Olympics rated
After the end of qualification for the Olympic Games 2020, the entire volleyball community discusses the groups in Tokyo. According to the existing rated teams divided into two clearly unequal groups. Judge for yourself: Group A Group of the Polish national team and Italy amount to Japan, Canada, Iran and Venezuela, and in group B shlestnutsya US, Brazil, Russia, France, Argentina and Tunisia.
However, taking into account access to the quarterfinals four teams of six, Even so, we should not worry so much. This Olympics, and it does not say, beat some of the giants still have. maybe, psychologically it is even easier to make the group stage. In the first round playoff, paves the way for the four strongest (minimum objective, as far as I understand) it is possible to "grab" someone, what is called, the teeth. Canada, Japan or Iran, eg.
But the fact, hypothetically that the groups can still change. We try not to talk about it out loud, but under the flag of Russia, our team in Tokyo is not exactly go. She will not go, and with the words "Olympic athletes of Russia", as it was in Pyeongchang. Russia in general will not be listed on the gear, our status will be completely and absolutely neutral.
If you look deeper, Russia will disappear not only from sports uniforms and flag, which will be an Olympic. In theory, it may disappear in the technical protocols, Stop ratings ..., and here is interesting. There is an opinion, that time the Russian team - not the Russian team, and neutral team under the Olympic flag, and the rating of its subject zeroing. In this particular competition.
If so, then we (yet again, yet purely hypothetical) lose their sixth seeded and get the latest, 12-and, which now belongs to Venezuela. Respectively, all teams, which were below us rated, climb up the step. Making simple recount, we get the following the groups:
Group A: Japan / Poland / Italy / Iran / France / Russia
Group B: Brazil / USA / Argentina / Canada / Tunisia / Venezuela
Got better? For us - perhaps, but not exactly. For still in the first or second place in the group will have to fight with Poland, Италией и Францией (Japan and Iran, too, is not a gift). And if a group we will take 3-4 a place, in the quarter-finals get in rivals, Do not go to a fortune, Brazil or the United States. But the most dissatisfied with this development can be Poles, and the Italians probably will not be too thrilled. But France doigrovschika "Zenith" Erwin Ngapetom we can not avoid in any case,.
It is in fact - a question to the authorities in the face of the FIVB and the IOC. I think, in favor of maintaining the current rating Russia, too, there are arguments: This time the team selected for the Olympic Games as the Russian team, then all its points and won rating points must be saved. Punishment is, that at the Olympics we are deprived of their flag and anthem, more than enough.
Be that as it eventually decided not great uncle, essentially important for us one: the fact of participation in the Olympic Games. carcass, scarecrow, rated, without it ... In the current environment it is in itself - a great value. The main arguments in any case will be brought on-site.
