AsensioWillemsen

I don't like assumptions, but I don't trust North Korea because they could pull these athletes from competition and escape authorities a long time due to COVID issues, which is a good time to actually dope. Especially if they look this strong.

Same here. It's frustrating having to shell out for yet another subscription just to watch the World Championships when I'm already paying for so many other sports platforms lol

Recurve Bow, men's Individual

Gold:  Andres Temiño Mediel
Silver:  Marcus D'Almeida
Bronze:  Kim Je Deok

Full Ranking
https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2025/24321/IFRM.php

Full Bracket
https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2025/24321/IBRM.php

Exactly that. Putting your sport behind an exclusive paywall for all events basically means that they only can shine once in four years. Mind you, I like the sports at the olympics a lot, but there is so much more that I can watch either for free or on a deal package.

I get the feeling this is going from bad to worse with many sports. I mean, archery isn’t going anywhere here if we are forced to pay a subscription to watch the worlds and have nothing else to go off.

I mean, it is a fun sport, but to me not fun enough to pay 10 euro’s to watch this tourney.
 

There’s a huge difference between selecting players with a family migration history, but who often been born and/or raised in the selecting country and who have gone through the national development programs, and simply paying huge amounts of money to buy athletes with no previous relation to their new country, as happened recently with the Jamaican athletes.

Turkey is probably the most disliked team lately and rightly so:
 
 
- the federation's policies and the constant bring of naturalizations players,
- the terrible behavior of Ebrar Karakurt,
- for many years counting only of Italian coaches (NT seniors, juniors, clubs),
- way of thinking, that for money you can buy anything
 
Turkey NT, currently, resembles some kind of Foreign Legion and has the face of the disgusting Ebrar Karakurt. I hope the regulations change and no further naturalizations will be possible – I heard Turkey is already looking to sign two more players: Markova from Russia and a 16-year-old from Cuba.

Orro was one of the best in the tourney, but Vargas was the queen of em all IMHO. But yeah, she didn’t win the title

Without Vargas, Turkiye is at a level similar to Poland, the Netherlands and Germany.

The men's 2020 Olympic tournament had that.
 
The women's football tournament was also scheduled like that until Canada and Sweden requested a change (also helped that the United States didn't make the final ). 

This really puts in perspective to me just how nice the end of the combined is. The Boulder and Lead combined format just dragged on for ages (it was even worse w/ speed). These are much more watcheable finals (with a much better scoring system too).

A rare occasion where the individual swimmers in the final were one each from  and  

She may well be my favourite non-Dutch/Spanish athlete of all time. Absolutely heartbreaking news, really have a hard time taking it in. Brilliant biathlete and a great personality inside and outside of the sport.
 
Rest in peace...

She may well be my favourite non-Dutch/Spanish athlete of all time. Absolutely heartbreaking news, really have a hard time taking it in. Brilliant biathlete and a great personality inside and outside of the sport.
 
Rest in peace...

On the other hand, I understand (even if I don't agree with) those who believe that sports should not ban people for non-sporting reasons. In large part because I recognize that it is almost impossible to objectively determine when it is justified and when it is not.

She may well be my favourite non-Dutch/Spanish athlete of all time. Absolutely heartbreaking news, really have a hard time taking it in. Brilliant biathlete and a great personality inside and outside of the sport.
 
Rest in peace...

Never thought I'd be talking in this thread about the person who was basically my favourite athlete in the world, across all sports, for her entire senior career
 
Rest in peace, Laura Dahlmeier

Thank you, Dutch commentator.
 
"THERE'S A MEDAL COMING!", 10 meters before the finish, followed by  De Groot finishing in 7th (and never having really been in contention).

Coetze very much was the deserved winner though. If anyone deserved it more, they should have been faster.

These times in this 100 backstroke were crazy.

The 8+ is the glamour event and should end the regatta, not start it! 

Surely this time the games will be cancelled
 

Happy to see  doing good once more!

Happy to see  doing good once more!

Happy to see  doing good once more!