RuMan wrote: » What a shambles, ruined it for both athletes really. Thought Gary should have got it but not getting it on sun probably ruined it for him anyway.
podgec10 wrote: » Fair play and well done to Gary. Does that say 6 months continuous living in Ireland gets someone qualified to compete in the national marathon championship?
ooter wrote: » How come Freddie wasn't eligible in 2015 but was on Sunday?https://twitter.com/irishathletics/status/658603635128016897
Murph_D wrote: » Because they changed the rule in 2016.
ThisRegard wrote: » Is it an Athletics Ireland rule or an IAAF one?
Van.Bosch wrote: » i assume the singlet issue was a non issue then?
jrkb wrote: » Heard because its a a mass participation event and not a stand alone championship event the vest issue doesnt apply..not 100% on that tho.
Murph_D wrote: » Where did you hear that? Not stated in AI rules for road marathons, and there is only one national marathon, that has always been a mass-participation event. So it's unlikely that that logic would hold up, even (or especially) in the pub!
Chivito550 wrote: » GOH should be DQed too for breaking the rules. If he can wear what he likes, then we all can too.
Chivito550 wrote: » 6 months unbroken residency rule is laughable.
Chivito550 wrote: » How utterly ridiculous and discriminatory is that.
ThisRegard wrote: » It is, but not for the reasons you outline. You could argue the opposite. Someone starts as a kid and works hard through to senior level in Ireland but someone blows in for a few months and can be Irish national champion? Something like the IRFU's residency rule I think would be better.
jrkb wrote: » Well it hasnt always been mass participation, in the past it was a stand alone race,but since its now part of DCM much like the nat half is now in the rock and roll and the nat 10k is in the great ire run.like I say not 100% on this just hearing it from lots of runners.
Chivito550 wrote: » The way I look at it, being Irish champion is not the same as representing Ireland in international competition. If you reside in Ireland and compete for an Irish club, then you are part of the Irish athletics community and deserve a chance to compete in the national championships.
Murph_D wrote: » Well this keeps being said, but it is clear in the rules that an athlete can be exempted from this. GOH, I have read elesewhere, has claimed that this exemption was granted at elites meeting. The circumstances under which an exemption might be granted are not specified, however, which is not very transparent - can they be made up on the spot? Or maybe they are - in an updated version of the rules that AI hasn’t bothered to put online.
Chivito550 wrote: » 6 months unbroken residency rule is laughable. Say a French person moves to Ireland to work. He’s a triple jumper. About 3 weeks before the national T&F championships he goes home to France for his sisters wedding. He is now ineligible from all national competition for 6 months. How utterly ridiculous and discriminatory is that. Residency should be 183 days of the previous 365. AAI are making it up as they go along. I hope Freddy appeals.
Duanington wrote: » So 6 months unbroken residency ....judging by Strava, both Scullion and Sergiu have been away for substantial amounts of time training abroad over the last few months, breaking their 6 months residency....would that have been an issue for either of them if they won? Should it be an issue now that they are bumped up the medal ranking? Its actually embarrassing trying to explain the events of DCM to the same people ( in work) that I have been trying to get to join a club for the last few months.
Duanington wrote: » So 6 months unbroken residency ....judging by Strava, both Scullion and Sergiu have been away for substantial amounts of time training abroad over the last few months, breaking their 6 months residency....would that have been an issue for either of them if they won? Should it be an issue now that they are bumped up the medal ranking?
RacoonQueen wrote: » No, because Sergiu and Scullion have Irish passports or can get Irish passports while Freddy can't.
Duanington wrote: » you can only take part in that if you've got the right colour passport.
ThisRegard wrote: » Well that's not true.
Chivito550 wrote: » Funny thing with all this is that if Freddy came second he’d keep his silver medal as these “rules” only apply to national title holder.
