Athletics Team Leaders’ Guide Welcome! On behalf of the entire organising committee, it’s an honour to introduce this Team Leaders’ Guide for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. I would like to thank everyone at the IOC, the international federations, the NOCs and all stakeholders and partners for their support in the creation of these guides, as well as in helping us in our preparations for the athletes and teams at Games time. We have been working for years to provide all the athletes with the best possible services and environments, in the Olympic Village as well as the competition and training venues, and to ensure their maximum performance at the first-ever Olympic Games in South America. Some of the highlights of this guide include: • Key dates and personnel • Information on the competition format and rules • Details on processes relating to competition and training • Specific venue facilities and services, including transport information and maps • General information on topics that are vital for all sports, such as medical services, doping control, accreditation and security We trust that this publication will assist you in your planning for Games time and your stay here in Rio de Janeiro. If you require any additional information that has not been included in this guide, please do not hesitate to contact Rio 2016 competition management at your competition or training venue, or the Sport Information Centre or NOC Services Centre in the Olympic Village. Rio 2016 is ready to deliver a one-of-a-kind Games, and we are more than proud to welcome you and the rest of the world! YOURS IN SPORT, RODRIGO GARCIA Director of Sport, Rio 2016 Organising Committee Contents Competition: Essentials ........................................................................................... 6 Key dates ....................................................................................................... 7 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ................ 8 National Technical Officials (NTOs) ......................................................... 10 Medal events ................................................................................................ 14 Competition rules ....................................................................................... 16 Clothing and equipment ........................................................................... 17 Athlete Personal Equipment Transport – Poles .................................. 23 Late Athlete Replacement Policy ............................................................. 24 Doping control ............................................................................................. 26 Sport information ....................................................................................... 27 Sport Viewing Room (SVR) ........................................................................ 29 Competition schedule ................................................................................ 30 Competition: General information ....................................................................... 37 Pre-competition procedures .................................................................... 38 Declaration of relay teams ....................................................................... 41 Athletes’ bibs and transponders ............................................................. 41 Olympic Stadium......................................................................................... 43 Competition procedures ........................................................................... 43 Entering the field of play ........................................................................... 44 Post-competition procedures .................................................................. 45 Sambódromo: Marathon .......................................................................... 49 Competition procedures ........................................................................... 49 Course information (see Maps section) ................................................ 50 Post-competition procedures .................................................................. 55 Pontal: Race Walk ....................................................................................... 56 Competition procedures ........................................................................... 56 Course information (see Maps section) ................................................ 57 Post-competition procedures .................................................................. 59 Competition: Venue information .......................................................................... 61 Venue facilities and services .................................................................... 62 Olympic Stadium ........................................................................................ 63 Venue access ................................................................................................ 63 Field of play .................................................................................................. 63 Venue facilities and services .................................................................... 64 Weather ......................................................................................................... 65 Olympic Stadium warm-up venue.......................................................... 65 Sambódromo ............................................................................................... 65 Venue access ................................................................................................ 65 Field of play .................................................................................................. 66 Venue facilities and services .................................................................... 66 Weather ......................................................................................................... 66 Pontal ............................................................................................................. 67 Key information ........................................................................................... 67 Venue facilities and services .................................................................... 67 Weather ......................................................................................................... 68 Training ........................................................................................................................ 69 Allocation of training sessions ................................................................ 70 Training regulations ................................................................................... 70 Venue services and facilities .................................................................... 70 Training Venue Passes (TVPs) ................................................................... 70 Air Force Club ............................................................................................... 73 Key information ........................................................................................... 73 Venue access ................................................................................................ 73 Training sessions ......................................................................................... 73 Training facilities ......................................................................................... 73 Other venue facilities and services ......................................................... 73 Air Force University (UNIFA) ..................................................................... 74 Key information ........................................................................................... 74 Venue access ................................................................................................ 74 Training sessions ......................................................................................... 74 Training facilities ......................................................................................... 75 Olympic Stadium warm-up venue.......................................................... 76 Key information ........................................................................................... 76 Venue access ................................................................................................ 76 Training facilities ......................................................................................... 76 Other venue facilities and services ......................................................... 76 The Games .................................................................................................................. 78 Accreditation ................................................................................................ 79 Accreditation facilities ............................................................................... 79 Team Welcome Ceremonies ..................................................................... 81 Opening and Closing Ceremonies .......................................................... 81 Ticketing ........................................................................................................ 82 Transport ....................................................................................................... 83 Olympic Route Network (ORN) ...............................................................