What are WAVA meets like?
They’re big. More than 5,900 athletes from 74 nations took part in Gateshead in 1999 and nearly 5,800 from 76 countries competed in Durban in 1997. About 6,000 are expected at Brisbane. The Japanese WAVA meet had 12,000 competitors (mostly in the marathon) and a $15 million budget. (But this was a rarity.) International regonal meets also attract many. No qualifying standards, no qualifying meets. Just sign up through your national organization (USATF in America, for example).
