Jinzha

men's Short Course Cross-Country
 
Gold:  Samuel Gaze
Silver:  Luca Schwarzbauer
Bronze:  Martin Vidaurre Kossman
 
Full Results
https://ucimtbworldseries.com/results/raceCategory/uci-xcc-world-cup-mairipora-brazil-men-elite/2024

women's Short Course Cross-Country
 
Gold:  Evie Richards
Silver: Rebecca Henderson 
Bronze:  Alessandra Keller
 
Full Results
https://ucimtbworldseries.com/results/raceCategory/uci-xcc-world-cup-mairipora-brazil-women-elite/2024
 

Very unlucky not to score another 45 points and win the game. 

It does make it easier and better to view for non-regular viewers if the differences in the categories are only limited to the number of athletes in the boat and the oars (or however it's called) they're using, and something less visible like weight isn't really a thing anymore. Lightweight classes have often felt a bit like a category for rowers who are too small, like if there's a special volleyball competition for people under 1.65m  
 

Thanks for everything. It’s time to try something new
 
My favourite for the 400m gold sounds like she’s retiring…

Marianne Vos herself is mostly showing sympathy for Wiebes, which once again - as we've seen for years - shows how wonderful a person Vos is and always has been.

Oooh yes, we might have one of those classics again.....Lorena Wiebes sprinted for the win in the Amstel Gold Race and celebrated....but it was too early and Marianne Vos passed her on the line  
 
I keep wondering how someone can act so unmeasurably dumb as a pro cyclist (and the best sprinter in the world, mind you)  

qualifies for Azerbaijan.

Now it's done.  Yay.   

Very happy to see the handball team in the Olympics again! Always a great team to follow along and I hope they have a great tournament!

Very happy to see the handball team in the Olympics again! Always a great team to follow along and I hope they have a great tournament!

Meeting in Eindhoven  
 
100 butterfly:
 
Tessa Giele  57,34
 
Didn't see this one coming. But very nice, as well for the 4x100 medley relay.

Very happy with the qualification. It's our fourth team to qualify after both field hockeyteams and our waterpolo women. Hopefully we have a nice draw and can sneak into the semis of the handball tournament (but that will be very hard with teams like Denmark, Norway and France).

Qualified Olympic Games 2024

After a low-level second half, the match ends at 32 - 18. Dutch qualification for Paris/Lille all but assured.  

Just Kwaou-Mathey (Athletics 110 M Hurdles)
https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/Just-kwaou-mathey-forfait-pour-les-jo-2024-apres-une-grave-blessure-a-un-tendon-d-achille/1460698

Yulimar Rojas (athletics) 
 
Reigning Olympic Champion in women’s triple jump, reigning World Record holder, reigning 4x World Champion and widely considered as the best athlete all time in this event, but won’t be defending her title at Paris after suffering an achilles injury during training. Wide open for the gold medal now. 

Rooting for  to qualify here so that @CCB won’t be as disappointed when Canada overtakes Netherlands for the final quota in women’s volleyball  (… just kidding, I still don’t think we’ll do enough to qualify) 

If you really want to qualify, you’d have @Josh award the quotas to your closest rivals midway through the competition 

2:19.01 in the final!

IFSC World Cup: Boulder - Keqiao 
 
 
 
Men's Final:
1.)  Tomoa Narasaki - 2 tops/4 zones
2.)  Sorato Anraku - 2 tops/4 zones
3.)  Hannes Van Duysen - 2 tops/3 zones
4.)  Toby Roberts - 2 tops/3 zones
5.)  Sam Avezou - 2 tops/3 zones
6.)  Meichi Narasaki - 2 tops/2 zones
7.)  Chon Jongwon - 1 top/4 zones
8.)  Jakob Schubert -1 top/4 zones
9.)  Max Milne - 1 top/3 zones
10.)  Jan Luca Posch - 1 top/3 zones

IFSC World Cup: Boulder - Keqiao 
 
 
 
Women's Final:
1.)  Janja Garnbret - (4 top/4 zone) She really was the class of the competition with 10 flash efforts out of 13 obstacles.
2.)  Camilla Moronia - (2 top / 3 zone) She was the last qualifier for the final so a great result for her 
3.)  Luo Zhilu - (2 top / 2 zone) 
4.)  Zelia Avezou - (1 top / 3 zone)
5.)  Erin McNeice - (1 top / 2 zone) 
6.)  Anon Matsufji - (1 top / 2 zone) 

I took a quick look, and just could see Bolivian flag haha

With the  Swimming Champs done, I've got time to look at some of the reporting ahead of the Olympics as media outlets begin to consider medal prospects.
 
These are the predicted athletics medalists (track only) from Pulse Sports - a Kenyan media outlet. Please don't shoot the messenger - this isn't an endorsement of their prediction. I share it purely for information and discussion.
 
Men's 100m:
 Noah Lyles
 Ferdinand Omanyala
 Letsile Tebogo
 
Men's 200m:
 Noah Lyles
 Letsile Tebogo
 Zharnel Hughes
 
Men's 400m:
 Steven Gardiner
 Antonio Watson
 Muzala Samukonga
 
Men's 800m:
 Emmanuel Wanyonyi
 Marco Arop
 Emmanuel Korir
 
Men's 1500m:
 Jakob Ingebrigtsen
 Josh Kerr
 Yared Nuguse
 
Men's 5000m:
 Jakob Ingebrigtsen
 Jacob Krop
 Yomif Kejelcha
 
Men's 10000m:
 Joshua Cheptegei
 Jacob Kiplimo
 Daniel Simiu
 
Men's 3000m Steeple:
 Soufiane El Bakkali
 Lamecha Girma
 Simon Koech
 
Men's 110m Hurdles:
 Grant Holloway
 Hansle Parchment
 Rasheed Broadbell
 
Men's 400m Hurdles:
 Karsten Warholm
 Rai Benjamin
 Alison Dos Santos
 
Men's Marathon:
 Benson Kipruto
 Sisay Lemma
 Eliud Kipchoge
 
 
 
Women's 100m:
 Sha'Carri Richardson
 Elaine Thompson-Herah
 Shelly-Anne Fraser-Pryce
 
Women's 200m:
 Shericka Jackson
 Elaine Thompson-Herah
 Gabby Thomas
 
Women's 400m:
 Shaunae Miller-Uibo
 Marileidy Paulino
 Salwa Eid Naser
 
Women's 800m:
 Mary Moraa
 Aithing Mu
 Keely Hodgkinson
 
Women's 1500m:
 Faith Kipyegon
 
 
 
Women's 5000m:
 Faith Kipyegon
 Beatrice Chebet
 Letesenbet Gidey
 
Women's 10000m:
 Gudaf Tsegay
 Letesenbet Gidey
 Sifan Hassan
 
Women's 3000m Steeple:
 Beatrice Chepkoech
 Winifred Yavi
 Faith Cherotich
 
Men's 110m Hurdles:
 Tobi Amusan
 Deveyne Charlton
 Cyrena Samba-Mayela
 
Men's 400m Hurdles:
 Femke Bol
 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
 Rushell Clayton
 
Women's Marathon:
 Tigst Assefa
 Peres Jepchirchir
 Amane Beriso

My prediction:
 
OQT1
 and  
 
OQT2
 and  
 
OQT3
 and