Qualifying Information

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

No late declarations will be accepted.
 
USATF Combined Events Indoor Championships will be held on January 27-28, 2024 in Indianapolis, IN. Click here for entry information.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

1. You must be a 2024 USATF member to enter the USATF Indoor Championships. If you do not have a 2024 membership, please complete a membership application first before attempting to enter the Championships.
2. You must be a U.S. citizen and meet the eligibility requirements found in USATF Rule 1.1(a).
3. Athletes may qualify for the 2024 USATF Indoor Championships with marks from Indoor or Outdoor competitions.
4. All entry performances must be legal marks that have been achieved at a USATF-sanctioned meet or at a meet listed on the World Athletics Calendar and be included in the World Athletics Toplists.
5. Marks must be achieved with electronic timing and legal wind readings (2.0m/s or under). On the World Athletics Toplists, you should select "Only Electronic" and "Only Regular" selected from the dropdown menus where applicable.
6. All Indoor marks for 400m-3000m races must be made on tracks that are no larger than 200m. Any mark from an indoor track that is larger than 200m will be classified as an Outdoor mark.
7. There are no provisions for conversions of entry performances for any reason, although for select events, there are alternate events marks that can be used for qualifying (see standards). For marks that do not meet the automatic standard, marks will be scored using WA Scoring Tables and accepted in descending order to the desired field size, respecting the minimum mark.  You may initially enter the Championships with a "NM" or "NT" and update your entry performance as needed.
8. Shoes used to achieve entry performances must be included in the World Athletics Approved Shoe List, found at https://worldathletics.org/about-iaaf/documents/technical-information. Athletes must provide the shoe model used in achieving the entry performance on the entry blank.
9. USATF Rule 8 entrants shall enter as "NM" or "NT" if a valid entry performance is not available.
10. Once properly entered, all athletes must complete the declaration process to affirm whether that athlete will or will not compete in each event they have entered.

QUALIFYING STANDARDS

1. All athletes who have met the Automatic standards will be qualified for the USATF Indoor Championships, regardless of field size.
2. If the desired field size is not achieved with Automatic qualifiers, fields will be filled to the target field size, while still respecting minimum entry standards.
3. There is a minimum standard in place for all events and fields will not be filled beyond these minimum standards.
4. Entry marks that don’t meet the Automatic standard will be scored using the WA Scoring Tables and accepted in descending order.
5. Qualifying Window: January 1, 2023 – February 11, 2024
6. Declaration Window: February 8, 2023 at 12:01am PT – February 12, 2024 at 11:59pm PT
7. On-Time Entry Deadline: February 7, 2024 at 11:59pm PT
8. Late Entry Deadline: February 12, 2024 at 11:59pm PT

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