Summer Olympic Games 2016 Wild Cards

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This is how Cayman sailor found out that she is going to Rio.

 

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"I’m still taking it in. It still feels really surreal," Allan says.

Studying for A-Levels, graduating and perhaps going to college all seem like realistic goals for a 17-year old, but for sailor Florence Allan, those goals are small compared to her recent invitation to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

"I was studying at home for an exam I had yesterday [May 18] afternoon. My dad came in and told me the news, while I was preparing for an exam!" Allan says, "A real mix of emotions!!"

 

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14 godzin temu, intoronto napisał:

Badminton Men's singles 

 Soren Opti

Jaspar Yu 

Niluka Karunaratne

Women's quotas will not be used.

Wild card for Brunei! 

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14 hours ago, intoronto said:

Badminton Men's singles 

 Soren Opti

Jaspar Yu 

Niluka Karunaratne

Women's quotas will not be used.

Source?

 

In that case, reallocation would give places in women's to           and  ; I suspect the Swiss NOC might not accept the reallocation, and in this case place should go to   :who in turn might reject it and then  would get the spot.

 

I'm crossing fingers for Australia to reject their spot in either men's or men's doubles, so Liño Muñoz can qualify

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26 minutes ago, mrv86 said:

Source?

 

In that case, reallocation would give places in women's to           and  ; I suspect the Swiss NOC might not accept the reallocation, and in this case place should go to   :who in turn might reject it and then  would get the spot.

 

I'm crossing fingers for Australia to reject their spot in either men's or men's doubles, so Liño Muñoz can qualify

 

Swiss NOC already accepted their women's quota.

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Four wild cards in wrestling have been announced. The remaining four will be decided at a later date.

 

https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/four-universality-places-for-wrestling-awarded-by-ioc

 

Congrats

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Honduras' selection for a wild card athlete in wrestling is very questionable. They chose a girl who only competed at the American QT, and there she got crushed in her first match.

 

Meanwhile, Kevin Mejia, who won Honduras' only medal at 2015 Pan Ams, and who reached the qurterfinals at the final OQT doesn't get selected... This could easily be a case of corruption in Honduras Wrestling Federation.

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Badminton wild cards are confirmed. http://bwfbadminton.com/2016/05/25/trio-get-rio-2016-tripartite-places/

Congrats . No wild cards in women's singles have been awarded.

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Looks like Somalia has lost its wildcard in taekwondo

 

The WTF has confirmed the 4 who got wildcards, and David Boui replaces Somalia.

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That's some sad news...

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Added the controversial shooting wild cards...