The current world ranking system is accomplishing exactly what World Athletics wants it to accomplish which is that it heavily overweight Diamond League meets.
You may not like that's how it was set up, but it's intention is to force more athletes to compete in the Diamond League.
But isn’t there an advantage to Euro-centered athletes competing in the Diamond League, since most DL meets are ‘over there’?
Then the US should put their hand up to host more Diamond Leagues.
I believe that 2015 and 2017 are the only global championships years in which he ran faster than 3:33.50 prior to the championships.
The world rankings go back only so far, but I don’t know that he would have qualified in 2011 under this current system. His only two results in Europe were outside the top 8. But he managed to earn a medal in Daegu all the same.
Sydney McLaughlin's 400mh time is faster than the 400m standard...
These standards are pretty bonkers, but if you want to win a medal, you have to be able to run these times...unless there's some weather issue(s) that slows all down.
I kind of like the idea of setting the bar high, but think it could cause a lot of runners/jumpers/throwers to abandon the olympic dream
Sydney McLaughlin's 400mh time is faster than the 400m standard...
These standards are pretty bonkers, but if you want to win a medal, you have to be able to run these times...unless there's some weather issue(s) that slows all down.
I kind of like the idea of setting the bar high, but think it could cause a lot of runners/jumpers/throwers to abandon the olympic dream
It’s the opposite. These high standards will make it easier to make it to the Olympics. Very few will get the auto, so it will all be based on points. The luck of the draw. More good athletes will be left at home (not the very top of course)
I kind of like the idea of setting the bar high, but think it could cause a lot of runners/jumpers/throwers to abandon the olympic dream
Too many mediocre runners are chasing a dream that they don't have the talent for. If these higher standards convince them to quit a few years earlier and get a real job, that would actually be doing them a favor.
IMHO, the multi events have it the worst, as there are very few meets available for them to compete. In the US, hope that meets like Texas Relays, Bryan Clay, Georgia & Jim Click, which tend to have good multi event competitions, apply for World Athletics status.
Any national Olympic committee may choose to reallocate a quota place to an unqualified athlete, provided the athlete in the qualification window has achieved at least a 2:11:30 (men) or 2:29:30 (women) performance.
So as long as you run that time prior to trials and finish top three, you're still eligible to go, so the time at trials is irrelevant.
No, it's not. The US championships is stronger than the Greek Championships. That's not a "US-centric" view of the world, it's a fact-based view of the world.
Mixed results for the Brits to be honest - going through some of those numbers:
Marathon: only one British runner still active has beat that time previously (Mo). Callum Hawkins was 4 seconds over at London this year so maybe he can dip under that. 10km: No one is even close. Emile Cairess ran 27:43 this year in Valencia. 5km: Slightly better. Marc Scott ran 12:57 and Sam Atkin ran 13:03 this year. Andy Butchart ran 13:06 in 2019. 1500m: Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman should be fine. 3:29 PBs and a WC gold medal and bronze at the '21 Olympics.