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BUENOS AIRES Nov 13 (Reuters) - World champions Argentina, who missed out on their usual ticket to the Olympic women's hockey tournament, have got into the London 2012 Games by the back door.

Las Leonas (lionesses) feared they would have to play an Olympic qualifying tournament in Belgium in March after losing the final of the Pan-American Games, held in the Mexican city of Guadalajara last month, for the first time in a 4-2 upset by the United States.

Instead, the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH) received confirmation on Sunday they were being invited on the basis of their ranking after South Africa gave up their direct berth.

"The International Hockey Federation has made official Las Leonas' qualification to the London 2012 Olympic Games," the CAH said in a statement.

The South African Olympic Committee decided their women's team should play a qualifier having deemed the African nations tournament they won for a direct ticket to London as not being of sufficient standard.

Argentina had won the gold medal at every Pan-American Games since women's hockey was first played at the quadrennial event in 1987 -- until their shock defeat in Guadalajara on Oct. 28.

Reuters

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Weightlifting finished qualification today and 31 nations have earned berths.

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Ireland to host men's Olympic qualifying event

The Federation Internationale de Hockey has announced that the Irish Hockey Association have been granted the hosting rights for a men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

The tournament, originally scheduled for March in Belgium, came up for grabs when the Belgium men's team unexpectedly qualified through the EuroNations Championship in August.

The men's tournament will be held at the National Hockey Stadium in UCD from Saturday 10 March to Sunday 18 March.

Ireland's men are ranked 17 in the world and will be joined by Korea, Malaysia, Russia, Chile and Ukraine.
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http://www.rte.ie/sp...4/ireland1.html

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Olympic field hockey qualifier draw favours India

NEW DELHI — Former champions India were on Tuesday handed a favourable draw for the Olympic men's field hockey qualifiers, even as South Korea and Spain faced a tough journey to London.

India will play lower-ranked teams on home soil in the first of three qualifying tournaments, according to the draw released by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
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The teams that have already qualified, mainly through continental quotas, are defending champions Germany, hosts Britain, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa.

The FIH also announced the qualifying line-up for the women's event with three teams joining reigning champions the Netherlands, Argentina, Australia, China, Germany, Britain, South Korea, New Zealand and the United States in the main draw.
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Men's qualifying tournaments:

New Delhi, February 15-26

India, Canada, France, Poland, Egypt, United States

Dublin, March 10-18

South Korea, Malaysia, Ireland, Russia, Chile, Ukraine

Kakamigahara, Japan, April 25-May 6

Spain, Japan, China, Austria, Czech Republic, Cuba.

(Winner of each tournament will qualify for the Olympics)



Women's qualifying tournaments:

New Delhi, February 15-26

South Africa, India, Italy, Canada, Ukraine, Poland

Beerschot, Belgium, March 17-25

Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Russia, France, Mexico

Kakamigahara, Japan, April 25-May 6

Japan, Azerbaijan, Chile, Belarus, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago.

(Winner of each tournament will qualify for the Olympics)

AFP

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ISAF President Göran Petersson opened the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships earlier in Perth, Western Australia.
Seventy nine nations were represented at the Opening Ceremony with over 1,100 sailors set to compete for world championship glory in the ten Olympic events on show in Fremantle.

The Women's Match Racers hit the water on 3 December followed by the Women's RS:X, Laser Radial, Men's 470 and Finn fleet racing on 5 December. Their Medal Races take place on 11 December, the same day the Star fleet commence. The Stars complete their racing on 17 December. The Women's 470, 49er, Laser and Men's RS:X start racing on 12 December and close the Championships on 18 December.

http://www.sailing.org/news/37456.php

The top 75 per cent of nations in each Olympic class event qualifying their country a spot in London

http://www.sailing.o...-%5B9148%5D.pdf

[baron-pierreIV]

Well, what about diving? They qualify on how nice their bodies look??

[bgdrewsif]

baron-pierreIV, on 02 December 2011 - 02:41 PM, said:

Well, what about diving? They qualify on how nice their bodies look??

Wow... as i've said before, that jerk attitude ought to sell a lot of books...

[baron-pierreIV]

bgdrewsif, on 02 December 2011 - 08:44 PM, said:

Wow... as i've said before, that jerk attitude ought to sell a lot of books...

Actually, since the webbie went viral, I've had a few orders. Sorry, I just can't take the Olympics too seriously.

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Africa Under-23 Football Championships

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South Africa's Olympic football qualifying run came to an end on Saturday night when Baby Bafana went down 2-0 against Egypt at the CAF Under-23 Championships in Marrakech, Morocco.

The South Africans needed to win against Egypt in their final Group B encounter to keep their Olympic dream alive, but they failed to reach the semifinals.

The top three teams in the competition will qualify automatically for the London Games, while the fourth-placed side will enter a playoff against an Asian opponent.

The SA women's team, Banyana Banyana, have already booked their place at the Olympics, securing one of two spots available to African nations.

http://www.superspor...for_Baby_Bafana

Semifinals Dec 6

Senegal v Gabon
Egypt v Morocco

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CONCACAF announce 2012 Men's football Olympic qualifying draw

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NEW YORK - Defending champion Honduras will face Mexico while the host United States will play Canada, Cuba and El Salvador in the first round of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying finals.

The draw conducted Tuesday at the confederation's New York headquarters by Deputy General Secretary Ted Howard set the first round of the tournament, putting Panama and Trinidad & Tobago in with Mexico and Honduras in Group B.

The United States, seeded atop Group A, will play at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee, while Group B will face off at The Home Depot Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson. The semifinals and finals will be played at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas.

A full schedule for the March 22-April 2 tournament is expected to be announced by the end of the week.

Semifinal winners will qualify for the July 27-August 12 London Olympic Games.


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