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We have done Tokyo predictions day-by-day once already here. But - if Tokyo games will really happen (and I still have my inner fear that we can't be sure of it) we can do it again few weeks before the games, when the qualifications will be going to the end. That could be fun.

@phelps THANK YOU! Maybe we can try day-by-day Beijing predictions - what would we watch on every day, what are the most interesting events for us, what are our medal predictions, how our national teams will be doing... Like we did with Tokyo day-by-day medal predictions and what would-we-watch-today thread ;-) @Benolympique@bmo@CCB@Col_Frost@OlympicsFan@hckosice@Jinzha@intoronto@dcro @Fly_like_a_don@Grassmarket @Gianlu33anyone interested? (sorry if I forgot somebody here) We could do it in February, when there will be one year to go (hopefully these games will not be postponed). Or in Christmas / New Year time where there will be possibly more free time from work.

@NearPup unfortunately I can't find the detailed program on the net. Do you have it? I have found only a general calendar on wikipedia. But sadly no link attached.

@NearPupThank you, I didn't know that.

It looks like there are videos from all the Sochi finals on olympic channel, as well. Unfortunately I don;t have time for preparing such a thread with day-by-day videos here, but it is possible to do. And - as you probably all know it - there are lots of videos from London and Vancouver on youtube, so another day-by-day threads could be done as well. Maybe it could be even possible to do Barcelona day-by-day finals (including some "unofficial" videos) - those were my favourite olympics ;-)

I wonder why there is no olympic schedule yet. Normally it should be available 14 months before the games.

Despite Uncertainty, Tokyo Olympics Promoted as Light at End of Pandemic Tunnel https://nyti.ms/3kLamkO

I am kind of missing writing in this thread :-( Do you think we will see Tokyo 2021 olympics or not? I would like to but I am afraid they will be cancelled.

OFF-TOPIC: Anyone has a link for Beijing 2008 men's cycling road race video? Can't find it. Last 30 kms or so, at least.

If there is Beijing schedule available already, we could do the Winter edition here ?

I would support France in men's Handball final ?

@Benolympique and what are your favourite olympic moments from French and International perspective?

@Fly_like_a_don and what are your favourite olympic moments from Indian and International perspective?

@OlympicsFan and what are your favourite olympic moments, from German and International perspective.

I may be offline next few days. So here is what I would like to watch on day 16 Sunday. M marathon (move it back to Tokyo, please!) Last boxing finals M keirin final W handball final - no medals for Poland on Sunday I'm afraid So i hope i could support team NED here ? And then closing ceremony And then day 17 Monday. On Monday i would be sleeping a lot ?

Day 15 SuperHiperSaturday I would like to watch so many things. This is much too much to watch in one day. There were some less entertaining days before but this Saturday really a lot would be going on at the same time. Impossible to see it all live as it would happen. I would have to make my priorities and watch some replays later. Anyway, things to do are: M volleyball final - i hope it would be Poland vs USA. And i hope it would be a really good match. Athletics - firstly W marathon (i wish they could move it back to Tokyo) And The whole evening session. Big chance for a medal for Poland in W 4x400. W High jump (Lasitskene vs Ukrainians vs Kamila Lićwinko). M 1500 (with Marcin Lewandowski?). And all the other events. Last Canoeing finals. W K4 500 is a Chance for a medal for PL, too. In M C1 1000 Tomasz Kaczor was 2nd in Wch 2019 but if the Games would be in 2020 he would miss it due to injury. But he should be ready for 2021. I would watch W C2 500 and M K4 500 as well, but I really think M K4 1000 would be much more interesting. Basketball M final. Is it the first time in the Olympics when a M Gold medal Match would be played before the bronze medal game? Handball M final Equestrian jumping team final Football M final Beach volleyball M final Diving M 10m platform final And in spare time I would support one of my favourite athletes these days in her ind. All-around final in rhythmic gymnastics - Linoy Ashram of Israel

From Polish perspective there was even bigger mishap im the opening ceremony when Polish team entered the stadium. This photo proves that even Putin thinks that Koenigsberg / Kaliningrad should be in Poland these days.

Mickael Delage from FDJ team had a very serious crash Today at Tour de Pologne. It was in downhill and he lost his helmet in the impact. He was taken to the hospital by the helicopter.

Fabio Jakobsen woke up from coma.

Rowing has been running 2000 m for ages and this is good with no stupid change every olympics .

Cape Town, not Capetown. OK, I'll remember that! In Polish it's Kapsztad. Do you really think that Madrid (Spain) is among the poor ones and Budapest (Hungary) is not??? Hmm... Anyway, New York and Budapest would be my no. 4 and 5 proposals for hosting the games. And I wonder what would you watch on day 14 from German and international perspective?

Friday Day 14 I would defenitely watch athletics - whole evening session is very interesting for me. W 1500 (with Sofia Ennaoui?), W Javelin (Maria Andrejczyk?) and 4x100 relays above all. Beach Volleyball W final Boxing M Heavyweight final W football final W handball semis Some track cycling, sports climbing and canoeing (can sb explain to me why they got rid of M K4 1000 and there is M K4 500 instead? This is such a stupid decision. K4 1000 was the best event, full of tactics. And M K4 500 is much less entertaing, this race is just too short).

That a was an entertaining finish. You really don't need 80 kmh downhill finish like yesterday. Bravo Trek Team!

Off- Topic If you could choose a city who could host Summer Olympics in future, what would it be? But you can choose only a City which hasn't been a host yet. For me: CAPETOWN is my first choice. Then Warsaw and Boston.

Yes, I forgot that. Because of this new Mixed relay, 400m ind. finalists will have less time to rest before the relay heats. Like it was in Doha. So I hope 1 or 2 Polish runners will be in ind. Final. But on the other hand, I am worried that this would be too much running for them in so few days. Anyway, it worked well in Doha. Maybe in Tokyo it would work just fine, too. Let's hope they won't get the outside lane in the heats. I don't want to see Sydney-like stumble again. In the final they should get one of the middle lanes, anyway.