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1. General Competition Schedule with venues (All Sports)

No November December Sport 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Opening Ceremony 1 Aquatics Open Water 2 3 Arnis 4 Athletics 5 6 7 8 Billiards and Snookers 9 10 11 Canoe/Kayak/Traditional Boat Race 12 Chess 13 Cycling Nov 14 15 E-Sports 16 17 18 Football 19 Dec 20 21 (Beach) 22 Hockey (Indoor) 23 Ice Hockey 24 Ice Skating 25 Jujitsu 26 27 Karatedo 28 29 Kurash 30 Lawnballs Petanque 31 32 Muay 33 34 Obstacle Race Sports 35 Pencak Silat 36 Polo 37 38 Rugby 39 & Windsurfing 40 Sambo 41 42 Shooting 43 44 Soft 45 46 47 48 49 Tennis 50 51 Underwater Hockey 52 (Beach) Volleyball (Indoor) 53 & Waterski 54 Weightlifting 55 56 Closing Ceremony

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2. Submission of Entries Entry by Number

– Deadline for submission of Entry by Number Forms is March 15, 2019 at 24:00 hours Philippine time (GMT+8)

Entry by Name

– Deadline for submission of Entry by Name Forms is September 02, 2019 at 24:00 hours Philippine Time (GMT +8)

3. Eligibility

3.1 To be eligible for participation in the SEA Games, a competitor must comply with the SEA Games Federation (SEAGF) Charter and Rules as well as Rule 40 and the By-law to Rule 40 of the Olympic Charter (Participation in the Games).

3.2 Only nationals of the country of the NOC shall be qualified to represent the NOC in the Games. All disputes relating to the determination of the country, which an athlete may represent in the SEA Games shall be resolved in accordance with the South Federation (SEAGF) Charter and Rules as well as Rule 41 and By-law to Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter (Nationality of competitors).

3.3 All athletes in competition for the Gymnastics events should have a valid Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Licence and are subject to the following age limits: 3.3.1 For Men’s (MAG) events, athletes must be born on or before 31 December 2001 (18 years of age and above). 3.3.2 For Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) events, athletes must be born on or before 31 December 2003 (16 years of age and above). 3.3.3 For Women’s events, athletes must be born on or before 31 December 2003 (16 years of age and above). 3.3.4 For (AER) events, athletes must be born in the year 2001 and before (18 years & above in the year of competition).

4. Doping Control

4.1 PHISGOC, under the guidance of the SEAGF, will be responsible for the Anti-Doping Programme during the 30thSEA Games, 2019. The Anti-Doping Programme will be implemented in accordance with SEAGF Anti-Doping Rules and the World Anti-

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Doping Code and its relevant International Standards.

4.2 Doping Control stations will be set up at the competition venue, where in- competition testing will be conducted. The Test Distribution Plan and criteria for athlete selection for each sport will comply with the Doping Control protocol established by the SEAGF and PHISGOC.

4.3 Doping Control procedures will be implemented according to WADA’s International Standards for Testing and Investigations. Sample analysis will be performed at a WADA-accredited laboratory.

4.4 An athlete identified for doping testing should be accompanied by a team official for the entire testing process.

5. Approval of the Technical Handbook

This Technical Handbook was approved by the Asian Gymnastics Union on 17 July 2019.

Any further amendments to the Technical Handbook shall be circulated via e-mail to the NOCs.

6. Competition Information

6.1 Competition Dates : December 1-9, 2019

Discipline Date

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics December 1-4, 2019 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics December 2-4, 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics December 6-7, 2019 Aerobic Gymnastics December 9, 2019

6.2 Competition Venue : Rizal Memorial Coliseum Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Pablo Ocampo Sr. St., Malate Manila Philippines 1004 Philippines

7. Events The Gymnastics competition will consist of Twenty (20) events including Seven (7) Men’s

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Artistic Gymnastics, Five (5) Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, Five (5) Rhythmic Gymnastics, and Three (3) Aerobic Gymnastics events.

No. EVENTS MEN WOMEN

1 Exercise ✔ ✔

2 Pommel Horse ✔ -

3 Still Rings - Artistic ✔ 4 Gymnastics Vault ✔ ✔ 5 Parallel Bars ✔ - 6 Horizontal Bar ✔ - 7 Uneven Bars - ✔ 8 Balance Beam - ✔ 9 Individual All-Around ✔ ✔ 7 5 Total Artistic Gymnastics Events 12

No. EVENTS WOMEN

1 Hoop ✔

2 Rhythmic Ball ✔ Gymnastics 3 Clubs ✔ 4 Ribbon ✔ 5 Group ✔ Total Rhythmic Gymnastics Events 5 5 No. EVENTS WOMEN MIXED

1 Individual Woman ✔ 2 Aerobic Gymnastics Pair (1 woman, 1 man) ✔ ✔ 3 Trio (Optional Gender) Optional Optional

Total Aerobic Gymnastics Events 3 3

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8. Quotas

8.1 For Artistic Gymnastics, each NOC may be represented by a maximum of four (4) male and four (4) female athletes. A maximum of three (3) individual gymnasts may compete in the Qualification Round of the Men’s and Women’s Events. Gymnasts who perform on all the apparatus are eligible for the All-Around Final.

8.2 Rhythmic Gymnastics is an all-female discipline. Each NOC may enter a maximum of four (4) female athletes for the Individual events. For group, each NOC may enter one (1) Group comprising of a maximum of six (6) female athletes for the Rhythmic Gymnastics Group events, of whom five (5) shall be assigned to compete in each of the Group Apparatus event.

8.3 For Aerobic Gymnastics, each NOC may enter one (1) unit in each category. Only gymnasts in good standing with the correct age and holding a valid FIG License may participate. No gymnasts will be accepted without a valid FIG License at the deadline of the Nominative Entry. Each delegation comprises six (6) gymnasts and limited to one (1) unit in each category. A unit being an individual, a pair, a trio, or a group.

9. Meetings and Key Activities

9.1 Orientation Meeting

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (MAG and WAG) Date : November 28, 2019 Time : 1700 Venue : Rizal Memorial Coliseum Meeting Room

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS (RG) Date : December 4, 2019 Time : 0900 Venue : Rizal Memorial Coliseum Meeting Room

AEROBIC GYMNASTICS (AER) Date : December 7, 2019 Time : 0900 Venue : Rizal Memorial Coliseum Meeting Room

9.2 Judges’ Meeting

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ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (Men’s Artistic Gymnastics) Date : November 28, 2019 Time : 1100 Venue : Rizal Memorial Coliseum Meeting Room

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) Date : November 29, 2019 Time : 1100 Venue : Rizal Memorial Coliseum Meeting Room

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS (RG) Date : December 5, 2019 Time : 1300 Venue : Rizal Memorial Coliseum Meeting Room

AEROBIC GYMNASTICS (AER) Date : December 8, 2019 Time : 1300 PM Venue : Rizal Memorial Coliseum Meeting Room

10. Competition Schedule

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

DATE TIME GENDER EVENT

1100-1200 M Judges’ Instruction and Draw for Qualification 28 Nov 2019 Thursday 1400-1700 M Podium Training (MAG)

1100-1230 W Judges’ Instruction and Draw for Qualification 29 Nov 2019 1230-1400 W General Warm-up for Podium Training (WAG) Friday 1400-1630 W Podium Training (WAG)

1240-1340 M Judges’ Briefing

1100-1330 M General Warm-up on the FOP

1400-1700 M Qualification 1 Dec 2019 Individual All Around (MAG)

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Sunday

1700-1800 M Victory Ceremony - Individual All Around (MAG)

1100-1200 W Judges’ Briefing

1230-1400 W General Warm-up 2 Dec 2019 Monday Qualification 1400-1730 W Individual All-Around (WAG)

1730-1800 W Victory Ceremony - Individual All Around (WAG)

1400-1500 M Judges’ Briefing and Draw (MAG)

1400-1530 M/W General Warm-up (MAG and WAG)

1430-1530 W Judges’ Briefing and Draw (WAG)

1600-1630 M Apparatus Final (MAG) - Floor Exercise

1630-1710 W Apparatus Final (WAG) - Vault

1715-1722 M Victory Ceremony - Apparatus Final (MAG) – Floor Exercise 3 Dec 2019 Tuesday 1722-1730 W Victory Ceremony - Apparatus Final (WAG) – Vault

1730-1800 M Apparatus Final (MAG) – Pommel Horse

1800-1830 W Apparatus Finals (WAG) – Uneven Bars

1830-1900 M Apparatus Finals (MAG) – Still Rings

1905-1912 M Victory Ceremony - Apparatus Final (MAG) – Pommel Horse

1912-1920 W Victory Ceremony - Apparatus Final (WAG) – Uneven Bars

1920-1930 M Victory Ceremony - Apparatus Final (MAG) – Still Rings

1400-1500 M Judges’ Briefing and Draw

1400-1530 M/W General Warm-up (MAG and WAG)

1430-1530 W Judges’ Briefing and Draw

4 Dec 2019 1600-1630 M Apparatus Final (MAG) – Vault Wednesday 1630-1710 W Apparatus Final (WAG) – Balance Beam

1715-1722 M Victory Ceremony - Apparatus Final (MAG) - Vault

1722-1730 W Victory Ceremony - Apparatus Final (WAG) – Balance Beam

1730-1800 M Apparatus Final (MAG) – Parallel Bars

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1800-1830 W Apparatus Final (WAG) – Floor Exercise

1830-1900 M Apparatus Final (MAG) – Horizontal Bars

1905-1912 M Victory Ceremony - Apparatus Final (MAG) – Parallel Bars

1912-1920 W Victory Ceremony - Apparatus Final (WAG) – Floor

1920-1930 M Victory Ceremony - Apparatus Final (MAG) – Horizontal Bar

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

DATE TIME GENDER EVENT

0700-1800 W Training for RGI and RGG as per schedule

5 Dec 2019 0930-1420 W Podium Training Thursday Judges’ Instruction for RGI and RGG Judges 1300-1500 W Draw for RGI Qualifications

1000-1105 W RGI Qualifications Hoop

1105-1210 W RGI Qualifications Ball 6 Dec 2019 1210-1315 W RGI Qualifications Clubs Friday 1315-1420 W RGI Qualifications Ribbon

1500-1900 W Trainings (RGI & RGG)

0900-0945 W Judges’ Briefing and Draw for RGI Finals

0945-1000 W Presentation of finalists and judges

1000-1030 W RGI Hoop Final

1030-1100 W RGI Ball Final

7 Dec 2019 1100-1130 W RGI Clubs Final Saturday 1130-1200 W RGI Ribbon Final

1215-1225 W Victory Ceremony Apparatus Finals (AF) – Hoop

1225-1235 W Victory Ceremony Apparatus Finals (AF) – Ball

1235-1245 W Victory Ceremony Apparatus Finals (AF) – Clubs

1245-1255 W Victory Ceremony Apparatus Finals (AF) – Ribbon

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1255-1330 W Judges’ Briefing and Draw for RGG Competitions

1230-1300 W Training and Warm-up for RGG

1330-1400 W Lunch Break

1400-1420 W RGG 5 Balls

1420-1440 W Break

1440-1500 W RGG 3 Hoops + 2 pairs of Clubs

1515-1530 W Victory Ceremony Group All-Around

AEROBIC GYMNASTICS

DATE TIME GENDER EVENT

6 Dec 2019 0700-1630 Optional Training Friday

0900-1000 Orientation Meeting 7 Dec 2019 Saturday 1300-1630 Optional Training

0800-1540 Podium Training

1300-1500 Judges’ Meeting and Draw 8 Dec 2019 Sunday 1500-1530 Checking of Scoring System

1630-1700 Mass Rehearsal

0830-0930 Judges’ Meeting

0930-1000 Opening Parade and Mass Dance

1010-1034 W Individual Women Finals 9 Dec 2019 1100-1200 W Victory Ceremony Individual Women Monday 1300-1316 M / W Mixed Pair Finals

1430-1530 OPTIONAL Trio Finals

1600-1700 Victory Ceremony Mixed Pair & Trio

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11. Training

11.1 Training Policies Pre-competition training schedule will be allocated to all NOCs two (2) days prior to the start of the competition for the sports (including familiarization, if necessary). Training sessions are strictly by allocation; no change and addition of training requests are allowed. NOCs are required to notify the Sports Information Desk if any NOC does not intend to use the allocated training session.

11.2 Training Venues Artistic Gymnastics – Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A Rhythmic Gymnastics – Badminton Hall Aerobic Gymnastics – Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall B

Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Pablo Ocampo Sr. St., Malate Manila Philippines 1004 Philippines

11.3 Training Schedules 11.3.1 Pre-competition Training (PCT)

DATE TIME VENUE

26 Nov 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Tuesday 0800-1000 (MAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1000-1200 (WAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1400-1630 (MAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1730-2000 (WAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

27 Nov 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Wednesday 0800-1000 (WAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

1000-1200 (MAG) Artistic Gymnastics

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Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1400-1630 (WAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1630-2000 (MAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

28 Nov 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Thursday 0800-0930 (WAG Group 1) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

0800-1100 (MAG) Rizal Memorial Coliseum

Artistic Gymnastics 1000-1130 (WAG Group 2) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

1220-1350 (MAG) Rizal Memorial Coliseum

Artistic Gymnastics 1400-1630 (WAG Group 1) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Rizal Memorial Coliseum 1400-1700 (MAG) (Podium Training)

Artistic Gymnastics 1630-1900 (WAG Group 2) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

29 Nov 2019 0800-0930 (WAG) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Friday Artistic Gymnastics 0800-1000 (MAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

1230-1400 (WAG) Rizal Memorial Coliseum

Rizal Memorial Coliseum 1410-1730 (WAG) (Podium Training)

Artistic Gymnastics 1400-1700 (MAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

30 Nov 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Saturday 0800-1000 (MAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

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Artistic Gymnastics 1000-1200 (WAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1400-1630 (MAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1730-2000 (MAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

1 Dec 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics 0700-1800 (RG) Sunday Badminton Hall

2 Dec 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics 0700-1800 (RG) Monday Badminton Hall

3 Dec 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics 0700-1800 (RG) Tuesday Badminton Hall

4 Dec 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics 0700-1800 (RG) Wednesday Badminton Hall

Rhythmic Gymnastics 0700-1800 (RG) 5 Dec 2019 Badminton Hall Thursday Rizal Memorial Coliseum 0930-1420 (RG) (Podium Training)

Aerobic Gymnastics 6 Dec 2019 0700-1630 (AER) Gymnastics Association of the Friday Philippines Training Hall B

Aerobic Gymnastics 7 Dec 2019 1300-1630 (AER) Gymnastics Association of the Saturday Philippines Training Hall B

Aerobic Gymnastics 8 Dec 2019 0800-1540 (AER) Gymnastics Association of the Sunday Philippines Training Hall B

11.3.2 Training during Competition (TDC)

DATE TIME VENUE

Artistic Gymnastics 1 Dec 2019 0800-0930 (WAG Group 1) Gymnastics Association of the Sunday Philippines Training Hall A

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0800-1000 (MAG) Rizal Memorial Coliseum

Artistic Gymnastics 100-1130 (WAG Group 2) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1400-1630 (WAG Group 1) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1630-1900 (WAG Group 2) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

2 Dec 2019 0800-1000 (WAG) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Monday Artistic Gymnastics 0800-1000 (MAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1400-1630 (MAG) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 0800-0930 (MAG & WAG Gymnastics Association of the Qualifiers) Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 3 Dec 2019 1000-1400 (Non-Qualifiers Gymnastics Association of the Tuesday MAG & WAG) Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1430-1930 (MAG & WAG Gymnastics Association of the Qualifiers) Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 0800 - 0930 (MAG/WAG Gymnastics Association of the Qualifiers) Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 4 Dec 2019 1000-1400 (Non-Qualifiers Gymnastics Association of the Wednesday MAG/WAG) Philippines Training Hall A

Artistic Gymnastics 1400 - 1900 (MAG/WAG Gymnastics Association of the Qualifiers) Philippines Training Hall A

Rhythmic Gymnastics 0700-1400 (RG) 6 Dec 2019 Badminton Hall Friday Rizal Memorial Coliseum 1500-1900 (RG) Trainings (RGI & RGG)

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Rhythmic Gymnastics 0700-1500 (RG) 7 Dec 2019 Badminton Hall Saturday 1230-1300 (RG) Rizal Memorial Coliseum

12. Competition Procedures, Rules and Regulations

12.1 Competition Rules

The Gymnastics competition of the 30th SEA Games Manila 2019 will be held in accordance with the current Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Rules and Regulations, under the guidance of the Technical Delegate (TD) appointed by AGU. In case of any disagreement in the language interpretation of the FIG Rules and Regulations, the English version shall prevail. Any unforeseen cases not covered by the Rules and Regulations shall be resolved as follows: 12.1.1 General Issues: To be resolved in accordance with the SEAGF Charter and Rules. 12.1.2 Technical Issues: To be resolved in accordance with the FIG Rules and Regulations and FIG Norms.

12.2 Competition Format

12.2.1 Artistic Gymnastics The Artistic Gymnastics competition will comprise the following events: (i) Qualification competition and Individual All-Around Final (IAA For MAG Only) (ii) Apparatus Finals (AF) The sequence of the competition on apparatus will be as follows: Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) • Floor Exercise • Pommel Horse • Still Rings

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• Vault • Parallel Bars • Horizontal Bar Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) • Vault • Uneven Bars • Balance Beam • Floor Exercise

Qualification and Individual All-Around Finals For the Qualification and MAG Individual All-Around Finals, a team shall assign not more than three (3) athletes to compete on each apparatus. The qualification competition is organized by rotation of groups. A group shall comprise a team of three (3) athletes from the same NOC, or a mixed group of individual athletes from different NOCs for the qualification/Individual All-Around Competition. The competition will also serve as the qualification competition for the Apparatus Finals. To qualify for the Vault Finals, two (2) vaults are necessary in accordance with FIG Technical Rules and Regulations for Vault. The qualifying is based on the average of the two (2) scores. For the All-Around ranking, only the first vault will count in accordance with FIG Technical Rules and Regulations. Qualified competitors for the Apparatus Finals may be replaced by their NOC with one (1) of its other athletes at their discretion provided that the said replacement has obtained a superior result to that of the first reserve gymnast. The replacement gymnast will fill the position in the draw of the replaced gymnast (FIG Technical Regulations).

Apparatus final The best eight (8) athletes (with a maximum of two (2) male and two (2) female athletes per NOC) qualified from each of the apparatus for Men and Women respectively will compete in the Apparatus Finals. The starting order will be decided by the drawing of lots. Qualified athletes

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for Apparatus Finals may be replaced by their NOC with one (1) of its other competing athletes at their discretion provided that the said replacement has obtained a superior result to that of the first reserve competing athlete. The replacement athlete will fill the position in the draw of the replaced athlete (FIG Technical Regulations). Three (3) reserve athletes will be designated taking into account the list of results in the qualification. If called upon, the reserve athlete works in accordance with the order athlete replaced.

Qualifying and Individual All-Around Finals The All-Around Finals comprises an exercise on each of the six (6) prescribed apparatus for MAG, and four (4) prescribed apparatus for WAG. The classification is made by adding the six (6) scores for MAG obtained from the six (6) apparatuses, and the four (4) scores from the four (4) prescribed apparatus for WG. The winning competitor is one who has obtained the highest total number of points from all their apparatus The results of qualifying competition will determine the All Around champion for MAG.

12.2.2 Rhythmic Gymnastics The Rhythmic Gymnastics competition will comprise the following events: (i) Qualification Competition for individuals

(ii) Group All-Around (1st exercise: 5 balls, 2nd exercise: 3 hoops + 2 pairs of club)

(iii) Apparatus Finals (AF);

The sequence of the competition on apparatus will be as follows · Hoop · Ball · Clubs · Ribbon (iv) Group All-Around (3 hoops, 2 pairs of clubs)

Qualifying

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The competition program comprises exercises using the four (4) apparatuses prescribed in the program for the years 2019 - 2020.

The (number of athletes to be determined later) best athletes from the Qualification.

Apparatus Final (AF) The best eight (8) athletes (with a maximum of two (2) competing athletes per NOC) on each of the four (4) apparatuses in the Qualification Competition will qualify to participate in the Apparatus Finals.

Group All-Around The Group All-Around consist of two (2) exercises performed by five (5) competing athletes working as a group. For the Group All-around competition, the first exercise will be performed with five (5) identical apparatuses (Balls). The second exercise will be performed with two (2) different apparatuses (two (3) Hoops and two (2) pairs of Clubs). This programme of apparatuses is the same as that of which is decided by the FIG Technical Committee for the 2017 World Championship.

There is only one (1) round of competition for the Group All-around.

12.2.3 Aerobic Gymnastics

Maximum participation in the finals is 1 unit per category per NF.

The NOC may cancel the competition in the respective category if at the time of the Definitive Entry, there are less than 4 units registered in that category.

Events and Categories The Senior Finals (18 & above in the year of competition) will be carried out in accordance with the FIG Technical Regulations and AER FIG Code of Points (2017-2020, Cycle XIV). Categories: i. Individual Women (IW) 1 female gymnast ii. Mixed Pair (MP) 1 male and 1 female gymnasts iii. Trio (TR) 3 gymnasts of optional gender

12.3 Judging

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12.3.1 Artistic Gymnastics (i) The Artistic Gymnastics competition will have a panel of six (6) Judges officiating for the Qualification competition; and a panel of seven (7) Judges for the Apparatus Finals. If there are not enough judges then the D1 may serve also as Supervisor. (ii) The Difficulty (D) panel will comprise two (2) Judges to determine the D-score, which is the score an athlete receives based on the content of the Routine. (iii) The Execution (E) panel will comprise four (4) Judges in the Qualification Competition and five (5) Judges in the Apparatus Finals who determine the deductions from the maximum possible score (10.00) based on the execution of the routine.

12.3.2 Rhythmic Gymnastics (i) The Rhythmic Gymnastics competition will have a panel of ten (10) Judges to determine the Final Score (FS).

(ii) The Difficulty Judges’ Panel (D) for the Individual and Group events will be as follows: · Four (4) judges, divided into two (2) sub-groups: - The first (D) sub-group – two (2) judges (DB1 and DB2); - The second (D) sub-group - two (2) judges (DA3 and DA4).

(iii) The Panel of Execution Judges’ (E) for Individual and Group events will be as follows:

- The first (E) sub-group - two (2) judges (EA1 and EA2): Evaluation of Artistry faults; - The second (E) sub-group - four (4) judges (ET3, ET4, ET5 and ET6): Evaluation of Technical Faults.

12.3.3 Aerobic Gymnastics (i) The number of Juries (Judges’ Panel) may be decided by NOC depending on the number of participating competitors and judges. (ii) The juries are set up by a draw – directed by the AF/IF AER Technical Delegate from the judges present at the event. Priority will be given to the Judges of the highest category. (iii) A jury must consist of: Chair of Judges Panel (CJP) 1

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Difficulty Judges 2 Execution Judges 4 Artistic Judges 4 Time Judge 1 Line Judges 2 ______TOTAL 14 (iv) A NF may not have a judge on both the execution and artistic panels. The Chair of Judges' Panel and the Difficulty Judges should also be from different NF. Only in exceptional situations can the Technical Delegate make the decision to deviate from this. (v) The CJP must be of Cat. 1 or 2. The Difficulty Judges must be Cat. 1, 2 or 3. The Execution and Artistic judges must be Cat. 1, 2, 3 or 4. (vi) If, on the day of the competition, there are no sufficient number of judges in the requested categories, the Technical Delegate may take whatever action needed to secure the running of the event. (vii) Each participating NF must provide minimum of 2 judges.

12.4 Tie-break Procedures All ties for qualification to the Apparatus Finals will be broken in accordance with FIG Technical Rules. No other ties will be broken.

12.5 Disqualification Rules

There are two (2) types of disqualification: 12.5.1 Disqualification as a result of a breach of the FIG Technical Rules and Regulations. (Decisions are made by the Jury of Appeal.) 12.5.2 Disqualification as a result of infringing recognized sport ethics and rules (e.g., positive doping control). (Decisions are made under the SEAGF Charter and Rules and/or FIG authorities.) An athlete may be expelled from the competition for such a breach.

12.6 Official Draw All draws will be conducted in accordance with the FIG Rules and Regulations.

12.7 Inquires 12.7.1 Inquiries on the Difficulty score are permitted. The FIG policy regarding

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these inquiries, as outlined in the Technical Regulations, will be applied. 12.7.2 Only the accredited coaches in the competition area (Artistic Gymnastics) and next to the competition area (other disciplines) are entitled to submit an inquiry. An area close to the podium where the coach of the competing athlete can observe the exercise must be designated. 12.7.3 Late inquiries will be rejected. 12.7.4 A participating NOC is not permitted to complain against a competing athlete from another NOC. 12.7.5 Inquiries for all other scores (Execution, Artistic, Time of flight, and Synchro) are not permitted. 12.7.6 The inquiry requires an agreement of payment of USD300.00 per inquiry payable to PHISGOC.

12.8 Withdrawal Any competing athlete who withdraws from the competition without the prior approval of PHISGOC may be subjected to annulment of all results he/she has obtained.

12.9 New Element (MAG and WAG) To include new elements, an athlete must submit in writing in advance on the appropriate form prior to the official podium training. These proposed elements will be evaluated by the AGU Technical Delegate in accordance with the FIG Rules and Regulations.

12.10 Delays, postponements or cancellations

The Technical Delegate must consult the PHISGOC Secretariat if there is any delay, postponement or cancellation of any competition that affects the scheduled times for “live broadcast” or victory ceremonies.

13. and Competition attire

13.1 Sports equipment

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All sports equipment used by athletes in competition must comply with the SEAGF Charter and Rules and FIG Rules and Regulations.

13.2 Competition attire 13.2.1 All attire worn by athletes in competition must comply with the SEAGF Charter and Rules and the FIG Rules and Regulations, including all FIG uniform standards. 13.2.2 For MAG and WAG only, they must wear the bib number supplied by PHISGOC. 13.2.3 They must wear a national identification or emblem on their singlet in accordance with the most recent FIG Publicity Rules and the SEAGF Charter and Rules. 13.2.4 They must wear only those logos, advertising and sponsorship identifiers that are permitted under the SEAGF Charter and Rules.

14. Technical Officials and Jury of Appeal

The appointments of Technical Officials and Jury of Appeal members will be in accordance with Article 41 of the SEAGF Charter and Rules.

14.1 International Technical Officials (ITOs)

14.1.1 Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU) shall appoint one (1) Technical Delegate for each of the four (4) disciplines Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG), Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG), Rhythmic Gymnastics (RG), and Aerobic Gymnastics (AER) and such number of International Technical Officials (ITOs) as may be approved by PHISGOC. PHISGOC will pay for the costs of international transportation based on an economy direct-route fare, local transport, per diem, and accommodation for these ITOs. 14.1.2 Each participating NOC may nominate the following FIG qualified Brevet Judge to officiate in the competition in accordance with the SEAGF Charter and Rules subject to the following conditions. (i) The nominated Officiating Brevet Judge must be on the FIG List of Qualified Judges for 2019. All nominees must possess a valid FIG Brevet on the 14th FIG Cycle 2017 – 2020.

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(ii) The NOC’s entitlement to make such nominations is as follows: For Artistic Gymnastics events: - Up to two (2) athletes in a discipline: One (1) Brevet Judge per discipline. - Three (3) athletes in a discipline: Two (2) Brevet Judges per discipline. Participating NOCs shall bear the international transportation costs for their nominated Technical Officials / Brevet Judges, while PHISGOC will bear costs related to local transport and accommodation for these Technical Officials.

For Rhythmic Gymnastics events: - One (1) athlete: One (1) Individual Judge (ITO). - One (1) group: one group judge (ITO).

For Aerobic Gymnastics events: - Maximum two (2) ITOs. - The AER Technical Delegate will serve as President of the Superior Jury.

The NOC is responsible that there are enough FIG brevetted judges present with the appropriate category of brevet for their function. Should there not be sufficient judges, the Organizing Member Federation may propose to the AGU/TD for approval the name of neutral additional judges to complete the panels. These judges, once approved, have to be invited at the cost of the LOC. Such invitation must be made through the respective NF. Should the Local Organizing Committee fail to propose names for additional judges, the AGU/TD will invite such judges at the cost of the LOC.

14.2 Obligations of Judges

All Judges have to participate in all Judges’ Instructions/Meetings, as scheduled – key dates and activities and as communicated by the competition management representative during the course of the Games. The selection of judges for competitions is made by drawing lots from all judges, attending the Judge’s Meeting. For Apparatus Finals, (Competition III), only one (1) judge from each NOC is allowed to judge at the apparatus concerned including the ‘D’ Judges. For

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Rhythmic Gymnastics and Aerobic Gymnastics, a maximum of (2) two Judges from each NOC is allowed on the panel.

Sporting justice, ethics, and honesty are the basis of a fair judgment. All Juries and Judges shall pledge to respect the terms of the Judges’ Oath. If a judge does not abide by his or her oath, he or she shall incur the risk of being sanctioned as per status Reg. 28 (Reg 7.12).

Members of judges are required to be acquainted with, and have in their possession, the Code of Points, the Technical Regulations, and the directions relating to the particular competition. They are required to strictly observe the instructions concerning dress, seating arrangement, comportment and other disciplinary and organizational matters provided for in the code of points.

The above Judges regulations are subjected to change by the AGU Technical Delegate if deemed necessary.

14.3 National Technical Officials (NTOs)

The Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) will appoint such number of National Technical Officials holding a valid FIG Brevet on the 14th FIG Cycle 2017 – 2020 as may be approved by PHISGOC to assist the International Technical Officials.

14.4 Jury of Appeal

The Jury of Appeal shall consist of the three (3) ITOs appointed by AGU.

15. Protests and Appeals

15.1 Any written protest must first be made and submitted by the Chef de Mission or Team Manager to the Technical Delegate within four (4) minutes after the end of the event in which the protest is generated with the payment of a Protest Fee of USD 300.00 per protest payable to PHISGOC. If conditions causing a potential protest are noted prior to the start of the event, a written protest must be lodged before the signal to start the event is given. 15.2 All protests must be considered by the Technical Delegate concerned who must make a decision as soon as possible. He/She must state the reason(s) for his/her upholding/rejecting the protest. 15.3 Any Chef de Mission or Team Manager dissatisfied with the decision of the Technical

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Delegate, may appeal to the Jury of Appeal by submitting the written appeal to the TD within sixty (60) minutes of receipt of the TD’s written decision. The appeal must be heard and decided by the Jury of Appeal for the sport within two (2) hours after receipt of the written protest. 15.4 Any NOC dissatisfied with any decision by the Jury of Appeal may make any appeal in accordance with Articles 42 and 43 of the SEAGF Charter and Rules. 15.5 The protest fee shall be refunded if the protest is upheld; it will be forfeited if the protest is rejected.

16. Victory Ceremony 16.1 Victory Ceremonies will be held in accordance with the SEAGF Charter and Rules to honor the individual and group achievements of the winning athletes. 16.2 The athletes who have been judged first, second and third shall take their places, in their sport attire or NOC designated attire, on a stand facing the Tribune of Honor, with the winner slightly above the second who is on his/her right, and the third who is on his/her left. 16.3 The flag of the country of the winner shall be hoisted on the central flagpole and those of the second and third on adjoining flagpoles on the right and left respectively as they face the arena. Meanwhile, the National Anthem of the country of the winner is played and the athletes and spectators shall face the flags.

17. Media Interview 17.1 All athletes should pass through the Mixed Zone. 17.2 Athletes and/or coaches should attend press conference and interview requests for them.

18. General Rules and Regulations (SEAGF Charter and Rules) The 30th SEA Games Gymnastics Competition will also be conducted in accordance with the SEAGF Charter and Rules which shall have precedence, including the following provisions: 18.1 SEAGF Article 30 - General Rules of the South East Asian Games To be eligible for participation in the SEA Games, a competitor must comply with the SEA Games Federation Charter and Rules as well as Rule 40 and the By-law to Rule 40 of the

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Olympic Charter (Participation in the Games). 18.2 SEAGF Article 31 – Nationality of Competitor Only nationals of the country of the NOC shall be qualified to represent the NOC in the Games. All disputes relating to the determination of the country, which a competitor may represent in the Sea Games, shall be resolved by the Executive Committee in accordance with the By-law to Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter (Nationality of Competitors). 18.3 SEAGF Article 42 – Arbitration Panel The Council shall appoint an Arbitration Panel comprising such number as the Council may decide, of independent persons of good standing from amongst the South East Asian countries to deliberate and decide finally on all questions concerning the Games or any claims, protests or appeals (including on any violation of anti-doping code, rules or regulations) from any sport under Sections 41 and 43 or any disputes arising from or related to the Games. NOCs or the Organizing Committee may submit questions to the Arbitration Panel. In addition, the Arbitration Panel may intervene in all questions of non- technical nature outside the Jurisdiction of the Jury of Appeal set up for each sport in the program of the Games. 18.4 SEAGF Rule 43 – Claims, Protests and Appeals (a) Decisions made by the judges, referees and umpires on the competition field of concerning matters of fact or judgement calls are final and no appeals are allowed. Appeals against other decisions of the judges, referees or umpires or regarding any other matter must be addressed to the Chairman of the Jury of Appeal for the sport concerned by a representative of the NOC of the country making the claim, protest or appeal. (b) Except in exceptional circumstances, any claim, protest or appeal must be made in writing within sixty (60) minutes of the decision giving rise to the claim, protest or appeal. The Jury of Appeal, after an investigation, shall then give a decision within two (2) hours of such claim, protest or appeal. (c) Any NOC dissatisfied with the decision of any Jury of Appeal may, within twenty-four (24) hours of the notice of the decision of the Jury of Appeal, appeal in writing to the Arbitration Panel under Clause 42 which shall decide on the matter. All decisions of the Arbitration Panel shall be final. 18.5 SEAGF Rule 44 – Penalties in Case of Fraud A competitor proved to have fraudulently transgressed or breached any provisions of the Charter, Rules, Regulations or By-laws of the Federation shall be disqualified and lose any position or medal he/she may have gained. If this competitor’s NOC is proved to have been a party to the fraud, his/her country shall be disqualified in the sport concerned.

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19. Directory

19.1 Fédération Internationale De Gymnastique (FIG)

President : Morinari Watanabe Address : Avenue de la Gare 12A, 1003 Lausanne, Telephone : +41 21 321 55 10 E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.fig-gymnastics.com

19.2 Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU)

President : Mr ALSHATHRI Abdulrahman Ben Saad Sec. General : Mr SAED Mohamed Address : P.O. Box 22955 Al Bidda Tower (Al Corniche) - 5th Floor Doha, Qatar Telephone : +974 44 944133 Fax : +974 44 944131 Email : [email protected] Web : www.agu-gymnastics.com

19.3 Gymnastics Association of the Philippines

President : Ms. Cynthia L. Carrion Sec. General : Ms. Bettina H. Pou Address : Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Training Center Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Pablo Ocampo Sr., Street 1007 MANILA, Philippines Telephone : +63 2 5212640 Email : [email protected]

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