intoronto

Not surprised, people preach gender equality, but now men have less events, so its technically not gender equality, lol
 
Hamilton 2026 (the next games bid) was touting they are the first games to offer more for women, but I guess not trolol.
 
The 10km race walk is absolutely shocking. Who decided to approve this bs? @heywoodu@hckosice
 
All the events are expected more or less, at least men's events were not dropped to get more women's events.

Happy that more para athletes will get a shot too compete as well, which is unique about these games. 
 
Disappointed in the team sizes for the team sports. Basketball can easily have 12 per event, beach volleyball 16, rugby women can go to 12.

What about gender equality? 

Wait, voting ends this Friday?

Just throw away this sport from Olympics already and we would have way more free quotas for other sports.

Of course I do, and even more than above issues. I am worried about the livelihood of ordinary people including me. I am worried about the unemployment rate rise. I am worried about all consequences caused by he pandemic and the degree of recovery. But I just don’t think any sports federation should be responsible for them and should not be the battle ground for people condemning each other. I just hate politics interfere sports.

To be entirely fair to the IOC, why would they need to have some opinion on an execution in Iran? Not saying it's good what happened and there's plenty of organizations who can and do support their concern with these kind of things, but why would the IOC be one of them in this case and not in every execution case, because he happened to wrestle in his youth or something (as I think our Iranian friend here explained)?

@mrv86 @Olympian1010
 
Have heard that squash, bowling, racquetball and basque pelota have been added now to the Santiago 2023 program. Sport climbing has also been added. 

@mrv86 @Olympian1010
 
Have heard that squash, bowling, racquetball and basque pelota have been added now to the Santiago 2023 program. Sport climbing has also been added. 

2021 Men’s and Women’s World Championships expanded to 14 teams.

@intoronto 1st episode of his new serie is out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3EM7K6YcaM
 
 
 

Can’t wait for “innovative” Olympics formats, such as the Marathon being decided by a 100m sprint among the first 8 athletes to finish the Marathon.

Here is the Cali quotas per sport for Santiago 2023
 
 
http://eventosdelciclo.cog.org.gt/sites/default/files/Documentos/CALI2021/ Información Técnica.pdf
 
IN Spanish
 
 

Its more or less the same as the last few games. However, "If the Host country, Chile is also ranked first or second in the South American (ODESUR) Games 2022, then a third team not yet qualified based on final rankings at the VI Pan American Cup 2021 will qualify." is new. Basically guarantees a third country will qualify from the Pan Am Cup

The most idiotic decision ever, cause I doubt they'll force the NOC's to maintain that U23 roster for the indoor competition.
 
Looks Olympic Gold Medalist, fencing, Bach is influencing Panam  Sports feeble minds.

http://www.panamhockey.org/files/gamesheets/2023/2023mPAG/2023PAg-Qualification Process.pdf
 
Field hockey got an updated qualification system. 

Also in volleyball and beach volleyball, the top two teams in each confederation at the Junior Pan Am Games will qualify for Santiago 2023. 
 
@mrv86 @Olympian1010

Also in volleyball and beach volleyball, the top two teams in each confederation at the Junior Pan Am Games will qualify for Santiago 2023. 
 
@mrv86 @Olympian1010

CAS should be abandoned...they're just a bunch of corrupted idiots...
 
they just can't do their job...

is in

all admitted as members of World Curling. 
 

all admitted as members of World Curling. 
 

via CBC
 
3 Canadian men made tennis history today by advancing together to the 4th round of a grand slam for the 1st time EVER

Some sad news: http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__100884/title__Badminton-Fed-President-Has-Parkinson's-Disease/292/Articles

Mixing sport and politics, it's ridiculous and it's just propaganda