July 22, 2008

Writing for RunningTimes.com, Scott Douglas examines the USATF procedures for filling the fields at the recent Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Douglas, a former editor of Running Times magazine, writes:

"In the distance events, there were several instances where decisions about who was let into the meet appeared more arbitrary and capricious than straightforward and easily comprehensible. With the U.S. Olympic Committee threatening USATF with decertification as the national governing body of track and field, athletes’ claims of a lack of fairness, transparency and accountability took on extra weight."

You can read the complete story here:

http://www.runningtimes.com:80/Article.aspx?ArticleID=13776&PageNum=1

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