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Prediction for tomorrow draw:
Men's
Group A
-Usa
-France
-OQT-Canada
-Nigeria
 
Group B
-Australia
-OQT-Serbia
-OQT-Lithuania
-Iran
 
Group C
-Spain
-Argentina
-OQT-Croatia
-Japan
 
Women's
Group A
-Australia
-Belgium
-China
-Puerto Rico
 
Group B
-Spain
-Canada
-Serbia
-Korea
 
Group C
-Usa
-France
-Japan
-Nigeria
 

Nothing about them withdrawing/being banned from playing.

and rumors are claiming that now is everything almost confirmed.
 
IIHF will apparently tomorrow select Latvia as the official and sole host of the WCh, with the second group played in the Olympic Sports Center in Riga which will be temporarily covered for the tournament.
 
This will also allow the creation of only one special and compact bubble.

the thing I just found
 
French TV goals Highlights of SVK Ice hockey matches against France and that almost national holiday game against Canada in Lillehammer 1994
 
The pronouciation of names...oh, I love my lovely frenchies
 

 

So we know the athletes will have to pass a test 72 hours before departure to the Games, then another after arrivel and another one every fourth day. They will not be able to leave the athletes village only for attending their competition and trainings.
 
 
John Coates, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), revealed first informationsof the new Tokyo Rulebook.
 
For the Japanese and the IOC itself, organizing the event is a big challenge. "Athletes will have to take a coronavirus test no later than 72 hours before leaving for Tokyo. They will be tested after arrival and then every four days if the results are negative," Coates told Sky News Australia.
 
Athletes and their teams are already used to regular testing. Another solution to limit the spread of coronavirus will be to create a so-called "bubble" in the olympic village. "Participants will be closed and their movement will be limited to the Olympic Village and transport to the competition and training venue. There will be a total ban on leaving the Olympic Village," added the 70-year-old native of Sydney, Australia.
 
Coates admitted that a final decision regarding the presence of fans in Tokyo has still not been made. "About the spectators at the stadiums during the Olympics should be decided in March or April. We should decide on this as soon as possible. However, it cannot be ruled out that the Olympics will be without foreign spectators," Coates added.
 
If there are no complications, this year's Tokyo Olympics should start on July 23 and last until August 8.

Sydney 2000 was by far the best Olympics in my lifetime - and I think the IOC heavies share that view 
I'd say SE Qld  must be a strong favourite but the IOC , while not as bad as FIFA , can easily be bought so Qatar wouldn't be too much of a surprise 
Australia is very good at these things -the Australian Open is the most popular major with the players for instance 

I just searched their information. They are from Xinjiang, most probably Uighur or a little possibility of Kazak. Northern Xinjiang is a good place for skiing and many Chinese skiing athletes are from there. Actually most Chinese winter sports athletes are either from freezing North East or North West(Xinjiang).

http://www.fiba.basketball/fr/news/tokyo-2020-olympic-basketball-tournaments-draw-set-for-february-2nd

Go for 2 & 5 - Program D 2021, WA Sports Centre, Perth  
 
Men's 1500m
 Matthew Ramsden (3:34.97)
 
https://discernsport.com/2021/01/22/oceanic-champion-ramsden-slices-australia-record/
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/matthew-ramsden-14576384

My ranking would be:
1) Amsterdam
Don‘t like any of the other options for different reasons. Not sure how serious Amsterdam is.

And the sailing event, the asian championship which give quotas from african and asian country, is also postponed but I don't find any new date yet 
 
source: http://asc2020.asiansailing.org/2021/01/16/2021-asaf-asian-sailing-championship-postponed/

With all the money spent (15 billions so far, if my memory is good) I don't see the official from Tokyo cancelling the games.
 
A new postponment is not realistic as the cost of the games will climb up more and more and the situation will not be sustainable for japanese organisation and government.
Dreaming of 2032 for Tokyo is not an option too because effort made to delay the game for one year won't be made to set up the game in 10 years, and I assume japanese people will not be interested by the olympic games for a long time.
 
If the sanitary situation let the games happen they will happen this summer. From what we know last year the situation was under control during mid-spring to mid-autumn so Tokyo Games might take place this summer, I hope so.

I don't agree even a bit. 

My optimistic vision haha
 
 
tokyo.docx

The Hungarian Olympic Committee has started exploring the possibility of a Budapest 2032 bid. I would say that it depends on how the next election will go in 2022, if Orbán wins, I think we will have a bid again. 
 
I think it would be a stronger bid than 2024 as we will have an athletics stadium ready for the 2023 WCh, and Europe's largest handball arena for ECh 2022. Plus we also have the new Puskás Arena. The last bid failed because people didn't like the idea of FIdesz building more venues. Well, they built most of those venues anyway for other events...

It’s been a great winter season for the US so far. I hope to see some of the momentum carried into the upcoming world champs.

I’m really hoping for a few medals this weekend in the Luge Wch.

World Championships Medal Counts in the Road to Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

Yay, my favorite "feature" of the forum is back! Thanks @Sindo!

which media do you read?

@Makedonas
 
My fav Greek olympic moment. W 100 hurdles 1992 obviously ?

@Makedonas
 
My fav Greek olympic moment. W 100 hurdles 1992 obviously ?

Heh, czech commentary was in our contry quite controverse, because they almost always said: "Oh no, here was a big mistake.... and here another one"  - and finally Ledecká took gold medal  very strange
About Justina's problems before the last track I have never heard, so her toughness was incredible!