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And watching Artistic Swimming or Ice Dancing you can get impressed with the choreo and the artistic elements... Im just still trying to understand Kata. All seemed the same, all doing the same... why someone won? Cause they shouted more? It was veeeery weird

 

Not that Kumite was any better. I failed to understand that too.

 

 

Karate had it chance and it fumbled the bag pretty hard. Almost as hard as Breaking.

Karate and Breakdancing where both equaly terrible

15 hours ago, De_Gambassi said:

Yes, that would be great... I don't really understand the need for secrecy neither.

IIRC, 17 'disciplines' (in IOC jargon) were proposed for LA, but i was never revealed which ones.

Athletics probably tried with Cross Country; Handball for sure proposed Beach Handball, Gymnastics probably tried with Tumbling and Acrobatic, Swimming with High Diving and Archery with Compound

- I would love for a Mountain Running event in the Mountain Bike course.

- Freestyle 1500m series are long and boring. I would remove the event and change it to a Open Waters short event, even maybe a relay? 4x200 should be a direct final with the best 8 teams.

 

- Mixed duet in Artistic Swimming should be in LA. And also Men's Rhytmic Gymnastics is so needed. Same for Women's Grecorroman. If sports can't have parity can't be in the olympics, that's my take.

 

- I wouldn't be mad if they changed Boxing for Kickboxing.

 

- Cricket and Baseball/Softball should be a 10 team tournament at least, and part of the core programme in the Olympics.

 

- Karate was the most boring event in Tokyo, is good out of the Olympic Programme. If another contact sport is wanted, Wushu is the correct option.

 

- I don't mind each host selecting some events, but to an extent. Maybe just events, and not whole sports? IDK. I live with fear of Brisbane choosing Netball and that weird version of Rugby only them play.

 

- Men's football should be down to 12 teams.

 

- I want that Sailing Off-Shore event they wanted for Paris back. Find a way to work around it, but it sounded amazing.

 

- I'm okay with Ligthweight-Rowing dissapearing. But they shound change it for Coastal Rowing instead.

 

- I want a long distance Canoe/Kayak event.

 

- 4x400 mixed in Athletics doesnt work. I would rather it change for a Medley Distance Relay or something among the lines. Also, Women's 400 Hurdles need higher hurdles, they are to low and it isnt a challenge for athletes anymore. It's just basically 400m 2.0.

 

- Out with Equestrian. It's 2024, no need to put animals through it. And why is the best event (cross country race) not an individual event?

 

 

That's all that I can think about.

 

 

28 minutes ago, orangeman said:

Honestly, I think all 200 individual races should lose the semi-finals. 

Butterfly especially.

16 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Please nobody say Eurovisionsports. We've just had the Olympics with HBO, I can't go back to Eurovisionsports and it's medieval website  

Or it's continously crashing app

4 x 200 needs to lose the semifinals. There arent enough strong teams for that. Make a direct final and that's it.

7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Dude  

 

The only way this relay should be allowed to stay is if the 20k is discontinued and replaced with the 50k. Now that would be awesome, since race walking is a sport for long distances and 20k is too short...

50km didn't have half the entertainment this relay offers AND I WILL DIE ON THAT HILL.

 

 

Also, the level in 50km was mediocre at best...  Marc Tur almost being an olympic medallist in Tokio20 was a joke lmao

This rellay >>>>>>>>>> 50km

Damn, seeing her crying like that broke me

 Martin Dockx is out in veterinary round1, he wont try the second one. He withdrawal. His place would be taken by alternate Claudio Castilla and his horse.

49er FX set to start in 2 minutes

And in men's -50kg one of  is going to win a medal when there are like 10 boxers that are better than any of them

 

 

It's a joke honestly, even if my country gets a medal, this draw is a shame

Surprisingly, a  athlete is the alternate for Murray. Robin Haase will play singles

 

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/tennis/men-s-singles/r64-002300--

 

Not in my bingo card the Netherlands letting a doubles only layer play in singles when he has no chances.

According to the Olympics web, the Alternate for Murray would be  UZAMUR ANGZALL Lioesa, a tennis player google sais it doesnt exist 

 

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/tennis/men-s-singles/r64-002300--

48 minutes ago, Somebodyyouknow said:

So Ebden will have triple duty. Seems very hectic.

He got Djokovick in first round of singles, it's not going to be a long match for him

On 6/24/2024 at 5:45 AM, hckošice said:

Qualified Athletes W Street

 

Daniela Terol, who was first alternate is going to be a last minute replacement for someone who cant compete

So the candidates are:

 

 Ebden / Peers

 Gillé / Vliegen

 Pavic / Matic

 Pavlásek

 P. Tsitsipas

 Bopanna / Balaji

 Nedovyesov

 Cabral

 

And a bunch of  guys, but knowing their federation...

 

 

And NONE of them has a singles ranking ijbol

 

 

23 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

If you scroll though the page the live events are always highlighted in red, but I don’t see an alternative.

Well thats a terrible desing, not intuitive at all 

 

Even the Mediterrean Games had it. Is a must for me

I remember from former result pages for multisport events how some of them have the "live events" that where in set at that time in a corner in the page. It was pretty usefull to see what events where actually at play at that moment.

 

Isn't going to be in Paris? I'm already missing it and its only day -2 

Mixed doubles list!!

 

 

 

 Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz already arrived to the olympic village, and they are proving to be quite popular.

 

Look at this fan-made collection of selfies of Carlos Alcaraz's first day  He hasn't stoped taking pics with everyone

 

Kind of a stupid post and I hope nobody gets ofended by it, but... as a basque person I always dream... What would our National Team for the games be if we where independent? Well, this is the answer.

 

 

 (Fictional) BASQUE TEAM FOR PARIS 2024  

 

ATHLETICS - 2m+2w

 

· Asier Martínez (110 hurdles)

· John Cabang (110 hurdles)

· Tessy Ebosele (Long Jump)

· Majida Mayouf (Marathon)

 

BADMINTON - 1w

 

· Clara Azurmendi (Women's singles)

She wont be going to Paris cause ESP has an athlete before her at the ranking, but she's in qualifying position.

 

BOXING - 1m

 

· Oier Ibarretxe (-63.5kg)

 

CANOE SLALOM - 1m+2w

 

· Pau Echaniz (K1 & cross)

· Miren Lazcano (C1 & cross)

· Maialen Chourraut (K1 & cross)

 

CANOE SPRINT - 1w

 

· Begoña Lazkano (K1 500m)

 

CYCLING - 2m+1w

 

· Oier Lazkano (Road & TT)

· Alex Aramburu (Road)

· Ane Santesteban (Road & TT)

 

GOLF - 2M+1W

 

· Jon Rham

· Adrián Otaegi

· Carlota Ciganda

Adrián wont be in Paris due to having other spaniards in front of him, but he's in qualifying places.

 

JUDO - 1W

 

· Ariane Toro (-52kg)

 

ROWING - 1w

 

· Virginia Díaz (Women's Skiff)

 

SKATE - 1M+1W

 

· Alain Kortabitarte (Men's Park)

· Naia Laso (Women's Park)

 

SURFING - 2M+2W

 

· Andy Criere

· Joan Duru

· Nadia Erostarbe

· Janire González-Etxabarri

 

SWIMMING - 1M+1W

 

· Jon Osa (100m backstroke)

· Nahia Garrido (200m backstroke)

We have no standars so I guess that this two would be our Universality quota recipients.

 

TAEKWONDO - 1M

 

· Jon Andoni Cintado (-80kg)

He wont be in the games cause Spain couldnt send anymore athletes to the final qualifier. But if he could compete, I think he qualifies.

 

 

TOTAL: 27 ATHLETES (13 men + 14 women)

19 of those would be in Paris representing , one representing , one representing  and six that don't get to go.

 

 

Other athletes that would had slim chances to qualify: 

 

ATHLETICS: Abdelaziz Merzoughi, a moroccoan inmigrant, live his young years until he was over 18 in a center on the basque country. He cretidts the start of his running career thanks to a basque coach. He probably would be representing the basque country. He has the olympic standar for the Men's Marathon.

BASKER 3X3: Both France and Spain have a basque athlete in their olympic teams. Qualifying is hard but with the level of some basque 5x5 players, not impossible.

CANOE SPRINT: Iñigo Peña in men's K1 1000

CANOE SLALOM: Men's C1 quota.

CYCLING: A third mal quota or a second women's quota could perfectly happend, but I went prudent.

ROWING: nother boat through the European qualifier, due to some of our rowers level, it could happend.

TAEKWONDO: Jone Magdaleno in -62kg

& other posible athletes from the basque diaspora round the world.

 

 

MEDAL CHANCES?

Well, we have them: Jon Rham in Golf, Ariane Toro in Judo, the Slalom team and sligth chances for the surfers and Naia Laso in skate.

 

My prediction? 0 medals, sadly.

 

On 7/15/2024 at 8:32 PM, JoshMartini007 said:

It looks like for some nations they are getting two athletics invitations. Probably to avoid from having only male athletes.

 

Of the ones I listed (         )

 

 now have a woman competing.

 too now.

 

 also got one extra so they would have a men in the games.