That happens at the Asian Games if it still happens at all.
It will be unfair to ML if he is not selected. Or is he already automatically secured the spot? All the criteria are met by him.
At France 2024, according to olympics.com, “There are four ways for NOCs to secure quotas for the singles events.
1. Team quota place - 32 athletes (from 16 team quota places)
Each NOC with a qualified team through the Team Qualification pathway obtains two quota places for the single events.
The top two highest-ranked athletes from each NOC with a qualified team in the World Ranking of week 25 in 2024 (Tuesday 18 June 2024) will be listed as qualifiers for singles.
2. Continental Qualification Event or Singles World Ranking - 22 athletes
As determined by each continent, 22 athletes will obtain a quota place either through a Continental Qualification event or via the Singles World Ranking.
The number of singles quota places that each Continental possesses is:
Africa: four quotas, Asia: six quotas, Europe: six quotas, Pan America: five quotas, Oceania: one quota.
3. Singles World Ranking - up to 15 athletes
Up to 15 athletes will obtain one quota place through the Singles World Ranking of week 25 (Tuesday 18 June 2024), respecting the maximum quotas allowed per NOC and the above-mentioned Continental quotas places.
*The maximum quota will be 15, depending on the number of quotas available after the distribution of the mixed doubles quota
4. Universality Place - one athlete
One Universality place will be allocated to an eligible NOC.
For Universality quota places, athletes must have appeared on any ITTF Ranking list from 1 July 2023 to 23 June 2024.