Pentathlon saved! USATF officials reject yanking event
You can’t tell the players without a scorecard. Same with USATF rule-change proposals. The Hawaii meeting of USATF resulted in a bunch of alterations to the rulebook, and the scorecard of those changes is right here. But then you have to refer back to the original proposals to make sense of the scorecard. Sigh. The good news is that Proposal 8 is listed as “R” on the scorecard — rejected. That means the much-maligned idea (to take the pentathlon out of the masters indoor and outdoor nationals and start a separate nationals) is dead and buried. Another revelation: Rule 320.8 says: “Masters records may be made in mixed age and/or mixed sex competitions.” Reason prevails!
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This is great news!
I’m training for the Pentathlon and would hate for it to be canceled before I had a chance to try one. Not too many track meets offer them. They look like great fun!
Ken;
Thanks for bringing to light the proposal to take the pentathlon out of the national meet. Also thanks for your blog which gives masters athletes a forum for timely news and a chance to comment on issues important to us.
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