07-07-2021, 09:56 AM
For making Nigeria's Olympic MBB roster!
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Congrats to KZ Okpala
07-07-2021, 10:39 AM
Meanwhile, three Ogwumike sisters selected for Nigeria's provisional women's squad:
Ogwumike sisters selected to Nigeria provisional Tokyo Olympics team (usatoday.com)
If they make the Nigerian team, they will play the USA women on July 27.
Geaux Cardinal!
Ogwumike sisters selected to Nigeria provisional Tokyo Olympics team (usatoday.com)
If they make the Nigerian team, they will play the USA women on July 27.
Geaux Cardinal!
Meanwhile, three Ogwumike sisters selected for Nigeria's provisional women's squad:
Ogwumike sisters selected to Nigeria provisional Tokyo Olympics team (usatoday.com)
If they make the Nigerian team, they will play the USA women on July 27.
Geaux Cardinal!
Ogwumike sisters selected to Nigeria provisional Tokyo Olympics team (usatoday.com)
If they make the Nigerian team, they will play the USA women on July 27.
Geaux Cardinal!
07-07-2021, 11:28 AM
(07-07-2021, 10:39 AM)BigEasyCard Wrote: Meanwhile, three Ogwumike sisters selected for Nigeria's provisional women's squad:
Ogwumike sisters selected to Nigeria provisional Tokyo Olympics team (usatoday.com)
If they make the Nigerian team, they will play the USA women on July 27.
Geaux Cardinal!
Apologies for the thread drift. I didn't see previous posts on the Ogwumike sisters playing for Nigeria..
Geaux Cardinal!
(07-07-2021, 10:39 AM)BigEasyCard Wrote: Meanwhile, three Ogwumike sisters selected for Nigeria's provisional women's squad:
Ogwumike sisters selected to Nigeria provisional Tokyo Olympics team (usatoday.com)
If they make the Nigerian team, they will play the USA women on July 27.
Geaux Cardinal!
Apologies for the thread drift. I didn't see previous posts on the Ogwumike sisters playing for Nigeria..
Geaux Cardinal!
07-07-2021, 12:04 PM
I've often wondered if I could make an Olympic roster if I joined the curling team for Chinese-Taipei.
I've often wondered if I could make an Olympic roster if I joined the curling team for Chinese-Taipei.
07-07-2021, 03:49 PM
(07-07-2021, 12:04 PM)Publius Wrote: I've often wondered if I could make an Olympic roster if I joined the curling team for Chinese-Taipei.Interesting sport curling. I competed in the Australian curling championships twice. Lost in the team finals one year. Only 2 times I ever curled. Was a good laugh. My Canadian Aussie friends were the core of the Australian Curling men's team.
(07-07-2021, 12:04 PM)Publius Wrote: I've often wondered if I could make an Olympic roster if I joined the curling team for Chinese-Taipei.Interesting sport curling. I competed in the Australian curling championships twice. Lost in the team finals one year. Only 2 times I ever curled. Was a good laugh. My Canadian Aussie friends were the core of the Australian Curling men's team.
07-07-2021, 10:15 PM
(07-07-2021, 10:39 AM)BigEasyCard Wrote: Meanwhile, three Ogwumike sisters selected for Nigeria's provisional women's squad:
Ogwumike sisters selected to Nigeria provisional Tokyo Olympics team (usatoday.com)
If they make the Nigerian team, they will play the USA women on July 27.
Geaux Cardinal!
That is a game I would watch!
(07-07-2021, 10:39 AM)BigEasyCard Wrote: Meanwhile, three Ogwumike sisters selected for Nigeria's provisional women's squad:
Ogwumike sisters selected to Nigeria provisional Tokyo Olympics team (usatoday.com)
If they make the Nigerian team, they will play the USA women on July 27.
Geaux Cardinal!
That is a game I would watch!
(07-07-2021, 03:49 PM)Durty Nelly Wrote:(07-07-2021, 12:04 PM)Publius Wrote: I've often wondered if I could make an Olympic roster if I joined the curling team for Chinese-Taipei.Interesting sport curling. I competed in the Australian curling championships twice. Lost in the team finals one year. Only 2 times I ever curled. Was a good laugh. My Canadian Aussie friends were the core of the Australian Curling men's team.
Same thoughts here... If I had learned how to ski, could I have represented Mexico in the Winter Olympics?
(07-07-2021, 03:49 PM)Durty Nelly Wrote:(07-07-2021, 12:04 PM)Publius Wrote: I've often wondered if I could make an Olympic roster if I joined the curling team for Chinese-Taipei.Interesting sport curling. I competed in the Australian curling championships twice. Lost in the team finals one year. Only 2 times I ever curled. Was a good laugh. My Canadian Aussie friends were the core of the Australian Curling men's team.
Same thoughts here... If I had learned how to ski, could I have represented Mexico in the Winter Olympics?
07-08-2021, 10:53 AM
(07-08-2021, 09:51 AM)PVTree Wrote:(07-07-2021, 03:49 PM)Durty Nelly Wrote:(07-07-2021, 12:04 PM)Publius Wrote: I've often wondered if I could make an Olympic roster if I joined the curling team for Chinese-Taipei.Interesting sport curling. I competed in the Australian curling championships twice. Lost in the team finals one year. Only 2 times I ever curled. Was a good laugh. My Canadian Aussie friends were the core of the Australian Curling men's team.
Same thoughts here... If I had learned how to ski, could I have represented Mexico in the Winter Olympics?
The answer is probably no. Individual sports have time standards that have to be met to qualify. Team sports usually have preliminary qualifying tournaments that determine the field.
However, there are two scenarios that are workarounds. 1) The Olympics want geographic representation so it's possible to qualify as part of a team in a sport from a particularly weak region, without being a world class athlete. 2) many teams in foreign countries are selected by committees instead of trials, so it's possible that with enough influence you can be selected for a team. There have been examples of wealthy or powerful individuals (or relatives of committee members) being selected for an equestrian team or as the last man on the bench for a handball team, etc.
(07-08-2021, 09:51 AM)PVTree Wrote:(07-07-2021, 03:49 PM)Durty Nelly Wrote:(07-07-2021, 12:04 PM)Publius Wrote: I've often wondered if I could make an Olympic roster if I joined the curling team for Chinese-Taipei.Interesting sport curling. I competed in the Australian curling championships twice. Lost in the team finals one year. Only 2 times I ever curled. Was a good laugh. My Canadian Aussie friends were the core of the Australian Curling men's team.
Same thoughts here... If I had learned how to ski, could I have represented Mexico in the Winter Olympics?
The answer is probably no. Individual sports have time standards that have to be met to qualify. Team sports usually have preliminary qualifying tournaments that determine the field.
However, there are two scenarios that are workarounds. 1) The Olympics want geographic representation so it's possible to qualify as part of a team in a sport from a particularly weak region, without being a world class athlete. 2) many teams in foreign countries are selected by committees instead of trials, so it's possible that with enough influence you can be selected for a team. There have been examples of wealthy or powerful individuals (or relatives of committee members) being selected for an equestrian team or as the last man on the bench for a handball team, etc.
07-08-2021, 02:12 PM
07-08-2021, 02:37 PM
There have been a number of rowers from less-represented nations who are actually affiliated by heritage rather than actual geographic ties. Small nations would love to send Olympic representatives, so they'll have less stringent requirements for Olympic team affiliation than straight-up citizenship.
In Rio, the Nigerian women's single sculler was Coco Ukogu, Stanford '14 who learned to row in Philly, raced at Stanford, and then qualified for Rio at the African continental qualifiers. She is now an orthopedic surgery resident at Harvard Med.
In Rio, the Nigerian women's single sculler was Coco Ukogu, Stanford '14 who learned to row in Philly, raced at Stanford, and then qualified for Rio at the African continental qualifiers. She is now an orthopedic surgery resident at Harvard Med.
There have been a number of rowers from less-represented nations who are actually affiliated by heritage rather than actual geographic ties. Small nations would love to send Olympic representatives, so they'll have less stringent requirements for Olympic team affiliation than straight-up citizenship.
In Rio, the Nigerian women's single sculler was Coco Ukogu, Stanford '14 who learned to row in Philly, raced at Stanford, and then qualified for Rio at the African continental qualifiers. She is now an orthopedic surgery resident at Harvard Med.
In Rio, the Nigerian women's single sculler was Coco Ukogu, Stanford '14 who learned to row in Philly, raced at Stanford, and then qualified for Rio at the African continental qualifiers. She is now an orthopedic surgery resident at Harvard Med.
07-08-2021, 03:48 PM
(07-08-2021, 02:12 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Three words: Jamaican bobsleigh team
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_na...leigh_team
BC
Quote:They qualified for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Critics were stunned when they finished in 14th place, ahead of the United States, Russia, Australia, and France.
(07-08-2021, 02:12 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Three words: Jamaican bobsleigh team
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_na...leigh_team
BC
Quote:They qualified for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Critics were stunned when they finished in 14th place, ahead of the United States, Russia, Australia, and France.
07-11-2021, 12:40 AM
07-11-2021, 07:45 AM
(07-11-2021, 12:40 AM)AlbanyCardinal Wrote: Nigeria stuns US in exhibition game
KZ started and played a fair amount, but didn't score.
Box score for the game
https://www.usab.com/news-events/live-st...r-box.aspx
Eric
"the older we get the better we were"
(07-11-2021, 12:40 AM)AlbanyCardinal Wrote: Nigeria stuns US in exhibition game
KZ started and played a fair amount, but didn't score.
Box score for the game
https://www.usab.com/news-events/live-st...r-box.aspx
Eric
"the older we get the better we were"
07-11-2021, 07:51 AM
(07-11-2021, 07:45 AM)82lsju Wrote:(07-11-2021, 12:40 AM)AlbanyCardinal Wrote: Nigeria stuns US in exhibition game
KZ started and played a fair amount, but didn't score.
Box score for the game
https://www.usab.com/news-events/live-st...r-box.aspx
How does the player who played the most minutes for the winning team not score a single solitary point? Don't know if I've ever seen that happen before.
Anyway, thanks for linking the box score. I tried finding it yesterday and couldn't.
(07-11-2021, 07:45 AM)82lsju Wrote:(07-11-2021, 12:40 AM)AlbanyCardinal Wrote: Nigeria stuns US in exhibition game
KZ started and played a fair amount, but didn't score.
Box score for the game
https://www.usab.com/news-events/live-st...r-box.aspx
How does the player who played the most minutes for the winning team not score a single solitary point? Don't know if I've ever seen that happen before.
Anyway, thanks for linking the box score. I tried finding it yesterday and couldn't.
07-11-2021, 08:50 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2021, 08:50 AM by JustAnotherFan.)
(07-11-2021, 07:51 AM)OutsiderFan Wrote:(07-11-2021, 07:45 AM)82lsju Wrote:(07-11-2021, 12:40 AM)AlbanyCardinal Wrote: Nigeria stuns US in exhibition game
KZ started and played a fair amount, but didn't score.
Box score for the game
https://www.usab.com/news-events/live-st...r-box.aspx
How does the player who played the most minutes for the winning team not score a single solitary point? Don't know if I've ever seen that happen before.
Anyway, thanks for linking the box score. I tried finding it yesterday and couldn't.
I didn't watch the game, but maybe he played that much as a defensive specialist? Dennis Rodman remarkably scored zero points but got at least 20 rebounds seven times in his career. Although looking at the stat sheet KZ wasn't exactly piling up the rebounds, steals, or assists.
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2021, 08:50 AM by JustAnotherFan.)
(07-11-2021, 07:51 AM)OutsiderFan Wrote:(07-11-2021, 07:45 AM)82lsju Wrote:(07-11-2021, 12:40 AM)AlbanyCardinal Wrote: Nigeria stuns US in exhibition game
KZ started and played a fair amount, but didn't score.
Box score for the game
https://www.usab.com/news-events/live-st...r-box.aspx
How does the player who played the most minutes for the winning team not score a single solitary point? Don't know if I've ever seen that happen before.
Anyway, thanks for linking the box score. I tried finding it yesterday and couldn't.
I didn't watch the game, but maybe he played that much as a defensive specialist? Dennis Rodman remarkably scored zero points but got at least 20 rebounds seven times in his career. Although looking at the stat sheet KZ wasn't exactly piling up the rebounds, steals, or assists.
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