The new policy prevents athletes from "chasing" the Olympic standard but otherwise does its best to honor the results of the Trials when selecting the team.
We've got good news. USATF has told LetsRun that they will honor the order of finish at the Trials for men who have broken 2:11:30. Confusing language in USATF's selection criteria document had caused us to wonder if the order of finish at the Trials or world rank would determine the third US men's Olympic spot (if the US gets a third spot). But have they not thought of a doomsday scenario where Scott Fauble gets left off the team despite winning the Trials?
I know there is another thread on this but I am sort of breaking our own rule of 1 thread per topic as I want to make sure everyone reads this (I've closed.
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