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Welsh School’s Athletics Association/Cymdeithas Athletau Ysgolion Cymru School’s International Athletics Board (SIAB) – Track & Field International Belfast, Northern Ireland Satu

10/05/22

Welsh School’s Athletics Association/Cymdeithas Athletau Ysgolion Cymru School’s International Athletics Board (SIAB) – Track & Field International Belfast, Northern Ireland Satu

School’s International Athletics Board (SIAB) – Track & Field International Belfast, Northern Ireland

Saturday 16th July 2022

This years SIAB event will be taking place in Belfast. The current Welsh School Championships which will take place on the 2nd July will serve as the main selection event for the  U17 SIAB team. The Schools competitions are currently taking place across the country to select the athletes which will represent the different school regions down in Cardiff.

Below is the selection criteria for the SIAB

Overview:

The overall objective of the Welsh Athletics and Welsh Schools International Competitions Programme is to support athletes to experience high level competition and aspire to perform at their best against athletes across the UK and abroad. As part of that strategy, Welsh Athletics is committed to providing domestic and international competition opportunities to

developing and aspirational Welsh athletes.

Athlete Eligibility:

To be considered for a Welsh Schools Team athletes must be in

school/college education in Wales.

Age Groups / Team size:

Welsh School’s Athletics Association will select two athletes in each gender in the following disciplines:

Track: 100m, 200m, 3/400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 80/100m Hurdles, 3/400m Hurdles, Steeplechase & Race Walk.

Field: Shot, Discus, Hammer, Javelin, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump & Pole Vault.

In addition, both male and female 4 x 100m and 4 x 3/400m relay teams will be selected.

Selection Date:

The selection Panel will meet on Sunday 3rd July after the Welsh Schools

Track & Field Championships on Saturday 2nd July 2022

Selection Panel:

The International Selection Panel will comprise of:

  • WSAA International secretary
  • WSAA Chair
  • 1 representative from each of the eight school districts
  • 1 Welsh Athletics representative

Selection Basis:

Selections for the Welsh Schools Athletics Association team at SIAB will be based on the following criteria:

  • The winner of each individual event discipline in the Middle age group (school years 10 and 11) at the Welsh Schools Athletics Association Championships on Saturday 2nd July will gain automatic selection.
  • The remaining team spaces will be selected on performances achieved between 1st April 2022 to 2nd July 2022. These performances must be ratified on the power of 10 rankings website. Priority for selection will be given to pupils in school years 10 and 11. Pupils in

school year 9 may be considered at the discretion of the panel.

Athlete

Notification:

Selected athletes will be informed by e-mail by Tuesday 4th July 2022. One

non-traveling reserve will be contacted for each gender and event