African winter sports athletes will suffer a "crushing blow" unless the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reinstates continental quota spots in bobsleigh and skeleton for the 2022 Beijing Games, sliding sports coaches have said.
(Reuters) - African winter sports athletes will suffer a "crushing blow" unless the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reinstates continental quota.
African winter sports athletes will suffer a "crushing blow" unless the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reinstates continental quota spots in bobsleigh and skeleton for the 2022 Beijing Games, sliding sports coaches have said.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has turned down a last-ditch
request from the coaches of Ghanaian skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong
for continental quota places to be reinstated for the Beijing 2022
Winter Olympics.