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There is a transgender volleyball player here in Brazil; there was even a recent controversy (this year) when a city banned her from playing in a certain competition, which ended up in court, ultimately in her favor. But the situation is much simpler than that; the reason for this decision is because of the two female boxers who won at Paris 2024 (who apparently are not transgender).

And surely, many will see him as a hero for women. I support the IOC's decision, but honestly, and I'm not speaking exclusively about this particular case, it bothers me how they are handling certain issues.

Certainly, but most people here are disappointed. They think it would be different with Neymar or that the best players weren't called up. Honestly, if we were close to the form we were in 2018, I'd already be satisfied. But I can't judge either; football is a national pride.

I'll never get used to this bipolarity in football: if we win, "we're the best team in the world ", but if we lose: "the 2002 team was much better... " Today, Neymar is likely to be the talk of the country again.

Probably a political decision? But in fact, I don't think there was a better solution.

McGrath

Please, no McGrath losing another title.

Lucas seems to be on another level in Giant Slalom right now.

Honestly, I think you guys have a much better chance of success here than we do. It's already difficult to maintain this sport, and with this ridiculous format this year, things have gotten even worse. Years and years participating in the elite and we haven't been able to evolve; it was just a waste.

Another weak result for our athletics team, which is typical; without Caio or Alisson, our chances of a medal in any high-level tournament are almost zero. However, Juliana's result in the women's pole vault was a great 7th place. She is improving rapidly and still has a lot of room for growth.

Cameron McEvon WR in Men's 50m Freestyle - 20.88 (China Open) This means that the last vestige of our "golden age" in swimming is gone. This sport is practically dead here. RIP.

I read somewhere that it's because women's teams hardly ever play, so it's an opportunity for the already qualified teams to play friendlies against teams from outside the continent. It was probably just a theory. How much sense does that make? I don't know...

Well, I'm sad and happy at the same time. I'm happy because I expected it and we're not taking a spot away from a country that deserved it more. But, we used to be one of the leading basketball countries, we were world champions and Olympic runners-up. Now we can't even qualify for a world tournament anymore, always losing to teams like Puerto Rico, a declining Serbia, an ascending Germany, and now being left out by the hardworking Czech Republic and Mali... The worst part is that there won't be any improvement. Nobody cares about losers, nobody cares about women's basketball here. The national league is terrible, there are no young players, the national federation doesn't care...

Ancelotti has announced his squad for the upcoming friendlies, and the hot topic here in Brazil is Neymar's absence. He's clearly not in good physical condition and he's not exactly young anymore, but could his talent compensate for the risk? Well, I think many people think so (and maybe I do too).