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The Argentine government says that the total public budget for sports is 4 billion pesos (or US$ 25 million by the official exchange rate). https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202210/607435-secretaria-deportes-enard--presupuesto-becas.html Of course this doesn't include other income by federations and clubs (like tickets, TV rights and sponsors), which I guess are minimal for most sports.

In equestrian, Marcelo Chirico won Spain's Golden league Grand Prix in jumping with two perfect rounds. In football, Defensor Sporting played the Copa Libertadores Femenina. They lost the three matches against Boca Juniors 2-0, Ferroviária 1-0, and Ñañas 4-3.

The Uruguayan parliament approved its 2023/2024 budget. The Olympic Committee, National Sports Secretary, and Uruguay Sports Foundation will get a combined $UY 100 million (US$ 2.5 million) each of the next two years.

The parliament approved its 2023/2024 budget. The Olympic Committee, National Sports Secretary, and Uruguay Sports Foundation will get a combined $UY 100 million (US$ 2.5 million) each of the next two years.

Playing a double round robin home and away was just too expensive. This format seems quite reasonable, though I'd rather see three simultaneous groups playing at the same week rather than spread out along the year.

There's a new tournament format to reduce travel. There will be 12 mini tournaments with 3 teams, played over a double round robin over a week. Therefore, every team will play every rival twice, as in previous years. India will host New Zealand and Spain from October 28 to November 6. Argentina will host Belgium and Germany on November 4-9. Argentina will host Britain and Netherlands on December 3-18. Australia will host Argentina and Spain from February 28 to March 5. Germany and Spain will host no rounds. Australia and New Zealand will host one round each. The other five countries will host two rounds.

No volleyball? That's absurd!

The Olympic volleyball tournament already had an African spot and it still does. That's not my complaint. My complaint is that all teams should have a chance of qualifying, even if it takes five rounds over six years.

I disagree. Let's keep with volleyball. Th 2022 Men's World Cup had 9 European teams in the top 16. The 2022 Women's World Cup had 4 European teams in the top 8. The World Rankings has 6 European men's teams and 7 European women's teams in the respective top 12. It would be perfectly reasonable that the the Olympic volleyball tournament have the host, the previous champion, 3 European teams, 2 Americas teams, 2 Asian teams and 1 African team, and 2 world repechage teams. This would guarantee that any of the 200+ countries can qualify. Instead, the Olympic qualifiers are restricted to the top 25 teams in the world rankings. That's absolutely ridiculous! Teams like Peru and Spain have literally no opportunity.

The Olympics volleyball tournament qualifying format was changed for the worst for 2024. The continental guarantee is based on world rankings, not continental qualifiers.

Hi folks! I have written quite a lot here complaining about bad qualifying systems for the Olympics and World Cups in different team sports. I wanted to make a centralized thread to discuss it. Of course, each team sport has its particularities. Rugby union matches require 5 days of rest, whereas a full 16-team rugby sevens tournament can be played in two days. Some sports have more worldwide parity (like football) while others have strongholds (like handball). And of course some tournaments have more teams than others. The first problem is using world rankings, which prevent upsets. For example, Brazil and Argentina are at the top of nearly every team sport in South America. When rankings are used, no team has a serious chance of qualifying instead of those two. On the contrary, continental tournaments should be mandatory. The worst offender is volleyball, whose Olympic tournaments will have 5 teams directly from the world rankings. A related second problem is using world qualifiers to award most if not all spots. This causes some problems: drawing can help some teams and punish others despite seeding, and some continents may get squeezed out. I'm fine with using world competitions (be it previous World Cups or Olympics, world qualifiers or world repechages) to set a few teams, but not most of them. For example, the Olympics field hockey and women's basketball feature no continental qualifiers at all. The gold standard is football, which features very few repechage spots. Another excellent example is rugby sevens. The 2024 Olympic men's basketball qualifying is complex and could be improved in many ways, but is not strictly bad.

The FIVB announced to expand both World Championships to 32 teams. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1129267/fivb-expands-volleyball-world-champs

The FIVB qualifying systems are simply awful.

Déborah Rodríguez won Uruguay's seventh gold medal at the 800 m run with 2'08.14. The men's handball team was bronze, their best result since 2006 (though Brazil did not enter). The women's team was 5th. In total, Uruguay got a total 40 medals, the fourth best results in 12 editions. https://www.futbol.com.uy/Deportes/Juegos-Odesur-Las-medallas-los-logros-y-lo-conseguido-por-Uruguay-en-la-cita-Asuncion-uc835426 https://www.futbol.com.uy/Deportes/Uruguay-cosecho-40-medallas-en-los-Juegos-Odesur--como-quedo-en-el-medallero--uc835432

Déborah Rodríguez won Uruguay's seventh gold medal at the 800 m run with 2'08.14. The men's handball team was bronze, their best result since 2006 (though Brazil did not enter). The women's team was 5th. In total, Uruguay got a total 40 medals, the fourth best results in 12 editions. https://www.futbol.com.uy/Deportes/Juegos-Odesur-Las-medallas-los-logros-y-lo-conseguido-por-Uruguay-en-la-cita-Asuncion-uc835426 https://www.futbol.com.uy/Deportes/Uruguay-cosecho-40-medallas-en-los-Juegos-Odesur--como-quedo-en-el-medallero--uc835432

This weekend: NHRA: Dallas Desert racing: California 300 Rally raid: Africa Eco Race MotoGP: Philip Island British Superbikes: Brands Hatch World Enduro Championship: Zschopau American Flat Track: Volusia Red Bull Straight Rhythm: Huntington Beach

This weekend: Nascar Cup & Xfinity: Las Vegas European Le Mans Series: Algarve British GT, GB3 & GB4: Donington Park French GT4 & F4: Paul Ricard GT Open, TCR Europe, Euroformula Open & Formula Regional European: Barcelona Supercar Challenge: Spa-Francorchamps Super Taikyu: Okayama Turismo Nacional: Trelew Top Race: Resistencia Sportscar Vintage Racing Association: Utah Historic Sportscar Racing: Fall Historics at Road Atlanta Velocity International: Laguna Seca World of Outlaws Sprints: I-80 & Lakeside USAC Silver Crown: Springfield ARCA/CRA Super Series: Winchester 400 Formula D: Irwindale NHRA: Dallas Desert racing: California 300 Rally raid: Africa Eco Race

I would also make as many mixed team events as possible. So first of all I would add more mixed team relays. Tennis, badminton and ping pong would be played with a Sudirman Cup-style format, with a singles tournament and a doubles tournament. Team sports would be played on four quarters (two for each sex), or a best of seven sets (with the last set switching teams every 2 minutes).

The Summer Olympics are too large. I would split them into Outdoor (truly summer) and Indoor (autumn?), held in different countries. Outdoor Olympics: athletics, triathlon, road cycling, mountain biking, BMX, open waters swimming, kayaking, rowing, sailing, football, rugby, tennis, golf, field lacrosse, field hockey, beach volley, beach soccer, equestrian, archery, surfing, water skiing, wakeboarding, skateboarding, climbing. Indoor Olympics: indoor athletics, track cycling, gymnastics, pool swimming, diving, futsal, basketball, indoor volleyball, indoor hockey, indoor lacrosse, indoor tennis, ping pong, squash, weightlifting, boxing, karate, judo, taekwondo, ju-jitsu, fencing, wrestling, billiards, bowling.

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In other news, the South American games medallists will earn money: $UY 60,000 (US$ 1,500) for a gold, $UY 20,000 for a silver, and $UY 12,000 for a bronze. Teams will share twice the money (so $UY 13,000 each for the 8+1 rowing gold team). The current 33 medals are worth $UY 1.3 million (US$ 32,000).

More South American games: The Uruguay women's football team got the silver medal, after defeating Argentina 5-1 (!!!) and Colombia 2-0, then winning over Venezuela on penalty shootouts. Brazil didn't enter, but it's an unprecedented result anyway. The Uruguay men's football team was fourth (Brazil also didn't enter). The Uruguay women's hockey team got the bronze, after losing to Argentina 1-0 and drawing Chile 0-0 (they went to the final with a higher aggregate goals). Uruguay now has 6 gold medals (all in rowing), 13 silvers and 14 bronzes, for a total 33 medals.

The Uruguay women's football team got the silver medal, after defeating Argentina 5-1 (!!!) and Colombia 2-0, then winning over Venezuela on penalty shootouts. Brazil didn't enter, but it's an unprecedented result anyway. The Uruguay men's football team was fourth (Brazil also didn't enter). The Uruguay women's hockey team got the bronze, after losing to Argentina 1-0 and drawing Chile 0-0 (they went to the final with a higher aggregate goals). Uruguay now has 6 gold medals (all in rowing), 13 silvers and 14 bronzes, for a total 33 medals.

At the South American Games, the men's sevens team got the bronze medal. They lost to Chile in the first match, therefore they missed the gold medal match (there's no semifinals...). The women's basketball team also got the bronze medal. It should be noted that Argentina and Brazil did not enter, nevertheless it's an excellent result.

Uruguay's men's sevens team got the bronze medal. They lost to Chile in the first match, therefore they missed the gold medal match (there's no semifinals...). Uruguay's women's basketball team also got the bronze medal. It should be noted that Argentina and Brazil did not enter, nevertheless it's an excellent result.