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Canada is not competing at all

Both field hockey teams are ranked higher than BRazil and should qualify. The IHF has been giving US free quotas to their Worlds with the goal being LA2028, so highly doubtful they don't give them a host quota.

Can we continue prayer circles here? *Prayer circle for Dawson developing into a world class breaststroker*

Baseball has baseball 5s and so does Field hockey. Handball has beach handball and water polo has "4s"

Wasn't the steeplechase added because it mimicked cross-country?

Yea no. It's not a winter sport. It should not be held on the WOG. If WA wants it so badly, they can drop the steeplechase and add this.

It's only temporary as the hockey season starts soon and there was not enough time apparently to rebrand.

Yes but my comment referred to individual sports like squash.

There is no quota space but if the OC proposes it, the IOC isn't going to say no imo

Singapore is 2 races out from qualifying their first ever skier.

With past precedence, a sport not in thr top 2 tiers will likely find it hard to add another discipline without dropping event. For ex. Canoeing in Paris.

Nice rebound for the team

will not be entering a team in the mixed competition at the WOrld Juniors. Can't recall the last time this has happened. I wonder if its a budgetary issue

Yea not a big fan of the one offs. At a minimum 2 to 3 cycles for the individual sports.

THey are considered as "Senior B", which is where the B comes from

Final sports program should be determined on Oct 3-4 in Paraguay (Panamsports General Assembly)

is the newest member of the WCF

So sad she couldn't do this at the Olympics

oh yea i forgot about that sport. I think there may be an outside shot, yes

Canada will qualify in every sport except Nordic Combined. Mark that down

Next on the list is shooting, with 15 gold medals up for grabs. You would think they'd do their research...

WOmen's baseball deserves a spot? lol There is not enough depth to justify it having a permanent spot. This is why the WBSC went went baseball for men and softball for women

Forgot to add: Quota increases in Athletics to allow for each country to send at least one male and one female. Quota savings to be used for increase universality quotas. It seems each cycle the number keeps dropping.

I don't want it to be removed based on your reasons, but in the IOC's eyes field hockey is in the lowest category in terms of revenue, popularity etc. Ideally the IOC increases its quota of 10,500, but it won't, so a team sport would have to go to make the quotas available for individual events. The sole reason is to have quotas redistributed. When wrestling was dropped a few years ago, it was in the bottom 3 with field hockey and MP. I wonder if Paris 2024 changes the rankings of sports. Water polo is the least popular (I think?) of all the team sports but gets a pass because its part of World Aquatics.

My program review: Aquatics: Remove 800m freestyle for men and women. Archery: No changes Athletics: Get rid of the two mixed events, replace with a cross-country event for men/women (no new quotas, anyone who qualifies for steeplechase/5000/10000 can compete) Badminton: No changes Boxing: Change the scoring system 3x3 basketball: Increase to 12 teams per gender. Basketball: No changes Canoeing Sprint: Added a third canoeing event for men/women but no increase to quota Canoeing slalom: In an ideal world we'd drop this discipline, but for now no changes. Cycling: Add a second event for Mountain biking with no new quotas Equestrian: Its 2024, drop the sport. Why does MP need to when there is a whole sport that uses horses? Fencing: No changes to the events, but the qualification system needs to change to award continental quotas first in team events, then the top 4 remaining teams Field hockey: In an ideal world its dropped, but for now no changes. (In an ideal world water polo would go, but FINA is one of the top federations, so it won't) Golf: I don't think this sport needs a mixed event, but it will likely get it for 2028 Gymnastics: Quota cuts to Artistic and Rhythmic. No changes to events Handball: No changes Judo: No changes MP: NO changes Rowing: I wouldn't make changes, but LW events will be replaced Rugby sevens: No changes Sailing: Major quota cut, hardest sport to follow. Shooting: No changes, maybe some quota cuts Skateboarding: Id bring the quotas back down to 20 per event. Soccer: Men's teams down to 12, to make it uniform across the board. Surfing: Id personally remove this sport. Table tennis: Quota cuts, 67 in each singles event is way too much Taekwondo: No changes Tennis: No changes Triathlon: Quota cuts. 48 per field is more than enough Volleyball: No changes Weightlifting: No changes Wrestling: Remove Greco-Roman wrestling