Climbing representative selection “interpretation” Japan Association filed a lawsuit with CAS on November 1, 23:30
The Japanese mountain / sports climbing association is seeking to cancel the interpretation of the international sporting organization, as the interpretation of the international sporting organization will change the interpretation of the Tokyo Olympics for sports climbing from the beginning and hinder the selection of the Japanese national team. CAS = Sports arbitration court has been filed. If no appeal is granted, it may be unusual for many players to lose their way to the Olympics during the national selection race.
Japan ’s representatives of the Tokyo Olympic Games for sports climbing are the maximum number of “2” for both men and women. I am appointed as the representative of Japan.
Regarding the second person, the Japan Association won the Olympics at the World Championships, and did not give an offer to the second male player Umi Harada and the female student Moe Nonaka. There was a selection standard for making decisions based on the results of Japanese players at the tournament.
However, according to the Japan Association, in the last month, the International Sports Climbing Federation gave an opinion on the interpretation of the right to participate in the Olympics, which may differ from the original selection criteria.
The Japan Association announced that it had filed a complaint with the Swiss CAS on the 1st, seeking to cancel the interpretation of the League of Nations, as it would interfere with the selection of the Japanese national team.
If the appeal is not approved, it is possible that many athletes who were aiming for a competition that will have the right to participate in the future Olympics may lose their way to the Olympics during the national selection race. I can say that.
The Japan Association is asking CAS to make a decision by the end of this month by the 1st of next month when the Olympic qualifiers in France will end.
Association "I am sorry for the players"
Yujiro Aida, managing director of the Japan Mountains and Sports Climbing Association, said, “I have carefully checked the interpretation so that this situation does not happen, but from the point of view of the players, I was confused by the circumstances of adults and I was able to go out or leave I was n’t sure if it was n’t there. I ’m sorry for the players. ”
The selection criteria for the Japanese national team
The maximum number of entries for each country / region of the Tokyo Olympic Games for sports climbing is “2” for both men and women.
The International Sports Climbing Federation
▽ Players within 7th place of the World Championship Complex held in Hachioji, Tokyo in August,
▽ Athletes within the 6th place of the Olympic qualifying held in France from the end of this month,
▽ Winners of championships every continent next year,
In October of last year, the procedure for granting the right to participate in the Olympic Games, etc. was announced. Based on these, the Japan Association announced the selection criteria for the Japanese national team of two men and women in May.
Firstly, the first person decided to make the Olympic representative the top Japanese player within the 7th place in the world championship.
The second will be chosen from the 7th place in the world championship, the 6th place in the Olympic qualifiers, and the Asian champions. If there are more than two people, it will be held next May. In the planned Japan Tournament of the Japan Cup, the top player was selected as the representative.
The Japan Association has decided to carry forward the offer until next year because “There is a possibility that a fast-growing player will come out next year and I want to select a good player just before the Olympics”. However, the selection criteria of the Japan Association can be said to be a selection standard that mixes the two concepts of “eligibility for participation” given to individual players according to their grades and “eligibility for participation” as Japan.
Even when the Japan Association announced it in May, some media pointed out a lot, but the Japan Association explained that it was set after confirming that the International Federation had no problems many times. It was.