dcro 10,179 Posted June 10, 2021 #1201 Share Posted June 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, Oldira said: So in theory about 1/3 of the field in the 100m could be universality places? Some events will have few, if any from the rankings so. It is possible, yes. However, only one total universality place can be now awarded per nation (as opposed to one per gender in 2016). Plus, I seem to remember reading somewhere that the universality spots will be awarded based on rankings. This should prevent nations from stacking up 100 m events (to an extent). Oldira 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 692 Posted June 10, 2021 #1202 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Some events are already over the quota anyway and won't use the rankings at all. (Women's 5k, men's 10k). I think women's triple jump will end up that way too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jur 508 Posted June 10, 2021 #1203 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Are y'all sure? The "Road to Tokyo" thing in the WA page doesn't count the Universiality Places in the total of the quota places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 692 Posted June 10, 2021 #1204 Share Posted June 10, 2021 10 minutes ago, Jur said: Are y'all sure? The "Road to Tokyo" thing in the WA page doesn't count the Universiality Places in the total of the quota places. There's some bugs in there I think as, for example, they have 4 women from Germany qualified through time in the 100m (as 2 of them have the same time, I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted June 10, 2021 #1205 Share Posted June 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, Jur said: Are y'all sure? The "Road to Tokyo" thing in the WA page doesn't count the Universiality Places in the total of the quota places. Yes. Road to Tokyo shows that have moved Tortu from 40th qualified athlete to 44th. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,769 Posted June 10, 2021 Author #1206 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I noticed in the Olympic schedule there is a preliminary round before Round 1 in men’s 100m but not the women’s 100m. I wonder is that because they anticipate they will overshoot the quota in the men’s 100m since that is where the majority of universality quotas are usually requested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szy123 79 Posted June 10, 2021 #1207 Share Posted June 10, 2021 1 hour ago, dodge said: Some events are already over the quota anyway and won't use the rankings at all. (Women's 5k, men's 10k). I think women's triple jump will end up that way too Isn't there a rule that no matter how many athletes qualify via minimum, the next best from ranking qualifies? I am unashamed, at getting nothing done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,769 Posted June 10, 2021 Author #1208 Share Posted June 10, 2021 26 minutes ago, szy123 said: Isn't there a rule that no matter how many athletes qualify via minimum, the next best from ranking qualifies? Only if the quota hasn’t been reached in the event already. If the quota is filled by athletes with the automatic qualification standard then the rankings will not be used... they are only used to fill the quota in events where there are places available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 692 Posted June 10, 2021 #1209 Share Posted June 10, 2021 They didn't expect any of the events to be filled solely by times but then the new shoes came along and... mpjmcevoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted June 10, 2021 #1210 Share Posted June 10, 2021 1 hour ago, dodge said: They didn't expect any of the events to be filled solely by times but then the new shoes came along and... It’s not necessary about the technology in this case. I read an interview Coe gave a while back, and he said the additional time was likely the culprit for why so many athletes are reaching the standards. World Athletics only intended for about 50% of entries for each event to reach the standard, but with effectively two full seasons to qualify, more athletes have been able to do so. That was his two cents on the topic anyway. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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