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What are WMA meets like?

April 26, 2017wma

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What are WMA meets like?

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They’re big. More than 6,000 athletes from about 80 nations took part in San Sebastianm Spain. 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. (But just over 2,000 competed at 2003 Puerto Rico.) The Japanese WAVA meet in 1993 had 12,000 competitors (mostly in the marathon) and a $15 million budget. (But this was a rarity.) International WMA regional meets also attract many. No qualifying standards, no qualifying meets. Just sign up through your national organization (USATF in America, for example).