South American Games 2018

[mrv86 3,255]

2 hours ago, vinipereira said:

 

BTW, I think they cancelled the Women's Water Polo tournament prior to the Games because it had only 3 nations, so maybe the new rule to have a competition is 4.

 

Probably it happens something similar to the Central American and Caribbean Games in which, if between the date limit for entries and the technical meeting of the sport/discipline in question, the number of countries/competitors drops under 5, it can still be hosted provided there are 4 nations/competitors.

[intoronto 6,599]

For Pan Am Games, according to the regulations, you must have 5 nations competing to award medals.

[Olympian1010 8,272]

1 hour ago, mrv86 said:

Probably it happens something similar to the Central American and Caribbean Games in which, if between the date limit for entries and the technical meeting of the sport/discipline in question, the number of countries/competitors drops under 5, it can still be hosted provided there are 4 nations/competitors.

The qualification system states there must be 5 participants from the same number of NOCs or associated members in order for an event to be valid 

[mrv86 3,255]

53 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

The qualification system states there must be 5 participants from the same number of NOCs or associated members in order for an event to be valid 

In principle this is true; however in some ocassions, injuries or lack of funds prevent some competitors from a determined event to actually participate; so in order to avoid other NOC's and sportspeople being affected by the event being canceled just a mere days before it takes place, the technical commission allows the event to still be held as official.

[Olympian1010 8,272]

38 minutes ago, mrv86 said:

In principle this is true; however in some ocassions, injuries or lack of funds prevent some competitors from a determined event to actually participate; so in order to avoid other NOC's and sportspeople being affected by the event being canceled just a mere days before it takes place, the technical commission allows the event to still be held as official.

Yes that was in the technical documents as well

[vinipereira 3,462]

As expected, Brazil and Argentina have qualified for the Pan American Games in women's handball.

 

[konig 1,583]

43 minutes ago, vinipereira said:

As expected, Brazil and Argentina have qualified for the Pan American Games in women's handball.

 

And, like expected, Brazil wins the gold 

[LDOG 2,472]

Our women's team plays worse every year. Time for a coach change.

[thiago_simoes 1,441]

Very few medal events today, but it's an important day for Bolivia. They have their best chance yet to win a gold medal in racquetball. 

[vinipereira 3,462]

Gold for Bolivia