Official 2012 Track & Field Thread: Brussels Diamond League (Merritt Breaks 110m Hurdles WR!)

Originally Posted by yvespo3

Christina Manning,
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Originally Posted by tramericanjr

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since richard thompson won the silver then got in d eminor car accident he aint been the same,,,, the funny thing is he broke atos national record last year but that was it for him....

Keston has been running good this year
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Yeah I know, pretty sad really. Glad for Keston though, he's been running great this year and finally his time has come.
 
What a race by Gatlin, PB 9.80....second fastest this year.
 
Originally Posted by itsaboutthattime

man.. didnt expect that out of gatlin
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I knew he'd win, didn't think he'd run a PB though he sure looked to be in form. Wonder if he'll try to make the 200m team next weekend, along with Gay.
 
So if you remember yesterday, the big news/controversy is deciding who gets the 3rd spot on the U.S. Women's 100m team. It was a dead heat tie between Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh. USATF just announced how they'll go about the process.


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[h1]Dead-heat procedures announced[/h1]
6/24/2012

USA Track & Field and the United States Olympic Committee announce the following procedures, to be applied to the women’s 100 meters and any other running event for which there may be a dead heat for third place at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field.

These procedures were developed through consultation between USATF officials and representatives of the Olympic track & field athlete community, and were presented to and approved by the USOC. USATF President and Chairman Stephanie Hightower, CEO Max Siegel, USOC CEO Scott Blackmun and Sport Performance officials from both organizations contributed to the formation and approval of these procedures.

The USOC approves all selection procedures for the Olympic Team in each sport and had previously approved track & field selection procedures entering the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. Those procedures did not take into account a third-place dead heat.
The affected athletes and/or their representatives have been informed of these procedures. USATF will provide an update when the final means of determining which athlete will fill the third spot on the Olympic Team in the women’s 100 meters has been established.

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In case of a tie, the following procedure shall be used for breaking a tie for the final qualifying slot in a running-event final in which a U.S. National Team or Olympic Team is being selected:

  1. If either athlete declines his or her position on the National Team/Olympic Team, that athlete will be named the alternate and the other athlete will assume the final available position.

  1. If neither athlete declines their position, they will be given the option to determine the tie-breaker via coin toss or by run-off.

    1. If both athletes choose the same option, that option will be utilized as the tie-breaker.

    2. If the athletes disagree on the tie-breaker, the tie will be broken by a run-off.

    3. If both athletes refuse to declare a preference regarding the method between a run off and coin toss in regards to how the tie is broken, the tie will be broken by coin toss.
Run-Off Protocol
 
USATF’s Chief of Sport Performance, in consultation with the athletes and their coaches, will determine the time of the run-off depending on entry deadlines, travel, practice and competition schedules, and the best interests of the National Team/Olympic Team.
 
If the run-off also results in a dead heat, the tie will be broken by a coin toss.
 
Coin Toss Protocol
 
USATF shall provide a United States Quarter Dollar coin with the image of George Washington appearing on the obverse hub of the coin and an Eagle appearing on the reverse hub of the coin.  Each athlete shall inspect the coin to ensure the obverse and reverse hubs of the coin reflect the images of George Washington and the Eagle, respectively. 
 
The athlete with the highest world ranking according to the IAAF rankings as of 8 am PST on the date of the coin toss shall declare his or her choice of "heads" for the obverse hub or "tails" for the reverse hub.  If the athlete with the highest world ranking chooses not to declare his or her choice, that athlete shall be assigned the choice of heads for the obverse hub of the coin. The other athlete shall be designated, by default, the choice either: 1. Not chosen by the highest-ranking athlete or 2. Tails should the highest-ranking athlete choose not to declare his or her choice.
 
The choices shall be confirmed by a representative chosen by USATF.   Once the choices have been made and confirmed by the USATF representative, each athlete shall face each other and the USATF representative shall bend his or her index finger at a 90 degree angle to his or her thumb, allowing the coin to rest on his or her thumb. In one single action, the USATF representative shall toss the coin into the air, allowing the coin to fall to the ground.
 
Once the coin has fallen to the ground, the USATF representative shall, without touching or lifting the coin, view the coin and determine whether the coin has landed on the obverse or reverse hub.  In the event that the coin does not fall completely on either the obverse or reverse hub, the USATF representative shall repeat the toss process as described above.
 
The athlete who chose the hub that is displayed shall be declared the winner by the USATF representative.
 
In the event either or both athlete refuses to participate in the coin toss, the USATF representative shall assign the athlete with the highest world ranking "heads" and the other athlete "tails" and shall toss the coin in the presence of at least two witnesses and declare the winner pursuant to the procedure set forth above.
via USATF

This will be interesting, both are running in the 200 next weekend AND they train together.
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Originally Posted by roboski

Did they show the 200m's yet??
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Nope, that'll be next weekend. Outside of the 800m, Steeplechase, and 5000m, the remaining running finals will be on Saturday and Sunday (NBC). Most of the field finals will occur during the week.




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Originally Posted by DiPlOmAt TDOt

Originally Posted by itsaboutthattime

man.. didnt expect that out of gatlin
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I knew he'd win, didn't think he'd run a PB though he sure looked to be in form. Wonder if he'll try to make the 200m team next weekend, along with Gay.
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Gay isnt. He is only running the 100 this year. He said he thought it would be too much coming back earlier in the year.
as for gatlin I dont see it happening. Hope Dix is ok tho.
 
I wasn't expecting that from Gatlin either. Good to see him making a comeback like that
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Sanya Richards
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She was sending a message right there.

Looking forward to see what they do with Felix/Tarmoh. Would definitely rather see a run-off than a coin flip.
 
That boy Nellum got in 
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, I know high jump isn't going to get any love minus a few summary highlights 
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Lolo Jones on Jay Leo tonight. I don't get how she's getting all this media attention, while the actual Olympic Champion on the event (Dawn Harper) gets no shine.
 
Originally Posted by DiPlOmAt TDOt

Lolo Jones on Jay Leo tonight. I don't get how she's getting all this media attention, while the actual Olympic Champion on the event (Dawn Harper) gets no shine.
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One's just better looking.
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Originally Posted by DiPlOmAt TDOt

Lolo Jones on Jay Leo tonight. I don't get how she's getting all this media attention, while the actual Olympic Champion on the event (Dawn Harper) gets no shine.
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Come on Dip.... You know better than that.
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its not even the looks.

its the factthat she was on HBO last month talkin about her virginity. she now has a media buzz so she gets facetime.

her performance and looks are both supremely overrated
 
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