With the media release today, Athletics Australia has confirmed that it will ignore the Nomination criteria released on 4 August 2011 and ratified by the AOC. This is only possible with the aquiescence of the AOC who must approve all changes to the Nomination criteria. Read here for more details.
The gap between the AA QP and the IAAF QS has been narrowed but not closed completely. Madrid, Heusden-Zolder and Rethymno all fit within the IAAF QS but outside the AA QP (ht Pat Birgan).
The AA QP has in the last two weeks ended on 11 June, 22 June and now 2pm 7 July AEST.
Percy finds it difficult to imagine that an athlete who hits the mark at one of these meets (after the AA QP ends) would not get nominated, given the last two weeks.
The break down in governance and due process means that the formal certainty is gone and we are left with relying on the caprice of the AOC.
What happens in these situations
1. Athlete gets AQ in an event where no one is nominated? Are they assured a spot? Can they appeal?
2. Athlete gets AQ in an event where a IAAF B has been nominated? Can they appeal?
3. Would AOC allow nomination from out of favour athlete (see, D'arcy, Nick and Monk, Kenrick)? If not could they appeal?
Percy doesn't know and would look askance at anyone would claim to know with certainty.
Percy would like Colin Powell's Pottery Barn rule to apply: You break it, you own it.
Percy hopes that those responsible for the mess are doing to work to fix it.
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