Are these Olympic Games going to reach 100 medal-winning nations for the first time? (88/100)

[Nicky Pryde 42]

53 minutes ago, hckošice said:

It is hard to win medals for small nations this time, it appear to me like the medals are reserved only to big nations, Paris 2024 proved to me that the current Olympics are set mainly for the rich nations,

 

rich getting richer, the rest of us are here mainly as desired backdrops in the effort of showing some visually looking cool global participation, but the fact is that different conditions and especially extremely different financial/technological/material resources both in preparation and in competitions make it impossible to fight with equal weapons with the "upper" countries of this world.

 

Yes, that's why I do this tracking of new countries, I use to be for the unknown or small nations in every sport competitions because I know they have less weapons than USA, China, Japan or West Europe countries. That's unfair and, unfortunately, I think it'll be worse in the future.

 

The sport players from "little" countries who are medals, it's because in general they train in bigger countries, so maybe the solution is to send their best athletes elsewhere, but that's still unfair, it's only richer players who can go away...

Edited August 6, 2024 by Nicky Pryde

[hckošice 15,803]

25 minutes ago, Nicky Pryde said:

so maybe the solution is to send their best athletes elsewhere

Yeah but you have to pay big money only for training + costs for living is the factor not many can afford

Edited August 6, 2024 by hckošice

[Nicky Pryde 42]

The Gold Medal for in 3000m Steeplechase W ! And an Olympic record with that.

 

We are now at 80, we equalize the amount from Sydney. Only London (86), Rio (86), Beijing (87) and Tokyo (93) are above !

[Pavlo 149]

1 hour ago, Nicky Pryde said:

 

Yes, that's why I do this tracking of new countries, I use to be for the unknown or small nations in every sport competitions because I know they have less weapons than USA, China, Japan or West Europe countries. That's unfair and, unfortunately, I think it'll be worse in the future.

 

The sport players from "little" countries who are medals, it's because in general they train in bigger countries, so maybe the solution is to send their best athletes elsewhere, but that's still unfair, it's only richer players who can go away...

Well, you know, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Syria etc etc are not exactly small or toothless. Some of them sure but look at Albania. Communist country without a single medal....during communism. Hard to believe. Those small ones....yes, at most it's American born athlete who doesnt have to compete at US trials. Pity that Curacao can't compete. To be true...AVI BVI etc are not countries / nations (Bermuda too etc). 

[Timezone 27]

Great result in sailing Cyrus &. Peru both claiming first medal. 

[Bulgaria87 87]

4 minutes ago, Timezone said:

Great result in sailing Cyrus &. Peru both claiming first medal. 

Congratulations to them. 

[Timezone 27]

Need Kirani James in 400m and Qatar high jumpa

[Noorderling29 203]

Grenada won medal in declathon

[Nicky Pryde 42]

And a medal for and in Sailing Dinghy M !

 

The first medal for Peru since 1992 !!!!

 

 

 

 

 

We are at 82 now. We lose Viet Nam sooner, but we can hope :

 

 

Athletism Polt Vault W

Athletism Discus Throw M

Athletism 3000m steeplechase M

 

Weightlifting 49kg W

 

 

Edited August 7, 2024 by Nicky Pryde

[Nicky Pryde 42]

And the third medal of the day for in 400m W !

 

This one wasn't expected, and that's the first medal of the country since 1996 !

 

 

Stay tuned, we will maybe have Morocco later !