Kim Collins lowers own M35 WR in 60, but will WMA even notice?
Eleven months ago, Caribbean Olympian Kim Collins broke the listed M35 world record in the 60. He ran 6.49 at age 37 to nip the listed WMA record of 6.50 by American Darvis “Doc” Patton. But his mark didn’t make the books. Here’s a second chance, WMA. At an IAAF meet Sunday in Moscow, Kim clocked a world leading 6.48 at age 38. The kiddie WR is 6.39, which Mo Greene did twice. If Kim makes it to the 2016 Rio Games, he’ll be 40. Hope it doesn’t take a fifth Olympic appearance for World Masters Athletics to recognize him as record-holder. Here’s the Moscow race:
Here’s how IAAF reported the 6.48:
St Kitts’ sprinter Kim Collins continued to astound and defy Father Time at the traditional Russian Winter meeting, the second of the 2015 IAAF Indoor Permit meetings, which ironically fell on the warmest February day for many years in Moscow with temperatures about 3 degrees Celsius outside the CSKA Arena on Sunday (1).
Collins, now 38 and a familiar face in the Russian capital, won the 60m in a world-leading time and national record of 6.48, shaving 0.01 from his previous best set last year. USA’s Mike Rodgers was second in 6.56.
“I have six kids, and it now seems I’ve got more mascots from the Russian Winter meeting than kids to give them to as presents,” joked Collins.
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Ken. Be real. How on earth is WMA to ‘notice,’ i.e. pick up results from any meet in the world and check for masters records and then submit a record application? And which otherwise unpaid WMA officer is expected to be on standby 24/7 to do that chore? No. It simply cannot work that way. We (you) have gone through all this before in various guises and got nowhere. Like it or not, there is in practice no alternative to the athlete concerned ensuring that the record application is submitted (via the meet organizers if you like) and following it up.
Ken, in your second sentence there’s an error — the sprinter being referenced is Doc PATTON. Regardless, this is an interesting and informative post.
Anthony, in the United States we have USATF rule 261.5, which was put in place several years ago and has allowed the MAJORITY of athletes establishing an American record at our nationals to obtain ratification later in the year “without the need for a formal record application.”
Something like this would be needed for WMA in the case being described above — simply accept the records from certain meets without an application.
They have accepted lots of records that way, so when you hit upon one, let them know. We also are eyes and ears of our association.
Thanks for the typo alert, Peter!
As far as WMA not being aware of WRs by elites, they have my sympathy. But I know of a website that tries its darnedest to call attention to age-group world records. Maybe WMA should bookmark the site.
6.48 on Torun few hours ago!
sorry for double https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR7qDfgJaF8
Why do you expect the WMA to take notice of Kim Collins when Masters Track cannot find time to mention Lonnie Hookers 60 metre result on the 18th January does not appear to have been reported. If correct it breaks Barnwells “World record” 7.13 time.
http://www.mastersrankings.com/rankings.php?gender=MEN&season=Indoor&year=2015
I also notice that he also bettered the 7.13 with a 7.02 time in 2013.
http://www.mastersrankings.com/rankings.php?gender=Men&season=Indoor&year=2013
Again this is not recognized as a world record. Is there no way we can remove a “cheat” from the record books?
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