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Dopo l’apertura del “caso-Londra” e dei vari tam-tam sui social network e sui blog specializzati, oltre alle varie mail da parte di “privati” nuotatori europei, la LEN ha rilasciato un nuovo comunicato ufficiale riguardo alla chiusura delle iscrizioni.

LEN and the LOC have been absolutely overwhelmed by the simply unprecedented interest shown in swimming entries for the Arena European Masters Championships in London in May.

Both LEN and the LOC appreciate the great appeal of the Championships with the London Aquatics Centre acting as the venue less than four years after its use during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Three years have also nearly passed since the last European Masters Championships in Eindhoven and, while LEN and the LOC were aware demand for swimming entries would be extremely high, never before have so many entries been filled in such a short space of time.

LEN and the LOC appreciate the lengths to which the masters community have gone to in order to be prepared for the Championships – booking flights and accommodation – and we please ask for your patience as we review the situation.

Both LEN and the LOC are working hard to find a solution but want to take time to understand how it might be possible to make additional entries available in order to satisfy the overwhelming and simply unprecedented demand.

LEN and the LOC are committed to delivering the best experience possible for athletes at the Championships and a solution to fulfill the extremely large demand will be communicated on Tuesday February 16.

Sostanzialmente la LEN sembra intenzionata a tenere conto di tutte le lamentele da parte di atleti e di altre federazioni europee: verrà infatti riunita una commissione per prendere una decisione definitiva riguardo all’attuale situazione. 

Nel comunicato viene indicato che sarà data una risposta martedì 16 febbraio.

Quindi, cari amici master che siete, purtroppo, rimasti “tagliati” fuori da questo europeo londinese… incrociate le dita!

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Link alla news ufficiale LEN: CLICCA QUI