Newcomers per Sport at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[Bearas 522]

Sadly  no new sports for Lithuania, unless there is going to be a lot of rellocations due same athletes in individual and synchronized events then we might see our first athlete in diving. Or if the miracle happens and Berankis qualifies in tennis.

[dcro 10,210]

There is also Mauritius in mountain bike.

 

We can expect few more, especially when wild cards allocation starts.

[dcro 10,210]

Benin just qualified in fencing for the first time ever.

[heywoodu 15,253]

12 minutes ago, dcro said:

Benin just qualified in fencing for the first time ever.

Awesome 

[dareza 911]

4 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Awesome 

He is from France btw

[dcro 10,210]

4 minutes ago, dareza said:

He is from France btw

 

But it's not like Benin bought him. And he probably has some Beninese origins.

[dareza 911]

Just now, dcro said:

 

But it's not like Benin bought him. And he probably has some Beninese origins.

That is for sure.

[dcro 10,210]

Puerto Rico does it in table tennis.

[dcro 10,210]

Mozambique in canoeing, though I'm not particulary happy with the way they did it (they pipped at the line).

 

Mozambique has been competing since 1980, but canoeing is only the 5th sport in which they will compete (after athletics, swimming, boxing and judo).

[heywoodu 15,253]