2012 Olympic Selection Policy

UKA have announced their London Olympics 2012 selection policy and standards in the wake of changes to qualification periods by IAAF, moving the starting point forward from October 1 to May 1 2011. That means that the bulk of performances set by British athletes through the summer season peaking up at the World Championships in Daegu will count for qualification purposes towards London.

Along the same lines with the Worlds in Daegu, the qualification period for the multi-events, marathons, 10000m and race-walking has commenced since January 1 2011.

A substantial change as concerns automatic qualification through the UK Olympic Trials is that any athlete occupying a top two place in an event needs to have set either a Current A standard (set from April 1st 2012 on) or have finished in the top eight at the World Championships in Deagu and have an A standard (withing the qualification period) to ensure of one's berth on the team. The latter term shapes a first in the matter.

Athletes that don't qualify courtesy of a top two placing at the UK Trials may still claim a place by means of A or B standards according to the policy laid out.

http://www.ukathletics.net/media/news/april-2011/26-04-2011-2012-policy/

Full Selection Policy and Standards for London 2012:
http://www.ukathletics.net/world-class/2012-selection-policies/

With the Olympic qualification period underway from today for the lion's share of the events, I think it's timely enough to lay out an identical list of qualifiers to that concerning the World Championships in Daegu in another thread. So here it is:

MEN
100m
(A 10.18)
(B 10.24)
200m
(A 20.55)
(B 20.65)
400m
(A 45.25)
(B 45.70)
800m
(A 1:45.60) Mike Rimmer 1:45.12
(B 1:46.30)
1500m
(A 3:35.60)
(B 3:38.00)
5000m
(A 13:20.00)
(B 13:27.00) Tom Farrell 13:26.59
10000m
(A 27:45.00) Chris Thompson 27:27.36
(B 28:05.00)
Marathon
(A 2h12:00 or place in top 20 in Daegu)
(B 2h16:00) Lee Merrien 2h14:25, Andrew Lemoncello 2h15:24
3000m SC
(A 8:23.10)
(B 8:32.00)
110mh
(A 13.52) Andy Turner 13.28
(B 13.60)
400mh
(A 49.50)
(B 49.80) Jack Green 49.55
High Jump
(A 2.31)
(B 2.28)
Pole Vault
(A 5.72)
(B 5.60)
Long Jump
(A 8.20)
(B 8.10)
Triple Jump
(A 17.20)
(B 16.85)
Shot Put
(A 20.50)
(B 20.00)
Discus
(A 65.00)
(B 63.00) Carl Myerscough 63.98, Brett Morse 63.82
Hammer
(A 78.00)
(B 74.00)
Javelin
(A 82.00)
(B 79.50) James Campbell 80.18
Decathlon
(A 8200)
(B 7950)
20km Race Walking
(A 1h22:30)
(B 1h24:30)
50km Race Walking
(A 3h59:00)
(B 4h09:00)

WOMEN
100m
(A 11.29)
(B 11.38)
200m
(A 23.10)
(B 23.30)
400m
(A 51.50)
(B 52.30)
800m
(A 1:59.90)
(B 2:01.30)
1500m
(A 4:06.00)
(B 4:08.90)
5000m
(A 15:15.00)
(B 15:25.00)
10000m
(A 31:45.00)
(B 32:10.00)
Marathon
(A 2h31:00 or top 20 place in Daegu) Jo Pavey 2h28:23, Louise Damen 2h29:59
(B 2h35:00) Susan Partridge 2h34:17, Alyson Dixon 2h34:51*
3000mSC
(A 9:43.00)
(B 9:48.00)
100mh
(A 12.96)
(B 13.15)
400mh
(A 55.40)
(B 56.55)
High Jump
(A 1.95)
(B 1.92)
Pole Vault
(A 4.50)
(B 4.40)
Long Jump
(A 6.75)
(B 6.65) Shara Proctor 6.65
Triple Jump
(A 14.30)
(B 14.10)
Shot
(A 18.35)
(B 17.30)
Discus
(A 62.00)
(B 59.50)
Hammer
(A 71.50)
(B 69.00) Sophie Hitchon 69.43
Javelin
(A 61.50)
(B 59.00)
Heptathlon
(A 6150)
(B 5950)
20km Race Walking
(A 1h33:30)
(B 1h38:00)

Two Olympic B qualifiers already in the wee hours of the qualification period as Jack Green and James Campbell set a PB of 49.55 secs and 80.18m in the 400mh and the javelin respectively.

Sophie Hitchon's new UK hammer record has made the third Olympic B qualifier on the first day of the qualification period. The first signs look very promising.

Chris Thompson (A) along with Tom Farrell, Carl Myerscough and Brett Morse (B) have added their names to Olympic qualifiers yesterday.

Of course, Mike Rimmer's 1:45.12 in Doha today was also an Olympic A qualifier.

Shara Proctor also attained the B Olympic standard in the long jump with a precise hit at 6.65m (-1.2m/sec).

Blimey, forgot to mention that Andy Turner's 13.28 is an Olympic A qualifier too!