Athletes who were chosen (either in the first round or from the Wild Card pool) for the Zone 6 team in athletics at the BC Summer Games have all been informed by EMail.

SOME athletes who were NOT chosen for the team have been put on the substitute list. They will be informed by EMail. There is a faint possiblity that an athlete may be moved from the substitute list to the team list if an athlete on the team must withdraw for medical or other reasons. This can happen as late as the Tuesday night before the games. If you suddenly get a phone call asking whether you want to move onto the team you should be ready to answer yes or no immediately.

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.In the past I have shredded the unused cheques of those athletes who did not go to the Games AFTER the games are over. The reason for the delay is the fact that even if an athlete is not put on the team initially, they may be put on the substitute list and may be called on at the last moment to replace an athlete who suddenly becomes ill or has to drop out just before the games for some other reason. As long as I have the deposit cheque, I can easily process the addition of an athlete from the substitute list. In 2008 I replaced an athlete on the team with a substitute on the Tuesday evening just before the Games started on Thursday but since all the paperwork was in place, it was just a matter of informing the athlete.

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