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You mean for Germany, right? Yeah, 6 athletics medals as the maximum when everything goes perfect is...let's just say, quite a low maximum

Thanks for the explanation, that makes sense.

I have no idea I guess Mollema and Poels..Kruijswijk has no reason for being here other than carrying water bottles and Dumoulin probably won't finish the race because he's got better things to do than injuring his wrist on those cobbles.

Then again, why wait to see it on some website when you can simply ask the NOC? The goal is to have the flag bearers, so if asking the NOC's helps in getting the flag bearers, asking the NOC's is a good thing

Why wait if you can have the most direct source possible

Same thing in the Danish camp, where phones, an iPad and, yes, bed sheets were stolen

One of the women in -52kg has withdrawn (don't know who), resulting in Belgian Ilse Heylen receiving an invitation last night....too late for her to travel to Rio (she hasn't been training, wouldn't make her weight etc), which means she is now living a sort of Olympic nightmare http://m.sporza.be/#!/snippet/57a2f949486a0f76c64ebf5d

Another Iranian withdrawal? @MHSN Do you have any idea what the problem could be there? I don't see an Israeli in that weight..

I don't see it mentioned yet, so: Fabian Hambüchen announced yesterday after training that Rio will be his last serious international competition. "In Beijing I was going for gold...in London as well, until I saw Epke, but this time that feeling isn't there."

@OlympicsFan @LowerSaxony @T&Fwatch Am I reading this right? Does this say the German federations have 86 medals as their target? http://www.zeit.de/news/2016-08/04/olympia-turner-hambuechen-hasst-medaillenzaehlerei-04113005 Surely that must be a mistake in my translation, right? Edit: Ah wait, that was the goal for London 2012, but this time the goal is to equal London 2012? That's a bit more realistic than 86 medals I guess

If I recall correctly, her ban was handled in such a way last year that she could very conveniently start competing right before the world championships....in Russia.

Somehow I like Morozov so I'd be sorry if he isn't there, but I really doubt anyone here (maybe apart from the Russian users, logically) would miss Efimova if she isn't there

Jeroen Dubbeldam would normally fly to Rio on Saturday, but said he could make an exception if he was chosen to carry the flag...guess who has been spotted at the Amsterdam airport half an hour ago

Underdogs are always popular

Well sorry, but I don't think I'm gonna stay awake for one and a half hours waiting for France - Colombia and then another two hours to watch that So good luck to our French and Colombian members

Zimbabwean defense right there for New Zealand..

Another piece of solid defending by the Zimbabwean Wall.

Great penalty And wonderful goalkeeping on that rebound.

Damn

The German commentator was way more excited about this goal than about the German goals

ZIMBABWEEEEEEEEEEEE

Apparently there's a bomb scare at the Athlete's Village, with some workers being evacuated...hopefully it's nothing more than a scare..

Rumours have it the referee has gotten one of those things in her eye and is now blind on the left side.