theRanMan wrote:
The Swedish NR runner in Sevilla Suldan Hassan did he make the Swedish requirement? I know he ran the Olympic q time but last Olympics the Swedish federation had a very steep requirement (I remember it as 3-4 minutes faster than the Olympic requirement).
Their argument was that they didn't want to send off some people that were not gonna make top20 or so. I believe David Nilsson fell short of that (maybe it was another dude) even though he ran the Olympic time, was it 2:11:30 at the time(?)
Maybe some Swedes can weigh in? JS?
It's the swedish olympic committee that have their own super hard standards, defined as potential to reach top twelve (previously was top eight) at the Olympics. The criteria is a bit more loose if you are young and seen as a prospect for future Olympics. So Suldan has a good shot but not guaranteed sadly.