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No I think this is a very popular opinion for everyone other than the Germans.

2025 Beach Voleyball World Championships - Adelaide
 
Results (November 14-23, 2025)
 
Men's:
1. David Ahman & Jonatan Hellvig
2. Jacob Nilsson & Elmer Andersson
3. Teo Rotar & Arnaud Gauthier-Rat
4. Nils Ehlers & Clemens Wickler
5. Ondrej Perusic & David Schweiner  
5. Evandro Oliveira & Arthur Lanci  
5. Lukas Pfretzschner & Sven Winter  
5. Chaim Schalk & James Shaw
9. Andre Stein & Renato de Carvalho  
9. Noslen Diaz & Jorge Luis Alayo Moliner  
9. Remi Bassereau & Calvin Aye  
9. Anders Mol & Christian Sorum  
9. Hendrik Mol & Mathias Berntsen  
9. Cherif Younousse & Ahmed Tijan Janko  
9. Joao Pedrosa & Hugo Campos  
9. Marco Krattiger & Leo Dillier
 
Countries in competition:                             
 
Women's:
1. Tina Graudina & Anastasija Samoilova
2. Kristen Nuss & Taryn Kloth Brasher
3. Carolina Solberg Salgado & Rebecca Cavalcante  
4. Thamela Coradello Galil & Victoria Lopes
5. Julia Donlin & Lexy Denaburg  
5. Melissa Humana-Paredes & Brandie Wilkerson
5. Valentina Gottardi & Reka Orsi Toth   
5. Molly Shaw & Kelly Cheng
9. Ana Patricia Silva Ramos & Eduarda dos Santos  
9. Kylie Neuschaeferova & Martina Maixnerova  
9. Linda Bock & Louisa-Christin Lippmann  
9. Sandra Ittlinger & Anna-Lena Grune  
9. Melanie Paul & Lea Sophie Kunst  
9. Katja Stam & Raisa Schoon  
9. Daniela Alvarez & Tania Moreno  
9. Tetiana Lazarenko & Daria Romaniuk
 
Countries in competition:                             
 
Complete Results

43,500 spectators during the tournament. A fantastic success according to everybody, And yet, it seems WTT wants to move it to Paris 
 

Complete Results:
 
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Men's Olympic Weights:
 
Men's 58kg:
1. Abolfazl Zandi
2. Georgii Gurtsiev  (Belarus)
3. Huang Kefen
3. Gashim Magomedov
5. Maksym Manenkov  
5. Paulo Melo  
5. Nouridine Issaka  
5. Yusuf Badem
9. Konstantinos Dimitropoulos  
9. Jesus Fraile  
9. Nicholas Hoefling  
9. Sirawit Mahamad  
9. Aljen Aynaga  
9. Pan Kuei-an  
9. Lev Korneev  
9. Feyyaz Gumus  
 
Men's 68kg:
1. Banlung Tubtimdang
2. Seong Yu-hyeon
3. Matija Crep
3. Maikol Rodriguez  
5. Mouhamadou Lo  
5. Cristian Olivero  
5. Diyorbek Tukhliboev  
5. Theo Lucien
9. Damir Shulenov  
9. Joan Jorquera  
9. Brian Cantero  
9. Diao Lixingjun  
9. Zaid Al-Halawani  
9. Ibrahim Maiga  
9. Zarko Krajisnik  
9. Volodymyr Bystrov  
 
Men's 80kg:
1. Henrique Marques
2. Xiang Qizhang
3. Seo Geon-woo
3. Artem Mytarev  (Russia)
5. Firas Katoussi  
5. Mehran Barkhordari  
5. Joaquin Churchill  
5. CJ Nickolas  
9. Haitam Zarhouti  
9. Batyrkhan Toleugali  
9. Jasurbek Jaysunov  
9. Ioannis Papadopoulos  
9. Rustam Odinaev  
9. Oscar Kovacic  
9. Faysal Sawadogo  
9. Raman Turavinau  (Belarus)
 
* Olympic weight is +80. As the world championship doesnt have this class, we use both 87kg and +87kg.
 
Men's 87kg:
1. Seif Eissa
2. Simone Alessio
3. Szymon Piatkowski
3. Artem Harbar
5. Shukhrat Salaev  
5. Saleh Al-Sharabaty  
5. Mohammad Hossein Yazdani  
5. Icaro Miguel Soares  
9. Orkun Atesli  
9. Moises Hernandez  
9. Farzad Mansouri (Refugees)
9. Liu Zhaoyang  
9. Motaz Ifaoui  
9. Khouyyar Zakaria  
9. Rafael Kamalov  (Russia)
9. Eltaj Gafarov  
 
Men's +87kg:
1. Kang Sang-hyun  
2. Rafail Aiukaev  (Russia)
3. Jonathan Healy
3. Caden Cunningham
5. Beibarys Kablan  
5. Wang Yaoxi  
5. Marat Mavlonov  
5. Andrii Harbar  
9. Huang Yu-jen  
9. Carlos Sansores  
9. Ivan Garcia  
9. Omar El-Yazidi  
9. Mattia Molin  
9. Abdullah Essam 
9. Aiden Stilley
9. Arian Salimi  
 
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Women's Olympic Weights:
 
Women's 49kg:
1. Liu You-yun
2. Elif Sude Akgul  
3. Fu Xiaolu
3. Nodira Akhmedova  
5. Supharada Atesli  
5. Kim Hyang-gi  
5. Kamonchanok Seeken  
5. Adriana Cerezo  
9. Ilenia Matonti  
9. Saffron Tambyrajah  
9. Mah Teninba Fofana  
9. Aleksandra Georgieva  
9. Oleksandra Danshyna  
9. Josipa Kafadar  
9. Tachiana Mangin  
9. Maya Mata  
 
Women's 57kg:
1. Maria Clara Pacheco
2. Kim Yu-jin
3. Luo Zongshi
3. Fadia Khirfan  
5. Faith Dillon  
5. Fani Tzeli  
5. Kanelya Carabin  
5. Nika Karabatic  
9. Laura Rodriguez  
9. Nahid Kiani  
9. Giada Al-Halwani  
9. Hatice Kubra Ilgun  
9. Margarita Blizniakova  (Russia)
9. Madina Mirabzalova  
9. Yuliya Vitko  (Belarus)
9. Mariya Sevostyanova  
 
Women's 67kg:
1. Luana Marton
2. Milena Titoneli
3. Lena Moreno
3. Elizabeth Anyanacho  
5. Kwak Min-ju  
5. Song Jie  
5. Ozoda Sobirjonova  
5. Aya Shehata  
9. Nuray Khussainova  
9. Leonarda Andric  
9. Matea Jelic  
9. Andrea Berisaj  
9. Claudia Gallardo  
9. Nina Urganaeva  
9. Viktoriia Zheleznova  (Russia)
9. Ikra Kayir  
 
* Olympic weight is +67. As the world championship doesnt have this class, we use both 73kg and +73kg.
 
Women's 73kg:
1. Sarah Chaari
2. Kimi Laurene Ossin
3. Zhou Zeqi
3. Sude Yaren Uzuncavdar
5. Althea Laurin  
5. Belen Moran  
5. Nadica Bozanic  
5. Ava Lee  
9. Julia Nowak  
9. Anastasiia Kosmycheva  (Russia)
9. Ruby Mackay  
9. Melika Mirhosseini  
9. Nazym Makhmutova  
9. Yoon Do-hee  
9. Rama Abu Al-Rub  
9. Crystal Weekes  
 
Women's +73kg:
1. Nafia Kus  
2. Svetlana Osipova
3. Mu Wenzhe
3. Lauren Williams  
5. Song Da-bin  
5. Tania Castiñeira  
5. Dagmara Haremza  
5. Agoritsa Kitsiou  
9. Chin I-chun  
9. Lorena Brandl  
9. Raiany Pereira  
9. Hannah Keck  
9. Paloma Garcia  
9. Astan Bathily  
9. Reba Stewart  
9. Magdalena Matic  
 
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Non-Olympic Weights:
 
Men's 54kg:
1. Seo Eun-su
2. Furkan Ubeyde Camoglu
3. Aristeidis Psarros
3. Jakhongir Khudayberdiev
5. Matheus Gilliard  
5. Hristiyan Georgiev  
5. Andrea Conti
5. Jaafar Al-Daoud
 
Men's 63kg:
1. Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi
2. Mehdi Haji Mousaei
3. Mahmoud Al-Taryreh
3. Jang Jun
5. Samirkhon Ababakirov  
5. Liang Yushuai  
5. Kristian Borgen  
5. Nazarali Nazarov  
 
Men's 74kg:
1. Najmiddin Kosimkhojiev  
2. Edival Pontes
3. Amir Sina Bakhtiari
3. Magomed Abdusalamov  (Russia)
5. Yergesh Bekassyl
5. Cai Zhaoxun
5. Otto Jorgensen
5. Victor Rodrigues  
 
Women's 46kg:
1. Emine Gogebakan
2. Milana Bekulova  (Russia)
3. Wang Shiyi
3. Aidana Kumartayeva
5. Farah Touzani  
5. Dzejla Makas  
5. Kamilah Salim  
5. Jaycee Bassett  
 
Women's 53kg:
1. Merve Dincel
2. Dunya Abutaleb
3. Zhang Chuling
3. Jana Khattab  
5. Laila Khan  
5. Amina Dehhaoui  
5. Su Po-ya  
5. Chutikan Jongkolrattanawattana  
 
Women's 62kg:
1. Wafa Masghouni
2. Viviana Marton
3. Chen Ximin
3. Gabriella Blewitt
5. Lillia Khuzina  (Russia)
5. Dora Mestrovic  
5. Julia Szpak  
5. Mell Mina  
 
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Complete Results

Honestly there isn't that much money in swimming and once the novelty runs out (and possibly someone dying) then I feel this experiment will die out.

IOC made correct decision. 
Any country can have different stance on every topic but if you want to host anything, you can't pick who can or can't participate, simple as that. Participation is universal and must be based only on sport rules or conditions.
Same applies to USA or any other western country, just to be clear.
 

Good old self-confidence: 87,192

Whereas the women had a surprise medalist ( Melina Costanza  !!!), the men's medalists were locked in heading to the final boulder...the only issue was what color the medals would be.  Mejdi Schalk  , Lee Dohyun  , and Anraku Sorato  had all topped the first three boulders.  Medji was ahead on attempts (2 ahead), and Dohyun and Soratu were tied on attempts (Sorato ahead on count-back).
 
Mejdi was up first.  He had two attempts to secure the gold.  Almost made it the first time.  Then...just like Oriane in the Women's Final...he rested a long time, giving him as much energy as he could to top it...except he didn't do it.  He just had to sit and wait to see how Dohyun and Sorato did.
 
Dohyun was up next...he got zone, but not the top.  So, the leaderboard was Mejdi, Dohyun, and Sorato going into the final climb.
 
Sorato was the final climber.  Got the zone first try, cementing Dohyun's bronze.  Rested.  Waited.  Then up he went...and he got it!  After not making the Lead finals, this 18-year-old was determined and got the gold!  You could tell as he held the final hold that he was letting it sink in, and there was so much relief and pride.  Brought tears to my eyes!  So, just like with Oriane, the gold was there for Mejdi, but had it taken at the last moment.
 
Sorato... #1 ranking for Boulder, #1 in World Cup, and now #1 World Champion!  
 
Congrats to the medallists and to all.  A great competition.

england v germany euro finals would be higher than that (he says without checking anything)

A truly impressive run by , especially considering the team had no funding to prepare for the championships and even had to launch a crowdfunding campaign to raise 1 million dollars just to participate.   

Cant say I didn’t warn you this would happen… It’s Portugal after all 
 
These are the covers of all three sports newspapers 
 

 
 
 

 
 

Please go to Catalonia shouting in the streets "Vamos Barca"

Yes, these are the other 4-4 in UCL  
 
Highest-scoring draws
Hamburg 4-4 Juventus, 13/09/00 (group stage) Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool, 14/04/09 (quarter-final second leg) Bayer Leverkusen 4-4 Roma, 20/10/15 (group stage) Chelsea 4-4 Ajax, 05/11/19 (group stage)  
and yesterday - Juventus 4-4 Borussia Dortmund, 16/09/25 (league phase)

Also David Elena, historc Loeb's copilot and multuple rally world champion.

Monaco really is quite impressive in terms of sports. If I'm not mistaken both Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc and bobsledder Rudy Rinaldi are born and raised Monegasques, which with Langelotti already makes for a very easy three names in top-level sports for such a small group of people.

And if anyone is asking. He is actually from Monaco, born and raised there, son of the cyclist federation president.
 
There are only 9,000 or so Monaco nationals.

It's backcountry skiing. Which is quite normal in North America (with many resorts having fairly large "in bounds" backcountry areas), not sure how it is in Europe. I certainly know a lot of people who do it recreationally.
 
While a speed skiier did die in 1992, it was not while doing speed skiing. He was warming up using regular slalom skis on a regular piste and he colided with a snow cat.

I'm assuming if the organizers want to add a new discipline it would be added by the IOC the way disciplines are added normally, not through some weird additional sport process.
 
Going to do my thoughts on all of them:
Ski mountaineering makes a lot of sense, it will already be there in 2026. It feels like a natural addition to the winter Olympics and I would not be surprised if it becomes a permanent addition down the line Freeride seems like a great candidate. It has a very established world tour and the full support of the FIS. It's probably the most well developed winter sport / discipline that is not currently in the Olympics Telemark I am mixed on. I enjoy watching it and I'd be happy to have it included, but I wonder if it is perhaps too niche? Speed skiing is the least interesting sport on this list. It's both incredibly dangerous and incredibly boring. I actually think it has a great chance at being included in 2030 because of where the Olympics are being held, but I don't think it will come back very often Sled dog racing is a big old no for me Ice Cross I would be happy to see added. It is relatively well developed and it definitively plays well on TV 3x3 hockey is a no for me, it barely even exists yet Ice Climbing is a big yes for me, of all the sports not currently in the (pure) winter Olympics this is the one I most want to see added Cross country running / trail running is actually the single sport I most want to see added in the Winter Olympics. It would allow a ton of non-traditional countries to have a serious involvement in the winter Olympics, and cross country running is a real winter sport when done in wintery conditions Cyclocross would also be a good fit for the winter Olympics, and I would also like to see it added  
 
If I were picking four out of that list, it would be: Ski mountaineering, cross country running, ice climbing and freeride.
What I expect (from most to least likely): Ski mountaineering, freeride, speed skiing, cross country running

Cyclo-cross, much as I would like it, would be ridiculous. If you think Nordic combined isn't international, enjoy the regular 1-2-3-4-5-6's for Belgium in the top level races (and even worse in the women's races, but with the  flag instead of the  flag). Which is not odd, since Belgium is kind of the only country in the world where it's really, really a big deal (Flanders, actually, so only even half of one country), with maybe a few small patches here and there in the Netherlands, Spain, France, Czech Republic  
 
Ice cross would be amazing to have at the Olympics, but not exactly an easy sport to just host somewhere given that you need quite a long track that is only useful for that one specific event.

And even Baseball/Softball, which has a lot going against it (not gender equal, no MLB players and baseball has the highest roster size of any team sport), was *barely* removed (IIRC Softball was within a vote or two from being re-included immediately for 2012), and it's still been included 2/3 times since we've moved to having optional sports. And before that we have to go back all the way to 1920 to see an established (had been in a few Olympics in a row) sport be removed (tug of war).
 
Hopefully you're right.

If we learned anything from the 30 last years or so it is that is very difficult for IOC to actually cut anything from the program. Modern Pentathlon, Wrestling, Canoe slalom, Boxing, were all in the execution waiting room at some point but managed to survive. It seems the internal olympics dynamics basically prevent for a sport to ever be excluded.
 
Besides, the tensions around the winter program are a lot less heavy. IMO, Nordic Combined will survive.

If we learned anything from the 30 last years or so it is that is very difficult for IOC to actually cut anything from the program. Modern Pentathlon, Wrestling, Canoe slalom, Boxing, were all in the execution waiting room at some point but managed to survive. It seems the internal olympics dynamics basically prevent for a sport to ever be excluded.
 
Besides, the tensions around the winter program are a lot less heavy. IMO, Nordic Combined will survive.

If we learned anything from the 30 last years or so it is that is very difficult for IOC to actually cut anything from the program. Modern Pentathlon, Wrestling, Canoe slalom, Boxing, were all in the execution waiting room at some point but managed to survive. It seems the internal olympics dynamics basically prevent for a sport to ever be excluded.
 
Besides, the tensions around the winter program are a lot less heavy. IMO, Nordic Combined will survive.

Interestingly there was a documentary on British TV yesterday about the 1st Women's World Cup in 1991.
Apparently the USSR team financed their tournament by importing crates of Vodka and illegally selling it