Friday, August 17, 2012

How triathletes get to the Olympics

A maximum of three men and three women may be selected for the New Zealand Triathlon Team.

 The selectors will select athletes for nomination to the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC). The NZOC will select athletes for the Team.

Athletes must submit to a fitness test and/or medical examination

register no later than 6 months prior to the games

 Athletes must qualify through the ITU London Olympic Games Qualifying Criteria (as attached) and will not be eligible to qualify through host nation or tripartite commission Invitation place.

http://www.triathlon.org.nz/index.php/page/london-olympicsNew Zealand has the right to 2 male and 2 female starts for the London Olympics from the ITU London Olympic Games Qualifying Criteria. New Zealand must earn the right to the 3rd male and 3rd female starts. To qualify for the additional (3rd) start New Zealand¡¦s third ranked athlete must qualify New Zealand as the eighth ranked country or higher through the ITU London Olympic Games Qualifying Criteria If there are places remaining,
If any athletes who had been previously selected in Race 1 (or Race 1 additional selection event were to race in Race 2 the NZ selection qualifying place (but not the race place) would roll down to the next previously unqualified person who meets the criteria.

The maximum of three (3) places will be allocated to the first eight (8) NOCs to have three (3) athletes eligible through the ITU Continental Olympic Qualification Events, the 2011 ITU World Olympic Qualification Event and then the ITU Olympic Qualification List (in that order).
 the first placed New Zealand male and female finishers in Race 2 will be eligible for nomination to NZOC providing they finish in the top 8 places in the elite field.

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