> I don't understand. So they threatened to boycott if they weren't allowed? Or am I reading words wrong? Probably, they wanted to say that it does not make se

> I don't understand. So they threatened to boycott if they weren't allowed? Or am I reading words wrong? Probably, they wanted to say that it does not make sense to participate if anyway you have no chances to win. Or maybe it does not make sense to participate as a no-name. Or, third hypothesis, it does not make to participate as a second-class athlete.