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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
As I said, I am going from memory, which is getting worse and worse.
It seems to me they say it this way:
- World Championship: High/tighter criteria to get in, threshold is set by the international governing body.
- Olympics: A lower threshold to get in, often set by the country's own association.
This was a guest speaker in a class I took at Uni, which was many years ago.
In short, you don't get guys like Eddie the Eagle at World Championships of Ski Jumping because he can't qualify.
Again this is from memory. |
Maybe, but most WCs happen every year which makes the Olympics more special. The qualifying is certainly less stringent in the Olympics, but winning the gold is arguably harder.