FILE PHOTO: Tokyo Aquatics Centre, which will host artistic swimming, diving, and swimming events at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games, is seen as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, after the grand opening ceremony in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
(Reuters) - The president of Poland's swimming federation (PZP) has apologised after six athletes were sent home from the Tokyo Games due to an administrative error.
Poland had sent 23 swimmers to Japan but the PZP was forced to cut the squad down to 17 based on world governing body FINA's qualifying rules.
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