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AQUA recently changed that rule. So now an athlete no longer needs to have competed at Worlds to be eligible.

Chinese Olympic trials begins tomorrow. The rules is to choose the any best result of 3 events to compare:
 
1: 2023 WCH individual event finals and meeting OG standard A
2: 2024 WCH individual event finals and meeting OG standard A
3: 2024 trials individual event finals and meeting OG standard A
 
So based on the past 2023 and 2024 WCH, following swimmers already have eligible results and green parts are almost safe enough to guarantee the tickets before the trials. For relay swimmers, mainly considering trials results.
 

Just being a bit of douchebag and saying I got it right here 

Just being a bit of douchebag and saying I got it right here 

Now the only thing France still needs to decide is the venue 

After all that bad press predicting disaster at Rio, it will be a bit curious if something like this happens in Paris.
 
I wonder if they would not do something to get a good water result in the previous days and go forward.

Now the only thing France still needs to decide is the venue 

Now the only thing France still needs to decide is the venue 

Now the only thing France still needs to decide is the venue 

Now the only thing France still needs to decide is the venue 

Posted this in another thread but it seems crazy to me that they are not working on a plan B with months to go.  There must be tons of lakes in France where you could stage open-water & a triathlon.  

Now the only thing France still needs to decide is the venue 

SELECTION OFFICIAL FRANCE OLYMPIC GAMES 2024

 

Quick midweek update on some trials/national meets this week:
 
 Hungary
 
Most of the highlights have already been mentioned by other users on the forum. However, one swim was missed. Yesterday in the men's 200 IM, Gabor Zombori swam 1:57.88 to beat his lifetime best by over a second. That swim gets him under the OQT needed for the Olympics.
 
 South Africa (After 3 of 6 days)
 
Josh has already mentioned Schoenmaker's time. However, in the same race, Kaylene Corbett also went 2:23.71 to also confirm her ticket to Paris. She has been 2:22 in the qualification period at WUGS. 
 
Pieter Coetze also went 1:55.85 in the 200m backstroke to confirm his spot in Paris.
 
Matt Sates has the OQT in the 200m butterfly but wasn't quite able to clear the OQT at this meet. However, I believe South Africa does accept OQT's from outside the national championships if no swimmer hits it there.
 
 New Zealand (After 3 of 5 days)
 
Eve Thomas successfully added the 1500m freestyle to her event lineup to go alongside the 400m and 800m freestyles. She won in 16:07.46 to get under the OQT.
 
Hazel Ouwehand established a New Zealand Record in the Women's 100m Butterfly. Her time of 57.43 gets her a ticket to Paris.
 
Erika Fairweather has been in fine form going 1:55.45 and 4:02.35 in the 200 and 400m freestyles. She's already qualified in both events.
 
Lewis Clareburt is already in fine form. He went 1:47.18 and 3:46.85 in the 200 and 400m freestyles. Both PB's and the latter is under the OCT. These set him up well for his better 200m butterfly and 200m IM events later in the meet where he is still hunting down the OQT's.
 
Despite achieving the OQT at the 2023 World Championships, Andrew Jeffcoat is in danger of missing the Olympics. He already failed to hit the OQT in the 100m backstroke and has one more chance in the 200m backstroke here.

My understanding is that he can only play XD, but if he qualifies in single as well, he can compete in singles AND his "double quota" gets reallocated to another single player so that TT can fill their number of quotas.

Part 2:
 
Men
 Solomon Timo
 Stephen Kiptoo
 Kennedy Kimutai
 Alphonce Felix Simbu
 Ben Chelimo Somikwo
 Titus Kimutai Kipkosgei
 Raymond Kipchumba Choge
 Andrew Rotich Kwemoi
 Mulugeta Asefa Una
 Titus Kipruto
 Elisha Rotich
 Bethwell Kipkemboi
 Cosmas Matolo Muteti
 Chalu Deso
 Matthias Kyburz
 
Women
 Veronica Maina
 Rodah Jepkorir
 Monica Chebet
 Mare Dibaba
 Pauline Chemming Korikwiang
 Ruth Jebet
 Ruti Aga
 Angela Tanui
 Evaline Chirchir
 Jessica Stenson
 Tigist Gashaw
 Tigist Memuye
 Mestawut Fekir
 Enatnesh Alamrew Tirusew
 Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot
 Valentine Chepkwemoi Mateiko
 Rahma Tusa
 Yenenesh Tilahun Dinkesa
 Medina Deme Armino
 Ethlemahu Sintayehu
 Emily Chepkemoi Arusio
 
 

The Following Athletes Have Hit The Marathon Qualification Standard Since My Last Update On 25th February:
 
Men
 Benson Kipruto
 Timothy Kiplagat
 Vincent Kipkemoi Ngetich
 Hailemaryom Kiros
 Tsegaye Getachew
 Haimro Alame
 Simon Kariuki
 Eliud Kipchoge
 Victor Kiplangat
 Bedan Karoki
 Tadesse Abraham
 Collins Kipkirui Kipkorir 
 Edmond Kipngetich
 Ilass Aouani
 Asbel Rutto
 Brian Kipsang
 Sila Kiptoo
 Jemal Mekonen
 Rhonzas Lokitam Kilimo
 Edwin Kiptoo
 Mike Kiptum Boit
 Balew Yihunle
 Solomon Kirwa Yego
 Derseh Kinde
 Ashenafi Moges
 Laban Kipngetich Korir
 Timothy Kipkorir
 Josphat Boit
 Tadu Abate
 Abay Alemu
 Nicholas Kirwa
 Jie He
 Shaohui Yang
 
 
Women
 Sutume Asda Kebede
 Rosemary Wanjiru
 Amane Beriso Shankule
 Sifan Hassan
 Besty Saina
 Meseret Abebayahau
 Khishigsaikhan Galbadrakh
 Degitu Azimeraw
 Shuko Genemo
 Meseret Dinke
 Zinah Senbeta
 Kaoutar Boulaid
 Eunice Chebichii Chumba
 Yuya Xia 
 Delvine Relin Meringor
 Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa
 () Volka Mazuronka
 Atsede Bayisha
 Ivyne Jeruto
 Lydia Naliaka Smith
 Emebet Niguse
 Fikrte Wereta
 Desi Jisa Mokonin
 Visiline Jepkesho
 Betelihem Afenigus
 Yebrgual Melese
 Sifa Mekalu
 Munkhzaya Bayartsogt
 Celestine Chepchirchir
 Sintayehu Tilahun
 Jackline Sakilu
 
The Following Athletes Have Hit The Marathon Qualification Standard But Their NOC Have Already Confirmed Their Olympic Participants: 
 
Men
 Yusuke Nishiyama
 Kenya Sonota 
 Kyohei Hosoya 
 Shungo Yokota
 Shin Kimura 
 
Women
 Hitomi Niiya
 Yuka Ando 
 Ayuko Suzuki
 Rika Kaseda
 Hikari Ohnishi
 
Part 1

So those, who earned quota in mixed doubles but also have a high ranking in singles and they qualify through the ranking, their SINGLES QUOTA will be reallocated to the next highest ranked player in the singles ranking, right? Do I understand it right? 😁😁😁😁 If so, I guess there will be more reallocations? So I guess also the quota of Doo Hoi Kem will be reallocated to another highest ranked in womens singles. So as an example, if qualifies today, Robert Gardos and Sofia Polcanova are also high ranked in singles so their singles quota also would be reallocated to another highest ranked player, right? But how about those who for example have the same player based on team qualification and they all participate in singles and also earned quota in mixed doubles? It will mean another reallocation?

No, I'm not a North Korean spy
 
 

takes the final set 15-13 and qualifies to the Olympics

Rustam Djangabaev (6th in current ranking at +102kg) is tested positive for doping, his name had been removed from the World Cup start list, which means he is not going to Paris 2024 anyway
 
that's his 2nd time, we won't see him for a while, maybe forever. 

Indeed.
 
It seems to my admittedly biased eyes that the commonwealth games has actually been one of the few vaguely successful concilliatory mechanisms - and the move to recognise indigenous people explicitly going forward shows it knows that's the direction. In my own eyes, the UK competing as its four home nations, and all its islands and territories having autonomy, is a good thing, and a sign of attempting to find equality. Very far from perfect, but still, a good thing.
 
Arguably the continent that rejected the trappings of Empire most fully is Arica- it has far fewer residual 'Commonwealth Realms' (countries that remained kingdoms and kept the British king) than the other Continents - and yet, they seem - in the main - to still enjoy having their voice heard in those Games, and all four non-empire countries that actively ASKED to join are from African - Rwanda, Mozambique, Togo and Gabon. (I understand Surinam may be next, but technically it was British Willoughbyland for a brief moment - certainly South Sudan and Burundi have made noises, so - unlike Asia where India always seems on the Brink of leaving- there still seems an appetite in Africa for whatever benefits CW and CWG can bring).
 
India is a very big country with designs on being a nationalistic superpower - I can see how that continued Commonwealth membership doesn't really sit with that, but I think that's a pity in some ways.
 
As for a possible Ghana 2026, there would be something rather pleasantly preparatory if Ghana got to host the first Africa Commonwealth Games, saved the event, and used money handed over by the Commonwealth, from a 'white dominion' to do it!

This 59 years old federation president from  competing? Nice. 3 points per arrow average so far.

Entries for the American Continental Qualification on April 8-9

38 archers from 17 NOCs in men as well as 32 women from 14 NOCs will compete 2 individual spots for each gender.
 
Among the “surprise” entries are  with 2 men,  &  with full men teams, and  entering 3 men and same amount of women 
 
Of course, D’Amour  is in, and should be one of the favorites, along   &  in men’s.
 
In women’s, the quotas “should” be distributed between     & .
 
 

Not official, but from my calculations
 
LIAO Guifang
Olivia Lynn REEVES
Angie Paola PALACIOS DAJOMES
Loredana-Elena TOMA
Vanessa SARNO PALOMAR
Neama Said Fahmi SAID
Mari Leivis SANCHEZ PERINAN
CHEN Wen-Huei
()Siuzanna VALODZKA
Marie Josephe FEGUE
Jacqueline NICHELE

As Fegue will probably get the quota on 86 (or even as Host Nation quota), the 11th would get the quota.

Joy Ogobonne EZE did an amazing job on Group C to lift 239kg total.
 
On the waiting list, both with 238kg. I think China will not accept this one in the end

Amanda DA COSTA SCHOTT
Yeniuska MIRABAL FERIA
 
and then, with 236kg (but I guess she can not get an universality quota, because this category will be a HN, right?)
 
Eyglo Fanndal STURLUDOTTIR