Weightlifting 2016 Discussion Thread

[JoshMartini007 2,820]

I don't blame UAE for using that strategy. Any other nation could have sent athletes in those weight categories too. It's a product of the qualification system. At least they have a half decent athlete in the -58kg.

 

We saw something similar at the 2012 Olympics in the women's -63kg. There were so few athletes that a bunch of -58kg women went up a weightclass just so they can say they finished with a higher rank.

Edited April 27, 2016 by JoshMartini007

[heywoodu 16,434]

 

 

They can probably add an 8th and 9th place in +75kg to that, so I think they're going to end up just short of a quota.

Edited April 28, 2016 by heywoodu

[dcro 10,210]

Looks like Turkmenistan can take the last quota from UAE, if everything goes in the way of entry weights in women's -75 and +75. Turkmenistan would end up on 82, UAE on 81. I really hope Turkmenistan takes it...

 

Current situation

TKM 80 (22+20+19+19)

UAE 68 (22+16+15+15)

 

If everything goes like entry weights, TKM would get 21 in -75, UAE would get 22+21 in +75.

[heywoodu 16,434]

3 minutes ago, dcro said:

Looks like Turkmenistan can take the last quota from UAE, if everything goes in the way of entry weights in women's -75 and +75. Turkmenistan would end up on 82, UAE on 81. I really hope Turkmenistan takes it...

 

Current situation

TKM 80 (22+20+19+19)

UAE 68 (22+16+15+15)

 

If everything goes like entry weights, TKM would get 21 in -75, UAE would get 22+21 in +75.

That's a shame, I'd love if UAE actually pulls it off, just to show the flaw in this system  

 

 

[dcro 10,210]

5 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

That's a shame, I'd love if UAE actually pulls it off, just to show the flaw in this system  

 

 

 

They already did that in 2012. On the other hand, Turkmenistan is still an unqualified nation and this could be a historic first female quota in weightlifting for them.

[nitinsanker 208]

I have been following this on wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightlifting_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Qualification

 

I think we are now surely there in the mens ............................................................................ 4/5/6 by the end of the qualifications as per my calculations 

Edited April 28, 2016 by nitinsanker

[JoshMartini007 2,820]

Can someone post the entry list? Didn't think there was one.

[Prashanth 185]

1 minute ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Can someone post the entry list? Didn't think there was one.

For which entry list?

 

Edited April 28, 2016 by Prashanth

[dcro 10,210]

3 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Can someone post the entry list? Didn't think there was one.

 

http://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2016/04/StartBook_updated_1.pdf

[dcro 10,210]

4 hours ago, heywoodu said:

That's a shame, I'd love if UAE actually pulls it off, just to show the flaw in this system  

 

 

I just remembered this video reportage about their qualification in 2012... My favorite line is "In the UAE it's a girls' sport as the girls qualified, not the boys. Girls are smarter than boys. Weightlifting has nothing to do with strength..."