Entry Standards - Boys Event Fully Automatic Timing Hand Timing 100 Metres 11.35 11.1 200 Metres 22.90 22.7 400 Metres 50.50 50.4 800 Metres 1:58.00 1500 Metres 4:03.00 3000 Metres 8:56.00 110 Metres Hurdles (91.4cm) 14.50 14.3 400 Metres Hurdles (84.0cm) 56.00 55.9 2000 Metres Steeplechase 6:15.00 High Jump 2.00 Pole Vault 4.50 Long Jump 7.00 Triple Jump 14.50 Shot Put (5kg) 17.40 Discus Throw (1.5kg) 52.00 Hammer Throw (5kg) 60.00 Javelin Throw (700gr) 60.00 Octathlon 5500 pts 10,000 Metres Race Walk 48:40.00 Medley Relay No Standard

	Entry Standards - Girls Event Fully Automatic Timing Hand Timing 100 Metres 12.55 12.3 200 Metres 25.70 25.5 400 Metres 57.80 57.7 800 Metres 2:16.00 1500 Metres 4:35.00 3000 Metres 9:55.00 100 Metres Hurdles (76.2cm) 14.70 14.5 400 Metres Hurdles 1:03.00 1:02.9 2000 Metres Steeplechase 7:15.00 High Jump 1.73 Pole Vault 3.65 Long Jump 5.85 Triple Jump 12.00 Shot Put 12.50 Discus Throw 41.00 Hammer Throw 46.00 Javelin Throw 43.00 Heptathlon 4500 pts 5000 metres Race Walk 25:25.00 Medley Relay No Standard

ENTRY RULES

1. Only athletes aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2009 (born in 1992 or 1993) may compete.
   
2. A maximum of two athletes from any one Member Federation can compete in each event (with the exception of the Relays).
   
3. Three athletes can initially be entered per event, provided each has achieved the Entry Standard, but only two will be allowed to compete.
   
4. The maximum number of events that an athlete can compete in is two individual events plus the Relay. If the two individual events are Track Events, only one of these two individual races may be longer than 200m.
   
5. Every Member Federation may enter one team for each relay race, composed by a maximum of six athletes. Any four athletes among those entered for the competition, whether for the relay or for any other event, may then be used in the composition of the team for the first round.
   
6. Member Federations who have no male and/or female qualified athletes whom they wish to enter may enter one unqualified male athlete and/or one unqualified female athlete in one event of the Championships (except the Combined Events).
   
7. Member Federations who have no male and/or female qualified athlete but whose best athlete excels in a field event, may submit to the IAAF, by the time of the Preliminary Entry deadline, the name(s) of their athlete(s) plus performance(s) they would like to enter in the field events. The Technical Delegates will make the final decision and, to do so, may seek the opinion of the relevant Area Association.
   
8. If the host country of the World Championships does not have an athlete qualified in an event, it may enter one athlete in these events regardless of any entry standard.

CONDITIONS FOR VALIDITY OF PERFORMANCES

1. All performances must be achieved during the period 1 January 2008 to 22 June 2009.
   
2. All performances must be achieved during an official competition organised in conformity with IAAF Rules.
   
3. All performances must be achieved during competitions organised or sanctioned by the IAAF, its Area Associations or its Member Federations. Thus, results achieved at school competitions must be certified by the Member Federation of the country in which the competition was organised.
   
4. Performances in mixed competitions held under IAAF Rules 1.1 (i) and (j), and at events sanctioned by Area Associations or Member Federations, will be accepted for the purposes of satisfying the entry standards.
   
5. Wind assisted performances (over 2m/sec) will not be accepted.
   
6. Indoor performances will be accepted however, for the running events of 400m and over, performances achieved on over-sized tracks will not be accepted.

	Entry Standards - Men Event A B 100 Metres 10.21 10.28 200 Metres 20.59 20.75 400 Metres 45.55 45.95 800 Metres 1:45.40 1:46.60 1500 Metres 3:36.20 3:39.20 5000 Metres 13:20.00 13:29.00 10,000 Metres 27:47.00 28:12.00 Marathon 2H18:00 3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:23.00 8:33.50 110 Metres Hurdles 13.55 13.62 400 Metres Hurdles 49.25 49.80 High Jump 2.31m 2.28m Pole Vault 5.70m 5.55m Long Jump 8.15m 8.05m Triple Jump 17.10m 16.65m Shot Put 20.30m 19.90m Discus Throw 64.50m 62.50m Hammer Throw 77.50m 74.30m Javelin Throw 81.00m 78.00m Decathlon 8000pts 7730pts 20 Kilometres Race Walk 1:22:30 1:24:20 50 Kilometres Race Walk 3:58:00 4:09:00 4x100 Metres Relay 39.10 4x400 Metres Relay 3:03.30

	Entry Standards - Women Event A B 100 Metres 11.30 11.40 200 Metres 23.00 23.30 400 Metres 51.50 52.30 800 Metres 2:00.00 2:01.30 1500 Metres 4:06.00 4:09.00 5000 Metres 15:10.00 15:25.00 10,000 Metres 31:45.00 32:20.00 Marathon 2H43:00 3000 Metres Steeplechase 9:40.00 9:48.00 100 Metres Hurdles 12.96 13.11 400 Metres Hurdles 55.50 56.55 High Jump 1.95m 1.91m Pole Vault 4.45m 4.35m Long Jump 6.72m 6.62m Triple Jump 14.20m 14.00m Shot Put 18.20m 17.20m Discus Throw 62.00m 58.50m Hammer Throw 70.00m 67.50m Javelin Throw 61.00m 59.00m Heptathlon 6100pts 5900pts 20 Kilometres Race Walk 1:33:30 1:38:00 4x100 Metres Relay 43.90 4x400 Metres Relay 3:31.00

ENTRY RULES

1. Each Member is entitled to enter two, three or four athletes per event, as follows:  
         - 1, 2, 3 or 4 athletes with "A" standard;  
         - 1 athlete with the "B" and 1, 2 or 3 athletes with the "A" standard;
   in both cases a maximum of three athletes will be allowed to compete.
   
   
2. Each Member is entitled to enter two athletes per event who have both reached the "B" standard for that event but only one will be allowed to compete.
   
   
3. The Area Champions in all the individual events (except the Marathons) automatically qualify for the World Championships and will be considered as having achieved the "A" standard (see specific Regulations below).
   
   
4. Members who have no male and/or no female qualified athletes whom they wish to enter in any event may enter one unqualified male athlete and/or one unqualified female athlete in one individual event except the 10,000m, 3000m Steeplechase and the Combined Events while the acceptance of unqualified entries in the Field Events is at the discretion of the Technical Delegates.
   
   
5. If Germany, as host country, has no qualified athlete (or relay team) in any event of the Championships, it is entitled to enter 1 athlete (or one relay team) regardless of the entry standard.
   
   
6. In the Relays, Member Federations can enter up to 6 athletes; these must include all athletes (up to the 4th reserve) eventually entered in the respective individual events (100m and 400m).
   
   
7. In addition to the above, Member Federations are entitled to enter the Reigning World Champion regardless of whether he / she has achieved the corresponding entry standard.
   
   
8. Lower ages limits
   

   - Junior athletes (any athlete aged 18 or 19 years on 31 December 2009) may compete in any event except the Marathon Races and the 50km Race Walk Men.
   - Youth athletes (any athlete aged 16 ot 17 years on 31 December 2009) may compete in any event except the Men's Throws, Decathlon, 10,000m, Marathon Races and Race Walks.
   - Athletes younger then 16 years on 31 December 2009 CANNOT be entered in any event.
   

CONDITIONS

1. Performances must be achieved during the qualification period of 1 January 2008 (3 September 2007 for the Marathons, Race Walking and Combined Events) to 3 August 2009 (midnight Monaco time).
   
   
2. Performances must be achieved during competitions organised or authorised by the IAAF, its Area Associations or its Member Federations. Thus, results achieved at university or school competitions must be certified by the Member Federation of the country in which the competition was organised (for Race Walks, Marathons and Relays, see hereunder).
   
   
3. Performances must be achieved during an official competition organised in conformity with IAAF Rules.
   
   
4. Performances achieved in mixed events between male and female participants, held completely in the Stadium, may be accepted under specific circumstances and conditions (see Rule 147).
   
   
5. Wind-assisted performances will not be accepted.
   
   
6. Hand-timed performances in 100m, 200m, 400m, 110m/100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles and 4x100m Relay shall not be accepted.
   
   
7. Indoor performances for all field events and for races of 400m and longer, shall be accepted.For the running events of 400m and over, performances achieved on oversized tracks shall not be accepted.
   
   
8. Race Walk Events
   Performances achieved at Race Walk Events staged at International Competitions defined under IAAF Rule 1.1 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (j) are valid towards the achievement of the Entry Standards providing the following conditions (where applicable) are respected:
   - the course has been (or will be) measured by an IAAF/AIMS Grade "A" or "B" International Road Race Course Measurer;
   - a minumum of 3 International or Area Race Walking Judges are on duty.
   Performances achieved at International Competitions defined under IAAF Rule 1.1 (i) and (j) or National Competitions are valid towards the achievement of the Entry Standards ONLY if the Area Association or Member Federation concerned submits a specific application to the IAAF. For 2009, the application letter indicating the date, venue and programme of events of the Competition, must confirm that the above conditions will be respected and must be received by the IAAF by 31 December 2008. The IAAF reserves the right to accept or reject the application.
   The 2007 and 2008 lists of Competitions where the Entry Standards could be achieved are already published on these pages of the IAAF website while the 2009 list will be published by 15 January 2009.
   
   
9. Marathons:
   Only performances achieved at Marathon Races that respect the following criteria are valid towards the achievement of the Entry Standards:
   - the course has been (or will be) measured by an IAAF/AIMS Grade "A" or "B" International Road Race Course Measurer;
   - the measurement certificate must have been established no more than 5 years before the date of the race;
   - the overall decrease in elevation between the start and the finish shall not exceed 1:1000, i.e. 1m per km.
   The 2007 list (only relevant for races held in the qualification period) and 2008 list of qualifying races are already published on these pages of the IAAF website. Additional races may be added to the 2008 list for 2009, providing the above conditions are respected and if requested to the IAAF by the host Member Federation before 31 December 2008. The updated list for 2009 will be published by 15 January 2009.
   
   
10. Relays:
    Performances achieved at Relay Events staged at International Competitions defined under IAAF Rule 1.1 (a), (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) are valid towards the achievement of the Entry Standards. Results achieved at One-dat Meetings included in the IAAF World Athletics Tour (IAAF Rule 1.1 (e)), or at Area Permit Meetings (APM-Q) also Qualifying for the Tour (IAAF Rule 1.1 (j)) will also be valid towards the Entry Standards providing that the following conditions (where applicable) are respected:
    - at least three different National Teams take part;
    - an Area Delegate is on site to supervise the Competition;
    - the competition is held on an IAAF certified track;
    - that the Meeting Organiser confirms to the IAAF, by the announced deadlines, which events will be staged.
    Performances achieved at International or National Competitions not included in the above categories are valid towards the achievement of the Entry Standards ONLY if the Area Association or Member Federation concerned submits a specific application to the IAAF. For 2009, the application letter, indicating the date, venue and programme of events of the Competition, must confirm that the above conditions will be respected and must be received by the IAAF by 31 December 2008. The IAAF reserves the right to accept or reject the application.
    The 2008 list of Competitions where the Entry Standards could be achieved is already published on these pages of the IAAF website. For 2009, it will be published by 31 January 2009 and updated every two months, to include information received from one-day Meeting Organisers.