Athletics 2018 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 14,939]

The surprising 2015 400m hurdles world champion, Nicholas Bett of Kenya, has died in a road accident today, aged 28 

https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/-Nicholas-Bett-dies-in-Nandi-road-crash/1100-4702938-u5p43tz/index.html

Edited August 8, 2018 by heywoodu

[intoronto 5,616]

Two days done, almost every event with a CR and some big names here! However, a lot of the big names have also skipped it. 

 

The winner of each event qualifies for the 2019 Pan American Games, so  has qualified its first athlete officially as Anderson Peters won the javelin. 

Edited August 12, 2018 by intoronto

[intoronto 5,616]

Also the wrong anthem was played 

 

This is what happens when you ignore people's requests to help organize 

[intoronto 5,616]

Live stream

[Federer91 2,727]

Are the big names competing here?

[intoronto 5,616]

24 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Are the big names competing here?

A lot of the big names are here, but a lot are missing as well. Former world/Olympic champs are in the field

[Monzanator 4,472]

Kipyegon Bett (800m bronze medallist at last year's WC) has been provisionally suspended for failing to provide a sample.

[Xander 53]

Ukraine's marathon selection criteria for the Olympics 2020 (a project written by the Board of Coaches but most def it will be signed by UAF Council without changes):

 

UAF standards: Men - 2:13.00, Women - 2:33.00

 

 

The priority:

 

#1. One best athlete who will get into the WCH 2019 top-15 in Doha. (Which is impossible )

#2. The national marathon championships 2019 winners if they achieve UAF standard.

#3. Everyone else with IAAF standard achieved at the AIMS series from January 1, 2019 to March 22, 2020. In accordance with IAAF ranking.

 

 

Criteria #1 (WCH 2019) selection:

 

1. The winners of the national marathon championships on September 16, 2018 in Dnipro (certified by AIMS) with UAF standard... Men - 2:16.00, Women - 2:38.00.

2. Everyone else with IAAF standards in accordance with IAAF ranking.

Edited August 18, 2018 by Xander

[heywoodu 14,939]

[NaBUru38 208]

The 2018 Ibero-American Athletics Championship will be held in Trujillo, Perú on August 24-26.