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Assuming it's the same structure as last year's worlds, then the top 2 sailors at the end of the opening series of 20 races will go directly through to the final. Sailors ranked 3-10 progress to the semi-finals with the top ranked sailor in each semi-final starting with 2 wins, the 2nd ranked sailor starting with 1 win. The other 2 sailors start from 0. The first sailor to get to 3 wins advances to the final so it is unlikely that they would need all 8 races. In the final, the same structure applies - the sailor who topped the opening series starts the final with 2 wins, the sailor who finished 2nd has 1 win and the qualifiers from the semi-final start with 0. The first to 3 takes gold.

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Where there are nations with 4 riders listed, some of the riders' ranking points are excluded from the total points, so it is possible that the ranking is based on the top 3 riders from each qualifying event rather than the ranking points from the top 3 riders across the whole qualifying period.

Men's 110m Hurdles There's positive signs that we could be heading towards a full team for the sprint hurdles. Tade Ojora heads the rankings with his 13.48 from the Mt Sacs Relay this weekend and it is also looking like Andy Pozzi has put his injury issues behind him as he has already completed about half a dozen races this season with his best time being 13.49. Women's 100m Hurdles Cindy Sember is getting close to her best times again and has wrapped up the Olympic qualifying standard early with a run of 12.57 in Florida last weekend. Isabel Wakefield has also been making great progress this year with her 13.15 getting close to the European Championship qualification standard.

Women's 400m Amber Anning has had a great start to the season, and it is surely only a matter of time before she goes sub-50 seconds. Victoria Ohuruogu made a strong start to the season and is well placed to get the Olympic qualifying standard over the next few weeks. Men's 400m Last year, Matt Hudson Smith DNF'd in 2 of his first 3 400m races. This year, he was DNF in his first race before clocking 45.00 in Louisiana this weekend. Given his individual medal from last year's World Champs, in theory that should be sufficient to secure his qualification to the Olympic team.

Mountain bike qualification took an interesting turn in Brazil this weekend. Charlie Aldridge was well placed for most of the race but faded towards the end and ultimately finished in 13th. Cameron Orr had a decent run and finished in 20th. Collectively they will pick up around 150 points. Unfortunately Denmark's Simon Andreassen took 1st place and will pick up 250 points. Whilst I think GB will still be in 8th place when the next ranking list comes out, Denmark will have made significant progress in closing the gap.

Also a bit stupid to call it a final qualifier when we still have the European champs to come

If they already have 2 quotas, why are they taking part in the event?

Women's 200m Dina Asher Smith finished 3rd in the 200m at the Mt Sacs Relays this weekend with a 22.80 and tops the British outdoor rankings for 2024. Whilst it may be disappointing to finish behind Alfred and Adeleke, it was nevertheless a solid start to the season. Given she has started her season a month earlier than 2023, it will be interesting to see how her results next month compare to previous years. Amber Anning's is the form athlete at the moment with her indoor mark of 22.60 topping the ranking list for Britain. She's been a bit unlucky so far this season with the wind gauge - her 22.47 run in Fayetteville was with a +7.4m/s. Men's 200m As with the 100m, not all of the big names have joined the fray yet this season and whilst we haven't seen any new Olympic qualifying standards, there have been new PBs for Jona Efoloko and Michael Ohioze.

April State of Play Women's 100m With April coming to an end, we've now seen the vast majority of GB sprinters start their outdoor season and there has been plenty of positives. In the absence of Asher-Smith and Nieta, Imani Lansiquot leads the British rankings with her 11.02 in Florida this weekend. Amy Hunt's strong indoor form seems to have carried over into the outdoor season as she records a new PB 11.12 in Florida. Men's 100m In contrast to the women, we haven't seen the main GB contenders take to the outdoor track. Jeremiah Azu has come closest to getting the Olympic qualifying standard when he clocked 10.00 at the Kip Keino Classic. Unfortunately, the wind was +2.2m/s. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey tops the times so far this year with a 10.17 and behind him, there have been PBs for John Otugade, Jona Efoloko and Ade Adewale.

2024 Diving World Cup Super Final - Xi'an Men's 10m Platform Final: 1.) Hao Yang - 533.00 2.) Rikuto Tamai - 531.55 3.) Randal Willars Valdez - 492.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.) Kyle Kothari - 478.30 5.) Noah WIlliams - 476.10 6.) Cassiel Rousseau - 443.90 7.) Rylan Wiens - 442.55 8.) Timo Barthel - 406.25 9.) Jaxon Bowshire - 392.65 10.) Brandon Loschiavo - 387.60 11.) Jaden Shiloh Eikermann Gregorchuk - 358.70 12.) Carlos Camacho Del Hoyo - 350.60

2024 Diving World Cup Super Final - Xi'an Women's 10m Platform Final: 1.) Yuxi Chen - 443.20 2.) Hongchan Quan - 410.70 3.) Andrea Spendolini Sirieix - 344.60 ----------------------------------------------------- 4.) Valeria Antolino - 318.20 5.) Caeli McKay - 318.05 6.) Matsuri Arai - 313.75 7.) Elena Wassen - 301.55 8.) Sarah Jodoin Di Maria - 296.60 9.) Emily Meaney - 285.80 10.) Elaena Dick - 283.25 11.) Maia Biginelli - 273.30 12.) Christina Wassen - 272.30

Great run at London Marathon for Emilie Caress who becomes the 2nd fastest Brit ever with a 2:06.46 and will undoubtedly confirm his place in GB squad for Paris at tomorrow's selectors meeting (still don't know why he wasn't selected at the first meeting). Joining him on the squad should be Mahamed Mahamed after he clocked 2:07.05. Rose Harvey likely favourite to get the nod for the final spot on the women's squad.

2024 Asian Championships - Hong Kong Day 2 Results: Men's 73Kg: 1.) Tatsuki Isihara 2.) Murodjon Yuldoshev 3.) Kim Chol Gwang 3.) Lee Eunkyul Men's 81Kg: 1.) Lee Joonhwan 2.) Nugzari Tatalashvili 3.) Yuhei Oino 3.) Somon Makhmadbekov Women's 63Kg: 1.) Kirari Yamaguchi 2.) Gankhaich Bold 3.) Esmigul Kuyulova 3.) Kim Jisu Women's 70Kg: 1.) Saki Niizoe 2.) Mun Song Hui 3.) Shokhista Nazarova 3.) Nyam-Erdene Batsuuri

FIG World Cup - Doha Men's Rings Final: 1.) Vahagn Davtyan - 14.833 2.) Nikita Simonov - 14.800 3.) Samir Ait Said - 14.633 4.) Vinzenz Hoeck - 14.566 5.) Artur Avestiyan - 14.466 6.) Ali Zahran - 14.466 7.) Jong Ryong Il - 14.166 8.) Omar Mohamed - 14.033 Men's Parallel Bars Final: 1.) Carlos Edriel Yulo - 15.200 2.) Hung Yuan-Hsi - 14.966 3.) Caio Souza - 14.566 4.) Diogo Soares - 14.433 5.) Rasuljon Abdurakhimov - 13.933 6.) Nicolo Mozzato - 13.833 7.) Lay Giannini - 13.100 8.) Milad Karimi - 12.900 Men's Horizontal Bar Finalists: 1.) Tang Chia-Hung - 15.133 2.) Robert Tvorogal - 14.700 3.) Arthur Mariano - 14.533 4.) Angel Barajas - 14.500 5.) Marios Georgiou - 14.433 6.) Caio Souza - 14.366 7.) Isaac Nunez - 13.900 8.) Milad Karimi - 13.666 Men's Vault Finalists: 1.) Artur Davtyan - 15.166 (15.200/15.133) 2.) Carlos Edrield Yulo - 15.066 (15.333/14.800) 3.) Yahor Sharamkou - 14.749 (14.666/14.833) 4.) Audrys Nin Reyes - 14.733 (14.766/14.700) 5.) James Bacueti - 14.649 (14.633/14.666) 6.) Niccolo Vannucchi - 14.516 (14.700/14.333) 7.) Ng Chun Chen - 14.133 (14.733/13.533) 8.) Aurel Benovic - 14.116 (13.266/14.966)

FIG World Cup - Doha Women's Balance Beam Final: 1.) Anna Lashchevska - 13.533 2.) Kaylia Nemour - 13.400 3.) Chiara Barzasi - 12.900 4.) Tina Zelcic - 12.766 5.) Laura Casabuena - 12.566 6.) Filipa Martins - 12.366 7.) Lai Pin-Ju - 12.100 8.) Nazanin Teymurova - 11.600 Women's Floor Final: 1.) Kaylia Nemour - 13.700 2.) Ruby Evans - 13.300 3.) Laura Casabuena - 13.233 4.) Jana Mahmoud - 13.000 5.) Jennifer Williams - 12.700 6.) Chiara Barzasi - 12.600 7.) Charlize Moerz - 12.433 8.) Aida Bauyrzhanova - 11.500

2024 Asian Championships - Hong Kong Day 1 Results: Women's 48Kg 1.) Baasankhuu Bavuudorj 2.) Lee Hyekyeong 3.) Kano Miyaki 3.) Galiyea Tynbaeva Women's 52Kg: 1.) Khorloodoi Bishrelt 2.) Kokoro Fujishiro 3.) Sosorbaram Lkhagvasuren 3.) Diyora Keldiyorova Women's 57Kg: 1.) Enkhriilen Lkhagvatogoo 2.) Huh Mimi 3.) Qi Cai 3.) Akari Omori Men's 60Kg: 1.) Taiki Nakamara 2.) Yang Yung Wei 3.) Doston Ruziev 3.) Tsogt-Ochir Byambajav Men's 66Kg: 1.) Erkhembayar Battogtokh 2.) Shinsei Hattori 3.) Sador Nurillaev 3.) Zhanarys Rakhmetkali

Jeremiah Azu denied a new PB and Olympic qualifying standard at the Kip Keino Classic. He clocked 10.00 to finish 3rd but unfortunately, the wind was +2.2m/s.

World Boxing Cup: International Invitational - Colorado Day 4 Afternoon Session: Women's 50Kg: Monique Suraci () def. Savannah Stubley (4-1) Yu Wu () def. Jennifer Lozano () (4-1) Women's 57Kg: Elise Glynn def. Lucie Sedlackova (5-0) Jucielen Romeu () def. Amina Zidani () (5-0) Women's 66Kg: Imen Khelif () def. Morelle McCane () (3-2) Emilie Sonvico def. Stefanie von Berge (4-1) Men's 51Kg: Michael Trindade () def. Miles Okay (4-1) Terry Washington def. Jye Dixon (5-0) Men's 63.5Kg: Dedrick Crocklem def. Jaggar Altoft (5-0) Patris Mughalzai def. Reese Lynch (5-0) Men's 80Kg: Robby Gonzales def. Wanderley Pereira () (4-1) Amir Anderson def. Taylor Bevan (5-0) Men's +92Kg: Teremoana Teremoana () def. Steven Williams (RSC) Abner Junior () def. Delicious Orie () (3-2) Day 4 Evening Session: Women's 54Kg: Scarlett Delgado def. Kyla Gomez (5-0) Charley Davison () def. Yuan Chang () (3-2) Women's 60Kg: Wen Lu Yang () def. Rebeca Santos (3-2) Gemma Richardson def. Lisa Greer (3-2) Women's 75Kg: Tammara Thibeault () def. Naomi Graham (5-0) Caitlin Parker () def. Davina Michel () (3-2) Men's 57Kg: Owain Harris def. Francis Stewart (5-0) Luiz Oliveira () def. Nebil Ibrahim () (5-0) Men's 71Kg: Nikolai Terteryan () def. Harris Akbar (3-2) Keon Davis def. Lewis Richardson (5-0) Men's 92Kg: Keno Machado () def. Xue Zhen Han () (5-0) Ikenna Enyi def. Jamar Talley (DSQ)

UCI XCC World Cup Araxa, Minas Gerais Women's Elite: 1.) Hayley Batten 2.) Linda Indergand 3.) Savilia Blunk Full Result: UCI Mountain Bike World Series | Results | UCI XCC World Cup Araxá, Minas Gerais: Women Elite (ucimtbworldseries.com) Men's Elite: 1.) Victor Koretzky 2.) Christopher Blevins 3.) Alan Hatherly Full Result: UCI Mountain Bike World Series | Results | UCI XCC World Cup Araxá, Minas Gerais: Men Elite (ucimtbworldseries.com)

2024 Diving World Cup Super Final - Xi'an Women's 3m Springboard Final: 1.) Yiwen Chen - 376.05 2.) Chiara Pellacani - 301.95 3.) Maddison Keeney - 291.15 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4.) Sayaka Mikami - 288.90 5.) Lena Hentschel - 285.50 6.) Grace Reid - 285.30 7.) Julia Vincent - 280.75 8.) Brittany O'Brien - 274.95 9.) Saskia Oettinghaus - 268.70 10.) Haruka Enomoto - 262.90 11.) Elena Bertocchi - 259.35 12.) Sarah Bacon - 255.15

2024 Diving World Cup Super Final - Xi'an Men's 3m Springboard Final: 1.) Zongyuan Wang - 525.00 2.) Osmar Olvera Ibarra - 475.55 3.) Jack Laugher - 472.85 ----------------------------------------------- 4.) Jiuyuan Zheng - 451.20 5.) Daniel Goodfellow - 444.70 6.) Kurtis Mathews - 429.10 7.) Giovanni Tocci - 418.45 8.) Moritz Wesemann - 399.55 9.) Tyler Downs - 377.20 10.) Lorenzo Marsaglia - 362.65 11.) Andrzej Rzeszutek - 358.35 12.) Jake Passmore - 349.85

team for European Qualifying Tournament Women's Epee - Julia Caron (95) Women's Foil - Carolina Stutchbury (30 and top seed) Women's Sabre - Caitlin Maxwell (35 and 5th seed) Men's Epee - Alec Brooke (149) Men's Foil - Kristjan Archer (39 and 2nd seed) Men's Sabre - William Deary (62 and 6th seed)

New Triple Jump PB of 13.26m (+0.2m/s) for Georgina Scoot at the Virginia Challenge.

All change in the starting line-up for Yokohama with both Yee and Izzard appearing to have withdrawn along with Beth Potter. On the (slight) upside, Johnny Brownlee has been added to the entry list. Izzard is now down on the start list of the World Cup event in Samarkand the following week (18-May) as is Georgia Taylor Brown and Beth Potter.