With Olympics officials reiterating their commitment to holding the Tokyo Games this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, several sports will soon resume qualifying for athletes with less than six months to go.
The pandemic decimated Olympic qualifying across sporting disciplines last year, with numerous competitions postponed or canceled before the Games itself was pushed back a year.
As things stand, 61% of athlete quota places have already been allocated to National Olympic Committees for the July 23-Aug. 8 Games, with another 25% to be determined by June 29.
The remaining 14%, in sports including swimming, tennis, badminton and golf, will be decided according to their res…
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