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Central American Games have been cancelled: https://www.infobae.com/aroundtherings/articles/2022/09/13/ordeca-cancels-the-central-american-games/

I’m not sure about some these program quotas decisions. All these combat sports having nine athletes per event will make the draw wonky. Plus, it seems like sports/events are just being added or subtracted arbitrarily here and there (as in there doesn’t seem to be a common thread or logic to it.)

IFSC World Cup in Edinburgh will go ahead according to a statement from the IFSC.

Equity isn’t the same as equality though, and to be honest, I don’t think indigenous peoples have ever been treated equal to those of European ancestry in the Americas. There’s been some improvements in the last few decade as to how our nations treat indigenous peoples, but I still think there’s (understandably) a lot to desire from their end. Many of our countries have actively tried to suppress their languages, kill their cultures, and steal their resources at some point in history. It doesn’t seem like that far of a stretch to maybe rethink how we honor the legacy of indigenous peoples and move forward to a more constructive relationship. Personally, I think honoring land claims, paying reparations, and giving remaining indigenous groups some form of autonomy isn’t that outlandish. Those are just my thoughts on the matter though.

I haven’t gotten around to watching it properly yet, but I’ve seen some clips and it’s seems like a solid production at the least. I read there’s a time jump coming up, where some of the actors will change, so might be wise to reserve opinions until after that…

Meanwhile, Chile will vote to either approve or reject a new Constitution today. It’s being billed as one of the most important votes in the country’s history. Results are expected a few hours after the vote from what I’ve read.

Some chatter that Japan may not be seeded into Group A next season.

has a run of top results in squash and bowling, and they generally perform very well in World Games sports, so I can them petitioning to keep those two on the program at least. Plus, Barranquilla should have the facilities for those sports following the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. I agree with you that water ski and basque pelota are in a precarious position though.

As I understand it, there are serious concerns about the water levels at Lake Casitas. Casitas is also relatively removed from all the other venues. Likewise, with Lake Perris.

For me, the boat sports are biggest challenge facing LA28. Obviously, there are strong concerns about water use in the state at the moment. There’s a possibility things improve in the future, but there’s also a possibility they get worse. It’s a tough environment to navigate.

Taekwondo will have eight weight classes per gender. Qualification system: https://www.eurolympic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TAEKWONDO_EG2023_QUALIFICATION-SYSTEM.pdf

There will be a film on the Mardini’s premiering in November.

Serena and Venus would certainly be towards the top of my list as well.

It took me a while to figure out what nationality had the code NMA. I would have thought the Northern Mariana Islands would go by NMI.

You should read into the Barkley Marathons. I enjoy following the race each year.

Just wanted to extend a proper welcome to @TeamGB @Josh @esube Hope to see you around on the forum

So the Asian Games, but international?

Bornan has landed some big agreements lately. I believe they’re handling the next few events for Panam Sports, Centro Caribe Sports, and the OCA. Atos has been mostly absent from this cycle. They did the last two results systems for the Olympics, but I don’t know if they’ve landed any events outside of that yet.

Yeah, that’s the IPC database. It has the all the official results, but not in the original PDF format. It’s a great statistical resource though.

I’m trying to find copies of the results books for Beijing 2008, Torino 2006, and Athens 2004. I’ve checked the Olympic Library and looked around the archived official websites on Wayback Machine. I’ve found a few results books on IF websites, but quite a few still missing from my collection. Any tips on where those may be available?

It’ll be interesting to see how this event compares to the 2023 European Games. EBU will serve as a the host broadcaster for both. Athletics, Canoeing, Cycling, Sports Climbing, Table Tennis, and Triathlon will be a part of both. Aquatics might be a part of the 2023 European Games, though I’ve yet to see anything finalized. There will be Olympic qualification on the line in Poland, but there will also be a handful of sports most people won’t be familiar with. It’ll be interesting to compare the reception from one to the other.

Great to see a lot of nations finding success on the continental level in Olympic events. 31 countries with a gold medal across both championships is a pretty neat statistic.

It seems unlikely as the qualification system is pretty clear about one boat per NOC per event. They could maybe decide to apply them to women’s kayak or men’s canoe/kayak to invite countries that didn’t qualify a boat, or just decide to leave them as dead quota.