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The Olympic medal count system can be seen as #insane and #unfair due to several reasons. Firstly, it doesn't account for the varying levels of difficulty and competitiveness across different sports. For instance, #swimming and #gymnastics have numerous events, offering more medal opportunities, while sports like #rugby and #baseball have very few. This disparity can unfairly skew the medal tally in favor of countries excelling in sports with multiple events. Additionally, sports like #athletics and #football, with higher global participation, often see stiffer competition, making medals harder to come by compared to niche sports like #equestrian. The system also fails to recognize the individual brilliance required in sports with fewer events, like marathon running. Furthermore, team sports like basketball contribute only a single medal despite the collective effort involved. The medal count also overlooks the different investment levels and resources available to athletes from various countries. This system can therefore misrepresent a country's overall athletic capability and investment in sports development. #Olympics #MedalCount #FairPlay #AthleteDiversity #SportsEquality #CompetitionLevels #GlobalParticipation #TeamSports #AthleticInvestment #OlympicChallenges

The USA Olympic Trials for swimming finished yesterday (June 15-23). What an event to take part in. It's known as The Meet of Tears for a reason. The years of training and preparation. The burden of expectation, stress, and fear of failure. The joy of qualifying and the despair of missing out. And then you see the photo of the pool with the crowd right there! Check out this post from Mel Stewart OLY. The article gives great insight into the event. #performance #mindset #swimming

When Did the 2024 Summer Olympic Sports Become Olympic? The 2024 Summer Olympic games will consist of 45 different sport categories. Many of these sports are original to the first Olympic games of 1896, but many new sports have been added in the years since. Breakdancing is new to 2024. For a sport to be Olympic, it must be approved by the International Olympic Committee and often sports were “demonstrated” first at the games before becoming official. Some sports were dropped and then added back in later such as golf, which was removed after the 1900 games and reinstated in 2016. Some sports had name changes over the years. Two sports were cancelled in 1896 due to extreme weather (rowing and sailing) and only two Olympic sports still involve animals (horses): modern pentathlon and the equestrian events. (Fun fact: The shooting sport originally included the killing of live pigeons, but that practice was discontinued). #olympicgames #Paris

🏅 🏆 With the Paris 2024 #Olympics drawing closer, YouGov has analyzed data from Global Fan Profiles to see which sports viewers are most likely to follow once the games begin. In the US, swimming is most popular, with 23% of Americans saying that they watch or follow the sport. 👉 Discover which other #Summer Olympics #sports #Americans are likely to watch: https://lnkd.in/e2fgH3hA 

Did you know 95% of all Paris 2024 Olympic infrastructure was already there? Paris La Défense Arena was transformed from a rugby stadium into a swimming venue in 36 days. Here is how in 33 seconds. 👇 🏉 Opened in 2017, the arena is usually home to rugby side Racing 92. 🏊♂️ In preparation for the Olympics, the rugby pitch was removed, and replaced by two 50-metre pools - one used for competition and the other reserved for practice. 📉 Because of this approach, the Paris Olympics are expected to be one of the cheapest on record, economists say, with the Games estimated to cost a total of €8.9bn says LinkedIn News. 🤑 By contrast, both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 cost about $13bn (€12bn, £10bn), while the 2020 Tokyo Olympics came in at about $35bn. 👀 Watch a timelapse video of the build here: https://lnkd.in/euU-8zV5 ----------------------- 💥 My name is Malph. 🆘 Helping brands to use sponsorship to deliver marketing objectives. 🤝 Supporting rights holders to build valuable partnerships. Like this post? Want to see more? Ring the 🔔 on my Profile. 🔎 Follow me for insights on the sponsorship and sports industry. 🔝 Connect with me (please add an intro/reason). #StriveSays #Paris2024 #SportsIndustry #Olympics #Sustainability

Higher, Stronger…Slower? Why the Paris Olympic Pool Has a Problem The Paris Games has produced a surprising lack of world records so far. Some think it may be because the pool is unusually shallow The pool constructed on the customary site of a rugby pitch measures 2.2 meters deep. At recent Olympics, the pool has always been around 3 meters deep—a difference of nearly 3 feet. To understand why that matters, it’s important to remember that swimming isn’t just a dynamic exercise. It’s also an exercise in fluid dynamics. Every movement swimmers make with their hands and feet creates small waves that rebound off the bottom of the pool. No movement has more potential for waves than swimmers’ initial dive into the water. The shallower the pool, the more those waves ricochet back to the swimmers on the surface, creating a more turbulent aquatic environment that isn’t conducive to top speeds. In the future, pools as shallow as the one at these Games won’t be allowed. World Aquatics enacted a minimum depth of 2.5 meters for swimming and water polo in January 2023. When Paris had its bid accepted for the Olympics in 2017 and the swimming facility was approved, regulations allowed for a pool of 2.2 meters.

USRowing 🤝 NK Sports USRowing is pleased to announce an extended partnership with Nielsen-Kellerman Company. NK Sports is the premier rowing electronics company in the world, providing athletes and coaches with the tools necessary to train and compete safely and at a high level. “As a long-standing partner of USRowing, NK has supported our teams through multiple Olympics and Paralympics,” said Amanda Cobb, USRowing’s Director of Partnerships. “We're proud to have NK on our team as we set our sights on LA2028." 📰: bit.ly/3PY6rTB

Athletes Heading to the 2024 Olympics in Paris Here is a list of athletes heading to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, as per NBC Sports.  The list will be updated as we get more information. #AthletesHeadingtothe2024OlympicsinParis #NBC #nbcsports #Olympics #olympics2024 #parisolympics #summerolympics #summerolympics2024

Athletes Heading to the 2024 Olympics in Paris Here is a list of athletes heading to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, as per NBC Sports.  The list will be updated as we get more information. #AthletesHeadingtothe2024OlympicsinParis #NBC #nbcsports #Olympics #olympics2024 #parisolympics #summerolympics #summerolympics2024