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Obviously I'm happy that it may benefit us (if Tanfield is ok), but seems a bit silly that you can go again when you DNF due to your own error

https://gbgames.sport.blog/2023/08/03/archery-healy-returns-from-krakow-with-paris-quota-spot/

Penny Healey as well, the first Archery spot

Yes, a growing trend... seen with the Commonwealth Games, European Championships, European Games too

A major event in the Olympic qualification calendar coming up, with spots available in Mountain Bike, BMX Cycling, and Road Cycling, plus ranking points available in Track and BMX Freestyle. Best of all, its on home soil, in Glasgow/Scotland.

Day 1 was yesterday, with Para Track preliminary events. In the Women's B Individual Pursuit, Lora Fachie/Corrine Hall qualified for the gold final with Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl 0.204 seconds behind. In sixth were Elizabeth Jordan and Amy Cole, 10.975 back.

After this was the Women's C5 Individual Pursuit, with Morgan Newberry in 4th, qualifying for the bronze final against Italy's Claudia Cretti, 8.467s back. No joy in the C4 event, Kadeena Cox 9th (28.953 back), Hannah Moore 12th (30.684 back). In the C2 event, Daphne Schrager qualified for the gold final against Switzerland's Flurina Rigling in 3:51.721, while Amelia Cass was 7th, 30.581 behind.

On the Men's side, in the C1 Individual Pursuit Sam Ruddock qualified for the bronze final against China's Weicong Liang. No joy in the C5 event, with William Bjergfelt ninth, 7.866 back, and Blaine Hunt 12th, 13.079 back. In the C4 event, Archie Atkinson was in 7th, 9.968 back, and Jody Cundy was 16th, 23.523 behind. In the B event, Stephen Bate and Christopher Latham were third by 9.750, and will go for bronze against Chris McDonald and Adam Duggleby, who were 9.816 behind. In the Women's C1, Frances Brown won qualifying with 4:12.316 and will go for gold against China's Wangwei Qian, and Katie Toft was fourth, 33.897 behind and will go for bronze against Jiafan Yang, also of China.

In the Men's C2, Ryan Taylor qualified for the bronze final in fourth, 10.318 back, and will face Japan's Shota Kawamoto. Matthew Robertson was fifth, 12.532 back. The C3 will see two Brits go for gold, with Finlay Graham ahead with 3:18.662, and Jaco van Gass second, 3.410 back. Martin Hailstone was 13th, 22.485 behind, and Jacob Smith was 15th, 27.562 back.

Today there are the first able-bodied events, and the first medals.

0930 Men's Elite Team Pursuit Qualification

1103 Women's Elite Team Sprint Qualification

1147 Men's Elite Team Sprint Qualification

1243 Women's Elite Individual Pursuit Qualification - Jessica Roberts and Neah Evans

1352 Women's B 1km Time Trial - Lora Fachie/Corrine Hall and Sophie Unwin/Jenny Holl

1424 Women's C5 500m Time Trial Qualification - Morgan Newberry

1442 Men's C4 Omnium 200m Time Trial - Jody Cundy and Archie Atkinson

1630 Women's Junior Mountain Bike Qualification

1700 Men's Junior Mountain Bike Qualification

1813 Women's C5 500m Time Trial Final - Morgan Newberry

1828 Men's C1 Individual Pursuit Final - Sam Ruddock

1842 Women's B 1km Time Trial Final - Lora Fachie/Corrine Hall and Sophie Unwin/Jenny Holl

1903 Women's Elite Team Sprint Round 1

1916 Men B Individual Pursuit Final - Stephen Bate/Christopher Latham and Chris McDonald/Adam Duggleby

1930 Men's C5 Scratch Race - Blaine Hunt and William Bjergfelt

1950 Women's Elite Individual Pursuit Finals - Jessica Roberts and Neah Evans

2005 Men's C2 Individual Pursuit Finals - Ryan Taylor

2019 Women's Elite Team Sprint Finals

2027 Men's Elite Scratch Race - William Tidball

https://gbgames.sport.blog/2023/08/03/diving-cheng-qualifies-in-rzeszow/

Word on Cheng's performance to qualify for the Diving in June

And Torrance and Macpherson win 21-17 21-17 to finally end the day's play.

Torjussen losses 24-22 22-20 21-16

Kid Karam wins against Daniel. Means Kid Karam qualifies for the quarterfinals, although Sunni is eliminated.

Williams loses by split decision.

Another gold, this time for Cunninham as he easily beats Dejan Georgievski in his final. 7-4-12.

Wigor defeats Sunni in their second match.

Kid Karam and Exaggerate tie their second match.

The men's rugby team defeated 14-10 and will go to a semifinal against .

Sunni is defeated by Menno in the second pool match.

48 minutes ago, Vektor said:

I want to see how the new sports perform at a normal Summer Games, Tokyo was a bad testing ground for obvious, COVID related reasons. We can all hate on all these "urban" sports, but if they sell out in Paris and will have great atmosphere, they will attract more attention and give more visibility to the Games than some of the more traditional sports.  

 

For now I have the most doubts about Surfing as a good inclusion, which is funny because surfing is very popular as a sport activity. But it seemed very lackluster on screen and I kinda doubt that the post-pandemic Games will help it. It's also very hard to host it. 

It is the only part of the Games in Tahiti, I think a lot will go to it tbh, it's rare for Tahitians/Polynesians to see the Olympics live

Lee sweeps both rounds against Kid Karam in their opening match.

Sunni takes both rounds against Lucky to win his opening match

Turned on Breaking for the first time and you know what... not that bad

Cook loses her fight for bronze against Kalina Boyadzhieva.

Eccles wins by split decision and is into the quarters. Amy Broadhurst on Wednesday.

Gold for Haslam 422.95! Healty 12th 323.30. 6-4-12

Dunn/Hall win 21-7 21-14.

The women's rugby team wins 53-0 to go to the semis.

Bronze for the Shooting team that won 6-4. 5-4-12.

Klepac lost so no repechage for McGowan