REPECHAGE rounds have been added to certain events for the Paris Olympics – giving many athletes a second chance at qualification.
Here we take a look at what these extra stages entail and which disciplines are employing the system at the games.
The repechage system has produced some farcical scenes in Paris Jade Jones was one of Britain’s best medal hopes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics But her dream of an Olympic taekwondo treble was shattered when she was knocked out in the...