The nationwide governing physique has “B” requirements for each single occasion, a marked change to earlier years
UK Athletics has printed its choice coverage for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, with “B” [UKA] requirements listed for each single occasion.
In earlier years, athletes might solely qualify for main international championships in the event that they achieved World Athletics’ entry requirements in sure disciplines.
Whereas the vast majority of occasions had “B” requirements listed towards them, a variety of athletes needed to nail down the marks set by the worldwide governing physique.
UK Athletics’ choice coverage for the Paris Olympics noticed six male and 7 feminine disciplines with out a “B” customary.
On the boys’s facet, these occasions have been the 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m and 400m hurdles.
The ladies’s disciplines have been the 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 3000m steeplechase and 400m hurdles.
Paris Olympics (Getty)
The choice coverage for the 2023 World Championships in Budapest additionally had six male and 7 feminine occasions with out a “B” customary.
UK Athletics’ requirements are barely simpler for athletes to acquire than World Athletics’ marks, with the worldwide governing physique setting greater requirements as a result of it desires extra athletes to qualify for international main championships by means of its rating system.
In line with UK Athletics’ choice coverage for Tokyo, athletes who acquire the “B” customary should even be in a ranked place on World Athletics’ Street To Tokyo checklist, on the ultimate publication of the WA rankings.
The qualification intervals for athletes to acquire requirements are:
- All Particular person occasions (besides occasions beneath) – August 1, 2024 to August 24, 2025
- 10,000m – February 25, 2024 to August 24, 2025
- Mixed Occasions – February 25, 2024 to August 24, 2025
World champions from Budapest – together with Josh Kerr and Katarina Johnson-Thompson – will obtain wild playing cards for Tokyo.
Alexander Stadium (Getty)
The world observe and subject trials takes place on the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham on August 2-3, 2025.
The world 10,000m trials happens on the College of Birmingham on June 14.
UK Athletics took 64 athletes to final yr’s Paris Olympics, with the British group securing 10 observe and subject medals – their greatest tally since LA 1984.
Nevertheless, the cohort of 64 athletes was smaller than those that competed at London 2012 (71), Rio 2016 (80) and Tokyo 2020 (72).
Tokyo 2020 (Getty)
Right here’s how the World Athletics and UKA requirements for Tokyo examine:
*UKA requirements in daring
Males’s occasions
100m – 10.00 [10.02]
200m – 20.16 [20.30]
400m – 44.85 [45.00]
800m – 1:44.50 [1:45.25]
1500m/mile – 3:33.00/3:50.00 [3:34.90]
5000m/5km – 13:01.00 [13:10.50]
10,000m/10km – 27:00.00 [27:20.00]
Marathon – 2:06:30 [2:08:00]
3000m Steeplechase – 8:15.00 [8:17.50]
110m Hurdles – 13.27 [13.31]
400m Hurdles – 48.50 [48.70]
Excessive Bounce – 2.33m [2.28m]
Pole Vault – 5.82m [5.74m]
Lengthy Bounce – 8.27m [8.13m]
Triple Bounce – 17.22m [17.05m]
Shot Put – 21.50m [21.00m]
Discus – 67.50m [64.90m]
Hammer – 78.20m [76.50m]
Javelin – 85.50m [82.20m]
Decathlon – 8550 factors [8250 points]
20km Stroll – 1:19:20 [1:20:50]
35km Stroll – 2:28:00 [2:32:00]
Ladies’s occasions
100m – 11.07 [11.10]
200m – 22.57 [22.60]
400m – 50.75 [50.95]
800m – 1:59.00 [1:59.25]
1500m/mile – 4:01.50/4:19.90 [4:02.90]
5000m/5km – 14:50.00 [14:57.50]
10,000m/10km – 30:20.00 [31:10.00]
Marathon – 2:23:30 [2:24:00]
3000m Steeplechase – 9:18.00 [9:22.50]
100m Hurdles – 12.73 [12.80]
400m Hurdles – 54.65 [54.85]
Excessive Bounce – 1.97m [1.94m]
Pole Vault – 4.73m [4.61m]
Lengthy Bounce – 6.86m [6.75m]
Triple Bounce – 14.55m [14.35m]
Shot Put – 18.80m [18.65m]
Discus – 64.50m [63.20m]
Hammer – 74.00m [71.50m]
Javelin – 64.00m [61.00m]
Heptathlon – 6500 factors [6235 points]
20km Stroll – 1:29:00 [1:29:50]
35km Stroll – 2:48:00 [2:52:00]
UK Athletics’ choice coverage for Tokyo (T&F) is right here
UK Athletics’ choice coverage for Tokyo (roads occasions) is right here
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