General competitions rules

General competitions rules:

The athletics facility

Any firm, uniform surface, which conforms to the specifications in the IAAF track and field Facilities manual, may be used for athletics.

Track and field competitions under rule 1.1(a) may be held only on synthetic surfaced facilities Conforming to the IAAF performance specifications for synthetic surfaces and which hold a Current valid IAAF class 1 athletics facility certificate.

It is recommended that, when such facilities are available, competitions under rules 

1.1(b) to (j)should also be held on these facilities.

in any case, a class 2 athletics facility certificate attesting to the dimensional accuracy of the track and the field events facilities in the format required under the IAAF certification system shall be required for all facilities intended for use for competitions under rule 1.1 (b) to (j).

note (i): the IAAF track and field facilities manual available from the IAAF office, contains more detailed and defined specifications for the planning and constructions of track and field facilities including further diagrams for track measurement and marking.

master men and women: any athlete who has reached his/her 35 Th birthday.

note(I): all other matters concerning masters' competitions are referred to the IAAF/WMA  handbook approved by the IAAF and WMA councils.

Entries

1.competitions under IAAF rules are restricted to eligible athletes

2.no athlete shall be allowed to compete outside his own country unless his eligibility is guaranteed by his member federation from whom he has permission to compete. in all international competitions, such guarantee of eligibility of an athlete shall be accepted unless an objections as to his status is made to the technical delegate(s) (see also rule 146.1).

failure to participate

At all competitions under rules 1.1 (a), (b), (c) and (f) except as provided below, an athlete shall be excluded from participation in all further events in the competitions, including relax, in cases where.

(a) a final confirmation was given that the athlete would start in an event but then failed to participate.

(b) he qualified in preliminaries or heats for further participation in an event but then failed to participate further.

the provision of a medical certificate, endorsed by a medical officer appointed or approved by the iaaf and/or the organising committee, may be accepted as sufficient reason to accept that the athlete became unable to compete after confirmations closed or after competing in a previous round but will be able to compete in further events on a subsequent day  of the competition. other justifiable reasons (e.g factors independent of the athlete's own actions, such as problems with the official transport system) may, after confirmation, also be accepted by the technical delegates's (s)