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Elina Svitolina (tennis) & Mykhailo Romanchuk (swimming) Typo fixed, thank you

Christian Sørum (beach volley) & Katrine Lunde (handball)

I said this last month and stand by it , hope I'm proven to be too bearish by the end of the Games

Maldives Ibadulla Adam (athletics, 100m) & Fathimah Dheema Ali (table tennis) Dheema Ali is IIRC the first athlete from the Maldives to qualify for the Olympics without the need of a universality quota, she won the South Asian table tennis qualifiers. https://x.com/MZiyau89/status/1814958644091392492

The full provisional squad for the Olympics, now that the Men's football team squad has been announced today. 382 members. Athletics Men: Enrique Llopis (110m hurdles), Asier Martínez (110m hurdles), Mohamed Attaoui (800m), Adrián Ben (800m), Josué Canales (800m), Mario García Romo (1500m), Ignacio Fontes (1500m), Adel Mechaal (1500m & 5000m), Thierry Ndikumenwayo (5000m & 10.000m), Abdessamad Oukhelfen (10.000m), Daniel Arce (3000m steeplechase), Jorge Ureña (decathlon), Jordan Díaz (triple jump), Julio Arenas, Iñaki Cañal, David García Zurita, Manuel Guijarro & Óscar Husillos (4x400m relay), Álvaro Martín (20km race walk), Diego García (20km race walk), Paul McGrath Benito (20km race walk), Tariku Novales (marathon), Yago Rojo (marathon), Ibrahim Chakir (marathon) Women: Jael Bestué (200m), Lorea Ibarzábal (800m), Lorena Martín (800m), Esther Guerrero (1500m), Águeda Guerrero (1500m), Marta Pérez (1500m), Marta García (5000m), Carolina Robles (3000m steeplechase), Irene Sánchez-Escribano (3000m steeplechase), Fátima Diame (long jump), Tessy Ebosele (long jump), Ana Peleteiro (triple jump), Yulenmis Aguilar (javelin throw), María Belen Toimil (shot put), Paula García, Sonia Molina-Prados, Esther Navero, María Isabel Pérez & Paula Sevilla (4x100m relay), Carmen Avilés, Bárbara Camblor, Blanca Hervás, Eva Santidrián & Berta Segura (4x400 relay), María Pérez (20km race walk), Marta Pérez (20km race walk), Laura García-Caro (20km race walk), Meritxell Soler (marathon), Cristina Navarrete (marathon) & Majida Maayouf (marathon) Preselected for mixed marathon walk relay race: Alberto Amezcua, Miguel Ángel García Carrera, Raquel González & Antía Chamosa (besides the three selected for the individual 20km race walk) Badminton Pablo Abián (men) & Carolina Marín (women) Basketball Men: Lorenzo Brown, Alberto Díaz, Sergio Llull, Darío Brizuela, Álex Abrines, Rudy Fernández, Xabier López-Aróstegui, Santiago Aldama, Juan Alberto Hernangómez, Willy Hernangómez, Jaime Pradilla & Usman Garuba Women: María Araujo, Queralt Casas, Maite Cazorla, María Conde, Laura Gil, Paula Ginzo, Megan Gustafson, Mariona Ortiz, Leonor Rodríguez, Leticia Romero, Alba Torrens & Andrea Vilaró 3x3 Basketball Women: Gracia Alonso de Armiño, Sandra Ygueravide, Juana Camilión & Vega Gimeno Handball Men: Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas, Rodrigo Corrales, Álex Dujshebaev, Ian Tarrafeta, Imanol Garciandía, Joan Cañellas, Agustín Casado, Daniel Dujshebaev, Aleix Gómez, Kauldi Odriozola, Miguel Sánchez-Migallón, Daniel Fernández, Abel Serdio & Javier Rodríguez Women: Mercedes Castellanos, Nicole Wiggins, Silvia Arderius, Alicia Fernández, María O'Mullony, Lara González, Paula Arcos, Alexandrina Barbosa, Mireya González, Maitane Etxeberria, Marta López, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Lyse Tchaptchet & Kaba Gassama. Boxing Rafael Lozano Jr (men's flyweight), José Quiles (men's featherweight), Oier Ibarretxe (men's lightweight), Emmanuel Reyes Pla (men's heavyweight), Ayoub Ghadfa (men's super heavyweight) & Laura Fuertes (women's flyweight) Cycling Men: Juan Ayuso (road race & time trial), Oier Lazkano (road race), Álex Aramburu (road race), Albert Torres (track, madison), Sebastián Mora (track, madison & omnium), David Valero (cross country) & Jofre Culell (cross country) Women: Mireia Benito (road race & time trial) & Mavi García (road race) Sport Climbing Alberto Ginés (men's combined) & Leslie Romero (women's speed) Fencing Carlos Llavador (men's foil) & Lucía Martín-Portugués (women's sabre) Football Men: Arnau Tenas, Joan García, Eric García, Marc Pubill, Pau Cubarsí, Jon Pacheco, Juan Miranda, Miguel Gutiérrez, Beñat Turrientes, Adrián Bernabé, Pablo Barrios, Fermín López, Álex Baena, Sergio Gómez, Aimar Oroz, Diego López, Samuel Omorodion & Abel Ruiz. Women: María Isabel Rodríguez, Catalina Coll, Irene Paredes, Ona Battlé, Olga Carmona, Laia Aleixandri, Oihane Hernández, Laia Codina, Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmatí, Patricia Guijarro, Athenea del Castillo, Teresa Abelleira, Mariona Caldentey, Lucía García, Salma Paralluelo, Jennifer Hermoso & Eva Navarro. Gymnastics Artistic: Néstor Abad, Thierno Diallo, Nicolau Mir, Joel Plata & Ray Zapata (men's team), Laura Casabuena (women's individual all around), Ana Pérez (women's individual all around) & Alba Petisco (women's individual all around) Rhythmic: Alba Bautista (individual all around), Polina Berezina (individual all around), Ana Arnau, Inés Bergua, Mireia Martínez, Patricia Pérez & Salma Solaun (team) Trampoline: Noemí Romero (women) & David Vega (men) Golf Jon Rahm (men), David Puig (men), Carlota Ciganda (women) & Azahara Muñoz (women) Equestrian Borja Carrascosa (individual & team dressage), Juan Antonio Jiménez (individual & team dressage), José Daniel Martín (individual & team dressage), Esteban Benítez (individual eventing), Carlos Díaz (individual eventing), Eduardo Álvarez (individual & team jumping), Sergio Álvarez Moya (individual & team jumping) & Ismael García Roque (individual & team jumping) Field Hockey Men: Luis Calzado, Jordi Bonastre, Xavier Gispert, Álex Alonso, Marc Recasens, Ignacio Rodríguez, Marc Miralles, Joaquín Menini, Pepe Cunill, Gerard Clapés, Eduard de Ignacio, Álvaro Iglesias, Marc Reyné, Bruno Fort, José María Basterra & Rafael Villalonga. Women: Clara Pérez, Constanza Amundson, Laura Barrios, Xantal Giné, María López, Lola Riera, Begoña García, Lucía Jiménez, Beatriz Pérez, Julia Strappato, Alejandra Torres-Quevedo, Patricia Álvarez, Sara Barrios, Belén Iglesias, Blanca Pérez & Marta Segú. Judo Men: Francisco Garrigós (-60kg), David García Torné (-66kg), Salvador Cases (-73kg), Tristani Mosakhlishvili (-90kg) & Niko Shera (-100kg) Women: Laura Martínez (-48kg), Ariane Toro (-52kg), Cristina Cabaña (-63kg) & Ai Tsunoda Roustant (-70kg) Swimming Men: Sergio de Celis (100m freestyle, 4x100 freestyle relay & 4x100 medley relay), Carlos Garach (800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle, 4x200 freestyle relay & marathon 10km, Hugo González de Oliveira (100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 200m individual medley & 4x100 medley relay), Mario Mollá (100m butterfly, 4x100 freestyle relay & 4x100 medley relay), Arbidel González (200m butterfly), César Castro (4x100 freestyle relay & 4x200 freestyle relay), Luis Domínguez (4x100 freestyle relay & 4x200 freestyle relay), Ferrán Julià (4x200 freestyle relay) & Carles Coll (4x100 medley relay) Women: Carmen Weiler (100m backstroke & 200m backstroke), África Zamorano (200m backstroke), Emma Carrasco (200m individual medley & 400m individual medley), Laura Cabanes (200m butterfly), Jessica Vall (100m breaststroke & 200m breaststroke), Ainhoa Campabadal, María Daza, Paula Herrero & Alba Juste (4x200 freestyle relay), María de Valdés (marathon 10km) & Ángela Martínez (marathon 10km) Artistic Swimming Iris Tió (duet & team), Alisa Ozhogina (duet & team), Marina García Polo, Lilou Lluís, Meritxell Ferré, Meritxell Mas, Paula Ramírez & Blanca Toledano (team) Modern Pentathlon Laura Heredia (women) Slalom Canoeing Men: Miquel Travé (C-1 & kayak cross), Pau Echániz (K-1) & Manuel Ochoa (kayak cross) Women: Miren Lazkano (C-1 & kayak cross) & Maialen Chourraut (K-1 & kayak cross) (Fun fact: Maialen Chourraut & Pau Echániz are stepmother & stepson to each other. Their coach is Xabier Echániz, Chourraut's husband and Pau Echániz's father from a previous relationship. Chourraut and Echániz Sr. have a 10 year old daughter who will see both her mother and her half-brother compete at the Olympics in the same edition) Sprint Canoeing Men: Pablo Crespo (C-1 1.000m), Diego Domínguez & Joan Antoni Moreno (C-2 500m), Francisco Cubelos (K-1 1.000m), Marcus Cooper (K-2 500m & K-4 500m), Rodrigo Germade (K-2 500m & K-4 500m), Carlos Arévalo (K-2 500m & K-4 500m), Adrián del Río (K-2 500m) & Saúl Craviotto (K-4 500m). Cooper/Del Río and Germade/Arévalo form the two K-2 500m pairs. Women: Antía Jácome (C-1 200m & C-2 500m), María Corbera (C-1 200m & C-2 500m), Begoña Lazkano (K-1 500m), Estefanía Fernández (K-1 500m & K-4 500m), Carolina García (K-2 500m & K-4 500m), Sara Ouzande (K-2 500m & K-4 500m) & Teresa Portela (K-4 500m) Rowing Men: Rodrigo Conde & Aleix García (double sculls), Denis Carracedo & Caetano Horta (double lightweight sculls) & Jaime Canalejo & Javier García (coxless pair) Women: Virginia Díaz (single sculls) & Esther Briz & Aina Cid (coxless pair) Diving Nicolás García Boissier & Adrián Abadía (men's synchronized 3m springboard), Valeria Antolino (women's 3m springboard) & Ana Carvajal (women's 10m platform) Skateboarding Daniel León (men's park), Alain Kortabitarte (men's park), Naia Laso (women's park), Julia Benedetti (women's park) & Natalia Muñoz (women's street) Surfing Andy Criere (men), Nadia Erostarbe (women) & Janire González (women) Taekwondo Adrián Vicente (men's -58kg), Javier Pérez Polo (men's -68kg), Adriana Cerezo (women's -49kg) & Cecilia Castro (women's -67kg) Tennis Men: Rafael Nadal (singles & doubles), Carlos Alcaraz (singles & doubles), Jaume Munar (singles), Pedro Martínez (singles), Pablo Carreño (doubles) & Marcel Granollers (doubles) Women: Sara Sorribes (singles & doubles) & Cristina Bucsa (singles & doubles) Nadal/Alcaraz & Carreño/Granollers are the men's double pairs. Mixed doubles pair TBC yet (probably Granollers/Bucsa) Table Tennis Álvaro Robles (men's individual & mixed doubles) & María Xiao (women's individual & mixed doubles) Shooting Alberto Fernández (men's trap), Andrés García (men's trap), Fátima Gálvez (women's trap) & Mar Molné (women's trap) Archery Pablo Acha (men's individual & mixed team) & Elia Canales (women's individual & mixed team) Triathlon Antonio Serrat (men), Alberto González (men), Roberto Sánchez (men), Miriam Casillas (women) & Anna Godoy (women). Mixed relay team TBC. Sailing Men: Ignacio Baltasar (IQFoil), Joaquín Blanco (ILCA7) & Diego Botín & Florian Trittel (49er duo) Women: Pilar Lamadrid (IQFoil), Gisela Pulido (Formula Kite) & Támara Echegoyen & Paula Barceló (49erFX duo) Mixed: Jordi Xammar & Nora Brugman (470) & Andrés Barrio & Tara Pacheco (Nacra 17) Beach Volley Pablo Herrera & Adrián Gavira (men), Daniela Álvarez & Tania Moreno (women) & Liliana Fernández & Paula Soria (women) Waterpolo Men: Unai Aguirre, Alberto Munárriz, Felipe Perrone, Alejandro Bustos, Marc Larumbe, Bernat Sanahuja, Miguel de Toro, Unai Biel, Roger Tahull, Martín Famera, Eduardo Lorrio, Sergi Cabanas & Álvaro Granados Women: Judith Forca, Laura Ester, Maica García, Beatriz Ortiz, Paula Leitón, Anna Espar, Martina Terré, Nona Pérez, Paula Crespí, Elena Ruiz, Isabel Piralkova, Pilar Peña & Laura Camus

When it comes to July 27th/Day 1 of competition, the only realistic medal shot should have is Francisco Garrigós in judo (Men's -60kg) A shock medal option could be Juan Ayuso in road cycling (Men's time trial)

Unless there are last minute injuries/withdrawals or surprise quota re-allocations, Spain should go to Paris with a squad of 382 athletes (190 men & 192 women), the largest one in history besides ofc Barcelona '92 at home. Thanks in great part to the excellent qualifying campaign when it comes to team sports, having representation in both men & women competitions in Football, Basketball, Handball, Waterpolo & Field Hockey + women's 3x3 Basketball. IIRC only France, USA & Australia have a bigger representation in team sports, + tied with Japan with 11. The only sports without Spanish representation in Paris will be Volleyball (6x6 indoors, I mean), Rugby 7, BMX Cycling, Wrestling, Weightlifting and Breakdance. Archery: 2 - 1 male & 1 female Artistic Swimming: 8 - all female Athletics: 58 - 26 male & 32 female Badminton: 2 - 1 male & 1 female) Basketball: 28 - 12 male & 16 female Beach Volleyball: 6 - 2 male & 4 female Boxing: 6 - 5 male & 1 female Canoeing Slalom: 5 - 3 male & 2 female Canoeing Sprint: 16 - 9 male & 7 female Cycling: 9 - 7 male & 2 female Diving: 4 - 2 male & 2 female Equestrian: 8 - all male Fencing: 2 - 1 male & 1 female Field Hockey: 32 - 16 male & 16 female Football: 36 - 18 male & 18 female Golf: 4 - 2 male & 2 female Artistic Gymnastics: 8 - 5 male & 3 female Rhythmic Gymnastics: 7 - all female Trampoline Gymnastics: 2 - 1 male & 1 female Handball: 28 - 14 male & 14 female Judo: 9 - 5 male & 4 female Modern Pentathlon: 1 - all female Rowing: 9 - 6 male & 3 female Sailing: 13 - 6 male & 7 female Shooting: 4 - 2 male & 2 female Skateboarding: 5 - 2 male & 3 female Sport Climbing: 2 - 1 male & 1 female Surfing: 3 - 1 male & 2 female Swimming: 20 - 9 male & 11 female Taekwondo: 4 - 2 male & 2 female Table tennis: 2 - 1 male & 1 female Tennis: 8 - 6 male & 2 female Triathlon: 5 - 3 male & 2 female Waterpolo: 26 - 13 male & 13 female

Alejandro Davidovich (tennis) has been replaced by Jaume Munar at men's individual competition due to a back injury.

Unfortunately I have to work from 8 am to 3 pm CEST during the whole Olympics (bar weekends) so I'll just have to tune in to whatever is broadcasted during the afternoon.

I wonder if at the Olympics there will be the same security failure regarding Saint-Denis' "local population" that happened at the 2022 Champions League final (i.e. dozens of fans assaulted and robbed by gangs at the doors) In terms of politics, it had a quite significant impact on Spanish media.

As always, public broadcaster TVE will broadcast the Olympics. They are in a bit of trouble due to the massive amount of teams that we qualified (both men & women's in football, basketball, handball, waterpolo & field hockey, + women's 3x3 basketball), since they will have to try broadcasting every game of these teams, and these games tend to be long, it's not like a taekwondo combat in which one can tune in and the competition ends in the span of less than 20 minutes.

From Not ultra-safe/locked by any means but the most predictable Gold medal options are in Race Walk, either Álvaro Martín in Men's competition, María Pérez in Women's competition or the mixed marathon relay race. Both Martín & Pérez are the current world champions. The other one is Jordi Xammar & Nora Brugman in Sailing (470 mixed), they've been almost unbeaten during this olympic cycle.

So, the very first competitive events of the Paris Olympics will be vs & vs matches from Men's Football tournament right? July 24 at 15:00 CEST.

Marcus Cooper (Canoeing) & Támara Echegoyen (Sailing) Carolina Marín (Badminton, Rio 2016 gold medal) was initially bound to be the female flag-bearer but ultimately was scrapped because her competition starts the following day. Marcus Cooper - Rio 2016 gold medal in K-1 100m, Tokyo 2020 silver medal in K-4 500m, first foreign-born Spain flag-bearer in history (born in Oxford, UK) Támara Echegoyen - London 2012 gold medal in Elliott 6m along with Sofía Toro & Ángela Pumariega

Spain's swimming squad for Paris Olympics, 18 athletes. Men (9) Sergio de Celis - 100m freestyle, 4x100 freestyle relay & 4x100 medley relay Carlos Garach - 800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle, 4x200 freestyle relay & 10km open water Hugo González de Oliveira - 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 200m medley & 4x100 medley relay Mario Mollá - 100m butterfly, 4x100 freestyle relay & 4x100 medley relay Arbidel González - 200m butterfly César Castro - 4x100 freestyle relay & 4x200 freestyle relay Luis Domínguez - 4x100 freestyle relay & 4x200 freestyle relay Ferrán Julià - 4x200 freestyle relay Carles Coll - 4x100 medley relay Women (9) Carmen Weiler - 100m backstroke & 200m backstroke África Zamorano - 200m backstroke Emma Carrasco - 200m medley & 400m medley Ainhoa Campabadal, María Daza, Alba Herrero & Paula Juste - 4x200 freestyle relay María de Valdés - 10km open water Ángela Martínez - 10km open water

Wish: Break the Barcelona 1992 record of 22 medals, and we definitely have the potential to get ≈25. Prediction: 20. Second best but not enough to break the record. Less than our average of 17-18 would be a disappointment.

With Rafael Lozano's qualification, it's the highest representation at the Olympics boxing competition since ofc 1992.

IIRC, first time since 2008 that brings more than one competitor in Fencing to the Olympics (Llavador + already qualified Lucía Martín-Portugués in women's sabre)

First post after months lurking on this site :D Young pair Tania Moreno Avdeeva & Daniela Álvarez Mendoza just qualified for Olympics by reaching QF in Espinho tournament, Spanish presence in beach volley in Paris locked.