Makedonas 1,614 Posted January 6 #21 Share Posted January 6 Only chance to win a medal in a new sport is basketball, but I think we'll just be happy to qualify first. Fencing and tennis we haven't won medals since 1896, so medals in those sports will basically be new sports at this point Also in water polo both our men and women have won Olympic medals, but no gold. For a medal in a new event, I guess there are a lot of them. Men's team (basketball), women's sabre (fencing), women's 70 kg (judo), women's pair (rowing), women's double sculls (rowing), men's skeet (shooting), women's skeet (shooting), mixed skeet (shooting), women's singles (tennis), mixed doubles (tennis), women's 53 kg (wrestling), men's 74 kg freestyle (wrestling). 1988 was the last time we did not win a medal in a new event so I guess it's quite likely to win a medal in at least one of these. Josh and rafalgorka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaky22 17 Posted January 7 #22 Share Posted January 7 (edited) I can see it happening for in two new sports (we have medals only in five judo, kayak, sailing, taekwondo and gymnastic), first is athletics in marathon, and second is track cycling maybe, both not a great chance Edited January 7 by yaky22 rafalgorka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly_like_a_don 949 Posted January 7 #23 Share Posted January 7 On 11/18/2023 at 10:20 PM, Prakash_k said: Boxing . Nikhat is current world champion in 50 kg . The way she lost at Asiad no longer she's the favourite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCB 455 Posted January 7 #24 Share Posted January 7 There is just a small chance, but Handball. And 3x3 basketball, if we qualify. rafalgorka and Jinzha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh 5,806 Posted January 13 #25 Share Posted January 13 I hadn’t realized we still haven’t won an Olympic medal in fencing. Eleanor Harvey and Jessica Guo are contenders in women’s foil. Cordano Russell also has a chance in men’s street skateboarding, although he isn’t one of the favourites as of now despite his 4th at Worlds. Overall, between surfing, fencing, judo, 3x3 basketball, breaking, and skateboarding, I’m thinking medals in 2 new sports (3x3 basketball/breaking), and a first ever Olympic gold in judo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsensioWillemsen 123 Posted January 17 #26 Share Posted January 17 (edited) On 1/7/2024 at 10:59 AM, CCB said: There is just a small chance, but Handball. And 3x3 basketball, if we qualify. Skateboarding and Triathlon should be considered too, although I don't see them even topping the Tokyo results. But Handball likely suffers the same fate. There's also Breaking.. but that's kinda, well, breaking the rules. Edited January 17 by AsensioWillemsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsensioWillemsen 123 Posted January 17 #27 Share Posted January 17 For gold, probably women's football. As if. 3x3 basketball men seems even more likely to grab the gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh 5,806 Posted January 17 #28 Share Posted January 17 (edited) On 1/13/2024 at 10:03 AM, Josh said: I hadn’t realized we still haven’t won an Olympic medal in fencing. Eleanor Harvey and Jessica Guo are contenders in women’s foil. Cordano Russell also has a chance in men’s street skateboarding, although he isn’t one of the favourites as of now despite his 4th at Worlds. Overall, between surfing, fencing, judo, 3x3 basketball, breaking, and skateboarding, I’m thinking medals in 2 new sports (3x3 basketball/breaking), and a first ever Olympic gold in judo. Can’t believe I forgot about beach volleyball, in history Canada’s only won one singular bronze medal, and there’s a chance we can improve on that with Melissa Humana-Parades/Brandie Wilkerson. Edited January 17 by Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 706 Posted January 17 #29 Share Posted January 17 On 11/18/2023 at 9:15 AM, OlympicIRL said: Our best chance for a medal in a sport we didn’t win a medal in before is Rhys McClenaghan in artistic gymnastics. He’s one of the favourites in the men’s pommel. Golf is also worth a bet as we have chances in both men’s and women’s events. Small chances for a first medal in road cycling and taekwondo though I wouldn’t be putting my hopes on them either. I have convinced myself that Lara Gillespie is winning a medal in the omnium in Track Cycling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EselTheDonkey 709 Posted January 17 #30 Share Posted January 17 I guess for it's men's basketball. Though in spite of everything I still think it will be very difficult for them to medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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