GAA releases 2016 national team selection policy

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• Pasticky 10 years ago

  This is a great improvement over the old days. Now each athlete and their coaches knows exactly what they ought to do in order to be selected. No kululu stuff

  This is a great improvement over the old days. Now each athlete and their coaches knows exactly what they ought to do in order to be selected. No kululu stuff

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• Martin 9 years ago

  I see no reason for relying on the IAAF rankings for the selection of the athletes. Not every athlete will participate in enough track meets to qualify for ranking. Besides, only a few Ghanaian track and field athletes have e ...
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  I see no reason for relying on the IAAF rankings for the selection of the athletes. Not every athlete will participate in enough track meets to qualify for ranking. Besides, only a few Ghanaian track and field athletes have ever ranked among the world's best. Selections should solely be based on the athlete's performance at a qualifying trials. Only athletes who meet the A or B standards at the trials should be selected to represent the country.

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