Rafa Maciel

Unfortunately, it came too late for Paris, but the Bello brothers won the Elite 16 event in Rio this weekend. I could be wrong, but I think that is there first tournament win at the Elite16 level and with it, they have broken into the world's top 20. 
 
This should set them up to have a great start to 2025 gaining them direct entry to the Elite 16 level events without having to go through qualifying.

It was a great atmosphere for the match - particularly when  Yuan managed to up her level in the second set. 
 
The crowd favourite all week has been  Fernandez so I was a bit surprised that so many of the crowd didn't come back after the first match - although they could have just been stuck in the queue for the bar. 
 
Should be a good final tomorrow.

Women's Team Pursuit:
1.)  (Cat Ferguson / Imogen Wolff / Erin Boothman / Carys Lloyd)
2.)  (Elina Cabot / Melanie Dupin / Leane Tabu / Violette Demay)
3.)  (Linda Sanarini / Arianna Giordani / Irma Siri / Asia Sgaravato)
 
Men's Team Pursuit:
1.)  (Davide Stella / Ares Costa / Christian Fantini / Alessio Magagnotti)
2.)  (Ellande Larronde / Lucas Menanteau / Leo Busson / Camille Charret)
3.)  (Sam Fisher / William Salter / Henry Hobbs / Fin Tarling)
 
 
Women's Team Sprint:
1.)  (Lu Minying / Luo Shuyan / Shi Yi)
2.)  (Riley Faulkner / Jodie Blackwood / Caitlin Kelly)
3.)  (Siria Trevisan / Matilde Cenci / Chantal Pegolo)
 
Men's Team Sprint:
1.)  (Krystof Friedl / Jan Porizek / David Peterka)
2.)  (Li Ruyi / Feng Yusheng / Sun Haoran)
3.)  (Jung Jaeho / Choi Taeho / Jeong Suckwoo)
 
 
Women's Scratch:
1.)  Nicole Duncan
2.)  Valentina Ferreyra Beltramo
3.)  Chantal Pegolo
 
Men's Scratch:
1.)  Lucas Menanteau
2.)  Heimo Fugger
3.)  Nejc Peterlin
 
 
Women's Individual Sprint:
1.)  Stefany Lorena Cuadrado Florez
2.)  Georgette Rand
3.)  Luo Shuyan
 
Men's Keirin:
1.)  Fabio Del Medico
2.)  Kanata Takahashi
2.)  Daniyar Shayakhmetov
 
Women's Elimination Race:
1.)  Messane Brautigam
2.)  Gabriela Kaczmarczyk
3.)  Anita Baima
 
Men's Points Race:
1.)  Nicolas Aernouts
2.)  Lucca Marques Ferreira Silva
3.)  Fin Tarling
 
Women's Omnium:
1.)  Cat Ferguson
2.)  Nicole Duncan
3.)  Adelina Sakun
 
Men's Individual Pursuit: 
1.)  Henry Hobbs
2.)  William Holmes
3.)  Alessio Magagnotti

Women's Team Pursuit:
1.)  (Cat Ferguson / Imogen Wolff / Erin Boothman / Carys Lloyd)
2.)  (Elina Cabot / Melanie Dupin / Leane Tabu / Violette Demay)
3.)  (Linda Sanarini / Arianna Giordani / Irma Siri / Asia Sgaravato)
 
Men's Team Pursuit:
1.)  (Davide Stella / Ares Costa / Christian Fantini / Alessio Magagnotti)
2.)  (Ellande Larronde / Lucas Menanteau / Leo Busson / Camille Charret)
3.)  (Sam Fisher / William Salter / Henry Hobbs / Fin Tarling)
 
 
Women's Team Sprint:
1.)  (Lu Minying / Luo Shuyan / Shi Yi)
2.)  (Riley Faulkner / Jodie Blackwood / Caitlin Kelly)
3.)  (Siria Trevisan / Matilde Cenci / Chantal Pegolo)
 
Men's Team Sprint:
1.)  (Krystof Friedl / Jan Porizek / David Peterka)
2.)  (Li Ruyi / Feng Yusheng / Sun Haoran)
3.)  (Jung Jaeho / Choi Taeho / Jeong Suckwoo)
 
 
Women's Scratch:
1.)  Nicole Duncan
2.)  Valentina Ferreyra Beltramo
3.)  Chantal Pegolo
 
Men's Scratch:
1.)  Lucas Menanteau
2.)  Heimo Fugger
3.)  Nejc Peterlin
 
 
Women's Individual Sprint:
1.)  Stefany Lorena Cuadrado Florez
2.)  Georgette Rand
3.)  Luo Shuyan
 
Men's Keirin:
1.)  Fabio Del Medico
2.)  Kanata Takahashi
2.)  Daniyar Shayakhmetov
 
Women's Elimination Race:
1.)  Messane Brautigam
2.)  Gabriela Kaczmarczyk
3.)  Anita Baima
 
Men's Points Race:
1.)  Nicolas Aernouts
2.)  Lucca Marques Ferreira Silva
3.)  Fin Tarling
 
Women's Omnium:
1.)  Cat Ferguson
2.)  Nicole Duncan
3.)  Adelina Sakun
 
Men's Individual Pursuit: 
1.)  Henry Hobbs
2.)  William Holmes
3.)  Alessio Magagnotti

Women's Team Pursuit:
1.)  (Cat Ferguson / Imogen Wolff / Erin Boothman / Carys Lloyd)
2.)  (Elina Cabot / Melanie Dupin / Leane Tabu / Violette Demay)
3.)  (Linda Sanarini / Arianna Giordani / Irma Siri / Asia Sgaravato)
 
Men's Team Pursuit:
1.)  (Davide Stella / Ares Costa / Christian Fantini / Alessio Magagnotti)
2.)  (Ellande Larronde / Lucas Menanteau / Leo Busson / Camille Charret)
3.)  (Sam Fisher / William Salter / Henry Hobbs / Fin Tarling)
 
 
Women's Team Sprint:
1.)  (Lu Minying / Luo Shuyan / Shi Yi)
2.)  (Riley Faulkner / Jodie Blackwood / Caitlin Kelly)
3.)  (Siria Trevisan / Matilde Cenci / Chantal Pegolo)
 
Men's Team Sprint:
1.)  (Krystof Friedl / Jan Porizek / David Peterka)
2.)  (Li Ruyi / Feng Yusheng / Sun Haoran)
3.)  (Jung Jaeho / Choi Taeho / Jeong Suckwoo)
 
 
Women's Scratch:
1.)  Nicole Duncan
2.)  Valentina Ferreyra Beltramo
3.)  Chantal Pegolo
 
Men's Scratch:
1.)  Lucas Menanteau
2.)  Heimo Fugger
3.)  Nejc Peterlin
 
 
Women's Individual Sprint:
1.)  Stefany Lorena Cuadrado Florez
2.)  Georgette Rand
3.)  Luo Shuyan
 
Men's Keirin:
1.)  Fabio Del Medico
2.)  Kanata Takahashi
2.)  Daniyar Shayakhmetov
 
Women's Elimination Race:
1.)  Messane Brautigam
2.)  Gabriela Kaczmarczyk
3.)  Anita Baima
 
Men's Points Race:
1.)  Nicolas Aernouts
2.)  Lucca Marques Ferreira Silva
3.)  Fin Tarling
 
Women's Omnium:
1.)  Cat Ferguson
2.)  Nicole Duncan
3.)  Adelina Sakun
 
Men's Individual Pursuit: 
1.)  Henry Hobbs
2.)  William Holmes
3.)  Alessio Magagnotti

Women's Team Pursuit:
1.)  (Cat Ferguson / Imogen Wolff / Erin Boothman / Carys Lloyd)
2.)  (Elina Cabot / Melanie Dupin / Leane Tabu / Violette Demay)
3.)  (Linda Sanarini / Arianna Giordani / Irma Siri / Asia Sgaravato)
 
Men's Team Pursuit:
1.)  (Davide Stella / Ares Costa / Christian Fantini / Alessio Magagnotti)
2.)  (Ellande Larronde / Lucas Menanteau / Leo Busson / Camille Charret)
3.)  (Sam Fisher / William Salter / Henry Hobbs / Fin Tarling)
 
 
Women's Team Sprint:
1.)  (Lu Minying / Luo Shuyan / Shi Yi)
2.)  (Riley Faulkner / Jodie Blackwood / Caitlin Kelly)
3.)  (Siria Trevisan / Matilde Cenci / Chantal Pegolo)
 
Men's Team Sprint:
1.)  (Krystof Friedl / Jan Porizek / David Peterka)
2.)  (Li Ruyi / Feng Yusheng / Sun Haoran)
3.)  (Jung Jaeho / Choi Taeho / Jeong Suckwoo)
 
 
Women's Scratch:
1.)  Nicole Duncan
2.)  Valentina Ferreyra Beltramo
3.)  Chantal Pegolo
 
Men's Scratch:
1.)  Lucas Menanteau
2.)  Heimo Fugger
3.)  Nejc Peterlin
 
 
Women's Individual Sprint:
1.)  Stefany Lorena Cuadrado Florez
2.)  Georgette Rand
3.)  Luo Shuyan
 
Men's Keirin:
1.)  Fabio Del Medico
2.)  Kanata Takahashi
2.)  Daniyar Shayakhmetov
 
Women's Elimination Race:
1.)  Messane Brautigam
2.)  Gabriela Kaczmarczyk
3.)  Anita Baima
 
Men's Points Race:
1.)  Nicolas Aernouts
2.)  Lucca Marques Ferreira Silva
3.)  Fin Tarling
 
Women's Omnium:
1.)  Cat Ferguson
2.)  Nicole Duncan
3.)  Adelina Sakun
 
Men's Individual Pursuit: 
1.)  Henry Hobbs
2.)  William Holmes
3.)  Alessio Magagnotti

The Australian track bike from Paris cost around $100,000 so their budget would seem to be pretty healthy in the grand scheme of things

The Australian track bike from Paris cost around $100,000 so their budget would seem to be pretty healthy in the grand scheme of things

Bello Brothers have completed their pool matches and have shown pretty form in their 3 matches. 
 
Opening against  Herrera / Gavira, they were unlucky to come out on the wrong side of a 21-23 / 26-24 / 17-15 result. They bounced back today with wins over  Marchetto / Windisch (21-10 / 21-12) and  Schnetzer / Kindl (21-15 / 21-16)
 
They currently top the pool although  v  match is still to finish. 

So I know we're all still basking in the glow of Paris but it's never too early to start thinking about the next games. 
 
We probably wont have the qualification pathways for LA until late 2025 or early 2026 but in the intervening period, I am going to be using live events to model the quotas.

One of the many disappointments of the Paris qualifying window was the Bello brother's missing out on a spot in the beach volleyball. They'd been showing some good form and were increasingly able to hold their own with some of the best teams in the world.
 
Hopefully we'll see them in LA in '28 and the first step on that journey is this week's European championships where they are seeded 18th and have been drawn against:
 
 Herrera / Gavira 15th Seed (World Ranking 17)
 Marchetto / Windisch No.2 Seed (World Ranking 75)
 Schnetzer / Kindl (World Ranking N/A - scratch pairing)
 
Looks like the top 3 in the group qualify for the knock out rounds. 

With the track and field action being all but over, we can start to turn our attention to next year's World Champs.
 
Looking at the results, I think 21 athletes secured the WA qualifying standard this week:
 
Men's Events:
100m: Louie Hinchliffe (9.97)
400m: Matthew Hudson-Smith (43.44) / Charlie Dobson (44.48) 
800m: Max Burgin (1:43.50) 
1500m: Josh Kerr (3:27.79) / Neil Gourley (3:30.88)
 
Women's Events:
100m: Daryll Neita (10.92)
200m: Dina Asher Smith (22.22) / Daryll Neita 22.23
400m: Amber Anning (49.29) / Laviai Nielsen (50.69) / Victoria Ohuruogu (50.59)
800m: Keely Hodgkinson (1:56.72) / Jemma Reekie (1:58.01) / Phoebe Gill (1:58.47)
1500m: Georgia Bell (3:52.61) / Laura Muir (3:53.37) / Revee Walcott-Nolan (3:58.08)
3000m SC: Elizabeth Bird (9:04.35)
100m Hurdles: Cindy Sember (12.72)
400m Hurdles: Lina Nielsen (54.65)
Heptathlon: Katarina Johnson-Thompson (6844)
 

I'm sensing that you might be a little upset about that - but I could be misinterpreting your post. 

Damian Warner no heights in the pole vault  and  Skotheim is out too.

Huge amount of credit for that  gold belongs to . Kaarle McCulloch came in after Tokyo and completely revamped the women's sprint squad. 

Huge amount of credit for that  gold belongs to . Kaarle McCulloch came in after Tokyo and completely revamped the women's sprint squad. 

Let's have a working assumption that we're not going to see a repeat of Tokyo. There will be no catch, no slip stream, no ignominious failure this year 

Yes.....quite literally.

Consequences of the Seine swim being felt by Belgian team:
 
Belgium pull out of mixed relay after triathlete falls ill ‘with E.coli’ | The Independent
 

We're all agreed that we're claiming a win for Cindy Ngamba would count as a win for  right? 

Her performances this week make it all the more frustrating that Llewellin didn't manage to qualify. Definitely think they could have been in the mix for a team medal. 

Consequences of the Seine swim being felt by Belgian team:
 
Belgium pull out of mixed relay after triathlete falls ill ‘with E.coli’ | The Independent
 

Another classic Chalmerism on the BBC as they wrap up the golf..."Setting up to be a fantastic finish to the golf. A bit of a battle between the US and the Americans" 

Not without the RSPCA getting involved

I'm sensing that you might be a little upset about that - but I could be misinterpreting your post.