• IAAF Approves Rio 2016 Qualifying Standards
» Wednesday, 15 April 2015
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The IAAF aproved the qualifying standards for the Rio 2016
Olympic Games at it's 198th council
meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, April 15. Different from previous Oympics, instead of A and B standards, there is one automatic qualifying mark that athletes must reach in oreder to qualify for Rio 2016 Olympics.
Rio 2016 Olympic Games Entry Standards Athletics.
|
Women |
Event |
Men |
| 11.32 |
100m |
10.16 |
| 23.20 |
200m |
20.50 |
| 52.00 |
400m |
45.40 |
| 2:01.00 |
800m |
1:45.80 |
| 4:06.00 |
1500m |
3:36.00 |
| 15:20.00 |
5000m |
13:25.00 |
| 32:15.00 |
10,000m |
28:00.00 |
| 2:42:00 |
Marathon |
2:17:00 |
| 9:45.00 |
3000m steeplechase |
8:28.00 |
| 13.00 |
100/110m hurdles |
13.47 |
| 56.20 |
400m hurdles |
49.40 |
| 1.94 |
High jump |
2.29 |
| 4.50 |
Pole vault |
5.70 |
| 6.70 |
Long jump |
8.15 |
| 14.20 |
Triple jump |
16.90 |
| 17.80 |
Shot put |
20.50 |
| 61.00 |
Discus |
66.00 |
| 71.00 |
Hammer |
78.00 |
| 62.00 |
Javelin |
83.00 |
| 6200 |
Heptathlon |
- |
| - |
Decathlon |
8100 |
| 1:35:00 |
20km race walk |
1:24:00 |
| - |
50km race walk* |
4:03:00 |
Top 8 at IWR
+ 8 from top lists |
4x100m relay |
Top 8 at IWR
+ 8 from top lists |
Top 8 at IWR
+ 8 from top lists |
4x400m relay |
Top 8 at IWR
+ 8 from top lists |
Also at the IAAF council meeting in Beijing time table and entry standards for next year's world indoor championships in Portland, USA were also aproved.
See world indoor championships standards here>>
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