Torunian in the last few weeks is showing the best form in her career. At the last Polish championship, she won gold both in the individual time trial and in the joint start competition. However, the Olympic Games in Tokyo will be watched in front of the TV.
The Polish Cycling Federation, which twice omitted Karasiewicz when appointing Tokyo olympics. According to the daily “Gazeta Pomorska”, it was a mistake of the union’s authorities, which was then attempted to cover up.
On July 1, PZKol authorities passed a resolution on the basis of which they were granted a pass to Japan Katarzyna Niewiadoma i Anna Plichta. In turn, Karasiewicz became the first reserve.
Last week, Poland received an additional place in the ladies’ race. However, this place was not taken by Karasiewicz, and Marta Lach, who jumped before the first substitute. As the interested party herself emphasizes, she found out about the choice via a Facebook post.
The Torunian club also did not know about the decision made, and decided to seek explanations from the Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Sport. According to the findings of the club’s authorities, the decision was not made on the basis of sporting reasons, but the mere incompetence of PZKol authorities.
The union authorities forgot to update the applications of the broad Olympic team. The Federation could do this until March 2021. As a result, Karasiewicz cannot represent Poland in Tokyo. According to Mieczysław Nowicki, vice-president of the Polish Olympic Committee, such a situation should not take place.
– This resolution of the federation of July 1 is a grotesque and misunderstanding, after all, the Polish Cycling Association must have known that the competitor does not have the right to take part in the Olympic Games – Nowicki said in an interview with “Gazeta Pomorska”.
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