Olympic selection

But shouldn't the Olympics be about the worlds best? If the two best competitors happen to be from the same country, so be it. Jamaica is odds on to get gold and silver in the mens 100m.

They've brought in "one per country per event" for track cycling, which is causing several nations (not just UK & NI) severe problems with selection. Just imagine if they did the same for athletics and swimming!

Maybe they should use 8 supplied Lasers, which get used by competitors in heats. One race, top 4 go through to the next round. 8 heats would give you 64 sailors, down to 32, 16, and 8 for a final medal race.

As you only need 8 boats of each class, plus a spare or 2, costs would be way down.

Not really any less fair than the current model, and far easier to understand, as it is the same as sprinting, tennis etc. If you ain't good enough, you get one race, just like in other sports. At least it lasts an hour or more, not 11 seconds.

Originally posted by Contender443 Originally posted by Rupert Maybe they should use 8 supplied Lasers, which get used by competitors in heats. One race, top 4 go through to the next round. 8 heats would give you 64 sailors, down to 32, 16, and 8 for a final medal race. As you only need 8 boats of each class, plus a spare or 2, costs would be way down. Not really any less fair than the current model, and far easier to understand, as it is the same as sprinting, tennis etc. If you ain't good enough, you get one race, just like in other sports. At least it lasts an hour or more, not 11 seconds. But you are down to seeding and the luck of the draw. So you will get some very hot heats where top sailors could go out and some much easier heats.