Predict-the-2024-Summer-Olympics

[Mutanatia]

It is getting near the end of the qualification phases for most Summer Olympic sports. As their qualifying periods end, I will be putting up the picks. First up are the Equestrian sports:

Predict-the-Olympics:

Medal Event winners/non-tournament only (10 Points):

(Remember, we are only looking for the country!

(Before I post the others, this is a rough draft — other sports have not yet finished their qualification events!)

Equestrian

Who will win gold in Team Dressage (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Portugal, or Spain)?
Pick: Great Britain

Who will win gold in Individual Dressage (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Ireland, Finland, France, Great Britain, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, or Switzerland)?
Pick: Great Britain

Who will win gold in team Eventing (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, or the United States)?

Who will win gold in individual Eventing (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, or the United States)?

Who will win gold in team Jumping (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, or the United States)?

Who will win gold in individual Jumping (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, or Venezuela)?

[Mutanatia]

Field Hockey

Field Hockey will be treated as the World Cup was treated: 10 points for group winners, plus an additional 10 every round after the group phase. Remember that, as host nation, France automatically has a berth in every sport.

Who will win Group A (Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, France, or South Africa)?

Who will win Group B (Belgium, India, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, or Ireland)?

[Mutanatia]

Artistic Swimming - 10 points

Who will win the team competition (Australia, China, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, or the United States)?

Who will win the women’s duet (Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, or the United States)?

[Jabberwocky]

Jan 23, 2024 0:12:53 GMT -5 Mutanatia said:

Field Hockey

Field Hockey will be treated as the World Cup was treated: 10 points for group winners, plus an additional 10 every round after the group phase. Remember that, as host nation, France automatically has a berth in every sport.

Who will win Group A (Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, France, or South Africa)? Netherlands

Who will win Group B (Belgium, India, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, or Ireland)? Argentina

[Jabberwocky]

Feb 13, 2024 10:16:26 GMT -5 Mutanatia said:

Artistic Swimming - 10 points

Who will win the team competition (Australia, China, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, or the United States)? United States

Who will win the women’s duet (Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, or the United States)? Spain

[Mutanatia]

Jabberwocky,
Welcome aboard. Don't forget the Equestrian picks (first post) as well! I am releasing these as the tournament/events take place so that no one will have to go through hundreds of events on the last day

[Jabberwocky]

Jan 20, 2024 14:55:10 GMT -5 Mutanatia said:

It is getting near the end of the qualification phases for most Summer Olympic sports. As their qualifying periods end, I will be putting up the picks. First up are the Equestrian sports:

Predict-the-Olympics:

Medal Event winners/non-tournament only (10 Points):

(Remember, we are only looking for the country!

(Before I post the others, this is a rough draft — other sports have not yet finished their qualification events!)

Equestrian

Who will win gold in Team Dressage (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Portugal, or Spain)?
Pick: Austria

Who will win gold in Individual Dressage (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Ireland, Finland, France, Great Britain, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, or Switzerland)?
Pick: Austria

Who will win gold in team Eventing (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, or the United States)?
United States

Who will win gold in individual Eventing (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, or the United States)?
US

Who will win gold in team Jumping (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, or the United States)? US

Who will win gold in individual Jumping (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, or Venezuela)?
Austria
Mutanatia, thanks for the reminder.

Now, I know absolutely nothing about anyone in any of these events, so this is my chance to test the operation of chaos in the universe.

[Mutanatia]

Only one I know about is equestrian so far, but that's because I've been watching the qualifying events. I have this nice little playlist I keep adding to if you'd like to see it

[Mutanatia]

b]Men’s Water Polo[/b]

Water Polo is another tournament game/ Each pick here is worth 10 points.

Who will win Group A (Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, the United States, or Montenegro)?

Who will win Group B (Australian, Serbia, France, Hungary, Japan, or Spain)?

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Women’s Water Polo
Water Polo is another tournament game/ Each pick here is worth 10 points.

Who will win Group A (Hungary, Australia, Canada, China, or the Netherlands)?

Who will win Group B (France, Greece, Italy, the United States, or Spain)?

[Elite]

I will be joining, btw. Just waiting until there's a bit more out there. I have decent-to-good knowledge about exactly 5 Olympic sports/disciplines (road cycling, football, handball, combined climbing and tennis), the rest is going to be a crapshoot of 2-minute research. 😎

[Mutanatia]

Women’s Basketball


Women’s Basketball will be treated as the World Cup was treated: 10 points for group winners, plus an additional 10 every round after the group phase. Remember that, as host nation, France automatically has a berth in every sport.


Who will win Group A (Serbia, Spain, China, or Puerto Rico)?

Who will win Group B (Canada, Nigeria, Australia, or France)?

Who will win Group C (Germany, United States, Japan, or Belgium?)

[Mutanatia]

Taekwondo - 10 points each

Who will win the Men’s -58 kg (AIN (Russia/Belarus), Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Palestine, Senegal, Tunisia, South Korea, Spain, or Venezuela)?

Who will win the Men’s 68 kg (Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Jordan, New Zealand, Refugee Team, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, or Uzbekistan)?

Who will win the Men’s 80 kg (AIN (Russia/Belarus), Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, France, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Tunisia, the United States, orUzbekistan)?

Who will win the Men’s +80 kg (AIN (Russia/Belarus), China, Croatia, Cuba, France, the Gambia, Great Britain, Iran, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Slovakia, Turkey, or the United States)?

Who will win the Women’s -49 kg (Australia, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Iran, Israel, Italy, Lesotho, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Tunisia, or Uruguay)?

Who will win the Women’s -57 kg (AIN (Russia/Belarus), Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, France, Gabon, Great Britain, Iran, Lebanon, Refugee Team, South Korea, Turkey, or Tunisia)?

Who will win the Women’s 67 kg (Belgium, China, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Hungary, Ivory Coast, Jordan, New Zealand, Nigeria, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, the United States, or Uzbekistan)?

Who will win the women’s +67 kg (AIN (Russia/Belarus), China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Morocco, South Korea, Turkey, or Uzbekistan)?

[Jabberwocky]

Feb 22, 2024 5:06:18 GMT -5 Mutanatia said:

b]Men’s Water Polo

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Water Polo is another tournament game/ Each pick here is worth 10 points.

Who will win Group A (Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, the United States, or Montenegro)? US

Who will win Group B (Australian, Serbia, France, Hungary, Japan, or Spain)? Australia 

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Women’s Water Polo
Water Polo is another tournament game/ Each pick here is worth 10 points.

Who will win Group A (Hungary, Australia, Canada, China, or the Netherlands)? China
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Who will win Group B (France, Greece, Italy, the United States, or Spain)? US
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[Jabberwocky]

Apr 2, 2024 3:16:45 GMT -5 Mutanatia said:

Women’s Basketball


Women’s Basketball will be treated as the World Cup was treated: 10 points for group winners, plus an additional 10 every round after the group phase. Remember that, as host nation, France automatically has a berth in every sport.


Who will win Group A (Serbia, Spain, China, or Puerto Rico)? China

Who will win Group B (Canada, Nigeria, Australia, or France)? Australia 

Who will win Group C (Germany, United States, Japan, or Belgium?) US

[Jabberwocky]

Apr 13, 2024 0:08:15 GMT -5 Mutanatia said:

Taekwondo - 10 points each

Who will win the Men’s -58 kg (AIN (Russia/Belarus), Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Palestine, Senegal, Tunisia, South Korea, Spain, or Venezuela)? Ireland

Who will win the Men’s 68 kg (Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Jordan, New Zealand, Refugee Team, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, or Uzbekistan)? Brazil

Who will win the Men’s 80 kg (AIN (Russia/Belarus), Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, France, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Tunisia, the United States, orUzbekistan)? US

Who will win the Men’s +80 kg (AIN (Russia/Belarus), China, Croatia, Cuba, France, the Gambia, Great Britain, Iran, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Slovakia, Turkey, or the United States)? China

Who will win the Women’s -49 kg (Australia, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Iran, Israel, Italy, Lesotho, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Tunisia, or Uruguay)? Australia

Who will win the Women’s -57 kg (AIN (Russia/Belarus), Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, France, Gabon, Great Britain, Iran, Lebanon, Refugee Team, South Korea, Turkey, or Tunisia)? Great Britain

Who will win the Women’s 67 kg (Belgium, China, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Hungary, Ivory Coast, Jordan, New Zealand, Nigeria, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, the United States, or Uzbekistan)? US

Who will win the women’s +67 kg (AIN (Russia/Belarus), China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Morocco, South Korea, Turkey, or Uzbekistan)? Germany