Track & Field
The perfect balance of performance, speed, excitement, anticipation and nerves have made track and field competition a highlight of organized athletics since the birth of the modern Olympics more than a century ago.

Event information

Period:	July 6 - 7
Place:	Cheonan Sports Complex
Athletes	Male 115 / Female 96

 

Events & Current Standing Records:

Sport	Men	Women
Track 100m	10.76 (2005)	11.98 (2003)
Track 200m	21.84 (2004)	24.91 (2003)
Track 400m	47.12 (2004)	54.81 (2003)
Track 800m	1:54.11 (2003)	2:11.32 (2003)
Track 1500m	4:03.46 (2005)	4:38.56 (2005)
Track 5000m	15:6.93 (2004)	17:27.45 (2004)
Track 5000m	2007 New Event
High Jump	2.10m (2005)	1.75m(2003,2004)
Long Jump	7.13m (2004)	6.07m (2003)
Triple Jump	14.97m (2005)	12.19m (2005)
Shot put	14.62m (2005)	13.96m (2005)
Discus	47.63m (2005)	38.48m (2005)
Javelin	62.19m (2005)	51.14m (2005)
Hurdles 110m	14.74m (2004)	n/a
Hurdles 100m	n/a	14.34 (2005)
Relay 1600m	3:18.81 (2004)	3:52.65 (2003)
Relay 400m	41.19 (2004)	47.75 (2004)

 

Regulations:
International Association of Athletics Federations regulations apply to all events. IPSF adaptations and amendments to these include that:

• All Track and Field athletes may compete in THREE (3) individual and TWO (2) team events.
• Teams may register a maximum of SIX (6) competitors in team events.
• Track athletes must report to the sporting officials at the assembly area 30 minutes prior to their event. Athletes reporting later than 15 minutes prior to the commencement of their event will be disqualified.
• Field athletes must report to the sporting officials at the assembly area 45 minutes prior to their event. Athletes reporting later than 30 minutes prior to the commencement of their event will be disqualified.
• Athletes must register in person. Registration by another individual is unacceptable.
• Athletes participating in more than one event must report directly to the judge and the staff in charge.
• The list of athletes participating in a relay event must be submitted an hour prior to the commencement of the event.

 

Minimum Qualifications Standard (MQS) for entry as stated below:

Event	Men	Women
100 (sec)	11.4	12.9
200	23.5	26.8
400	53.6	62.3
800 (min:sec)	2:06.3	2:35.2
1500	4:36	5:31
5000	16:55	19:26
100h (women only)		15.9
110h (men only)	16.5
High Jump	1.8m	1.53m
Long Jump	6.2m	4.7m
Triple Jump	13.2m	10.6m
Shot Put	11.5m	7.8m
Discus	38.5m	29.0m
Javelin	42.0m	31.0m