John Foyne

This is officially the longest thread for The World Games on Totallympics 
 
I wasn't around as much towards the end, but it was a lot of fun having such an active thread with everyone once again. Let's do this more often!

I have to say that I enjoy this 4-player format much more than the classic one-on-one sprint races

Watching flag football and noticed the Mexican coaches with headsets on. They’re all standing next to each other with the mic positioned up. I don’t think they understand the real purpose of headsets in American football (eye in the sky). Looks like they’re the only coaches using them. Must be for looks 😂

And Holland  take it 3-1!   
 
And we also have Sambo starting, which is a combat sport, not to be confused with Samba in Latin Dancing, which is NOT a combat sport.  

Interesting, doesn't show up in the IWGA database. However, a check of my own results collection confirms it 

Lacrosse? Can't wait to watcht that after work, and have the English commentators go absolutely mad in yelling 'apologies for any language, apologies for the language, apologies for any language!!!'  That is always cute when they scramble over each other to say that as quickly as possible.

So from past World Games experience, athletes are brought into the village on three shifts. I think the men's softball teams accommodations would've expired and I'm sure they have already had their flights home booked for months now and that would've been a logistical nightmare for the athletes and coaches. No big NGB to have someone do that for them at the Olympics. 
 
So despite having the two days of no games, it would've been impossible for the players to still be in Chengdu.
 

That happened to me around the same time yesterday. I think they use that time period for maintenance? Seems like after the update the NOC filter is updated for the next day.
 

That happened to me around the same time yesterday. I think they use that time period for maintenance? Seems like after the update the NOC filter is updated for the next day.
 

Now I'm going to say something that will potentially make North Americans very angry, but the 6s is a lot more fun than the classic lacrosse format
It could be even have a chances of an Olympic return is 2032

giving  a bigger challenge than past results would suggest thus far 
 
And…a goal for  to start the second period. Users’ curse strikes early 

No wait, I was talking nonsense, could not read the schedule.  
 
You are right, today is -1, Thursday is Day 0, Friday Day 1.

Here is my quick run down of Day -1 (I think that's what it is?) I don't know. But I figured I would share my predictions on here!

Here is my quick run down of Day -1 (I think that's what it is?) I don't know. But I figured I would share my predictions on here!

we already have something like that...it's the regular world championships!
 
I mean, if we spread the Games all around the Globe, we completely lose the fascination of a single great multi-disciplinary event in a single place (more or less, given that some sports are always held far away from the actual Olympic City)
 
it's just another thing, it's not the Olympic Games anymore
 
if that's to be the case, I'd rather prefer the single championships to be well spread through the whole year, so to be able to watch the most of them without losing hours of sleep

The IFA Women's Fistball World Championships just concluded and here is who should be going to Chengdu
 
1.  (2024 World Champion - PAFA)
2.  (2nd place 2024 WWC - EFA)
3.  (3rd place 2024 WWC - EFA)
4.  (EFA #3)
5.  (PAFA #2)
6.  (PAFA #3)
7.  (Oceania Quota)
Host:  (Asia Quota)
 
Men's Qualification should wrap up this week following the completion of the Pan American Games, however, here is what it is looking like. Top 4 from 2023 MWC automatically qualify for Chengdu. With China receiving the host quota it automatically reaches the IFA's 3 continent mandate. 
 
1.  (2023 World Champion / 2024 Euro Champions - EFA)
2.  (2nd Place 2023 WC - EFA)
3.  (3rd Place 2023 WC - PAFA)
4.  (4th Place 2023 WC -EFA)
5.  (PAFA)
6.  (PAFA)
7.  (EFA)
Host:  (Asia Quota)

The IFA Women's Fistball World Championships just concluded and here is who should be going to Chengdu
 
1.  (2024 World Champion - PAFA)
2.  (2nd place 2024 WWC - EFA)
3.  (3rd place 2024 WWC - EFA)
4.  (EFA #3)
5.  (PAFA #2)
6.  (PAFA #3)
7.  (Oceania Quota)
Host:  (Asia Quota)
 
Men's Qualification should wrap up this week following the completion of the Pan American Games, however, here is what it is looking like. Top 4 from 2023 MWC automatically qualify for Chengdu. With China receiving the host quota it automatically reaches the IFA's 3 continent mandate. 
 
1.  (2023 World Champion / 2024 Euro Champions - EFA)
2.  (2nd Place 2023 WC - EFA)
3.  (3rd Place 2023 WC - PAFA)
4.  (4th Place 2023 WC -EFA)
5.  (PAFA)
6.  (PAFA)
7.  (EFA)
Host:  (Asia Quota)

Vancouver 2010 also was very good, especially music.

was allocated their first quotas in inline hockey according to the IWGA's qualifications page.

Nothing official of course, just our team leader in TV said that in one of the NOC pre-games meetings they were informed that athletes are "expected" to leave at latest 2 days after their competition,

Schedule (only competition days as of today) and venues for 2025 World Games are (finally) available:
 
https://www.theworldgames.org/news/The-World-Games-2025-33/RoadToChengdu2025-Venues-and-competition-days-finalised-2534

And...the city will become first one to host The World Games twice. Link: https://www.theworldgames.org/news/The-World-Games-17/40-years-later-The-World-Games-to-return-to-Karlsruhe-in-2029-2528

American Football and Cheerleading are also full members of the IWGA now: https://www.theworldgames.org/news/Members-23/Flag-Football-and-Cheerleading-join-The-World-Games-Family-2527

@Swewi is competitive on the Swedish curling circuit. I believe they have played in the Olympic trials before. 
 
@Vojthas (who hasn’t been active for a while ) competes in the Polish club league for curling.
 
@John Foyne won a medal in American Football at The World Games 2017. He’s active in flag football at present (I believe). 
 
@IoNuTzZ is/was a competitive 400m runner I believe (not sure about the level).
 
There may be a few more people active at the national/club level, but I’m not sure. @Agger @heywoodu have both done half marathons in the past if memory serves. @Josh is a swimmer, but I don’t have any idea about the level (I’d assume local/youth). 

My sis was a volunteer at 2017 World Games in Wrocław, mainly at the sports climbing venue. So my family is behind this success heh :-)