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It’s no secret that certain countries send more athletes to the Olympics than other countries, but how is this determined? Why the USA send x number of athletes for one sport while another South Korea sends y number for the same sport? I’m guessing there is a limit to the number of athletes each country sends per sport, but why don’t all countries send the max just to increase their chances of winning medals?
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How are the number of Olympic athletes each country sends to the Olympics determined?
Written on:March 26, 2010
In category: Miscellaneous
Tags:Athletes , Country , determined , each , Medals , Number , Olympic , Olympics , sends , South Korea , Sport , usa
Tags:Athletes , Country , determined , each , Medals , Number , Olympic , Olympics , sends , South Korea , Sport , usa
there are limits to the number of athletes each country may enter in each event.
Some events limit each country to a total of 3, and some events allow more, and those entries are based on the world rankings.
Most countries do send the number allowed.
as above, nations that have very poor or no ranking are allowed to send 1 athlete, thats why sometimes you see someone who is total rubbish but the spirit of the Olympics lets this happen.