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Orangehair43

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  1. And I think that would be a major major blow. 2022 was already outside of curling a big step back and while results in other sports have been promising since and showing sevreal medal potentials Curling going so far backwards would be a big issue. Particularly as it takes up so much broadcast time and with the games in Italy they will be more focus.
  2. Well why have the IAAF brought in the whole world rankings system if they don’t ultimately aim to take the control away from NOC’s.
  3. They could move to entirely world rankings based which would increase the backlash not selecting athletes would bring. They could also say rejecting too many quotas means you lose a relay place or two even if it’s not the same event,
  4. The BBC will remind viewers during every event where a GB atheltes was rejected the chance to compete. I honestly think by 2028/2032 will see the ability for a NOC to reject a world ranking quota be at least partially curtailed. Also shocking that Men’s 10000m, Mens 400m Hurdles, Men’s High Jump, Men’s Long Jump and others will have no representation. Sfotr Lincoln might be the only non track/Road Male in the team.
  5. Dame Laura Kenny has retired. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/68579889
  6. Fitzgerald’z big problem is that unless she changes her mind on flying she won’t be at the majority of big champs.
  7. They will need to as this funding level post 2026 will likely require an Olympic medal.
  8. Such a shame as with Russia banned a medal would have been achievable. Funding is going to be under heavy scrutiny for all sports.
  9. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/68584772 BBC write up.
  10. He is out with a bad ankle injury. He fell off the high bar in training. Doubt he will even be in training before Paris.
  11. I think getting 51 medals - as many medals as Beijing, is the minimum needed to avoid issues about the whole idea of lottery funding coming under scrutiny. And that’s a very tough target. Anything under 40-45 medals and even successful sports will be getting cut. My guess is about 42-47 medals.
  12. I did notice the BBC might not be showing it - they only promoted the Marathon and London Diamond League as pre Olympics coverage
  13. Well I’ve been told by someone who knows someone who could make that criteria but most likely not Paris that they have been told they might not be much of a team as finances are bad bad bad.
  14. Maybe they will change but it seems like no team is what people connected to the sport think is happening because of cost reasons.
  15. I don’t they there is any money to spend on development athletes or taking those not worthy of the Olympics.
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