Consistent with its previous (since 2009) approach to team selection, the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) is reiterating that selection onto the 2014 Commonwealth Games and African Championships Team will be strictly based on merit.

The eligibility for team selection is dependent on meeting qualification marks as spelt out in its 2014 Team Selection Policies and Qualifying Standards.

The 2014 Team Selection Policies and Qualifying Standards lists specific times and distances athletes have to run, jump or throw to become eligible for team selection. The selection policies and standards were distributed to both local and foreign-based athletes in January 2014. A copy of the latter document can be found below and also accessed at the Associations website: www. ghaathletics.com/?p=football&id=147

2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING STANDARDS

A Standard women

B Standard women

Event

A standard men

B standard men

11.23s

11.74s

100M

10.02s

10.34s

22.88s

23.83s

200M

20.27s

20.74s

51.32s

53.93s

400M

45.23s

46.38s

2.00.4m

2.05.6m

800M

1.45.6m

1.47.7m

4.07.4m

4.23.5m

1500M

3.36.5m

3.47.0m

15.35.2m

16.27.7m

5000M

13.15.9m

13.55.6m

33.27.4m

34.36.2m

10000M

27.41.3m

29.16.5m

3000SC

8.14.7m

8.29.1m

-

-

110MH

13.48s

14.04s

13.09s

13.82s

100MH

-

-

55.65s

59.42s

400MH

49.19s

51.49s

1.87m

1.78m

High Jump

2.28m

2.15m

4.26m

4.00m

Pole Vault

5.35m

5.13m

6.63m

6.19m

Long Jump

8.05m

7.68m

13.50m

12.70m

Triple Jump

16.44m

15.81m

14.05m

14.17m

Shot Putt

19.45m

16.88m

55.76m

48.00m

Discus Throw

60.56m

51.12m

61.46m

52.19m

Hammer Throw

67.75m

60.03m

54.35m

49.36m

Javelin

76.86m

70.57m

-

-

Decathlon

7511pts

7100pts

5589pts

5108pts

Heptathlon

-

-

GAA 2014 QUALIFYING STANDARDS FOR SENIOR AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN MORROCO

A STANDARDS

WOMEN

B STANDARDS

WOMEN

EVENT

A STANDARDS

MEN

B STANDARDS

MEN

11.58sec

11.73sec

100M

10.26sec

10.39sec

23.76sec

24.23sec

200M

20.71sec

20.83sec

53.19sec

53.85sec

400M

45.93sec

46.26sec

2.00.9sec

2.04.6sec

800M

1.45.4sec

1.45.7sec

4.05.1sec

4.16.9sec

1500M

3.33.3sec

3.36.9sec

15.49.3sec

16.04.05sec

5000M

13.15.9sec

13.45.1sec

32.57.0sec

34.10.80sec

10000M

27.32.0sec

28.31.1sec

13.71sec

14.05sec

100HM

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110HM

14.15sec

14.47sec

57.42sec

59.52sec

400M

49.86sec

51.30sec

1.75m

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HIGH JUMP

2.10m

2.05m

3.9m

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POLE VAULT

5.10m

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6.18m

6.04m

LONG JUMP

7.85m

7.68m

12.98m

12.81m

TRIPLE JUMP

16.11m

15.91m

14.05

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SHOT PUT

17.73m

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48.00m

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DISCUS THROW

51.04m

51.02m

49.36m

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JAVELIN THROW

70.78m

65.76m

54.87m

52.06m

HAMMER THROW

64.58m

SIGNED

Dominic Kankam

Secretary General

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