Athletics Qualification to Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

[hckošice 14,899]

2 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

@hckosice

 

 

yeah Lavillenie and his big mouth. what a moron...

[Johne 19]

On 09/03/2020 at 19:35, Jur said:

Now that I'm looking his case, I don't think he'll even need a 50km race.

 

If I'm not mistaken, the 2018 Europeans count for the olympic ranking. And he was second there with a great mark. So just doing a decent 20KM would allow him to enter easily by ranking.

 

Yes his 2018 European Champs 50K will still count towards world ranking points.  He scored 1283 points for that performance so a good 20K should qualify.  Currently 20 athletes have the 50K standard (based on 3 per nation), and quota for the event is 60.  

[SalamAkhi 320]

Another one in this situation is Kevin Mayer ... Injured in Doha so no mark since 2018, he was planning to qualify in the US in April (4-5 or at least in San Diego the 17-18th)

 

[hckošice 14,899]

The Podebrady 20km race in was cancelled today (rumors were saying thay should include a special 50k race there but now its gone) So last chance for Matej is the French championship. If it will be cancelled, it is definitive gae over...

 

 

quite ironic it would be to have a guy who was one of the main leaders fighters to keep this discipline at the Olympics in Tokyo missing the race itself

[Jur 683]

It's March 13, even if the french race is canceled he still has plenty of time to get a 20km decent race.

 

But, however, reading the "panic" around him I don't think he knows his 2018 europeans count for the ranking....

[hckošice 14,899]

18 minutes ago, Jur said:

It's March 13, even if the french race is canceled he still has plenty of time to get a 20km decent race.

 

But, however, reading the "panic" around him I don't think he knows his 2018 europeans count for the ranking....

 

I think, no, I am sure - I´ll contact our federaton and say them about it, in case of

[hckošice 14,899]

and we have the fresh news...the race is cancelled...

 

Next attempt - this May in Minsk at the team race walk worlds..the other problem would be, that only some 3 months will be between his two 50k races if qualify there and go to Tokyo

 

source in svk https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/439619/matej-toth-nebude-moct-vo-francuzsku-splnit-limit-preteky-zrusili/

[Wumo 3,002]

36 minutes ago, hckosice said:

and we have the fresh news...the race is cancelled...

 

Next attempt - this May in Minsk at the team race walk worlds..the other problem would be, that only some 3 months will be between his two 50k races if qualify there and go to Tokyo

 

source in svk https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/439619/matej-toth-nebude-moct-vo-francuzsku-splnit-limit-preteky-zrusili/

I'm really sorry to show you this, @hckosice...

 

World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Minsk have been postponed.

https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-race-walking-team-championshi/news/world-athletics-corona-measures-2020

Edited March 13, 2020 by Wumo

[Grassmarket 3,448]

London Marathon postponed.  Would have been the British Olympic trial.  UK Athletics planning to organise a special closed-road event in late April, which I am sure other nations would want to join if possible.

[De_Gambassi 1,225]

It seems obvious to me that the the qualification period will be backdated (if that word exists)