What constitutes calling oneself a WC qualifier? Particularly in the context that an athlete is applying for a race/elite team of some sort where they are asked to list accomplishments.
Obviously those who accept a slot, be it an automatic slot, or a roll down, but what about people who choose to not accept a slot? Here are a few scenarios, lets assume the AG in question receives 3 automatic slots.
1) Athlete finishes 3rd AG, so earns an automatic slot but declines
2) Athlete finishes 9th AG, slot rolls to athlete, so athlete's name is called, but they decline
3) Athlete finishes 9th AG, but does not attend roll down, though after the fact learns that a slot rolled past their finish position
4) Athlete finishes 27th AG, attends roll down, but name isn't called. After the "is there anyone in this AG here?", the athlete still does not identify themselves, but the person who does finished in 35th place, thus taking slot
Obviously those who accept a slot, be it an automatic slot, or a roll down, but what about people who choose to not accept a slot? Here are a few scenarios, lets assume the AG in question receives 3 automatic slots.
1) Athlete finishes 3rd AG, so earns an automatic slot but declines
2) Athlete finishes 9th AG, slot rolls to athlete, so athlete's name is called, but they decline
3) Athlete finishes 9th AG, but does not attend roll down, though after the fact learns that a slot rolled past their finish position
4) Athlete finishes 27th AG, attends roll down, but name isn't called. After the "is there anyone in this AG here?", the athlete still does not identify themselves, but the person who does finished in 35th place, thus taking slot