Adriano

Not trying to answer to everything (it would take a long post of repeating word for word the same things said yesterday or 1 month ago over and over), just want to point out that:
 
1) Ilieva, even if she fails today, and Llavador are 99% getting in with reallocation;
 
2) the FIE absolutely and rightly wants to keep 12 olympic events,which they manager to get at Tokyo 2021 for the first time, and thinking that the IOC would keep the same number of quotas for fencing if they get rid of the team events is pure nonsense (and, sorry to say it, but it doesn't surprise me that the suggestion come from someone who barely follows the sports). With only 6 events it's way more likely that there'd be a much smaller field.
 
Anyway the IOC also wrote to the FIE making clear that they consider the fencing qualification system a good one. You can read hundreds of page long transcripts of the FIE meetings on their website, in the last few years most of the time was spent discussing first the olympic qualification and then the Russian status.

Mixed Team
 
Compound 
 
G 
S 
B 
 
Recurve 
 
G 
S  unlucky lost in shoot off
B 
 

American/Oceania Championships

women's -70kg
Gold:  Maria Perez
Silver:  Aoife Coughlan
Bronze:  Luana Carvalho &  Celinda Corozo
 
women's -78kg
Gold:  Eiraima Silvestre
Silver:  Brenda Olaya
Bronze:  Vanessa Chala &  Lianet Cardona
 
women's +78kg
Gold:  Beatriz Souza
Silver:  Ana Laura Portuondo Isasi 
Bronze:  Moira Morillo &  Idalys Ortiz
 
men’s -81kg
Gold:  Guilherme Schmidt 
Silver:  Francois Gauthier-Drapeau
Bronze:  Adrian Gandia &  Max Stewart
 
men's -90kg
Gold:  Robert Florentino
Silver:  John Jayne
Bronze:  Rafael Macedo &  Ivan Felipe Silva Morales
 
men's -100kg
Gold:  Shady El-Nahas
Silver:  Kyle Reyes 
Bronze:  Leonardo Goncalves &  Rafael Buzacarini
 
men's +100kg
Gold:  Andy Granda
Silver:  Rafael Silva
Bronze:  John Jr Messe A Bessong &  Freddy Figueroa

Hello from Kazakhstan! 
 
Where is our Kazakh TISC user @Ruslan? I found here a really nice singer, called Ayau, really nice! The Kel Kel song is my favorite! 

The yellow part are still pending either for swimmer's willingness or team's selection.

Patrícia Tománková was today during the Seniors European Championships named by EJF the European Cadet Female Judoka of the Year 2023
 
Way to Go girl ! LA 28 we are coming
 

https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Alize-cornet-annonce-sa-retraite/1463818
 
Alizé Cornet - Tennis

Rower PAVEL SVOJANOVSKÝ passed away suddenly during handing over the prices after competition. Olympic medalist from 1976, 1980. While getting of the podium, he missed a step, ascended into a void and bumped his head. Ambulance was there in 5 minutes but could not help him. Amazing person, involved in projects of developing Czech Olympic hopes and very well respected person in Czech sports field. Such a tragedy. R.I.P. Mr. SVOJANOVSKÝ 😭😭😭😭

Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout  - Lubbock, Texas, United States 
April 26-27, 2024
 
Full Results
 
Men’s 200m
 Tapiwanashe Makarawu

Diamond League, Shanghai  
April, 27th
 
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
 
Gesa Krause  

Récapitulatif Quotas Today
Sabre Men's 
Foil Women's

Wow this is quite unexpected. I was not even hoping to get a quota here. Though in the last Asian qualifier, she was just a match short from qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.
 
She’s not actually our first ever fencer to compete in the Olympics, the last time PHI had a fencer qualify was 32yrs ago, ‘92 Barcelona

Récapitulatif Quotas Today (Tournament Qualification Asia)
Épée Men's
Foil Women's
Sabre Men's

Récapitulatif Final Today
 
Foil Men's
 
Foil Women's
 
Épée Men's
 
Épée Women's
 
Sabre Men's
 
Sabre Women's

CEDRIC HO WAI HANG FOR THE OLYMPICS!
One More Ticket for 

Big upset for  today
 may get their first fencing Olympic ticket ever in history

Women's Foil 
Catantan  15-4 Al Siyabi 
Aktayeva  15-7 Majali 
 
Women's Foil SEMI


 

Chinese Nationals, Day #9 (Final)
 
women's 50m Freestyle

1.Wu Qingfeng, 24.22
2.Zhang Yufei, 24.30

men's 1500m Freestyle

1.Fei Liwei, 14.49.30
2.Zhang Zhanshuo, 15.04.00

Medley Relays remarkable times

men
Xu Jiayu, 52.74 (men's back, 1st leg)
Qin Haiyang, 59.21 (2nd leg, the fastest male breaststroker)
Shen Jihao, 51.34 (3rd leg, the fastest fly stint)
Wang Changhai, 51.49 (3rd leg, 2nd fastest fly stint)
Xu Fang, 51.59 (3rd leg, 3rd best fly stint)
and nobody went below 48 secs in the freestyle legs

women
Wan Lotte, 59.02 (1st leg, fastest backstroke stint)
Tang Qianting, 1.05.11 (2nd leg, top breaststroke stint)
Zhang Yufei, 56.39 (3rd leg, top fly stint)
Yang Junxuan, 53.24 and Li Bingjie, 53.27 (4th leg, fastest 2 freestyle stints)

Asia Tournament
Quarter of Final (Foil Women's)

Valarie wins with 69.86.Perez had major foul trouble,couldn't get another throw in after round 1.

Europe Tournament
Semi Final (Sabre Men's)

Africa Tournament
Quarter of Final (Sabre Women's)
  Bye


bye
 
Africa Tournament
Quarter of Final (Épée Men's)

Europe Tournament
Quarter of Final (Sabre Men's)

Asia Tournament
Quarter of Final (Épée Men's)

So at least three nations between will make the Olympics. That's pretty cool.

Cheering for Guinea the most, of course.