2023-10-19 10:00:00
“UCI” has officially announced the quota for road bicycles in the 2024 Olympic Games, summarizing the work of “Song Wheels” to get 3 quota seats as targeted. From female road race Women’s individual time trial and men’s road race, plus “Gometh Sukprasert” from BMX, another seat, for a total of 4 seats.
“Sgt. Muek” General Decha Hemkrasri, President of the Cycling Association of Thailand, revealed that “after the International Cycling Federation (UCI) closed the Olympic qualifying system for the 2024 “Paris Games” men’s and women’s road bicycles when On October 17, 2023, it appeared that Thai cyclists received a total of 3 quota seats as targeted. Consisting of 2 female athletes and 1 male athlete.
The women’s team ranked 24th in the world, resulting in them receiving one Olympic quota seat in the road race category and one seat in the individual time trial category from the Olympic Games road cycling selection regulations that state that nations in The top 45 countries in the world will receive one road race seat, and the nations ranked 1-25 will receive an individual time trial seat.
As for the male category The Thai national team cyclists have accumulated 890 points, ranking 42nd in the world, and will receive 1 quota seat in the men’s road race category. This is the result of winning the quota of 3 seats in a row for the Thai road cycling team this time. Meanwhile, female cyclists were also the first time in history to be able to qualify for 2 seats. Before that, since 2008, Thailand had always won 1 seat for the Olympics.
Prime Minister of Thai Two Wheels Added that After the deadline for collecting qualifying points for the 2024 Olympic Games has passed, UCI plans to send an official notification confirming eligibility to the Olympic Committee of Thailand. not later than 15 November 2023, while confirmation of the names of athletes who will participate in the “Paris Games” is scheduled for 8 July 2024 to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games between 26 July and On August 11, 2024
In summary, Thailand has now qualified for the Olympic Games with 4 seats, consisting of the men’s BMX racing category from Sgt. Gometh Sukprasert as the 2023 Asian champion, together with the women’s road race category. The women’s individual time trial and men’s road race each have one seat, while the track and mountain bike categories. Still in the period of collecting points to qualify for the Olympic Games continuing until next year. In the track category it will end in April 2024, while in the mountain bike category it will end in June 2024,” Gen. Decha said.
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