Olympian1010 7,418 Posted February 20, 2019 #241 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, intoronto said: @Olympian1010 The USA has not signed up its team for the taekwondo qualification tournament. Today is the deadline (they can still register after today, but would need to pay more $). Any idea if they are going or not? I haven’t heard/seen anything. The games aren’t taken seriously here, so it wouldn’t shock me if they decided not to go. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,073 Posted February 20, 2019 #242 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said: I haven’t heard/seen anything. The games aren’t taken seriously here, so it wouldn’t shock me if they decided not to go. They signed up today lol, after my comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vojthas 947 Posted February 20, 2019 #243 Share Posted February 20, 2019 19 minutes ago, intoronto said: They signed up today lol, after my comment. You're an influencer intoronto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,037 Posted February 20, 2019 Author #244 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said: I haven’t heard/seen anything. The games aren’t taken seriously here, so it wouldn’t shock me if they decided not to go. Just because the games aren't taken seriously in the US doesn't mean they (Team USA) don't care. More often that not they send their best team in many sports, even the ones that don't qualify for the Olympics. Just look at the Taekwondo competition of 2015, for instance, with multiple Olympic medalists. Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,181 Posted February 20, 2019 #245 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Sports in which USA usually sends the best athletes available: Archery, Artistic Swimming, Badminton, Canoeing, Cycling except Road, Equestrian, Fencing, Hockey, Gymnastics except artistic, Handball, Judo, Pentathlon, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Water Polo, Weightlifting, Wrestling Basically everything in which they aren't too dominant at continental level or that gives qualification to olympic games. I think the only exception would be Fencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,130 Posted February 20, 2019 #246 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I mean, that's almost all the sports on the program once you add in the non-Olympic sports (minus Baseball). It's the same for Canada; just because we don't send our best in athletics or swimming doesn't mean we don't care about the Pan American Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,181 Posted February 20, 2019 #247 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I would say though that there is some general underappreciation of the games in the anglo countries. I don't understand the lack of interest in athletics in particular. World championship is usually held like a month or more after the games and the level from latinamerican countries is quite high in many events unlike swimming for example. Even Jamaica doesn't take it seriously and they could need those gold medals in their tally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,130 Posted February 20, 2019 #248 Share Posted February 20, 2019 18 minutes ago, LDOG said: I would say though that there is some general underappreciation of the games in the anglo countries. I don't understand the lack of interest in athletics in particular. World championship is usually held like a month or more after the games and the level from latinamerican countries is quite high in many events unlike swimming for example. Even Jamaica doesn't take it seriously and they could need those gold medals in their tally. Maybe with the World Championships being almost two months after the Pan American Games more athletes will show up. Canada seems to be letting their best go to Lima (whether or not they want to go is debatable) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted February 20, 2019 #249 Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 hours ago, intoronto said: They signed up today lol, after my comment. I’m pretty sure people in the IOC, media, and NF’s read this (because a lot of their arguments sound similar and they always elude to “outside data”; and because some have told me they look at formus from time to time) “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 2,852 Posted February 20, 2019 #250 Share Posted February 20, 2019 17 hours ago, intoronto said: @vinipereira @mrv86 Anyone understand the poomsae qualification system? No clue whatsoever... document omits the way Poomsae quotas will be distributed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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