It seems to me that people all over the globe view their federations as incompetent.
http://www.supersport.com/athl...y_straight
"The sticking point in the criteria is the fact that athletes had to have run the SA Marathon Championships in 2014, 2015 or 2016, but only had eight days’ notice ahead of last weekend’s race. ASA, however, are adamant that elite athletes were made aware of this at a workshop held in January."