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Athletes
must compete in the National Championships unless an exemption has
been granted by the JAAA.
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Athletes
placing in the first four positions in the 100M & 400M will be named
to the relay pool. The remaining members of the relay pool will be
selected by the JAAA selection committee.
As mandated by the IAAF, athletes who are selected to run individual
100M/400M are automatic members of the relay pool. It is a condition
for selection that the athletes selected for the relay pool must be
available when required for relay practice. Athletes who fail to make
themselves available may not be allowed to participate in the
competition.
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(a) Subject
to the proviso below, athletes placing in the 1st to 3rd positions in
all events will be selected if they have attained the qualifying ‘A’
standard for the event PROVIDED HOWEVER that in any event where any
athlete has been granted an exemption from competing in that event at
the National Championships under criteria (7) below the athlete so
exempted may be considered for selection as an entrant for the event
in the competition.
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Where an
athlete has been granted an exemption and the Selection Committee
has determined that such an athlete should be selected among the
entrants for the event that athlete shall be selected above the
athlete placing third at the National Championships or in place of
an athlete finishing in either of the first two places of the event
where that athlete has been determined by a medical panel appointed
by the JAAA to be ill or injured and not being in a satisfactory
physical condition to warrant being entered to compete.
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Final
selection will be made using the allowed final entry date governing
the particular competition.
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All
athletes must maintain and prove their competitive fitness up to the
time of the final entry date for the competition.
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Injured
athletes must be examined by the JAAA local medical team in order to
be declared unfit not to compete in the Championships. After
examination the medical team will recommend how soon the athlete will
be capable of returning to competition.
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Athletes
who are ranked/listed in the top three in the world for their event
who are ill or injured at the time of the National Championships and
are granted an exemption from competing at the Championships may still
be considered for selection provided that they are able to prove their
world ranking form prior to the final submission of the entries for
the competition.
