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Here's a bit of the Lao judoka story (must watch ): Soukphaxay Sithisane ACHIEVEMENTS - Bronze Medal SEA Games 2015 in Singapore

Osea Kolinisau (Rugby 7s) Source: http://fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=363338

Battulga Temuulen (Judo) Source: http://www.news.mn/r/308775

Whoops you missed the latest edition from another ex-Soviet Republic

2 rugby teams + 1 football team.. What can we say?

Dilshod Nazarov (Athletics) Source: http://olympic.tj/news/2965-dilshod-nazarov-parchambardori-to1207ikiston-dar-marosimi-iftito1203i-olimpiadai-rio-2016.html Bahodir Jalolov (Boxing) Source: http://sports.uz/ul/boxing/news/2016/07/1976761/ (Only Armenia and Turkmenistan left to conquer )

Looks like we need another update

INDONESIA Total Athletes: 28 ARCHERY - Riau Ega Agatha (Men's Individual, Men's team) - Hendra Purnama (Men's Individual, Men's team) - Muhammad Wijaya (Men's Individual, Men's team) - Ika Yuliana Rochamwati (Women's Individual) ATHLETICS - Maria Natalia Londa (Women's long jump) - Sudirman Hadi (Men's 100 m)** BADMINTON - Tommy Sugiarto (Men's singles) - Lindaweni Fanetri (Women's singles) - Mohammad Ahsan (Men's doubles) - Hendra Setiawan (Men's doubles) - Greysia Polii (Women's doubles) - Nitya Khrisinda Maheswari (Women's doubles) - Tontowi Ahmad (Mixed doubles) - Liliyana Natsir (Mixed doubles) - Praveen Jordan (Mixed doubles) - Debby Susanto (Mixed doubles) BMX CYCLING - Toni Syarifuddin* ROWING - Memo (Men's single scull) - Dewi Yuliawati (Women's single scull) SWIMMING - Glenn Victor Sutanto (Men's 100 m butterfly)** - Yessy Venisia Yosaputra (Women's 200 m backstroke)** WEIGHTLIFTING - Eko Yuli Irawan (Men's 62 kg) - Muhammad Hasbi (Men's 62 kg) - Deni (Men's 69 kg) - Triyatno (Men's 69 kg) - I Ketut Ariana (Men's 77 kg) - Sri Wahyuni Agustiani (Women's 48 kg) - Dewi Safitri (Women's 53 kg) Note: * by reallocation ** wildcard/universality places If you want to confirm this by checking our NOC website, it's useless

Rodney Govinden is a Sailing athlete.... Source: http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/5588/+athletes+prepare+to+fly+the+Seychelles+flag+at+the+Rio+Olympic+Games Dolores Moreira (Sailing) Source: http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/multideportivo/dolores-moreira-abanderada.html Pavlos Kontides (Sailing) Source: http://www.reporter.com.cy/sports/other-sports/article/86702/i-kypriaki-apostoli-sto-rio-kai-imerominies-ton-agnismaton And after rumours of badminton player chosen as flagbearer, we will have the first athlete to qualify to Rio as our flag bearer instead Maria Natalia Londa (Athletics) Source: http://olahraga.metrotvnews.com/read/2016/07/19/557483/atlet-maria-londa-pembawa-bendera-kontingen-indonesia-di-brasil This announcement also means that Indonesia has chosen athletes from Bali as a flagbearer for three consecutive Olympics

Avtandil Tchrikishvili (Judo) Source: http://www.ipress.ge/new/36808-rios-olimpiadis-gakhsnaze-saqartvelos-medroshe-avtandil-chrikishvili-iqneba Updates Lenin Preciado (Judo) Source: http://www.andes.info.ec/es/noticias/judoca-lenin-preciado-sera-abanderado-delegacion-ecuatoriana-participara-olimpiadas-rio (According to the article, Andres Chocho is getting ready for his final training phase in Brazil(?)) >> need Spanish-speaking members to confirm

Believe it or not, the player is "she"

@hckosice Btw, we need to change Women's singles and women's doubles player list due to Chinese team announcement Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei won't compete, they choose Luo Ying/Luo Yu instead. In this case, Akvile Stapusaityte won't play in Rio because one WS quota is closed due to this decision.

Calm down, Bro. The Russian state-sponsored doping is indeed really bad and this must be stopped. But imagine if you want to stop tree disease from a forest, destroying the whole forest won't help at all. We need to find a quick and effective way to eliminate this. My personal opinion is if we have to ban Russia in Rio, just allow the sports which has proved clean competitors only and do it as usual. Plus, I doubt there will be loud boos.. Brazilian President is the more likely target.

And a few more to add (don't know why I'm really into this ): Isabelle Sambou (Wrestling) Source: http://aps.sn/actualites/sports/lutte/article/isabelle-sambou-designee-porte-drapeau-du-senegal-cnoss Gu Bon-gil (Fencing) Source: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/07/19/0200000000AEN20160719002400315.html Anuradha Indrajith Cooray (Athletics) Source: http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/07/19/sports/87916 Ian Lariba (Table Tennis) Source: http://www.spin.ph/olympics/news/ian-lariba-philippine-flag-bearer-rio-olympics-2016 Erkin Adylbek Uulu (Boxing) Source: http://novosti.kg/kg/mushker-erkin-adylbek-uulu-olimpiada-oyundarynyn-saltanattuu-achylyshynda-kyrgyzstandyn-zhelegin-k-t-r-p-chygat/

Yeah.. And I don't think they can grab medal in heavier category though

If I'm not mistaken today is the deadline for every sport registration Well, we know pretty well

Leader Kim Jong-un will make sure to stop that

Chinese team has confirmed their badminton squad: MS: Chen Long, Lin Dan WS: Li Xuerui, Wang Yihan MD: Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan, Chai Biao/Hong Wei WD: Luo Ying/Luo Yu, Yu Yang/Tang Yuanting XD: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei, Xu Chen/Ma Jin With the Luo twins selected, it means Tian Qing must stay at home. Plus, one WS quota is abolished (because Zhao Yunlei only play in XD) which means Akvile Stapusaityte won't be competing at the Olympics Source: http://www.badzine.net/2016/07/race-to-rio-luo-twins-in-tian-and-akvile-out/

Ratchanok Intanon cleared from doping charge and will still compete in Rio Source: http://bwfbadminton.com/2016/07/18/ratchanok-intanon-cleared-of-anti-doping-violation/

released their uniforms:

Sporting Rivalries and Medals (26) 1- Medals will be awarded to more nations than at the 2012 Summer Games - with at least 86. [YES - 5] 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 - 3] 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. [YES - 5] 6- Rio 2016 will be India's best ever performance in overall medals won (7 or more). [NO - 3] 7- Denmark will be placed higher than any other nordic country in the medal table (Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden). [YES - 3] 8- Netherlands will win more silver medals than any other color. [NO - 1] 9- Maghreb countries (ALG, TUN, MAR, MTN, LBA) will win at least 5 medals total. [YES - 2] 10- Japan will finish ahead of South Korea in the medal table. [YES - 2] 11- Azerbaijan will finish ahead of Turkey in the medal table. [NO - 2] 12- Ethiopia will finish ahead of Kenya in the medal table. [NO - 3] 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 - 5] 15- Serbia will finish ahead of Croatia in the medal table. [NO - 4] 16- The youngest medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics will be younger than 16 years. [YES - 5] 17- Spain will win more than one medal in all team sports combined. [YES - 1] 18- Iran will achieve their first medal won by a woman. [NO - 5] 19- At least 15 different american nations will win medals. [YES - 2] 20- At least two nations that last won a medal in Atlanta 1996 or before, will medal again in Rio 2016. [YES - 3] 21- There will be at least one nation who will win 8 medals or more, but won't win a gold medal. [YES - 2] 22- Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Singapore will all win a medal. [YES - 3] 23- Like in London 2012, more silver medals than gold medals will be awarded. [NO - 3] 24- The top 5 in the overall medal table will change its order on the very final day of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [NO - 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. [NO - 3] Aquatics - Diving (2) 27- China will win all four Synchronised Diving events. [NO - 6] 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 - 5] 30- A nation will win 2 or more medals in Marathon Swimming. [YES - 2] 31- A nation will medal in all six relays. [YES - 5] 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 - 3] 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. [NO - 2] 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. [YES - 5] Aquatics - Synchronized Swimming (1) 38- At least 4 different nations will finish the Synchronised Swimming competitions with any medal. [YES - 2] 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. [YES - 2] 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 - 3] 42- South Korea will win all the gold medals in Archery. [NO - 3] Athletics (12) 43- Usain Bolt (JAM) will repeat a gold medal treble once again. [YES - 5] 44- There will be at least one sweep of medals, athletes from one country taking gold, silver and bronze. [NO - 2] 45- At least 5 olympic records will be broken. [NO - 2] 46- At least two teams will be disqualified in the 4x100 finals (men and women combined). [NO - 5] 47- The Women's and Men's Olympic champion in High Jump will have cleared a height of at least 4.40m combined. [NO - 2] 48- All medals in both marathon events will be won by African nations. [YES - 3] 49- Poland will achieve a double gold in Hammer throw events. [NO - 3] 50- A non-european athlete will win gold in either Men's or Women's Javelin Throw. [NO - 5] 51- A former olympic champion, who is not currently a defending one, will become champion again in Rio 2016 (not counting relay events). [NO - 3] 52- The whole final in the Men's 400m comprises of athletes representing nations including red in their flag. [YES - 2] 53- The leader after the first five events in the Men's Decathlon will finish outside the top 3 on the following day. [YES - 2] 54- The gold medalist in Men's Discus Throw will throw 70.00m or more. [YES - 2] 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. [NO - 5] Basketball (2) 57- The United States will win the gold medal in Women's as well as in Men's Basketball. [NO - 5] 58- The Men's final will end by a margin of at least 20 points. [NO - 2] Boxing (2) 59- Both Nicola Adams (GBR) and Katie Taylor (IRL) will return home with a medal. [NO - 3] 60- The whole Boxing program will result in at least 8 bouts decided before the end of the 3 reglamentary rounds. [YES - 2] Canoeing - Slalom (2) 61- At least one country will win 3 or more medals between all events. [NO - 2] 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 - 2] 64- Isaquias Queiroz (BRA) will delight the home crowd with either one gold medal or at least two medals of any colour. [NO - 3] Cycling - BMX (2) 65- There will be a crash (between two or more riders) in either the Men's or Women's Final. [YES - 5] 66- Australia will win at least one gold medal. [NO - 5] 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 - 3] 68- Mauritius', Rwanda's 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 - 2] 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 - 5] 70- Less than half the riders will finish in the Women's 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. [NO - 2] 73- The winner of either the Men's or Women's Omnium will win at least 3 of the 6 events. [YES - 3] Equestrian (2) 74- At least 15 athletes will be eliminated or will retire during the cross-country stage of Eventing competition. [NO - 2] 75- Germany will win more medals than the Netherlands. [YES - 5] Fencing (2) 76- At least 2 countries will win at least 3 gold medals. [NO - 2] 77- There will be an overtime period in the Women's or Men's Individual Épée final. [YES - 3] Field Hockey (2) 78- India's Men will end their medal drought since 1980 with any medal won in Rio. [NO - 5] 79- The Women's Tournament will have medalists from three different continents. [NO - 3] Football (3) 80- At least 4 Football matches will be decided in a penalty shoot-out. [NO - 2] 81- Brazil will win their first Men's Olympic Football title. [NO - 3] 82- At least 8 red cards will be awarded in the Men's Tournament. [NO - 7] 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 - 2] Gymnastics - Artistic (3) 85- Romania will fail to win a medal in Artistic Gymnastics. [NO - 3] 86- Simone Biles will win at least four total medals. [YES - 2] 87- At least one finalist in both Men's Horizontal Bar and Men's Pommel Horse will fall during their routines. [NO - 3] Gymnastics - Rhythmic (1) 88- Both gold and silver medals will be won by ex-USSR countries. [YES - 5] Gymnastics - Trampoline (1) 89- China will win the gold medal in both Trampoline events. [YES - 5] Handball (2) 90- A non-european nation will win a medal (Men's or Women's). [NO - 10] 91- At least twice we will see at least 40 goals scored in the Men's Tournament. [YES - 3] Judo (2) 92- Teddy Riner (FRA) will be beaten. [YES - 2] 93- A nation will win it's first Judo Gold Medal. [YES - 3] 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 - 3] 95- A non-european athlete in either the Women's or Men's Competition will win a medal. [YES - 2] Rowing (3) 96- Ekaterina Karsten (BLR) will reach her 6th Olympic final in Women's Single Sculls. [NO - 2] 97- More countries will win medals in Rowing compared to London 2012 (18 countries). [NO - 5] 98- Athletes from all 5 continents will win a medal. [NO - 2] Rugby Sevens (2) 99- All the medals in the Men's Tournament will be won by nations from Oceania. [NO - 10] 100- At least one match on the Women's side will end in a tie. [YES - 2] Sailing (2) 101- At least one boat will be guaranteed the gold medal before the final Medal Race. [YES - 3] 102- Brazilian Robert Scheidt will win his 6th consecutive olympic medal. [YES - 2] Shooting (3) 103- All 15 events will see at least one medal winner from an Asian country. [NO - 8] 104- There will be at least one new world record set in any event. [NO - 3] 105- At least one shooter will repeat their gold medal success from the 2012 Summer Games. [YES - 2] Table Tennis (2) 106- Chinese athletes will take all 4 gold medals. [NO - 2] 107- The Women's Team final will result in a 3-0 score. [YES - 6] 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 - 5] 109- At least one of the four invited athletes (Boui CAF, Ferrera HON, Louissant HAI, Rawal NEP) will advance into the quarterfinals. [YES - 3] Tennis (2) 110- Serena Williams will fail to win a gold medal (in all events). [NO - 5] 111- An unseeded player in the women's or men's singles competition will go as high reaching at least the semifinals. [YES - 1] Triathlon (2) 112- The Brownlee brothers will celebrate together on the podium. [NO - 2] 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 - 3] Volleyball - Indoor (2) 114- No medal matches in either the Women's or the Men's Tournament will end with a 3-0 score. [NO - 5] 115- An african team will win a group stage match for the first time in history (either Men's or Women's). [NO - 5] Volleyball - Beach (2) 116- There will be an all-Brazilian final in Men's or Women's Beach Volleyball. [YES - 5] Weightlifting (2) 117- At least one leader after the Snatch part will have three invalid lifts in the Clean & Jerk. [NO - 3] 118- A medal will be won by an athlete starting from Group B. [YES - 3] Wrestling (2) 119- At least one gold medal match will end by a fall. [YES - 3] 120- Russia will win more Freestyle gold medals than Japan. [YES - 2 ]

More to come: Luisa Kiala (Handball) Source: http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201607150264.html Asara­manitra Ratiarison (Judo) Source: http://www.newsmada.com/2016/06/20/jeux-olympiques-de-rio-asaramanitra-porte-drapeau-malgache/ Ella Nicholas (Canoeing) Source: https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/131047-tauranga-woman-flagbearer-at-olympics.html Jennifer Chieng (Boxing) Source: http://www.pireport.org/articles/2016/07/11/woman-boxer-fsm’s-biggest-hope-medal-rio-olympics

Siddikur Rahman (Golf) as expected Source: http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/golf/siddikur-wave-the-red-and-green-rio-1253893 Luiza Gega (athletics) Source: http://www.tiranatimes.com/?p=128442

Hahaha.. I'm just glad they don't wear black suits with some touch of "Indonesian fabric" over and over again Merci

How are we gonna find the North Korean flag bearer?