Pavlo

This should make you think twice about true russian intentions. Maybe after today's attacks doubts are even smaller by at least some of you. Russia is only playing with the world, they don't care, it's all just a plan of their ironic approach to any basic values. They are also only playing with ioc, even in this situation.

Puerto Rico - Lithuania seems to be on a different level comparing to the rest. Greece should win it easily, Latvia Brazil and Spain Bahamas can be close but with lower level than PRT-LIT.

But i think we won't reject that quota but will wait to either try to exchange him or try to play mixed doubles after withdrawing with few balls played in singles. Sure, we stil don't know what happened but i assume good news would be already published. For now, pure speculations.

I think 19, we sadly boycotted LA 1984. Best? I think Barcelona, high hopes after the end of comunism, waves of patriotism, good young team, beautiful city, football final, last free olympics as i see it. Romantic games for me 🙂, i was 15 then. Worst? Rio. Time difference, i couldnt feel the atmosphere, terrible games for Poland with many scandals. I was tired of Poland then, if not covid i would stop following polish sport. In pandemy every emotion was priceless.

Fiji in rugby, Guinea in football, South Sudan in basketball.

As always, there is no margin we won't waste, typicul for Poland. I am not surprised but i have really enough of it. After Paris i have to find different hobbies

Now we have to wait for news about Hurkacz

Athletics, swimming, volleyball, sprint canoe, tennis

Do you see any difference between USA, NATO and...Poland? We can duscuss about Hussain regim, just read about his son. Qadafi was also good? Some Polish soldiers took part in this mission, not Poland. Russia invaded Ukraine with full force. Some our soldiers also tried to keep peace in Afghanistan? Now is it better there? C'mon, Hussain was a dictator. Poland didn't invade Iraq 🙂. Russia also recruits soldiers from other countries, i think i heard sth about Nepal, Central African states, North Korea. But it doesnt mean that Nepal or Chad invaded Ukraine even if some their soldiers fight there.

I think we can say that Poland didn't use NC to improve rankings significantly

So you know things about Poland i didn't know😂, i had to miss invading other country by Poland. Are sure of your words? Wow, what a level 🙂. If terrorists are from muslim countries mostly should we ban all muslim countries? We invaded Lithuania after WWI what was shameful but that's it my friend. Soldiers of many nations are on different missions, i assume you know it. Maybe not.

But looking at it from strategic point of view if goverment decides to have a war the same goverment has to face many limitations on many fields, cultural, sportive, economical etc. In a way sport is a part of national promotion etc. so looking at this from that point of view this is fair in my opinion. Ukrainians pay the real price, the fact that some athletes are not allowed to OG is irrelevant to the value of Ukrainian lifes. Would German athlets be allowed to compete if we had 1940 and 1944 OG? Should they, Japanese and Italian too? Rather not and this is similar. In my opinion justified as to Russia. I don't get it as to Belarus. Olympic cart leaves the gap to such decision...if Russia would really want to change it the solution is easy...leave Ukraine. It seems really simple, my opinion. Also resulting with ways of conducting this war by Russia, unhuman ways with war crimes. I think you forget about this. Maybe if it was just a war of armies it should go other way round. How this war looks...sorry, in my opinion harsh but justified verdict. Let's make the world better. They even withdraw the athletes who could compete. Living in Poland we really know what Russia is about, dirty play 100%, i assure you. 100% bad intentions. This is it from me here.

Georgia, just incredible, wonderful result.

Yep but it would help in old system, in this new one it's hard to tell.

We will see if Brazil gets any better. From my point of view both our teams should play for 1st place and all 3 giants will qualify. Then it's this ranking then, first time. Strange pairs in 1/4 possible, unfair i mean. We have to wait and see, i preferred the old system. This one is better for rugby 7s and basketball, maybe even handball but doesnt suit volleyball tournament.

Me? I returned but this thread is mixing sport and politics, not me. I was even surprised it was approved but since it was...what is wrong in taking part in discussion? Did i wrote anything about politics in sport threads or is it just typicul Polish ad personam instead of ad rem? 😉, hi there, no problem. Yes, subject of this thread is difficult but in fact we are living now in dangerous and very difficult times. So maybe it's ok that we can talk about it. Reality, just reality. Ain status is mixing sports and politics from very begining, don't you think? Ioc had done it, not me i think😉.

Just read about it. Everyone has his opinion, here we just discuss. How can i call it, military consequence of their own war? In Poland also one person was killed by missile out of order, maybe shot missile. Sevastopol? Wasn't it shot Ukrainian missile, parts of it? Shot by Russians. Hey, when you have a war, like Germany wwii you have to accept that the defending country will answer. War is bilateral, and this is russian war. Such things sadly happen but you really think Putin worried about many Russians lifes attacking Ukraine? It is normal risk, Russian risk. Ukraine does not target civilian targets like Russia on purpose through all this war. You can defend your friends but you can't succeed in this process.

Most of us don't care any more about groups. We just care if....this time...we will win 1/4. So maybe this group is good for us in this perspective. If we don't have to face Slovenia 🙂🙂 of course in 1/4

Nope, we were invaded by Russia, many times. We are not anti-Russian. Russia is anti-Polish. In total way, total destruction i mean. We have a right to defend. Ukraine also has the right to defensive war, as any. Those kids in Sewastopol werent killed by Ukrainians...You didn't get to know a true face of Russia, we did. We have knowledge about them, you don't. Facts, not opinion. Sport is important for Russia, it is a fair price they pay as a country invading their neighbor. In fact they had different serious problems in sport even before this war. Defensive war is a natural right of every nation excluded from criticism, international ław.

And 2 be true. Israel - Palestine problem is bilateral on thousands of bases through the ages. Religious etc. Russia just brutaly invaded their cousins in a way. Brutal politics. This is comparable to PAL-ISR conflict, really? Can anyone here clearly say who has the bigger right to Jeruzalem etc? But i think we know who has the rights to Kiev? C'mon. Be serious here. Also let's not forget muslim terrorism, not only in Israel... By what Ukraine deserved their fate, hmm?

Would you have the same opinion if it was Croatia attacking Serbia? Well we know that in Serbia Russian matters are seen a bit different. Nothing wrong with it but that's the way it is. Russians kill Ukrainian children not the other way round even if it is not according with Serbian vision 😉. This thread is not about Israel, no one is claiming here what you are trying to suggest about Palestinian children. Russia pays its price for Ukrainian kids. If you value children life why should Russia be free of consequences? Are you for protection of kids lifes?

Well i think Israel Palestine problem is more complicated on many fields and is bilateral. Russia just attacked indenpendent Ukraine, i still wouldnt mix all those subjects. Did Belgium pay their price for colonial sins? Both Koreas, China and Taipei, sure...but really Russia Ukraine matters are different. If anyone is looking for similarities it's a Putin propaganda winning. Just imagine Netherlands invading Belgium, brutally. How it is similar to Israel problem? Does it justify consequences to any other nation? Plz, the fact that it happened in eastern Europe does not make it less relevant. This is individual problem of this war, not Israel - Palestine problem.

To be clear, Ukraine is not a russian colony. This is a sick war, illegal attack with abused and kidnapped kids, tortures etc. Plz do not compare both situations or maybe i should ask about wwii in Poland? This is the same. To be clear 2 - i am 100% for indenpendence of Faroe Islands, Martinique etc if they want to, if not - at least to have their olympic teams. As to Israel, they have been attacked so they have right to answer. If we are to exclude them we have to exclude also Palestine, Iran and Lebanon. Then it would be fair.

Who knows russians better than us? Sure it is justified 100% for their brutal imperialistic mindset. Hybrid attacks etc also on Poland. But Belarus? I would disagree, it is not their choice and in fact Belarus didn't attack Ukraine. What does it have in common with new caledonia etc? We are talking about war. If ioc would change their policy such entities could have their own teams, Faroe, Guadeloupe etc. Falkland Islands? I'd rather focus on entities having at least 10 federations, maybe 5. Reunion, Curacao, Greenland, not falklands. But both situations are totally different.

We are as always terrible.