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[Vojthas 949]

OK, but can someone explain to me, why in combat sports there are two bronze medals given away? I know it comes from boxing, where as it was said earlier, losers are too injured (although I don't think that's the point anymore - I think there is very few knockouts now and the qualification system was created so that there would be box-off for the fifth/sixth place so...). But judo, wrestling, taekwondo... they're not that brutal so that they cannot fight anymore, so why not to do the classic 3rd place bout between semifinal losers?

[heywoodu 15,145]

1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

Repechage for all combat sport should be:

 

LQF1 v. LQF4

LQF2 v. LQF3

WR1 v. LSF2 - winner is Bronze Medalist

WR2 v. LSF1 - winner is Bronze Medalist

 

For those with a decent seeding system, yes. In so far two bronze medals are even necessary at all.

[Olympian1010 7,977]

46 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

For those with a decent seeding system, yes. In so far two bronze medals are even necessary at all.

Really all combat sports, minus Boxing, should have tournaments like this: Pool Round, Eliminations, Repechage (one bronze medal).

[Grassmarket 3,409]

4 hours ago, heywoodu said:

In the end repechages are just unnecessary anyway, with boxing (where two losing semi-finalists being too injured to compete again is arguably more realistic than in the other sports) as exception, possibly.

It’s a long-term rule in boxing that you can’t fight for.....I think 21 days....after any defeat.

[heywoodu 15,145]

7 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

It’s a long-term rule in boxing that you can’t fight for.....I think 21 days....after any defeat.

 

But not in the other sports, as far as I know?

[Olympian1010 7,977]

4 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

But not in the other sports, as far as I know?

No, martial arts is about controlled damage.

[Vojthas 949]

25 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

It’s a long-term rule in boxing that you can’t fight for.....I think 21 days....after any defeat.

What about those box-offs that were planed between quarterfinal losers in the OQTs?

[Olympian1010 7,977]

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[dcro 10,210]

So today I finally learned what the slugging percentage represents.

 

Watching Giants vs D'backs right now.

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right now...

 

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