Talk:Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Gift cars

Looks like the .ve internet is hidden again, can anyone with access check if this says all the athletes (or just the medalists) are gifted cars, thanks. Kingsif (talk) 23:56, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Kind regards @Kingsif:; I have opened the article and I don't have any problems. If the problem persists, you can try entering the Web Archive link (Aseguran que el Gobierno obsequió carros a atletas olímpicos). At any rate, I'll include its content:

Aseguran que el Gobierno obsequió carros a atletas olímpicos
Venezuela se ubicó en la posición 46 del medallero de Tokio con el oro de Rojas, el cuarto de su historia, y las platas de Mayora, Vallenilla y Dhers. Sumó además 6 diplomas olímpicos.
El gobierno de Nicolás Maduro obsequió carros a los 43 atletas venezolanos que viajaron a Tokio, Japón, para participar en los Juegos Olímpicos. La entrega se hizo el martes, cuando regresaron al país, luego de un acto de recibimiento en el Palacio de Miraflores, en Caracas.
El periodista deportivo Juan José Sayago dijo en su cuenta de Twitter que se estima que las medallas de plata sean pagadas en entre 50.000 y 75.000 dólares. El país logró conseguir en Tokio 1 medalla de oro y 3 de plata.
Los deportistas llegaron al aeropuerto internacional de Maiquetía e hicieron un recorrido en un autobús descubierto, adornado con la Bandera y globos de los colores patrios, hasta Caracas, donde fueron homenajeados por Maduro, tal y como reseñó El Nacional web.
“Quiero felicitar a los medallistas, a las medallistas, a los que obtuvieron diploma olímpico, pero quiero felicitar a todos los 43 atletas por igual”, dijo durante una alocución transmitida por Venezolana de Televisión y plataformas digitales.
Maduro condecoró a Julio Mayora y Keydomar Vallenilla, quienes ganaron medallas de plata en halterofilia en las categorías de los 73 y 96 kilogramos, respectivamente.
La campeona olímpica Yulimar Rojas, que rompió el récord mundial en salto triple, no viajó con la delegación porque disputa la Liga de Diamante en Suiza. Tampoco viajó Daniel Dhers, que ganó plata en la categoría BMX estilo libre.
Venezuela se ubicó en la posición 46 del medallero de Tokio con el oro de Rojas, el cuarto de su historia, y las platas de Mayora, Vallenilla y Dhers. Sumó además 6 diplomas olímpicos.

I'll look forward to help with the expansion of the article in the following days. See you! --NoonIcarus (talk) 13:07, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, I don't know if it's GDPR or if occasionally Venezuelan websites decide to hide from the world. It doesn't reveal much new, but it sources the diplomas and some other basic stuff. Glad to see the fascination with the value of the medals continues. Kingsif (talk) 14:00, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

CANTV usually blocks non-state outlets intermittently, but it should affect access from abroad. In any case, if it happens again, reading through Web Archive should be a good alternative. --NoonIcarus (talk) 22:36, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:51, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

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Rubén Limardo in 2013

• ... that Venezuela's performance at Tokyo 2020 was the best in its Olympic history? Source: Euforia en Venezuela con el oro olímpico de Yulimar Rojas (Spanish)
  • ALT1:... that before the 2020 Olympics, the Venezuelan committee hosted talks on Olympism, but was then criticized for forcing its athletes to be political at the Games? Source: Triple jumper Rojas hails Venezuelan Olympic Committee session on Olympic values and Orestes Lorenzo vs Yulimar Rojas (Spanish)
  • ALT2:... that Julio Mayora was most happy about winning his silver medal for Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics because it means the government might give his mother a house? Source: Julio Mayora and Another Victory for Chavismo
  • ALT3:... that after leading the men's road race for Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics for over 100 miles, Orluis Aular dropped out with less than 30 miles to go? Source: Carapaz outlasts Pogacar, U.S. rider McNulty to win road race, Declaraciones de Orluis Aular tras su participación en el ciclismo de ruta en Tokio 2020 (Spanish/video) and Men's road race results pdf
  • ALT4:... that Daniel Dhers, who helped get BMX freestyle into the Olympics, planned to retire before it debuted but stayed in competition and won the silver for Venezuela at Tokyo 2020? Source: BMX freestyle will bring a "fresh look" to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Cycling-Venezuelan veteran Dhers is down with the young dudes and Australian Logan Martin snags gold medal in men's BMX freestyle

Antonio Díaz in 2012

Yoel Finol in 2019

• • ALT5:... that London 2012 gold medalist fencer Rubén Limardo (pictured) had to work as food delivery rider to support his family while preparing to represent Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics? Source: Ruben Limardo: Olympic fencing champion and food delivery person
  • ALT6:... that Antonio Díaz (pictured) was disappointed his last karate fights would be behind closed doors as he represented Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics, until his wife reminded him the Olympics has the biggest television audience in the world? Source: Karate star Antonio Diaz bears flag for Venezuela at Opening Ceremony
  • ALT7:... that two of Yoel Finol's (pictured) struggles as a boxer for Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics were keeping his long hair tied back during his fight and forgiving his sister's murderer? Source: Tokyo Olympics Men's Flyweight Round of 32 - Full Results

Other potential hooks, that I find less interesting but might be preferred

ALT8:... that Jhonattan Vegas was ranked first for both distance of tee shots and total number of bogeys while competing in the golf for Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics? Source: Golf statistic pdf ALT9:... that Venezuelan Olympic medal winners at the 2020 Games became involved in controversy for thanking the nation's president? Source: Orestes Lorenzo vs Yulimar Rojas (Spanish) ALT10:... that despite having to cut funding for their Olympic teams, the Venezuelan government gave new cars to all of the country's Tokyo 2020 Olympians? Source: El campeón olímpico venezolano que trabaja como repartidor en Polonia (Spanish), Refugee Eldric Sella Rodriguez makes Venezuela proud in defeat and Aseguran que el Gobierno obsequió carros a atletas olímpicos (Spanish/sometimes geoblocked) ALT11:... that there was a public vote to pick the flagbearers to represent Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics? Source: News from the Venezuelan National Olympic Committee ALT12:... that all of Venezuela's athletics competitors at the 2020 Summer Olympics were women? Source: Venezuelan athletics is represented by four women Yulimar Rojas in 2019 ALT13:... that Yulimar Rojas (pictured) could have qualified to represent Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the long jump, but only competed in the triple jump, for which she set a new world record? Source: Superb demonstration of Yulimar Rojas in long jump and Yulimar Rojas smashes world triple jump record in Tokyo ALT14:... that both Yulimar Rojas and Rubén Limardo (pictured), previous Olympic medal winners, expressed a desire to compete for Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics with some of their siblings, but only the two of them qualified? Source: Yulimar Rojas is Outsports' 2020 Female Athlete of the Year, Yulimar Rojas espera a su hermana (Spanish) and Ruben Limardo: Olympic fencing champion and food delivery person ALT15:... that Ahymara Espinoza had to crowdfund to make her way to represent Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics? Source: Tokyo2020: Ahymara Espinoza, quando il sogno olimpico è più forte delle avversità! (Italian/sometimes geoblocked) ALT16:... that part of Yoel Finol's (pictured) preparation for representing Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics was to forgive his sister's murderer? Source: Tokyo Olympics Men's Flyweight Round of 32 - Full Results ALT17:... that 2020 Venezuelan Olympic boxer Yoel Finol (pictured) had his fight stopped twice to tie his hair back? Source: Tokyo Olympics Men's Flyweight Round of 32 - Full Results ALT18:... that Irismar Cardozo qualified to represent Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics by drawing lots? Source: Irismar Cardozo clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020 (Spanish) ALT19:... that Rubén Limardo (pictured) has criticized the Venezuelan government, of which he was a member, for not providing athletes with support to help them represent the country at the 2020 Olympics? Source: El campeón olímpico venezolano que trabaja como repartidor en Polonia (Spanish) ALT20:... that Anriquelis Barrios picked up at least one yellow card in each of her judo fights when representing Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but still made it to the bronze medal match? Source: Athlete record ALT21:... that Antonio Díaz (pictured), world leader in karate kata wins, postponed his retirement to represent Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics? Source: Karate star Antonio Diaz bears flag for Venezuela at Opening Ceremony Julio Mayora (right) and Keydomar Vallenilla in 2019 ALT22:... that both of Venezuela's Tokyo 2020 weightlifting medalists (pictured) emphatically celebrated their lifts? Source: Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian (Mayora backflip) and Weightlifter Meso wins Qatar’s first ever Olympic gold medal (Vallenilla "wild")

• Reviewed: V.M.M. Nair
• Comment: It might have hit the expansion deadline yesterday, I'm not sure if DYK uses UTC. Feel free to just review the hooks you find most interesting. Various relevant images throughout the article. Note that ALT13 world record fact has appeared in ITN (not the article, but the record as news). Note that there is an approved DYK hook already mentioning Rojas' relationship with her sister, which might be too related to ALT14 (and alternative could only mention Limardo).

5x expanded by Kingsif (talk). Self-nominated at 23:19, 16 August 2021 (UTC).

• Comment only: 22 Alt hooks? Do you think a reviewer is going to check all of them for citations etc? I suggest you choose two or three? Victuallers (talk) 16:47, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

• Article's got a pretty big scope, didn't want to bury the lead/assume what I find most interesting would appeal to everyone, so thought I'd let a reviewer have an opinion, too. I assumed the reviewer would pick the hooks they find most interesting and check those only, maybe I'll add that to the nom comment next time. Kingsif (talk) 11:23, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

• You might also want to remove poor quality photos like Julio Mayora 2019 Pachamama 02.png that will never make it to the main page. Schwede66 05:08, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

• IMO looks pretty good at 100px, but if it helps... Kingsif (talk) 11:23, 18 August 2021 (UTC) Wait, did you mean the one with the medal? Because that makes sense. Kingsif (talk) 11:25, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: It looks like 5x expansion began a little over a week before nomination, but it's close enough. qpq is done, no copyvio either (looks like mostly quotes and false positives on Earwig). The article is long enough and sourced. I'm not going through all 22 hooks (although I'm sure there's other good ones). I verified the following hooks as cited and interesting: ALT0, ALT2, ALT4, ALT5, ALT6 and ALT7. @Kingsif: Amazing work on this page and this nom! I can't wait to see which hook hits the front page. BuySomeApples (talk) 05:14, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

ALT2 to T:DYK/P5