According to the NYT, one of the current hot button issues in the United Kingdom is: “Who will represent Britain in the under-80-kilogram weight class for men’s tae kwon do?”
Aaron Cook is ranked #1 in the world in this weight class. Aaron Cook is not on the team. Lutalo Muhammad, who is ranked #59, is on the team.
Some of the qualifying criteria, such as which fights counted as qualifying events, changed the math of who was selected, officials said. British Olympic Association panelists raised concerns to British Taekwondo that all factors in determining qualification were not being weighed equally, officials said. For example, the emphasis given to the “head-shot rule,” was increased in British Taekwondo’s methodology for choosing a team member.
The British Olympic Association rejected Muhammad last week; his nomination has been resubmitted and the BOA is meeting today to consider it. And the World Taekwondo Federation is also investigating, though their ability to actually do anything is limited.
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