Wild Cards for Diamond Race winners to World Championships

Among the other major recommendations of the Competition Commission which were approved by Council there were three amendments concerning the qualification principles for the IAAF World Championships:

Samsung Diamond League - The overall event winners of the 32 Diamond Races which compose the Samsung Diamond League from the previous year will now benefit from a wild card much in the same way as already happens with the defending champion. However, only one or the other can participate as a wild card in case both are from the same country (so the maximum entry from a country will be limited to four in any individual event).  The decision to finally enter the athlete still rests entirely with the National Federation, which maintains full control of the final entries.

IAAF World Cross Country Championships - The top 15 finishers in the Senior Races of the World Cross Country Championships shall be considered as having achieved the ‘A’ standard in the 10,000m for the World Championships in the same year.

Marathon and Race Walk events - Effective in 2013, performances achieved in Marathon and Race Walk events that comply with the IAAF Rules (appropriate measurement of the course and required number of international judges where applicable) shall be automatically valid for qualification purposes without the need for such events to be subject to an application to be submitted to the IAAF in advance. This shall also apply to qualification for the Olympic Games.