Athletics Qualification for Summer Olympic Games 2016

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Szost, Shegumo and Kozłowski almost officially in men`s marathon team in Rio

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The GB athletics selectors have announced the first 6 athletes for Rio 2016.

Event	Athletes
Men's Marathon	Callum HAWKINS Derek HAWKINS Tsegai TEWELDE
Men's 50km Race Walk	Dominic KING
Women's Marathon	Alyson DIXON Sonia SAMUELS

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37 minutes ago, uk12points said:

The GB athletics selectors have announced the first 6 athletes for Rio 2016.

Event	Athletes
Men's Marathon	Callum HAWKINS Derek HAWKINS Tsegai TEWELDE
Men's 50km Race Walk	Dominic KING
Women's Marathon	Alyson DIXON Sonia SAMUELS

 

 very unlucky that Tom Bosworth didn´t managed to make the standard. This guy is great, he won this year in Bratislava in a exhibition race in 5km with a crazy time 18:54,14 in front of many famous race walkers as Grzegorz Sudol (POL) Robert Heffernan (IRL) or Matej Tóth (SVK). I was sure we will hear something about this guy that year, but now I´m really surprised that he couldn´t overcome the standard

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1 hour ago, hckosice said:

 

 very unlucky that Tom Bosworth didn´t managed to make the standard. This guy is great, he won this year in Bratislava in a exhibition race in 5km with a crazy time 18:54,14 in front of many famous race walkers as Grzegorz Sudol (POL) Robert Heffernan (IRL) or Matej Tóth (SVK). I was sure we will hear something about this guy that year, but now I´m really surprised that he couldn´t overcome the standard

Don't panic! They haven't selected The 20km race walking team, their trials aren't until June and Tom will most likely be selected then if he finishes in the top 2.

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55 minutes ago, uk12points said:

Don't panic! They haven't selected The 20km race walking team, their trials aren't until June and Tom will most likely be selected then if he finishes in the top 2.

 

ah ok ! good then.

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FRANCE

 

the French federation of athletics has unveiled three athletes qualified for rio:

Christelle DAUNAY -MARATHON-
Yohann DINIZ -20 KM WALK - 50 KM WALK-
Kevin CAMPION -20 KM WALK-

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 Mexico (First Nomination)

 

Men's Marathon: Ricardo Ramos Vargas (2:14.58) - just 2 seconds under the federation's required time of 2:15:00

Women's Marathon: Madai Perez Carrillo, Margarita Hernandez Flores, Vianey De la Rosa Rojas,

 

Next nomination will be for the 50km Race Walk, at the end of the World Cup in Rome (May 7th-8th). The last cut will be on June 5 after the national trials.

 

In other news, Diego del Real improved the Mexican record in hammer throw to 77.49 meters; even so, national federation ask for 78.00 meters, so he's not oficially qualified yet

Edited April 29, 2016 by mrv86

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Am 26.4.2016 um 21:14 schrieb hckosice:

 

 very unlucky that Tom Bosworth didn´t managed to make the standard. This guy is great, he won this year in Bratislava in a exhibition race in 5km with a crazy time 18:54,14 in front of many famous race walkers as Grzegorz Sudol (POL) Robert Heffernan (IRL) or Matej Tóth (SVK). I was sure we will hear something about this guy that year, but now I´m really surprised that he couldn´t overcome the standard

Why is 18:54.14 a crazy time for you? Only for british standards?

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1 minute ago, OlympicsFan said:

Why is 18:54.14 a crazy time for you? Only for british standards?

 

yes sure for british standards it´s a huge time, it´s a new NR, but yeah, not only for british. In fact it´s a very fast time it´s not so usual to see fast times so early in the season in race walking, even in indoor part of the season. but it´s true that a ukrainian guy was even faster in January.

I remember our coasch said that he wasn´t surprised by Tom´s win but with his time, he didn´t expected so fast time.

the world record is 18:07 something.

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vor 40 Minuten schrieb hckosice:

 

yes sure for british standards it´s a huge time, it´s a new NR, but yeah, not only for british. In fact it´s a very fast time it´s not so usual to see fast times so early in the season in race walking, even in indoor part of the season. but it´s true that a ukrainian guy was even faster in January.

I remember our coasch said that he wasn´t surprised by Tom´s win but with his time, he didn´t expected so fast time.

the world record is 18:07 something.

I dont think its that fast. Two german guys were clearly faster this year (18:44 for Linke and 18:46 for Brembach) and a 3rd german guy had pretty much the same time (18:54.32 for Pohle vs. 18:54.18 for Bosworth).