jjjjjj wrote:
winning the us 800m title gets you into DL meets.
Based on last time I read the rules, which I don't want to track down again right now, you don't get automatic entry for that. Auto invites go to last year's champion, current points leaders, and one person from host country if the meed director wants.
The rules don't specify whether "leaders" means the leader or the top 3 or top 5 or whatever, but I don't recall Symmonds earning even one DL point this year. There are only two slots without DL points in Brussels. One has a 1/2 second faster SB than Symmonds, and the other made the final in Beijing.