Olympic Games Qualifying Standards For Track & Field Events


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Athletes qualify for Olympic track and field competition in different ways, according to the guidelines set forth by each individual National Governing Body. Several nations, including the United States, stage Olympic Team Trials. The top three finishers in each event at the U.S. Trials qualify for the Olympics.

The one common factor in Olympic qualification for athletes of all nationalities is the need to reach an “A” or “B” qualifying standard in their respective events within a designated time window. The Beijing Olympic Qualifying Standards are as follows: Continue reading “Olympic Games Qualifying Standards For Track & Field Events”

2008 Olympic Games & Philippine Sports


Did you know that there are thirty-three (33) sports events in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing? Here are the 33 events:

1) Track & Field                                            18) Wrestling                                    

2) Badminton                                                   19) Diving

3) Baseball                                                       20) Water Polo

4) Basketball                                                    21) Modern Pentathlon

5) Boxing                                                          22) Softball

6) Canoe/Kayak                                                23) Taekwando

7) Rowing                                                         24) Tennis

8) Cycling (BMX, Mountain, Road, Track)          25) Shooting Continue reading “2008 Olympic Games & Philippine Sports”