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I think priority should definitely be given to the likes of Palau, Tuvalu... PNG will not have a lifter for the first time since 1984. And also, sadly, Dika Toua won't be able to attend her 5th Olympics.

Start book for Oceanian championships is up. http://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2016/05/StartBook_Fiji_2016.pdf It's quite confusing, because this is not only senior championships, but also junior and youth... New Zealand has the biggest team with 36 lifters (20 M + 16 W), since when do they care about weightlifting? I'm afraid it's generally not looking good for small nations. It will be hard to defeat New Zealand like in 2012, especially since they have zillion lifters! Meanwhile, Papua New Guinea, who is one of the best in region, does not have enough lifters to qualify anyone in both men's and women's division! Nauru has one 12 year old girl. That seems so young even for youth division.

Romania is dominating. africaboy scored 67.169% of the possible points here. Let's see what will be the record percentage this season. Meanwhile, I had pretty strong finish in knock-out rounds (predicted all the winners correctly). Great to have multipliers for knock out rounds!

I guess the only chance is if Spain or Brazil decline. Is Spain likely to do so? It's strange that they didn't compete at the Europeans.

Who is in the qualification positions for the medley relays? Does Iceland have a chance?

Today only mountain bike so far. Seems like the Nations Cup competitions in Compiegne are delayed (or cancelled) because of

I'm glad that Puerto Rico used their chance.

[hide] Knockout Round May 19th - May 22nd, 2016 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, winning Nation will become Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2016 champion Bronze Medal Match Moscow Standard Time (GMT +3) Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 May 22nd 2016, h. 16:15, VTB Ice Palace, Moscow United States 2 Russia Gold Medal Match Moscow Standard Time (GMT +3) Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 May 22nd 2016, h. 20:45, VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Canada 1 Finland [/hide]

Cycling Road Race +1

Today.. Swimming Europeans Nations Cup in Compiegne (dressage) Also a bit of ice hockey, canoeing and show jumping from Madrid.

Golf has some very early starting times. I think it will be very popular to watch at the start of the day.

Argentina already qualified last year in K1 200.

Brazil in men's K1, Canada in women's K1, Mexico in men's C1. This also means that host quota in K1 1000 goes to Belgium.

[hide] Preliminary Round June 3rd-June 14th, 2016 16 Nations, 4 Groups, 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for Quarterfinals All times are Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4) Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 3rd 2016, h. 21:30, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara United States 0 1 Colombia June 4th 2016, h. 17:00, Camping World Stadium, Orlando Costa Rica 0 2 Paraguay June 7th 2016, h. 20:00, Soldier Field, Chicago United States 1 1 Costa Rica June 7th 2016, h. 22:30, Rose Bowl, Pasadena Colombia 2 1 Paraguay June 11th 2016, h. 19:00, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Paraguay 1 1 United States June 11th 2016, h. 21:00, NRG Stadium, Houston Costa Rica 0 2 Colombia Group B Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 4th 2016, h. 19:30, CenturyLink Field, Seattle Haiti 0 3 Peru June 4th 2016, h. 22:00, Rose Bowl, Pasadena Brazil 2 0 Ecuador June 8th 2016, h. 19:30, Camping World Stadium, Orlando Brazil 4 0 Haiti June 8th 2016, h. 22:00, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale Ecuador 1 0 Peru June 12th 2016, h. 18:30, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Haiti 1 4 Ecuador June 12th 2016, h. 20:30, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Peru 1 3 Brazil Group C Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 5th 2016, h. 17:00, Soldier Field, Chicago Jamaica 2 3 Venezuela June 5th 2016, h. 20:00, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale Mexico 2 1 Uruguay June 9th 2016, h. 19:30, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Uruguay 1 0 Venezuela June 9th 2016, h. 22:00, Rose Bowl, Pasadena Mexico 1 0 Jamaica June 13th 2016, h. 20:00, NRG Stadium, Houston Mexico 1 1 Venezuela June 13th 2016, h. 22:00, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara Uruguay 2 0 Jamaica Group D Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 June 6th 2016, h. 17:00, Camping World Stadium, Orlando Panama 1 1 Bolivia June 6th 2016, h. 21:30, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara Argentina 2 0 Chile June 10th 2016, h. 19:00, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Chile 2 0 Bolivia June 10th 2016, h. 21:30, Soldier Field, Chicago Argentina 3 0 Panama June 14th 2016, h. 20:00, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Chile 1 0 Panama June 14th 2016, h. 22:00, CenturyLink Field, Seattle Argentina 3 1 Bolivia [/hide]

Very convenient for Japan, as always.

Equestrian at the Summer Olympic Games 2016 Competition Details City Rio de Janeiro Dates August 6th - August 19th, 2016 Venue Olympic Equestrian Centre Website Official Website Official Schedule Day 1 Saturday, August 6th, 2016 Day 1 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 10:00 - 16:05 Open Individual Eventing Dressage (Event 1/3), Day 1 10:00 - 16:05 Open Team Eventing Dressage (Event 1/3), Day 1 Day 2 Sunday, August 7th, 2016 Day 2 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 10:00 - 15:55 Open Individual Eventing Dressage (Event 1/3), Day 2 10:00 - 15:55 Open Team Eventing Dressage (Event 1/3), Day 2 Day 3 Monday, August 8th, 2016 Day 3 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 10:00 - 15:00 Open Individual Eventing Cross-Country (Event 2/3) 10:00 - 15:00 Open Team Eventing Cross-Country (Event 2/3) Day 4 Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 Day 4 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 14:45 Open Individual Eventing Jumping (Event 3/3) 11:00 - 14:45 Open Team Eventing Jumping (Event 3/3) Day 5 Wednesday, August 10th, 2016 Day 5 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 10:00 - 16:00 Open Individual Dressage Grand Prix, Day 1 10:00 - 16:00 Open Team Dressage Grand Prix, Day 1 Day 6 Thursday, August 11th, 2016 Day 6 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 10:00 - 16:00 Open Individual Dressage Grand Prix, Day 2 10:00 - 16:00 Open Team Dressage Grand Prix, Day 2 Day 7 Friday, August 12th, 2016 Day 7 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 10:00 - 16:40 Open Individual Dressage Grand Prix Special 10:00 - 16:40 Open Team Dressage Grand Prix Special Day 9 Sunday, August 14th, 2016 Day 9 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 10:00 - 13:40 Open Individual Jumping Qualification Day 10 Monday, August 15th, 2016 Day 10 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 10:00 - 13:50 Open Individual Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle Day 11 Tuesday, August 16th, 2016 Day 11 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 10:00 - 13:30 Open Team Jumping Qualification Day 12 Wednesday, August 17th, 2016 Day 12 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 10:00 - 16:40 Open Team Jumping Final Day 14 Friday, August 19th, 2016 Day 14 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 10:00 - 14:45 Open Individual Jumping Final, Round A 10:00 - 14:45 Open Individual Jumping Final, Round B

If Brazil wins quota in men's kayak today, then the host quota in K1 1000 will go to the next best nation from the 2015 Worlds. And that's Belgium.

Colombia and Puerto Rico destroyed the African teams at 2nd qualifier yesterday. Deciding match (Colombia vs Puerto Rico) is scheduled for today.

Or maybe he should eat less candy.

Swiss NOC already accepted their women's quota.

This is how Cayman sailor found out that she is going to Rio.

Oh yes, I missed Italy.

Though, ISAF qualification document is not really specific about priority of qualifications... It doesn't say that World Championships have priority over continental regattas. Yay, yet another weird qualification system! Anyhow, if we literally read the reallocation rule, then the situation is different. Because it doesn't say that NOCs which qualified at continental regattas after 2015 World Championships are counted as "unqualified NOCs"... So, if we literraly follow this. Mixed Nacra 17 - Germany's unused quota goes to Puerto Rico Women's 470 - Canada's unused quota goes to Greece Men's RS:X - New Zealand's unused quota goes to Turkey

You can even compete in K2 200 with the same athletes from K4 1000 Or with your K1 200 athlete + one K4 1000 athlete.

Added sailing. We are still waiting for the first nation that officially confirmed more than one wild card.