Griff88 1,749 Posted June 28, 2019 #821 Share Posted June 28, 2019 1 hour ago, dcro said: Belarus being second in the medal table is laughable. I wonder if that is the future of multi-sport events. Sadly, it's becoming rather common. Reveal hidden contents Unfortunately "a successful Games (or Championships)" must include the host's success too. I remembered after Euro 2008 and 2012 our media created the slogan "UEFA Euro: Hosted by Losers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,311 Posted June 28, 2019 #822 Share Posted June 28, 2019 The only event that was added to boost Belarus' medals was sambo, though I guess they liked acrobatic and aerobic gymnastics being added too. Even if you removed those events, the nation is still in an easy second place. Not their fault other nations only competed with their B teams. DaniSRB and thiago_simoes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,611 Posted June 28, 2019 #823 Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) without medals intil now : Edited June 28, 2019 by bestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,611 Posted June 28, 2019 #824 Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) i can understand for Andora Monaco & Liechtenstein but for the rest Edited June 28, 2019 by bestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff88 1,749 Posted June 28, 2019 #825 Share Posted June 28, 2019 1 minute ago, bestmen said: without medals intil now : Ireland guaranteed at least bronze in badminton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quasit 849 Posted June 28, 2019 #826 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Just now, Griff88 said: Ireland guaranteed at least bronze in badminton Ireland is also guaranteed medals in boxing, as well as Finland's Potkonen. Stopped watching sports, there are better things in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,859 Posted June 28, 2019 #827 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Ireland has 7 guaranteed medals. hckošice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,841 Posted June 28, 2019 #828 Share Posted June 28, 2019 30 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said: The only event that was added to boost Belarus' medals was sambo, though I guess they liked acrobatic and aerobic gymnastics being added too. Even if you removed those events, the nation is still in an easy second place. Not their fault other nations only competed with their B teams. That’s it, really. BLR have treated it as an Olympics rehearsal, no one else has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted June 28, 2019 #829 Share Posted June 28, 2019 35 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said: The only event that was added to boost Belarus' medals was sambo, though I guess they liked acrobatic and aerobic gymnastics being added too. Even if you removed those events, the nation is still in an easy second place. Not their fault other nations only competed with their B teams. I see what's the point of your comment (acrobatic gymnastics), but I guess no one expected Belarus to win two gold medals in this disciplube. Also, amusingly, Belarus has never won an international medal in aerobic gymnastics in any event (at least that I know of). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,212 Posted June 28, 2019 #830 Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) The hosts always do good, because they have to fight for the nations pride. Doesn't matter if the rest are treating it as a C event. Don't know about many of the combat sports, but in gymnastics BLR had the host bump in numerous situations. When it comes to the European Games, the hosts seems liked are subscriped for second place, after Russia, so Poland should be on the look out in 4 years. Edited June 28, 2019 by Federer91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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