Rejected petition make it compulsory for sports organisations to take all ranked/invited athletes

Make it compulsory for all sporting bodies in the UK, to take athletes to Major Championships in whatever sport if they are invited by the World governing body or they are ranked high enough to qualify by the World Governing Body.

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To give all the hardworking, dedicated and passionate athletes in the UK get the opportunities they deserve and to help aid sporting participation across all sports in the country. Will provide lots of motivation for present and future athletes to keep on competing and protect the history of sporting performance this country has.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about who can take part in sporting or athletic events are a matter for the organisers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 29 July 2023
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