Summer Olympic Games 2016 Wild Cards

[dcro 10,210]

According to this Togo received wild cards for men's 200m and women's 100m in athletics.

[uk12points 434]

Why do the reallocation of unused quota in shooting count as wild cards?

Edited May 31, 2016 by uk12points

[dcro 10,210]

1 hour ago, uk12points said:

Why do the reallocation of unused quota in shooting count as wild cards?

 

Well, I'm not sure. But seems a bit like wild card to me since the nations can choose event they want. And since it is not based on championships results or rankings.

[JoshMartini007 2,533]

13 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

Well, I'm not sure. But seems a bit like wild card to me since the nations can choose event they want. And since it is not based on championships results or rankings.

 

Well technically they were selected due to having the most athletes with an MQS so there is some measure of competition. Also the nation can choose which athlete to give the quota to, kind of like in weightlifting where nations win athlete quotas and then later choose who to use it on.

[intoronto 5,622]

3 hours ago, dcro said:

According to this Togo received wild cards for men's 200m and women's 100m in athletics.

To add more confusion... Athletics quotas are not considered as wildcards by the ioc (along with swimming)

[dcro 10,210]

Ok, so I removed the shooting reallocations, but athletics and swimming wild cards will be here.

 

Also added the wonderful canoeing wild card for Palau.

[intoronto 5,622]

Nepal: Men's archery + Men's Judo 

Bangladesh: Women's archery 

[dcro 10,210]

6 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Nepal: Men's archery + Men's Judo 

Bangladesh: Women's archery 

 

If confirmed then WA would once again allow athletes without MQS to compete.

[DaniSRB 899]

Montenegro got wild card in judo (Men's 81 - Srdjan Mrvaljevic)

Edited June 25, 2016 by DaniSRB

[dcro 10,210]

Added women's boxing. Panama becomes the first nation with three wild cards.