http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/etc/20170330-OHT1T50055.html
translated by Brett Larner
Regarding the men's and women's marathon selection for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Mar. 29 the JAAF announced a new selection process in which the top two Japanese men and women at a new Olympic Trials marathon to be held in the fall of 2019 or later will be named to the team. Beginning this fall the existing set of selection races will become qualifying races, with athletes needing to clear specified times and placings in order to qualify for the Olympic Trials race. In that way Olympic marathon team selection will become a two-stage process, a major change from the current process of comparing the results in different races and one that ensures transparency in national team selection. The move is expected to be confirmed at next month's JAAF executive board meeting.
With the Japanese marathoning world in the midst of a downtown the move is a major shakeup, the JAAF's shift in poli…
translated by Brett Larner
Regarding the men's and women's marathon selection for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Mar. 29 the JAAF announced a new selection process in which the top two Japanese men and women at a new Olympic Trials marathon to be held in the fall of 2019 or later will be named to the team. Beginning this fall the existing set of selection races will become qualifying races, with athletes needing to clear specified times and placings in order to qualify for the Olympic Trials race. In that way Olympic marathon team selection will become a two-stage process, a major change from the current process of comparing the results in different races and one that ensures transparency in national team selection. The move is expected to be confirmed at next month's JAAF executive board meeting.
With the Japanese marathoning world in the midst of a downtown the move is a major shakeup, the JAAF's shift in poli…