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apr 1 the launch of tops |
Today we launch
 a new ranking web site
with an emphasis on youth.The site will cover athletes from grass roots - the junior athletes - through to the elite. The site will help athletes, clubs and leagues. Our sport depends on a thriving base of young athletes. We feel that the vast majority of their performances should be ranked and recognised. We therefore intend to extend our rankings to include many more athletes. We aim to add between 5,000 and 10,000 more athletes to the site. We know that Scottish Athletics have made extensive use of rankings to progress their own athletes and so with this in mind, our first increase in numbers can be found in the Scottish Rankings. These rankings now show the majority of the Scottish athletes competing in track & field in 2009. We have also added a special feature for our elite athletes. To compete on the World stage, our elite must compare themselves with the World's elite and it is to this level of performance that they must aspire. So for the first time on a British ranking site, we will keep you abreast of the top World performances. To make the most of the mobile society in which we live, accessing this site from a mobile will direct you to specifically designed pages that will provide all the important features of the site but in a quick and easily-downloadable form. Our team here at Umbra Athletics includes 3 of the World's top statisticians. We have created and maintained athletics databases since 1988, produced web rankings since 1994 and produced and edited the World and British Athletics annuals for more than 20 years. This site has been produced in 8
days!! We would welcome any comments - preferably constructive! |
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