1. Nomination Criteria

• NSAs seeking to nominate athletes for the Games should establish qualifying standards and criteria, at least 13 months before the Games, which are open to all athletes.  These athletes should satisfy these standards in the NSA sanctioned championships and time trials.  NSAs are required to submit their NSA Selection Criteria to SNOC/SSI for endorsement before publication.
• NSAs should state clearly in the nomination forms (sent to NSAs about 6 months before the Games) the justification for the athletes to be selected.
• Athletes must be Singapore Citizens, and should not be holding dual citizenship if they are above 21 years old, at the time of nomination.

2. Selection Criteria

Subject to the other considerations listed at paragraph 3 below, the following criteria shall be applied in the selection process: 

• Athletes who have currently achieved at least 6th placing e.g. time/ distance/ score/ mark of the 2018 Asian Games. For team sports, they should currently be ranked 6th among the Asian Games countries.
• Athletes/Teams who miss the qualifying standard marginally but show potential to equal or surpass it in time for the Games.
• All achievements submitted for consideration should have taken place at NSA sanctioned championships and trials, but NSAs may submit the achievements from overseas championships and meets of athletes studying in overseas tertiary institutions. However, these have to be properly accredited and sanctioned to be accepted.
• All achievements should be achieved from August 2021 up to the Entry by Name deadline, which is 1 June 2022. The achievements have to be submitted to SNOC by 25 May 2022 and the Entry By Name by 29 May 2022 to meet this deadline.
• Pursuant to the Olympic Charter (By laws to Rules 27 and 28, paragraph 2.1), “Selection shall be based not only on the sports performance of an athlete, but also on his ability to serve as an example to the sporting youth of his country.”

3. Other Considerations

In addition to the above selection criteria, the following “qualities” of the athletes will be taken into consideration:

• Attitude and behaviour towards coaches, teammates, fellow athletes, officials and sports administrators, whether in relation to sporting matters or otherwise.
• General conduct and character which may affect the reputation, image, values or best interests of the athlete or the sport.
• Past disciplinary record;
• Current skill level and fitness; and character
• Level of commitment and attendance.
• Potential for future development;
• Ability to demonstrate team spirit and work well with teammates and officials; and
• Such other non-performance related qualities as the selectors may consider to be relevant. 

4. Extenuating Circumstances

In consideration of the performance and “qualities” of athletes, the selectors may at their discretion give consideration to extenuating circumstances. For this purpose, “extenuating circumstances” mean an inability of the athlete to compete in and/or attend event, training camps or other required attendances arising from:

• Injury or illness.
• Equipment failure.
• Travel delays.
• Bereavement; and
• Such other circumstances as the selectors may consider to be relevant.

5. Selection and Appeals

• The SNOC Selection Committee will meet to discuss the nominations from NSAs and select athletes/teams for the Games.
• NSAs can submit appeals to the SNOC Appeals Committee for athletes/teams who are not selected at the Selection Committee.  In the appeals, NSAs have to provide new information that meets the selection criteria, information which had not been previously submitted to the Selection Committee.

Addendum (which were not used in previous Asian Games, but given consideration due to the exception Covid-19 situation)

Additional consideration to justify your nominations using the following:

1. To review the last 2 or 3 Asian Games (for those sports that are included in them) and look at the trend in results and trend in the number of athletes selected per sport.
2. Extend the selection window back to include results from Asian Games 2018. (Top 6 placing)
3. NSA’s assessment and projection at the 2022 Asian Games
4. Qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Based on the above considerations, please include in your Selection Policy appropriately with an addendum (In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, SNOC (CGS) will assess nominations based on a wider parameter {which are points 1 to 4 above}. The NSA’s addendum to our Selection Policy is as follows:……).

Please submit this addendum to SNOC and SSI for approval by 7 July before publishing it. 

Last updated: 8 February 2022