The winners of various events at the Asian Athletics Championships to be held in Ranchi from June 1 to 4 will automatically qualify for the World Championships in London in August, the world body IAAF has said. The International Athletics Association (IAAF) said that the Area Champions in all the individual events (except for Marathons) will qualify for the World Championships to be held in London from August 4-13. However, in the case of field events, the entry will be subject to the approval of the Technical Delegates. "The area champion (in each individual event to be contested at the World Championships) automatically qualifies for the World Championships, irrespective of whether his performance has reached the entry standard. The IAAF said if the member federation of the Area Champion enters the athlete, he will be considered as having achieved the entry standard.

Source: dna February 05, 2017 13:52 UTC