gotosy Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 British Wrestling in grapple for Olympic places British Wrestling will learn on Tuesday whether the British Olympic Association will allow them to take their full allocation of wrestlers to London 2012. The sport was awarded three host-nation places by the BOA last year, but has failed to meet the agreed 'minimum selection criteria'. "It's extremely important," British Wrestling CEO Colin Nicholson told BBC Sport. "We would like athletes competing in all wrestling disciplines in London." Continue reading the main story British performances on the mat have not matched the BOA approved targets of a top-sixteen finish at the 2011 World Championships, a top-eight place at this year's Europeans or a top-six position at an Olympic qualification tournament. As such there is the possibility British Wrestling could have their host-nation places withdrawn. ... To date, the rhythmic gymnasts are the only British team to have missed out on selection for the London Olympics, however they received a late reprieve and although Nicholson says he would respect any judgement made by the BOA he is hopeful of a positive outcome for the sport. Should British Wrestling be allowed to take up their three host-nation places then they would be required to officially name their athletes by 1 June. BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 BOA tells British wrestling to get a grip Britain will have just one female wrestler at the London Olympics in a further blow for a sport mired in controversy for imported talent, dubbed 'Plastic Brits', and a failed dope test by its top male medal hope. The British Olympic Association (BOA) made the decision on performance grounds on Tuesday, rejecting a request for three places under Host Nation rules. It also told British Wrestling, at the centre of a 'Plastic Brits' controversy to get a grip on developing the sport in Britain. "More work needs to be done in order to ensure a meaningful post-Games legacy for wrestling, including much greater emphasis on increasing participation at the grass-roots level in the UK and a clear performance plan to qualify athletes by right for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games," a statement said. The sole British wrestler at the Games will be in the women's under-55kg category. ... http://uk.eurosport....tling-grip.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Draw for the 2012 Olympic Games men's handball tournament : Group A France Sweden Iceland Britain Argentina Tunisia Group B Spain Croatia Hungary Serbia Denmark South Korea women's handball tournament Group A Montenegro Russia Croatia Britain Brazil Angola Group B Norway Spain Denmark France Sweden South Korea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brekkie Boy Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 No mention here of Aaron Cook then. The British Taekwando star and European Champion, expected to return to number 1 in the world at the end of the month, was not selected by British Taekwando, who opted for Lutalo Muhammad, who has to step down to a lower weight category and is only ranked 93rd in the world. It all appears to be down to Aaron Cook deciding the national set up wasn't for him and leaving it (and the cash he'd get from it behind) to set up his own training group, financed by himself. As a result he's been world number one for 13 of the last 24 months. Aaron Cook appealed to the BOA - who quite rightly have agreed with him, refusing to accept Lotalo Muhammad's nomination from British Taekwando and summoning British Taekwando to explain themselves. The national performance director backs him, as have the World governing body, stating that British Taekwando have gone against guidelines which say those in the top 20 consistently over the last two years should be selected. Numerous Olympic legends have also weighed in expressing disgust at the possibility of an athletes Olympic dream (an athlete who is a hot prospect for gold) being ruined by small time sports politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Semenya picked, no Pistorius yet Former world champion Caster Semenya has been included in South Africa's initial team for the London Olympics, while double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius hasn't been picked yet. South Africa's Olympic committee said Wednesday's selection represents ''the bulk'' of the team to go to London, but some athletes still can qualify and be added ahead of the June 30 cutoff. Pistorius has yet to meet the South African qualifying criteria. He needs one more time of 45.30 seconds or better before the end of the month to be eligible to compete in the 400 meters in London. South African Olympic committee chief executive Tubby Reddy tells The Associated Press his body won't relax the qualifying criteria for Pistorius. http://msn.foxsports...l-trying-060612 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westfale Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 This weekend Berlin is hosting a tournament for a very last ticket for the Mens Volleyball Olympic Tournament. Only the winner will travel to London. Today: CZE - CUB GER - IND Saturday: CUB - GER IND - CZE Sunday: GER - CZE CUB - IND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Britain ratifies controversial taekwondo selection The British Olympic Association agreed on Friday to ratify a controversial taekwondo nomination that dashed world number one Aaron Cook's hopes of competing at the London Games. The BOA said in a statement that its Olympic qualification standards panel had agreed unanimously to support the choice of Lutalo Muhammad instead of European champion Cook in the -80kg weight division. Last week the BOA refused to ratify the nomination but British Taekwondo then voted for a third time in favour of Muhammad. The governing World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) warned on Thursday that the dispute and a perceived lack of transparency in the selection process risked bringing the sport into disrepute. http://uk.eurosport....-selection.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Men's Volleyball Serbia booked their ticket to the London Olympics on Saturday, beating Iran to secure top spot in the men's volleyball qualifying tournament in Tokyo. With a 30-28, 30-28, 25-22 victory over their nearest rivals, Serbia chalked up a sixth straight win against no defeats for an unbeatable 18 points in the eight-team round robin competition. The winners of the tournament and the best-placed Asian team qualify for the London Games AFP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissO Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 This weekend Berlin is hosting a tournament for a very last ticket for the Mens Volleyball Olympic Tournament. Only the winner will travel to London. Today: CZE - CUB GER - IND Saturday: CUB - GER IND - CZE Sunday: GER - CZE CUB - IND In addition to the Tokyo tournament (Qualification of Serbia) and the Berlin Tournament (with CZE, CUB, IND & GER) there is also one in Sofia (EGY, FRA, PAK & BUL) Tokyo : http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldOQT/2012/M1WOQT12/livescore.asp Berlin : http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldOQT/2012/M3WOQT12/livescore.asp Sofia : http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldOQT/2012/M2WOQT12/livescore.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westfale Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Home advantage seems to the key for the gate that opens the way to London. Germany has beaten Cuba 3-2 (20-18 in the 5th set) and Bulgaria has beaten France 3-1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Olympic Marathon Swim qualification (bay of Setubal, Portugal) 15 got their ticket to London. US Haley Anderson won. The complete list of 25 swimmers qualified for London 2012 Olympic Games (10 from Shanghai and 15 from Setúbal): Keri-Anne Payne (GBR) - Shanghai Martina Grimaldi (ITA) - Shanghai Marianna Lymperta (GRE) - Shanghai Melissa Gorman (AUS) - Shanghai Cecilia Biagioli (ITA) - Shanghai Poliana Okimoto (BRA) - Shanghai Jana Pechanova (CZE) – Shanghai Angela Maurer (GER) – Shanghai Swann Oberson (SUI) – Shanghai Erika Villaecija (ESP) - Shanghai Haley Anderson (USA) - Setúbal Eva Risztov (HUN) - Setúbal Yanqiao Fang (CHN) - Setúbal Zsofia Balazs (CAN) - Setúbal Ophelie Aspord (FRA) - Setúbal Natalia Charlos (POL) - Setúbal Anna Guseva (RUS) - Setúbal Karla Sitic (CRO) - Setúbal Wing Yung Natasha Terri (HKG) - Setúbal Yumi Kida (JPN) - Setúbal Olga Beresnyeva (UKR) - Setúbal Cara Baker (NZL) - Setúbal Yanel Pinto (VEN) - Setúbal Heidi Gan (MAS) - Setúbal Jessica Roux (RSA) - Setúbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brekkie Boy Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Britain ratifies controversial taekwondo selection The British Olympic Association agreed on Friday to ratify a controversial taekwondo nomination that dashed world number one Aaron Cook's hopes of competing at the London Games. The BOA said in a statement that its Olympic qualification standards panel had agreed unanimously to support the choice of Lutalo Muhammad instead of European champion Cook in the -80kg weight division. Last week the BOA refused to ratify the nomination but British Taekwondo then voted for a third time in favour of Muhammad. The governing World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) warned on Thursday that the dispute and a perceived lack of transparency in the selection process risked bringing the sport into disrepute. http://uk.eurosport....-selection.html That is a real downer on the games and I really feel for Aaron Cook (and Muhammad). It is clearly an unjust decision but with British Taekwondo not budging the BOA really had little choice but to accept it at the third time of asking. They've got to protect themselves too against all decisions being challenged - but how a World number one can not be selected for the games is beyond comprehension. They obviously selected him for the recent European Championships - so what's changed in just a few weeks? For Open Water Swmming isn't it one per country - a recent interview with David Davies suggested that was the case as he has to beat Daniel Fogg to claim the one Team GB spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westfale Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Home advantage seems to the key for the gate that opens the way to London. Germany has beaten Cuba 3-2 (20-18 in the 5th set) and Bulgaria has beaten France 3-1! Germany has beaten the Czech Republic 3:1 and has qualified as the third German Team for the Olympics. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westfale Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Germany has beaten the Czech Republic 3:1 and has qualified as the third German Team for the Olympics. Congratulations! ...and Bulgaria was won its tournament in Sofia and the ticket to the Games. Congratulations to them too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 "Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia dominated the men's 10K race at the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier in Setubal, Portugal. Mellouli, representing Tunisia, smoked the field with a 1:45:18.5 for the win, besting Canada's Richard Weinberger (1:45:30.2) by more than 11 seconds. Bulgaria's Petar Stoychev, an open water veteran, picked up third in 1:45:34.1. Italy's Valerio Cleri (1:45:36.8), South Africa's Troyden Prinsloo (1:45:40.8), Japan's Yasunari Hirai (1:46:14.6), Ukraine's Igor Chervynskiy (1:46:15.4), Ecuador's Ivan Enderica Ochoa (1:46:17.2), Portugal's Arseniy Lavrentyev (1:46:20.8) and Kazakhstan's Yuriy Kudinov (1:46:22.8) snared the rest of the top 10 Olympic qualifying spots with no nation having two swimmers in the top 10 like the women's race had." in http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/OpenWater/30786.asp?q=Ous-Mellouli-Dominates-Men's-Open-Water-10K-Qualifier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 The complete list of 25 swimmers qualified for London 2012 Olympic Games is as follows (10 from Shanghai and 15 from Setúbal): Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) - Shanghai Thomas Lurz (GER) - Shanghai Sergey Bolshakov (RUS) - Shanghai Alex Meyer (USA) - Shanghai Ky Hurst (AUS) - Shanghai Francisco Jose Hervas (ESP) - Shanghai Brian Ryckeman (BEL) – Shanghai Julien Sauvage (FRA) – Shanghai Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) – Shanghai Andreas Waschburger (GER) - Shanghai Oussama Mellouli (TUN) - Setúbal Richard Weinberger (CAN) - Setúbal Petar Stoychev (BUL) - Setúbal Valerio Cleri (ITA) - Setúbal Troyden Prinsloo (RSA) - Setúbal Yasunari Hirai (JPN) - Setúbal Igor Chervynskiy (UKR) - Setúbal Ivan Enderica Ocho (ECU) - Setúbal Arseniy Lavrentyev (POR) - Setúbal Yuri Kudinov (KAZ) - Setúbal Erwin Maldonado (VEN) - Setúbal Csaba Gercsak (HUN) - Setúbal Kane Radford (NZL) - Setúbal Mazen Aziz (EGY) - Setúbal Daniell Fogg (GBR) - Setúbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 It sucks NZL athlete dropped out of the top 10 in the last lap. If he did not Guam would have qualified as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Men’s volleyball teams confirmed for Olympic Games Following the completion of the Asia Continental Olympic Qualification and three World Olympic Qualification Tournaments on Sunday, the qualifying process for the men’s volleyball competition at the 2012 Olympic Games is now complete with Serbia, Australia, Bulgaria and Germany claiming the last four vacancies. Olympic Games Men’s Volleyball Qualified Teams Hosts - Great Britain 2011 World Cup winners - Russia 2011 World Cup runners up - Poland 2011 World Cup third place - Brazil Africa winners - Tunisia NORCECA winners - USA CEV winners - Italy CSV winners - Argentina AVC winners - Australia World Olympic Qualification winners (JPN) - Serbia World Olympic Qualification winners (BUL) - Bulgaria World Olympic Qualification winners (GER) - Germany FIVB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Zara Phillips to compete in 2012 Olympics Queen's granddaughter will compete in Greenwich Park this summer as part of the British equestrian team http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jun/11/zara-phillips-compete-2012-olympics?newsfeed=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Volleyball pools confirmed for Olympic Games Lausanne, Switzerland, June 12, 2012 – The pools for the men’s and women’s volleyball competitions at the Olympic Games have been confirmed following the completion of the Olympic qualification process which ended with the last men’s event on Sunday. The 12 teams per gender will be split between into two pools each using the serpentine method based on the world rankings of January 4, 2012. MEN With hosts Great Britain starting in position 1 in Pool A, the men’s pools then see Brazil and Russia placed in Pool B, followedby Italy and Poland in Pool A, USA and Serbia in Pool B, Argentina and Bulgaria in Pool A Germany and Tunisia in Pool B and Australia in Pool A. Pool A Great Britain Italy Poland Argentina Bulgaria Australia Pool B Brazil Russia USA Serbia Germany Tunisia WOMEN For the women’s Pools, USA and Brazil start in Pool B, Japan and Italy in Pool A, China and Serbia in Pool B, Russia and the Dominican Republic in Pool A, Turkey and Korea in Pool B and Algeria in Pool A. Pool A Great Britain Japan Italy Russia Dominican Republic Algeria Pool B USA Brazil China Serbia Turkey Korea FIVB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 London 2012 Handball competition schedule announced The London 2012 Olympic Handball competition schedule has been confirmed, revealing when teams will compete in the preliminary rounds of the tournaments on the Olympic Park. Handball action in the Copper Box Holly Lam-Moores shoots for goal during Team GB's victory over Angola at the London Handball Cup in November 2011. The women’s competition gets underway with reigning Olympic champions Norway taking on France in a repeat of 2011 World Championships final. Great Britain’s women will also play on 28 July – the first day of the competition – taking on fellow Olympic newcomers Montenegro. In the men’s competition, current Olympic champions France start their tournament with a match against Great Britain on 29 July. Serbia will take on Croatia on 31 July in a repeat of the Euro 2012 Championship match. The announcement comes after the draw was held last month to confirm the groups for the preliminary stage of the event, which takes place at the Copper Box before the action moves to the Basketball Arena. 'Brilliant matches' International Handball Federation President Dr Hassan Moustafa said: 'The promotion of handball has been tremendous in Great Britain since London was awarded as host of the 2012 Olympic Games in June 2005. 'We are proud to welcome the world of handball in London – and we are sure that we will see thrilling, brilliant matches with the best players of the world.' Following 10 days of preliminary competition, the knockout matches will start on 7 August. The women's medals will be awarded on 11 August, followed by the men's the next day. View the full competition schedule http://www.london201...ed-1257259.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 FIVB release the olympic beach volleyball ranking today The 16 highest ranked NOCs/NFs (with a maximum of two teams per NOC/NF) in the Olympic Ranking as of June 18, 2012 will qualify for the Olympic Games. The Olympic Ranking takes into account the results on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour from January 1, 2011 to June 17, 2012. The teams participating at the Olympic Games will be confirmed by the respective NOCs on July 9. Olympic Ranking Men Olympic Ranking Women Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 FIVB release the olympic beach volleyball ranking today Olympic Ranking Men Olympic Ranking Women Additional Info Olympic Selection Criteria With a quota of two teams maximum per gender, per country completing the 24-team fields for each gender, the FIVB announced two years ago that just 16 spots will be filled through the Olympic rankings compared to 24 in the past. These are based on standings for the 12 best results for each team on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour from the beginning of 2011 through to the conclusion of the Rome Grand Slam which finished on Sunday, the FIVB SWATCH World Championships and the AVC, Europe and NORCECA Continental Tour Finals. An additional spot has been given to Great Britain as the host country, while the remaining seven spots will be determined differently than in the past four Olympic Games with the introduction of the FIVB Continental Cup. Olympic Games Qualification Summary (24 vacancies per gender) 1 - Host Country 5 - Continental Cup winners 16 - Olympic Games ranking 2 - World Cup Olympic Qualification winner and runner up FIVB The drawing of lots for pool assignments at the Olympic Games will take place on July 19 during the A1 Grand Slam in Klagenfurt, Austria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deawebo Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 The complete list of 25 swimmers qualified for London 2012 Olympic Games is as follows (10 from Shanghai and 15 from Setúbal): Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) - Shanghai Thomas Lurz (GER) - Shanghai Sergey Bolshakov (RUS) - Shanghai Alex Meyer (USA) - Shanghai Ky Hurst (AUS) - Shanghai Francisco Jose Hervas (ESP) - Shanghai Brian Ryckeman (BEL) – Shanghai Julien Sauvage (FRA) – Shanghai Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) – Shanghai Andreas Waschburger (GER) - Shanghai Oussama Mellouli (TUN) - Setúbal Richard Weinberger (CAN) - Setúbal Petar Stoychev (BUL) - Setúbal Valerio Cleri (ITA) - Setúbal Troyden Prinsloo (RSA) - Setúbal Yasunari Hirai (JPN) - Setúbal Igor Chervynskiy (UKR) - Setúbal Ivan Enderica Ocho (ECU) - Setúbal Arseniy Lavrentyev (POR) - Setúbal Yuri Kudinov (KAZ) - Setúbal Erwin Maldonado (VEN) - Setúbal Csaba Gercsak (HUN) - Setúbal Kane Radford (NZL) - Setúbal Mazen Aziz (EGY) - Setúbal Daniell Fogg (GBR) - Setúbal I'm which event was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 ^ qualifying for open water 10K swimming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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