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As there are only 5 events in marathon swimming, I will maybe consider to include those evetns in the contest.

I'm interested.

The team has apparently not arrived in Havana. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137714/north-korea-weightlifting-no-show

Yes, qualification period for Paris 2024 for all individual events begins on July 1st. Exceptions: Marathon, 10000m, 20km race walking, heptathlon/decathlon and relays have already begun their qualification period.

Final Standing is available here Pablita africaboy maestro Here is the presentation of the three medallists. Congratulation to all three medallists of this prediction contest. @Pablita with the gold medal, @africaboy with the silver medal and @maestro with the bronze medal.

Final Standing Rank User Nation Total 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 TB 1 Pablita 553 28 37 64 44 32 47 43 37 55 32 28 53 24 14 15 2 africaboy 548 30 56 64 36 32 44 44 35 54 29 35 46 14 14 15 3 maestro 536 28 55 64 23 34 43 45 35 57 30 27 52 14 14 15 4 juliosilva 532 31 54 65 26 32 45 33 37 54 31 27 53 15 14 15 5 hckošice 529 31 57 62 28 32 46 41 34 53 30 28 43 16 14 14 6 Henry_Leon 525 33 54 67 24 24 46 33 35 65 31 25 44 15 14 15 13x12 7 ady48 525 30 56 62 27 33 46 25 35 53 28 36 43 22 14 15 11x12 8 Monzanator 524 31 45 65 29 33 40 36 33 63 29 34 45 12 13 16 9 Morten Jensen 522 30 55 67 26 33 32 36 34 52 28 35 46 13 11 24 10 Ufilov 499 22 54 63 27 30 35 22 36 46 28 35 43 24 13 21 11 Agger 492 30 53 67 26 35 36 45 34 53 30 26 44 11 0 2 12 Hipooo 483 19 42 63 37 23 38 45 32 54 30 34 39 11 3 13 13 Topicmaster1010 482 32 45 61 28 37 40 26 33 41 29 24 47 12 14 13 8x12 14 toulousain 482 31 47 57 25 33 42 44 32 51 28 26 36 14 14 2 4x12 15 pedja789 467 24 44 63 23 24 33 40 27 41 20 26 45 22 14 21 16 SteveParker 452 30 50 42 23 29 28 41 25 51 27 36 25 22 11 12 17 Dolby 440 31 52 54 23 33 32 22 23 45 18 17 39 32 12 7 18 rybak 436 30 41 53 20 30 27 32 32 51 41 33 44 0 0 2 19 vlad 419 47 61 23 33 34 18 35 55 30 8 41 13 2 19 01: May 12th - Group A and B 02: May 13h - Group A and B 03: May 14th - Group A and B 04: May 15th - Group A and B 05: May 16th - Group A and B 06: May 17th - Group A and B 07: May 18th - Group A and B 08: May 19th - Group A and B 09: May 20th - Group A and B 10: May 21st - Group A and B 11: May 22nd - Group A and B 12: May 23rd - Group A and B 13: May 25th - Quarterfinals 14: May 27th - Semifinals 15: May 28th - Third-Place Match and Final

Provisional Standing of Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2023 Prediction Contest after Day 14 is available here

Provisional Standing after Day 14 Rank User Nation Total 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 TB 1 Pablita 538 28 37 64 44 32 47 43 37 55 32 28 53 24 14 2 africaboy 533 30 56 64 36 32 44 44 35 54 29 35 46 14 14 3 maestro 521 28 55 64 23 34 43 45 35 57 30 27 52 14 14 4 juliosilva 517 31 54 65 26 32 45 33 37 54 31 27 53 15 14 5 hckošice 515 31 57 62 28 32 46 41 34 53 30 28 43 16 14 6 Henry_Leon 510 33 54 67 24 24 46 33 35 65 31 25 44 15 14 6 ady48 510 30 56 62 27 33 46 25 35 53 28 36 43 22 14 8 Monzanator 508 31 45 65 29 33 40 36 33 63 29 34 45 12 13 9 Morten Jensen 498 30 55 67 26 33 32 36 34 52 28 35 46 13 11 10 Agger 490 30 53 67 26 35 36 45 34 53 30 26 44 11 0 11 toulousain 480 31 47 57 25 33 42 44 32 51 28 26 36 14 14 12 Ufilov 478 22 54 63 27 30 35 22 36 46 28 35 43 24 13 13 Hipooo 470 19 42 63 37 23 38 45 32 54 30 34 39 11 3 14 Topicmaster1010 469 32 45 61 28 37 40 26 33 41 29 24 47 12 14 15 pedja789 446 24 44 63 23 24 33 40 27 41 20 26 45 22 14 16 SteveParker 440 30 50 42 23 29 28 41 25 51 27 36 25 22 11 17 rybak 434 30 41 53 20 30 27 32 32 51 41 33 44 0 0 18 Dolby 433 31 52 54 23 33 32 22 23 45 18 17 39 32 12 19 vlad 400 47 61 23 33 34 18 35 55 30 8 41 13 2 01: May 12th - Group A and B 02: May 13h - Group A and B 03: May 14th - Group A and B 04: May 15th - Group A and B 05: May 16th - Group A and B 06: May 17th - Group A and B 07: May 18th - Group A and B 08: May 19th - Group A and B 09: May 20th - Group A and B 10: May 21st - Group A and B 11: May 22nd - Group A and B 12: May 23rd - Group A and B 13: May 25th - Quarterfinals 14: May 27th - Semifinals 15: May 28th - Third-Place Match and Final

Prediction Design for the Medal Matches in the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2023 Prediction Contest can be found here Deadline is May 28th, 15:20 (GMT +3) @Henry_Leon, @juliosilva, @Ufilov, @Monzanator, @vlad, @africaboy, @ady48, @pedja789, @hckosice, @rybak, @Dolby, @Morten Jensen, @Pablita, @Hipooo, @SteveParker, @Agger, @toulousain, @Topicmaster1010, @maestro

You MUST hide your post. To do that, you have only to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of prediction post. Do the same at the end of prediction post with "[ /hide]" too. PREDICTION DESIGN - START COPYING HERE ---> [ hide] Knockout Round May 25th - May 28th, 2023 4 Nations, the Winners of each Semifinal will qualify for the Final. The Losers of each Semifinal will play the Third-Place Match. Bronze Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +3) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 28th 2023, h. 15:20 United States Latvia Gold Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +3) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 28th 2023, h. 20:20 Canada Germany [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE

Prediction Design for the Semifinals in the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2023 Prediction Contest can be found here Deadline is May 27th, 13:20 (GMT +3) @Henry_Leon, @juliosilva, @Ufilov, @Monzanator, @vlad, @africaboy, @ady48, @pedja789, @hckosice, @rybak, @Dolby, @Morten Jensen, @Pablita, @Hipooo, @SteveParker, @Agger, @toulousain, @Topicmaster1010, @maestro

You MUST hide your post. To do that, you have only to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of prediction post. Do the same at the end of prediction post with "[ /hide]" too. PREDICTION DESIGN - START COPYING HERE ---> [ hide] Knockout Round May 25th - May 28th, 2023 4 Nations, the Winners of each Semifinal will qualify for the Final. The Losers of each Semifinal will play the Third-Place Match. Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +3) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 27th 2023, h. 13:20 Canada Latvia May 27th 2023, h. 17:20 United States Germany [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE

Provisional Standing of Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2023 Prediction Contest after Day 13 is available here

Provisional Standing after Day 13 Rank User Nation Total 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 TB 1 Pablita 524 28 37 64 44 32 47 43 37 55 32 28 53 24 2 africaboy 519 30 56 64 36 32 44 44 35 54 29 35 46 14 3 maestro 507 28 55 64 23 34 43 45 35 57 30 27 52 14 4 juliosilva 503 31 54 65 26 32 45 33 37 54 31 27 53 15 5 hckošice 501 31 57 62 28 32 46 41 34 53 30 28 43 16 6 Henry_Leon 496 33 54 67 24 24 46 33 35 65 31 25 44 15 6 ady48 496 30 56 62 27 33 46 25 35 53 28 36 43 22 8 Monzanator 495 31 45 65 29 33 40 36 33 63 29 34 45 12 9 Agger 490 30 53 67 26 35 36 45 34 53 30 26 44 11 10 Morten Jensen 487 30 55 67 26 33 32 36 34 52 28 35 46 13 11 Hipooo 467 19 42 63 37 23 38 45 32 54 30 34 39 11 12 toulousain 466 31 47 57 25 33 42 44 32 51 28 26 36 14 13 Ufilov 465 22 54 63 27 30 35 22 36 46 28 35 43 24 14 Topicmaster1010 455 32 45 61 28 37 40 26 33 41 29 24 47 12 15 rybak 434 30 41 53 20 30 27 32 32 51 41 33 44 0 16 pedja789 432 24 44 63 23 24 33 40 27 41 20 26 45 22 17 SteveParker 429 30 50 42 23 29 28 41 25 51 27 36 25 22 18 Dolby 421 31 52 54 23 33 32 22 23 45 18 17 39 32 19 vlad 398 47 61 23 33 34 18 35 55 30 8 41 13 01: May 12th - Group A and B 02: May 13h - Group A and B 03: May 14th - Group A and B 04: May 15th - Group A and B 05: May 16th - Group A and B 06: May 17th - Group A and B 07: May 18th - Group A and B 08: May 19th - Group A and B 09: May 20th - Group A and B 10: May 21st - Group A and B 11: May 22nd - Group A and B 12: May 23rd - Group A and B 13: May 25th - Quarterfinals 14: May 27th - Semifinals 15: May 28th - Third-Place Match and Final

The prediction contest for the World Aquatics currently only has swimming (pool) events listed. Diving, marathon swimming and artistic swimming are not included. It hasn't been the norm for these events to be part of the prediction contest. Usually we have also had a separate prediction contest for the men's and women's water polo tournaments.

PREDICTION CONTEST POLL Users can vote for the additional prediction contests he/she wants. Notice! Users are able to vote for more than one contest. Already pre-selected prediction contests for the last half of 2023: - Women's Football FIFA World Cup 2023 - July 20 - August 20 - Swimming at the FINA Aquatics World Championships 2023 -July 23-30 - Athletics WA World Championships 2023 - August 19-27 - Men's Basketball FIBA World Cup 2023 - August 25- September 10 - Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2023 - November 30 - December 17 Poll closes on June 16th, 23:59.

Provisional Standing of Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2023 Prediction Contest after Day 12 is available here

Provisional Standing after Day 12 Rank User Nation Total 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 TB 1 africaboy 505 30 56 64 36 32 44 44 35 54 29 35 46 2 Pablita 500 28 37 64 44 32 47 43 37 55 32 28 53 3 maestro 493 28 55 64 23 34 43 45 35 57 30 27 52 4 juliosilva 488 31 54 65 26 32 45 33 37 54 31 27 53 5 hckošice 485 31 57 62 28 32 46 41 34 53 30 28 43 6 Monzanator 483 31 45 65 29 33 40 36 33 63 29 34 45 7 Henry_Leon 481 33 54 67 24 24 46 33 35 65 31 25 44 8 Agger 479 30 53 67 26 35 36 45 34 53 30 26 44 9 Morten Jensen 474 30 55 67 26 33 32 36 34 52 28 35 46 9 ady48 474 30 56 62 27 33 46 25 35 53 28 36 43 11 Hipooo 456 19 42 63 37 23 38 45 32 54 30 34 39 12 toulousain 452 31 47 57 25 33 42 44 32 51 28 26 36 13 Topicmaster1010 443 32 45 61 28 37 40 26 33 41 29 24 47 14 Ufilov 441 22 54 63 27 30 35 22 36 46 28 35 43 15 rybak 434 30 41 53 20 30 27 32 32 51 41 33 44 16 pedja789 410 24 44 63 23 24 33 40 27 41 20 26 45 17 SteveParker 407 30 50 42 23 29 28 41 25 51 27 36 25 18 Dolby 389 31 52 54 23 33 32 22 23 45 18 17 39 19 vlad 385 47 61 23 33 34 18 35 55 30 8 41 01: May 12th - Group A and B 02: May 13h - Group A and B 03: May 14th - Group A and B 04: May 15th - Group A and B 05: May 16th - Group A and B 06: May 17th - Group A and B 07: May 18th - Group A and B 08: May 19th - Group A and B 09: May 20th - Group A and B 10: May 21st - Group A and B 11: May 22nd - Group A and B 12: May 23rd - Group A and B 13: May 25th - Quarterfinals 14: May 27th - Semifinals 15: May 28th - Third-Place Match and Final

Prediction Design for the Quarterfinals in the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2023 Prediction Contest can be found here Deadline is May 25th, 16:20 (GMT +3) @Henry_Leon, @juliosilva, @Ufilov, @Monzanator, @vlad, @africaboy, @ady48, @pedja789, @hckosice, @rybak, @Dolby, @Morten Jensen, @Pablita, @Hipooo, @SteveParker, @Agger, @toulousain, @Topicmaster1010, @maestro

You MUST hide your post. To do that, you have only to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of prediction post. Do the same at the end of prediction post with "[ /hide]" too. PREDICTION DESIGN - START COPYING HERE ---> [ hide] Knockout Round May 25th - May 28th, 2023 8 Nations, the Winners of each Quarterfinal will qualify for the Semifinals. Quarterfinals Date & Time (GMT +3) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 25th 2023, h. 16:20 Switzerland Germany May 25th 2023, h. 16:20 United States Czechia May 25th 2023, h. 20:20 Canada Finland May 25th 2023, h. 20:20 Sweden Latvia [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE

The 5 championships with most votes in the poll will be selected as prediction contests. Users will be able to votes for as many events/championships he/she would like to vote for in the poll.

I have assembled a list of 11 events I plan to put in the poll. I do have have the Shooting ISSF World Championships inlcuded in the list of the 11 events. I have looked into the idea of an European Games Prediction Contest. Though, I have realised in my research process that the European Games would demand too much of preparation compared to what the outcome would become. I first excluded the non-Olympic sports from the list of sports, but I still ended up with 197 events in total. I planned to do 50 events in total for a prediction contest. However, I realised that many sports will have very few events. Athletics, which would have taken up many of the events in a prediction contest, are also contested in a differerent format with the team events, but where individual medals are handed out to the best athletes across all divisions. I wasn't sure how this would work in the format the prediction contest we have here are currently contested in. After som consideration, I did abandon the idea of making an European Games Prediction Contest with all these things considered.

This week I will open a poll where users can vote for some of the prediction contests for the last half of 2023. There are five prediciton contests which I have already decided will happen in the last half of 2023. See below for the list: The current Totallympics Prediction Contests Calendar for July-December 2023. - Women's Football FIFA World Cup 2023 - July 20 - August 20 - Swimming at the FINA Aquatics World Championships 2023 -July 23-30 - Athletics WA World Championships 2023 - August 19-27 - Men's Basketball FIBA World Cup 2023 - August 25- September 10 - Women's Handball IHF World Championship 2023 - November 30 - December 17

Provisional Standing of Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2023 Prediction Contest after Day 11 is available here

Provisional Standing after Day 11 Rank User Nation Total 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 TB 1 africaboy 459 30 56 64 36 32 44 44 35 54 29 35 2 Pablita 447 28 37 64 44 32 47 43 37 55 32 28 3 hckošice 442 31 57 62 28 32 46 41 34 53 30 28 4 maestro 441 28 55 64 23 34 43 45 35 57 30 27 5 Monzanator 438 31 45 65 29 33 40 36 33 63 29 34 6 Henry_Leon 437 33 54 67 24 24 46 33 35 65 31 25 7 juliosilva 435 31 54 65 26 32 45 33 37 54 31 27 8 Agger 435 30 53 67 26 35 36 45 34 53 30 26 9 ady48 431 30 56 62 27 33 46 25 35 53 28 36 10 Morten Jensen 428 30 55 67 26 33 32 36 34 52 28 35 11 Hipooo 417 19 42 63 37 23 38 45 32 54 30 34 12 toulousain 416 31 47 57 25 33 42 44 32 51 28 26 13 Ufilov 398 22 54 63 27 30 35 22 36 46 28 35 14 Topicmaster1010 396 32 45 61 28 37 40 26 33 41 29 24 15 rybak 390 30 41 53 20 30 27 32 32 51 41 33 16 SteveParker 382 30 50 42 23 29 28 41 25 51 27 36 17 pedja789 365 24 44 63 23 24 33 40 27 41 20 26 18 Dolby 350 31 52 54 23 33 32 22 23 45 18 17 19 vlad 344 47 61 23 33 34 18 35 55 30 8 01: May 12th - Group A and B 02: May 13h - Group A and B 03: May 14th - Group A and B 04: May 15th - Group A and B 05: May 16th - Group A and B 06: May 17th - Group A and B 07: May 18th - Group A and B 08: May 19th - Group A and B 09: May 20th - Group A and B 10: May 21st - Group A and B 11: May 22nd - Group A and B 12: May 23rd - Group A and B 13: May 25th - Quarterfinals 14: May 27th - Semifinals 15: May 28th - Third-Place Match and Final