2011 WC and WXC Selection Policies Announced
Athletics NZ has released the selection policies for the two major IAAF World Championships to be held in 2011.
The World XC selection policy for the Championships to be held in Spain on the 20th of March 2011 appears relatively unchanged from the 2010 policy and shows a commitment to the Trial system re-introduced in 2010 and to the underlying philosophy of 'team selection'. Unfortunately the policy still fails to allow for qualifying performances to be achieved during the US or European Outdoor seasons which significantly impacts on those athletes who are not based in NZ and who are unable to travel to the Southern Hemishpere during the NZ Summer. This remains a self-funded event.
2011 World XC Selection Policy
The World Athletics selection policy for the Championships to be held in Korea in August and September 2011 also appears relatively unchanged from recent similar policies. The focus is still clearly aimed at selecting only those athletes who have demonstrated the ability to finish in the Top 16 places, except in cases where the athlete is considered to have the potential to develop into a Top 16 athlete in future Championships. Unfortunately this policy still includes the exclusion section which allows the selection panel to deny selection to an athlete who has past poor performances, but outlines no criteria by which these athletes will be informed of these poor performance assessments at the time of the performances. If this section remains in future policies it needs to be seriously revised to close the loop-holes which were identified by the Sports Tribunal in 2008. This is a self-funded event, although it would be expected that those athletes who meet qualifying standards would have access to funding through their individual athlete agreements with the HP department.
2011 World Outdoor Champs Selection Policy
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The World XC selection policy for the Championships to be held in Spain on the 20th of March 2011 appears relatively unchanged from the 2010 policy and shows a commitment to the Trial system re-introduced in 2010 and to the underlying philosophy of 'team selection'. Unfortunately the policy still fails to allow for qualifying performances to be achieved during the US or European Outdoor seasons which significantly impacts on those athletes who are not based in NZ and who are unable to travel to the Southern Hemishpere during the NZ Summer. This remains a self-funded event.
2011 World XC Selection Policy
The World Athletics selection policy for the Championships to be held in Korea in August and September 2011 also appears relatively unchanged from recent similar policies. The focus is still clearly aimed at selecting only those athletes who have demonstrated the ability to finish in the Top 16 places, except in cases where the athlete is considered to have the potential to develop into a Top 16 athlete in future Championships. Unfortunately this policy still includes the exclusion section which allows the selection panel to deny selection to an athlete who has past poor performances, but outlines no criteria by which these athletes will be informed of these poor performance assessments at the time of the performances. If this section remains in future policies it needs to be seriously revised to close the loop-holes which were identified by the Sports Tribunal in 2008. This is a self-funded event, although it would be expected that those athletes who meet qualifying standards would have access to funding through their individual athlete agreements with the HP department.
2011 World Outdoor Champs Selection Policy
NZRun.com
Willis, who was celebrated in his native New Zealand as continuing the nation's proud miling history when he won gold in the Melbourne Cricket Ground on a night in 2006 remembered by most Australians forCraig Mottram's fall with 700m remaining, is looking forward to continuing the Trans-Tasman rivalry.