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That is certainly something else than regular things like show jumping and such though, isn't it? I mean, having show jumping with obstacles of 150cm and a separate event where everything is the same except the obstacles are 155cm seems a lot more...odd, so to say Your comment did make me look through Ashgabat 2017 again, Turkmenistan dominating the medal table because of winning almost everything in belt wrestling and alysh and such

At least you have some choice We have Scheveningen (which in WW2 was used to see if someone was a German spy, because they wouldn't be able to pronounce it), which is awful. If it's cold, it is quite nice: windy and empty. If it's warm, it is a hell with a bunch of burned Dutchies and presumably the entire German population laying towel-to-towel. My small town has it's own little lake with it's own little beach, but I already hated it since I was young because the sand gets everywhere. I remember being happy when I was old enough that I didn't have to come anymore when my parents and sister went there

To be somewhat fair, that seems a little bit more like a decent decision. Even in global events the eights are often tragically low on entries, I can imagine in a regional event that would be even more problematic and especially in Asia a lightweight event would be a somewhat decent thing to replace it with...

Like most of us here, I have come across quite some odd things in sports, but I think this might just top the list in terms of odd sports program decisions Wouldn't be surprised if in athletics they have the 3000 meter steeplechase but also the 3100 meter steeplechase. And of course the middleweight rowing events, where they take the lightweight limits and add 2kg, to make a new discipline.

I am on one hand very interested in how MMA will work out in this kind of format, where a tournament has to be held within presumably a few days. On the other hand, I fear it will be like kickboxing in the World Games: just a very watered down version that lacks most of the action... Hope I'm wrong, of course

Like diving within 'aquatics', or more far-fetched than that? (like, I don't know, putting kabaddi under 'combat sports' or something)

Ah yeah, is that still the case? I remember last time not every country did that, but I had overlooked that entirely, there is hope!

I hope not, because what I'm hoping for is that the person I'm cooking dinner for at this moment will carry the flag, but yeah, Braathen exists so that's unlikely One of my favorite Totallympics threads though anyway, always fun to see who is chosen

Where can I bet my mortgage, parents and intellectual property rights to anything I might ever invent (unlikely as that is to ever be relevant) on Lucas Braathen carrying Brazil's flag in the opening ceremony and Nicole Silveira carrying it in the closing ceremony? (snow federation chooses for opening, ice federation chooses for closing in Brazil)

Just noticing now that Simon Fairweather in the field archery semi's is the same guy who beat Wietse van Alten in the semi's (to then go on and win gold)....at Sydney 2000

Probably not gonna make it to Poland in time considering I'm still at home Have fun though!

Oh fuck, yeah I saw that, sorry. I should have worded it differently, I meant in terms of things I actually saw. Obviously nothing is going to go deeper than that..

Finally able to start watching today's archery and dear Lord, not even the freedivers were this wet, wow.

with a fantastic buzzer beater winner against in the beach korfball semi's, awesome shot. Commentator might have overdone it a bit though: "This will certainly be on the front pages of the newspapers in Hungary tomorrow." Buddy. I got some news for you....

Definitely my least favourite moment of Chengdu 2025, that's what I was talking about yesterday

WE made it to the beach korfball semi's, omg

Pétanque and lyonnaise are certainly going on my list of sports I have rarely or never watched but which positively surprised me Also, apparently "hundreds of nations" are a member of it's international federation nowadays, according to the commentator (I kinda feel like it's 'her' again, but...not entirely sure). Anyhow, nice mix between exciting (lyonnaise) and nice, calm but potentially tense slow-TV (pétanque), I like it.

Second to last day, I think I'd better give up the hope that they'll fix their video platform, right? Still can't rewind on most of the live streams, and in the rare case the option is there, it's only by a very limited time. Time to wait a few hours again until I can watch this morning's early stuff.

Nice, seeing how the production for his war of aggression is going, before going to talk to one of his main behind-the-scenes allies.

Wow, this Lyonnaise progressive is different than I thought I was expecting like two 65-year olds casually rolling a ball to a precise spot, but this is rather active and also super easy to watch Not entirely sure about from how far they have to throw though, since they very clearly throw the ball after being over the line.

Oh wow, absolute heartbreak for Angelica Barrios in the racquetball semi-final. She was two points away from beating the six-time world champion from Mexico, then slipped and injured her foot, screaming out in pain. Tried to play on after treatment, but after like one and a half more points (obviously losing them), she just could not move around anymore and just broke down in tears Unsurprisingly then also withdrew from the mixed doubles quarterfinals, where she would play with men's finalist Conrrado Moscoso.

Huh, I'll be damned. Looking at the powerlifting and apparently the chief referee is the brother of my former 'product owner' (for those aware of the scrum/agile way of working thingy, for the rest, basically just a colleague but with a fancy name) I knew he, much like my former product owner himself, was a good powerlifter, but I had no idea he was doing this now

No doubt. Big sports can try and gain something by coming up with new formats, but (globally speaking) tiny sports really should focus on their main thing, like kabaddi...(or korfball, for that matter)

Eurosport used to show it sometimes as well, bringing it to a European audience. Same feeling as you about the Super Series: it was fun. Emphasis on 'was', sadly.

Oh I really don't know the value of that neither, don't get me wrong It is, at least, somewhat different (like a whole different surface), more so than regular speed climbing vs regular but double speed climbing, but until preparing myself for these Games I had no idea it even existed and I certainly wouldn't miss it if it weren't here