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Not as elaborate a suicide as the Hong Kong cop back in the days of British rule who shot himself six times, though.

Team Brazil *I didn't have time to cover taekwondo and wrestling so I'll try to finish the breakdown when I have time and add some more info for other sports. Archery: Marcus D'Almeida in the men's event and a women's team. D'Almeida is 5th in the world rankings and I have him qualifying through 2023 World Championships. Women's team is 11th in world rankings and I have them qualifying in the final tournament. Athletics: Men: Felipe Bardi - 100m (26th in World Rankings) Caio Bonfim - 20km Race Walk (Achieved Entry Standard) Thiago Braz - Pole Vault (Achieved Entry Standard) Erik Cardoso - 100m (44th in World Rankings) Lucas Carvalho - 400m (38th in World Rankings) Gabriel Constantino - 110m Hurdles (Achieved Entry Standard) Matheus Correa - 20km Race Walk (43rd in World Rankings) Renan Correa - 200m (Achieved Entry Standard) Luiz Mauricio da Silva - Javelin Throw (28th in World Rankings) Mateus de Sa - Triple Jump (34th in World Rankings) Daniel do Nascimento - Marathon (Achieved Entry Standard) Rodrigo do Nascimento - 100m (75th in World Rankings) Alison dos Santos - 400m Hurdles (Achieved Entry Standard) Almir dos Santos - Triple Jump (8th in World Rankings) William Dourado - Shot Put (34th in World Rankings) Fernando Ferreira - High Jump (13th in World Rankings) Jose Marcio Leao da Silva - Marathon (268th in World Rankings) Alexsandro Melo - Triple Jump (22nd in World Rankings) Welington Morais - Shot Put (21st in World Rankings) Thiago Moura - High Jump (11th in World Rankings) Paul0 Roberto Paula - Marathon (262nd in World Rankings) Rafael Pereira - 110m Hurdles (Achieved Entry Standard) Eduardo Rodrigues - 110m Hurdles (Achieved Entry Standard) Lucas Rodrigues da Silva - 200m (29th in World Rankings) Darlan Romani - Shot Put (Achieved Entry Standard) Allan Wolski - Hammer Throw (36th in World Rankings) Women: Livia Avancini - Shot Put (28th in World Rankings) Ketiley Batista - 100m Hurdles (53rd in World Rankings) Ana Carolina Azevedo - 200m (63rd in World Rankings) Vitoria Cristina Rosa - 100m, 200m (Achieved Entry Standard in both) Chayenne da Silva - 400m Hurdles (36th in World Rankings) Izabela da Silva - Discus Throw (11th in World Rankings) Tatiane Raquel da Silva - 3000m Steeplechase (23rd in World Rankings) Andressa de Morais - Discus Throw (22nd in World Rankings) Simone Ferraz - 3000m Steeplechase (39th in World Rankings) Gabriele Sousa dos Santos - Triple Jump (22nd in World Rankings) Mariana Grasielly Marcelino - Hammer Throw (40th in World Rankings) Vivane Lyra - 20km Race Walk (16th in World Rankings) Tiffani Marinho - 400m (39th in World Rankings) Fernanda Martins - Discus Throw (23rd in World Rankings) Valdileia Martins - High Jump (32nd in World Rankings) Leticia Oro Melo - Long Jump (Achieved Entry Standard) Jucilene Sales de Lima - Javelin Throw (22nd in World Rankings) Ana Carolina Silva - Shot Put (32nd in World Rankings) +additional athletes in the men's 4x100m relay Badminton Ygor Coelho (49th) in men's singles and Juliana Vieira (70th) in women's singles. Boxing Men's 57kg - Luiz do Nascimento Men's 80kg - Keno Machado Men's 92kg - Abner Teixeira Women's 57kg - Beatriz Ferreira Women's 60kg - Beatriz Soares Women's 66kg - Viviane Pereira I redid the boxing quotas so this is closer to the 7 quotas that you predicted Canoe Slalom Pedro Goncalves in men's Kayak (qualified through continental qualifier) and Ana Satila in women's canoe (through the world championships). I'm guessing they'll be entered in other events too. Canoe Sprint Full team in the men's canoeing events (3 athletes) BMX One per gender in the racing events through the nation rankings. Mountain Biking Two men and 1 woman through nation's rankings Road Cycling 1 woman qualifies through the nation's rankings. Diving Rafael Fogaca (Men's 3m Springboard), Isaac Souza (Men's 10m Platform), Kawan Pereira (Men's 10m Platform), Luana Lira (Women's 3m Springboard), Ingrid Oliveira (Women's 10m Platform). All qualify through either 2023 or 2024 World Championships. Equestrian Full team in each event. Fencing Gulherme Toldo (ranked 22nd) in men's Foil and Mariana Pistoia (ranked 75th) in Women's Foil. Football Teams in both genders. Artistic Gymnastics Full team in both genders. Both should qualify through 2023 World Championships. Rhythmic Gymnastics Entry in the team event (through the 2023 World Championships) and then an additional continental qualifier in the individual event. Trampoline 1 woman qualifying through the world cup series Handball I have the women's team getting the Americas quota. Judo Men's -60kg - Eric Takabatake (Continental Quota) Men's -66kg - Willian Lina (12th in World Rankings) Men's -73kg - Daniel Cargnin (5th in World Rankings) Men's -81kg - Guilherme Schmidt (4th in World Rankings) Men's -90kg - Rafael Macedo (11th in World Rankings) Men's -100kg - Rafael Buzacarini (17th in World Rankings) Men's +100kg - Rafael Silva (9th in World Rankings) Women's -48kg - Amanda Lima (25th in World Rankings) Women's -52kg - Larissa Pimenta (13th in World Rankings) Women's -57kg - Rafaela Silva (6th in World Rankings) Women's -63kg - Ketlyn Quadros (5th in World Rankings) Women's -70kg - Maria Portela (10th in World Rankings) Women's -78kg - Mayra Aguiar (1st in World Rankings) Women's +78kg - Beatriz Souza (3rd in World Rankings) Modern Pentathlon 2 men and 1 woman Rugby Sevens Women's team through South American qualifiers Sailing Men's Windsurfing, Men's Kite, Women's Windsurfing, Women's Kite, Women's Skiff, Mixed Dinghy, and Mixed Multihull. Shooting Philipe Chateaubrian - 10m Air Pistol (2022 CAT) Emerson Duarte - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Final Qualification Event) Geovana Meyer - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (2024 CAT) Ana Souza Lima - 25m Pistol (2024 CAT) Skateboarding 3 athletes in every event. I expect there'll be a lot of internal competition so I won't list the athletes. Surfing 3 men and 2 women Swimming The following swimmers achieved an Olympic Qualifying Time in 2022: Guilherme Costa - Men's 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 1500m Freestyle Beatriz Dizotti - Women's 1500m Freestyle Bruno Fratus - Men's 50m Freestyle Matheus Gonche - Men's 100m Butterfly Giovanna Tomanik Diamante - Women's 100m Butterfly Olympic Selection Time: Stephanie Balduccini - Women's 200m Freestyle Jhennifer Conceicao - Women's 100m Breaststroke Leonardo De Deus - Men's 200m Butterfly Gabrielle Roncato - Women's 400m Freestyle Felipe Souza - Men's 100m Freestyle Open Water Swimmers Ana Marcela Cunha Viviane Jungblut +additional relay athletes for qualifying in every relay Table Tennis Men's team qualifies through the pan-american qualifiers. Brazil gets two women to qualify in women's singles through the pan-american qualifiers. Taekwondo Men's -58kg - Paulo Melo (Pan America Tournament) Men's -68kg - Edival Pontes (2nd in Olympic Rankings) Men's +80kg - Icaro Martins Soares (3rd in Olympic Rankings) Women's -49kg - Valeria Santos (Pan America Tournament) Women's -57kg - Sandy Macedo (Pan America Tournament) Women's -67kg - Milea Titoneli (4th in Olympic Rankings) Women's +67kg - Gabriele Siqueira (Pan America Tournament) Tennis Thiago Monteiro (71st) in men's singles. Rafael Matos joins him in men's doubles. Beatriz Haddad Maia (15th) in women's singles. Luisa Stefani also joins for doubles. Triathlon Manoel Messias (7th) and Miguel Hidalgo (28th) in the men's event. Luisa Baptista (15th) and Vittoria Lopes (16th) in the women's event. This of course, means that they would be able to field a mixed relay team. Volleyball Teams in both genders Beach Volleyball 2 teams in both genders. Weightlifting Women's 49kg - Rosa Figueiredo Women's 81kg - Laura Nascimento Amaro Wrestling Men's 74kg Freestyle - Cesar Bordeaux Rego Alvan (Americas Qualification Tournament) Men's 67kg Greco-Roman - Kenedy Moraes Pedrosa (Americas Qualification Tournament) Men's 77kg Greco-Roman - Joilson de Brito Ramos Junior (Americas Qualification Tournament) Men's 130kg Greco-Roman - Eduard Soghonyan (Americas Qualification Tournament) Women's 50kg Freestyle - Kamila Barbosa (Final Qualification Tournament) Women's 57kg Freestyle - Giullia Penalber (2023 World Championships) Women's 62kg Freestyle - Iais Nunes (2023 World Championships)

Yeah, I believe a lot of tennis fans will cheer for Tsitsipas

Luisa/Rafa

Dutch users keep complaining to me on priv that there was no speed skating poll in this series yet. OK, relax, here you have it. Enjoy!

Yeah

Two wins for Kwiatkowski this month

Congrats and We will have a exciting final 😊

Zelenskyy released a recorded speech in response to the IOC’s recent statement.

It was great - came down to just a single toe drag over four runs. That’s why I think luge misses out by having just a two-run one day WC - it’s the overnight brooding & the possible changed track conditions that make a World Championship different from just the usual.

In other words: I have nothing against Russian and Belarussian athletes competing in Paris2024 if they don't support the war... as long as they would like to compete for us.

The 2024 copa america will be hosted in the United States. The 10 Conmebol member teams will participate together with the top 6 teams from the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League for a total 16 teams. Also, the 2024 women's Gold Cup will have 4 south american teams participating (Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and Paraguay). It'll be 8 Concacaf teams + 4 Conmebol for a total 12 participants.

Here's a solution: allow Russian and Belorussian athletes to change their nationality and complete under the flag of any other nation without the current strict nation changing rules. With the added notion that they can't easily go back to being Russian athletes once the ban on their country is over. If they don't agree with the action of their country, allow them to leave their country for good, in an easy way that they can compete in 2024. No neutrality bullshit where Russia can spin it in a way that they are still Russian. They won't be Russian if you see a flag of some other nation next to their name. This would be a much bigger humiliation than the ban or the neutrality, seeing their best talent flee their country and leaving their failed state behind.

Damn But holy moly that was an awesome women's world championships! The total lack of...well, anything really in the men's fight for gold was made up as much as is possible

Womenʻs Skeleton Top 10 After Heat 4/4 1. Susanne Kreher 4:33.57 2. Kimberley Bos 4:33.58 3. Mirela Rahneva 4:34.41 4. Janine Flock 4:34.45 5. Tina Hermann 4:34.62 6. Jane Channell 4:34.76 7. Jacqueline Loelling 4:35.26 8. Kim Meylemens 4:35.48 9. Laura Deas 4:36.05 10. Hallie Clarke 4:36.35

You are only allowed to buy 30 tickets, so you'll have max 5 packs (3 events each), assumed that you will travel with your sister. I wanna go from 31 July till 5 August. Hopefully I can visit some hockey matches, but I have to guess in which matches Netherlands is playing.

Menʻs Skeleton Top 10 After Heat 4/4 1. Matt Weston 4:28.71 2. Amedeo Bagnis 4:30.50 3. Jung Seung-gi 4:31.17 4. Craig Thompson 4:31.18 5. Marcus Wyatt 4:31.38 6. Yan Wengang 4:31.82 7. Mattia Gaspari 4:31.98 8. Kim Ji-soo 4:32.58 9. Chen Wenhao 4:32.66 10. Christopher Grotheer 4:32.85

Margot Robbie was there to cheer for Tsitsipas

Stage 9 in Les Rousses (FRA) Women´s 10km Freestyle: 1. Ebba Andersson 24:08.8 2. Delphine Claudel +13.4 3. Jessie Diggins +20.5 Full Final Result HERE

Speedskating, men's 1500m...here I'm really biased, I must admit this is one of my "legendary moments" ever at the Winter Olympics because it never happened before (and after) and because of the how it happened (for those who remember the details of that race). my pick can only be Enrico Fabris. Speedskating, women's 1500m...this is easy... Ireen Wust is a no brainer. Short Track Speedskating, men's 1500m...among all the Koreans and the American I could never/I can't/I will never stand, a man does really stand out...and he's Charles Hamelin. Short Track Speedskating, women's 1500m...here my pick is Choi Min Jeong, one of the GOAT of the sport.

Amedeo Bagnis is first Italian single skeleton slider to win a medal at W Champs

Renata Jamrichova (Right) alongside Federica Urgesi won the Juniors Doubles 15 years old Renata last year´s EYOF Double Gold medalist in Singles and Mixed Doubles became the 7th Slovak tennis player to win a Juniors Doubles GS after Henrieta Nagyova, Chantal Škamlova, Jana Čepelova, Filip Horansky, Viktória Kužmova and Tereza Mihalíkova

It will be tough to see him lose, which is likely to happen. But to him.

2023 Australian Open: Men's Singles: Quarterfinals: (3) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE d. Jiri Lehecka CZE 6-3 7-6(2) 6-4 Semifinals: (3) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE vs. (18) Karen Khachanov RUS

According to Worldofvolley.com this is the pool composition for the OG-qualification for women's volleyball. The 'draw' was held on December 19th. I have completely missed reports about these pools. Pool A (Japan host): Serbia, Japan, Turkey, Germany, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Peru. Pool B: Italy, China, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Thailand, Czech Republic, Argentina, Slovenia. Pool C: Brazil, United States, Poland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Ukraine

If everything goes as expected, these seem like the likeliest OQT groups at the moment: Tournament 1 World 2 World 7 Asia America Tournament 2 World 3 World 6 Africa 1 Europe 2 Tournament 3 World 4 World 5 Europe 1 Africa 2 This assumes that the direct qualifiers would be

Sabalenka can definitely win it all no matter whom she plays in the eventual final IMO.

Right!

No he can't , very easy task for Novak here , i hope he turns me wrong