dcro 10,179 Posted August 2, 2016 #501 Share Posted August 2, 2016 24 minutes ago, LDOG said: The name doesn't matter, there are 500 races before we get to the important stuff (the semis). So I guess we should also cut all those group matches in team sports, because it's boring to some people. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted August 2, 2016 #502 Share Posted August 2, 2016 16 minutes ago, heywoodu said: That depends on how you define being embarrassed. I honestly don't think an athlete of let's say Tuvalu will feel embarrassed, since the goal is to be at the Olympics, not to win a medal and post blistering times. Completely agree, it's hard to imagine that athletes from Tuvalu, Maldives or Belize are embarrased by their performances (or that people from those nation's watching the Games feel embarrased). It's far more realistic that they proud to be on the World's biggest stage... #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,199 Posted August 2, 2016 #503 Share Posted August 2, 2016 hace 2 minutos, dcro said: So I guess we should also cut all those group matches in team sports, because it's boring to some people. Except for a few most of them are competitive matches, this is races and races of poor times until someone with a decent mark enters the track. It's just a personal preference, I would rather see all that quota being given to sports that need it, like fencing, diving or taekwondo. It doesn't have to be for the big nations, you can still give it to small nations. Just adding a lil' more diversity. De_Gambassi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,199 Posted August 2, 2016 #504 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I'll give you a concrete example: it's a shame Afghanistan will not take part in taekwondo (their only competitive sport) just because TKD has really limited quota. What they got instead?... two shitty universality in athletics 100m.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Fastovsky 124 Posted August 3, 2016 #505 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Is there a list with all qualified athletes? FINA just published theirs but i cant find anywhere on IAAF rio site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 783 Posted August 3, 2016 #506 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Orlando Ortega (mens 110m hurdles) will sadly be allowed to compete for Spain in Rio. He shouldnt have been allowed to compete, but sadly officials dont seem to have a problem to break their own rules nowadays. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,564 Posted August 12, 2016 #507 Share Posted August 12, 2016 and finally the athletics is coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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