INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETICS FEDERATIONS UK ATHLETICS COMPETITION RULES FOR USE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 2016-2018 IAAF RULES IN FORCE AS FROM 1st NOVEMBER 2015 UKA RULES IN FORCE FROM 1st APRIL 2016 Corrected 16th November 2016 6 – 8 Quai Antoine 1 - BP 359 MC 98007 MONACO Cedex +377 93 10 88 88 - Fax +377 93 15 95 15 http://www.iaaf.org UK Athletics Athletics House Alexander Stadium Walsall Road Perry Barr Birmingham B42 2BE Jason Gardener M.B.E. - President Edmond Warner O.B.E. - Chair Niels de Vos - Chief Executive Tel 0121 713 8400 Fax 0121 713 8452 W: www.uka.org.uk E: [email protected] UK Athletics Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-9547401-4-6 OFFICERS OF UKA GROUPS OFFICIALS GROUP Coordinator: Andrew Clatworthy, 26 Columba Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. LU7 3YN. Tel/Fax: 01525 371186; E: [email protected] . UK ATHLETICS ADVISORY GROUPS COMPETITION To be appointed ENDURANCE SUB-GROUP Contact: John Temperton, UKA, Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2BE; Tel: 0121 713 8400; Fax: 0121 713 8452; E: [email protected] TRACK and FIELD SUB-GROUP To be appointed RULES Administrator: John Temperton, UKA, Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2BE; Tel: 0121 713 8400; Fax: 0121 713 8452; E: [email protected] TECHNICAL Chairman: Malcolm Rogers, 74 Brocklehurst Avenue, Sheffield. S8 8JG; Tel: 0114 2749847; Mob: 07545 433580; E: [email protected] ii NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ENGLAND ATHLETICS Office: Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham. B42 2BE. Tel: 0121 347 6543. Fax: 0121 347 6544. www.englandathletics.org Tri-Regional Officials: South: David Vidler, 4 Quarter Gate, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 5GT; Tel: 01245 323179; E: [email protected] Midlands & South West: Barry Parker, 26 Field Drive, Alvaston, Derby. DE24 0HF. Tel: 01332 753933; E: [email protected] North: Paul Yates, 29 Chadwick Road, Eccles, Lancashire. M30 0WU. Tel: 07905 340077. E; [email protected] ATHLETICS NORTHERN IRELAND Office: Athletics House, Old Coach Road, Belfast. BT79 5PR. Tel: 028 9060 2707; Fax: 028 9030 9939. www.niathletics.org Officials’ Secretary: Bob Brodie, 3 Millar’s Ford, Lisburn, Northern Ireland. BT28 1JY. Tel: 028 9267 0311; Mob: 07939 670371; E: [email protected] SCOTTISH ATHLETICS LTD Office: Caledonia House, South Gyle, Edinburgh. EH12 9DQ. Tel: 0131 539 7320. www.scottishathletics.org.uk Officials’ Convenor: Margaret Brown, 15 Glenside Court, Armadale, West Lothian, EH48 3RX; Tel: 07903 207802; E: [email protected] WELSH ATHLETICS LTD Office: Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Leckwith Road, Cardiff. CF11 8AZ. Tel: 029 2064 4870. Fax: 029 1034 2687; www.welshathletics.org Officials’ Convenor (Track & Field): Jeff Marsden, 16 Seys Court, Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, CF61 2GD; Tel: 01446 794860; E: [email protected] Officials’ Convenor (Endurance): John Chidlow, 7 Troddi Close, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 4PW; Tel: 01291 431403; E: [email protected] iii FOREWORD FROM IAAF I am very pleased in the opening weeks of my mandate as president to have this opportunity to introduce the latest edition of the IAAF Competition Rules. As a former athlete I’m the first to understand that these rules are the bedrock of everything that an athlete or official does in the competition environment. Athletics like all sports is defined by its rules. They provide standardised boundaries for each event discipline and, in turn, clarity and understanding about the decisions taken for the entire athletics family including media and fans. The IAAF Competition Rules control everything from athletes’ eligibility to compete to what clothing can be worn, from anti-doping to medical matters, from lane markings to runways, from take-off boards to wind measurements. Significantly, IAAF Congress in Beijing voted to change Article 2 of the IAAF Constitution to include trail running officially as part of the definition of ‘Athletics’. This decision is reflected with Trail Running added as a separate rule. Also noteworthy: the distances run at the IAAF World Championships Cross Country have been standardised for both men and women as 10km; the Distance Medley Relay and the women’s 50km Race Walk have been added as official World Record events; in line with many other sports, ‘‘Junior’’ has become ‘‘U20’’ and ‘‘Youth’’ is now ‘‘U18’’. These are just some of the changes which mark out the IAAF Competition Rules 2016-2017 as the latest step in the standardisation of athletics, a process which formally began with the foundation of the IAAF over a 100 years ago. Seb Coe IAAF President iv FROM UK ATHLETICS As your new UK Athletics President I am delighted to support the concept of this new combined IAAF rule book incorporating UKA supplements to the IAAF rules. These all appear in a blue font following each IAAF rule and each heading is cross referenced back to the previous equivalent rule number in the 2014 UKA rule book. The aim of the merged rule book is to have just one set of rules for Athletics in the United Kingdom and in particular to standardise technical rules. The supplements cover all technical issues for Under 17 and lower age groups which are not covered in the IAAF rule book and all non-technical matters such as membership, transfer and resignation from a club, and athlete registration which becomes compulsory with effect from 1 April 2016 except for unattached athletes competing in Road Running, Fell, Hill and Mountain Running and Trail Running. You will note from Seb Coe’s preface above the other inclusions and standardisations that have been made by IAAF. On behalf of the UKA Board I would like to thank our Rules Advisory Group for the detailed and extensive work that they have carried out over the past 18 months to produce this ‘‘Competition Rules for use in the United Kingdom 2016- 2018’’. It becomes effective from 1 April 2016. Jason Gardener MBE UKA President UKA RULES ADVISORY GROUP Roger Simons (Chair) John Temperton (Administrator) Cherry Alexander, MBE Chris Cohen, CBE Keith Davies Mike Heath, MBE v LIST OF IAAF AND UKA RULES AND CONTENTS Rule Page Chapter 1 (International Competitions) [Rules 1 to 9] 1 International Competitions 1 2 Authorisation to Stage Competitions 2 3 Regulations Governing the Conduct of International Competitions 6 4 Requirements to Compete in International Competitions 7 5 Eligibility to Represent a Member 8 6 Payments to Athletes 10 7 Athletes’ Representatives 10 8 Advertising and Displays during International Competitions 12 Chapter 2 (Eligibility) [Rules 20 to 22] 20 Definition of Eligible Athlete 14 21 Restriction of Competition to Eligible Athletes 14 22 Ineligibility for International and Domestic Competitions 28 23 Persons Subject to Declaration of Ineligibility 29 Chapter 3 (Anti-Doping and Medical Rules) 21 [Rules 30 to 51] IAAF Rules Not included in UKA edition 31 Chapter 4 (Disputes and Disciplinary Proceedings) [Rule 60] 60 Disputes and Disciplinary Proceedings 32 Chapter 5 (Technical Rules) [Rules 100 to 264] 100 G e n e r a l 40 SECTION I – Officials 110 International Officials 40 111 Organisational Delegates 41 112 Technical Delegates 41 113 Medical Delegate 42 vi 114 Doping Control Delegate 42 115 International Technical Officials (ITOs) and International 42 Cross-Country, Road Running, Mountain Running and Trail Running Officials (ICROs) 116 International Race Walking Judges (IRWJs) 42 117 International Road Course Measurer 42 118 International Starter and International Photo Finish Judge 43 119 Jury of Appeal 43 120 Officials of the Competition 44 132 Competition Secretary, Technical Information Centre (TIC) 45 Note: 121 – 131 and 133 – 139 not included in UKA edition SECTION II - General Competition Rules 140 The Athletics Facility 46 141 Age and Sex Categories 47 142 Entries 53 143 Clothing, Shoes and Athlete Bibs 56 144 Assistance to Athletes 60 145 Disqualification 62 146 Protests and Appeals 63 147 Mixed Competition 68 148 Measurements 68 149 Validity of Performances 69 150 Video Recording 69 151 Scoring 69 SECTION III - Track Events 160 Track Measurements 70 161 Starting Blocks 72 162 The Start 73 163 The Race 77 164 The Finish 81 165 Timing and Photo Finish 81 166 Seedings, Draws and Qualification in Track Events 86 167 Ties 92 168 Hurdle Races 92 vii 169 Steeplechase Races 97 170 Relay Races 102 SECTION IV - Field Events 180 General Conditions – Field Events 106 A. Vertical Jumps 181 General Conditions – Vertical Jumps 112 182 High Jump 115 183 Pole Vault 117 B. Horizontal Jumps 184 General Conditions – Horizontal Jumps 122 185 Long Jump 125 186 Triple Jump 126 C. Throwing Events 187 General Conditions – Throwing Events 127 188 Shot Put 134 189 Discus Throw 136 190 Discus Cage 139 191 Hammer Throw 140 192 Hammer Cage 143 193 Javelin Throw 151 SECTION V - Combined Events Competitions 200 Combined Events Competitions 155 SECTION VI - Indoor Competitions 210 Applicability of Outdoor Rules to Indoor Competitions 157 211 The Indoor Stadium 157 212 The Straight Track 158 213 The Oval Track and Lanes 159 214 Start and Finish on the Oval Track 160 215 Seedings, Draws and Qualification in Track Events 161 216 Clothing, Shoes and Athlete Bibs 163 217 Hurdle Races 163 218 Relay Races 163 219 High Jump 164 220 Pole Vault 164 221 Horizontal Jumps 164 222 Shot Put 165 223 Combined Events Competitions 166 SECTION VII - Race Walking Events 230 R a c e Walking 167 SECTION VIII - Road Races 240 R o a d Races 172 SECTION IX - Cross-Country Mountain and Trail Races 250 Cross-Country Races