| kowenicki said:
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huh? why not? we are discussing how rules would limit a country's ability to win more medals, are we not?
besides, even by your rule, the case of table tennis is still exactly the same. In 2004, every country was allowed to have 3 players for men and women's single, two teams for men, women and mixed double, which was a maximum of 12 athletes and 12 medals for a country, a powerhouse like China was fully capable of contend for all 12 medals. In 2008 the double matches were replaced by team match, each country could only have 1 team of 3 players, so it was a maximum of 8 athletes and 8 medals per country; this year the rule changed again, each country is only allowed to have 2 players for men and women's sginle and 1 team for each gender, which is a maximum of 6 athletes and 6 medals per country, so by reducing the amount of athletes allowed in the competition, China effectively lost 6 potential medals permanantely comapres to 8 years ago.
cycling also ristriced the number of athelets allowed to compete, hence limiting stronger country's chance to win more medals, how are they not the same?
