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  1. Monzanator
    Baseball didn't even have 8 nations competing like before and it doesn't even hold World Championship that anyone cares about (even Baseball Classic is basically like U23 football tournament?). Weightlifting has opened up to South America lately and has a much bigger global appeal while baseball is only limited to USA, Japan, Korea & minor Caribbean countries plus maybe Mexico. That's it. Since most baseball fans pay attention to MLB they couldn't be bothered to lobby for the Olympic status of the sport IMO.
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    This is more like a blackmail from IOC and they won't scratch weightlifting from the programme mainly because China is so dominant here. Scaling back on boxing and threatening to drop wrestling carried more value since China isn't so good in both (and actually they have some presence in women's boxing which makes the women boxing category expansion even more understandable). Any cuts in sports where USA and China are good at simply won't happen IMO.
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    First post in this thread after three weeks! The power of the Olympics!
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    Closing ceremonies are usually underwhelming since everyone is more or less exhausted after those two weeks
  5. Monzanator
    Biggest surprise in Top 10 is finishing ahead of and I suppose the boost in rowing made that possible.
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    Kamila Licwinko (high jump) announced she will retire at the end of the season.
  7. Monzanator
    France wins 3-2. Oh well.
  8. Monzanator
    Three straight attacks out for to start the tie-break
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    forces a tie-break!!!
  10. Monzanator
    was one of my favorites for winning most medals w/o gold Their boxing seems a little off lately.
  11. Monzanator
    beats 2-1 after extra time! I suppose Dani Alves can really retire now?
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    It sure changes over time here as well. Poland used to be a powerhouse in boxing & weightlifting and we completely suck in these sports these days (especially in the former, no boxing medals since 1992). Our wrestling has seen better days too. I assume cold weather limits the potential for outdoor sports in Canada? I guess your summer months aren't very long or too warm either?
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    I don't know if Dunfee is deemed as controversial back home (like anyone would even care about race walking in Canada?) but Robert Korzeniowski called him one of the most likeable walkers around
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    Canada doesn't stand much of a chance to becoming a force in men's football. What is the most successful Olympic sport for Canada at SOG outside of athletics anyway? I have a hard time recalling anything in particular
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    I assume that's because 90% of Canadian men seek a career in ice hockey?
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    Ngapeth will be unbereable if France wins this. He was unbereable for years already
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    That's it for at the Olympics. We won 14 medals overall - tying the Sydney 2000 haul. 9 medals is the most we've ever won in athletics at OG too (previous best was 8 in... Tokyo 1964 ). Our most successful OG athletics in medal quality was 4-0-0 in Sydney where we also swept the hammer and Korzeniowski won two golds in race walking. Fast forward 21 years and we swept the hammer again and won 50k walk too. These are our most successful SOG in XXI century (4-5-5) beating Beijing 2008 (4-5-2). Party time!!!
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    It's not a shock. She was a hands down gold favorite in Rio and couldn't compete. One missed OG is enough. She didn't have the best season in 2021 but she won OG anyway. I won't be surprised if she retires next year (unlike Chicherova who retired like three times).
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    Lasitskene was the far & away best high jumper of the 2010s. She really deserved that gold medal. That Rio ban really must have angered her and here she is! Mahuchikh will return in Paris and I have no idea what happens to McDermott. She could be a one-hit wonder when it's all said and done.
  20. Monzanator
    Mariya Lasitskene wins HJ gold with 2,04! Big "fuck you" for IOC after she was unable to compete in Rio
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    wins, silver!! bronze!
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    Injury for on third leg!
  23. Monzanator
    Mahuchikh takes her two attempts to 2,04! Going for the Charles Austin route.
  24. Monzanator
    Lasitskene first time clear at 2,02. McDermott fails and her gold medal dream is probably over.
  25. Monzanator
    Three women left in HJ. McDermott, Mahuchikh and Lasitskene.
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