The Ski Association of Japan inspects the International Ski Association after five athletes, including Japanese ace and Sara Takanashi, have been disqualified for violating suit regulations in a new event of the Beijing Olympic ski jump. I found that I submitted an improvement plan.
In February, Takanashi of Japan was disqualified for ski jumping at the Beijing Games and a mixed group because the circumference of the thigh of the suit was 2 cm larger than the regulation, and a total of 5 players were disqualified. have become.
According to the people concerned, in response to this, the Ski Association of Japan
inspected the suits of all athletes before the tournament according to the current rule that athletes randomly selected after the jump are inspected for suits. By the
6th, the International Ski Association will be informed of improvements to the inspection method, such as
storing those that have passed the test until just before the match, having
coaches from other countries witness the inspection,
and deciding the number of suits that can be worn each year
.
It means that I submitted it.
This improvement plan will be discussed at the International Ski Federation's committee, which will be held until next month, along with the proposals of each country.
Regarding this issue, Takanashi responded to the interview with the Ski Association of Japan that "the measurement method was different from before", and overseas players and coaches also questioned how to inspect on the day. I did.