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11 minutes ago, Somebodyyouknow said:

How has somebody not mentioned Weightlifting till now? It is probably the most predictable sport in the Olympics.

Going by the easiest gold medallists, I think Li Fabin :CHN (Men's 61 kg), Lasha Talakhadze :GEO (Mens 102+kg), Hou Zhihui :CHN (Women's 49 kg) and Li Wenwen :CHN (Women's 81+kg) are guaranteed gold medallists. 

If we’re talking about weightlifting, surely :USA Olivia Reeves will also be a pretty heavy gold medal favourite in women’s 71kg? :mumble:
 

That being said I’m not much of a weightlifting expert, so I could be completely wrong. 

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:AUS Women's 4x200m Freestyle

:AUS Women's 200m Freestyle - lock for Australia but could go to Titmus or O'Callaghan

:USA Women's 1500m Freestyle - Katie Ledecky

:CAN Women's 400m Medley - Summer McIntosh

:FRA Men's 400m Medley - Leon Marchand

:SWE Women's 50m Freestyle - Sarah Sjostrom

:ROU Men's 200m Freestyle - David Popovici

 

 

 

:USA Women's 400m Hurdles - Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

 

 

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6 hours ago, Josh said:

If we’re talking about weightlifting, surely :USA Olivia Reeves will also be a pretty heavy gold medal favourite in women’s 71kg? :mumble:
 

That being said I’m not much of a weightlifting expert, so I could be completely wrong. 

I just went with the Tokyo gold medallists that I felt had the highest chance to repeat. There are definitely others who also are strong contenders for gold including Olivia Reeves :USA

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On 7/3/2024 at 7:35 PM, Dkats said:

I’ve got 5 locks for gold for Australia 

Woman's 4x100 free

Woman's 4x200 free

Woman's 200 free
Mckeown inevitably winning at least 1 of her 3 strong events

 

Wearn ICLA7 sailing 

Titmus in 400m free another lock 3 seconds faster then anyone. 

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On 7/4/2024 at 3:31 AM, Surreal said:

Lets talk about Athletics:

 

Sydney Mclaughlin :USA : W 400M Hurdles

Kipyegon :KEN : W 1500m

Ingebrigtsen :NOR : M 5000M

Crouser :USA : M Shot Put

Duplantis :SWE : M Pole Vault

 

They all seem like pretty safe gold medal picks to me - Thoughts?. Anyone missing?

 

Faith is extremely likely to win however Hull just lost to her even though Faith broke wr. 

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6 minutes ago, Timezone said:

Titmus in 400m free another lock 3 seconds faster then anyone. 

I hope so but I feel like that’s the kind of event where there could be an upset, like McIntosh just does something crazy out of nowhere, which is very possible due to how young she is and how she is guaranteed to improve. 

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16 minutes ago, Timezone said:

Faith is extremely likely to win however Hull just lost to her even though Faith broke wr. 

It was also a paced WR. Faith is a roaring favourite, possibly second only to Mondo. but you never quite know what can happen in a 1500 without pacemakers. It quite often can turn into an 800 metre runners race, despite being full of natural 5000 metre runners, and other athletes in the final are apt to upset tactical plans depending on their reading of their chances... Hull, Muir, Mageaan, Hassan,  Tsegay, Welteji will all want a 'true run' race because they're stronger. some of the Americans might prefer a more messy tactical affair

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Swimming:

Men’s 200 free: David Popovici :ROU

Men‘s 400 IM: Leon Marchand :FRA

Men‘s 4 x 100 free: :USA

Men‘s 4 x 200 free: :GBR

Women‘s 400 free: Titmus :AUS

Women‘s 800: Ledecky :USA

Women‘s 1500 free: Ledecky :USA

 

Women‘s 400 IM: McIntosh :CAN

Women‘s 4 x 100 free: :AUS

Women‘s 4 x 200 free: :AUS

Women‘s medley relay: :USA

 

Athletics:

Womens 1500 m: Kipyegon :KEN

Women‘s 400 m hurdles: McLaughlin :USA

Women‘s high jump: Mahuchikh :UKR

Women‘s pole vault: Caudery :GBR

Women‘s discus throw: Allman :USA

Women‘s heptathlon: Thiam :BEL

Men‘s 200 m: Lyles :USA

Men‘s 1500 m: Ingebrigtsen :NOR

Men‘s 110 m hurdles: Holloway :USA

Men‘s pole vault: Duplantis :SWE

Men‘s long jump: Tentoglou :GRE

Men‘s discus throw: Alekna :LTU

Men‘s hammer throw: Katzberg :CAN

 

 

 

 

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.
 

 

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On 7/3/2024 at 7:31 PM, Surreal said:

Lets talk about Athletics:

 

Sydney Mclaughlin :USA : W 400M Hurdles

Kipyegon :KEN : W 1500m

Ingebrigtsen :NOR : M 5000M

Crouser :USA : M Shot Put

Duplantis :SWE : M Pole Vault

 

They all seem like pretty safe gold medal picks to me - Thoughts?. Anyone missing?

 

I don’t think that Crouser and Ingebrigtsen are in the same category as the others. 

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.
 

 

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