Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 Sports Programme Road to LA 2028

[Olympian1010 7,971]

20 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Besides Canada, are there a lot of other nations represented in the NFL?

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At the end of the 2022 season, there were 82 players born outside of the Untied States in the NFL -- either on active rosters or practice squads.

This article talks more about international players in the NFL.  have the most players besides US and Canada. Link: https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/heres-a-list-of-all-the-active-nfl-players-born-outside-of-the-united-states/496802/

[Dragon 1,844]

14 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

This article talks more about international players in the NFL.  have the most players besides US and Canada. Link: https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/heres-a-list-of-all-the-active-nfl-players-born-outside-of-the-united-states/496802/

Be careful with the German contingent. It seems most were born on US army bases in Germany and would probably not be eligible for  team

[NearPup 3,045]

15 hours ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Besides Canada, are there a lot of other nations represented in the NFL?

I think a lot of NFL players will discover their eligibility for or citizenship.

Edited October 20, 2023 by NearPup

[phelps 7,670]

2 hours ago, Dragon said:

Be careful with the German contingent. It seems most were born on US army bases in Germany and would probably not be eligible for  team

the US Military bases located outside the US territory legally are not considered US soil (like an Embassy, for instance)

 

it's quite complicated, but basically if both the parents are from USA, you are still American for sure (but you can apply for the German citizenship, too, even if there are some limits and you also need that you and your family have the official residence in Germany for a few years...and those enrolled in the military troops have even more rules to follow)

Edited October 20, 2023 by phelps

[phelps 7,670]

1 hour ago, NearPup said:

I think a lot of NFL players will discover their eligibility for or citizenship.

our federation already said they are in for some shopping, as they want a medal in LA  

[Jur 683]

I'm ok with this. It arrives 3 games late, should have been since the beggining

Edited March 20 by Jur

[NearPup 3,045]

3 hours ago, Jur said:

I'm ok with this. It arrives 3 games late, should have been since the beggining

Ya, golfers have been asking for a team event since day zero. If golf is going to be in the Olympics this is necessary.

[Federer91 2,793]

1 hour ago, NearPup said:

Ya, golfers have been asking for a team event since day zero. If golf is going to be in the Olympics this is necessary.

Is it really the right word "necessary". Golf with a men's and women's event seems perfectly fine. A mixed event is good, if you would like a "show".

[AlFHg 330]

14 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Is it really the right word "necessary". Golf with a men's and women's event seems perfectly fine. A mixed event is good, if you would like a "show".

At least, they’re going to exploit more a venue

[mpjmcevoy 362]

6 hours ago, AlFHg said:

At least, they’re going to exploit more a venue

It's important for a couple of reasons

 

1) it showcases matchplay, which has been lacking, despite it arguably being the more watchable format for virgin viewers

2) it gets more use out of the venue

 

My proposal?

 

12 Teams of 4 - 2 men, 2 women. in three groups of 4 - Highest ranked nations are offered 4 spots automatically, before kicking into single rankings

If more than 12 teams are possible, the strokeplay aggregate is used to rank top 12 teams. Max 1 team per NOC in final 12.

 

Matches over 9 holes in group stage, with nearest the pin tie breaker if all square after  9

Matches scored on the 2pts per hole won, 1 per hole tied basis - first to 10 therefore wins. Match halts at that point

Each 'rubber' consists of three matches - men's singles, women's singles, and mixed foursome. 2 matches wins the rubber, match scores 10-x used like goal difference if required.

Top 2 per group plus next best 2 to QF, again over 9 holes

Group matches could easily be done in a day, 2 at most

Then semis and medal matches done over 18 holes over next two days, or next day

 

Total holes for medalists (9+9+9) Group + 9 QF + 18 semi + 18 medal = 72 holes.over three days -  (27) Groups (27) Quarter and semi (18) Medal