Olympics - Luge federation changes qualification criteria for Beijing Games


FILE PHOTO Luge - Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Test Event - FIL Luge World Cup - Yanqing National Sliding Center Yanqing Beijing China - November 21 2021  Staff members are seen near the track during the Team Relay competition REUTERSTingshu Wang

FILE PHOTO: Luge - Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Test Event - FIL Luge World Cup - Yanqing National Sliding Center, Yanqing, Beijing, China - November 21, 2021 Staff members are seen near the track during the Team Relay competition REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

(Reuters) - The International Luge Federation has updated qualification criteria for next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing to make sure athletes are not shortchanged after some were left without their regular equipment at three World Cup events.

The federation said it would consider the best four finishes for each slider from the seven World Cup races until Jan. 10 to allocate starting spots for the Feb. 4-20 Games, instead of using accumulated points from all races.

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