Controversial in-out discus-thrower Victor Hogan could still compete at the World Championships in August after all. But it looks like it is game over for 14 athletes who were omitted by Athletics SA despite achieving qualifying standards for the London event set by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). That is according to a website that tracks the selections and rankings of athletes globally. Athletics SA had said the 14 athletes could still get to London through quota invitations‚ but the site lists all the nonselected athletes as out of contention for quota spots. The IAAF sets a target number of entrants for each discipline‚ ranging from 56 in the 100m to 32 in the field events. If these quotas are not filled by athletes selected by their countries‚ the highest-ranked eligible athletes are invited. Could Athletics SA have made such a crucial mistake? Well‚ it would not be the federation’s first error in recent days. Athletics SA initially chose Hogan in...
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