Pan American Games 2019

[orangeman 1,989]

I know literally nothing about fencing, and am just looking at the score right now.  But Gordon for Canada is doing great in the team competition!  Canada might pull of a gold medal.  

[Olympian1010 7,973]

Just now, intoronto said:

http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__77671/Title__Non-Olympic-Sports-on-the-Chopping-Block/292/Articles

 

More info

“The initial discussion of the executive board was to be selective, make sure those sports that are non-Olympic have to earn their spot in the Games and we have a basic rule which is you have to have at least 20 Olympic committees of our 41 that have a recognized federation, a working federation.”

 

Bye, Bye Water Ski  (Except that Chile is quite good and will probably choose to save it)

 

In my opinion, based off that article, Squash is in serious danger (rightfully), Bodybuilding is all but gone, and it will tight to figure out which other sport they drop (rumors have been circulated that Bowling and Basque Pelota are on the chopping block)

Edited August 10, 2019 by Olympian1010

[orangeman 1,989]

Ok, well good effort anyway.  Another silver.  We're sort of good at so many things...

[carivan 73]

Bolivia is actually getting pretty close to that gold, now

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

What a sad moment in Judo. I could almost feel the pain myself. Poor Canadian girl.

[dcro 10,210]

37 minutes ago, hckosice said:

 

 

"You lose, I win."

[vinipereira 3,240]

Still no gold at Pan Ams for Yuri Alvear.

 

[Olympian1010 7,973]

I actually think it’d be in Chile’s best interest to add Fistball to the games in 2023. 4 of the 8 best teams in the world (for men at least) are Pan Am countries. Chile is one of the best teams (only Brazil is better in Pan Am) and would definitely win a medal.

[NearPup 3,045]

Just now, orangeman said:

Ok, well good effort anyway.  Another silver.  We're sort of good at so many things...

Can we get an extra silver medal for being second best at winning silver medals?

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

4 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Dropping an Olympic sport that originates from the Americas and where American countries have historically done well would be bizarre.

Yes, I don't have a perfectly objective explanation to drop it, but I still believe the recent results at the Pan Ams hardly justify its presence in the program, in my opinion: Canada won 7 out of 8 possible gold medals since 2007, and in 1955 and 1959 the US won both gold medals (and the remaining gold medal Canada didn't win in 2007). There's just no variety among winners. Even rhythmic gymnastics has had more variety among nations that have earned at least one gold medal (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Mexico and the US in 9 editions) while in trampoline we've had two nations (Canada and the US) earning the gold medal in 6 editions.