Unbelievable: S. Africa told marathoners they were ineligible for Olympics unless competed in SA Champs in 8 days

It seems to me that people all over the globe view their federations as incompetent.

http://www.supersport.com/athletics/running/news/160224/Olympic_Watch_ASA_yet_to_get_their_story_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 daysâ€™ notice ahead of last weekendâ€™s race. ASA, however, are adamant that elite athletes were made aware of this at a workshop held in January."