybe @LDOG or @konig) knows something about admission into arenas? (especially for people of other nations)

 

I know there won't be traditional tickets, but I was wondering how things will work out.