The JOC = Japanese Olympic Committee said, "I apologize to the athletes and to prevent similar problems in the future." We will work with the competition groups. "
Regarding the criteria for selecting representatives for the Tokyo sports climbing competition, the interpretations of Japanese and international sports organizations differed, and in December last year, the CAS = Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected the allegations of the Japanese side that filed the complaint. It was an unusual situation where the selection race ended in the middle.
On the 29th, the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association published the CAS ruling on its official website for the first time.
According to it, the final authority of the selection criteria is the IOC = International Olympic Committee, pointing out that it is the responsibility of the Japanese side, who believed in the initial explanation of the international sports organization and misinterpreted it, and JOC. Said that he left it as it was, even though the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Games pointed out the possibility of an error.
Regarding this, the JOC said, "I apologize for making the athletes feel uneasy and burdened. Based on this experience, we will work further with the competition organizations to prevent similar problems in the future." I am commenting.
The Japan Association says, "I think this is partly because I didn't have the knowledge and experience to select the representatives of the Olympics."