“Seth. Ink” General Decha Hemkrasri, President of the Cycling Association of Thailand Royal Patronage revealed that the Executive Committee or the Management Committee of the International Bicycle Federation (UCI) held the latest board meeting on February 3-4, through the application “Zoom” due to the epidemic situation. Infected with COVID-19 Is still a problem all over the world
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With important content affecting the management of international bicycle races It is a more stringent and additional security measure in many respects. For road bike races featured in the Uci international bicycle calendar.
General Decha said the more stringent measures did not affect the management of international competitions in Thailand, such as the “Tour of Thailand” long-distance bicycles, which usually had internationally accepted safety standards. Summary of the Executive Committee Meeting That has the greatest impact is the announcement of a bicycle race. “BMX World Cup Super Cross” this year or the 2021 season, a total of 8 courses in 3 countries, consisting of Germany 2, Colombia 2 and Turkey 4.
Due to collecting BMX riders points to meet the quota at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Which postponed to compete in July – August 2021 is not yet finished. And Thai riders still have a chance as the Olympic ranking points still have a chance to win as Thailand’s men’s and women’s Olympic selection rankings are still in the top 15.
While the country rankings will immediately pick out 1-11 quota, in addition, Thai riders will have a chance to rank the best individual points to win the quota in another way.
Prime Minister of the Thai two wheels said that from a joint consultation between the technical department of the Bicycle Association of Thailand. With the staff of BMX coaches, including Mr. Adam Carey, an Australian trainer, and Mr. Atchai Mayo, a Thai trainer. Has concluded that he will send the Thai national team consisting of ten standing cyclists, Gometh Sukprasert in the male version Ms. Chutikan Kijwanich Sathien and Ms Waranya Sae-Tae, two women standing, compete in Stuttgart. Germany 2 stadiums between 8-9 May and 2 more in Bogota Colombia Between 29-30 May, of course, because it is a stadium that is in the period of collecting points for the Olympic “Tokyo 2020”.
While the other four courses in Turkey Will hold the competition in October 2021 will consider sending athletes to participate or not again. Since it was past the period of the Olympic qualification and the Tokyo Games
General Deja continued that In addition to the aforementioned standing cyclists Bicycle Sports Association of Thailand Are ready to consider the skilled riders with satisfactory developments, join the Thai national team of cyclists to win more points in the 4 World Cup Super Cross races in Germany And Colombia Which is assigned as the duty of the staff coaches to consider accordingly
“What the Bicycle Sports Association of Thailand Need to act urgently is to provide a budget for both training and travel to compete in four courses in Germany. And Colombia
It will also be necessary to arrange travel documents, obtain visas, and arrange the most suitable flights. Which in the situation of the spread of COVID-19 That affect the journey Diplomatic ceremony The immigration of each country becomes more difficult due to public health measures. And travel restrictions Making the work even more complicated
But the Bicycle Sports Association We will try to manage all aspects to accomplish this so that Thai riders have a chance to win accumulated points for the goal of getting the Olympic Games quota to increase as much as possible, ”said General Deja.
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