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Haltere: Mihaela Cambei s-a calificat la JO Paris 2024 la categoria -49kg dupa rezultatele foarte bune obtinute la Cupa Mondiala de la Phuket (Thailanda): argint la 55kg (smuls, 91kg), bronz (aruncat, 110kg), argint (total, 201kg).

Yeah, but who pay for the time lost by Simona? I have a message for Mouratoglou but is better to not write it here because Sindo will delete it I say only one thing: now we know why Serena was the best athlete in the Universe so much time

Predictions part 4 
 
W50,W57,M51,M71,M92+ bottom page 5/ page 6 in that order
W54,W60 on page 9
M57,M80 on page 11
Top 30 rankings per weightclass on the boxing Olympic rankings thread.
 
Right finally after many many hours and only three boxing sessions late but with every individual weight class in time of course these predictions are done. They better end up being accurate enough or I will be fuming. Honestly though with the number of entries if I hit over 50% we should be doing ok 60% would be great.
 
M63.5kg
 
Bracket 1
 
My pick- Somchay Wongsuwan (8) , Other contenders- Jose Viafara (5) , Jesus Cova (10) , Viliam Tanko (11) , Gianluigi Malanga (15) .
A very open draw here with some quality first round matchups Jesus Cova meets Viliam Tanko and Jose Viafara meets home boxer Gianluigi Malanga. The two south americans are both stong boxers but Malanga did beat Viafara back in 2021 and I think Tanko will get the better of Cova. Watch both of those picks be wrong. The winner of Tanko vs Cova will then face Somchay Wongsuwan. Wongsuwan is a talented boxer but picking him over 2022 Asian 67kg champion Bunjong Sinsiri is bizarre and could cost them a quota. The winner of that fight should then meet the victor of Malanga va Viafara in a "semi final" effectively for the quota. One of Bartlomiej Roskowicz (28) , Mizan Aykol (27)  or Saparmyrat Odajev (33)  will be the matchup in the qualifying fight but won't pose any threat. Honestly you could pick a number between 1 and 5 here to decide this. I'll reluctantly pick Wongsuwan but I don't know.
 
Bracket 2
 
My pick- Alexy de la Cruz (3) , Other contenders- Yuri Falcao (19) , Salvador Flores (17) , Assan Hansen (21) .
The draw would have struggled to be kinder to Alexy de la Cruz after he kind of butchered it against Miguel Ramirez  at Panams. His toughest fight may well be his first one against Yuri Falcao before fights against Obada al Kasbeh (29)  and then probably Joshua Tukamuhebwa (31) . In the other half of the bracket Salvador Flores fights Ali Qasim al Sarray (32)  and Assan Hansen faces Alexandru Paraschiv (24)  or Wang Xiangyang (NR) . Hansen and Flores should come through to set up a finely balanced "semi final". Neither are likely to push de la Cruz.
 
Bracket 3
 
My pick- Ruslan Abdullaev (1) , Other contenders- Radoslav Rosenov (4) , Mukhamedsabyr Bazarbay Uulu (7) .
This bracket will produce some good fights. At the top 2023 world champion Ruslan Abdullaev faces Shiva Thapa (25)  in his opening fight followed by a very easy fight and then likely meets Mirzokhid Imamnazarov (26)  in a "semi final". Meanwhile Radoslav Rosenov and new and improved Kazakh selection Mukhamedsabyr Bazarbay Uulu who plugs a whole in what was by far their weakest men's weightclass meet in their respective second bouts. For me Rosenov edges out Bazarbay Uulu. Danylo Zamorylo (13)  or Aleksej Sendrik (22)  would then be next opposition ahead of meeting Abdullaev. Abdullaev may not be the favourite for gold in Paris but he is still a world class operator and should beat his opponent here.
 
Bracket 4
 
My pick- Erislandy Alverez (2) , Other contenders- Bakhodur Usmonov (6) , Emilio Garcia (9) .
60kg world silver medallist Erislandy Alvarez correctly gets selected over multi Olympic medallist Lazaro Alvarez  (no relation). He opens his account with a tough fight against Emilio Garcia before his toughest challenge against Bakhodur Usmonov in the following round provided Usmonov can beat the experienced Louis Richarno Colin (18) . Usmonov vs Alvarez could be one of the fights of the tournament but it is tough to pick against the Cuban. The other half of the bracket likely Tayfur Aliyev (12)  meet Tokyo featherweight bronze medallist Samuel Takyi (16)  with the winner likely facing Patris Mughalzai (14)  who replaces the injured Reese Lynch . Any of the three could come through but none are in the same tier as Alvarez or Usmonov. I'm going to guess Takyi ends up being Alvarez' quota match opponent
 
 
 
M92kg
 
Bracket 1
 
My pick- Lazizbek Mullojonov (1) , Other contenders- Georgi Kushitashvili (7) , Berat Acar (9) .
Mullojonov deserved to qualify at Asian games but has a tricky enough path to secure his quota here albeit he won't be tested at all until qualification is on the line. On the other side of the bracket we have two fascinating opening round fights with Georgii Kushitashvili who looks much more comfortable at 92kg than 80kg meeting Berat Acar and in form Vagkan Nanitzanian (14)  matching up with the one remaining unqualified Australian Adrian Paoletti (18) . Kushitashvili and Nanitzanian should be slight favourites and would then face Victor Schelstraete (22)  and Marko Calic (17)  respectively. If they come through those tests we would then get a rematch of the recent Strandja final which Kushitashvili won. Kushitashvili would be a tough opponent for Mullojonov but you would have to back Mullojonov's power.
 
Bracket 2
 
My pick- Enmanuel Reyes (2) , Other contenders- Loren Alfonso Dominguez (5) , Sadam Magomedov (11) .
An interestingly poised bracket with a heavyweight matchup between Enmanuel Reys and Loren Alfonso Dominguez two former Cubans competing against eachother for 2 countries that a very much not Cuba. Alfonso Domniguez does have to beat Yan Zak (23)  first who shockingly beat him at European games.  The winner would then face Carlos Rodriguez (15)  who could provide a tricky test. At the bottom of the bracket Experienced Sadam Magomedov faces Tyron Amo (24)  (who strangely is here ahead of Alexander Okafor ) followed by the winner of Erkin Adylbek Uulu (21) and 2022 86kg Asian champion Jakkapong Yomkhot (19) . If Magomedov does indeed come through Reyes has beaten him before. I trust Reyes to produce when it counts more than Alfonso Dominguez so I think he gets the quota here.
 
Bracket 3
 
My pick- Aibek Oralbay (6) , Other contenders- Narek Manasyan (3) , Julio Castillo (4) , Jamar Talley (8) .
A fascinatingly balanced draw with likely "semi finals" in Narek Manasyan vs Jamar Talley and Aybek Oralbay vs Julio Castillo with only Sanjeet (13)  who faces 2022 Asian champion Oralbay (who regains the Kazakh number 1 spot at this weightclass). Both of the above fights should be terrific but I think Manasyan will be slightly too good for the still inexperience Talley and Oralbay may deny Castillo this shot at a third Olympics. Oralbay vs Manasyan could then legitimately go either way but I'm going to pick Oralbay despite ranking him lower. 
 
 
Bracket 4
 
My pick- Marlon Hurtado (10) , Other contenders- Soheb Bouafia (12) , Patrick Brown (16) .
With so many quality fights above we were always going to end up with a lower quality bracket albeit one with still some interesting fights. Surprise British selection Patrick Brown has a very easy path to a quota fight. Marlon Hurtado has to go through Mateusz Bereznicki (20)  and Soheb Bouafia (12) . The young Colombian will be tested against Bouafia and Brown and may prove a misguided pick but I'm going to back the young boxer here.
 
 

Din pacate la multe sporturi nu prea mai avem nicio sansa la medalii, ca alta data...

Men's
 
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Women's
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Doubles players are usually somewhat older on average but Bopanna finally winning a Grand Slam at age 43 is a true throwback for the ages

Sabalenka way better than Zheng today. Actually I think nobody can beat her at this moment. She really deserve the trophy. 
 
Rohan Bopanna finally makes it At almost 44 years (next month) he won a GS and is number 1 in the double ranking He totally deserves it. Congrats for his partner, Ebden, who also is pretty aged player, 36 years and congrats for Italians Bolelli and Vavassori, great tournament for them

Sabalenka way better than Zheng today. Actually I think nobody can beat her at this moment. She really deserve the trophy. 
 
Rohan Bopanna finally makes it At almost 44 years (next month) he won a GS and is number 1 in the double ranking He totally deserves it. Congrats for his partner, Ebden, who also is pretty aged player, 36 years and congrats for Italians Bolelli and Vavassori, great tournament for them

How on Earth can Medvedev come back from 0-2 so many times against top players

Sabalenka really wanted that double bagel. Actually Tsurenko somewhat acknowledged her at the net now that the war thing is common bread for most people outside of Ukraine.
 
She plays Amanda Anisimova in R4 as the American beat Paula Badosa 7-5 6-4. Mind you, Anisimova leads the h2h 4-1!

Total Dominance by Sabalenka 

Crazy match between Rybakina and Blinkova. Disappointed Rybakina couldn't convert her match points. After great Brisbane she should have made at least semifinal here. That quarter of the draw is hilarious now. If Zheng really aspires to get far, she has a great chance here. 
Pegula losing early ain't surprising - losing to Burel is what is baffling a bit  
 
Gauff keeps getting cakewalks to semifinals and I can see Aryna losing her sh*t again in the semis against Coco  But would love to see Iga spanking Swiatek yet again! With Rybakina being out, and Ostapenko being big IF as always, Iga could (should) make the final relatively easy. 

The year in sports brought a lot of joy and emotional moments to Totallympics members around the world. As we say goodbye to our annual awards, here's hope that 2024 can also be a memorable year for all sports fans, as we eagerly wait for the next Olympic Games. For now, we'll remember the moments that brought us together in 2023, presenting this edition's theme song: "Fight Song", by American singer and songwriter Rachel Platten.
 
 

 
Thank you all! Have a great year and until the next Totallympics Awards!
 

68 users have participated in least one contest and 6 users have participated in all 18 contests this year. 
The 6 users are, @africaboy, @Ufilov, @SteveParker, @ady48, @Henry_Leon,  @Pablita
A total of 26 nations took part in Totallympics Prediction Contests this year with 17 nations winning at least one medal. 25 different users won the 54 medals which were on stake.
After this short breakdown of the numbers for 2023 Totallympics Prediction Contests, let's now switch our attention to the individual and team winners of this year. 
 
Complete Final Standings and Medal Tables are available here
 
 
2023 Totallympics Prediction Contests
Overall Individual Points
Top 3
maestro 8831  africaboy 8440  Henry_Leon 8250  
 
 Highest Point Average 
     (Participated in at least 12/18 contests) 
                            Top 3                              
maestro  519,5  africaboy 468,9 Henry_Leon 458,3  
 
Highest Point Average 
  (No minimum participation rule) 
Top 3
Dennis  900,0  Jahiegel  700,0   Surreal  632,5   
 
 
 
2023 Totallympics Prediction Contests
Overall Individual Medal Table
Top 3
Place User Gold Silver Bronze Total maestro 3 2 1 6 valtellina 2 1 3 6  Henry_Leon 1 4 1 6  
 
Total Medals Won Individual
  Top 3 
maestro   6 valtellina 6 Henry_Leon 6  
 
 
 
 
2023 Totallympics Prediction Contests
Overall Team/Nation Points
(Based on the top 3 highest scoring users from every nation)
Top 3
 Italy
(Henry_Leon, valtellina, Pablita) 
21889
(8250, 6974, 6665)
Romania
(africaboy, ady48, vlad)
19746
(8440, 7630, 3676)
 Poland
(Ufilov, Monzanator, rybak)
12199
(4815, 4573, 2811)
 
 
Best Team/Nation 
(Only 2 members)
  Top 3 
Greece
(maestro, George_D)
 9365
(8831, 534)
France
(toulousain, Benolympique)
5331
(4485, 846)
Ireland
(Orgeman, mpjmcevoy)
2871
(2770, 171)
 
 
Best Team/Nation 
(Only 1 member)
  Top 3 
 Slovakia
(hckošice)
4053
Czechia
(Hipooo)
3111
 Tunisia
(tuniscof)
2390
 
 
 
 
2023 Totallympics Prediction Contests
Overall Team/Nation Medal Table
Top 3
Place User Gold Silver Bronze Total  Italy
(valtellina 6, Henry_Leon 6, Pablita 4, SteveParker 1, phelps 1)
5 5 8 18 Greece
(maestro 6)
3 2 1 6  Romania
(africaboy 5, ady48 5) 
2 4 4 10  
 
Total Medals Won Team/Nation
Top 3
Place User Gold Silver Bronze Total  
 Italy
(valtellina 6, Henry_Leon 6, Pablita 4, SteveParker 1, phelps 1)
5 5 8 18  
 Romania
(africaboy 5, ady48 5) 
2 4 4 10  
Greece
(maestro 6)
 
3 2 1 6  
 
These were the winners/medallists of this year.
 
Users who are mentioned in this post:
@africaboy, @Ufilov, @SteveParker,  @Henry_Leon, @ady48,  @Pablita, @maestro, @Dennis, @Jahiegel, @Surreal, @valtellina,  @vlad, @Ufilov, @Monzanator, @rybak, @George_D, @toulousain, @Benolympique, @Ogreman, @mpjmcevoy, @hckošice, @Hipooo, @tuniscof, @phelps

Cristina Neagu retired from Romanian national team after this tournament Being for years the best player in the world, Romania will mis her for sure in the future, but we have other talented girls coming from behind. Thank you Cristina for all wonderful moments in your entire career I'm proud of you, your achievements and your career.

Cristina Neagu retired from Romanian national team after this tournament Being for years the best player in the world, Romania will mis her for sure in the future, but we have other talented girls coming from behind. Thank you Cristina for all wonderful moments in your entire career I'm proud of you, your achievements and your career.

Cristina Neagu retired from Romanian national team after this tournament Being for years the best player in the world, Romania will mis her for sure in the future, but we have other talented girls coming from behind. Thank you Cristina for all wonderful moments in your entire career I'm proud of you, your achievements and your career.

Cristina Neagu retired from Romanian national team after this tournament Being for years the best player in the world, Romania will mis her for sure in the future, but we have other talented girls coming from behind. Thank you Cristina for all wonderful moments in your entire career I'm proud of you, your achievements and your career.

Japan  defeats Denmark !!!! 

I'm happy with this draw for Romania

Comoros beat Ghana and now leads its group with 6 points 

Exactly 30 years ago Romania needed a win in Wales to qualiy for 1994 World Cup. We won 2-1 in Cardiff. The national coach then was Anghel Iordanescu and one of the scorers was Gheorghe Hagi. 
Today we qualified by exactly same score, 2-1 away, the national coach is Anghel Iordanescu's son, Eduard Iordanescu and one of the scorers is Gheorghe Hagi's son, Ianis Hagi😁. 
 
What a great story in our fotball😍

Exactly 30 years ago Romania needed a win in Wales to qualiy for 1994 World Cup. We won 2-1 in Cardiff. The national coach then was Anghel Iordanescu and one of the scorers was Gheorghe Hagi. 
Today we qualified by exactly same score, 2-1 away, the national coach is Anghel Iordanescu's son, Eduard Iordanescu and one of the scorers is Gheorghe Hagi's son, Ianis Hagi😁. 
 
What a great story in our fotball😍

Exactly 30 years ago Romania needed a win in Wales to qualiy for 1994 World Cup. We won 2-1 in Cardiff. The national coach then was Anghel Iordanescu and one of the scorers was Gheorghe Hagi. 
Today we qualified by exactly same score, 2-1 away, the national coach is Anghel Iordanescu's son, Eduard Iordanescu and one of the scorers is Gheorghe Hagi's son, Ianis Hagi😁. 
 
What a great story in our fotball😍