Croatia National Thread

[dcro 10,190]

12 minutes ago, Milan said:

Does anyone know when the draws in Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Tennis and Table Tennis will be made?

 

Draws are generally held a couple of days before the competition. I know that table tennis draw will be held on August 3rd and boxing on August 4th I think. Taekwondo and wrestling will not be done before the Opening ceremony.

 

Andrej Gaćina is actually the 16th seed for men's table tennis tournament. The seeding rankings are not final yet but he'll probably stay in top 16. If he stays in top 16 then he'll receive a bye until round 3. 17-32 ranked players will start from round 2.

[Crolympic 29]

Our men's basketball team won a friendly match against France 76:70.

[Crolympic 29]

Does anyone know will our tennis federation nominate players for mixed doubles competition?

 

[dcro 10,190]

13 minutes ago, Crolympic said:

Does anyone know will our tennis federation nominate players for mixed doubles competition?

 

 

Probably thanks to them Dodig won't compete in doubles, so I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Crolympic 29]

There are not many places in mixed doubles, but after these withdrawals maybe we could have chance.

I still don't know the reason why Dodig will not compete, is it because of him or our federation?

 

[Milan 26]

I haven't heard anything, but if they do, I hope they will nominate Draganja instead of Coric. Draganja is the better doubles player, he has played mixed doubles with Konjuh more recently (I think they reached QF in Wimbledon last year) and their combined ranking would be better than with Coric.

[Crolympic 29]

Dodig and Konjuh would be the best mixed doubles from

[Milan 26]

vor 4 Minuten schrieb Crolympic:

Dodig and Konjuh would be the best mixed doubles from

 

Maybe, but unfortunately this isn't possible anymore. I also don't know why Darija Jurak is not there. The double Konjuh/Jurak apparently has not been nominated for women's doubles by our federation, otherwise they should be in by now. Shame, we could have had much more than four tennis players in Rio.

[Crolympic 29]

Just now, Milan said:

 

Maybe, but unfortunately this isn't possible anymore. I also don't know why Darija Jurak is not there. The double Konjuh/Jurak apparently has not been nominated for women's doubles by our federation, otherwise they should be in by now. Shame, we could have had much more than four tennis players in Rio.

 

I really don't know how our tennis federation works, they sould have done some calculations before olympics. It's their interest too to have more players and more chances for medal at olympics. 

I hope that they had some communication with players regarding possible olympic combinations in women's doubles and mixed doubles. But I doubt it.

[prso1000 550]

Just few days left and it is time for a prediction of Croatian results:

 

Athletics:

Sandra Perkovic gold

Sara Kolak, she seems tobe in good shape, I expect final

Andrea Ivancevic semi-final in 100m hurdles

Matea Matosevic and Marija Vrajic, no expectations, PB would be great

Ivan Horvat, final

Filip Mihaljevic and Stipe Zunic will not make it to the final

Blanka Vlasic, I am afraid will be without medal, 5th place or similar

Ana Simic, will not make the final

 

Basketball: 1/4 finals

 

Boxing:

Filip Hrgovic bronze medal

Hrvoje Sep out in the 2nd round

 

Cycling: Kvasina and Durasek without special result, somewhere in the middle of the ranking

Diving: M. Maric, no expectations, already great result that she is here

Gymnastics:

Filip Ude, final in pommel horse, but without medal

Derek, no expectations

 

Handball: silver

Judo: Barbara Matic, dark horse in my opinion, bronze medal

 

Rowing: Sinkovics gold

Damir Martin, final

 

Sailing:

Fantela/Marinic bronze

Bambi, Stipanovic, Mihelic Top ten,

Rest without special result

 

Shooting:

Perec, Marovic and Gustin no final

Pejcic, Cernogoraz, Glasinovic and Gorsa, diffcult to say, all could make a medal or not qualify to final

My guess 1 medal (silver) and 2 more finals

 

Swimming:

Matea Samrdzic semi final 200m back

Todorovic nothing

 

Table Tennis:

Gacina, 1/8 final

 

Taekwando:

I think this time without a medal

 

Tennis:

In Singles all out in 1st round

Cilic/Draganja out in 1/4 finals

 

Waterpolo: 4th place

 

Weigthlifting: Music, i hope he is not going to be last

 

Wrestling: Starcevic, will lose in the bronze medal match

I hope I did not forget anyone

 

So overall:

2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals

 

and hopefully no doping case

 

 

Edited August 1, 2016 by prso1000