Originally posted by toyracer
It sets up the sequence of meets that will be held, issues the parameters required to bid and then opens the bidding. Anybody who wants to stage a meet is free to make a bid. Not all are accepted, of course.
So if Kingston wasn't "considered" for a DL meet, given how eager the IAAF is to spread the sport and find viable new venues, I think you can safely assume that it didn't make a bid.
More expensive than the May meet in Kingston? Omigoodness yes.
I don't have access to what the DL requirements would be, but note that prize money for the GL/SGP meets last year was a mandated $500,000. On top of hundreds of thousands in negotiated appearance fees.
The Kingston meet, good as it was, probably had only 1-2 people in each event who were good enough to crack the starting lineup at the GLs this year. Think about paying appearance money for 8 of those per event.
Then you need to start factoring in 4-star hotel and air costs, feeding everyone, etc., etc. and pretty soon you're talking real money.
Note that in the past the Prefontaine meet, even with Nike's huge pockets as a backer, has declined to step up to that category.
It's a very tough nut to crack.
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