JoshMartini007

Oddly, New Zealand doesn't have a nomination criteria for taekwondo. 

Historically, they have been selected. In general, New Zealand wants a top 16 finish with the potential of finishing in the top 8 which taekwondo fulfills 

I thought the United States would take 3-4 quotas, but at best than can only win one. There's still the world qualifiers starting next week, but if they repeat their performance they may leave empty handed.

It's not like another nation is having a great performance, the six quotas awarded have been awarded to different nations.

The IOC will find someone to run the 100m if it comes down to it. They are pretty big on ensuring participation for all nations.

The other option is for the tripartite committee to give one of the taekwondo quotas (women's -49kg or -57kg) to Somalia. With that said, taekwondo quotas are quite competitive, but their hand might be forced (kind of like with Liechtenstein).

I mean it was quite clear that Kharun wanted to swim for the United States, but the whole citizenship issue forced his hand.

Three years is a long time waiting for a change though so he might reconsider.

1 hour ago, Pasolini said:

Not really sure why they would not take a 4th to the 4x200m freestyle (KIM Younghyeon). Who would be the 4th?

Kim Minseop might be the logical choice out of the options listed

She might not win gold, but a medal is quite possible. She's currently 3rd in the rankings

Here is the selection criteria

As per World Aquatics, Canada can nominate a maximum of 26 male and 26 female athletes.

Priority 1: Finish in the top 2 and achieve the OQT at the event.

Priority 2: Finish in the top 4 in the 100m and 200m freestyle events to compete in the relays.

Priority 3: Winners of the 100m backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly to compete in the relays.

Priority 4: Additional 100m and 200m freestyle or 100m medley athletes to compete in the relays (based on director's recommendation)

Priority 5: Swimmers who have achieved the OQT during the qualification period (March 1, 2023 - June 23, 2024) and finished in the top 2

Priority 6: Swimmers who have achieved the OCT during the qualification period, won the event and finished within 1% if their fastest time will be provisionally nominated pending World Aquatics invitation.

has qualified in men's -61kg weightlifting.

20 minutes ago, mrv86 said:

Maybe if they put images of baby seals in the targets 

Excuse me, we club our baby seals, not shoot them  

Has the IOC endorsed a new federation yet?

47 minutes ago, Laraja said:

Who are the 4th and 6th for Brazil? @JoshMartini007

4th - Felipe Wu

6th - Caio De Almeida

 - 2nd

 - 1st

Chile with the quota.

United States still with no men's 10m air pistol

 - 3rd

 v  for the quota. Chile with a huge lead though.

 - 4th

 - 5th

 remain for the quota battle (+  for the overall title)

 - 6th

 - 7th

 - 8th

Nations eligible for the men's 10m air pistol quota.

 already has the quota.

I'm impressed Oceania was able to make every single event eligible for a quota. Australia did need to enlist some help from refugees in the women's -49kg though.

28 minutes ago, phelps said:

no, they didn't take part in the last World Champs (nor in the events of the 1st stint of the OQP), so they can't be in Paris (luckily)

That's what I mean, athletes/nations can apply for an exception which included travel bans. North Korea effectively banned their athletes from traveling until the Asian Games so they could argue that they should be given an exception.

The IWF may not accept it since the rule was in place in cases where the host nation prevented a traveling nation from entering rather than a self-imposed restriction.

Does anyone know if got a travel restriction exception and thus could compete at the Olympics? Seems weird that they are sending a big team if they aren't going to compete at the Olympics?

Like many nations, Canada won't use all of its relay-only quotas.

I also doubt we would go that far down our depth in the men's 4x100m free relay to select Calkins and Sauve. It'll be top 4-6 for the free relays and top 1-2 for the medley relays.

1 hour ago, Makedonas said:

Yes but in those sports there is always only 1 athlete per NOC, whereas in fencing you can either have 1 or have 3, but you can't have 2. So it's not the same situation.

Yeah, the only comparisons would be in archery and dressage/jumping equestrian.

38 minutes ago, Art Art said:

Rylov said that he will not go to the Olympics. He also took part in a pro-war rally

I think you've made it quite clear that if you take part in a pro-war rally you aren't going to be excluded from the Olympics