Info
Date: 19 – 31 August 2017
Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Selection Criteria
Criteria updated and accurate as of 25th July 2016.
QUALIFYING
1. SAA will use the following selection policy:
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i) For the selection of the final 6 runners, SAA may organise races for
the athletes in the relay training squad to run together under the same
race conditions. A final run-off will be conducted before 31 May 2017 to
select the final 5 / 6 runners.
ii) Factors such as attendance, attitude, and commitment at relay
trainings, ability to work well with others and previous performances
(e.g. 100m, 200m and 400m) will also be considered.
iii) The final 4 to race for the relay event will be decided by SAA.
a. Athletes (individuals / teams) who achieved at least 3rd placing e.g.
time/distance/score/mark of the 2015 SEA Games, will be considered.
b. Individual events: the athletes will be ranked. SAA will select a
maximum of 2 athletes for each event. The current form of athletes is of
utmost importance and SAA reserves the right to select the final two
athletes to represent Singapore at the Games. Factors such as past
performances and future potential will also be considered.
c. Team events: Relay Selection (4x100m and 4x400m) – One team for
each relay event. Six athletes (including 2 substitutes) may be entered
for each relay.
2. Qualifying window: 1 August 2016 – 31 May 2017
3. Qualifying Competitions:
a. All achievements submitted for consideration should have taken place
at SAA/IAAF
sanctioned championships and trials, but athletes may
submit the achievements from overseas championships and meets of
athletes studying in overseas tertiary institutions. However, these have
to be properly accredited and sanctioned (Email sdp@singaporeathletics.org.sg) to be accepted.
b. Achievements from overseas championships have to be properly accredited and
sanctioned (Email sdp@singaporeathletics.org.sg)
to be accepted. For Marathon / road races: results from only IAAF Gold
label races or AIMS certified-standard competitions will be accepted. c. For 100m, 200m, 100m /110m hurdles, long and triple jump events - Only performances with legal wind-speed will be accepted.
4. Athletes/Teams who miss the qualifying standard marginally, but
show potential to equal or surpass it in time for the Games may be
considered on a case-by-case basis.
5. Athlete must be a Singapore Citizen at the time of nomination.
6. Final list of selected athletes will be finalised by 31 May 2017.
7. Athletes selected in training squad / final team for SEA Games 2017, will be required to:
8. In the event that the qualification is based on the achievement during the period 1 August 2016 to 31 December 2016,
Athlete / team qualifiers must achieve a performance of at least 97% of
the 3rd placing of the 2015 SEA Games based on IAAF points during the
period from 1 January 2017 to 31 May 2017 at least at one sanctioned
competition, to be considered in the final team (refer to Table 1
below).
For this purpose, in the case of Full Marathon event, athletes will be
allowed to enter in a sanctioned Half Marathon or 10km track\road race.
However, for Half marathon or 10km track\road race, the performance must
at least be 100 per cent performances based on IAAF points. Men – Half Marathon - 1:12:30, 10 km track/road race - 32.57. Women – Half Marathon - 1:25:54, 10 km track/road race - 39:23
Table 1: 2015 SEA Games 3rd placing & 97% performance based on IAAF points.
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(Women)
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97% of 3rd
placing, using IAAF points
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3rd Placing
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Event
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3rd Placing
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97% of 3rd
placing, using IAAF points
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10.55"
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10.45"
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100m
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11.88"
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12.04"
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21.35"
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21.13"
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200m
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23.92"
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24.25"
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47.57"
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47.08"
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400m
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54.26"
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55.14"
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14.30"
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14.12"
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110mH (1.067)/100mH
(0.838)
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13.64"
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13.89"
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52.04"
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51.36"
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400mH (0.914/0.762)
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01:01.69
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01:02.75
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01:53.39
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01:52.32
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800m
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02:12.36
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02:14.22
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03:51.74
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03:49.35
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1500m
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04:33.25
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04:37.40
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09:13.81
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09:06.41
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3000m S/C
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10:36.90
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10:50.65
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14:49.45
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14:40.59
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5000m
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16:54.71
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17:11.78
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30:40.90
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30:26.23
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10000m
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35:20.46
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35:58.03"
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2:38:44
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2:37:10
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Full Marathon
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3:07:14
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3:10:16
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1:42:31
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1:40:57
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20km Walk
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1:48:23
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01:50.42
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39.78"
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39.32"
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4x100m
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45.41"
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46.23"
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03:10.70
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03:08.48
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4x400m
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03:39.10
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03:43.08
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7.37m
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7.51m
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Long Jump
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6.41m
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6.26m
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2.07m
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2.11m
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High Jump
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1.81m
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1.77m
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15.62m
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15.92m
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Triple Jump
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13.65m
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13.33m
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4.93m
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5.05m
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Pole Vault
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3.60m
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3.51m
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16.47m
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16.96m
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Shot Put (7.26kg/4kg)
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13.31m
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12.92m
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49.54m
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51.02m
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Discus (2kg/1kg)
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45.72m
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44.33m
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55.13m
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56.84m
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Javelin (800g/600g)
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48.44m
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47.00m
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59.38m
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61.18m
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Hammer Throw (7.26kg/4kg)
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53.80m
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52.21m
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6599
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6796
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Decathlon/Heptathlon
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4798
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4663
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9. SAA reserves the right to drop any qualified athlete any time
before the Games, if the athlete is deemed unfit (injured/declining
performance/upcoming performance from another athlete as well as factors
such as attendance, attitude and commitment at training, ability to
work well with others, misconduct) to perform at a competitive level.
10. The Final Selection for training squad / final team for SEA Games 2017 will be decided by SAA.
Prepared by: SAA Sports Development & Performance
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