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And of course our national press are already taking advantage of this situations for some "loved" sensationalist news:

Oooooooh of course! (hadn't even noticed the other flags haha ) I wonder who our team's neighbours are then... if slovaks are with czechs, maybe our "dear brothers" spanish are in our building?

Hey look, Portugal's flag!! (Does this means our team is close to yours? )

So the Portuguese delegation has also arrived to the Olympic Village! They are happy with the location, but - just like every other nation I think - were a bit chocked with the conditions they faced there: dirty apartments, some of them with no water or gas problems, and with plumbing problems.... They also say, however, that the situation has been reported and they're told that it will be fixed soon Atletas Portugueses Encontram Apartamentos Sujos e sem Água

Portugal's NOC rejects any concrete goal regarding the number of expected medals at Rio 2016. The official NOC goal was to qualify more than 76 athletes (our athletes at London 2012), and that goal has been achieved, Nevertheless, our press states that, despite not saying it in public, the expected goal should be one medal, with an excelent scenario to be leaving Rio with two medals.

Happy for the World Cup qualification, but I'm sad to see them loosing that bad after a good start in the match. Still, semi-finals is great achievement, and France totally deserved the win Congrats to them, and may the best win next Sunday!

Well, I keep talking about and inviting people I know to join/take a look at Totallympics, but i find it really difficult on a "Football-only" country such as my one..

This would be great but I'm not sure that the national tv channels - that acquire the expensive broadcast rights - would be happy with that... Here our national public tv channel (RTP) will broadcast some of the sports (usually it's available on their stream player, RTP PLAY), but the full 24/7 live sports broadcaster is a paid tv channel, SPORT TV, which I guess would loose a lot of ratings if their shown content were available on youtube....

Yap, that's also my thoughts! The idea is good, but gets easily boring after a while without having player battles...

This game arrived last week here, and now I see everywhere people in groups of 3/4 slowly walking around while looking at their phones (i call them "walkers", as in Walking Dead ). It's generating a lot of Pokemon haters (probably because everyone else is playing it), but I find the game's idea funny and interesting! There's a pokestop where I work, and people keep putting there stuff to attract Pokemons, so I kind of caught a lot of them without moving

I don't know if anyone has already post this news somewhere on the forum, but anyway here it goes: Saudi Arabia to send four female athletes to Rio 2016 Fantastic news!

Yes, you're right, I almost forgot! (fun thing to be a French remembering me of such fact ) Anyway, good luck for the Under-19 Euro's semi-final on football

I would say is very tight: hockey has the advantage of having the three big football teams playing on our national hockey league (futsal only has Sporting and Benfica), but due to the increased rivalry between Sporting and Benfica on this past years, Futsal has gained a lot of tv ratings ( http://desporto.sapo.pt/futsal/artigo/2015/06/15/futsal-sporting-benfica-em-futsal-com-audiencias-recorde sorry they don't have english version ). So my opinion is that Futsal is more popular during national leagues (specially the final phase), but hockey is still more popular on Euro/Worlds (because the only team sport we can actually win something )

That's my opinion as well Though I think the sport will probably allways survive here, as it takes a big part on the several sport's rivalries between the three big football teams fans (some people really take those rivalries too much serious.... and they end up ruining the sports with their agressive behaviour ), probably one of the most important for fans after football itsell and Futsal.

Yes I know, like I said people here really like the sport and celebrate its victories really loud They are particular popular because our three big football teams (Benfica, Porto and Sporting) have their own hockey teams and the rivalry between the three teams is so big that people do care a lot about the national hockey championship, just to make sure their team is ahead of the other two i dont like like it because: 1- I don't like the game (can't stand the 4 wheel roller skating, that sounds like a child's roller skating to me sorry); 2 - probably only 3/4 countries in the world play/care about that, so the euro/worlds are sometimes ridiculous (0-8 on a semifinal?)

[hide] Sporting Rivalries and Medals (26) 1- Medals will be awarded to more nations than at the 2012 Summer Games - with at least 86. [NO- 2] 2- The best-placed European NOC in the overall 2016 Summer Olympics medal table will be Russia. [NO - 5] 3- Brazil will achieve their best ever placement in the overall 2016 Summer Games medal table, finishing within the top 14.[YES - 1] 4- Finland will fail to win a medal for the first time in history. [NO - 2] 5- At least 4 countries will win their first olympic medal. [NO- 2] 6- Rio 2016 will be India's best ever performance in overall medals won (7 or more). [NO - 5] 7- Denmark will be placed higher than any other nordic country in the medal table (Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden).[NO- 2] 8- Netherlands will win more silver medals than any other color. [YES - 3] 9- Maghreb countries (ALG, TUN, MAR, MTN, LBA) will win at least 5 medals total. [NO- 4] 10- Japan will finish ahead of South Korea in the medal table. [NO- 3] 11- Azerbaijan will finish ahead of Turkey in the medal table. [YES - 3] 12- Ethiopia will finish ahead of Kenya in the medal table. [YES- 5] 13- Cuba will finish ahead of Jamaica in the medal table. [YES - 3] 14- Germany will finish ahead of France in the medal table. [YES - 2] 15- Serbia will finish ahead of Croatia in the medal table. [NO- 2] 16- The youngest medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics will be younger than 16 years. [NO - 1] 17- Spain will win more than one medal in all team sports combined. [YES- 2] 18- Iran will achieve their first medal won by a woman. [NO - 2] 19- At least 15 different american nations will win medals. [NO- 5] 20- At least two nations that last won a medal in Atlanta 1996 or before, will medal again in Rio 2016. [NO - 2] 21- There will be at least one nation who will win 8 medals or more, but won't win a gold medal. [NO- 2] 22- Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Singapore will all win a medal. [NO- 4] 23- Like in London 2012, more silver medals than gold medals will be awarded. [YES- 2] 24- The top 5 in the overall medal table will change its order on the very final day of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [YES- 4] 25- Argentina will win at least one gold medal in Rio 2016. [YES- 2] 26- Lithuania alone will win more medals than Estonia and Latvia together. [YES - 2] Aquatics - Diving (2) 27- China will win all four Synchronised Diving events. [YES - 7] 28- Canada will medal in all four Women's events. [NO - 2] Aquatics - Swimming (9) 29- Australian athletes take at least 2 golds out of the following 4 events: Women's 50m FS, Women's 100m FS, Men's 50m FS, Men's 100m FS. [NO- 2] 30- A nation will win 2 or more medals in Marathon Swimming. [YES - 1] 31- A nation will medal in all six relays. [YES- 3] 32- Great Britain will finish in the top 5 of the pool events' medal table. [NO- 3] 33- There will be at least one false start in an individual final. [NO- 3] 34- Either Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) or Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) will defend his/her olympic title in 100m Breaststroke.[YES - 4] 35- A gap of one second or more between the gold and silver medal winners will be clocked in 3 or more individual finals, ranging from 50m to 200m events. [YES- 3] 36- At least 5 world records will be broken in Rio 2016. [NO - 3] 37- At least 3 of the following 5 NOCs will win a medal: Bahamas, Egypt, Iceland, Jamaica, Singapore. [NO- 2] Aquatics - Synchronized Swimming (1) 38- At least 4 different nations will finish the Synchronised Swimming competitions with any medal. [YES - 7] Aquatics - Water Polo (2) 39- The men's final will be played by two ex-yugoslav nations (CRO, MNE, SRB). [NO- 3] 40- In the knockout stage, any 4th placed team from the group stage will upset a group winner and qualify for the semifinal.[NO - 4] Archery (2) 41- At least one top 8 seed in Women's or Men's Individual Archery will suffer an early exit in the Round of 64. [YES - 4] 42- South Korea will win all the gold medals in Archery. [YES - 8] Athletics (12) 43- Usain Bolt (JAM) will repeat a gold medal treble once again. [NO - 3] 44- There will be at least one sweep of medals, athletes from one country taking gold, silver and bronze. [NO - 4] 45- At least 5 olympic records will be broken. [NO - 4] 46- At least two teams will be disqualified in the 4x100 finals (men and women combined). [NO - 2] 47- The Women's and Men's Olympic champion in High Jump will have cleared a height of at least 4.40m combined.[YES- 2] 48- All medals in both marathon events will be won by African nations. [YES - 6] 49- Poland will achieve a double gold in Hammer throw events. [NO - 1] 50- A non-european athlete will win gold in either Men's or Women's Javelin Throw. [NO - 2] 51- A former olympic champion, who is not currently a defending one, will become champion again in Rio 2016 (not counting relay events). [NO - 2] 52- The whole final in the Men's 400m comprises of athletes representing nations including red in their flag. [YES - 7] 53- The leader after the first five events in the Men's Decathlon will finish outside the top 3 on the following day. [NO - 4] 54- The gold medalist in Men's Discus Throw will throw 70.00m or more. [YES - 3] Badminton (2) 55- At least one set in any event will end with a score of 30-28 or higher. [NO - 2] 56- A non-asian country will win a gold medal. [YES - 4] Basketball (2) 57- The United States will win the gold medal in Women's as well as in Men's Basketball. [YES - 10] 58- The Men's final will end by a margin of at least 20 points. [YES - 5] Boxing (2) 59- Both Nicola Adams (GBR) and Katie Taylor (IRL) will return home with a medal. [NO- 1] 60- The whole Boxing program will result in at least 8 bouts decided before the end of the 3 reglamentary rounds. [NO- 1] Canoeing - Slalom (2) 61- At least one country will win 3 or more medals between all events. [YES - 3] 62- Two or more nations will be represented in all four slalom canoeing finals. [YES - 3] Canoeing - Sprint (2) 63- At least one athlete starting from an outer lane (1 or 8) will win a medal. [YES - 4] 64- Isaquias Queiroz (BRA) will delight the home crowd with either one gold medal or at least two medals of any colour.[NO - 2] Cycling - BMX (2) 65- There will be a crash (between two or more riders) in either the Men's or Women's Final. [NO - 4] 66- Australia will win at least one gold medal. [YES - 4] Cycling - Mountain Bike (2) 67- Nino Schurter (SUI) will complete his set of medals with a gold medal from Rio 2016, after previously winning bronze in 2008 and silver in 2012. [YES - 5] 68- Mauritius', Rwanda's and/or Lesotho's male rider(s) will finish ahead of at least one athlete coming from a nation represented by 3 riders (SUI, FRA, ESP, CZE, ITA). [NO- 4] Cycling - Road (2) 69- A group finish with at least 20 riders clocking the same time will decide the medals in Men's Road Race. [NO - 2] 70- Less than half the riders will finish in the Women's and/or Men's Road Race. [NO - 5] Cycling - Track (3) 71- Australia will win a gold medal in both Team Pursuit events. [NO- 2] 72- The world record in the Men's Team Pursuit will be broken. [YES - 3] 73- The winner of either the Men's or Women's Omnium will win at least 3 of the 6 events. [NO- 2] Equestrian (2) 74- At least 15 athletes will be eliminated or will retire during the cross-country stage of Eventing competition. [YES- 4] 75- Germany will win more medals than the Netherlands. [YES - 2] Fencing (2) 76- At least 2 countries will win at least 3 gold medals. [YES - 4] 77- There will be an overtime period in the Women's and/or Men's Individual Épée final. [NO - 1] Field Hockey (2) 78- India's Men will end their medal drought since 1980 with any medal won in Rio. [NO- 7] 79- The Women's Tournament will have medalists from three different continents. [YES - 5] Football (3) 80- At least 4 Football matches will be decided in a penalty shoot-out. [NO - 8] 81- Brazil will win their first Men's Olympic Football title. [YES - 5] 82- At least 8 red cards will be awarded in the Men's Tournament. [NO - 6] Golf (2) 83- The eventual winner in the Men's Tournament won't be placed among the top 5 after the first day of competition.[YES - 3] 84- USA will win a medal in both the Men's and Women's Tournaments. [NO - 7] Gymnastics - Artistic (3) 85- Romania will fail to win a medal in Artistic Gymnastics. [YES - 5 86- Simone Biles will win at least four total medals. [YES - 4] 87- At least one finalist in both Men's Horizontal Bar and Men's Pommel Horse will fall during their routines. [NO - 2] Gymnastics - Rhythmic (1) 88- Both gold and silver medals will be won by ex-USSR countries. [YES - 9] Gymnastics - Trampoline (1) 89- China will win the gold medal in both Trampoline events. [YES- 6] Handball (2) 90- A non-european nation will win a medal (Men's or Women's). [YES - 4] 91- At least twice will we see the at least 40 goals scored in the Men's Tournament. [YES - 2] Judo (2) 92- Teddy Riner (FRA) will be beaten. [NO - 3] 93- A nation will win it's first Judo Gold Medal. [YES - 2] Modern Pentathlon (2) 94- In either the Men's or Women's event, the athlete starting first in the Combined stage will win the gold medal. [YES- 1] 95- A non-european athlete in either the Women's or Men's Competition will win a medal. [YES - 1] Rowing (3) 96- Ekaterina Karsten (BLR) will reach her 6th Olympic final in Women's Single Sculls. [NO - 1] 97- More countries will win medals in Rowing compared to London 2012 (18 countries). [YES - 2] 98- Athletes from all 5 continents will win a medal. [NO- 3] Rugby Sevens (2) 99- All the medals in the Men's Tournament will be won by nations from Oceania. [NO - 5] 100- At least one match on the Women's side will end in a tie. [NO - 2] Sailing (2) 101- At least one boat will be guaranteed the gold medal before the final Medal Race. [YES - 1] 102- Brazilian Robert Scheidt will win his 6th consecutive olympic medal. [YES - 1] Shooting (3) 103- All 15 events will see at least one medal winner from an Asian country. [YES - 4] 104- There will be at least one new world record set in any event. [NO - 1] 105- At least one shooter will repeat their gold medal success from the 2012 Summer Games. [YES - 4] Table Tennis (2) 106- Chinese athletes will take all 4 gold medals. [YES - 10] 107- The Women's Team final will result in a 3-0 score. [YES - 5] Taekwondo (2) 108- At least one medalist athlete in this sport will be winning at the same time the first ever olympic medal for his/her country.[YES - 1] 109- At least one of the four invited athletes (Boui CAF, Ferrera HON, Louissant HAI, Rawal NEP) will advance into the quarterfinals. [NO - 1] Tennis (2) 110- Serena Williams will fail to win a gold medal (in all events). [NO- 4] 111- An unseeded player in the women's and/or men's singles competition will go as high reaching at least the semifinals.[NO - 3] Triathlon (2) 112- The Brownlee brothers will celebrate together on the podium. [NO - 3] 113- The eventual winners of both the Men's and Women's Races will not be among top 5 placed after the swimming and cycling stages. [NO - 2] Volleyball - Indoor (2) 114- No medal matches in either the Women's or the Men's Tournament will end with a 3-0 score. [YES - 4] 115- An african team will win a group stage match for the first time in history (either Men's or Women's). [NO - 4] Volleyball - Beach (2) 116- There will be an all-Brazilian final in Men's and/or Women's Beach Volleyball. [NO - 3] Weightlifting (2) 117- At least one leader after the Snatch part will have three invalid lifts in the Clean & Jerk. [NO - 2] 118- A medal will be won by an athlete starting from Group B. [NO - 4] Wrestling (2) 119- At least one gold medal match will end by a fall. [NO- 1] 120- Russia will win more Freestyle gold medals than Japan. [YES - 1] [/hide]

Yes that's a very tipical Sporting fan thing hehe, to always have that kind of complex with the other two big Portuguese teams , everyone are against them lolol (specially their main rival in Lisbon, Benfica)

Men's Roller Hockey European Championship just ended, Portugal won in the final 6-2 Italy People here are really happy with the championship as Roller hockey is very popular in Portugal. (though personally I hate the sport, I'm more a Field/Ice hockey fan )

[forget that post, I was misleaded by some wrong tv news hahaha ]

Coincidentally there was a related news about this Teo topic on today's newspaper http://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/sporting/noticias/interior/jogos-olimpicos-sao-fuga-para-teo-gutierrez-5288739.html

Actually, here on our TV they say Sporting is trying to get rid of Teo (I think he wants to leave the club) but can't find anyone who can pay for him what Sporting wants, so they're sending him to the Olympics as a showcase to the world hoping someone wants him

Well, I'm not 100% sure about this, but what they say here is that the Olympic competition is not an official FIFA Calendar competition, and because of that the teams don't have the obligation to release their players

This, btw, is why I think male football should be OUT of the Olympics. I love football, but either you send the best or it's not real olympic competition. Right now, olympic male football is nothing more than a big joke.

Good news everyone! Portugal olympic team has officially a squad! And thats it, that's the only thing good on those news. Why? Because, due to the unavailability of the teams to allow their players to go to the Olympics (and because some of them are tired from the Euro 2016 they won just days ago), from the initial 35 players that our manager picked to the pre-Olympic squad, only 11 were available!!! (including all the best players we had) But wait, there's more! This is such a ridiculous situation that our squad of 18 players has... 17 players!! Because 18 minutes (!!!!) before the official squad presentation, one of the 18 players was declined by his team to be in Rio! Here is the team anyway: GK: Bruno Varela e Joel Pereira; DF: Edgar Ié, Ricardo Esgaio, Tiago Ilori and Tobias Figueiredo; MF: André Martins, Bruno Fernandes, Sturgeon, Francisco Ramos, Sérgio Oliveira, Tiago Silva and Tomás Podstawski; FW: Carlos Mané, Gonçalo Paciência, Nuno Santos and Salvador Agra

Though we don't have ignorant comments, you just remembered me of a ignorant commentator we had, who used to disrespectfully talk during national anthems on football matches, and that sometimes started to talk stupid things like "And here you see, Spanish players and supporters refuse to sing the Spanish anthem as they are angry with their government!" (Spanish anthem has no lyrics..... )