Benolympique

Pre-qualifying tournaments have started.
 
 

congratulations to my friend dimitri pavadé for this silver medal in length, and Olympic quotas for tokyo congratulations !!!!!

This means that sadly both  and  withdrew   Too bad because there was realistic chance for breaking record in number of participating countries (43 is the biggest number so far) as there were rumours about possible return of  and  but well....
 
I'm sad especially about Montenegro, I always liked their entries, I hope that both countries will return in 2021!  

http://www.marcolympics.org/jeux/2018-2020/s_jour.php

Go Égypt Cameroon and côté ivoire 

Cameroon beat Cote d'Ivoire 2-1 today and will play against Zambia in fifth qualifying round. On paper Cameroon is favourite but in women football you never know, especially in Africa So Chile can start to do its homework regarding the next opponent in play-off.

Zambia  qualified for fith round
zambia 3 - 2 kenya

Well, they are provisionally given to these nations. It will change only once the rankings get established.

Zambia  qualified for fith round
zambia 3 - 2 kenya

Zambia  qualified for fith round
zambia 3 - 2 kenya

and quotas in final event, Men's 10m Air Pistol
 

OQR, Team Standings after today's event
 
1st, USA, 320 pts (Q)
2nd, France, 236 (Q)
=3rd,   Italy, 188 pts (Q)
=3rd, South Korea, 188 pts (Q)
5th, Hong Kong, 186 pts (Q, best Asian team outside the top 4)
6th, Russia, 176 pts (Q, best European team outside the top 4)
7th, Japan, 161 pts
8th, Egypt, 158 pts (Q, best African team outside the top 4)
=9th, Germany, 155 pts
=9th, China, 155 pts
11th, Great Britain, 135 pts
(? but still in the top 16), Canada, 124 pts (Q, best Panamerican team outside the top 4)

qualifies for the Olympics after beating 33-0. First half was close, second half not so much.
 
joins in the repêchage.

Men : 
1 9040
2 8670
3 8430 (-1) potentially 9260 considering the mean of their best results last season (=1)
4 7930
5 7290
6 7230
7 6800 (-2) potentially 8430 (=4)
8 6520
9 6230 (-2) potentially 7760 (=6)
10 6200
11 6120
12 5840
 
Women :
1 9800
2 8530 (-1) potentially 9390 (=2)
3 8440
4 8190
5 7380 (-2) potentially 9180 (=3)
6 7330 (-1) potentially 8080 (=7)
7 6810 (-2) potentially 8410 (=5)
8 6690
9 6570
10 5580
11 5310 (-2) potentially 6640 (=9)
12 4890 (-2) potentially 5960 (=11)
 

Kenya is the 10th team qualified 

Samoa is a threat but indiscipline here at Oceania7s (yellow turned into red) cost them the qualification.
 
As for Ireland, rarely seen them on the world circuit so unknown..
 
Need our 2 Fidjiens present for better chance.

qualifies to Tokyo after beating  19-12. Samoa essentially gave the game away with a red card with three minutes to go and an ill advised clearance kick that was easily blocked and returned for a converted try.

qualifies for the Olympics after beating  36-0.

yes, rifle quota 10m women for Indonesia

Nope. It's the Women power. In 10m air rifle women. 

will compete in men's trap.

Artist to be announced on 25 November
Bulgaria returns to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2020 and will announce the artist or group who will represent the country in Rotterdam with a press conference on 25 November in the capital Sofia. During the event BNT will also present the production company behind the 2020 Bulgarian entry and the partnering music production company from the UK.
The new focus of the Bulgarian participation in Eurovision will be the long-term commercial success of the artists representing Bulgaria in the contest. Another priority will be the development of the creative industry in the country through the international partnerships made possible by the project. The participation in the biggest music event in the world will be used as a platform to showcase the positive image of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people.
Source: Vasil Ivanov, Head of Press, Eurovision Bulgaria 2020 

Olympic champion Romania with virtually no chance to qualify for Tokyo
 
I hope Ana-Maria Popescu will qualify individually....it would be her 5th Olympics...