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Your 5 "safest" Gold Medal picks for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games


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14 minutes ago, Wumo said:

1 - Artistic Swimming - Russia (Team and Duet)

2 - Table Tennis - China (men's and women's team)

3 - Diving - China in all synchronized events (Men's 10m Platform for sure)

4 - Water Polo - United States Women

5 - Weightlifting  - Men's +109kg -  Lasha Talakhadze

 

Not necessarily the safest gold medallists.

 

Also China in weightlifting, especially women seem safe. Last mention, USA women's all-around team in artistic gymnastics. 

Thanks but please also just pick 5 of them. ;) 

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1 minute ago, Quasit said:

If you have to decide on 5, which one has to go?

 

:CHN Women's -49kg 

:CHN Women's -55kg

:CHN Women's -87kg

:CHN Women's +87kg

:USA Men's Team 

:USA Women's Team 

:CHN Women's 49kg (because I would be rooting for Mirabai :p

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1. Weightlifting, men's +109kg - Lasha Talakhadze (GEO)

2. Swimming, 1500m freestyle women - Katie Ledecky (USA)

3. Cycling, women's time trial - Chloe Dygert (USA)

4. Sport climbing, women's combined - Janja Garnbret (SLO)

5. Judo, men's 73kg - Shohei Ono (JPN)

 

Dygert depends a little on how well she's recovered, but since she won the US nationals I'm assuming she's fine and then it's a matter of good luck to anyone in trying to beat her :p 

 

Followed an earlier example to leave out non-individual events, because this sounded more fun :d 

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Women's artistic gymnastics team - USA :USA 

Women's artistic gymnastics all-around - Simone Biles :USA 

Women's artistic gymnastics vault - Simone Biles :USA 

Women's artistic gymnastics floor - Simone Biles :USA 

Rhythmic gymnastics all-around - One of the Averinas :RUS 

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Not looking at others, and trying to be international here, so

 

:KOR   Women's Team Archery

:AUS    Women's 4x100 FS Relay

:USA    Katie Ledecky  1500 FS

:USA    Women Basketball

:USA    4x400 Relay, both Mixed and Men (I know, this is 6 total)

 

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5 minutes ago, Cinnamon Bun said:

Adam Peaty:GBR Men's 100m Breastroke

Armand Duplantis:SWE Men's Pole Vault

Katie Ledecky:USA Women's 1500m Freestyle

Alistair Brownlee:GBR Men's Triathlon

Yulimar Rojas:VEN Women's Triple Jump

wait, how did Alistair qualify ? did I miss something ?

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