After the postponement of the Olympic Games in 2021, a working group of the FIFA World Football Association, which specializes in the corona crisis, spoke out in favor of adjusting the age limit. According to a recommendation by the group, which consists of the FIFA administration, the general secretaries and representatives of all confederations, the originally intended criteria for the Olympic football tournament in Tokyo should be retained.
FIFA around President Infantino recommends adjustment
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Accordingly, all players born on or after January 1, 1997 may participate. Three older players are allowed to do this. If the summer games were postponed due to the corona pandemic, the age limit would also be shifted by one year without adjustment. The deadline would be January 1, 1998.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had announced on Thursday that “negotiations are underway” to see whether the transfer will also bring about an age limit because some footballers will be 24 next year. Previously, the IOC athletes’ commission had advocated certain adjustments for age limits. So athletes should be allowed to “reach and cross” the age limits.
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