The  qualification system for  the  Olympic  games  in  Tokyo Japan in 2020  has  been  published  by  the  IAAF with exactly two years to go until the athletics action gets underway.

The qualification system was approved at the IAAF Council meeting in Buenos Aires last week and includes details of the entry numbers for each discipline and the qualification timeline.

For the 10,000m, marathon, race walks, combined events and relays, the qualification period runs from January 1, 2019 to June 29 2020……..for all other events, the qualification period runs from July 1, 2019 to June 29, 2020.

Athletes can qualify in one of two ways……………by virtue of their IAAF World ranking position at the end of the qualification period.

or achieving the entry standard within the qualification period.

Entry standards will be approved and published later this year, but will be set for the sole purpose of qualifying athletes with exceptional performances unable to qualify through the iaaf world rankings pathway.

The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will open on   July 24 with the athletics programme to start on July 31.