Speedy

The IFA Women's Fistball World Championships just concluded and here is who should be going to Chengdu
 
1.  (2024 World Champion - PAFA)
2.  (2nd place 2024 WWC - EFA)
3.  (3rd place 2024 WWC - EFA)
4.  (EFA #3)
5.  (PAFA #2)
6.  (PAFA #3)
7.  (Oceania Quota)
Host:  (Asia Quota)
 
Men's Qualification should wrap up this week following the completion of the Pan American Games, however, here is what it is looking like. Top 4 from 2023 MWC automatically qualify for Chengdu. With China receiving the host quota it automatically reaches the IFA's 3 continent mandate. 
 
1.  (2023 World Champion / 2024 Euro Champions - EFA)
2.  (2nd Place 2023 WC - EFA)
3.  (3rd Place 2023 WC - PAFA)
4.  (4th Place 2023 WC -EFA)
5.  (PAFA)
6.  (PAFA)
7.  (EFA)
Host:  (Asia Quota)

Italian alpine skier Matilde Lorenzi has died during the night after a bad crash in training yesterday, only 19 years old  
https://www.krone.at/3574860
 
Two top-10's in the speed disciplines at last season's world junior championships, lots of Europa Cup results and she was Italian super-G champion in quite a strong field (seniors), definitely someone we would have been likely to see in the World Cups in the next few years..

Canoe Polo World Championships are coming to the end. If i'm not mistaken this countries should get quotas:
 
Men


 
Women
()
 Last spot should be decided between  and  in match for 7th place.
 
https://www.kayak-polo.info/app/#/chart
Qualification system: https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/2025_cap_worldsgames-qs_061123.pdf

2016 U20 world champion (800m) Kipyegon Bett , bronze at te 2017 senior world championships, has died yesterday after a month of illness.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipyegon_Bett
 
Massive talent in 2015-2017 or so, got caught for EPO and never really competed anymore outside of Kenya after that.
 

Racquetball quotas were added
 

 with one man and one woman place.
 
 
 

Racquetball quotas were added
 

 with one man and one woman place.
 
 
 

Quotas have been updated on the IWGA website. It looks like  got a reallocated quota in the women's event, and  got a reallocated quota in the mixed event.

Yes, i see now. I was wondering why  has a place in this sport. Now it's clear.  There is also a mistake with one quota in powerlifting, I think. Emil Norling is from  not from
 

we had the first huge huge upset of the tournament,  Venezuela knocked out one of the favorites Spain by a late goal. 
 
VEN advanced to the KO round as the 4th third-place team with -6 GD 

Acrobatic Gymnastics quotas as listed by the FIG: 2025_TWG_Chengdu_ACRO qualifiers.pdf

Okay, so...looking at the racquetball qualification guidelines: https://www.internationalracquetball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IRF-Qualification-TWG2025s.pdf
 
...and the viewing the combined team ranking from the 2024 world championships published by the IRF: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/h84c4jrag5igeutgrllr6/AIaQJvUOJj94K5oVOnphrzE?dl=0&e=1&preview=9+Combined+Team+Competition.pdf&rlkey=npybeo0ohksyc7bri7os9xfvf&st=zyxy65ap
 
 should each be in line to recieve one male and one female quota. I'm not sure if NFs that only entered one gender will be offered quotas, but if that's the case,  might also be in line for quotas.  didn't compete at the world championships, so I'm not sure about their quotas either. 
 
As always, none of this is official, as only the international federation can confirm who qualified.
 

Yes, looks something like that:

And they cut 2 events by week, so less events and no double-up distances

so, finally we have all the results of the Inline Slalom tournament
 
here's a full recap
 
Individual Giant Slalom
 
Team Giant Slalom
 
Individual Slalom
 
Team Slalom
 
Combined Slalom
 
Parallel Slalom

Tug of war world championships has ended.
 
Results in World Games categories:
 
640 kg men:

500 kg women:

580 kg mixed:

 
Interesting is that Basque Country grabbed bronze medal in women's division. I don't know how quotas will be decided in this case. As for now nothing is official about quota places in this sport. Info from official website of World Championships.
 

Last quota went to  and  with host quota. Info from IWGA website official qualifications list.

Last quota went to  and  with host quota. Info from IWGA website official qualifications list.

Okay, I used the tables in the article to calculate the qualification rankings for flying disc (ultimate): https://wfdf.sport/2024/08/road-to-chengdu-qualifying-for-the-world-games-at-wuc-2024/
 
 should be qualified by my math.  are tied in ranking points, so assuming  gets the host quota, I'm not sure who gets the last quota place between those two teams. Of course, none of this is official as only the federation can confirm who qualified. 

Daniela Larreal - five time olympian in track cycling has passed away at the age of 50. Probably she choked on food.

Daniela Larreal - five time olympian in track cycling has passed away at the age of 50. Probably she choked on food.

Great to see this results.  also with first medal in boxing btw.

At this Olympics  also with big chances for their first medal (wrestling). I'll be surprised if they don't do it. Four countries will be a great result.

Great to see this results.  also with first medal in boxing btw.

Thea LaFond W triple jump 
  Julien Alfred W 100 m running
 
good prediction guys
@Speedy @Bearas @Topicmaster1010 @SalamAkhi @Cinnamon Bun
 
 

Chances (+/- realistic) for countries for their first olympic medal in history.
 
 Abakarov, Dudaev, Valiev (all wrestling)
 Doria Villarubla (canoeing slalom)
 Pudar (swimming)
 McMaster (athletics)
 LaFond (athletics)
 Men's football
 Men's football
 
Someone else? What do you think?