IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Helsinki, Finland 6/14 August 2005

	IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Helsinki, Finland 6/14 August 2005 - Entry Standards - Men - Approved by IAAF Council (Helsinki, 4/5 December 2004) - Amended by IAAF Council (Doha, 10-11 April 2005) Event A B 100 Metres 10.21 10.28 200 Metres 20.59 20.75 400 Metres 45.55 45.95 800 Metres 1:45.40 1:46.60 1500 Metres 3:36.20 3:38.00 5000 Metres 13:21.50 13:28.00 10,000 Metres 27:49.00 28:06.00 Marathon 2:18:00 3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:24.60 8:32.00 110 Metres Hurdles 13.55 13.62 400 Metres Hurdles 49.20 49.80 High Jump 2.30m 2.27m Pole Vault 5.75m 5.60m Long Jump 8.20m 8.10m Triple Jump 17.10m 16.70m Shot Put 20.50m 20.00m Discus Throw 65.00m 63.00m Hammer Throw 78.65m 74.35m Javelin Throw 81.80m 77.80m Decathlon 8050pts 7800pts 20 Kilometres Race Walk 1:23:00 1:24:30 50 Kilometres Race Walk 4:00:00 4:07:00 4x100 Metres Relay 39.00 4x400 Metres Relay 3:04.00

	IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Helsinki, Finland 6/14 August 2005 - Entry Standards - Women - Approved by IAAF Council (Helsinki, 4/5 December 2004) - Amended by IAAF Council (Doha, 10-11 April 2005) Event A B 100 Metres 11.30 11.40 200 Metres 22.97 23.13 400 Metres 51.50 52.30 800 Metres 2:00.00 2:01.30 1500 Metres 4:05.80 4:08.20 5000 Metres 15:08.70 15:24.00 10,000 Metres 31:40.00 32:00.00 Marathon 2:42:00 3000 Metres Steeplechase 9:50.00 10:00.00 100 Metres Hurdles 12.96 13.11 400 Metres Hurdles 55.60 56.50 High Jump 1.95m 1.92m Pole Vault 4.45m 4.30m Long Jump 6.75m 6.60m Triple Jump 14.30m 14.00m Shot Put 18.55m 17.30m Discus Throw 62.00m 60.00m Hammer Throw 69.50m 67.00m Javelin Throw 62.00m 59.00m Heptathlon 6100pts 5900pts 20 Kilometres Race Walk 1:33:30 1:38:00 4x100 Metres Relay 44.00 4x400 Metres Relay 3:31.00

Entry Rules

• Each Member is entitled to enter two, three or four competitors per event, provided all have achieved the corresponding "A" entry standard but only three will be permitted to compete.
  
  
• Each Member is entitled to enter two competitors per event who have reached the "B" entry standard for that event but only one will be permitted to compete
  
  
• Members who have no male and/or no female qualified athletes whom they wish to enter in any event may enter one unqualified male athlete and/or one unqualified female athlete in one event except the 10,000m, 3000m Steeplechase and the Combined Events.
  
  
• The acceptance of unqualified entries in the Field Events is at the discretion of the Technical Delegates.
  
  

Conditions

1. Performances must be achieved during the qualification period of 1 January 2004 to 25 July 2005 (midnight-local time). Nevertheless, the performances achieved during the meeting of Stockholm 2005 (July 26th) will be accepted.
   
   
2. Performances must be achieved during competitions organised or authorised by the IAAF, its Area Associations or its Member Federations. Results achieved at university or school competitions must be certified by the National Federation of the country in which the competition was organised. For the Relays, the Marathons and the Race Walking see hereunder.
   
   
3. Performances must be achieved during official competitions organised in conformity with IAAF Rules.
   
   
4. Performances achieved in mixed events between male and female participants, held completely in the Stadium, will not be accepted (see IAAF Rule 147) with the exception of local competitions held in Oceania.
   
   
5. Wind-assisted performances will not be accepted
   
   
6. Hand-timed performances in 100m, 200m, 400m, 110m/100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles and 4x100m Relay will not be accepted.
   
   
7. Indoor performances for all field events and for races of 200m and longer, will be accepted.
   
   
8. Lower ages limit: for the Marathon Races and the 50km Race Walk Men, senior athletes only (any athlete aged 20 years and over on 31 December 2005) will be accepted.
   
   
9. Relays:
   
   
   • The list of competitions at which entry standards can be achieved is attached and is on the IAAF website.
     
     
   • the teams qualified in 2004 are listed hereunder.
     
     
   • FIN, as host Federation is qualified in all four races.
     
     
10. Marathons:
    
    
    • Only performances achieved during competitions recognised by the IAAF will be accepted.
      
      
    • These courses must have been measured after January 1st, 2000 by an IAAF/AIMS "A" or "B" measurer and respect the 1% downhill rule.
      
      
    • The list of the competitions at which entry standards can be achieved is attached and is on the IAAF website.
      
      
11. Race Walking Events:
    
    
    • 2004: all the results achieved during this season are considered as valid for qualification purposes;
      
      
    • 2005: to count as a qualifying competition for the World Championships a race walking event must comply with the following conditions;
      
      
      • the course must have been measured by an IAAF/AIMS "A" or "B" Measurer
        
        
      • minimum 3 IAAF Race Walking Judges (level III or II) have to be on duty
        
        
    • the list of competitions at which entry standards can be achieved is attached and is on the IAAF website.
      
      

Relay Teams Qualified in 2004

4x100m Men 15 teams 4x100m Women 18 teams 4x400m Men 19 teams 4x400m Women 19 teams AUS BAH AUS BLR BRA BEL BAH BRA CAN BLR BLR BUL FRA BRA BOT CMR GBR BUL CZE GBR GER CUB FRA GER GHA FRA GBR GRE ITA GBR GER IND JAM GER JPN JAM JPN JAM KEN KAZ NGR JPN KSA MEX POL NED NGR NGR RUS NGR POL POL TRI POL RSA ROM USA RUS RUS RSA   TRI SWE RUS   UKR UKR SEN   USA USA UKR     ZIM USA

RELAYS: Competitions at which entry standards can be achieved

Date Venue Competition 6 February Canberra, AUS National Relays Champ 11-13 March Canberra, AUS ACT State Champ 19-20 March Hobart, AUS Tasmania State Champ 8-10 April Brisbane, AUS Australian U23 Champ 29 April Martinique, FRA GPII 4x100m M & W 30 April Philadelphia, USA Penn Relays 1 May Guadeloupe NACAC Permit Meeting 7 May Osaka, JPN SGP 4x100m M & 4x400m W 13 May Doha, QAT SGP 4x400m M 3 June Turin, ITA GPII 4x100m W 5 June Bydgoszcz, POL EAA Permit 4x100 M & W 8 June Ostrava, CZE SGP 4x100m M 11 June Lille GP 4x400m M & 4x100m W 14 June Athens, GRE SGP 4x100m W 14 June Burnaby, CAN NACAC Permit (Harry Jerome) 18/19 June Florence, ITA European Cup   Gävle, SWE     Leira, POR     Tallinn, EST     Izmir, TUR   29 June-2 July Almeria, ESP Mediterranean Games 6-8 July Nassau, BAH CAC Senior Championships 16 July Madrid, ESP SGP 4x100m M & W 17 July Thessaloniki, GRE GPII 4x100m 21 July Lappeenranta, FIN EAA Permit 4x100 M & W 22-24 July Cartagena, COL South American Championships 23 July Heusden, BEL GPII 4x100m W 25 July Helsinki, FIN GPII 4x100m M & W 26 July Stockholm, SWE SGP 4x100m M

MARATHONS: Competitions at which entry standards can be achieved

Country City Country City Country City ARG Buenos Aires GER Hamburg POL Debno AUS Adelaide GER Hannover POL Krakow AUS Canberra GER Mainz POL Poznan AUS Gold Coast (Southport) GRE Athens (classical course) POL Warsaw AUS Melbourne HKG China Coast POL Wroclaw AUS Sydney (2003 course) HKG Hong Kong POR Lisbon AUT Graz HUN Budapest POR Porto AUT Linz IND Mumbai PRK Pyongyang AUT Wachau (Krems) IRL Dublin RSA Durban (2005 Nat. Ch) AUT Wien ISL Reykjavik RSA Soweto BEL Brussels ISR Tel Aviv (Tiberias) RUS Moscow BEL Ostende (Kust) ITA Bergamo RUS Omsk (Siberian) BRA Florianopolis ITA Brescia SCG Belgrad BRA Porto Alegre ITA Carpi SCG Novi Sad BRA Rio ITA Firenze SIN Singapore BRA Sao Paulo ITA Milano SLO Ljubljana CAN Calgary ITA Napoli SLO Slovenia CAN Edmonton ITA Padua SUI Lausanne CAN Niagara Falls ITA Palermo SUI Zurich CAN Ottawa ITA Ravenna SVK Kosice CAN Toronto Marathon ITA Rome SWE Goeteborg CAN Toronto Waterfront ITA Salsomaggiore SWE Stockholm CAN Vancouver ITA Torino TAN Arusha (Mt Meru) CAN Victoria ITA Trieste TAN Kilimanjaro Merangu CHI Chili (Lider) ITA Venezia THA Bangkok CHN Beijing ITA Vigarano (Ferrara) TPE Taipei China Motor Mar CHN Dalian JAM Kingston TPE Taipei Int CHN Shanghai JAM Negril TUR Istanbul CHN Xiamen JPN Amagasaki UAE Dubai (Al Ain) COL Bogota JPN Fukuoka USA Abilene CRC San Jose JPN Hokkaido (Sapporo) USA Baltimore CRO Zagreb JPN Lake Biwa Mainichi (Otsu) USA Bar Harbor CUB Habana JPN Lake Kawaguchi USA Big Sur (Carmel) CZE Prague JPN Nagano City USA Birmingham DEN Copenhagen JPN Nagoya USA Chicago DEN Odense JPN Oita-Beppu USA Columbus OH EGY Luxor JPN Osaka USA Cranberry Island ESP Barcelona JPN Tokyo USA Dallas ESP Madrid JPN Yamanashi USA Death Valley ESP San Sebastian KEN Nairobi USA Detroit ESP Sevilla KOR Chunchon Chosun Ilbo USA Furnace Creek ESP Valencia KOR Jeonju-Kunsan USA Honolulu ESP Vitoria KOR Seoul Int.(Donga) USA Houston EST Tallinn KOR Seoul JoongAng USA Huntington Beach FIN 2005 Nat. Champ LEB Beirut USA Jersey FIN Helsinki MAC Macau USA Lakeshore FIN Turku MAR Casablanca (2005) USA Los Angeles FRA La Rochelle MAR Marrakech USA Maui FRA Le Havre MAS Kuala Lumpur USA New Jersey FRA Marseille MEX Mazatlan USA New York FRA Mont St Michel MEX Mexico City USA Oklahoma City FRA Paris MEX Torreon USA Philadelphia FRA Pauillac MON Monaco USA Portland FRA Reims MRI Flic en Flac USA Providence GBR Edinburg NED Amsterdam USA Raleigh GBR Glasgow NED Enschede USA San Diego GBR Inverness (Loch Ness) NED Rotterdam USA San Francisco GBR Isleworth NED Appeldorn USA Seattle GBR London NEP Katmandu USA St Louis GBR Nottingham (Robin Hood) NOR Tromso USA Tulsa GER Berlin PAN Panama City USA Washington DC GER Francfort PHI Philippine Mar. Pasig River ZIM Mutare

RACE WALKING: Competitions at which entry standards can be achieved

Date Venue Competition 30 January Kobe, JPN International 20K 12 February Clermont, USA NACAC Championships 27 February El Prat-Barcelona, ESP National Championships 19/20 March Tijuana, MEX IAAF Race Walking Challenge 26 March Podebrady, CZE EAA Race Walking Challenge 2 April Rio Major, POR IAAF Race Walking Challenge 9 April Dudince, SVK EAA Race Walking Challenge 16 April Leamington, GBR EAA Race Walking Challenge 17 April Wajima, JPN International 50K 23 April Cixi City, CHN IAAF Race Walking Challenge 24 April Dresden, GER National Championships 24 April Helsinki, FIN National Championships 1 May Sesto San Giovanni, ITA IAAF Race Walking Challenge 22 May Miskolc, HUN European Cup 4 June La Coruna, ESP IAAF Race Walking Challenge 26 June Dublin, IRL EAA Race Walking Challenge 23 July Lisbon, POR 20.000m track