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Another gold for , now in men's Decathlon. Athletics being great for the host nation!

Gold for in men's discus throw 

19 silvers at this point for chile it's an amazing results, but it feels frustrating :P 

19 silvers at this point for chile it's an amazing results, but it feels frustrating :P 

19 silvers at this point for chile it's an amazing results, but it feels frustrating :P 

we can expect maximum 2 golds in athletism, maybe sailing and 2-3 gold in other events, so 10 to 12 golds with be the maximum expected
 
I feel a little dissapointed but not that much...chilean athletes don' work that well under pressure

we can expect maximum 2 golds in athletism, maybe sailing and 2-3 gold in other events, so 10 to 12 golds with be the maximum expected
 
I feel a little dissapointed but not that much...chilean athletes don' work that well under pressure

Just for fun, if we were to take average finishing position of each voting slot, here is how the TISC Open 2023 final rankings would look. Who is ready to sign on the dotted line? @ManuCHIL @hckošice and @Vektor would probably be happy to
On the other hand, things would not be looking quite so rosy for @heywoodu as both Netherlands and Brazil are propping up the table
 
 
Chile 15.40 Slovakia 15.70 Hungary 16.15 Malta 16.60 Canada 16.74 Sweden 16.81 United States 17.05 China 17.05 Mexico 17.25 Great Britain 17.25 Greece 17.40 Israel 17.40 Croatia 18.05 Portugal 18.28 Argentina 18.40 New Zealand 18.45 Kazakhstan 18.55 Serbia 18.70 Spain 19.00 Italy 19.05 Turkey 19.10 Poland 19.40 Ukraine 19.40 Moldova 19.55 Czech Republic 20.20 Ireland 20.37 India 20.40 France 20.65 Germany 20.70 Slovenia 20.75 Romania 20.80 Denmark 21.05 Lithuania 21.30 Indonesia 21.82 Brazil 23.00 Netherlands 23.65  

Impressive that Ecuador has so many qualified athletes for Paris!! congratz to them :D !!!!

second gold for chile in rowing!!! I'm so happy :D!!

Rowing announcer thinks they are in Peru 

The hosts start off the day with a gold in rowing!

don't worry, as usually in 3-4 days you'll win 15 gold medals and that's it, right on track again

thank you for the reminder, voted :D !

completely trashed by  in women's Volleyball. Host nation having some really good/surprising results in some sports.

Russo  snags the women’s 10m air rifle Olympic quota 

Unexpected gold in women’s street skateboarding for  Rayssa Leal (…not )

Leal 

I'll be happy with 20 golds for chile,  a 4th-5th place for Argentina, and the same for Colombia :P (my boyfriend is colombian, I'm so excited for this competition!!)

poor volunteers xD
 
I live in Argentina, my boyfriend is colombian...so I hope a lot of happy moments this year :D 

First brazilian athletes have arrived at the village, which indeed looks beautiful. Pictured, the Gymnastics team.
 

I’m a proponent of bringing back the artistic competitions, so you’d have at least one supporter 

I will add a song contest (yeah, eurovision ajajajja), like they did in a past parisian olympics jejeje

Hi Guys!!
 
I haven't introduce myself yet, but I wanted to share with you that I'm a Sports and health  science high school teacher here in Argentina. 
 
The thing is this, it's just a a doubt
 
As sports geeks, what would you do with teenagers to engage them specially in Olympics and sports science topics???
 
That would be really helpful for me, I think I'm a little stuck with new ideas jejejeje

I’m just going to “spit-ball” with laundry list of ideas and potential connections to science.
 
1) Bobsleigh design/mechanics as it relates to aerodynamics, friction, and weight distribution.
 
2) Evolutionary advantages/disadvantages when it comes to swimming. With swimming, you could also talk about the “super suits” and why they were so effective a decreasing times. 
 
3) Energy return in shoes. Hot topic in athletics at moment. You could also look into energy return in different surfaces (grass, sand, mud, asphalt, concrete, cobblestone)
 
4) The breathing techniques behind free diving. 
 
5) There’s quite a bit you could go with head injuries in various sports (football, American football, rugby, cycling, bobsleigh, skateboarding, etc.)
 
6) I believe there’s data that states female athletes are suffering joint injuries at a higher rate than men (at least in football), maybe you could look into the scientific theories about that. It’s a bit of a research hot spot in the U.S. at the moment.
 
7) Wheel hardness in skateboarding and in-line skating. You could look into the chemicals used and how it affects performance in various environments/disciplines.

8) There was that guy who went skydiving without a parachute a few years back (landed in a large net), surely there’s something about physics there.
 
9) tidal forces and how they impact surfing. Tidal bore surfing might be an interesting case study.
 
10) The science behind a lot of the para sports is probably interesting (sit-skis, racing wheelchairs, tandem bikes).
 
11) You could do a case study on athletics with unique biological advantages like Eero Mäntyranta. Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/magic-blood-and-carbon-fiber-legs-at-the-brave-new-olympics/

 
ESPN had/has a nice series of short videos on sport science. I’m not sure if this playlist is available outside the US (I’m also pretty sure it’s not complete), but I’m sure you could clips on YouTube. Link: 
 
 
Hopefully you find some of that helpful @ManuCHIL