This is Kuinini ‘Nini’ Manumua, the woman who was ultimately displaced by inclusion of Laurel Hubbard.
— Emma Hilton (@FondOfBeetles) June 21, 2021
She’s 21, and it would have been her first Olympics. pic.twitter.com/l8RH0q0njz
Let me explain that chart above.
— Emma Hilton (@FondOfBeetles) June 22, 2021
Top 8 athletes straightforwardly qualify. There are then continental places up for grabs for those ranked 9 or lower.
Hubbard is 7 - outright qual.
Amoe bumped to 9 - move from outright qual to Oceania qual.
Manumua bumped from Oceania qual.