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The draw sheets have now been updated to the Asian Games website. https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/boxing/reports.htm

Groups confirmed for the 2023 Pan American Games basketball tournaments https://www.panamsports.org/news-sport/santiago-2023-basketball-groups-confirmed/

8:00 pm in China

19 teams compete in six groups. The top two teams from each group advance to the second round. All twelve teams play in the second round. Here’s where things get absurd. Of the six winners in the second round, two teams get byes to the semifinals. if it were up to me, I’d have four of the third place teams advance to the second round for a proper Round of 16 and no byes for any of the teams.

Another quarterfinal match in women’s cricket abandoned. This time, it’s the game between Bangladesh and Hongkong. Bangladesh advances to the semifinals.

Second quarterfinal in women’s cricket between Pakistan and Indonesia has been postponed

Agree. Especially for the team sports.

When following any of the OCA’s sporting events, you have to keep your standards low.

The list of teams competing in both men and women’s tournaments are available on the official website in the Competitions section under Ball Sports. It’s also available on the 2022 Asian Games Wikipedia page.

What’s even worse is the way the team events are organised. Look at the last minute withdrawals in football. We’re left with a situation where there are groups in both men and women’s tournaments with only two teams.

Merkur Spiel Arena venue map - 2023 Invictus Games https://invictusgames23.de/media/ig23_map_visitors.pdf

https://boxing.athlete365.org/2023-africa-qualification-tournament/

Duplantis going for 6.23 meters

Silver for Obiena in the pole vault. Second ever medal for at the world championships, both won by Obiena.

Old habits die hard

I don’t think the organisers want people to find out what’s happening at the Games. Hence the absence of results on the website.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone to miss world championships with minor knee issue Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will miss the world track and field championships due to a minor knee issue. “After consulting with my doctors and coaches, I need to take care of a minor knee issue so that I can be fully healthy for next years’ Paris Olympics,” was posted on her social media. “I look forward to seeing everyone back on the track soon!” https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-world-championships-injury-knee

USA wins first gold medal in these Games thru Jackson Keaton Jones in the men’s 200 meters backstroke. Averting what could have been a gold medal shutout at the Universiade

This has got to be the worst tournament for the Korean women in ages. Eliminated early in the team recurve and then all three of their archers knocked out of the individual competition at the quarterfinal stage

Peng Ming-Yang clocks 48.62 seconds in winning the 400m hurdles final at the Summer Universiade in Chengdu. This qualifies him for the 2024 Summer Olympics. https://pdf.2021chengdu.com/CHENGDU2021/ATH/PDF/CHENGDU2021~2023-08-04~2023-08-04~192459800~DT_PDF~C73A~ATHM400MHURD----------FNL-000100--~~~1~P~.pdf?random=0.6450831138189874

Never thought I’d see the day a Korean archer shot a 3

Where is that school located?

After two days, Asian countries have won 42 of the 44 gold medals awarded. The only non Asian countries to win gold medals were Hungary and the Czech Republic

Now 3-0 for Norway

Imagine how much the organisers save by playing just that one song at the medal ceremonies. They don’t have to keep the recordings of over 100 national anthems on hand. Plus they won’t make the mistake of playing the wrong anthem.