Surlympics 352 Posted Friday at 12:59 AM #321 Share Posted Friday at 12:59 AM 1 hour ago, intoronto said: Have heard the IOC is pushing WA to remove alternates from relays. I suspect we may actually lose 2-4 athletes from our total number now They can’t do this last minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,857 Posted Friday at 01:01 AM #322 Share Posted Friday at 01:01 AM 1 minute ago, Surlympics said: They can’t do this last minute They can do whatever they want, it's their event It's happened before. Toronto 2015 was a shit show in terms of athletics entries and so many people were cut last minute (across all countries) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surlympics 352 Posted Friday at 01:02 AM #323 Share Posted Friday at 01:02 AM Just now, intoronto said: They can do whatever they want, it's their event It's happened before. Toronto 2015 was a shit show in terms of athletics entries and so many people were cut last minute (across all countries) Brutal . That’s crushing for the athletes. Do they not care about them? And why are they pushing for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,857 Posted Friday at 01:06 AM #324 Share Posted Friday at 01:06 AM 4 minutes ago, Surlympics said: Brutal . That’s crushing for the athletes. Do they not care about them? And why are they pushing for this? It's bizarre. In Tokyo so many sports went over their quota including athletics. I guess they are desperate to stay at 10500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surlympics 352 Posted Friday at 01:29 AM #325 Share Posted Friday at 01:29 AM 23 minutes ago, intoronto said: It's bizarre. In Tokyo so many sports went over their quota including athletics. I guess they are desperate to stay at 10500 But why does it matter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,857 Posted Friday at 01:35 AM #326 Share Posted Friday at 01:35 AM 5 minutes ago, Surlympics said: But why does it matter ? Optics. They can say we were at 10500 athletes and were sustainable etc. Bs really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surlympics 352 Posted Friday at 01:38 AM #327 Share Posted Friday at 01:38 AM There is a deeper meaning to it for sure . They wouldn’t do it for that reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockCartier 20 Posted Friday at 05:06 PM #328 Share Posted Friday at 05:06 PM Always wondered about how exactly WA applied the rules for relays and alternates. The rule book reads like you can only have six (five plus an alternate, or four and two alternates for the mixed 4x400)... but we named seven, and don't seem to be the only ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockCartier 20 Posted Friday at 05:23 PM #329 Share Posted Friday at 05:23 PM 15 hours ago, Surlympics said: But why does it matter ? Sounds llike Athletics gets a total of 1,810 athletes, and has been having issues planning around it. Read one article, and it sounds like there are work arounds. Rather than "alternatives" they'll be considered "replacement athletes" and can still stay in the village but may not have full accreditation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,857 Posted Friday at 07:28 PM #330 Share Posted Friday at 07:28 PM Godinez and Di Stasio have been seeded. Both are 7th seeds and will face a potential match up against Japan in the quarter finals Topicmaster1010, JockCartier and Josh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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