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Record entries for 2012 World Indoors

A record of 160 countries have confirmed their intention of sending a team to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships to be held at the Atakoya Athletics Arena, Instanbul, Turkey from March 9–11. This year 160 countries would be taking part in the chamionships. It was an increase from the 147 countries which took part in the 2008 edition in Valencia, Spain. The World Indoor Championships were first contested as the World Indoor Games in Paris, France in 1985 when 319 from 69 countries took part. Trinidad and Tobago has won two silver medals and participated in all previous games only missing the 1995 edition in Barcelona, Spain in 1995. Ian Morris raced to gold in the men’s 400m in 46.09 in Budapest, Hungary in 1989 then the men’s 4 x 400 team of Morris, Dazel Jules, Alvin Daniell and Neil De Silva finished second in the mile relay finals clocking 3:07:02 in Toronto, Canada in 1993. Athletes may also qualify based on achieving outdoor standards, performances must be achieved during the qualifying period of January 1, 2011, and February 27, 2011, and must be made during competitions organised or authorised by the IAAF. Wind-assisted performances and hand-times performances in the 60m, 100m, 60m hurdles and 100/110m hurdles will not be accepted. For running events of 400m and over, performances achieved on oversized tracks will not be accepted. Each member (country) is entitled to enter up to three athletes in each event but only two will be permitted to compete (except in the combined events and relays).

T&T athletes who have attained the World Indoor qualifying standards

Men

60m
Marc Burns 6.55 (19 Feb 2011)
400
Lalonde Gordon 46.43 (21 Jan 2011)
Jarrin Solomon 46.55 (4 Feb 2012)/46.79 (5 Feb 2011)
Renny Quow 46.70 (5 Feb 2012)-Outdoor 400; 44.82 (28 Aug 2011)

Women

60m
#Semoy Hackett 7.22 (11 Mar 2011), Outdoor 10011.17 (14 May 2011)
#Kai Selvon 7.30 (21 Jan 2012)
Michelle Lee Ahye Outdoor 100; 11.20 (28 May 2011)

60m hurdles
Aleesha Barber 8.17 (27 Jan 2012

Shot Put
Cleopatra Borel Outdoor 19.42 (8 July 2011)
#Annie Alexander 17.70 (21 January 2012)/Outdoor 17.66 (11 June 2011)

# May be unavailable as because of school commitments.

Events

1989 Men’s 400m Finals
1 Antonio McKay USA 45.59
2 Ian Morris T&T 46.09
3 Cayentano Cornet Spain 46.40
4 Slobodan Brankovic Yugoslavia 46.48
5 Brian Whittle Great Britain 46.78
6 Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast 47.35

1993 Men’s 4X400m finals
1 USA 3:04:20
2 T&T 3:07:20
3 Japan 3:07:30
4 Canada 3:07:77
5 Jamaica 3:08:47
6 Italy dq

Entry standard for the 2012 World Indoor Track and Field Championships
Event Men Women
60m 6.67 7.35

(Athletes may qualify if attaining the following standard in the 100m outdoor
10.20 11.25)

400 46.90 53.25 (Outdoor 45.20 51.25)
800 1:48:00 2:03:50 (1:45:00 1:59:50)
1500 3:42:00 4:14:00(3:34:35 4:03:50)
3000 7:54:00 9:02:00 (7:44:00 8:38:00 or 5000 13:19:00 15:00:00)

60m hurdles 7.74 8.18
(110m/100hurdles 13.55 12.95
4x400 No standard
High Jump 2.29 1.93
Pole Vault 5.72 4.52
Long Jump 8.15 6.65
Triple Jump 17.00 14.10
Shot Put 20.00 17.50

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