Sprinter Luxolo Adams has vowed legal action against ASA after he was cut from the South African Paris Olympics 2024 squad.
Image: ECAS Image: ECAS“This decision has been incredibly disheartening, especially considering the journey I have undertaken and the mental and physical challenges I have faced,” Adams said in a
“This decision came just three weeks before the Olympic Games and was communicated to me through an informal and distressing method, showing a lack of respect, professionalism, consistency, and lack of consideration for my mental health. “I am currently seeking urgent legal intervention to prevent ASA from removing me from the team which I qualified for,” he said, “and for them to be transparent and consistent in their processes and selection criteria.”are the other two athletes who will join Van Niekerk in attempting to bring home a medal in the event.Van Niekerk’s career best over the 200m distance is 19.84 which he set back in 2017, while Adams’s personal best is 19.82 set in 2022.
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