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We have the best entry time in W 800, 1500 and 4th best in 400? I'm hopeful now.

Not really IMO, to put it very simply: any team inside the top 10 of ranking is almost certain to qualify for Paris. I don't see Argentina or Brazil dropping below those places by June next year.

[hide] Group Stage September 8th - October 8th, 2023 20 Nations, The 1st and 2nd-Placed Nations from each Group will qualify Quarterfinals Group A Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 8th, h. 21:15 France 7 New Zealand September 9th, h. 13:00 Italy 20 Namibia September 14th, h. 21:00 France 27 Uruguay September 15th, h. 21:00 New Zealand 70 Namibia September 20th, h. 17:45 Italy 9 Uruguay September 21st, h. 21:00 France 58 Namibia September 27th, h. 17:45 Uruguay 10 Namibia September 29th, h. 21:00 New Zealand 35 Italy October 5th, h. 21:00 New Zealand 31 Uruguay October 6th, h. 21:00 France 18 Italy Group B Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 9th, h. 15:30 Ireland 50 Romania September 10th, h. 17:45 South Africa 10 Scotland September 16th, h. 21:00 Ireland 21 Tonga September 17th, h. 17:00 South Africa 61 Romania September 23rd, h. 21:00 South Africa 5 Ireland September 24th, h. 17:45 Scotland 17 Tonga September 30th, h. 21:00 Scotland 35 Romania October 1st, h. 21:00 South Africa 35 Tonga October 7th, h. 21:00 Ireland 1 Scotland October 8th, h. 17:45 Tonga 3 Romania Group C Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 9th, h. 18:00 Australia 15 Georgia September 10th, h. 21:00 Wales 1 Fiji September 16th, h. 17:45 Wales 27 Portugal September 17th, h. 17:45 Australia 14 Fiji September 23rd, h. 14:00 Georgia 14 Portugal September 24th, h. 21:00 Wales 7 Australia September 30th, h. 17:45 Fiji 1 Georgia October 1st, h. 17:45 Australia 38 Portugal October 7th, h. 15:00 Wales 5 Georgia October 8th, h. 21:00 Fiji 19 Portugal Group D Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 9th, h. 21:00 England 1 Argentina September 10th, h. 13:00 Japan 16 Chile September 16th, h. 15:00 Samoa 21 Chile September 17th, h. 21:00 England 25 Japan September 22nd, h. 17:45 Argentina 10 Samoa September 23rd, h. 17:45 England 35 Chile September 28th, h. 21:00 Japan 1 Samoa September 30th, h. 15:00 Argentina 35 Chile October 7th, h. 17:45 England 8 Samoa October 8th, h. 13:00 Japan 15 Argentina Top 3 Place 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Nation France South Africa Argentina [/hide]

Only now I discover this table and we have 0 got to be the most pathetic fact of our sport.

5-8 Places 4-3 4-3 Bronze 2-0 Final 2-1 Qualified to olympic games.

No, the men have improved. In the past they would usually lose quite easily to the elite teams, now the match is not lost before the start at the very least. In the recent pro league season they defeated (without the need of a shoot-out) all the top teams at least once. At the last world cup they only lost on a SO to Germany but showed solid performances throughout. At the COG they narrowly lost to Australia after leading 2-0. The trend is that England just doesn't lose without giving a fight to anyone anymore and I believe they can fight for a medal in Paris even if it's not a gold.

As a start italians call rowing "canotaggio" so I bet many of them think they are one and the same sport (One of my favorite "false friends" in spanish-italian).

It's not impossible but I doubt they will.

I was expecting them to win actually... They will probably meet Angola in the consolation round and that should decide the african quota (I don't see any other african team advancing or winning more than one game).

Germany despite being world champions usually are an inconsistent team (their results in pro league as proof). England/GB are probably the most improved team since Tokyo. Still, Netherlands is likely taking the ticket to Paris. Men's hockey is a toss up right now. The medals next year could go to any of the top 5/6 teams in any order.

5-8 place pool 4-1 1-2 Semifinals 2-3 (4) 0-0 (5)

Can't Kopasz and Varga just fuck off to K2? That way they can both have a gold medal.

I don't know who is the "best" or "better" because it depends on what parameter you use but I think there are only two teams that seriously attempt to have initiative when playing the dutch team: & . Doesn't mean that makes them better than the rest, & are just as likely to win but with a different approach.

Interestingly enough, the NED coach doesn't agree to this opinion: Ook België maakte in de onderlinge confrontatie in de poulefase (2-0 winst) geen indruk op hem. ‘Het wordt Duitsland dat naar de finale gaat. Dat verwacht ik tenminste. Ik moet het nog maar zien met België. Ik vind dat België te veel omhoog wordt geschreven. Hun spelbeeld tegen ons is telkens hetzelfde: heel lang tegenhouden. Meer doen ze niet.’ Zijn mening over België kan nog wel veranderen als de ploeg van Raoul Ehren in de halve finale van Duitsland wint. ‘Maar dan moet ik nog wel even kijken op welke manier ze dat doen. Of ze dan echt van Duitsland winnen, of dat Duitsland van zichzelf verliest. Laat ze eerst maar eens van Duitsland winnen op een manier waar ik mijn pet voor afneem. En dan moeten ze dat type spel ook nog tegen ons durven te spelen. Pas dan kan het een interessante wedstrijd worden. Maar als ze weer achteroverleunen en dus doen wat ze altijd tegen ons doen? Dan wordt het weer 2-0 voor ons.’ https://hockey.nl/nieuws/oranje/volgens-paul-van-ass-snakt-oranje-een-beetje-naar-concurrentie/ That last part I highlighted is more or less what I said before: a lot of match-ups have become very predictable.

5-8 place pool 1-1 2-2 Semifinals 7-0 0-1

I believe the player you mention is into some dispute with the federation? In principle it won't be easy to bring her back.

Semifinals v v

Day 4 Pool A 3-1 3-4 Final Standings 9 pt. (+8) 6 pt. (+2) 3 pt. (0) 0 pt. (-10) Pool B 8-1 1-4 Final Standings 7 pt. (+6) 6 pt. (+10) 3 pt. (-7) 1 pt. (-9)

Why would you go back to Russia after doing that. I would fly straight to Africa or middle east and never come back until Vlady dies.

Yes, though also GB is usually stronger than England. I don't know if it's the welsh players or a better preparation but the trend of the last decade is that they show up at the olympics after doing nothing for the other 3 years and 11 months.

Semifinals v v

Day 4 Pool A 5-0 0-5 Final Standings 9 pt. (+11) 6 pt. (+9) 3 pt. (-7) 0 pt. (-13) Pool B 5-0 0-5 Final Standings 9 pt. (+14) 6 pt. (+3) 3 pt. (-3) 0 pt. (-14)

Eurohockeytv.org but I think you got to pay.

Day 3 Pool A 3-0 5-1 Standings 6 pt. (+6) 3 pt. (+1) 3 pt. (+1) 0 pt. (-8) Pool B 2-0 3-0 Standings 4 pt. (+3) 3 pt. (+3) 3 pt. (-4) 1 pt. (-2)