I have no idea why this reduction will take place, and the
by Indy77 (2016-08-10 12:45:17)

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IOC (or gymnastics federation)should be about increasing the number of opportunities for athletes to experience the Olympic Games, not reducing them.

I think the IOC wants to keep the total number
by rick  (2016-08-12 13:27:26)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

of athletes where it is now.
As new sports are added, existing sports are eliminated or have reduced participants.
In that case...i wanna swim the doggie paddle *
by fourputtmd  (2016-08-10 21:09:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

You can. "Freestyle" means you can swim the distance...
by Rocksteady74  (2016-08-11 17:47:43)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

... any way you want. Of course, you won't qualify using the dog paddle.