schedule of events is always the same, you can look at the previous round and see how normally things go   no finals on Friday (qualifications of all events only), medal sessions are always only on Saturday and Sunday (alternating men and women's distances on the 2 days, mixed relay normally ends on Sunday)

There are both positives and negatives in this situation. The negative is that we are once again changing the weights and erasing records in an attempt to forget the past and "start all over". Nothing speaks more about the integrity of a sport, when it changes it's system every 5 years.   On the positive is that they are actually reducing the number of weights and not keeping the absurd 10. And i know, that for a long time in the past they were always 10, but i think 8 is the perfect balance.   If only wrestling could reduce them to 8 as well.. Boxing could have 10, but that would still be a plus from their current 13-15, or whatever number they have.

I think this time  won't get many 4th places, rather they have some chances to win it all (in Freestyle)

some Olympic stars are missing...   no Ceccon nor Martinenghi for  and, above all, no  Marchand

New events happening.   There will be a mixed 4x100m, starting 2025 Official Walk distances from 2026 will now simply be Marathon & Half Marathon.   https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/world-athletics-council-action-against-gender-based-violence

loves Košice, we know this, both times won Hockey world champs, they were in Košice so no surprise it will be Finland who´ll play all its 3 group matches in Košice   https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0294-1c7d2702841e-d24c5fd030cd-1000/u21_match_schedule.pdf

Its because Senegal has a dedicated beach wrestling facility and maybe the sport is urban 

I don't think things are that bad for the women's team - 4th in the relay with Dorro & three in their early 20s.

Yeah, thank god Breaking is there ...   and instead of kayaking because why not...