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This segment is a similar to Rio OC but I might be a little biased here.

Really digging the projections. And that was an original way of performing the national anthem (don't know if it was entirely successful).

Beautiful countdown

Not exactly an excuse, but some friends that are in Lima are saying that the weather is very cold right now, which is not a good match for summer sports (and I know this because I almost froze to death in one or two events in Rio).

Your male athlete was amazing, really strong SP.

I'm actually impressed by most venues I've seen so far. The Artistic Skating venue is probably the best one ever at the Pan American Games. Also nice broadcast/images.

[hide] Men's Tournament - Knockout Round July 21st - July 27th, 2019 12 Nations, Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Third Place Match  Date & Time (GMT +9)  Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 27th 2019, h. 17:00 Croatia 1 Hungary Final  Date & Time (GMT +9)  Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 27th 2019, h. 18:30 Spain 1 Italy [/hide]

Kahena Kunze joins her. It's the first time Brazil has two people as flag bearers, although other nations have done it before.

As usual, Brazil gets great scores in competitions no one cares about, but when it's time for the bigger events, half of the team is injured and the other half underperforms

I think the IOC doesn't allow for very original designs for Summer Olympic medals (but apparently this is not a rule for Winter Olympics). I heard some rumors that the Rio 2016 first design tried to incorporate wood to the medals but wasn't allowed, which for better or worse led to a fairly basic final design.

I could be wrong, but my bet is that they're "saving" Isaquias for Tokyo, which would be much more prestigious anyway.

I enjoyed the live blog. It was nice to know what happened today since I was at work.

Even though the women's volleyball competition will happen after the Olympic qualifiers, Brazil is sending a different team here, mostly with young players. I was sure a couple months ago that Peru would win a medal but not anymore. Even teams like Colombia seem to have a better level.

[hide] Women's Tournament - Knockout Round July 20th - July 26th, 2019 12 Nations, Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Third Place Match  Date & Time (GMT +9)  Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 26th 2019, h. 17:00 Australia 2 Hungary Final  Date & Time (GMT +9)  Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 26th 2019, h. 18:30 United States 2 Spain [/hide]

[hide] Men's Tournament - Knockout Round July 21st - July 27th, 2019 12 Nations, Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Semifinals  Date & Time (GMT +9)  Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 25th 2019, h. 17:00 Spain 1 Croatia July 25th 2019, h. 18:30 Hungary 2 Italy [/hide]

Yay! Another medal(s) for Brazil at a non-Olympic event

I don't think it's entirely fair to call her "another white woman" when she's the first one to be our flag bearer in 18 editions of the Pan American Games (+ an Olympic champion!). Also, Sandra Pires was clearly selected as Olympic flag bearer in 2000 for winning our first gold medal among women, while Yane Marques in 2016 was an odd choice, but kinda understandable when many others where competing in the first days (including, for instance, Sarah Menezes). If a black woman deserved to be chosen at the Rio Olympics, that was Fabiana, but unfortunately I think Volleyball started at the day after the ceremony. I hope she's considered for 2020 if she plays next year (but, again, not likely since it's a team sport with competition starting Saturday). For Lima, I was wishing for Isaquias to be our flag bearer, but I think he might be selected for Tokyo...

In Brazil, SporTV and Record (probably in its "News" channel) will broadcast all the Beach Volleyball action. Unfortunately, no Handball until semifinals

flag bearer will be Olympic champion Martine Grael (Sailing). First time ever a woman will be our flag bearer at the Pan American Games. A nice link to her father (also Olympic champion) Torben Grael, who was our flag bearer in 1995.

[hide] Women's Tournament - Knockout Round July 20th - July 26th, 2019 12 Nations, Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Semifinals  Date & Time (GMT +9)  Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 July 24th 2019, h. 17:00 United States 5 Australia July 24th 2019, h. 18:30 Spain 3 Hungary [/hide]

https://readysteady.tokyo2020.org/en/

The other one also in Athletics?

█ Start Date End Date Event Notes █ 11 September 16 September Sailing WS World Cup 2019 (Enoshima) █ 5 October 7 October Men's Water Polo JASF Japanese Championship 2018 █ 5 October 7 October Women's Water Polo JASF Japanese Championship 2018 █ Start Date End Date Event Notes █ 27 June 30 June Modern Pentathlon UIPM World Cup 2019 (Tokyo) Olympic Ranking Points █ 6 July 7 July Weightlifting IWF Japan-China-Korea Friendship Tournament-Olympic Games Test Event 2019 Olympic Ranking Points █ 12 July 18 July Archery WA Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 18 July 21 July Surfing ISA Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 21 July 21 July Men's Road Cycling UCI Olympic Games Test Event 2019 Olympic Ranking Points █ 23 July 28 July Badminton BWF Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2019 Olympic Ranking Points █ 24 July 28 July Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour 2018 - 2019 (Tokyo) Olympic Ranking Points █ 7 August 11 August Rowing FISA Junior World Championships 2019 █ 11 August 11 August Open Water Swimming FINA Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 12 August 14 August Equestrian FEI Eventing Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 14 August 16 August Golf JGA Junior Japanese Championships 2019 █ 15 August 18 August Triathlon ITU World Olympic Games Qualifier 2019 Olympic Ranking Points █ 17 August 21 August Men's Field Hockey FIH 4 Nations Invitational Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 17 August 21 August Women's Field Hockey FIH 4 Nations Invitational Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 17 August 22 August Sailing WS Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 22 August 25 August Men's Basketball JBA International Games 2019 █ 24 August 25 August Women's Basketball JBA Mitsui Fudosan Cup 2019 █ 25 August 1 September Judo IJF World Championships 2019 Olympic Ranking Points █ 6 September 8 September Karate WKF Premier League 2019 (Tokyo) Olympic Ranking Points █ 9 September 9 September Karate WKF Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 12 September 15 September Paracanoeing ICF Paralympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 12 September 15 September Sprint Canoeing ICF Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 15 September 15 September Athletics JAAF Marathon Grand Championship 2019 █ 26 September 27 September Para Powerlifting IPC Paralympic Games Test Event 2019 Paralympic Ranking Points █ 27 September 27 September Taekwondo WT Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 28 September 28 September Para Taekwondo WT Paralympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 28 September 29 September Women's Goalball IBSA Paralympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 3 October 5 October Wrestling UWW Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 5 October 6 October Women's Softball JSA Japan League 2019 (Division 1-Section 8) █ 6 October 6 October Mountain Bike Cycling UCI Olympic Games Test Event 2019 Olympic Ranking Points █ 11 October 11 October BMX Racing UCI Olympic Games Test Event 2019 Olympic Ranking Points █ 23 October 3 November Tennis JTA Mitsubishi All Japan Championships 2019 █ 25 October 27 October Slalom Canoeing ICF Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 29 October 31 October Boxing AIBA Olympic Games Test Event 2019 █ 6 November 10 November Table Tennis ITTF Team World Cup 2019 █ 13 November 17 November Para Badminton BWF Japan International 2019 Paralympic Ranking Points █ 19 November 24 November Men's Handball JHA Japan Championship 2019 █ 21 November 24 November Women's Handball JHA Japan Cup 2019 █ 28 November 1 December Trampoline Gymnastics FIG World Championships 2019 Olympic Qualification Event █ 13 December 15 December Fencing FIE World Cup 2019 - 2020 (Tokyo) Olympic Ranking Points █ Start Date End Date Event Notes █ 1 January 1 January Men's Football JFA Japanese Emperor's Cup 2019 (Final) █ 28 February 1 March Boccia JPC Japanese Championships 2020 █ 6 March 8 March Sport Climbing IFSC Olympic Games Test Event 2020 █ 12 March 15 March Wheelchair Rugby JPC Japanese Championships 2020

Brazilian site asked his agent, who said he will focus on World Championships. It's not a great loss since he would only compete in the relay, but the organizing committee must be pissed.