If they want to be treated like one country, great. They can only send as many

Aug 22, 2016
1:07:46pm

LeftOfNormal All-American

athletes per sport as the qualification rules for any other individual county dictate.

At least the basketball team might give the US a run for their money.

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About the EU medal count

pittsburghcoug

8/22/16 12:55pm

Don't overlook the fact that counting Great Britain's medals for the EU is quite disingenuous as well.

Byron McNertney

8/22/16 1:00pm

Unless the United States swept the medal stand, your second paragraph doesn't make sense.

cougfanblue

8/22/16 1:01pm

There were several times in the Olympics

pittsburghcoug

8/22/16 1:03pm

That's true, which addresses your next paragraph.

cougfanblue

8/22/16 1:05pm

The top 3 competitors in the preliminaries for gymnastic all around were USA

BYUFam1

8/22/16 1:06pm

This only matters in events where competitors are limited to fewer than 3 per country.

cougfanblue

8/22/16 1:17pm

Are we allowed 3 women's or men's beach volleyball teams?

BYUFam1

8/22/16 1:27pm

I think swimming events only get 2 individuals per country per event

Remigius

8/22/16 1:45pm

And as noted in another post of mine for wrestling, etc it is even more limited

BYUFam1

8/22/16 2:11pm

Equestrian - just one example

BYUFam1

8/22/16 1:47pm

Cycling - Track

BYUFam1

8/22/16 2:10pm

For most events you can only send three athletes

BYU Fan

8/22/16 1:07pm

What BYUFam1 said. Plus, there are elite American athletes who didn't qualify

garyfan

8/22/16 1:11pm

Also, imagine if American football were in the summer olympics.

IndependentGeorge

8/22/16 1:03pm

I'd LOVE to watch this happen just once in my lifetime. An international american football tournament would be

Kajdin

8/22/16 1:11pm

It'd be like competing against high schools. There were guys in my mission who

LeftOfNormal

8/22/16 1:20pm

If they want to be treated like one country, great. They can only send as many

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