Whilst there are no minimum qualifying standards for universality entries in the sprints, hurdles, and middle distance events; for field events nominations are screened by the Technical Delegates. For Kaputin it was joyous news after 15 months hard work with coach Phillip Newton since recovering from an injury that threatened to derail her Tokyo dream. The deferral of the Games to 2021 provided Rellie with a second chance which she took full advantage of. For Toea Wisil, who represented PNG at the 2012 and 2016 Games the campaign for a third Olympics ended in disappointment as she was not able to improve her world ranking in the competitions she attended in the USA during May and June.
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