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General Information
Last updated Sunday, 08th February, 2009 @ 11:07am
- The Athletics competition in the 2009 Canada Summer Games will take place on August 22 through 29, 2009, Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island).
- The Province of Prince Edward Island will host the 2009 Canada Summer Games, August 15-29 . Athletics is scheduled for week two of the Games. The Canada Summer Games is held every four years and, in track and field, features the talent of athletes aged 22 and under (born in 1987 and later) in twenty-five different events for both men and women. In the summer of 2009, the NLAA could potentially have a team of up to 59 athletes and staff (including Special Olympics and Wheelchair athletes, with no more than two individual athletes in each event, to represent our province. Team selection will be based on athletes achieve a performance criteria to a maximum of two athletes per event.
2009 Canada Summer Games - Athlete Eligibility
- Date of birth: 1987 or later ( age 22 and younger)
- Categories: Open (no age-categories)
- Athletes must meet NLAA general eligibility criteria.
- Complete eligibility and selection criteria TBA.
The 2009 Canada Summer Games - Events for Men
- Sprint: 100, 200, 400 metres
- Distance: 800, 1500 and 5000 metres
- Hurdles: 110, 400 metres
- Steeplechase: 3000 metres
- Relays: 4 x 100 metres , 4 x 400 metres
- Jumps: High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault
- Throws: Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, Hammer
- Combined Events: Decathlon
- Wheelchair: 200m, 400m, 1500 metres
- Special Olympics: 100m, 200 metres
- There is a maximum of two entries per event per province
The 2009 Canada Summer Games -Events for Women
- Sprints: 100m, 200m, and 400 metres
- Distance: 800m, 1500m, and 5000 metres
- Hurdles: 100m, 400 metres
- Steeplechase: 2000 metres
- Relays: 4 x 100 metres, 4 x 400 metres
- Jumps: High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault
- Throws: Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, Hammer
- Combined Events: Heptathlon
- Wheelchair: 200m, 400m, 1500 metres
- Special Olympics: 100m, 200 metres
- There is a maximum of two entries per event per province
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