Olympic watch (2016 Rio news, qualifications, athletes)

[_Navid_]

Nope. Their wrestlers didn't.

[alireza0101]

Our basketball team failed. Very disappointed after being virtually undefeated in Asia qualifier last year. Can not beat even Greeks

[PSGman#19]

Our basketball team failed. Very disappointed after being virtually undefeated in Asia qualifier last year. Can not beat even Greeks

Defeat against Greeks was expected. Losing to Mexico is shameful.

[alireza0101]

One important thing about weightlifting, IWF wants to ban Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus because they had more than 3 positive tests in recent re-testing from 2008 and 2012 Olympics. if IOC approves that, this will benefit Iran a lot, I mean a lot !!!

Those medals mean nothing if best athletes do not compete. Stop kid yourself and next time we will lose again to European teams like sweden, Bosni, Greece.

[Irannn]

Those medals mean nothing if best athletes do not compete. Stop kid yourself and next time we will lose again to European teams like sweden, Bosni, Greece.

I wish I knew what are you smoking.

that was a funny mix, Greece (one of the best in history of weightlifting) alongside Bosnia and Sweden counties without proper weightlifting

those "best" athletes are proved dopers and they deserve to be banned

[Narse]

when do we know these guys will be banned? any date?

[_Navid_]

Iran got its final quota in hammer throw. Now we have 62.

[Irannn]

Iran got its final quota in hammer throw. Now we have 62.

Actually two quotas and it wll be 63 but they are not still confirmed, it happened in a Belarus competition, Iran Athletics Federation sent a letter to Belarus federaton and they have to confirm it, still not clear if it was an official competition or not.

[Narse]

Can anyone make a overview which Iranians have the best chances of winning medals? Especially about wrestling, taekwondo, weightlifting and also volleyball. is there a possibility with volleyball? this team can beat all other teams and a volleyball medal would be one of the greatest victories in irans sport history!

[Narse]

Very bad news! What does this mean to Behdad Salimi?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel...#Weightlifting

[Bessos]

Very bad news! What does this mean to Behdad Salimi?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel...#Weightlifting

I don't see how this will affect anything, since they don't face each other.... in the literary sense.

[Narse]

I don't see how this will affect anything, since they don't face each other.... in the literary sense.

Remember swimming 2008 olympics?

[Bessos]

Remember swimming 2008 olympics?

Nope.

[Narse]

Nope.

The Iranian guy did not swim because there was an Israeli guy swimming on another line.

[Bessos]

The Iranian guy did not swim because there was an Israeli guy swimming on another line.

Was it his own decision? Or was he forced to forfeit by the Iranian authorities?