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Wouldn't really call this news, but: Olympic rings to adorn Eiffel Tower - NBC Sports

I just learned tonight of the big incidents from last year for the US men's epee team.

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Hampton Morris sets the first senior WR by an American male since 1969.

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US names Men’s 3x3 team. Noteworthy, one member is Canyon Barry, the son of NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry. https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/jimmer-fredette-olympics-3x3-basketball-team-roster

Nevin Harrison wins US Olympic Trials today. Nevin Harrison qualifies to defend Olympic canoe title - NBC Sports

Oldest female world champion, definitely. I think there were some older men, pre-WW2.

They did go:

Maybe starting next year.

That one was a biggie. One judge from Morrocco was quoted in the US magazine Sports Illustrated saying that Jones won easily, but that he put down Park Si-hun as the winner because he thought a 5-0 decision would have embarrassed the host country.

After what we saw today, I would say Bol is more of a lock. Adding on here, I would love to see both of them attempt the double.

and get 53 kg quotas and get 57 kg quotas

flowrestling.org but it's a pay service.

What they are smoking is that they say ISU Rules only allow for a DQ of a team if you test positive at that competition, not testing positive from 7-8 weeks earlier.

USA Women more likely to win than men are.

No, as long as their prelim time or time from last year’s Worlds ranks among the 13 best times of all countries.

Thanks! I wish this team would get more recognition in the USA. They don't get nearly the same press in the USA as opposed to USA women basketball, football and volleyball.

Didn't realize that, thanks. I do know that when Bermuda won the women's triathlon in Tokyo, God Save the Queen was played.

HK is a separate political entity, for now, until 2047. Really HK's status is like Puerto Rico and a lot of other territories competing separately. One difference is that when Puerto Rico wins a gold medal, they don't play The Star Spangled Banner, but Puerto Rico's anthem. However, note that Bermuda and other British territories (and HK pre-1997) do use God Save the King as their anthem.

Hong Kong is administered since 1997 by the PRC. But the agreement between the UK and PRC when Hong Kong was turned over to China stipulated that Hong Kong would be a separate political entity with its own government until 2047. But since China controls HK, The March of the Volunteers is the official national anthem, not God Save the King as it was pre-1997. Taiwan, on the other hand, is, in PRC-parlance, is a breakaway area that is still part of China. But since China has no political control over the Taiwan government, they still use the ROC anthem. However, for the Olympics, China can dictate what song is used for Taiwan gold medalists.

Chinese Taipei has its own song for gold medalists, but its not the ROC national anthem. That was all part of the deal with the PRC to allow Chinese Taipei to compete - they could not use their official national anthem (or flag). I would assume this was also the anthem pre-1949.

Whatever became of this idea? https://www.designboom.com/design/philippe-starck-olympic-medal-paris-2024-07-24-2017/

Lance Larson 1960 The "winner" of the 100 meter freestyle. Lance Larson, ‘winner’ of the most controversial swim race in Olympic history, is dead at 83 – Orange County Register (ocregister.com) Two-Time Olympic Medalist, Former World Record Holder Lance Larson Dies At 83 (swimswam.com) The "official" gold medalist in the 1960 100 FS, John Devitt passed away last August.