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At the end of the pre-Olympic stage we look at what the situation is in the definition of quotas for the 2018 Games should be remembered as the biathlon results this winter are fundamental to determine the share of each country in the XXIII edition of the Winter Olympics.
Monday 6 March 2017 6 minutes reading time
BACKGROUND: HOW DOES THE SYSTEM
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ALREADY KNOW '', YOU CAN AVOID "spiegone" AND TAKE TO THE TAIL ALL''ARTICOLOIl IOC has awarded the biathlon the possibility of including 230 athletes. The 'Ibu decided to equitably distribute the allocated quota. Consequently in Pyeong Chang will attend 115 biathletes for sex.
This decision greatly simplifies the qualification system that, unlike in the past, is now the same for men and women.
The process is divided into two phases. The initial one will determine the vast majority of available seats (109 for each sector), the next one will be given to nations still lack qualified after the first step.
Both in men and in the women's field, 109 of the 115 seats available will be determined in March 2017 through their respective rankings by nation (Nations Cup) World Cup 2016 - '' 17.
* The nations classified between the 1st and the 5th position may enter 6 athletes at the Olympic Games, schierarne up to 4 in each individual event and will be entitled to participate in the relay race.
* The nations classified between 6th and 20 th position may enter 5 athletes in the Olympic Games, schierarne up to 4 in each individual event and will be entitled to participate in the relay race.
* The nations ranked in 21st and 22nd position may enter two athletes in the Olympic Games, both deployable in each individual race. Then why will not join in staffetta.Sia in the men than in the women's field, the remaining 6 places will be decided January 22, 2018 based on the respective Ibu Qualifying Point List (QPL IBU).
At this stage we will consider only the athletes of the countries that have concluded the Nation Cup 2016 - '' 17 from the 23 th position down.
The 5 best classified nell''IBU QPL allocate a quota to the respective country. But there is a limit: each national association can get a maximum of 2 qualified. Therefore, the purpose of the Olympic qualification, any athletes in addition to the first two of each nation will be ignored.
If South Korea has not yet earned a place, then it will be assigned the 'office the' last available. Otherwise the final tranche will go to the 6th best classified according to the criteria just esposti.Nell''eventualità that South Korea will not be able to qualify four athletes / and or does not conclude in the top twenty ranking positions for the reference of sex nations World Cup 2016 - '' 17, then will be allowed to enter the number of athletes / and need to participate in the relay race. These additional seats would be added to the 230 allocated by the IOC.
After this dutiful "spiegone," let's see what would be the quota of each country based on current Nations Cup
NATIONS CUP MEN
NATIONS CUP WOMEN
So early in the season than the 'female Italy has managed to enter stably in the first 5 positions for the Nations Cup, a placement that would give the right to bring in South Korea 6 athletes. At this point dell''inverno the advantage of 250 points over Norway is assouta security.
Clearly the nations which currently have no quota will still be able to return to the game in the second phase, by Ibu Qualifying Points. However, these bibs will be assigned in January 2018 based on the results of February-March 2017, precisely in December 2017-January 2018.
For these countries, there will eventually also be able to qualify the medley relay in the event can bring in Korea two athletes per sex.
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