mrv86

So what should we do here. Shall I include Egypt & Tunisia?

Hello everyone! I'll be stepping to conduct the draw. I know we'll miss @OlympicIRL, but I'll need between 3-8 volunters to help me do the picks and update the tables. The draw will start at 19:00 CET, since I need to be quite awake and ready with everything. Oh, and @dcro, your suggestions were heard and a part of the draw will feature a Halloween theme, The other, well... I'll try to keep it close to the host.

votes are in.

Very hard decission, as every song I listened tonight deserved at least a point in my consideration, but had to made the second cut. However, I choose the ones that wll be in my voting template, and most heartbeaking, those who'll have to be reserves. Still my top 5 is firm, but first place is not as safe as I believed.

First cut done, now to pick the top 12 & tomorrow night.

Finished listening all songs for the second time. They're preliminary in "Mostly in" and "Mostly out". Going to listen to the later list, and the first cut.

Ami Kondo Judo

So, is this Friday the due date to send our votes?

Well, where to start? I enjoyed most of the qualification procedures and quota distribution, but some federations where rather obscure (like bowling) or plainly imprecise (boxing, wrestling but that doesn't surprise). Here are some things I would have modified: - Artistic Swimming: Team Event? Crap. Should have consider duets only, both women and mixed (32 quotas in all) - Archery: Should have cut the 2 athletes "team" event in recurve, and have a 16 in recurve (max. 6 nocs with 2 archers) and a 12 compound(max. 4 nocs with 2 competitors) individual competitions, put the mixed teams. - Badminton: Just add men's and women's doubles. - Sprint Canoeing: Remove the K4 events. Have 7 boats for the C2/K2 races, plus an additional athlete for each C1/K1 event; if my math is not failing then we should have 36 athletes per gender. - BMX Racing: Plain stupid not to include the Freestyle event when it was competed in Lima. The race with 19 individuals? I doubt this number will be filled in the women's event; just keep it at 16 (max. 6 nocs with 2 riders). - MTB: 32 riders in total, 16 per gender (max. 6 nocs with 2 riders) instead of 20. - Road Cycling: Why just cut the women's field by just one athlete? Second, I'd like to see less of a "team" and have a max. 3 individuals per NOC in the road race and only 1 in the time trial. Assign the discarded quotas in the other cycling disciplines and have an equal number of riders (36) per gender: 6 NOC's with 3 riders, 6 with 2 and the rest awarded to individuals. - Track Cycling: Again, if UCI decided to give a vote for equality, the difference in men's and women's quotas doesn't make sense, and neither that at least one rider would have to compete in both "sprint" and "endurance" as the maximum number of competitors is 6 for each sex. As for the events, I'd throw out Team Sprint and Team Pursuit, and have a 36 per gender field:16 - max 6 nations with 2 riders - competing in sprint and keirin, 8 teams for Madison and 4 additional individuals for the Omnium. - Equestrian: Being a U-23 event you'd think they could at least add Show Jumping to the mix, with individual and team events, the later to compensate the lack of representation of the other disciplines. 36 quotas: 8 NOC's with three riders to compete in both events, all other countries a max of 2 entries. - Fencing: Keep the number of events and the quota number, but allow 4 countries in each event to have a second fencer. n -Golf: 20 players per gender, max 8 NOC's with 2 competitors. - Artistic Gymnastics: 57 men and women? Excesive imo. Take out the team events and have 42 participants per gender: 8 NOC's with 3 athletes, 6 NOC's with 2 and 6 with a single one. - Trampoline Gymnastics: Add one of the discarded quotas from gymnastics in each gender. Make it 6 pairs in synchro, plus 2 individuals. - Hockey: If Handball got invited, why should Hockey be left out? Nonsense. - Modern Pentathlon: Cut 4 quotas in each gender, then give 2 quotas to the best 8 NOC's at the last Jr PanAm Championships, plus 4 individuals. - Racquetball: 16 competitors per gender: 6 NOC's with 2 athletes (individuals and doubles) plus 4 NOC's with 1 competitor. - Rowing: Remove the boats with 4 rowers. For each gender, have 8 boats in 2x & 2- (32 men & 32 women) plus another 10 in the single scull competitions. - Rugby 7's: Take out indoor volleyball and assign those quotas to this sport. - Sailing: Cut 2 quotas in each Laser events and give them to a mixed boat, along with 12 additional quotas. - Shooting: Add individual and mixed team trap events, 12 additional quotas for both genders (max 2 athletes per NOC). - Skateboarding: Add 8 athletes for Park events to keep in line with IOC. - Sports Climbing: 12 athletes per gender, a limit of 4 NOC's with 2 athletes. - Squash: Remove the team events and 8 quotas per gender, and leave draws with 16 singles and 8 doubles. - Surfing: 16 per gender in Open events and a limit of 6 NOC's with 2 competitors in each. - Table Tennis: Teams of 2? What a joke. Have 12 NOC's with 2 players (for individual and doubles) and another 8 spots for the individual and mixed doubles (if possible) competitions. - Triathlon: What an uninventive irrelevant qualification method. Have 8 teams for the mixed relay (16 athletes in each gender) plus another 8 spots for the individual races. - Indoor Volley: give chance to other sports. - Beach Volley: Add 4 men and 4 women pairs.

I really wish he could. It'll be great to hear a German entry.

Sorry to be a party pooper, but this song has been submitted before and can't be selected as it is a cover of a song.

Well, if it's because nothing's being done, athletics is just as tainted and Coe just letting all English speaking world get away with it, while punishing other countries. UCI is also a huge joke in its battle against doping since the early 90's, so just saying, it's all of these world bodies or rather none.

Startlists for Podebrady Race Walking this Sunday

Two US cyclists tested positive a day before the start

Great news. As for Basque Pelota, I just hope they just consider Paleta Goma & Frontenis

Controversial decision indeed, but on the long term, it will be detrimental for the dressage riders.

Thank you for choosing a version that's both, available for everyone and also with the original musical arrangement Already put the link in my post

MEXICO ¡Hola Fellow Totallympics Members! It is with the greatest pleasure that the Mexican Jury is once more submitting an entry for your consideration for this edition to be held in the beautiful city of Apeldoorn. This time our selection, taken since last October, it's in line with a number of fellow entries that have decided to take a trip to past times and share with contemporary audiences their country's unique legacy in music. As for the Mexican song itself, we are proud to announce a musical arrangement and lyrics that convey a wide array of feelings, if sadness and nostalgia are the prevailing ones. But don't let this description predispose your senses, as this melody written originally to honor and remember the absence of a mother's love, has equally being related to the feeling of a passionate relationship, both situations most people in the world can relate to. Written in 1970 by Robert Cantoral, this ballad was powered by the amazing rendition of Mexico's "Song Prince", José Romulo Sosa Ortiz, better known as José José a name that probably doesn't ring a bell outside Hispanic nations, where he was greatly admired, before passing away on September last year. Without further introduction, ladies and gentlemen present you José José - "El Triste" Lyrics in Spanish Lyrics in English (free translation)

Romania and Colombia at risk of being banned for Tokyo.

And Ulloa sliped from another top 5 finish to 19th place, after a mistake of his own made him touch Schurter wheel with little more than half a lap to go

“Adapt to a changing landscape” what a politically correct euphemism for “ass kissing 1976 Gold Medalist, fencing, Thomas Bach”

If you give an approximate concept about how you want, I’ll help you

Ulloa out Hope it’a nothing serious so he can be back for World Championships

Good result to restart activity for Ulloa. Not surprised to see him take this race, as he used to train in that same venue in this season when he competed asa junior and U23 rider.

UIPM cancelled this year's World Championships in Cancun. Makes sense as Quintana Roo is one of the states with worst prepared during this pandemic. It only shows that their local government has done little but turn the whole Mexican Caribbean Coast into little more than an open air whorehouse for Europeans.