Sweden's Olympic Committee's annual meeting rejected the athletics federation's motion to base Olympic selections on international standards. SOK's current rules, requiring top-12 potential, remain in place. The Swedish sports movement backs the existing system.
At the annual meeting of Sweden's Olympic Committee (SOK), the athletics federation's proposal was voted down, as reported by SVT. The federation sought to change the selection system so that meeting international Olympic qualifying standards would suffice for team inclusion.
The meeting decided to retain SOK's rules. This means athletes must be assessed as having the capacity to achieve a top-12 placing in the Olympics to participate. The entire Swedish sports movement supports this system.
Several sports profiles have expressed support for the athletics federation's proposal in various contexts, but the annual meeting opted not to alter the rules.
