2020 Canoe Sprint Oceania Championships

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All the athlete quota places for the K4 events will be allocated at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. (i) The 10 highest ranked NOCs from the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships will receive four (4) athlete quota places each. (ii) Where there are fewer than four (4) continents represented in the 10 highest ranked NOCs, then to the extent necessary to ensure that NOCs from four (4) continents receive athlete quota places, the tenth (10th), ninth (9th) and if necessary, the eighth (8th) ranked place(s) will be reallocated to the next highest ranked NOC at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from a continent without any K4 boats qualified in that event. (iii) Where NOCs from fewer than 4 continents compete in the Finals at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, then the highest ranked NOC(s) not yet qualified will obtain the athlete quota places regardles

It is a fundamental principle of this Qualification System that an athlete may only acquire one (1) athlete quota place for their NOC regardless of how many events the athlete competes in. Once an athlete obtains an athlete quota place they are not eligible to compete in any further Olympic Qualification Competitions. This section sets out how athlete quota places will be reallocated where an athlete has qualified for more than one quota place as a result of their performance at the Global Qualification Competitions. D.3.2.1 First Step – Qualification in the same boat class over two distances Where an athlete qualifies for two (2) athlete quota places in the same boat class but for two (2) different distances (Men’s K1 1000m and K1 200m; or Women K1 500m and K1 200m) their NOC will be allocated the place in 1000m for men or 500m for women. The remaining athlete quota place in the 200m distance will be reallocat