Olympic Qualifying Pre-Rio 2016 Thread

[Comrade Blitz]

Kendra Harrison breaks 28 yr old world record in the women's 100m H at the new Boleyn Ground err....Queen Ham Stadium

[ACVilla]

Kendra Harrison breaks 28 yr old world record in the women's 100m H at the new Boleyn Ground err....Queen Ham Stadium

And doesn't get to go to the Olympics due to USA's extremely harsh Olypmic qualification criteria.

[cdbearsfan]

Ludicrous that she won't be at the Olympics. Women's World Records are harder to break than a concrete rhino.

[usav]

And doesn't get to go to the Olympics due to USA's extremely harsh Olypmic qualification criteria.

Stupid maybe, but not harsh.  She finished 6th in the qualifying race.

[cheltenhamlion]

Why the fuck are any Russians being allowed to compete? Neutral? Bollocks.

[ACVilla]

And doesn't get to go to the Olympics due to USA's extremely harsh Olypmic qualification criteria.

Stupid maybe, but not harsh.  She finished 6th in the qualifying race.

Whatever you want to call it its a ridiculous system.

[cdbearsfan]

And doesn't get to go to the Olympics due to USA's extremely harsh Olypmic qualification criteria.

Stupid maybe, but not harsh.  She finished 6th in the qualifying race.

It's harsh that they base it one race rather than performances over a season.

[UK Redsox]

They operate on an end of year exam system rather than coursework

[ACVilla]

With absolutely no wriggle room for mitigating circumstances.

For example, if Usain Bolt had been American he would not have been gracing the Olympics with his presence.

Thank God he is there so he can hopefully Gatlin. After all this sport has been through it would be a real killer blow if he won the 100.