Quaker2001 246 Posted March 23, 2021 #581 Share Posted March 23, 2021 The world lacrosse championships has 1 of the most insane competition formats I've ever seen that basically guarantees 4 or 5 countries at the top and then they have to have every team play classification games so they can decide who finishes in 37th place. It doesn't belong in the Olympics. NearPup 1 Paris 2024 competition schedule by Day Paris 2024 competition schedule by Sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,335 Posted March 23, 2021 #582 Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: I wonder if the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (not the same thing as the country of Malta) could create an NOC under existing rules. Despite having no territory it is considered sovereign, issues it’s own passport and has diplomatic relationships with many countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,754 Posted March 23, 2021 #583 Share Posted March 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: Will not happen. If the Iroquios are accepted then why not Gibraltar, The Falkland Islands, Tibet, South Ossetia, Northern Cyprus, Inner Mongolia, Western Sahara, Nagorno-Karabash, Catalonia, Euskadi, Galicia, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Heligoland.... Gianlu33 and NearPup 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triplecast 120 Posted March 24, 2021 #584 Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Dragon said: Will not happen. If the Iroquios are accepted then why not Gibraltar, The Falkland Islands, Tibet, South Ossetia, Northern Cyprus, Inner Mongolia, Western Sahara, Nagorno-Karabash, Catalonia, Euskadi, Galicia, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Heligoland.... I don't think it's stretch to say Scotland will have its own NOC and Olympic team by 2024, 2028 at the latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 7,214 Posted March 24, 2021 #585 Share Posted March 24, 2021 why not any single sovereign citizen or self-proclamed so of this world, then? I have a home that's my exclusive property, I have my Flag, I have my personal account and family balance sheet, I have a printer (so, I can even print my own money by myself)... now, I want my own NOC, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,754 Posted March 24, 2021 #586 Share Posted March 24, 2021 7 hours ago, Triplecast said: I don't think it's stretch to say Scotland will have its own NOC and Olympic team by 2024, 2028 at the latest. Perfectly possible by 2028. But of course independence would have to come first, IOC membership later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vojthas 947 Posted March 25, 2021 #587 Share Posted March 25, 2021 On 23/03/2021 at 22:21, NearPup said: I wonder if the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (not the same thing as the country of Malta) could create an NOC under existing rules. Fencing, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajiv 27 Posted March 25, 2021 #588 Share Posted March 25, 2021 On 24/03/2021 at 05:46, Quaker2001 said: The world lacrosse championships has 1 of the most insane competition formats I've ever seen that basically guarantees 4 or 5 countries at the top and then they have to have every team play classification games so they can decide who finishes in 37th place. It doesn't belong in the Olympics. Lacrosse would just be another women's ice hockey - another two country sport with the Gold medal game always being between USA and Canada ( not that these two countries are complaining ) But then the bar for Olympic inclusion is much MUCH lower for the Winter Olympics . Even men's ice hockey is really only a two continent sport -no Summer sport which was only seriously played in 2 continents would make the cut ) I think Australia may be ranked #3 in lacrosse and the game is invisible there - maybe like kabaddi or korfball ( in major immigrant countries every micro sport has at least a small presence ) I looked this up -only 2 Aussie universities have lacrosse clubs ( and they have a lot of sporting clubs ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,580 Posted March 25, 2021 #589 Share Posted March 25, 2021 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,339 Posted March 25, 2021 #590 Share Posted March 25, 2021 I suggest Pugacheva milion alyh roz Jeez, this was such a hit here (forced) during the communism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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