Central American and Caribbean Games 2023

[intoronto 5,904]

  On 6/30/2023 at 1:19 AM, Olympian1010 said:

Speed skating

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Oh wow that is definitely a first. Probably a good model for future Pan Am hosts as well. Coincidentally for Toronto 2015, these two sports gave the biggest headaches in terms of organizing.

[Olympian1010 8,074]

  On 6/30/2023 at 1:20 AM, intoronto said:

Oh wow that is definitely a first. Probably a good model for future Pan Am hosts as well. Coincidentally for Toronto 2015, these two sports gave the biggest headaches in terms of organizing.

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Toronto 2015 speed skating venue was odd. I guess it worked though. 
 

The Pan American Games will probably continue to have an indoor velodrome, which is unlikely to small to fit a patinodrome in the center. 
 

I don’t really know what a new patinodrome costs, but it doesn’t seem like it should be expensive, so I’d be interested to know how much Lima’s cost. 
 

Birmingham (Alabama) just made a temporary oval out of raised pavement in the parking lot for The World Games. The U.S could have used a propose built facility. I don’t think we have many. I understand why organizers did what they did though, even if I think the athletes deserve better for what is essentially their “Olympics.”

[intoronto 5,904]

  On 6/30/2023 at 1:46 AM, Olympian1010 said:

Toronto 2015 speed skating venue was odd. I guess it worked though. 
 

The Pan American Games will probably continue to have an indoor velodrome, which is unlikely to small to fit a patinodrome in the center. 
 

I don’t really know what a new patinodrome costs, but it doesn’t seem like it should be expensive, so I’d be interested to know how much Lima’s cost. 
 

Birmingham (Alabama) just made a temporary oval out of raised pavement in the parking lot for The World Games. The U.S could have used a propose built facility. I don’t think we have many. I understand why organizers did what they did though, even if I think the athletes deserve better for what is essentially their “Olympics.”

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The Toronto 2015 venue was chosen one month before the games, a high school athletics track. Probably one of the worst venues ever.

[Olympian1010 8,074]

  On 6/30/2023 at 1:48 AM, intoronto said:

The Toronto 2015 venue was chosen one month before the games, a high school athletics track. Probably one of the worst venues ever.

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It was asphalt though wasn’t it?

[Olympian1010 8,074]

 v.  heading into overtime in women’s handball. Not the best match perhaps, but still highly entertaining.

 

Edit:  completes the comeback.  just can’t close in team sports at these Games.

Edited June 30, 2023 by Olympian1010

[Fer GUA 508]

Seems like Aruba  took the gold in Women Individual Bowling, with Guatemala  and Puerto Rico  following.

[Fer GUA 508]

  On 6/30/2023 at 12:28 AM, Olympian1010 said:

0-2 unfortunately.  was too dominant today.

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Ana Martinez ended with 3 silver and is going tomorrow for another medal with Team competition. She has beaten Longoria a couple times, but the mexican still the best in the world.

[Olympian1010 8,074]

Always weird watching a reduced entry omnium. I understand why it’s restricted to one rider a country at the Olympics, but surely the CAC Games and Pan Am Games could up that two riders so we don’t have these weird low entry mass start races.

[Olympian1010 8,074]

 with a text book sprint victory in the scratch. A lot of dumb tactics in that race. I respect the initiative of . However, attacking a pack of seven riders on a 333m track with a minimal points difference on the line seems like a miscalculation from where I sit. They made the race interesting though, so thanks for that 

[dcro 10,210]

Cool, individual bronze for  Foster in dressage. 

 

Pan Am quota places should go to .