2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification System · 2019-06-25 · (2020 Olympics) 100m (after Prelim ... the World Ranking points list (Liam from Ireland is next in line in the example

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2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification System


The IAAF have introduced a new qualification system for the 2020 Olympic Games.

The system allows athletes to qualify by achieving an IAAF Standard or by their position in the new World Ranking points system.

AC will nominate as many athletes as possible* based on the lists that the IAAF will publish on June 3, 2020 for Marathon & 50k walks and July 1, 2020 for all other events.

These IAAF lists will name all athletes and relay squads qualified by either the IAAF Standard orby World Ranking points.

Trials winners will have priority and will be nominated* if they are on the IAAF lists.

* Athletes must also be eligible for nomination as detailed in the AC Olympic Nomination Criteria.

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The new system allows the IAAF / IOC to:

Control the field sizes; and

Ensure that the top athletes in the world qualify based on:

Very high level performances (the IAAF Standards) or

Good results at high level meetings (the World Ranking points system).

For most events the field sizes have not changed significantly.

Controlling field sizesEvents Target

(2016 Olympics)Target

(2017 World Champs)Target

(2019 World Champs)Target

(2020 Olympics)

100m (after Prelim Round for unqualified athletes)

56 56 56 56

200m 56 56 56 56

400m, 800m 48 48 48 48

1500m, 3000mSC 45 45 45 45

5000m Estimate 38 40 42 42

10,000m Estimate 27 None published 27 27

100mH, 110mH, 400mH 40 40 40 40

Field Events 32 32 32 32

Combined Events 32 32 24 24

Marathons Estimate 100 None published 100 80

20k Race Walk Estimate 60 None published 60 60

50km Race Walk Estimate 60 None published 60 (M&W combined) 60 (M only)

4x100m, 4x400m 16 teams of up to 6 athletes

16 teams of up to 6 athletes



Mixed 4x400m Not contested Not contested 16 teams of up to 6 athletes


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To illustrate how the new system will work we’ll use an imaginary new event:

• Event: Men’s weight throw (an imaginary Olympic throwing event)• Event quota: 10 athletes• IAAF Standard: 25.00m

How it will work

Event quota: 10 athletesIAAF Standard: 25.00m

How it will work

IAAF Top List

1 Albert CAN 30.00m

2 Barney CAN 29.50m

3 Carl CAN 29.00m

4 Darrell CAN 28.50m

5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred CAN 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Ian USA 24.99m

10 Justin AUS 24.50m

11 Kelvin AUS 24.00m

12 Liam IRL 23.50m

13 Manu CAN 23.00m

14 Nathan CAN 22.50m

15 Oliver USA 22.00m

The IAAF will publish Top Lists and World Ranking lists on July 1, 2020

IAAF World Rankings

1 Carl CAN 1310pts

2 Albert CAN 1300pts

3 Darrell CAN 1200pts

4 Evan GBR 1100pts

5 Fred CAN 1005pts

6 Manu CAN 962pts

7 Ian USA 960pts

8 Henry GBR 940pts

9 Kelvin AUS 900pts

10 Gareth USA 899pts

11 Justin AUS 870pts

12 Oliver USA 865pts

13 Liam IRL 860pts

14 Nathan CAN 790pts

15 Paul ESP 760pts

Top Lists can be found at www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/World Ranking lists can be found at www.iaaf.org/world‐rankings/

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How it will work

Note that athletes could have different rankings on the two lists.

In this example Barney isn’t even on the World Ranking list because he didn’t have enough eligible performances to have a World Ranking points score. (More on World Ranking points later.)

IAAF Top List

1 Albert CAN 30.00m

2 Barney CAN 29.50m

3 Carl CAN 29.00m


5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred CAN 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Ian USA 24.99m



12 Liam IRL 23.50m

13 Manu CAN 23.00m



IAAF World Rankings

1 Carl CAN 1310pts



4 Evan GBR 1100pts

5 Fred CAN 1005pts

6 Manu CAN 962pts

7 Ian USA 960pts

8 Henry GBR 940pts

9 Kelvin AUS 900pts




13 Liam IRL 860pts


15 Paul ESP 760pts

IAAF Top List

1 Albert CAN 30.00m

2 Barney CAN 29.50m

3 Carl CAN 29.00m


5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred CAN 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Ian USA 24.99m



12 Liam IRL 23.50m

13 Manu CAN 23.00m



IAAF Top List

1 Albert CAN 30.00m

2 Barney CAN 29.50m

3 Carl CAN 29.00m


5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred CAN 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Ian USA 24.99m



12 Liam IRL 23.50m

13 Manu CAN 23.00m




How it will work

First the IAAF will identify all of the athletes with the IAAF Standard

In this example eight athletes from three countries have the IAAF Standard.Only three athletes per country can compete so the IAAF Standard “fills” a maximum of six quota slots (any three Canadians plus three others).

IAAF World Rankings

1 Carl CAN 1310pts



4 Evan GBR 1100pts

5 Fred CAN 1005pts

6 Manu CAN 962pts

7 Ian USA 960pts

8 Henry GBR 940pts

9 Kelvin AUS 900pts




13 Liam IRL 860pts


15 Paul ESP 760pts

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How it will work

Next the IAAF will look at the World Rankings list. They can exclude athletes with IAAF Standard.

IAAF Top List

1 Albert CAN 30.00m

2 Barney CAN 29.50m

3 Carl CAN 29.00m


5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred CAN 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Ian USA 24.99m



12 Liam IRL 23.50m

13 Manu CAN 23.00m



IAAF World Rankings

1 Carl CAN 1310pts



4 Evan GBR 1100pts

5 Fred CAN 1005pts

6 Manu CAN 962pts

7 Ian USA 960pts

8 Henry GBR 940pts

9 Kelvin AUS 900pts




13 Liam IRL 860pts


15 Paul ESP 760pts

IAAF World Rankings

1 Carl CAN 1310pts



4 Evan GBR 1100pts

5 Fred CAN 1005pts

6 Manu CAN 962pts

7 Ian USA 960pts

8 Henry GBR 940pts

9 Kelvin AUS 900pts




13 Liam IRL 860pts


15 Paul ESP 760pts

IAAF World Rankings

1 Carl CAN 1310pts



4 Evan GBR 1100pts

5 Fred CAN 1005pts

6 Manu CAN 962pts

7 Ian USA 960pts

8 Henry GBR 940pts

9 Kelvin AUS 900pts




13 Liam IRL 860pts


15 Paul ESP 760pts


How it will work

Now the IAAF need to identify enough athletes to fill the event quota (of ten athletes).

IAAF Top List

1 Albert CAN 30.00m

2 Barney CAN 29.50m

3 Carl CAN 29.00m


5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred CAN 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Ian USA 24.99m



12 Liam IRL 23.50m

13 Manu CAN 23.00m



IAAF World Rankings

1 Carl CAN 1310pts



4 Evan GBR 1100pts

5 Fred CAN 1005pts

6 Manu CAN 962pts

7 Ian USA 960pts

8 Henry GBR 940pts

9 Kelvin AUS 900pts




13 Liam IRL 860pts


15 Paul ESP 760pts

Note that five athletes were highlighted to guarantee four more places are filled. That’s because Manu can also be picked by Canada (within our max of 3 athletes) without impacting any other country.

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IAAF World Rankings

1 Carl CAN 1310pts



4 Evan GBR 1100pts

5 Fred CAN 1005pts

6 Manu CAN 962pts

7 Ian USA 960pts

8 Henry GBR 940pts

9 Kelvin AUS 900pts




13 Liam IRL 860pts


15 Paul ESP 760pts


How it will work

Now the IAAF need to identify enough athletes to fill the event quota (of ten athletes).

IAAF Top List

1 Albert CAN 30.00m

2 Barney CAN 29.50m

3 Carl CAN 29.00m


5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred CAN 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Ian USA 24.99m



12 Liam IRL 23.50m

13 Manu CAN 23.00m



Note that Liam has a better season’s best than Manu but he is not highlighted.Liam has a lower World Ranking score than Manu and doesn’t have an IAAF Standard, in this example Liam is not qualified for the Olympics.

Qualified Athlete List

1 Albert CAN 30.00m

2 Barney CAN 29.50m

3 Carl CAN 29.00m


5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred CAN 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Manu CAN 962pts

10 Ian USA 960pts

11 Kelvin AUS 900pts




How it will work

• On July 1, 2020 the IAAF will publish the full list of qualified, selectable, athletes.

• On July 2, 2020 the NTC will nominate up to three of the eligible Canadian athletes.

• On July 3, 2020 the COC will confirm athlete selections based on the NTC’s nominations.

• Important note 1: These timelines mean that athletes only have 24 hours to lodge an appeal.

• Some countries may not enter athletes on the IAAF list, leaving free places in the Event Quota.

On July 4 & July 5,2020, the IAAF will offer any “released” Event Quota slots to the next athletes on the World Ranking points list (Liam from Ireland is next in line in the example on the earlier slides).Important note 2: AC will not make use of these additional places, we will only nominate from those athletes qualified according to the IAAF list published on July 1, 2020.

• On July 6, 2020 the IOC closes entries for the 2020 Olympic Games all sports.

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How it will work

How will AC nominate from multiple qualified athletes?


1 Albert CAN 30.00m

2 Barney CAN 29.50m

3 Carl CAN 29.00m


5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred CAN 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Manu CAN 962pts

10 Ian USA 960pts




• In this example six Canadas were listed by the IAAF on July 1. We’ll assume that all six have declared, completed COC paperwork, etc.

• The NTC can nominate a maximum of three per event.

• The NTC will nominate athletes as follows:

• Trails Winner• If one of these six won the Trials then they will be nominated by the NTC.• (If the Trials winner is not on this list then they will not be nominated by the NTC)

• All other eligible athletes• The NTC will order the remaining athletes in the order that they think that they will finish at

the 2020 Olympic Games and fill all the remaining spaces using that order.• The NTC can consider any facts they wish to create the order but they must include:

• World and domestic ranking;• Current form and fitness;• Proven ability to perform on demand;• Finishing position at the 2020 Trials; and• Recent Head‐to‐Head record against other athletes under consideration.


1 Albert ALB 30.00m

2 Barney RUS 29.50m

3 Carl USA 29.00m


5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred ISL 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Manu JAM 962pts

10 Ian USA 960pts





How it will work

How will AC nominate if there is only one qualified athletes?


1 Albert ALB 30.00m

2 Barney RUS 29.50m

3 Carl USA 29.00m

4 Darrell FRA 28.50m

5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred ISL 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Manu CAN 962pts

10 Ian USA 960pts




• In this example one Canadian was listed by the IAAF on July 1.

• We’ll assume that the athlete has declared, completed COC paperwork, etc.

• The NTC will nominate the eligible athlete.

• It doesn’t matter if the athlete qualified by achieving an IAAF Standard or by World Ranking points.

• If the Trials winner is not on this list then they won’t be nominated.

• If, after July 1, the IAAF offer more places to Canada they will not be accepted.

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How it will work

How will AC nominate if there are two qualified athletes?


1 Albert ALB 30.00m

2 Barney RUS 29.50m

3 Carl USA 29.00m


5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred ISL 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Manu CAN 962pts

10 Ian USA 960pts




• In this example two Canadians were listed by the IAAF on July 1.

• We’ll assume that both athletes have declared, completed COC paperwork, etc.

• The NTC will nominate both eligible athletes.

• It doesn’t matter if the athletes qualified by achieving an IAAF Standard or by World Ranking points.




How it will work

How will AC nominate if there are three qualified athletes?


1 Albert ALB 30.00m

2 Barney RUS 29.50m

3 Carl USA 29.00m


5 Evan GBR 27.00m

6 Fred CAN 26.50m

7 Gareth USA 26.00m

8 Henry GBR 25.00m

9 Manu CAN 962pts

10 Ian USA 960pts




• In this example three Canadians were listed by the IAAF on July 1.

• We’ll assume that all three athletes have declared, completed COC paperwork, etc.

• The NTC will nominate all three eligible athletes.

• It doesn’t matter if the athletes qualified by achieving an IAAF Standard or by World Ranking points.



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The Devil is in the Detail• The previous slides explain the basic qualification and selection process for all events at the 2020 Olympic

Games however some of the details vary for specific events (for example the IAAF will publish their qualified athlete lists on June 3, 2020 for the 50k Walk and the Marathon and we’ll select on June 4).

• The Olympic Selection Criteria contains all of the details for every event. If there is any confusion or mixed messages then what is contained in the AC Olympic Selection Criteria is always correct.

• We have also created a “quick guide” for every event that summaries the information that follows, copies of the quick guide will be in the “Criteria” section of the AC website.

Qualification PeriodsWe have used the maximum IAAF qualification period for all events.

IAAF Standards Qualification Period

Marathon, 50k Race Walk January 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020

10,000m, 20k Race Walk, Combined Events and Relays.

January 1, 2019 to June 29, 2020

All other events May 1, 2019 to June 29, 2020

World Ranking points Qualification Period

Marathon, 50k Race Walk 18 months December 1, 2018 to May 31, 2020

10,000m, 20k Race Walk, Combined Events.

18 months December 30, 2018 to June 29, 2020

All other events 12 months June 30, 2019 to June 29, 2020

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Selection Meetings• There will be initial selection meetings for the long endurance events:

• These early selections are to give athletes in these events, which are rarely contested late in the T&F season, as much time to prepare as possible.

• Only athletes qualified by IAAF Standard can be selected at an initial selection meeting.• A space must be saved for the Trials winner, even if they do not have an IAAF Standard by the time of the

initial selection meeting.• Apart from the space for the Trials winner, the NTC may leave places to be selected at the final selection

meeting or may fill all of the remaining spaces at the initial selection meeting.

• There will be final selection meetings the day after the IAAF publish the list of qualified athletes (eg athletes qualified by IAAF Standard or World Ranking Points).

• The Trails winner will be selected at the final selection meeting (if he/she is eligible and on the IAAF list).

Trials Initial Selection Meeting IAAF publish lists Final selection meeting

Marathon October 20, 2019 (Toronto) May 4, 2020 June 3, 2020 June 4, 2020

50k Race Walk N/A May 4, 2020 June 3, 2020 June 4, 2020

20k Race Walk N/A May 4, 2020 July 1, 2020 July 2, 2020

10,000m June 13, 2020 (TBC) June 14, 2020 (TBC) July 1, 2020 July 2, 2020

All other events June 25 – 28, 2020 (Montreal) N/A July 1, 2020 July 2, 2020

World Ranking points• The IAAF World Ranking points system is complex. The rules for every event are different. There are full details at: www.iaaf.org/world‐ranking‐rules

• In this presentation we’ll only give a brief outline of how the points work. There is too much detail to look at individual situations and you can also read exactly what we can read !

• How to “play” the system for an athlete looking to qualify for the Olympic Games is an exercise for each individual coach and athlete.

• The system strongly rewards “Performance on Demand” and so a simple approach would be to run (jump, throw or walk) your best in the biggest competitions that you can get into .

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World Ranking points• A basic summary of how the points work:

• Every competition performance within the qualifying period is given a score.

• The score is calculated as: • The IAAF Points Score for the time / height / distance (this is by far the biggest part of the score) plus• A bonus score that depends on the level of the competition & where the athlete finished plus• A number of event specific adjustments (eg for the wind reading in the sprints) minus• A “date correction” for older performances.

• An athlete’s World Ranking point score is the average of their best scores within the qualifying period.

• Scores in related events may also be counted (eg 60m results can be counted for 100m runners).

• The current World Ranking points lists are at https://www.iaaf.org/world‐rankings if you click on an athlete’s name you will see how their score was calculated.

World Ranking points

Athlete Name

Competition Category

Event or related event Place in

Competition

Result in Competition

Result Score

Placing “Bonus” Score

Total for this Performance

Work Ranking Score

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World Ranking points

Athlete Name

Competition Category

Event or related event Place in

Competition

Result in Competition

Result Score

Placing “Bonus” Score

Total for this Performance(note Date Correction)

Work Ranking Score

AC Quick Olympic Criteria Guide• Summarizes the important details of each event.

• Published on the AC website.

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Further informationAC Olympic Selection Criteria: https://athletics.ca/national‐team/criteria/

AC Olympic Criteria Quick Guide: https://athletics.ca/national‐team/criteria/

AC Ranking Lists: https://athletics.ca/calendar‐rankings/rankings/

IAAF Top Lists (best one off performances): www.iaaf.org/records/toplists

IAAF World Rankings (rankings by points score): www.iaaf.org/world‐rankings

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