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    intoronto got a reaction from Laraja in Junior Pan American Games 2021   
    Karate quotas:https://pkf3.webnode.es/_files/200164078-1356413566/DECISION DEL PKF EC 22-25 MARZO 2021 -eng-.pdf
     
    Them awarding quotas to both Curacao and Bonaire 
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    intoronto reacted to thiago_simoes in Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sports Programme   
    Completely unrealistic, but you never know when FIG is going to do something stupid. It's basically the Homer Simpson of international federations: if you watch long enough, you will see it doing something really stupid.

    I just mentioned floor and vault because there's no way FIG would remove pommel horse and parallel bars, so floor and vault are the apparatus that are "repeated" in women's artistic gymnastics, so I guess it would be somehow easier to justify their exclusion because they would still be part of the Olympic program, but restricted to women, instead?

    Anyway, just a bunch of crazy theories that won't happen... Hopefully.
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    intoronto reacted to George_D in Athletics WA Under 20 World Championships 2021   
    CANADA Team
     
    Men
    Matthew ERICKSON- 800m
    Aiden GROUT- High Jump
    Abdullahi HASSAN- 800m
    Ethan KATZBERG- Hammer Throw (6kg)
    Michael ROTH- 200m, 400m
    Callan SALDUTTO- Javelin Throw
    Almond SMALL- 100m,200 m
    Dylan UHRICH- 3000m Steeplechase
     
     
    Women
    Heather ABADIE- Pole Vault
    Savannah SUTHERLAND- 400mH, 4x400m Relay
    Ella CLAYTON- 400m, 4x400m Relay
    Isabella GOUDROS- 100m. 200m, 4x400m Relay
    Avery PEARSON- 800m, 4x400m Relay
    Enikő SÁRA- Javelin Throw
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    intoronto got a reaction from George_D in Women's Basketball FIBA Under 19 World Cup 2021   
    Yes, another dumb decision by FIBA
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    intoronto reacted to vinipereira in Women's Basketball FIBA Under 19 World Cup 2021   
    They're doing great. I'm interested to see how the senior team performs in Afrobasket. Maybe they can challenge for the African spot in the next Olympics?
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    intoronto got a reaction from Ted in Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sports Programme   
    The ISSF asked for a 16th event (mixed skeet)...but the IOC did not approve adding events (even though it fits with their policy). So somehow the IOC decided that skeet for 2024
     
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    intoronto reacted to dcro in Tokyo Summer Olympic Games 2020 News   
    It's interesting when you accidentally open the first page of a thread like this.
     
    This post though. The logo turned out to be very reminiscent of Croatia. So much so that I mistook officials/volunteers as Croatian athletes a few times.
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    intoronto reacted to hckošice in Men's Ice Hockey Tournament at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022   
    All our NHLers declined invitations for different reasons...we are fu..ed !
     
    So we will have to try the miracle now just via players from European leagues and a couple of youngsters from AHL(NHL) like Studenič, Feherváry, Jaroš, Daňo orJurčo...
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    intoronto reacted to orangeman in Post Games Analysis | How do you analyse your country's performance at Tokyo 2020?   
    1. 8/10
    Canada had its most successful non-boycotted SOG in terms of gold medals (7, tied with 92) and total medals (24). However, there were some notable disappointments.
     
    2. Surprises: W8 gold medal in rowing.  They've historically done well in the event, but were not gold medal favourites going in.  Women's soccer getting gold was amazing, especially beating the US in the semis for revenge for having 2012 stolen from them by a corrupt ref.  Mitchell winning gold in track sprint on the last day was a great ending, and Genest getting Keirin bronze previously bodes well for our sprint track cycling team moving forward.  Seeing our big stars from Rio, Penny Oleksiak and Andre De Grasse succeed again was great.  
     
    Disappointments: Women's beach volleyball.  In a matter of a couple of hours we went from looking forward to a possible all Canada semifinal to having both our teams lose quite easily in the quarters.  Women's basketball and rugby teams were supposed to be medal threats and didn't even make it out of group play.  This was the first SOG with no wrestling medals in a very long time.  In boxing, Mandy Bujold fought so hard to be there through arbitration and courts just to be completely outmatched in her first round.  One medal in diving, with only one individual diver making it to a final, was a big disappointment.  
     
    Overall, Canada historically has an issue with finishing 4th.  There have been quite a few articles written about it in the past, and as a nation we always try to figure out why.  This time I believe we got 12 4ths, along with 3 other bronze medal losses (in combat sports, so technically you finish 5th).  That's 15 near misses for a country that got 24 actual medals.  I'm not sure about this year, but it has been proven in many other Olympics that Canada gets the most 4th/5th places with regard to their actual medal count. Some of these 4ths were shocks (men's 4x100 freestyle relay) and some were due to injury (Rosie in trampoline), but it's still incredibly frustrating as a Canadian sports fan.  Some will say it's a sign of how powerful the whole team is among a variety of sports, but you start to believe your country just lacks the killer instinct to get to the top.   
     
    So that's why I only gave an 8/10.  There was a point where Canada had more 4th places than gold+silver+bronze, and we were getting 2 a day with no medals. In the end the numbers got better, but it was frustrating for a bit.  
     
    3. Canada had no stated goal, but I'd think breaking medal records probably does it.  
     
    4.  Idk which sports will get more funding, but one of our banks (RBC) had a development program for athletes that showed promise.  Many of them had fantastic results - Kelsey Mitchell won track cycling gold and she just took up the sport in 2017 due to this program!  Her teammate Lauriane Genest is also part of this program and got a bronze.  Another member, Avalon Wasteneys, got gold as part of the W8 rowing team.  Pierce Lepage finished 5th in decathlon (same spot as Warner in his first Olympics).  They're already looking for more athletes to support for Paris, so I can see this continuing to be a huge success.  
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    intoronto reacted to JoshMartini007 in Doping Cases and Bans 2021 Thread   
    Like what's the point in watching top level sports if you truly believe all the top contenders are cheaters?
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    intoronto got a reaction from AliciasBlade in Winter Olympic Games 2030 Bid Process   
    JOC gave approval... I think it's the front runner and SLC for 2034. 
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    intoronto got a reaction from Federer91 in Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sports Programme   
    Remember gender equality doesn't apply to men.... as long as women are equal or more its fine in the eyes of Mr Fencing gold medalist 1976
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    intoronto got a reaction from George_D in Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sports Programme   
    I think gender equality is by sport. So gymnastics is equal in that regard.
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    intoronto got a reaction from De_Gambassi in Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sports Programme   
    I think gender equality is by sport. So gymnastics is equal in that regard.
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    intoronto reacted to orangeman in Canada National Thread   
    Who here is finding themselves rewatch various medals by Canada?  Upon my return to Beijing I moved into a new apartment with a giant smart TV so I broadcast all the medals all the time from CBC's site these past few days.  I can't believe I missed W8's gold, I knew they were doing great (look up my posts about them in the heats).  I was supposed to watch on a train, but there were complications about getting into the station and the covid outbreak I mentioned.  It drained my phone, my time and my patience, so read about it hours later.  I've enjoyed it several times on my new TV now.  
     
     
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    intoronto got a reaction from George_D in Women's Basketball FIBA Under 19 World Cup 2021   
    Looks like Mali might be a force in women's basketball in the future. Silver in 2019, and looks like another medal here coming up.
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    intoronto reacted to Federer91 in Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sports Programme   
    Heaven's forbid the split is 51-49 or 52-48    Equal numbers in boxing, even though men have one more category 
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    intoronto reacted to Sindo in Totallympics Suggestions and Problems Thread   
    It should now work?
     
    We are going through a software update so there might be more bugs/problems in the next days, please report them here.
     
    I can already tell you the latest replies box threads will not be bolded anymore for unread threads. There was already a bug before because threads remained bolded after the first time you opened them, so they decided to remove that feature at all and no threads will be bolded now
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    intoronto got a reaction from rafalgorka in Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022 News   
    I hope the best hockey players are at the Olympics. We are almost there lol.
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    intoronto reacted to thiago_simoes in Rhythmic Gymnastics at the Summer Olympic Games 2020   
    I really don't understand what people want.

    If Russia wins everything, this sport is a mess, it should be removed from the Olympics, the world is doomed. If Russia loses the gold medal, this sport is a mess, it should be removed from the Olympics, the world is doomed.
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    intoronto got a reaction from De_Gambassi in Tokyo Summer Olympic Games 2020 News   
    74% of Canadians watched the Olympics
     
    https://twitter.com/Devin_Heroux/status/1425102700954402818?s=19
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    intoronto got a reaction from George_D in Canada National Thread   
    I don't mind taking it on.
     
     
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    intoronto reacted to orangeman in Canada National Thread   
    Amazing SOG for Canada.  There were disappointments, as there always are.  But there were also triumphs and unexpected surprises.  The women getting gold in soccer will be forever stamped onto Canadian sports history.  
     
    I was occupied right at the end of the Games, having to cut my summer vacation short to return to Beijing as there is a covid outbreak in this country now and things have returned to high level (well, officially "medium" but it would be considered high level for others.  We're not getting locked into our apartments yet).  
     
    I delayed going through security in the airport on my way back to watch Mitchell win her gold on my phone.  I watched the rowing pair get bronze at the feet of the largest stone Buddha in the world.  The women beat the US while I sunbathed by the pool in a rainforest environment.  I witnessed Maggie MacNeil get her gold in front of pandas at a breeding house.  China has problems, very serious problems, but it's a beautiful country.  
     
    CBC had excellent coverage as usual.  Our athletes performed at unprecedented levels.  
     
    Can't wait for Beijing 2022!  I'm here waiting!  Screw you covid, we better be able to go to the events.  That's a big reason why I took this job.  Countdown is on!  I'm so hyped right now!  
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    intoronto reacted to dcro in Athletics 2021 Discussion Thread   
    Most disgusting event in the Olympic history. Two individual events without individual medals, but rather with some fabricated mixed propaganda podium.
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    intoronto reacted to NaBUru38 in Cricket Discussion Thread   
    "Thirty-million cricket fans live in the USA"
     
    That's obviously not even remotely true.
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