The NOCs have until June 20th 2008 to confirm their qualification places. The remaining invitation places and vacant places will be awarded by a tripartite commission made up of the IOC, ANOC (Association of National Olympic Committees) and UCI in early July 2008
2008 Beijing Olympics
BMX Qualifying Places Men Athletes Qualified per country:
1) USA United States Of America 3
2) AUS Australia 3
3) LAT Latvia 3
4) NED Netherlands 3
5) COL Colombia 3
6) FRA France 2
7) ARG Argentina 2
8) NZL New Zealand 2
9) CZE Czech Republic 1
10) VEN Venezuela 1
11) ECU Ecuador 1
Subtotal 24
* CRITERION No. 1: The rankings by nation are determined by the position of the three best male riders from each nation in the UCI world BMX ranking for the period from 01/01/06 to 31/05/08. The UCI world BMX ranking is determined by four categories of events. Category 1: World Championships; Category 2: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup; Category 3: continental events (10 events per continent); and Category 4: national championships. Code Country World Championships* Athletes Qualified RSA South Africa 3rd Place In Final 1 ITA Italy 6th Place In Semi Final 1 GBR Great Britain 7th Place In Quarter Final 1 SUI Switzerland 5th Place In Eighth Final 1 DEN Denmark 5th Place In Eighth Final 1 CAN Canada 6th Place In Eighth Final 1 Total: 6 Subtotal/Places Awarded By World Championships Qualifying
* CRITERION No. 2: The rankings by nation at the world championships are determined by the position of the male riders of each nation in the elite men’s finals of the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships (31/05/2008). Only National Olympic Committees which do not qualify under criterion no. 1 can qualify under criterion no. 2 Total Men Allocated By Criterion 1 & 2 30
BMX Qualifying Places Women Athletes Qualified per country:
1) FRA France 2
2) NZL New Zealand 2
3) AUS Australia 2
4) ARG Argentina 2
5) CZE Czech Republic 1
6) USA United States Of America 1
7) NED Netherlands 1
8) CAN Canada 1
Subtotal/Places Awarded By Nation Ranking 12
* CRITERION No. 1: The rankings by nation are determined by the position of the three best female riders from each nation in the UCI world BMX ranking for the period from 01/01/06 to 31/05/08. The UCI world BMX ranking is determined by four categories of events. Category 1: World Championships; Category 2: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup; Category 3: continental events (10 events per continent); and Category 4: national championships. Code Country World Championships* Athletes Qualified GBR Great Britain 1st Place In Final 1 DEN Denmark 6th Place In Semi Final 1 SUI Switzerland 8th Place In Semi Final 1 Subtotal/Places Awarded By World Championships Qualifying 3 *
CRITERION No. 2: The rankings by nation at the world championships are determined by the position of the female riders of each nation in the elite women’s finals of the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships (31/05/2008). Only NOCs which do not qualify under criterion no. 1 can qualify under criterion no. 2 Total Women Allocated By Criterion 1 & 2 15
UCI Announces Qualifying places for BMX Event awarded for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Jun 11, 2008
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Description: The International Cycling Union (UCI) has given the National Olympic Committees (NOC) confirmation of the number of places each of them has obtained for the BMX events at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. According to criterion 1 (UCI ranking by nation) which was finalized on June 1st 2008, and criterion 2 (2008 UCI BMX World Championships), 17 nations in the Elite Men category and 11 nations in the Elite Women category will be represented at the Beijing Olympic Games. A total of 45 places have been awarded: 30 Elite Men and 15 Elite Women.
The UCI is very pleased with the universal participation, demonstrated by the qualification of several countries from the American and African continents.
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