Bicycle road is not correct for reviewing Olympic selection criteria Athletes file a claim for arbitration 23:52 on July 23
It was unreasonable to review the standard selection criteria for road events conducted by the Japan Cycling Federation following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, and it was revealed through interviews with related parties that the representative candidate has filed an arbitration with the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency. It was
The road event of the bicycle was to be selected as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics based on the results of the selected races in Japan and abroad until the end of May.
However, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the tournament was interrupted from March, so the Japan Cycling Federation reviewed the selection criteria for men, and the new selection period for 78 days from the 1st of next month after the restart of the world tour for men I decided to add it to.
According to the people concerned, one of the male candidate players, Shigeyuki Masuda, filed an arbitration with the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency, dissatisfied with the review of the selection criteria.
This is the first time that arbitration has been filed over a change in the selection criteria due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.
The Japan Cycling Federation says, "We would like to cooperate with the arbitration procedure and respond quietly."