24 July 2007 - FAQ on "Continental Qualification Procedure"

FAQ on "Continental Qualification Procedure" CQ Procedure     Where and when? We will have 5 continental qualifiers, one for each continent: Ø      Africa: African Championships, 7-10 Feb. 2008, Cairo (EGY) - 2 places* Ø      Asia: Asian Championships, 14-21 Sep. 2007, Xian (CHN) - 3 places* Ø      Americas: Olympic Festival, 9-13 Oct. 2007, San Salvador (ESA) - 3 places* Ø      Europe: European Championships, 12-18 May 2008, Vittel (FRA) - 3 places* Ø      Oceania: 3-7 Jan. 2008, Porirua City (NZL) - 2 places* *see note below All of these tournaments are combined tournaments with the exception of the African Championships since no African archer has obtained a quota place in Leipzig.   This means that there will be one “open” (up to 3 or 4 archers per gender and country pending the Continent) qualifying round followed by two separate elimination / final rounds: Ø      One for the Continental Championships/World Ranking Tournament Ø      Another one for the Olympic Quota Places only open to the archers eligible for this specific event. The continental qualification tournament can only be open to member associations eligible to obtain places for that continent that are in good standing with FITA.   Which member associations are eligible? The member associations in good standing with FITA of the respective continent that have not yet obtained 3 places for their NOC.    What is the maximum of athletes per member association? Ø      If the NOC has obtained no places so far, the member association can have a maximum of 3 athletes competing in the Olympic Quota Places tournament. If there are 4 or more athletes competing in the continental championship or world ranking tournament, the top three athletes from this continent from the qualification round will be taken into consideration. Ø      If the NOC has obtained 1 place so far, the member association can have a maximum of 2 athletes competing in the Olympic Quota Places tournament. Archers who have previously won an Olympic Quota place for their nation at the World Target Championships, and archers from nations outside the defined continental area, cannot compete at the CQT. Ø      If the NOC has obtained 2 places so far, the member association can have a maximum of 1 athlete competing in the Olympic Quota Places tournament. Archers who have previously won an Olympic Quota place for their nation at the World Target Championships, and archers from nations outside the defined continental area, cannot compete at the CQT.   How many places can be obtained? A maximum of two places by NOC can be obtained per gender. Therefore it could be that the number 4 of the competition gets the final place if the first 3 are from the same country.  Note: All references to a number of places are per gender and not combined. So when referring to e.g. two places it means two men and two women. Final Qualification Tournament 23-29 June 2008, Boé (FRA)   The first 5 athletes of a special qualification tournament open to all countries that do not have any quota places through the other tournaments and qualify a maximum of 1 place (per NOC and per gender). Each member association can enter up to a maximum of 3 athletes per gender.   The Final Qualification tournament will be held in conjunction with the final stage of the Archery World Cup in Boé, France. Therefore, it will at the same time give an occasion for the participants to measure themselves against the already qualified athletes.   When a member association has 1 place in women but not place in the men’s event, can they participate in the final qualification tournament? Ø      YES   When a member association misses 1 place to have a team in Beijing, can they compete at the Final Qualification tournament? Ø      NO   When a member association has no quota places nor for men nor for women, can they win 1 men and 1 women place? Ø      YES