Road to the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest...
With just over three weeks to go until the first edition of the brand new World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest , it's time to project who with state of Washington ties is in contention for a spot in the meet. Unlike the world championships or the Olympics, the only way to qualify for the meet is through the World Athletics world rankings (this link is for the women's pole vault; you can use the drop down menu to scroll to a particular event). Additionally, the field is capped: in the sprints and hurdles, the field is limited to sixteen athletes in the lane races up to the 800m, twelve in the distance races , and eight in all field events. For the Ultimate Championships, the reigning world and Olympic champions have an entry into the meet, so former Pullman resident and WSU volunteer coach Katie Moon (Paul Merca photo) , last year's world champion, is automatically in the field. The winner of the Wanda Diamond League finals on September 4-5th in Brussels will...
