Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Nomination Criteria
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Nomination Criteria Selection Criteria Amendments • February 19, 2021 o Section 1.2: . Removed reference to NACAC Combined Events Championships, which has been cancelled. The dates and location of the Canadian Combined Events Trials is now to-be-confirmed. Moved the Final Nomination for Marathon and Race Walk to July 2 to align with all other events. Moved the final declaration deadline for all events to June 10, 2021. Updated dates for: Final Preparation Camp, On-site Decision Making Authority, Athletics Competition and Departing Japan o Section 1.3: . Removed requirement to participate in Canadian Championships. Added requirement to comply with COVID-19 countermeasures. o Section 1.6: Added reference to Reserve Athletes. o Section 3: Removed requirement to participate in Canadian Championships. o Section 4.1 . Step 2: Removed: “For the avoidance of doubt, the NTC will not nominate athletes for individual events who are only qualified to be entered due to World Athletics’ “reallocations due to unused quota places” after July 1, 2021 (June 2, 2021 for Marathon and Race Walk).” . Final Nomination Meeting: Added prioritization process for athletes qualifying for both the Women’s Marathon and 10,000m. o Section 4.2: . Removed: “AC will not accept any offers of unused quota places for relay teams made after July 1, 2021;” . Step 1: Removed automatic nomination for national champions. o Section 8: Added language regarding possible further amendments necessitated by COVID-19. • October 6, 2020 o Section 1.2: Updated qualification period to match World Athletics adjustments for Marathon and 50k Race Walk. Updated dates for NACAC Combined Events Championships (Athletics Canada Combined Events Trials). Appendix A: added “or 2021 World Relay Championships” for Relays qualification to match section 4.2. • July 17, 2020 o Throughout document: Updated terminology to reflect name change from International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to World Athletics (WA). o Overview: Added link to World Athletics Qualification System. o Section 1.2 (and throughout document): Updated Qualifying Periods and other Important Dates to reflect the postponement of the Olympic Games from 2020 to 2021. Added “Second Initial Nomination for the Marathon and 20k and 50k Race Walks.” Added NACAC Combined Events Championships as the Athletics Canada Combined Events Trials. Page | 1 Updated February 19, 2021 o Section 1.3: Updated World Athletics Age Requirements to reflect the postponement of the Games. o Section 1.4: added marathon Entry Standard for first 10 finishers at the Platinum Label Marathons, and the winners of the Gold Label Marathons, held during the period from 1 December 2020 to 31 May 2021. o Section 1.6: added clarification on event quotas for Mixed Relay. o Section 3: Moved “Canadian Championships Requirement” to standalone section and updated competition list due to postponement of Games. o Section 4.2: Updated relay team qualification pathway to include “The first eight (8) placed NOCs at the World Athletics Relays Silesia 2021 (if not already qualified via Doha 2019) will also qualify.” Adjusted Additional Relay Nomination section to be consistent with criteria initially published in Appendix B. o Section 5.1: Added “Training and Competition Plan” requirement for athletes selected at the Initial Nomination meetings only. o Section 5.2: Clarified that AC Chief Medical Officer, in consultation with medical team will provide clearance to move from Step 1 to Step 2. Page | 2 Updated February 19, 2021 OVERVIEW These Nomination Criteria (“Criteria”) set out the eligibility and qualification requirements that athletes must satisfy in order to be nominated for selection to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team. All nominations to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team will be made in accordance with Athletics Canada’s (“AC”) “National Team Selection Rules Book”. AC’s Olympic entries are limited by World Athletics (“WA”) and International Olympic Committee’s (“IOC”) rules and/or regulations (including the Qualification System available at: https://www.worldathletics.org/competition/standards/2021) that will always take precedence should there be any contradictions between these Criteria and such rules and/or regulations. Attached to the Criteria, and forming an integral part of it, are two Appendices. The National Team Committee (“NTC”) is responsible for the implementation of the Criteria and has the sole authority and discretion to make all decisions relating to the nomination of the team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team to the Canadian Olympic Committee (“COC”) up until the first athletics team members entering the Olympic Village. From that date forwards “On-site Decision Making Authority” will apply (see section 5 below). 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Event Location • Tokyo, Japan. 1.2 Important Dates Qualifying Periods DATES EVENTS NOTES Entry Standards Period World Rankings Period 1 January 2019 – 5 April 2020 1 December 2018 – 5 April 2020 1 September 2020 – 31 May 2021 1 December 2020 – 31 May 2021 Marathon and 50k Race Walk (21 months) (22 months) 1 January 2019 – 5 April 2020 1 January 2019 – 5 April 2020 1 September 2020 – 29 June 2021 1 December 2020 – 29 June 2021 20k Race Walk See Appendix A (22 months) (22 months) for Qualifying 1 January 2019 – 5 April 2020 1 January 2019 – 5 April 2020 Standards 1 December 2020 – 29 June 2021 1 December 2020 – 29 June 2021 10,000m and Combined Events (22 months) (22 months) 1 May 2019 – 5 April 2020 30 June 2019 – 5 April 2020 1 December 2020 – 29 June 2021 1 December 2020 – 29 June 2021 Qualifying Period for all other events (18 months) (16 months) Page | 3 Updated February 19, 2021 Important Dates DATES* DESCRIPTION LOCATION Canadian Marathon Championships and Selection Trials at the October 20, 2019 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, ON (“Marathon Trials”) Declaration Deadline for Initial Nomination for May 3, 2020 Online Form the Marathon and Race Walks May 4, 2020 First Initial Nomination for the Marathon and Race Walks TBC Athletics Canada Combined Events Trials Ottawa, ON For Marathon and Race Walk - World Athletics to: - confirm the list of athletes qualified by Qualification Standard; - publish the WA World Rankings and qualified athletes; June 2, 2021 worldathletics.org Declaration Deadline for 2nd Initial Nomination for the Marathon and Race Walks Declaration Deadline for Initial Nomination for 10,000m Second Initial Nomination for the Marathon and Race Walk June 3, 2021 Initial Nomination for 10,000m June 10, 2021 Final Declaration Deadline Online Form Canadian 10,000m Championships and Selection Trials June 13, 2021 Burnaby, BC (“10,000m Trials”) Canadian T&F Championships & Selection Trials June 24 – 27, 2021 Montreal, QC (“T&F Trials”) Relay Team Members sign and return July 1, 2021 Appendix B National Relay Team Athlete Agreement World Athletics to: - confirm the list of athletes qualified by Qualification Standard; July 1, 2021 worldathletics.org - publish the WA World Rankings and qualified athletes; - publish the list of qualified Relay Teams. July 2, 2021 Final Team Nomination TBC Depart Canada July 18, 2021 On-site Decision Making Authority begins (see section 6) Tokyo, Japan July 19 – August 6, 2021 Final Preparation Camp Gifu, Japan July 30 – August 8, 2021 Athletics Competition Tokyo, Japan 24-48 hours after competition Depart Japan *TBC Dates – any dates that are to be determined, will be announced on the AC website as soon as possible once determined. 1.3 Eligible Athletes To be eligible to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, an athlete must meet all of the following requirements: • Must be a registered member of an AC Branch at the time of the Trials and through the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games; • Must meet the World Athletics age requirements: o Senior Athletes: Any athlete aged 20 on 31 December, 2021 (born in 2001 or earlier) may compete in any event Page | 4 Updated February 19, 2021 o U20 Athletes: Any athlete aged 18 or 19 years on 31 December, 2021 (born in 2002 or 2003) may compete in any event except the Marathon and 50km Race Walk. o U18 Athletes: Any athlete aged 16 or 17 years on 31 December, 2021 (born in 2004 and 2005) may compete in any event except the throwing events, Heptathlon, Decathlon, 10,000m, Marathon and Race Walk. o Athletes Younger than 16: No athlete younger than 16 years of age on 31 December, 2021 (born in 2006 or later) may compete at the Olympic Games. • Must hold Canadian Citizenship, as per Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter; • Must declare interest to seek nomination to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team via the Online Form in accordance with the dates outlined in section 1.2 above; • Must comply with the Final Phase Preparation Requirements as outlined in section 5 below; • Must have a Canadian passport that will remain valid until at least December 31, 2021; • Sign, submit and comply with the COC Athlete Agreement and Tokyo 2020 Conditions of Participation Form; • Must comply with all COVID-19 countermeasures implemented by AC, COC, IOC, Tokyo 2020 or other relevant governing bodies. • Must be otherwise eligible to participate for Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as outlined in the IOC, World Athletics, COC and AC Rules and Bylaws and AC’s “National Team Selection Rules Book”. Relays: To be nominated for a Relay Team (see section 4.2) athletes must sign the National Relay Team Athlete Agreement (see Appendix B) by the specified date (see section 1.2). Note that if circumstances dictate that an athletics team member who is not part of a nominated Relay Team is selected to run a relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (as allowed by World Athletics rules) then the athlete must sign the National Relay Team Athlete Agreement before competing. In these circumstances, the Head Coach can waive the deadline in section 1.2.