Dunadan

Whenever there is a ranking involved (even a simple one, F1-style), the qualification process is immediately described as "quite complicated and difficult to follow" 

Qualification documents begin to release:
 
https://olympics.com/ioc/documents/olympic-games/paris-2024-olympic-games

I can't see the "next in comments" part but all these statements saying it's unfair seem similar though: no suggestion on how the thing should have been handled (no sanctions at all? what about those athletes at the Z-rallies? and in the military, which is common for Russian olympians? what if "Western" sports organizers decided to not accept Russian army officers participating in their competitions in these months, fair, unfair, acceptable?) and no mention of the previous situation of Russian sport - like if at the IOC they woke up one morning and banned Russians.  

Competition formats for Paris 2024 are approved: https://www.issf-sports.org/news.ashx?newsid=3736
 
They changed format again in rifle/pistol, it's becoming ridiculous.

Some more details 
 
 
 
 

Colbrelli got a defibrillator implanted...that bars him from being deemed fit to compete by the Italian NF and NOC.

America is 1 continent not 2 , they are 10 countries in southern part +20-30 in north , they can make groups just like others ,
hé no, they divided the continent to ensure the qualif of USA , they play vs islands without any experience in football , that's why they qualify,they are always in 
they know  they have no  chance vs south american teams , this system of cheating is shameful 

I expect   to be drawn in group A

I expect   to be drawn in group A

I expect   to be drawn in group A

I expect   to be drawn in group A

referee shouldn't be the only decider in decisive matches , especially if he was poor coming from a village , this category of low class people 
 

Of course not.

The stories became longer, repetitive and painfully predictable by day two. Quit on day three if my memory serves me.

China is barely partecipating - or being completely absent- in many international summer sports anymore in the last months, is it all due to covid? Not really believable 

It's the best series imo - trying to guess the winner before the qualification even starts. I think it was mentioned yesterday that people would choose who they hope will win rather than who they think will win...but that always happens, even if you start doing the polls with 100 days to go.
 

Let's not conveniently forget that Russia was not a normal country in good standing with the IOC and the sports world for other well known matters, and on the verge of being outright banned since 2016. So allowing athletes to compete as independent = no difference at all from the previous situation at the most important competitions, all sports WCh and Olympics, where this was already happening. Not to talk about some specific sports when they were well past that point.
 
What to do if the current situation will drag on for years is a more difficult decision, I guess Europeans kicking out Russia and the more friendly Asians welcoming them, in a Israel case in reverse, to start a reintegration in the sports world. But who knows, Russians can start some other shit in the meantime.

on Thursday, 17 March, at 19:30 CET

still no qualification system!

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technically had an infinite increase in Sarajevo.

technically had an infinite increase in Sarajevo.

Chinese Foreign Ministry contributing to spread a hoax and calling on biolaboratories being subjected to multilateral verification must be one of the candidates for the troll of the year award.
 

Of Junior
Euros? https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/1BCE3C2034BB45CAB4B6529663B44FCE#today
 
And Cadets (under 17) starting today:
https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/3BAB6182B150494A84D26017BC6224A8#today

That's because there is no war, it's only lies by the Western media. Putin is a great and pacific leader, not like the bad Western imperialist. It's just that Ukraine never esisted a real country of course, only as a Western puppet. And what about Kosovo recognized by the West yadda yadda.