On the one hand, it's not like he has a cold. The dude was in the hospital for a knee infection. He earned the right, last year, to push it back. He's never been someone to duck and from what I hear, he's a really good dude too. Buttttttt Bo has a weight descent plan, a gradual workout plan that peaks right before Final X, as well as all the other life stuff that was arranged around this date. I don't know what the right answer is. Though I suspect HokieToph would be close to whatever answer they would settle on, if they ever actually changed the rules. At least minimizing the weight descent by giving him scratch + 1kg. Though I also think UWW probably wouldn't approve of that, which would create a ****show. I don't know how that would affect things in terms of eligibility for worlds. I don't know if they'd try to throw the proverbial brick and cause more headache than it's worth. Then you've got the U23 winner saying "WTF, mate?!" when (if) Bo beats Woods with the kilo allowance. They'd have a legitimate argument that they made scratch when they won U23's, so they deserve the spot. It seems like a litigious nightmare. ** Edited by Nafeikoh at 6/16/2026, 8:24:10 PM