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Draw for tomorrow is out, see here.

The first two tournaments are seeded based on world rankings. Winners will qualify to the Olympics.

The third and fourth brackets will be seeded based on the performance from the first two tournaments (losing finalists will be the top seed, etc.). The winners will also qualify to the Olympics.

As  are not competing, they will qualify through the world rankings on May 7th along with two more nations.

Not too surprising. Prize money at the Olympics was eventually going to happen. Hopefully, it will be the IOC that takes the initiative eventually.

This might help encourage some tennis players to take part, though 50k isn't a lot. That's around what the winner gets for a 250 event. Still better than nothing (including no ranking points).

We're at the half-way (108 arrows) point of the men's team recurve qualification. Here's the top 5.

 - 1017

 - 1016

 - 999

 - 994

 - 994

The gold medalist will qualify to the Olympics.

9 minutes ago, konig said:

If Colombia qualify in team event, can be a reallocation for the bronze medal of the tournament?

I'm not sure, the way the qualification document was written doesn't explain what happens. We'll have to wait and see what World Archery says. Asia was smart as they held the team qualifier before the individual qualifier.

Either the next highest ranked athlete will qualify or the quota will be reallocated to the final qualification tournament.

Taekwondo is a brutal sport to qualify in.

Hoping we can spin this for a team quota...

Comparing what Ghana hosted at the African Games and what was on the program at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, we are missing cycling (mountain and track), diving, gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic), lawn bowls, netball, powerlifting and squash.

We may be able to fit gymnastics, netball, powerlifting and squash in venues which had events not part of the Commonwealth Games. 

It looks like Ghana has a pre-existing mountain bike course and possibly a place to host lawn bowls. I'm unable to tell if the swimming venue also has diving boards so that and track cycling may have to dropped from the program or given to a different host.

So sad to see what was once one of our top sports being reduced to just a few boats.

Top 3 after the qualification round

Men

 D'Amour

 Arcila

 Ticas

Women

 Esebua

 Chenier

 Espinoza

Three quarters done (54 arrows), the top 3 are:

Men

 D'Amour

 Arcila

 Flossbach

Women

 Esebua

 Chenier

 Barrett

At the half way point (36 arrows), the top 3 are:

Men

 D'Amour

 Arcila

 Ticas

Women

 Esebua

 Chenier

 Pagan

Qualification round is currently going

After 24 arrows the top 3 for men are  D'Amour,  Arcila and  Enriquez while for women it is  Esebua,  Pagan and  Chenier

The finalists qualify to the Olympics.

Also the team quota will be decided during the actual Pan American Championships held later this week where the winner will qualify (except Mexico in the women who are already qualified, then the quota will go to the runner-up).

We are down to 50 nations remaining.

I'll do some fun facts tomorrow.

The first one is, we still have three non-triparitite eligible nations remaining:

Quite a few upsets in the women's sabre as both the top 2 ranked athletes have lost. The semifinals are:

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Argentina is the favourite now.

Cuba was the big winner from this championships. Not totally unexpected, they only had one quota going into the event and typically they are one of the strongest nations in shooting after the United States

What happened to Keith Sanderson? He's gone 1/10 in the final so far.

Women's epee, pool round is completed.

Joining already advanced are

Chile with a good performance to grab the third seed. Looks like her Pan American Games performance was not a fluke. On the other side, Paraguay despite having a chance to win the quota, just barely made it to the elimination round.

No stopping the train today. Only Georgia has qualified so far and that's because they weren't on their half of the bracket.

3 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Out of curiousity, what would be the easiest sport for him to qualify in? Is there a summer equivalent (in terms of qualifying) of cross-country skiing before the changes to make it harder/more realistic? I'd guess athletics with the universal quota, but if only one athlete from  is better in the 100m or something, that'd be tough  

 

Of course world rankings in MTB are quite odd that way too I believe, or has that changed by now so athletes can't get high enough anymore solely based on 'easy' races?

For him, it would be judo. All he needs to do is literally show up to one event which awards points and he will qualify to the Olympics.

This is assuming no more Pacific nations decide they too would like a free quota.

Men's sabre semifinals

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In the men's sabre, got a bye into the elimination round.

Joining him are

Nations advancing to the women's foil elimination round

Top ranked Brazil lost three times in the pool. Despite going into the competition as the big favourites, they are now seeded 8th.

Men's epee pool round is complete.

Received a bye to the elimination stage

Advanced to the elimination stage (in order)

The big winner is the athlete from Jamaica who finished undefeated in his pool. Of course the top seed will be a lot harder.

15 minutes ago, Adriano said:

I do not know who make a polish list in english site Poland at Paris 2024 - we have 12 fencers (4 per weapon....).

Officially, the IOC/FIE doesn't count the fourth "alternate" athlete as part of their official quota.

27 minutes ago, FeelingVeryOlympic said:

Can Pita still make it kayak?

Through the tripartite quota, but I would prefer if other people get it.

He's also eligible to get a taekwondo tripartite quota.