De_Gambassi

Too late...

Well, NFs can push for whatever new events/disciplines they want, but any new event/discipline applications will have to be run through the international federation. So ... It's not an organizing committee stuff neither as we are not talking here about an additional sport (like your beloved paris 2024's Breakdance), but a new discipline in an already existing sport (Luge). Obviously Milan-Cortina 2026 can push also for whatever additions they want, but it's something different that what was reported....

Since when national federations are asking themselves for new sports/disciplines to be included in the olympics ?...

With cricket being locked down on pay channels only for the last 15 years, that sounds very unlikely...

Not a great year... Anyway, l'equipe awards (which are running since 1946) are probably the closest thing to an official ranking Men (Top 5) Women (Top 5)

@Gianlu33 just reminded me, there is nothing like an olympic clean sweep. So here it goes, 2014 men skicross

Teddy Riner. I mean the guy only lost one fight the whole decade ant that was in 2010... Martin Fourcade as a close second.

The only one to do so...

This picture doesn't have much sport history attached to it, but for some reason, I'm just fucking loving it. French boxer Billy Balzac* contemplating on his defeated foe lying down on the ring (European Championship, 1920) *yes, that was his name

Un seul podium pendant toute les années 60 et 70 (eurobasket féminin ) Sinon, personne pour nous expliquer sur 5 pages, que non, c'est pas ça qu'on appelle 'décennie' ?

Ca pourrait vous intéresser: l'évolution des podiums par décennie dans les grands sports collectifs. Alors à la prochaine déconvenue d'une équipe nationale, penser à vos parent ou grands parents.

no clean sweep, no fun

And they will play for the non qualified women team on top of that !

Thomas Bach urban sports* to be held on a a 30,000 seats temporary venue on Place de la Concorde *skateboarding, BMX freestyle, 3x3, breaking and climbing (plus whatever new events the'll come up with by then)

Yeah, right, so nothing "usual" about that. Rio was exceptional for french boxing. Everybody knows that, whatever the reasons might be. But, to pretend that we were 'usually' benefiting from it... come the fuck on. Just check back Vastine's cases (twice...), if you don't remember him.

You mean dropping it from zero in London ?

I highly doubt that's the case... But even so, that would be more a case of corruption. They really dont, you may remember that NOP was tore down thanks to american anti doping efforts... ----- Anyway, contrary to you, I believe this sanction is a new dawn for the fight against doping. I for one think that anti doping policies have so far miserably failed. There are many reasons for that, but one that seems primordial to me is that you can't expect bodies (national federations and NOC) that have, a priori, zero direct interests in fighting against doping to do so. Sure, you may find some good guys who will be willing thanks to some sort of morality or health concerns. But, don't count on them to be a majority... Bottom line, you have to assure these bodies have a personal interest in trying to fight against doping. Having collective sanctions, excluding whole sports or even whole nations from the Olympics is a great tool to achieve just that. For instance, I believe that every olympic sport should have a policy like weightlifting.For a start...

They don't have a state sponsored doping system, more a dont give fuck doping system, which is not exactly the same thing. PS: can you please stop your "westerner" crap. it's getting ridiculous.

I... don't remember that When Durban was still going to host the CWG, it was said that the city could bid for the Olympics

Durban ?

i'm getting old, i'm forgetting stuff Still, there is one difference, the bid was technically a two cities bids, not a regional one like that one

I believe it will. It makes too much sense.The only good thing from Agenda 2020.

... and the first (?) time, a region/state/whatever is officially bidding for the Olympics, ant not a single city.

One nation, one boat rule excluding world champions from the olympics. Fantastic...