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Relay Olympic Qualification Preview Men's 4x100m Freestyle Qualified - Qualifying Position - Challengers - The big challenger is Great Britain, unless they DSQ again they will likely move into a qualifying position. South Korea and Singapore will also challenge. While the bottom three are in the most dangerous position, they aren't too far off from the rest of the nations. Men's 4x200m Freestyle Qualified - Qualifying Position - Challengers - Thailand's spot is by far the weakest and is essentially guaranteed to lose it. Their spot will be challenged by Singapore, Poland and Mexico. The other 15 are in a good position to keep their Olympic quota. Men's 4x100m Medley Qualified - Qualifying Position - :FRA Challengers - Hungary and Mexico will be looking to try to squeeze into the top 16. Things are quite competitive with the bottom four being at risk at missing the games. Switzerland isn't competing.

Did you honestly think China would lose to New Zealand? From a fan perspective they are qualified before the tournament began. From a mathematics perspective they are not.

How is the 5th-8th semis decided? Will Canada face Australia or is it shuffled?

isn't technically qualified yet. They could lose to France & Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico could lose to New Zealand. Very unlikely to happen, but China is no more qualified now than it was yesterday.

So basically, if reaches the quarterfinals then the 9th, maybe 10th place nation can qualify to the Olympics. If not, then the quotas will be decided after the playoffs. I really want both and to qualify, but it's looking likely that one will eliminate the other.

They look cute. Plushy sales will be good.

Je ne sais pas lire le Francais

JoshMartini007's Top Athletes of 2023 Awards (Part 3/3) Nation Name Sport Honorable Mentions Oman Husain Mohsin Al-Farsi Athletics Musab Al Hadi (Sailing) Waleed Al-Kindi (Sailing) Amur Salim Al-Khanjari (Weightlifting) Pakistan Arshad Nadeem Athletics Muhammas Yasir (Athletics) Mohammad Rizwan (Cricket) Kishmala Talat (Shooting) Haroon Khan (Taekwondo) Palau Tianna Fernandez Wrestling Stevick Patris (Weightlifting) Cristian Nicolescu (Wrestling) Palestine Hala Al-Qadi Karate Nidal Foqahaa (Boxing) Abed Al Hafez Mustapha (Muaythai) Panama Gianna Woodruff Athletics Akil Mitchell (Basketball) Atheyna Bylon (Boxing) Adalberto Carrasquilla (Football) Kristine Jimenez (Judo) Carolena Carstens (Taekwondo) Papua New Guinea Daniel Baul Athletics Allan Oaike (Boxing) Abigail Tere-Apisah (Tennis) Dika Toua (Weightlifting) Morea Baru (Weightlifting) Paraguay Nicole Martinez Rowing Agua Espinola (Cycling) Montserrat Viveros (Fencing) Sofia Garcia (Golf) Erika Alarcon (Roller Sports) Julio Mirena (Roller Sports) Philippines Ernest John Obiena Athletics Chezka Centeno (Cue Sports) Carlos Yulo (Gymnastics) Meggie Ochoa (Ju-Jitsu) John Ceniza (Weightlifting) Amel Mandal (Wushu) Puerto Rico Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Athletics Jean Pizarro (Archery) Francisco Lindor (Baseball) Jose Berrios (Baseball) Janessa Fonseca (Karate) Steven Pineiro (Roller Sports) Adriana Diaz (Table Tennis) Sebastian Rivera (Wrestling) Qatar Mutasz Essa Barshim Athletics Abderrahman Samba (Athletics) Mohamad Al-Garni (Athletics) Nasser Al-Attiyah (Auto Racing/Shooting) Cherif Younousse (Volleyball) Ahmed Tijan (Volleyball) Fares Elbakh (Weightlifting) Rwanda John Hakizimana Athletics Clementine Mukandanga (Athletics) Diane Ingabire (Cycling) Moide Mugisha (Cycling) Valentine Nzayisenga (Cycling) Saint Kitts and Nevis Nadale Buntin Athletics Saint Lucia Julien Alfred Athletics Michael Joseph (Athletics) St. Vincent and the Grenadines Handal Roban Athletics Alex Joachim (Swimming) Kennice Greene (Swimming) Samoa Iuniarra Sipaia Weightlifting Alex Rose (Athletics) Tuva'a Clifton (Canoeing) Va'a Apelu Maliko (Rugby) Olivia Borg (Swimming) Don Opeloge (Weightlifting) San Marino Myles Amine Wrestling Jasmine Verbena (Artistic Swimming) Matilde Terenzi (Roller Sports) Alessandria Perilli (Shooting) Sao Tome and Principe Admilson Batista de Sousa Canoeing Saudi Arabia Yousef Masrahi Athletics Essa Alis Kzwani (Athletics) Hussain Al-Hizam (Athletics) Fahad Al-Khathami (Karate) Riad Hamdi (Taekwondo) Mansour Al Saleem (Weightlifting) Senegal Kalidou Koulibaly Football Cierra Dillard (Basketball) Diarga Balde (Boxing) Combe Seck (Canoeing) Sadio Mane (Football) Mbagnick Ndiaye (Judo) Anta Sambou (Wrestling) Seychelles Keddy Agnes Boxing Joelita Coloma (Weightlifting) Juliette Malvina (Weightlifting Sierra Leone Ibrahim Bunduka Wrestling Sara Haghighat-Joo (Boxing) Singapore Maximilian Maeder Sailing Veronica Shanti Pereira (Athletics) Loh Kean Yew (Badminton) Darren Ong (Bowling) Stephenie Chen (Canoeing) Ryan Lo (Sailing) Jowen Lim (Wushu) Solomon Islands Jenly Tegu Wini Weightlifting Nancy Marle (Karate) Isaac Pat Myrie (Taekwondo) Brown Chester Ramohaka (Weightlifting) Somalia Abdi Dawidh Rhoble Athletics South Sudan Carlik Jones Basketball Abraham Guem (Athletics) Wenyen Gabriel (Basketball) Sri Lanka Chamari Athapaththu Cricket Dilhani Lekamge (Athletics) Tharushi Karunarathna (Athletics) Dilshan Madushanka (Cricket) Wanindu Hasaranga (Cricket) Sudan Ziyad Ahmed Swimming Abobakr Abass (Swimming) Suriname Jair Tjon En Fa Cycling Vladimir Slot (Korfball) Syria Ahmad Ghousoon Boxing Majd Eddin Ghazal (Athletics) Alaa Ghoussoun (Boxing) Mohammad Soufi (Cue Sports) Tajikistan Somon Makhmadbekov Judo Bakhodur Usmonov (Boxing) Davlat Boltaev (Boxing) Temur Rakhimov (Judo) Abdulmazhid Kudiev (Wrestling) Tanzania Gabriel Geay Athletics Magdalena Shauri (Athletics) Grace Mwakamele (Boxing) Yusuf Changalawe (Boxing) Timor-Leste Felisberto de Deus Athletics Togo Akoko Komlanvi Rowing Prewa Padabadi (Boxing) Eloi Adjavon (Triathlon) Tonga Uneeq Palavi Netball Ata Maama Tuutafaiva (Athletics) Mosese Foliaki (Athletics) Alexis Vakasiuola (Golf) Pauline Lolohea (Taekwondo) Uhila Soakai Langi (Taekwondo) Trinidad and Tobago Nicholas Paul Cycling Jereem Richards (Athletics) Keshorn Walcott (Athletics) Karishma Ramharack (Cricket) Alexi Costa-Ramirez (Cycling) Dylan Carter (Swimming) Turkmenistan Gaygysyz Torayev Weightlifting Bayramdurdy Nurmuhammedow (Boxing) Maysa Pardayewa (Judo) Begench Baltayev (Sambo) Bunyad Rashidov (Weightlifting) Medine Amanova (Weightlifting) Dowletmyrat Orazgylyjow (Wrestling) Tuvalu Manuila Raobu Weightlifting Isaac Ampex (Volleyball) Malosa Saaga (Volleyball) Uganda Joshua Cheptegei Athletics Jacob Kiplimo (Athletics) Victor Kiplangat (Athletics) Fadilah Mohamed Rafi (Badminton) Jannon Otto (Basketball) Charles Kagimu (Cycling) Davis Niyoyita (Weightlifting) United Arab Emirates Magomedomar Magomedomarov Judo Ahmed Al-Mansoori (Cycling) Bishreltiin Khorloodoi (Judo) Dzhafar Kostoev (Judo) Hawraa Al-Ajmi (Karate) Sarah Al-Ameri (Karate) Uruguay Bruno Cetraro Rowing Deborah Rodriguez (Athletics) Leonella Acosta (Basque Pelota) Eric Fagundez (Cycling) Hernan Umpierre (Sailing) Fernandez Diz (Sailing) Vanuatu Priscilla Tommy Table Tennis Lyza Malres (Athletics) Veronica Tari (Judo) Ajah Pritchard-Lolo (Weightlifting) Virgin Islands Nicholas D'Amour Archery Susana Fornaris (Fencing) Maximillian Wilson (Swimming) Yemen Abdullah Al-Yaari Athletics Zambia Patrick Chinyemba Boxing Andrew Chilata (Boxing) Felistars Nkandu (Boxing) Barbra Banda (Football) Simon Zulu (Judo) Zimbabwe Isaac Mpofu Athletics Hillary Joel (Boxing) Sikandar Raza (Cricket) Skye Davidson (Cycling)

There's positives and negatives in finishing 1st or 2nd in the group. Finishing 1st gives us an easier path to the semis which means we'll very likely make the Olympics. On the other hand if we do lose in the quarterfinals then our 5th-8th opponent will likely be the loser of Netherlands/Hungary while if we finish second in the group then our opponent will be Australia. I imagine we'll need a minimum a top 6 finish to qualify to the Olympics. Regardless, we'll probably need to defeat Hungary or Italy to qualify to the Olympics so it'll be either now or later.

Mexico got the Pan American quota while Canada got the reallocated Oceania quota.

brought to a PSO, but ended up losing 5-4. Too bad they were in such a tough group. They would have made the playoffs in any other spot.

Not exactly, the quota was reallocated to the highest ranked nation which has not qualified an athlete. Since it was originally a continental quota it followed those properties.

JoshMartini007's Top Athletes of 2023 Awards (Part 2/3) Nation Name Sport Honorable Mentions Gabon Denis Bouanga Football Franck Mombey (Boxing) Anthony Obame (Taekwondo) Urgence Mouega (Taekwondo) Gambia Gina Bass Athletics Faye Njie (Judo) Ghana Mohammed Kudus Football Amadu Mohammed (Boxing) Theophilus Allotey (Boxing) Thomas Partey (Football) Grenada Lindon Victor Athletics Anderson Peters (Athletics) Kirani James (Athletics) Guam Rckaela Aquino Wrestling Regine Tugade-Watson (Athletics) Nicola Lagatao (Weightlifting) Mia Aquino (Wrestling) Guatemala Luis Grijalva Athletics Kevin Cordon (Badminton) Jorge Vega (Gymnastics) Juan Ignacio Margli (Sailing) Adriana Ruano (Shooting) Jean Pierre Brol (Shooting) Maria Higueros (Taekwondo) Guinea Marie Branser Judo Mariana Esteves (Judo) Fatoumata Camara (Wrestling) Guinea-Bissau Diamantino Iuna Fafe Wrestling Bubacar Mane (Judo) Bacar Ndum (Wrestling) Guyana Emanuel Archibald Athletics Jasmine Abrams (Athletics) Desmond Amsterdam (Boxing) Haiti Aliyah Shipman Taekwondo Yves Cherubin (Athletics) Melchie Dumornay (Football) Ava Lee (Taekwondo) Honduras Kevin Mejia Wrestling Mauricio Dubon (Baseball) Milton Ramos (Cycling) Julio Horrego (Swimming) Gino Avila (Wrestling) Iceland Anton McKee Swimming Snorri Einarsson (Cross-Country Skiing) Bjarki Mar Elisson (Handball) Gisli Thorgeir Kristjansson (Handball) Snaefriour Jorunnardottir (Swimming) Eyglo Sturludottir (Weightlifting) Iraq Qasim Hasan Al-Lami Weightlifting Ali Qasim Hamdan Al-Sarray (Boxing) Ali Aldain (Canoeing) Mustafa Al Tekreeti (Muaythai) Saif Al-Rammahi (Taekwondo) Ali Ammar Rubaiawi (Weightlifting) Jamaica Shericka Jackson Athletics Antonio Watson (Athletics) Danielle Williams (Athletics) Hansle Parchment (Athletics) Wayne Pinnock (Athletics) Khadija Shaw (Football) Shamera Sterling (Netball) Jordan Ahmad Abuu Al Soud Gymnastics Mohammad Abu Jajeh (Boxing) Mohammad Al-Jafari (Karate) Julyana Al-Sadeq (Taekwondo) Mahmoud Al-Taryeh (Taekwondo) Kiribati Ruben Katoatau Weightlifting Kaiti Tentau (Powerlifting) Ketty Ataia (Taekwondo) Kosovo Distria Krasniqi Judo Akil Gjakova (Judo) Laura Fazliu (Judo) Nora Gjakova (Judo) Kuwait Yaqoub Al-Youha Athletics Yousef Al-Shamlan (Fencing) Abdullah Shaaban (Karate) Fahed Al-Ajmi (Karate) Abdullah Al-Rashidi (Shooting) Talal Al-Rashidi (Shooting) Kyrgyzstan Zholaman Sharshenbekov Wrestling Munarebek Seitbek Uulu (Boxing) Erlan Sherov (Judo) Aiperi Medet Kyzy (Wrestling) Aisuluu Tynybekova (Wrestling) Akzhol Makhmudov (Wrestling) Laos Ariya Phounsavath Cycling Lebanon Georges Saade Wushu Caramnob Sagaipov (Judo) Ray Bassil (Shooting) Laetitia Aoun (Taekwondo) Lesotho Tebello Ramakongoana Athletics Arena Pakela (Boxing) Boitumelo Rabale (Football) Liberia Joseph Fahnbulleh Athletics Emmanuel Matadi (Athletics) Libya Mohammed Bin Dallah Shooting Ahmed Alkoum (Boxing) Mohamed Sameer Masoud (Weightlifting) Liechtenstein Marco Pfiffner Alpine Skiing Nico Gauer (Alpine Skiing) Noemi Buchel (Artistic Swimming) Leila Marxer (Artistic Swimming) Jean Jacques Buff (Skeleton) Luxembourg Jennifer Warling Karate Mariya Shkolina (Archery) Charles Grethen (Athletics) Vera Hoffmann (Athletics) Flavio Giannotte (Fencing) Jeanne Lehair (Triathlon) Madagascar Rosina Randafiarison Weightlifting Aina Rasoanaivo Razafy (Judo) Fabio Rakotoarimanana (Table Tennis) Jean Elariont Ramiarimanana (Weightlifting) Tojonirina Andriatsitohaina (Weightlifting) Maldives Hamna Ahmed Swimming Mali Sika Kone Basketball Aliou Diarra (Basketball) Moro Diarra (Boxing) Keletigui Diabate (Fencing) Ismael Coulibaly (Taekwondo) Malta Katryna Esposito Judo Ana Culic (Artistic Swimming) Clive Farrugia (Shooting) Eleanor Bezzina (Shooting) Marshall Islands Mathlynn Sasser Weightlifting Mike Riklon (Weightlifting) Mauritania Hemeya Tanjy Football Mauritius Aurelie Halbwachs Cycling Georges Julien Paul (Badminton) Louis Richarno Colin (Boxing) Remi Feuillet (Judo) Ketty Lent (Weightlifting) Malawi Tabitha Chawinga Football Joyce Mvula (Netball) Moldova Anastasia Nichita Wrestling Dan Olaru (Archery) Serghei Tamovschi (Canoeing) Denis Vieru (Judo) Elena Erighina (Weightlifting) Marin Robu (Weightlifting) Irina Ringaci (Wrestling) Monaco Hugo Nys Tennis Charles Leclerc (Auto Racing) Boris Vain (Bobsleigh) Antoine Riou (Bobsleigh) Quentin Antognelli (Rowing) Xiaoxin Yang (Table Tennis) Mongolia Tomor-Ochiryn Tulga Wrestling Baatarsukhiin Chinzorig (Boxing) Lutsaikhany Altantsetseg (Boxing) Lkhagvatogoogiin Enkhriilen (Judo) Yondonperenlein Baskhuu (Judo) Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal (Wrestling) Enkh-Amaryn Davaanasan (Wrestling) Enkhsaikhany Delgermaa (Wrestling) Montenegro Nenad Dulovic Karate Marija Vukovic (Athletics) Natasha Mack (Basketball) Ivona Pavicevic (Handball) Tatjana Brnovic (Handball) Milivoj Dukic (Sailing) Mozambique Alcinda Panguana Boxing Tamara Seda (Basketball) Rady Gramane (Boxing) Deizy Nhaquile (Sailing) Myanmar Thet Htar Thuzar Badminton Namibia Vera Looser Cycling Gebhard Ipinge (Boxing) Anri Krugel (Cycling) Courtney Liebenberg (Cycling) Peter Shalulile (Football) Romio Goliath (Wrestling) Nauru Maximina Uepa Weightlifting Jilian Kemp (Karate) Ditto Ika (Weightlifting) Lowe Bingham (Wrestling) Nepal Arika Gurung Karate Anjani Teli (Boxing) Bijay Sinjali (Wushu) Nicaragua Orlando Vasquez Weightlifting Candelaria Resano (Surfing) Elian Ortega (Taekwondo) Sema Ludrick (Weightlifting) Niger Nouridine Issaka Taekwondo Evann Girault (Fencing) Boubacar Mangue (Taekwondo) Maman Mansour Chipkaou (Taekwondo) North Macedonia T. J. Shorts Basketball Dejan Georgievski (Taekwondo) Ahmad Magomedov (Wrestling)

When was the last time San Marino played against a non-European opponent?

Yeah, even at previous Olympics their qualification document was written in a way that it was technically possible for more than the maximum amount of athletes to qualify. They got burned in 2020 because of COVID. Already qualified athletes/nations did not compete at the World Cup so more athletes than expected qualified which is why only the finalists are now guaranteed to compete. On average around 10/16 athletes compete in both individual and synchro events. France not being a diving nation might decrease the average though.

with a PSO win over , that may be enough to avoid a potential clash with or in the playoff round. There's a good chance the Olympic qualifiers may be decided by the quarterfinalists rather than needing the 9-12 matches.

I wait for the day where FIFA goes crazy and announces a 192 team tournament, held across the world.

In a perfect world it'll be 34 athletes per individual/synchro combo. Now if someone say competes in say the 3m springboard and 10m synchro then it becomes complicated.

Canada is in the hunt, but it won't take much to become the first nation outside qualification. If recover in the technical finals, we may end up regretting losing to at the Pan American Games.

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The Italian federation probably forgot the rules have changed since 2020. In a worst case scenario, no one else gets chosen, in the best case, the next 13 qualify (may decrease depending on which nations qualify in synchro)

JoshMartini007's Top Athletes of 2023 Awards (Part 1/3) Nation Name Sport Honorable Mentions Afghanistan Rashid Khan Cricket Sayed Rohullah Mosawi (Muaythai) Mohsen Rezaee (Taekwondo) Albania Zelimkhan Abakarov Wrestling Luiza Gega (Athletics) Eklent Kaci (Cue Sports) Matvei Petrov (Gymnastics) Alvin Karaqi (Karate) American Samoa Penei Sewell American Football Seva Jarrard (Surfing) Micah Masei (Swimming) Andorra Monica Doria Canoeing Joan Verdu (Alpine Skiing) Ireneu Esteve (Cross-Country Skiing) Angola Benilson Sanda Canoeing Rui Andrade (Auto Racing) Luana Gomes (Gymnastics) Francisco Andre (Sailing) Antigua and Barbuda Tiger Tyson Sailing Armenia Artur Aleksanyan Wrestling Artur Davtyan (Gymnastics) Vahagn Davytan (Gymnastics) Samvel Gasparyan (Weightlifting) Varazdat Lalayan (Weightlifting) Malkhas Amoyan (Wrestling) Vazgen Tevanyan (Wrestling) Aruba Ethan Westera Sailing Kyra Hoevertsz (Artistic Swimming) Rob Timmermans (Karate) Philipine van Aanholt (Sailing) Bahamas Devynne Charlton Athletics Anthonique Strachan (Athletics) Rhema Otabor (Athletics) Lamar Taylor (Swimming) Bahrain Akhmed Tazhudinov Wrestling Birhanu Balew (Athletics) Kemi Adekoya (Athletics) Winfred Yavi (Athletics) Gor Minasyan (Weightlifting) Bangladesh Najmul Hossain Shanto Cricket Mohammad Ashikuzzaman (Archery) Mohammad Hakim Rubel (Archery) Imranur Rahman (Athletics) Barbados Sada Williams Athletics Hayley Matthews (Cricket) Amber Joseph (Cycling) Matthew Wright (Triathlon) Belize Brandon Jones Athletics Benin Noelie Yarigo Athletics Bermuda Conor White Cycling Kaden Hopkins (Cycling) Tyler Smith (Triathlon) Bhutan Lam Dorji Archery Sonam Penjor (Archery) Bolivia Conrrado Moscoso Racquetball Angelica Barrios (Racquetball) Carlos Keller (Racquetball) Bosnia & Herzegovina Lana Pudar Swimming Sanjin Pehlivanovic (Cue Sports) Lejla Njemcevic (Cycling) Larisa Ceric (Judo) Nedzad Husic (Taekwondo) Botswana Letsile Tebogo Athletics Bayapo Ndori (Athletics) Busang Kebinatshipi (Athletics) Leungo Scotch (Athletics) Tshepiso Masalela (Athletics) British Virgin Islands Kyron McMaster Athletics Adaejah Hodge (Athletics) Brunei Basma Lachkar Wushu Burkina Faso Hugues Fabrice Zango Athletics Marthe Koala (Athletics) Awa Bamogo (Cycling) Faysal Sawadogo (Taekwondo) Burundi Rodrigue Kwizera Athletics Egide Ntakarutimana (Athletics) Francine Niyomukunzi (Athletics) Ange Niragira (Judo) Cambodia Margot Garabedian Triathlon Julie Mam (Taekwondo) Cameroon Andre Onana Football Mvogo Zacharie Serge (Boxing) Reine Ngoune (Boxing) Georgika Djengue (Judo) Richelle Soppi (Judo) Seidou Njimouluh (Sambo) Cape Verde Edy Tavares Basketball Bruno Fernandes (Boxing) Ivanusa Gomes (Boxing) Cayman Islands Jordan Crooks Swimming Central African Republic Nadia Guimendego Judo Chad Israel Madaye Archery Martine Hallas (Archery) Comoros Andy Barat Canoeing Mohamed Radjay (Boxing) Congo Dem. Rep. Chancel Mbemba Football Marcelat Sakobi Matshu (Boxing) Pita Kabeji (Boxing) Steve Kulenguluka (Boxing) Congo Republic Saheed Idowu Table Tennis Mpi Anauel Ngamissengue (Boxing) Cook Islands Wesley Roberts Swimming Alex Beddoes (Athletics) Andre George (Canoeing) Lanihei Connolly (Swimming) Costa Rica Leilani McGonagle Surfing Andrea Vargas (Athletics) Daniela Rojas (Athletics) Jennifer Kalmbach (Surfing) Lia Reyes Dias (Surfing) Nishy Lee Lindo (Taekwondo) Cote d'Ivoire Cheick Sallah Cisse Taekwondo Marie-Josee Ta Lou (Athletics) Zouleiha Dabonne (Judo) Ruth Gbagbi (Taekwondo) Nogona Bakayoko (Wrestling) Cyprus Pavlos Kontides Sailing Milan Trajkovic (Athletics) Olivia Fotopoulou (Athletics) Sokratis Pilakouris (Gymanstics) Eleonora Filippou (Muaythai) Denis Taradin (Sailing) Georgios Achilleos (Shooting) Djibouti Mohamed Ismail Athletics Djamal Abdi Direh (Athletics) Dominica Thea Lafond Athletics El Salvador Marcelo Arevalo Tennis Uriel Canjura (Badminton) Jorge Merino (Karate) Ivonne Nochez (Roller Sports) Equatorial Guinea Emilio Nsue Eritrea Nazret Weldu Athletics Dawit Seare (Athletics) Dolshi Tesfu (Athletics) Samsom Amare (Athletics) Henok Mulueberhan (Cycling) Eswatini Sibusiso Matsenjwa Athletics Ethiopia Tigst Assefa Athletics Amane Beriso Shankule (Athletics) Deso Gelmisa (Athletics) Diribe Welteji (Athletics) Gudaf Tsegay (Athletics) Lamecha Girma (Athletics) Tamirat Tola (Athletics) Fikremariyam Leta (Boxing) Fed State of Micronesia Tasi Limtiaco Swimming Junjun Asebias (Wrestling) Fiji Reapi Ulunisau Rugby Yeshnil Karan (Athletics) Jone Davule (Boxing) Taniela Rainibogi (Weightlifting)

I wanted to honor the smaller nations with their own athlete of the year awards so I took it upon myself to research the performance of various nations in 2023. Unfortunately due to time constraints, this is a bit late, but I now have all my winners and some honorable mentions. I definitely do not have time to create a write-up for each nation, but if you have a specific one in mind I can do something. First off here is how the awards split by sport: Athletics - 39 Wrestling - 12 Weightlifting - 10 Football - 8 Aquatics - 7 Cycling - 6 Judo - 6 Basketball - 4 Boxing - 4 Canoeing - 4 Karate - 4 Sailing - 4 Archery - 3 Cricket - 3 Rowing - 3 Taekwondo - 3 Table Tennis - 2 Tennis - 2 Wushu - 2 Alpine Skiing - 1 American Football - 1 Badminton - 1 Gymnastics - 1 Netball - 1 Racquetball - 1 Rugby - 1 Shooting - 1 Surfing - 1 Triathlon - 1 Total - 136 Unsurprisingly, athletics has a massive 39 winners, almost 29% of all nations I looked at. That's what happens in a sport with a massive worldwide participation. Wrestling and weightlifting break double digits while football leads the team sports. Only one winter sport (alpine skiing) is represented among the winners while six non-Olympic sports are represented with karate, cricket and wushu having multiple winners. Ten sports that will be held at the 2024 Olympics (dancesport, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, golf, handball, modern pentathlon, roller sports, sport climbing and volleyball) did not have a single winner. I'll probably split the winners across three posts over the following days. I look forward to the discussion of being wrong for selecting certain athletes .

Diving is a bit of a mess until we know who's selected in the synchro events (let's ignore when an athlete competes in both 3m & 10m events). For now, whoever makes the final will get a quota to compete at the Olympics. Anyone else will have to wait.

qualified in women's 10km open water swimming.