SPECIAL FORMAT FOR ATHLETICS AT THE YOUTH OLYMPICS

The IAAF designed a special format for the athletics competition of the Youth Olympic Games that will take place from Thursday 11th to Tuesday 16th October in Buenos Aires (Argentina)

The competition won’t have a qualifying and final round, but two stages of equal importance: the performances from both stages will be added together to determine the overall final placing.

All the athletes will thus compete twice in their event, except for the 1500m, 3000m, and 2000m steeple chase where the second round is a 4km cross-country race.

The system rewards consistency at a high level rather than a one-off performance, but on the other side the competition will lose some spontaneity at the finish time, due to the time needed calculate the total and determine the final ranking. The athlete crossing the line first in the second round may not be the overall winner.

Four Sri Lankan Athletes to take part in this years Olympics. We will post information stay tuned with our facebook and twitter.

Schedule and results: https://www.buenosaires2018.com/results/en/athletics/daily-schedule.htm