In recognizing Check Mutai 's mark as the `` fastest Marathon ever run '' , the International Association of Athletics Federations noted Communication that the performance Cause_to_make_progress was not eligible for world record status given Giving that the course does not satisfy rules regarding elevation drop ( it has `` more than three times the elevation drop permitted for record-setting '' ) and start/finish separation .

In Elena 's wake , President Ronald Reagan declared Expressing_publicly parts of Alabama , Mississippi , and Florida federal disaster areas , making Manufacturing storm Catastrophe victims eligible for financial aid Assistance and temporary housing .

The top eight finishers in the team events `` au cordon doré '' were eligible Becoming_a_member to compete Competition for the individual titles , while the top six finishers in the team events `` au chapelet '' were eligible Becoming_a_member to compete Competition for the individual titles .

The top eight finishers in the team events `` au cordon doré '' were eligible Becoming_a_member to compete Competition for the individual titles , while the top six finishers in the team events `` au chapelet '' were eligible Becoming_a_member to compete Competition for the individual titles .

The area affected Influence by the flood Catastrophe was declared Expressing_publicly a state disaster area , making Causation residents whose homes were flooded Destroying eligible for state aid Assistance .

Only two eligible teams accepted Receiving the invitation to play Competition .

though all league clubs were eligible to participate Participation , arsenal , sheffield wednesday , west bromwich albion , wolverhampton wanderers and tottenham hotspur , did not enter Participation .

Professional Players , not Keepers of Links '' were eligible and had to produce Creating a certificate of respectability from their club .

in june 2017 , the icc awarded both afghanistan and ireland full member status , making Action them eligible to play Participation test match Competition cricket .

In 2019 , Brigid Kosgei 's women 's course record of 64:28 bettered Cause_to_make_progress the previous mark by over a minute and was also the fastest ever half marathon by a woman ; however , the course was not eligible for records .

For the first time in Olympic competition Competition , professional baseball players were eligible to participate Participation , though no active players Competition from Major League Baseball were available .