Taekwondo Men's Olympic Team Selection Qualification Approved October 31 0:23

The Japan Sports Arbitration Agency has requested that the Taekwondo men's claim to confirm participation qualifications as a result of an explanation of the qualifications for the Tokyo Olympics representative selection meeting that prevented the participation of the tournament due to a mistake in the All-Japan Taekwondo Association. We accepted eligibility for players.

The qualifications for the second round of the Tokyo Olympics representatives announced next month announced by the All-Japan Taekwondo Association are Japanese nationals born before 2003 and ranked 3rd in the All-Japan Championship in February 2019. It is.

According to the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency, the association said that in November last year's briefing, it should be in 2019 regarding the qualifications for the second round of selection, "Person who won the third place in the 2018 All Japan Championship" It means that it was wrongly explained.

A male player in his 20s filed an appeal to the arbitration organization five days before the briefing session. I realized that I made a mistake and claimed that I corrected it that day.

The Arbitration Agency said, “It has not been amended and there is no proof that has been communicated to attendees,” and “It is remarkably unfair that there is no description such as“ 2018 ”in the published qualifications.” As part of the complaint.

This boy lost the all-Japan championship in the second round, but since he was in third place last year, he was qualified for the second round.

The association's chairman Noboru Kanehara told NHK's interview that "I want to take judgments with sincerity. If there are players with the same circumstances, I would like to contact you and accept if there is a willingness to participate in the screening". .