Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sports Programme

[Vojthas 949]

1 hour ago, Jur said:

UWW has now 18 medal events.

 

How about:

 

4 men's freestyle

4 men's greco-roman

2 mens beach

6 women's freestyle

4 women beach

 

If they used the same athletes from Freestyle to Beach, I don't think IOC would oppose to giving them 2 more events so they'll have same events per gender.

Just four categories? That's not a difference of four steps:

-48 and +100

[Jur 689]

hace 54 minutos, Vojthas dijo:

Just four categories? That's not a difference of four steps:

-48 and +100

There are four categories in Taekwondo, even three in Karate.

It isn't ideal, but...

[MHSN 3,771]

36 minutes ago, Jur said:

There are four categories in Taekwondo, even three in Karate.

It isn't ideal, but...

lowest weight in Taekwondo 54kg, highest weight +87kg

lowest weight in Karate 60kg, highest +84kg

but

lowest in GR wrestling 55kg, highest 130kg

 

how you can have just 4 weights in 70kg range ?

 

and there is a big big difference here, in Taekwondo and Karate, bodyweight is not a big deal. it's not even important, it's mostly about height. they easily compete against someone 10kg heavier but that's impossible in wrestling. even 4-5kg difference matters a lot. 6 weight classes is already very low for men's wrestling. it's OK for women because there is only 26kg gap between highest and lowest weight. but 75kg gap is much much bigger.

[Jur 689]

 

 

No word on Artistic Swimming when it's their biggest problem when we talk about equality in the games.

 

If they boot the sport they would have room and quotas for everything else they are asking.....

[SalamAkhi 329]

il y a 4 minutes, Jur a dit :

 

 

No word on Artistic Swimming when it's their biggest problem when we talk about equality in the games.

 

If they boot the sport they would have room and quotas for everything else they are asking.....

There is obviously not enough swimming events at the moment 

[Olympian1010 8,228]

27 minutes ago, Jur said:

 

 

No word on Artistic Swimming when it's their biggest problem when we talk about equality in the games.

 

If they boot the sport they would have room and quotas for everything else they are asking.....

50m events probably have a good chance of being added, since they don’t technically require additional quotas.

 

It seems my High Diving prediction was right as well. I’m not sure the IOC will bite at this one though.

 

Women finally getting the 12 tournament in Water Polo would be nice too.
 

[Jur 689]

hace 23 minutos, Olympian1010 dijo:

Women finally getting the 12 tournament in Water Polo would be nice too.
 

This seems kind of unnecesary to me. At the time there are not 12 good teams in the world

[Federer91 3,020]

Swimming program is already packed even without the 50 m. Heck they should take back the 800 and 1500 they added last time. Only purpose of these events is to inflate the medal count of the big nations, without bringing anything new. Also, please no more mixed relays... Save these things for the WC.

 

Synchronized swimming could bite the dust only because it is Russia dominated. If it was US, UK, Japan, China, Canada, France etc. dominated there wouldn't be any talk of eliminating it.  

 

 

[rybak 3,302]

15 minut temu, Jur napisał:

This seems kind of unnecesary to me. At the time there are not 12 good teams in the world

Yes, 8 teams is enough for now, better to give those 52 qutoas to bring more quotas in some events in athletics or more events in karate/taekwondo.

[Olympian1010 8,228]

26 minutes ago, rybak said:

Yes, 8 teams is enough for now, better to give those 52 qutoas to bring more quotas in some events in athletics or more events in karate/taekwondo.

There’s currently 10 women’s teams by the way.

 

We could use those quotas actually give Karate it’s full program of 2 Kata events and 10 Kumite events. Each event should only have 8 entries though, as is tradition for Karate at multi-sports games.