Rio 2016 - Fantasy Olympics Game

Hi, Skip, thank you for starting this, I will join in if you will please start it.. I admit to thinking the worst about the Rio Olympics, so far. Or worse than worst. Still.. I'm interested in the athletes that participate.

Step 1 #
Pick TWO (2) Teams from the list below - Group A
>Australia
>China - Men
>China - Women
>Germany
>Russia
>Great Britain
>USA - Men
>USA - Women

Both China & USA are split due to the size of their Olympic teams

Step 2#
Pick THREE (3) Teams from the list below - Group B
>Belarus
>Canada
>Cuba
>France
>Hungary
>Italy
>Japan
>Netherlands
>South Korea
>Spain
>Ukraine

Step 3#
Pick FIVE (5) Teams from the list below - Group c
>Argentina
>Brazil
>Czech Republic
>Denmark
>Georgia
>Jamaica
>Kazakhstan
>Kenya
>New Zealand
>DPR Korea
>Norway
>Poland
>Romania
>Slovakia
>Sweden
>Thailand
>Turkey

Step 4#
Pick FIVE (5) Teams from the list below - Group D
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Antigua&Barbuda
Armenia
Aruba
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia&Herzegov
Botswana
Brunei Daruss
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Centr Afric Rep
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Rep.
DR Congo
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equator. Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
FYROM
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong, CHN
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Jordan
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Lao PDR
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Is
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua N Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Rep. of Moldova
Rwanda
S.Tome&Principe
Saint Lucia
Samoa
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
StKitts&Nevis
StV&Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Switzerland
Syria
Taipei (Chinese Taipei)
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad&Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
UA Emirates
Uganda
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Isl, B
Virgin Isl, US
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Hi All

Points system is a follows, 5 points for a GOLD, 3 points for a SILVER and 1 point for a BRONZE.

There's a total of 301 events up for grabs in this Olympics.

I already have a master excel file setup for generating points so I just need to add the individuals picks and we are good to go...

Cheers

PS If you add your email address to your entry I can add you to the mailing list and send you the excel file once we are up and running so you can see who is doing what .....

Group A
Germany
USA - Women

Group B
France
Japan
South Korea

Group C
Brazil
Czech Republic
Denmark
Slovakia
Sweden

Group D
Belgium
Morocco
Slovenia
South Africa
Vietnam

Group A
China - Men
Germany

Group B
Canada
Netherlands
South Korea

Group C
Sweden
Jamaica
Argentina
Kenya
New Zealand

Group D
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Austria
Costa Rica
Chile

popped a link into the 2012 thread

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Bravo!

Will post my picks later... but before Brian Cazeneuve discloses his (unlike others).

Mine are completely off-the-wall guesses..

I'm in, and thanks for getting things rolling. I'll recruit some more players. Now to figure out my picks!

Do you have the spreadsheet from 4 years ago? Is it set up to auto-scape medal counts?

Im recruiting a few from work.

No, this sheet is one of my own which macro's the results and calculates the standings after the medals for the day have been won...

Just need to update the events and its good to go....

Will the Independent Olympic Athletes (both Russian) count as Russia?

Group A
- USA Men, USA Women
Group B
- France, Japan, South Korea
Group C
- New Zealand, Kenya, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Brazil
Group D
- Azerbaijan, Croatia, Ethiopia, Iran, Serbia

Good luck everyone.

Ooooo fun! Here are my picks:

Group A:
USA men
USA women
(who on earth would pick Russia?!?)

Group B:
France
Japan
Spain

Group C:
Jamaica
Kenya
Norway
Sweden
Turkey

Group D:
Belgium
Mexico
South Africa
Iran
Egypt

Thanks for keeping track of all of this!
Jeremy

Here are my wife Sanja's picks:

Group A:
USA men
USA women

Group B:
Cuba
France
Japan

Group C:
Jamaica
Kenya
Argentina
Brazil
Romania

Group D:
Croatia
Serbia
Greece
Israel
Mexico

Here's my picks

Group A
- China Women, USA Women
Group B
- France, Italy, South Korea
Group C
- Czech Republic, Kenya, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Brazil
Group D
- Azerbaijan, South Africa, Iran, Colombia, Mexico

I honestly WAS thinking on Russia, but after the Wada scandal it has become to dangerous to bet for them.

So...

Group A
USA Women
Great Britain

Group B
France
Japan
South Korea

Group C
Brazil
Jamaica
New Zealand
Poland
Kenya

Group D
Ethiopia
Azerbaijan
South Africa
Colombia
Mexico