national records in athletics
Let an agent explain national athletics records and how they are ratified, relay records from federation sources, describe how records compare across countries, and support tracking record progressions.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What national records are.
Ratify
Ratification.
Ratify
Ratification.
- How are national records ratified, including wind, timing, doping control and eligibility conditions? provenance
- How do national, area and world records differ? definition
Lists
Record lists.
Lists
Lists.
- Which events, categories and settings have national records, and where are official lists published? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific country? action
Lookup Finding records.
Record
A specific record.
Record
Record.
- What is the national record of this country in this event, and who holds it, according to the federation? provenance
- Is the list current? boundary
Compare
Comparing countries.
Compare
Comparison.
- How do national records compare across countries, and what explains differences? provenance
- Which findings are speculative? boundary
History Progressions.
Progression
Record progressions.
Progression
Progressions.
- How has this national record progressed over time? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific athlete? action
Annulled
Annulled records.
Annulled
Annulled.
- How are records annulled after doping violations or rule changes, and how should they be recorded? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Learn Data and teaching.
Data
Record data.
Data
Data.
- How should national records be structured in data, with ratification status and dates? action
- Which entry fits sports statistics? action
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can record keeping in athletics be explained? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.QTY
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Honduran records in athletics, Angolan records in athletics, Canadian records in track and field, Guinean records in athletics
What it is Filled
A list of the best performances by athletes representing a country in track and field events, recognised and ratified as national records by the national athletics federation according to its rules and those of World Athletics, maintained for men and women across running, jumping, throwing, walking and combined events, indoors and outdoors; these lists document athletic progress and support selection and comparison.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain national athletics records and how they are ratified, relay records from federation sources, describe how records compare across countries, and support tracking record progressions.
Distinguishing features Filled
- National scope
- Ratification rules
- Event-by-event lists
- Progression over time
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present unratified performances as records.
- Present outdated record lists as current.
- Attribute a record to the wrong athlete, country or event.
- Publish athletes' private health or doping data beyond official disclosure.
Only with a human decision
- Correcting official record lists.
May
- Report national records in athletics from the national federation's ratified lists.
- Distinguish national, area and world records and pending marks.
- Note conditions such as wind assistance and timing that affect ratification.
Moral aspects Filled
- Records shape athletes' careers and funding.
- Doping disputes affect reputations and must be reported carefully.
Who is affected
- Athletes
- National federations
- Fans
Owners Filled
Steward
The national athletics federation that ratifies them under international rules.
Master systems
- National federation record lists
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q24034388 - registry parent class
related
- national record - category
- athletics - the sport
- racing - running records
- maxima and minima - best performances as extrema
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.national-records-in-athletics
- Wikidata: Q3931361 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3931361)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- The list presents national record performances by event and competition category.
- Listed records are ratified by the national federation.
- World and area records are ratified at higher levels.
- Not physical; lists of performances.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain ratification
- relay records from federations
- compare across countries
- track progressions
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Outdated record lists
- Unratified performances presented as records
- Confusing national and area records
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- World Athletics technical rules on record ratification
- National federation record rules
- Anti-doping rules affecting record validity
Context of use required Filled
- Best national performances in athletics.
- outdoor records
- indoor records
- men and women records
- junior and age-group records
- records by country
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q3931361: national records in athletics - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: National records in athletics - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each country records be a separate entry?
- How should federation lists be linked?
- How should annulled records be handled?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q3931361/spec.json