I’m curious how much the extra year has helped some athletes who wouldn’t have won or might not have won until 2024. Or given a few the extra time to show they can compete.
For ex: an 18yr old Tunisian was a big upset for gold at 400m swimming.
The extra year was also a year with less competition. That probably allowed some people to train up without being noticed.
Normally it would have been noticed how much they improved in the past year in competition. Without competition, you don't know how people progressed the last year.
For ex: an 18yr old Tunisian was a big upset for gold at 400m swimming.
https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/olympics-swimming-ahmed-hafna...
https://youtu.be/nkkn9qEnPbE
Not to downplay any of their abilities or achievements.