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That room looks perfectly fine too me. Some media will write anything to make hosts looks bad.

That room looks perfectly fine too me. Some media will write anything to make hosts looks bad.

Hard to believe these games were a year ago!!
 
 

Rosie MacLennan (Trampoline)

Edit: I can say I have met a flagbearer now lol!

Rosie MacLennan (Trampoline)

Edit: I can say I have met a flagbearer now lol!

Now that we have entry list.
 
Team dressage - Germany favourite for gold, followed by Great Britain. Bronze probably between Netherlands, USA and Sweden, with Dutch being the favourites.
Individual dressage - probably between Charlotte Dujardin and the Germans, outside chances mainly for the Dutch, Ferrer-Salat (ESP), Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) and the Americans
Team eventing - Germany should be in front. Other teams to look out for are New Zealand, Great Britain, Australia, USA and France. Dark horses could be Ireland and Netherlands (Dutch are bronze medalist from 2014 WEG but their chances are not looking too good when either Alice Naber's or Theo van de Vendel's score will have to count , they really do miss Elaine Pen..).
Individual eventing - Michael Jung (GER) they say, although he is not that unbeatable this year apparently. Others are Auffarth (GER), Klimke (GER), Fox-Pitt (GBR), Tattersall (GBR), New Zealand's Mark Todd and Jonelle Price, USA's Clark Montgomery, Australia's Shane Rose (and Chris Burton), Sweden's Ludwig Svennersatl (who defeated Jung last month), colonel Vallette from France... A lot could depend on the cross-country course.
Team jumping - I see Netherlands, France, USA and Germany, followed by Great Britain and Switzerland. Sweden and Canada could be dark horses. Ukraine and Brazil also, their quality is a bit "unknown"
Individual jumping - this is just way to open , basically every big team has couple of good candidates. But let's mention Steve Guerdat, the defending champion, who is a bit of an expert for the big stage events and also McLain Ward from the USA, who is having a great year with new horse Azur...

Great. She will decide next week. Why not in opening ceremony? Deadline was on Monday.

Because the FBI totally let Marion Jones off the hook and covered for Lance Armstrong...
 
There is zero evidence of state sponsored dopping in the US.

Key points:
The Moscow Laboratory operated a state-dictated system for doped athletes, that the Sochi lab operated a sample-swapping methodology to allow Russian athletes to dope at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and that the Ministry of Sport oversaw the process, with participation from the Russian security service. McLaren: “the system was set up following the 2010 Olympics, and was in place until 2014. It allowed the transformation of a positive result to a negative one, overseen by the Deputy Minister of Sport. The Ministry of Sport, Rusada and the FSB were involved in this process”. McLaren confirms that positive tests “in every sports discipline” were passed to the Deputy Minister of Sport, Yuri Nagornykh. McLaren adds that Nagornykh “decided who would benefit from a cover up and who would not be protected.” McLaren also says Russia manipulated samples during 2013 world athletics and 2015 world swimming championships. McLaren says that the investigation has proved “beyond a reasonable doubt” that this took place, assisted by the FSB, the Russian federal security service. McLaren adds that evidence of tampering on the inside of bottle caps was present in all samples tested. McLaren has said that the report’s key findings have been proven “beyond a reasonable doubt”, and that the evidence is “verifiable”. “I have unwavering confidence in the report”, he adds. "Russian athletes from the vast majority of summer and winter Olympic sports benefited from the Disappearing Positive Methodology" (Via Rob at GB)

I don´t know which countries already validated their teams, and sorry, but I really don´t have so much time to click in all 206 NOC websites and search there if they officialized the team. I has also some else things to do. 
try to wait 1-2 maybe 3 days dude, the confirmed teams will be announced. today is the deadline

In a few minutes we have the start of the IndyCar @intoronto  (in Toronto, that is) 

yes. they are not injured or something similar. Long live claen sport.

Hard to believe these games were a year ago!!
 
 

Probably because he's Mexican and reading Mexican websites/statements?  

Team Canada:
 
First
Last
Hometown
Event
Kelsie
Ahbe
Toronto, ON
Pole Vault
Mohammed
Ahmed
St. Catharines, ON
5000m, 10,000m
Mobolade
Ajomale
Richmond Hill, ON
4x100m Relay
Shawn
Barber
Toronto, ON
Pole Vault
Maria
Bernard
Calgary, AB
3000m Steeplechase
Mathieu
Bilodeau
Calgary, AB
50km Race Walk
Khamica
Bingham
Brampton, ON
4x100m Relay
Melissa
Bishop
Eganville, ON
800m
Nathan
Brannen
Cambridge, ON
1500m
Lucas
Bruchet
Vancouver, BC
5000m
Aaron
Brown
Toronto, ON
100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
Alicia
Brown
Ottawa, ON
400m, 4x400m Relay
Johnathan
Cabral
Péribonka, QC
110m Hurdles
Chanice
Chase
Toronto, ON
400m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay
Kendra
Clarke
Edmonton, AB
400m, 4x400m Relay
Reid
Coolsaet
Hamilton, ON
Marathon
Brittany
Crew
East York, ON
Shot Put
Andre
De Grasse
Markham, ON
100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
Derek
Drouin
Corunna, ON
High Jump
Krista
DuChene
Brantford, ON
Marathon
Evan
Dunfee
Richmond, BC
20km & 50km Race Walk
Crystal
Emmanuel
East York, ON
100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
Phylicia
George
Markham, ON
100m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay
Eric
Gillis
Antigonish, NS
Marathon
Elizabeth
Gleadle
Vancouver, BC
Javelin
Inaki
Gomez
Vancouver, BC
20km Racewalk
Akeem
Haynes
Calgary, AB
100m, 4x100m Relay
Nikkita
Holder
Pickering, ON
100m Hurdles
Matthew
Hughes
Oshawa, ON
3000m Steeplechase
Kimberly
Hyacinthe
Terrebonne, QC
200m, 4x100m Relay
Farah
Jacques
Gatineau, QC
4x100m Relay
Sekou
Kaba
Ottawa, ON
110m Hurdles
Marissa
Kurtimah
Guelph, ON
4x100m Relay
Genevieve
Lalonde
Moncton, NB
3000m Steeplechase
Oluwasegun
Makinde
Ottawa, ON
4x100m Relay
Lanni
Marchant
London, ON
10,000m, Marathon
Mike
Mason
Nanoose Bay, BC
High Jump
Brandon
McBride
Windsor, ON
800m
Taylor
Milne
Callander, ON
3000m Steeplechase
Noelle
Montcalm
Belle River, ON
400m Hurdles
Carline
Muir
Edmonton, AB
400m, 4x400m Relay
Tim
Nedow
Brockville, ON
Shot Put
Christabel
Nettey
Surrey, BC
Long Jump
Annika
Newell
Scarborough, ON
Pole Vault
Alysha
Newman
London, ON
Pole Vault
Jessica
O'Connell
Calgary, AB
5000m
Charles
Philibert-Thiboutot
Quebec City, QC
1500m
Micha
Powell
Montreal,QC
4x400m Relay
Brendon
Rodney
Brampton, ON
200m, 4x100m Relay
Anthony
Romaniw
Hamilton, ON
800m
Andrea
Seccafien
Guelph, ON
5000m
Nicole
Sifuentes
Winnipeg, MB
1500m
Gabriela
Stafford
Toronto, ON
1500m
Heather
Steacy
Lethbridge, AB
Hammer Throw
Hilary
Stellingwerff
Victoria, BC
1500m
Taryn
Suttie
Hanley, SK
Shot Put
Erin
Teschuk
Winnipeg, MB
3000m Steeplechase
Brianne
Theisen-Eaton
Humboldt, SK
Heptathlon
Benjamin
Thorne
Kitimat, BC
20km Race Walk
Alyxandria
Treasure
Prince George, BC
High Jump
Damian
Warner
London, ON
Decathlon
Sage
Watson
Medicine Hat, AB
400m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay
Angela
Whyte
Edmonton, AB
100m Hurdles
Chris
Winter
North Vancouver, BC
3000m Steeplechase
Natasha
Wodak
Vancouver, BC
10,000m
- See more at: http://athletics.ca/athletics-canada-team-nominated-rio-2016/#sthash.GAmZqGCr.2pDqg073.dpuf

Its sarcasm, for Qatar's handball team, which is made up almost exclusively of bought European players.

Team Sport qualifying countries 
 
13: Brazil
10: United States
9: Argentina, Australia, France, Spain
7: Japan
6:  China 
5: Canada, Germany
4: Great Britain, Italy,   Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, South Korea, Sweden
3: Colombia, Croatia, Fiji, South Africa
2: Denmark, Egypt,  Hungary, India,  Kenya, Mexico, Montenegro, Nigeria, Poland
1:  Algeria,  Angola, Belgium, Belarus, Cameroon, Cuba, Greece, Honduras
     Ireland, :IRN Iran, Iraq, Lithuania,   Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico,  World Selects (Qatar)
     Romania, Senegal, Slovenia, Tunisia, Turkey,  Venezuela, Zimbabwe 

Turkish athletes are really starting to make me angry, what is this shit? Its pathetic, i really dont understand why turkish people arent embarrassed about all this. They have more than 80 million people but cant produce a single world class athlete on their own.

Luckily this year I am a student, and my last class' assignment is due on August 4! Great timing if you ask me

I have already reserved my vacation (15 working days) from Monday 1st August to Sunday 21st August   My boss wasn´t very happy with that, but well, what can he do ?  I conserved the whole year my vacation days, I went to work each day sometimes pissed and angry, sometimes annoyed and lazy, but I knew that it will pay off and I´ll be very happy in August so just less than 1 month to survive and let start the best possible holidays with my TV and PC

The road-to-rio page is a very huge project to manage for one or two people. The list are not compiled by the site itself but are extracted from the  Tilastopaja statistics website. The road-to-rio page then then adds all the qualification and selection information. There are so many events happening throughout the world, athletes switching allegiance to get a shot at competing in Rio, athletes getting injured or disqualified for doping, and countries starting to announce their selection,  that it is difficult to keep track of everything.
 
Jordin Andrade was listed on the site but still as an American. I have sent a note to the website and his citizenship has been updated now.
 
Oliver is really reactive. So if you think there is a mistake or some information missing, don't hesitate to drop him a note. http://www.road-to-rio.com/about.php
 

If Iceland wins tomorrow I'll spend at least 40 hours in the rest of the year to try and learn Icelandic in their honour  

Olsen and Rose Woo are first year senior gymnasts. They are great.

You are right.
 
You can only exchange a maximum of one. 

you still must count in that in canoe slalom, especially in C1, very small entry list, harder track, stronger wind and a lot of favorites may have some serious troubles in the final race and miss gates, (look at womens K1 in Beijing 2008 ) it happened many times before, it´s also a reason why this sport is great, you never know what will happen, so in C1 I count on a slim chance also for Cameron