Fly_like_a_don

36 minutes ago, Josh said:

Also, I’m curious. I know the men’s 4x400m relay performed really well at Budapest last year, and might are probably in with a chance of a medal, but can I ask why the other two 4x400m relays are on your must watch list? 

In the season opener held in the scorching heat the women's team clocked 3:28:64 despite all of them running mixed relay and hour ago. None of the athletes were at their best but that was the quickest season opener as far as the records go. With all racers trying to get into best shape in a standalone women's relay sub 3:26 is possible which would break the 20 year old national record. Men were pretty poor with 3:05:71 and hope they catch up early for mixed relays. 

18 minutes ago, Josh said:

You mean your men’s 4x400m relay? Your women’s 4x400m relay probably won’t even qualify. I’m also surprised Neeraj Chopra in men’s javelin throw isn’t on your list. 

No I mean all 3 relays. We should qualify our women relays in Bahamas, maybe even an outside chance to qualify for finals. Mixed is a little unsure as of now. Men aren't in the best form this year but at least should make it on top 2 best times. 

Indian Point of View

- Women's Wrestling( 50, 57,76)

- Womens 10m Air Rifle and 50m 3p 

- Women's Boxing(50,75)

- Archery Men's Team Recurve 

- 4*400m Relays

- Women's Team TT

- Weightlifting W -49kg

Overall

- Kitefoiling 

- Archery M,W Individual and XD

- Canoe slalom

- Surfing 

- Skeet XD

- Weightlifting +87, +102

A certain team crowdfunded their tour for World Women's T20 World Cup Qualifiers. While ICC covers some, those like jerseys kits physios etc aren't.

That crowdfunded team made of locals beat one of the favourites  today.

I'm talking about none other than the debutants at ICC event  Vanuatu.

21 minutes ago, Biathlonfan said:

as someone who watches no archery,Has Korea dropped off in like the last decade ? from like dominating everything i mean,just curious

Like what @sounak said.  is the no 1 in compound archery winning most of the golds in individual, team, mixed team and even cleansweep sometimes.

In recurve Korea is strong but yeah they're going down. Women's team lost in R16, no individual champion. Korea won 3 medals at World Archery Championship last year, two in recurve and one in compound.

Team Finals

CW:  v   (   bronze )

CM:  v    (   bronze )

RW:  v    (    bronze)

RM:  v     (  bronze)

6 minutes ago, phelps said:

men's Trap

 

Shooters qualified to the Final

 

 Mauro De Filippis, 124 ( already have 2 OQPs)
 Oguzhan Tuzun, 122
 Arian Kumi, 122
 William Chetcuti, 122

 Matjaz Lepen, 121

Andres Garcia, 121

 

Quota Place fight between  

William Chetchuti isn't participating. It's Gianluca Chetchuti.

On 4/16/2024 at 12:46 PM, Fly_like_a_don said:

 and  should get the singles quota in Men and Women respectively in South Asia.

 

 

Entries for South Asia

Men 

Women 

Brilliant performance by Tulika Mann . So unfortunate that she wasn't given an ippon in SF. Beating AG champion and former world junior champion Kim Hayun  in +78kg QF was fantastic 

44 minutes ago, dobar_73 said:

Day 3 will decide if Mongolia or Japan will win the most gold medals. 

 

I think it will be Japan as they have some good heavy weights ready 

Japan's unseeded or not high ranked athletes are making the championships unpredictable 

 

Still no draws on IJF though  

Hope this does not continue for the other events. 

It's on Twitter it you type Asian judo championship you'll get the draws

Women are quite poor. But we can additional man.

6 minutes ago, avlar said:

Do relay mebers are automatically allowed do start in the individual event at the Olympics?

No 

What's the criteria to have 2 teams from same nations? Both in top10?

On 4/19/2024 at 12:08 AM, Pasolini said:

I don't understand how the relay event will happen only 1h50 after the men's.

Athletes don't participate in both. Someone told me we can have upto 5 race walkers if you get 2 relay team quotas. Since we qualified 3 and additionally 4 others have got standards we have put our best 2 women race walkers (just 1 has individual Q ) in mixed relay along with 2 men so as to provide more race walkers an opportunity.

SF lineup 

50  v  /  v 

53  v  /  v 

57  v  /  v 

62  v  /  v 

68  v  /  v 

76  v  /  v 

Very interesting session!

Biggest upset was Asian Games Silver medalist  losing to  in 50kg following a successful challenge 

@hckošice the struggle is getting real. I wasn't joking when I said it won't be easy for us to win many medals. Wrestling, Hockey, Weightlifting, Out of form Sindhu, Far from convincing Lovlina= 7-6=1 Neeraj.

This coupled with endless federation issues, politics, highest unemployment rates in decade, lack of grassroot funding, poor anti doping awareness, and lack of public interest outside cricket.

What an unreal demise of men's wrestling in India! 

From 2 medals and almost winning 3rd before losing in dying seconds at Tokyo we might not qualify a single male wrestler at Paris.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Bp_vIC-nVPc?si=MUkKnBZod5L2vMGH

Korea always streams well. Only that you have to search in English their sports federation and translate to Korean and search 

2 hours ago, intoronto said:

Why did it take days to get to Bishkek?

Dubai is flooded with the worst rainfall ever recorded equivalent of what it recieves in 2 years combined. Over 540 flights have been cancelled and others delayed 

Don't know if they can even reach on time for weigh in

@MHSN I guess you can ignore Deepak Punia and Sujeet. They are stranded at Dubai airport last few days with no food, water or sleep.

Here are the previews for Women's Wrestling 

50kg: As simple as it gets  are in opposite halves and should qualify easily. Vinesh is returning to the category after a long time. She's a former World Medallist. North Korean is Asiad silver medalist.

53kg:  are favourites and are in opposite halves. 

57kg: A dreadful draw in top half. Olympic medalist in 53kg, Jong who beat Sakurai at AG but was cruelly denied and Hong are in top half. The 2nd Chinese Feng tasted defeat to Sakurai for the first time in 5 years last week. In bottom half it's easy going for former World silver medalistAnshu except for small hurdle in form of World U20 medallist Kyzy.

I will say 

62kg :  has an easy draw in top half.  in bottom half but  should get it.

68:  Olympic medalist Zhumanzharova is favourite Nisha should follow but  is strong too

76:  is favourite.  for next 2 quotas, I'll pick the former.

 4

 1

I can't believe I put 1 for  it could go maybe say upto 3 or so due to close fight in many and  getting 4 would be a record, maybe we end at 3 also.

On 4/16/2024 at 10:55 AM, Roamingrover86 said:

Wrong! We can qualify two boats. ( There is no gender restriction)
This is self-

If and only if we win both events. I think it'll be one boat only.

We have just 9 teams in mixed skeet right?