NBA’s Zion on the 'Dream Team'? The postponed Olympic Games will spark confusion among athletes and possibly messy legal challenges on who gets in and who misses out in 2021, experts say by SNkeats
- The decision to delay the Tokyo Olympics by a year is sparking both anxiety and hope among the world’s athletes as the coronavirus pandemic adds to confusion over who might qualify for the Games, now in 2021.
“I’m sure there will be additions/subtractions,” said USA Basketball chief communications officer Craig Miller about the names on America’s ‘Dream Team’ list. The International Olympic Committee has said that the 57% of athletes who had already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Games would keep their spots in 2021.
That, warns attorney Howard Jacobs, who has represented cyclist Floyd Landis and sprinters Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery, could lead to a slew of litigation.“Let’s say a U.S. athlete who qualified in the marathon at the Olympic trials in February... say they don’t run the standard under the new window,” he said. “Potentially they would be out. I would think they would now have the ability to challenge that in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
“Each nation has the right to name its team members according to its own manner and procedures – provided that the athletes selected have met World Athletics and IOC qualifying standards and regulations,” U.S. Track and Field said in email, adding that it is just beginning to weigh the factors in what a revamped qualifying system will look like.
The postponement will also allow teams more time to evaluate talent and strategy, meaning that in the cut-throat pursuit of medals some athletes could suddenly find themselves on the outside.With the prospect of a possible retooling of Olympic rosters, some athletes have warned selectors not to mess with those who have secured Olympic spots.
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