Translation
Here at TAT, we also believe in adding a little competition, especially if there is tennis involved
So, just a few weeks after Wimbledon has finished, we return to the courts of Roland Garros! However, as this is the Olympics and there is more on offer than just tennis, we've come up with a new competition that includes several other sports and a different approach to both the predictions we're looking for as well as the scoring!How it works
The competition consists of a total of 12 events; a varied mix of men’s and women’s events including a team competition, which cover 9 of the 19 days of competition with the tennis tournament at the center of everything.
What we are asking you to do, should you choose to accept the challenge, is pick one country per event, per medal position. So that's one country for the gold, one for the silver and one for the bronze. Also, and this is a hard rule: all three must be different countries.
A possible set of gold/silver/bronze picks for an event could be, for example: USA, Croatia, South Africa.
While the three-countries-must applies to each separate event, you can use any country again for another event. So, if you think Kiribati is going to dominate these Olympics, then feel free to submit 12 Kiribati gold medal picks
What's on offer?
With the Olympics being held once every four years, this is your chance to win some rather rare "TAT bling" in the shape of a digital, specially made gold, silver or bronze medal!
The scoring
Tennis is our main focus and as such, has the most points on offer. For exact guesses, the points on offer are as follows:
Tennis (per category): gold 24, silver 16, bronze 8.
All other events: gold 12, silver 8, bronze 4.
However... Because this is the Olympics and each medal counts, there is possible value in each pick you make! If one of your three picks has medalled for an event but not in the position you had hoped for, partial points are awarded as follows:
Silver if gold and v.v.: *0,5
Silver if bronze and v.v.: *0,25
Bronze if gold and v.v.: *0,125
If you predicted Uruguay to win gold in the mixes doubles but they end up with a bronze (or vice versa), that is still worth one point. In any of the other events, that would drop to half a point.
In the case of it being a silver instead of a gold (or vice versa), that would be worth 8 points for the tennis and 4 points for any of the other events.
A silver instead of a bronze (or vice versa)? For the tennis that would still earn you 2 points and a single point for any of the other events.
In each case, the value of the lesser medal determines the value of the partial points.
The events
Men’s C1 Canoe slalom: July 29 (men’s C1)
Fencing: women’s épée team: July 30
Women’s 100 metres Backstroke: July 30
Tennis: August 2, 3, 4 (covers: men’s and women’s singles, men's and women's doubles, mixed)
Women's Gymanstics: Vault: August 3
Men’s 100 metres track final: August 3
Women’s 200 metres track final: August 6
Women’s marathon: August 11
How do I enter?
You can post your picks in the Paris 2024: Playing for Gold Picks thread. The deadline is July 28, 12:00 PM CET.
And after that?
You'll soon be welcome in the Gare d'Or Café to hang out, discuss the events, the competition and possibly/probably have a drink (or two)
Well, not this time around anyway. If too many people are of the same mind as ashkor87 then in four years time, should a second edition take place, more "regular" events will be included.
Also, I will be posting more spotlights which will include some "handy" links 
