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The criteria which must be satisfied for ratification of a world record are defined by World Athletics in Part III of the Competition Rules. [1] These criteria also apply to national or other restricted records and also to performances submitted as qualifying marks for eligibility to compete in major events such as the Olympic Games.
New York City United States 17 years, 80 days [72] Mile walk: 6:28.21 Taylor Ewert United States 9 February 2019 Millrose Games: New York City United States 17 years, 80 days [73] 3000 m walk: 11:40.33 Claudia Iovan Romania 30 January 1999 Bucharest, Romania 20 years, 339 days [74] 5000 m walk: 20:23.2 Yekaterina Medvedeva Russia 9 February 2016
In 2001 he refused an invitation to the 2002 Dortmund Candidates Tournament for the Classical title, claiming his results had earned him a rematch with Kramnik. [88] Kasparov and Karpov played a four-game match with rapid time controls over two days in December 2002 in New York City. Kasparov suffered a surprise loss (1.5 – 2.5). [89]
The new marathon distance was chosen to ensure that the race finished in front of the box occupied by the British royal family. Thus the marathon had been 40 km (24.9 mi) for the first games in 1896, but was subsequently varied by up to 2 km (1.2 mi) due to local conditions such as street and stadium layout.
The city had also bid for 1976, but lost to Montreal, and also for 1980, which was also lost to Moscow. Finally, the city was chosen to host the 1984 games. After Atlanta hosted the 1996 games, USA had a bid for the 2012 games with New York City, but lost to London. Later on, Chicago had a bid to host the 2016 games, but was awarded to Rio de ...
In 1770, the city had 11,000 inhabitants—half slaves—and was the 4th-largest port in the colonies, after Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia. The elite began to use their wealth to encourage cultural and social development. America's first theater building was constructed here in 1736; it was later replaced by today's Dock Street ...
Woodstock '94 begins in Saugerties, New York. It is the 25-year anniversary of Woodstock in 1969. All Major League Baseball players go on strike, beginning the longest work stoppage in the sport's history. August 16 – The release of the IBM Simon smartphone, being the first ever commercially available smartphone. August 18