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Davranbek Hasanbayev - Men's 102kg Weightlifting

Also 4 lifters from Group B medalled. Don't know if that happened before!

Men's 102kg Snatch Medals C&J Medals Total Medals Seven Nations medalled. Must be a record!

It's universal no sport specific

Yauheni Tskiantsou almost won gold in the final attempt even before group A started. Even if he tried 221 might have won gold today but he was so close to 225 and 408 total, 4kg ahead of Li. Ends at 400kg let's see what happens.

Don Opeloge 391kg Hasanbayev 392kg in Qualifying position

She can. The French woman has qualified on own merit(top 10) or may even opt to lift in 81kg where she's qualified. Host nation counted when athlete has not qualified normally (ie finished top 10)

Martin Garcia finished 6th yesterday in Men's 81kg, non Olympic event, best performance ever by a Timor Leste athlete in any sport at top level.

We may have missed Tonga but I think the qualifier was great overall. Record participation, many close fights, upsets. I think this Oceania qualifier should stay for long. I think in combat sports this is the best chance to qualify multiple athletes if the ecosystem is strong in Oceania. While wrestling also has direct qualifiers, due to Africa it's a little harder. Boxing needs a limit on Australia say max 8.

Top Matches Qualifying Session Men 58 68 80 Women 57 67 Finals +67 -68 +80 - Best These were the closest matches of the day. If at all someone wants to re-watch them.

Men's 58 68* 80 +80 *Reallocation to if NZ declines

What a match that was both athletes on ground and unable to get up

https://m.facebook.com/OceaniaTaekwondoUnion https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143934/taekwondo-new-zealand-athletes-suffer There are just here for competition experience I believe

But New Zealand is not eligible for quota as mentioned by Oceania Taekwondo Union. So they only get medals.

Women's Quotas If NZNOC allows: 49 57 67 +67 If not (more likely) gets 67

Best chance for was -67 where Lolohea won 10-5 in Rd1. After that she had no energy in next 2 rounds against New Zealand athlete. is really good this time with a great ecosystem for Taekwondo with a Korean coach.

Taekwondo is rising in Oceania. Suddenly a month before you can't come back to a sport and expect to qualify.

Qualifying starts at 9am Solomon Islands Time, around 4 hours from now. If anyone has a livestream do share.

Oceania Para Taekwondo Qualifiers Men 58 63 75 80 +80 Women 57 65 +65 https://worldtkd.simplycompete.com/eventDetails/11eecb3d-590c-f905-89b6-06b7c1869f97/5 8 athletes registered and weighed in today. 1 in each category.

NZNOC considering TNZ, is it official. OTU still says there are not recognised, on Facebook page

http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/notice/view.html?nid=141028

I think this thread could be worked upon again. Now that South Pacific has the biggest squad in Paris and won 2 medals in Tokyo for a best ever performance.

Favourites for tomorrow Women's 49 57 67 +67 The heavy weight will be interesting as also has a very good Taekwondo player who won silver at -73kg at Pacific Games. Should be an interesting face off for quota between 2 nations that never qualified a Taekwondo player. In -67, Pauline Lolohea has been pretty good. She hasn't lost to anyone except Rebecca Murray who's not selected. She was very competitive in her 1st round loss at world champs too. So unless the New Zealand athlete is pretty good she might not be able to beat her. Even if she does, NZNOC might not take her in team as there's no noteworthy results at international level. Since are in same half if she reaches finals, quota goes to 2nd highest ranked athlete at the competition which would probably be Naitasi Lolohea, the 16 year old in the other half. Men 58 68 80 +80 In 68kg an athlete now representing is participating. He may win the quota only for it to be reallocated to maybe . +80 another very interesting category. I'm giving the edge due to being at home as well as his Pacific games performance. Pita can never be ruled out even though he remembers Taekwondo only at Oceania Qualifiers. has an outside chance too.

Women's 49 kg has just 2 Competitors now.

Very interesting we have 0 refugees participating