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When Iran announced just one flagbearer for the Games, I wasn't sure if they simply ignored Bach's stupid advice or they simply weren't aware of that. (that's completely possible with Iranian officials, sometimes they don't just read letters)
unfortunately it seems they just didn't know that. and now Iran is considering having two flagbearers at the Games they already announced the name of two flagbearers for the Paralympics.

Team Canada
 
Natalie Achonwa (Guelph, ON)
Kayla Alexander (Milton, ON)
Laeticia Amihere (Mississauga, ON)
Miranda Ayim (London, ON)
Bridget Carleton (Chatham, ON)
Shay Colley (Brampton, ON)
Aaliyah Edwards (Kingston, ON)
Nirra Fields (Montreal, QC)
Kim Gaucher (Mission, B.C.)
Kia Nurse (Hamilton, ON)
Shaina Pellington (Pickering, ON)
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (Toronto, ON)

According to this,  is using the spots on the 67 kg and 81 kg events for men and 64 kg for women
 
https://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/ciclo-olimpico/juegos-olimpicos-2021-lista-la-seleccion-colombia-de-pesas-600067

Canada's team size stands at 371 athletes atm.
 
Rugby +2
Water polo +1
Field hockey +2
Football +4
 
These sports alternates will count now (waiting for final confirmation). So that is 380 athletes right there.
 
These can add to the team:
 
-Men's hammer throw (Athletics) - Adam Keenan is the first reserve
-Laurence Vincent Lapointe is still waiting to hear if she can compete in canoeing
-An appeal on the exclusion of the equestrian jumping team is still outstanding ?
-There is an appeal currently regarding Jeremy Chartier's potential participation in Tokyo. Verdict now going to the courts, FIG rejected appeal. 
-Any B standard swimmer being invited to the games (unlikely, but still a possibility exists). 
 
so if everything is positive then we are looking at 380+ athletes

Haha, thanks. They aren't a bad team and with Canada and Greece not sending their best I felt they had a bit opportunity. Lucky for them they seized it.

Ill never trust Italian basketball after the 2006 NBA Draft, but props to them for advancing

It’s a really good thing  got a free quota in women’s 3x3 from the diversity tournament, it is the only way such a minor basketball nation could ever qualify.

Sri Lanka
 
Milka de Silva- Gymnastics
Chamara Dharmawardana - Judo
 
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2021/07/04/sports/judoka-and-gymnast-hoist-lion-sri-lanka-olympic-captains

A - you never know what will happen at the Olympics
B - in 2016 the host quota was automatically seeded at 4, not sure if that's happening this time but it would knock Zolotic down to 7th seed.

Kinda sad to see they'll have such a small delegation after hosting somewhat successfully the 2018 South American Games.

@Makedonas@intoronto

The equestrian venue fully dressed.

Canada leads for the first time in the game. In overtime.

5 mins.. if tied, another 5 mins and onward

in my opinion......   The excuse given by the CWG is ridiculous .......
 
 
They could not hold a shooting championship in South England as they did not have facilities ....Sounds ridculous ... while they could do it manchester , glasgow , edinborough , london, bisley  etc etc  ....... the biusley venue is just an hour and a half away ..... ( closer than the cycling venue ) 
 
 
This is clearly aimed at an unsportsmanlike thwarting of sports they do badly at ( and India does wellat ) .........
 
Personally I think that the Birmingham team are a pack of cheaters ....... and should be called out for what they are ....... I am glad Indians called them out for this .......
 
 

FIBA is known for this. They used to have 4 wildcards picked for the World Championships, and Im sure many countries paid bribes to get one of those slots.

thank you for your job which is great to find the selection of countries!

Insane. Fiba should be investigated next.

4, but you can name another athlete too it as well. Canada's omnium athlete was named to both.

I kind of think the “alternates count” in team sports should be a permanent change tbh. They can still travel at the cost of the NCO / not be hosted in the village, but not considering them Olympians and not allowing them to compete just to artificially lowering the number of athletes is just petty.

Yes, LOL, apparently so.  This must be first Olympics ever with zero USA race walkers.  I have not read anything about it, but I would think heat in Eugene had something to do with no one coming close to the standard.  Maybe in 2024, learning their lesson from here, they will have 20K trials in a cooler time of year.

The equestrian venue fully dressed.

"India is the worst performing nations in the CWG"     well as per last chart  we were third and above Canada .......
 
 
  Rank CGA Gold Silver Bronze Total 1  Australia (AUS)* 80 59 59 198 2  England (ENG) 45 45 46 136 3  India (IND) 26 20 20 66 4  Canada (CAN) 15 40 27 82  
so if we are the worst performing , Canada ?? 
 
I personally think that to cut shooting was a clear strategy of the big three to cut india  down to size .......   
 
 
 
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And yet oddly it attracts large numbers of spectators and produces many athletes who go on to success at world and olympic level.

I wonder if the crybaby is going to boycott now.