El Analyzer

Reeves won the women's 71kg.

Karlos just makes things look so easy  25 kg from second place and 2 new world records. If he had 2-3 more minutes of rest he could have gotten 225 kg as well. 

Damn, that's one strong anti-jinx i did there  They won everything after my comment lol
 
Looks like everyone is waiting for Karlos tomorrow for a non-Asian (basically non-PRK) gold medal at these Worlds. 

After finishing 8 Categories (4 men and 4 women),  still dominating the WCh by far:
in women:
 1 Gold in 45 kg while  3 Golds in 49, 55 and 59 kg
 
in men:
 1 gold in 55 kg while  3 Golds in 61, 67 and 73 kg
 
 

Ahmed El-Gendy (Modern Pentathlon)
 

big decision by IWF
 
new weight categories, 8 for men and 8 for women from June 2025
 
Men 60kg, 65kg, 71kg, 79kg, 88kg, 98kg, 110kg, +110kg
Women 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 63kg, 69kg, 77kg, 86kg, +86kg
 
and this means all World records will be erased AGAIN ! 
 
https://iwf.sport/2024/12/03/iwf-executive-board-meeting-in-manama-brn-december-2-3-main-decisions/
 
I think that was a good decision, 10 weights was too much. but erasing the current World Records was the down side of this decision.
 
but does this mean they have some agreements with IOC to have all these weights at the Olympics ? that looks unlikely though  but looking at the numbers and the gap between weights none of them look like a "non-Olympic weight" at least that's what IWF thinks.

official startlist
 
https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2024/11/2024_IWF_WCH_StartBook.pdf

Boxing cangaroo instead of regular boxing.

Handy guide for the perplexed.
 

Women Competitions
 
We are going to witness the clash of titans between and   in several bodyweights
 
Women -45 kg
 
1-      Won (entry 187 kg) gold medalist of Asian Ch with 192 kg and the world record holder when she became the champion of World cup 2024 (196 kg). 
2-      Zhao (entry 179 kg)   her latest record was in -49 kg category when she claimed the Junior W ch title with 191 kg.
3-      Pham (entry 175 kg) her latest record in -45 kg category was back to 2019 when was the asian junior champion with 165 kg 
4-      Garcia Rincon (entry 175 kg) bronze medalist in European ch 2024 (156 kg). 
My guess goes for then   ,   the bronze will see potential rivalry between the above other two athletes & some others with lower entry weight such as the following 3 athletes with 170 kg entry:
Pramonghkhol  
Randafiarison  
 Bektas  
 
Women -49 kg
 
Another clash between and is expected in this category too. 
1-      Ri (entry 210 kg) Asian champion 2024 (220 kg) and the world record holder when she get the gold medal in world cup 2024 with 221 kg. 
2-      Xiang (entry 205 kg) the 20 yrs old has no records on IWF website in this weight category. 
The bronze will be between:
Lin Cheng (entry 192 kg), 5 th in Asian ch 2024 with 187 kg
Ramos (entry 190 kg) bronze medalist in Asian ch 2024 with 190 kg 
 
Women -55 kg
 
Again and   are the main figures for gold here 
1-      Kang (entry 225 kg), Asian champion 2024 with 227 kg and Asian game champion with 233 kg and world record holder by lifting 234 kg in world cup 2024 and claiming the gold medal 
2-      Zhang (entry 215), the 19 yrs old girl has no records on IWF website in this weight category. 
The bronze mainly would be between 3 athletes with 210 kg total entry:
Chen , Ivzhenko & Grigoryan  
Not far from them the 2 Colombians Moya & Galvis, both with 205 kg total entry 
 
 Women -59 kg
 
Three athletes are the main figures in this weight category:
1-      Kim (entry 235 kg), the   junior world record holder when she lifted 246 kg in Asian game 2022, also she is the Asian champion 2024 with 225 kg.
2-      Venegas (entry 235 kg), 4 th in Paris Olympics with 230 kg and pan American champion 2024 with 226 kg.
3-      Pei (entry 230 kg),   bronze medalist in world ch 2023 with 232 kg and 2nd in Asian ch 2023 with 236 kg.
I don’t think Yodsarn , Beteyob   or Magistris would be able to surprise the audiences. 
 
Two :GBR are competing in 59 kg category both will have entry of 198 kg:
Gordon Brown, 7th in European ch 2024 with 200 kg
Smith, 25th of Wch 2023with 203 kg.
Expecting both to finish between 16th and 21st.
 
Women -64 kg
 
Two athletes from with total entry of 245 are the main contenders for gold and silver: 
1-      Suk Ri, Asian champion 2024 with 253 kg, she lifted 260 kg when she got the gold medal in grand prix 2023
2-      Un Sim Rim, world cup 2024 winner with 258 kg and Asian game 2022 winner with 251 kg.
The following three are fighting for a place on the podium:
Li (entry 236 kg), Segura (entry 235 kg) and Usuga (entry 235 kg) 
 
Davies (entry 226 kg), 5 th in Tokyo Olympics with 227 kg. expected to finish between 8th and 12th.
 
 Women -71 kg
 
Three players are the main athletes in this category, mostly the order will be as follows:
1-      Reeves (entry 271 kg), Paris Olympic champion with 262 kg and world cup 2024 champion with 268 kg. 
2-      Jong (entry 265 kg), she has no records in this weight category but she is the Asian champion 2024 in 76 kg weight category with 259 kg (her weight in this competition was 71.3 kg very close to the 71 kg weight category). 
3-      Yang (entry 255 kg), winner of Asian ch 2022 with 228 kg. 
 
Barton (entry 216 kg), the 34 years old athlete finished9th in 2024 European ch with 217 kg. expected to finish 20 th to 25th.
 
Women -76 kg
 
Returning back to vs challenges, the main two athletes competing for gold and both have entry of 265 kg are: 
1-      Liao , she didn’t manage to put a total in Asian game in this weight category but she is the world record holder in 71 kg category by lifting a massive 273 kg in W ch 2023 
2-      Song , Asian champion 2024 in 71 kg category by lifting 269 kg and Asian game winner by lifting 267 kg in the 76 kg category 
Mostly the bronze would go for as they have 2 athletes: 
Mendoza (entry 250 kg), bronze medalist in world cup 2024 with 240 kg
Sanchez (entry 245 kg), her last record was back to 2014 in 63 kg weight category and since then not participated in major competitions.
 
Not far from them:
Nicholson (entry 242 kg), Bedward (entry 241 kg) and Rogers (entry 240 kg) 
 
Brown asked for a preliminary entry of 217 kg, she is the 5 th in Junior W Ch 2024 with 222 kg. expected to finish 16th to 20th.
 
Women -81 kg
 
Since Koanda , the Olympic champion and Dajomes   Olympic bronze medalist are not participating and Cikamatana 4 th in Paris Olympics moved to 87 kg weight category, the road is paved for to claim another medal in W Ch (why not gold)
1-      Sara Samir (entry 265 kg) Olympic runner up in Paris 2024 with 268 kg   and African champion in 2022, 2023 and 2024 in that weight category is the most popular figure to claim the gold medal.
2-      Amaro (entry 265 kg), 7 th in Paris Olympic with 240 kg and bronze medalist in Pan American ch 2024 with 243 kg. I don’t think she is able to lift the requested entry and would be surprised if she managed to get above 250 kg.
3-      Kim (entry 260 kg), she has no records in this weight category. 
4-      Wu (entry 260 kg), she also has no records in this weight category. 
5-      Su-hyeon Kim (entry 256 kg), Asian champion 2024 with 254 kg 
6-      Iseul Kim    (entry 255 kg), bronze medalist in Asian ch with 238 kg and 6th in world cup 2024 with 255 kg.
Most likely the podium will be and the two with unknown records from and  
 
Women -87 kg
 
5 athletes are fighting for the top three positions:
1-      Cikamatana (entry 260 kg), 4 th in Paris Olympics in 81 kg category with 262 kg,  silver medalist in W ch 2022 in 87 weight category with 249 kg and bronze in 2023 in 81 kg category with 256 kg.
2-      Kim (entry 258 kg), runner up of world cup 2024 with 258 kg 
3-      Chirinos Leon (entry 255 kg) Pan American champion 2024 with 240 kg. 
4-      Rahma Ahmed (entry 250 kg) the 18 yrs old junior w ch 2024 with 240 kg 
5-      Jabborova (entry 250 kg), 10 th in the open weight in Paris Olympic with 251 kg, she dropped her weight from 96 kg (during Olympics) to be – 87 kg in a very risky decision.
Ngake is participating with 228 kg entry, the ex-Cameroonian has not participated in major competition since her bronze medal in London Olympics when she represented and lifted 246 kg in 75 kg weight category 
 
Women +87 kg
 
Similar to the men open weight category, the world record holder here Wenwen is not participating leaving the floor for her fellow Chinese and others to get into the podium: 
1-       Li (entry 300 kg), the 20 yrs old girl with no previous records in IWF website. 
2-      Park (entry 296 kg), Silver medalist in Paris Olympics with 299 kg, Asian champion 2024 with 293 kg and world champion in 2023 with 289 kg. 
3-      Campbell (entry 288 kg) Bronze medalist in Paris Olympics with 288 kg, Silver medalist in Tokyo 2020 with 283 kg and European champion 2024 with 263 kg. 
4-      Son (entry 287 kg), runner up in Asian ch 2024 with 287 kg, runner up in Asian games with 283 kg and bronze medalist in world cup 2024 with 283 kg 
5-      Theisen Lappen (entry 280 kg), 5 th in Paris Olympics with 274 kg and winner of grand prix 2023 with 283 kg.
Campbell needs to do her best aiming to get the third position in this tough competition. 

It’s November 17 for me, which means it’s officially my birthday 
 

as I said so many times in this forum Rostami is a total jerk. he wants to work alone, doesn't participate in trials etc, just simply go to the main events on his own. of course the weightlifting federation said no
 
therefore he decided to compete for another NOC. but last thing I heard if our WL federation doesn't let him, he needs to wait 1 year before switching nationality. and our WL federation doesn't grant him that permission. so as things stand he won't be allowed to participate in this event (will be eligible next year) 

Haven’t done an update on my dad since mid July, so thought I’d share.  
 
He ended up getting out of the hospital a couple days before the Olympics, and has generally been getting better the past couple of months. 
 
Unfortunately, the past couple of days he’s been really sick, and was vomiting for much of yesterday. He was taken to the hospital last night, and is expected to be there for at least a couple of days. 
 
Just sucks to see him struggling this much, hoping for as speedy of a recovery as possible 

Salvatore "Totò" Schillaci, top scorer and best player of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, died at 59 years old - cancer.

some quick notes why the Egyptians are disappointed with the performance:
 
 
- Sports Minister said we will get 10 medals
 
- Nada Hafez - Fencing Sabre competed while pregnant (7 months) and no one knows from the Egyptian Fencing federation nor the ministry (you know why? federation didn't see her for months and doesn't care) ..by the way she won in round of 32 against USA and achieved the best female place in Egyptian fencing history
 
- a player has been accused with sexual assault and has been released later as footage doesn't show (serious conduct)
 
- Hammer player Moustafa El- Gamal has no coach since Nov 2023 and when he complained after the game the president of athletic federation said he is a low class anyway! ..by the way he is the African record holder and the only Egyptian won gold medal in African athletic championship 2024
 
- Omar Assar - Table tennis said the federation has claimed a fund for a training camp with 100 K (Dollars or Euro don't know) and the paper said he was there but actually he was at home and no one knows where are the money ..actually every one know.
 
there are 6-7 more points but I feel sick continue ...other than that everything perfect and Ministry of Sport is celebration the great success !!!!!!

1. Rate the performance on a scale of 1-10
 
3 
 
2. What were the suprises and heartbreaks?
 
Mohamed El-Sayed (Fencing Epee Bronze medalist) and Mohamed Gabr who lost the bronze in GR 97 kg wrestling ... disappointed with Sief Eissa (seeded 3rd) in Taekwondo -80 kg and lost in round 16
 
3.Was your country's goal achieved? 
 
No.
 
4. Which are the sports that will be invested more in future?  Current / Upcoming sports
 
Modern Pentathlon - Squash - Weightlifting
to less extent : Fencing - Wrestling
 
5. Who could be some the potential star for your country in LA?
 
the whole Modern pentathlon Team (men and women) ..the aim is to have the full quota (2 each), some names are:
Men: Ahmed Elgendy - Mohamed Elgendy - Moataz Mohamed- Moustafa Abo Alam - Mohamed Sherif 
Women: Malak Ismail - Salma Abdelmaksod - Farida Khalil - Amira Kandel
Same for squash:
Men: Moustafa Asal (will be 27 in 2028) - Mohamed Zakaria (will be 20 yrs in 2028) ..I have discarded other well known names because of age but some of them could be still there in top form
Women: Nour Elsherbiny (32 in 2028) - Nouran Gohar ( 30 in 2028) - Hania Elhammami (27 in 2028) - Amina Orfy (21 in 2028)
 
 

some quick notes why the Egyptians are disappointed with the performance:
 
 
- Sports Minister said we will get 10 medals
 
- Nada Hafez - Fencing Sabre competed while pregnant (7 months) and no one knows from the Egyptian Fencing federation nor the ministry (you know why? federation didn't see her for months and doesn't care) ..by the way she won in round of 32 against USA and achieved the best female place in Egyptian fencing history
 
- a player has been accused with sexual assault and has been released later as footage doesn't show (serious conduct)
 
- Hammer player Moustafa El- Gamal has no coach since Nov 2023 and when he complained after the game the president of athletic federation said he is a low class anyway! ..by the way he is the African record holder and the only Egyptian won gold medal in African athletic championship 2024
 
- Omar Assar - Table tennis said the federation has claimed a fund for a training camp with 100 K (Dollars or Euro don't know) and the paper said he was there but actually he was at home and no one knows where are the money ..actually every one know.
 
there are 6-7 more points but I feel sick continue ...other than that everything perfect and Ministry of Sport is celebration the great success !!!!!!

Olympics: British Olympic chiefs target men's football side at LA 2028 - BBC Sport

A positive little post games noise, but i've heard this one before, we can but hope

no, it's not. for some reason beach sprint rowing has no world championships events yet, its world finals instead https://worldrowing.com/events/coastal-events/world-rowing-beach-sprint-finals/

here are the results in beach sprint and coastal from World Rowing https://worldrowing.com/events/coastal-events/

some quick notes why the Egyptians are disappointed with the performance:
 
 
- Sports Minister said we will get 10 medals
 
- Nada Hafez - Fencing Sabre competed while pregnant (7 months) and no one knows from the Egyptian Fencing federation nor the ministry (you know why? federation didn't see her for months and doesn't care) ..by the way she won in round of 32 against USA and achieved the best female place in Egyptian fencing history
 
- a player has been accused with sexual assault and has been released later as footage doesn't show (serious conduct)
 
- Hammer player Moustafa El- Gamal has no coach since Nov 2023 and when he complained after the game the president of athletic federation said he is a low class anyway! ..by the way he is the African record holder and the only Egyptian won gold medal in African athletic championship 2024
 
- Omar Assar - Table tennis said the federation has claimed a fund for a training camp with 100 K (Dollars or Euro don't know) and the paper said he was there but actually he was at home and no one knows where are the money ..actually every one know.
 
there are 6-7 more points but I feel sick continue ...other than that everything perfect and Ministry of Sport is celebration the great success !!!!!!

He is so popular worldwide ...even in Egypt 

Hope not 

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are coming to a close. I hope you have enjoyed the Olympics in general and I hope you have enjoyed following them here on Totallympics!
 
I also hope you will all keep visiting Totallympics in the next weeks/months, after a well deserved rest we will all switch our focus to LA2028, the qualifications are starting sooner than we think! And of course in the middle of the journey we will also have the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games.
 
If you have any post-Olympic comment or suggestion feel free to share it here.
 
@Federer91 can share the activity in each of the Olympic thread comparing to Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, I have the feeling the forum was more active than in the past editions, which would surely be a good sign for the future.
 
Some "clubs" have been very active during the Games and I hope you have enjoyed following the Olympics with your countrymen. If you want to make your country's club more active to track the LA2028 qualifications (or create it if your country still do not have it), keep inviting more users to the forum! Potentially, countries with many users taking part in the club can also create sections for domestic sports and invite more people.
 
Club owners can now create new sections, for Winter sports/Milano-Cortina and also a new section for LA2028. To create a new section or move them in the club, you need to be "owner" of that club. But to be "owner" is not as difficult as the name would suggest There can be more owners for each club so if you want to be able to create new sections, move them or just organize threads inside the club in a better way, feel free to contact me and I will give you the rights to do that!
 
 
Finally, a general post-Olympic poll. Will you keep visiting Totallympics before the next Olympic Games?
 
Thank you to everyone who contributed here during these weeks and I hope to see you around the forum very soon!

no faults in Annika's riding... probably smacked the horse off camera in advance 

Let's push hard to get Totallympic Song contest as an olympic sport, it will be more fun than this stupid sp..spo..spor...can't say it ..sorry