dios le puedo wrote:
So say that there are countries that can't meet the standard and they don't get in. How do they improve? You are now preventing athletes who don't have a chance to win, but may inspire the next generation of athletes. By not allowing them in you are preventing the next generation from getting in, etc etc. You are essentially guaranteeing certain countries dominate certain sports.
That is already the case with the current rules.
Every country does not get three athletes per event unless all three are freaking fast.
Most countries do not have anyone in the 1500 or marathon.
We are talking about allowing more fast people in.
If that means making the standards tougher to maintain field sizes then so be it.
I do get the idea of each country sending their best team.
A lot of Americans can't make the US basketball team while less ball players from other countries get to go to the Olympics.
But track is really not a team sport.