Summer Youth Olympic Games 2018

[heywoodu 15,141]

Enzo Kuwoge, the first Dutch weightlifter in an 'Olympic' event since Piet van der Kruk in 1968, will carry the Dutch flag.

 

[Olympian1010 7,973]

The Athletics format is so complicated, even I can’t understand it and I’ve competed in 3 different youth track organizations. So the medalists in the distance events will be decided by thier combined time in thier respective event and thier cross country time. The 4x800m (or 8X100m) Mixed Relay is open athletes from every sport. The throws and jumps will only take 4 attempts (This is the one rule similar to USATF’s youth program) and never change order based on position. The sprinters will use the combined time from 2 heats of thier event to determine a winner. Could they make athletics any harder or dumber?

[intoronto 5,639]

9 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

The Athletics format is so complicated, even I can’t understand it and I’ve competed in 3 different youth track organizations. So the medalists in the distance events will be decided by thier combined time in thier respective event and thier cross country time. The 4x800m (or 8X100m) Mixed Relay is open athletes from every sport. The throws and jumps will only take 4 attempts (This is the one rule similar to USATF’s youth program) and never change order based on position. The sprinters will use the combined time from 2 heats of thier event to determine a winner. Could they make athletics any harder or dumber?

Yes they can: See the 2019 European Games format

[LDOG 2,418]

Yikes, i'm crossing off athletics from events I plan to attend then.

[Griff88 1,952]

Gosh the "innovative" events are so horrible

 

Might as well include something like canoeing on roads and fencing with feet

[Jur 683]

hace 11 horas, intoronto said:

"The mixed relay, which was introduced in 2014, has been modified for this year's Games. Four years ago, the exhibition 8x100m event was staged just for track and field athletes. This year it has been opened up to all sports. For example, track and field athletes will feature on teams alongside participants from the 32 other sports taking place in Buenos Aires."

Can't wait for our Rhytmic Gimnast to get us all shock and bring home the gold in the last relay.

[Quasit 865]

24 minutes ago, Jur said:

Can't wait for our Rhytmic Gimnast to get us all shock and bring home the gold in the last relay.

That wouldn't be half as interesting as if a heavyweight wrestler or weightlifter achieved that.

[Olympian1010 7,973]

49 minutes ago, Griff88 said:

Gosh the "innovative" events are so horrible

 

Might as well include something like canoeing on roads and fencing with feet

You mean Mixed road canoeing and Mixed foot jousting

[Jur 683]

hace 19 minutos, Quasit said:

That wouldn't be half as interesting as if a heavyweight wrestler or weightlifter achieved that.

Sad Spain didn't qualify in Equiestrian. A horse in the last leg of the relay is a clear gold.

[Griff88 1,952]

39 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

You mean Mixed road canoeing and Mixed foot jousting

Don't get me started with Mixed BMX Dressage and Mixed synchronized triathlon