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Not much to disagree with by the the last two posters. I too have started to get a tad concerned. Not just with the games but actual qualification. I think we will do well to get one more qualifier and I’d be really happy with two. I am still not so sure about the women’s 4 in rowing and it’s unlikely any other boat is a contender. Rachel Darragh is now outside a qualification spot in Badminton. Only last October she seemed a certainty and the men’s doubles were in a quota spot too. There will be no qualifiers in Pentathlon, Tristhlon or Judo. Still an outside chance of a shooter qualifying. We really a few swimmers to at least hit the B standard at least or we may have to decline a relay quota. I just think that this Spring has been a bit underwhelming as regards qualifiers.

Defeat for Harrington in the European Boxing Championships yesterday. By a boxer that has also qualified for Paris. Should we be concerned?

Winner will probably win the quota.

Who is the one besides Wiffen? Fannins time doesnt count for Swim Ireland and Ferguson only made the OCT.

To be honest I would include the women’s relay quotas (2) but I’d leave out the men’s until officially confirmed.

That may not be a given. Bar Ferguson none of the others were close to an OQT at the Worlds. Only one chance left. But we can definitely count the womens relay as two more quotas.

In that case I hope Bermuda never win a gold medal again.

It would be a major surprise if Slovenia dont take the quota here.

Then the lads that lose in the QF at QF1 may have another 4 fights at the Second qualifier

But the lads already there had to win a number of fights to get there (maybe not the Australians)

But no real chance of a quota for McGing?

For lads like me that started following the Olympics in the 70s, the fact we are now qualifying in team sports is riches beyond belief. Great days even if I am starting to run out of Olympics to look forward to. 🙁

Have to admit I am flabbergasted at the 66kg decision but the coaches know a hell of a lot more than me.

Is this accurate? It’s 7 weeks until the qualifying tournament and we haven’t even named a team for the Strandja tournament. The IABA only announced the training squad three days ago so it seems senseless to me to announce the OQT team 2 days later.

The men’s doubles were in a qualifying spot as recent as October yet despite seeming to be doing well in getting to QF of tournaments fell out of the top 16.