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Men: An Olympic distance competition (1.5km swim, 40km cycle, 10km run) Women: An Olympic distance competition (1.5km swim, 40km cycle, 10km run) ATHLETE / NOC QUOTA Athlete quota: 50 men 50 women Total of 100 athletes Maximum per NOC: A maximum of 9 NOCs may have a maximum of 3 athletes per event. All other NOCs may have a maximum of 2 athletes per event. QUALIFICATION SYSTEM Attribution of qualification places NOCs will be attributed qualification places, as per the detailed selection criteria noted below, and will select from eligible athletes to fill these places. Athletes may not qualify their NOC more than 1 qualification place. QUALIFICATION SYSTEM IN DETAIL a) Regional Olympic Qualifying Events: 5 places Olympic places 1 to 5 will be allocated to the NOC of the winner of each of the 5 regional Olympic Qualifying events, for a total of 5 men and 5 women. The regional Olympic Qualifying events may take place any time between 1 August 2003 and the date of the 2004 Triathlon World Championships (scheduled for 7 May 2004). b) 2004 Triathlon World Championships: 3 places Olympic places 6 to 8 (3 women and 3 men) will be allocated to the NOC of the top 3 finishers from the 2004 Triathlon World Championships. The athletes achieving these positions also gain eligibility for selection If any of the top 3 finishers has already earned a place at the regional Qualifier, or the NOC of the OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION The Olympic Qualification has been approved and is as follows for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. 2 athlete has already earned 3 places then the next highest finishing athlete in the 2004 World Championships earns the eligibility and their NOC a qualification place. This will continue until 3 places for men and 3 for women have been allocated, providing the athletes are within the 5% for men and 8% for women quality control cut-off time c) ITU Triathlon World Ranking: 39 places Olympic places 9 to 47 will be allocated to the NOCs in order of the highest ranked athletes on the ITU World Rankings, at the date of 2004 Triathlon World Championships, who have not previously qualified their NOC a place. d) Host nation: 1 place Olympic place 48 (1 woman and 1 man) will be awarded to the host nation. If Greece achieves qualification through ITU competitions, place 48 will return to the ITU World Rankings. The minimum eligibility criteria also applies to the places allocated to the host nation e) Tripartite Commission (IOC-ANOC-ITU) Invitation places: 2 places Olympic places 49 to 50 (for a total of 2 men and 2 women) will be allocated to Tripartite Commission Invitation places. NOCs shall apply for Tripartite Commission Invitation places by 30 June 2002. The Tripartite Commission will identify a priority list of Invitation applications by 31 August 2002 and will confirm the allocation of Invitation places by 14 May 2004 The minimum eligibility criteria also applies to Invitation places Maximum number of athletes per NOC No more than 9 NOCs for men and 9 NOCs for women can earn 3 places. All other NOCs may have a maximum of 2 athletes each. Minimum eligibility criteria Athletes eligible for selection for the Olympic Games shall be only those adequately prepared for high level international competition and fill qualification positions gained by their NOC. Athlete eligibility will be gained by achieving a top 125 ITU Triathlon World Ranking (as of the 2004 Triathlon World Championships scheduled for 7 May 2004) or by winning a place for their NOC at the 2004 Triathlon World Championships. QUALIFICATION TIMELINE 30 June 2002: NOCs to apply for Tripartite Commission Invitation places 31 August 2002: The Tripartite Commission will identify a priority list of Invitation applications 1 August 2003 - 7 May 2004: Period for regional qualifying events ・ ITU African Olympic Qualifier, site to be confirmed: to be confirmed ・ 2003 Pan American Games, Dominican Republic (DOM): to be confirmed ・ ITU Asian Olympic Qualifier, site to be confirmed: to be confirmed ・ ITU European Olympic Qualifier, site to be confirmed: to be confirmed ・ ITU Oceania Olympic Qualifier, site to be confirmed: to be confirmed 7 May 2004: 2004 Triathlon World Championships, Funchal, Portugal 14 May 2004: Tripartite Commission to confirm allocation of Tripartite Commission Invitation places 14 May 2004: ITU to inform NOCs of qualification places 31 May 2004: NOCs to inform ITU of use of qualification places 30 June 2004: ITU to confirm final allocation of qualification places 21 July 2004: Deadline for Athens 2004 Organising Committee to receive entry forms submitted by NOCs coming from economically strong federations (countries), if there aren’t any programs of specific support. The development of this modality in the world goes through the generalization of the practice of the triathlon worldwide and the international races have an enormous role in this field. The competitions will be so much |