Poland have sent six swimmers home from the Tokyo Olympics after selecting too many by mistake. A large monument of the Olympic rings is displayed at a port city of Yokohama, suburban Tokyo Photo: Photosport Poland initially picked 23 athletes but had to cut that to 17 based on world governing body FINA's qualifying rules. Polish Swimming Federation (PZP) president Pawel Slominski has apologised and said he understood the anger of those who have returned home. "I express great regret, sadness and bitterness about the situation," he said in a statement. "Such a situation should not take place, and the reaction of the swimmers, their emotions, the attack on the Polish Swimming Federation is understandable to me and justified."