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ARTICLE IV RULES OF COMPETITION SECTION I GENERAL RULE 142 COMPETITOR CHECK-IN 1.
ARTICLE IV
RULES OF COMPETITION
SECTION I
GENERAL
RULE 142
COMPETITOR CHECK-IN
1.
All runners and walkers shall report to the Clerk of Course immediately upon
their arrival at the place of meeting and no later than the check-in time desig-
nated in the entry blank or the meet information distributed by the Games
Committee. All field event competitors shall report to the Chief Field Judge of
their respective events at the designated time unless instructed to report to the
Clerk of Course in the entry form or meet information distributed by the
Games Committee.
2.
Each competitor shall inform himself/ herself of the time of starting, and shall
be promptly at the starting point of each competition in which he or she is
entered, and there report to the Clerk of Course.
3.
In Championships and programs, other than the Olympic Team Selection com-
petition, conducted pursuant to the Rules of Competition of USATF, any ath-
lete declared to compete must honestly participate in each round (trial, heat, or
final, etc.) of each track event for which the athlete is declared or the athlete will
be barred from further competition in that meet. This rule shall not apply to
events in which only a final is held, but an athlete may be barred from such an
event if previously he or she has not honestly participated in a track event with-
in the purview of this rule.
NOTE: For Youth Athletics exception, see Rule 302.2(f ).
4.
The Referee has the discretion to waive the honest effort rule in the event an
athlete provides a medical certificate, endorsed by a medical officer appointed
or approved by USATF or the Games Committee, attesting to the fact that the
athlete became unable to compete after being declared, 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, such as factors independent
of the athletes own actions, may, after confirmation, also be accepted by the
Referee.
RULE 143
ATHLETIC ATTIRE
1.
In all events competitors must wear clothing that is clean, designed and worn so
as not to be objectionable. The clothing must be made of a material that is not
transparent even if wet. The competitors must not wear clothing that could
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impede the view of the judges. Athletes vests should have the same color on the
front and back. This rule shall be enforced by the Clerk of Course for track and
road events and the Chief Judge of each field event.
2.
In hot weather, an athlete competing in a long distance road run may compete
without a top shirt. This ruling will be made by the Referee with the approval
of the Games Committee.
3.
(a) A competitor may compete in bare feet or with footwear on one or both
feet. The purpose of shoes for competition is to give protection and stabil-
ity to the feet and a firm grip of the ground. Such shoes, however, must
not be constructed so as to give the competitor any unfair additional assis-
tance, including the incorporation of any technology which will give the
wearer any unfair advantage, such as a spring or similar device. A shoe strap
over the instep is permissible.
NOTE: Orthotic inserts required for medical purposes are exempt from this rule.
(b) The sole and the heel of the shoes shall be so constructed as to provide for
the use of up to 11 spikes. Any number of spikes up to 11 may be used,
but the number of spike positions shall not exceed 11.
NOTE: For Youth Athletics exception, see Rule 302.5(g).
(c) When a competition is conducted on a synthetic surface, that part of each
spike which projects from the sole or heel must not exceed 9mm, except in
the High Jump and Javelin Throw, where it must not exceed 12mm. These
spikes shall have a maximum diameter of 4mm. For non-synthetic sur-
faces, the maximum length of spike shall be 25mm and the maximum
diameter is 4mm. On synthetic tracks, competitors shall comply with the
instructions of organizers as to length of spikes.
(d) The sole and/or the heel may have grooves, ridges, indentations or protu-
berances provided these features are constructed of the same or similar
material to the basic sole itself.
(e) In the High Jump and Long Jump, the sole shall have a maximum thick-
ness of 13mm. In the High Jump, the heel shall have a maximum thick-
ness of 19mm. In all other events, shoes may be of any thickness.
(f ) Athletes may not use appliances, either inside or outside the shoe, which
will have the effect of increasing the thickness of the sole above the permit-
ted maximum, or which can give the wearer any advantage which would
not be obtained from the type of shoe described in the previous paragraphs.
The thickness of the sole shall be measured as the distance between the
inside top side and the outside under side, including the above-mentioned
features and any kind or form of lose inner sole.
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4.
Every competitor must be provided with number bibs, which must be conspic-
uously worn when competing. The number bibs are to be worn as issued (cut-
ting or folding numbers is not permitted). No athlete shall be permitted to par-
ticipate in any competition without the appropriate number bib or bibs. The
identifying information on the number bib need not be numeric.
5.
If one number bib is provided, it must be worn visibly on the front. When two
number bibs are provided, they must be worn on the singlet, front and back. If,
pursuant to Rule 143.2, a singlet is not worn, the number bibs should be worn
on the shorts, front and back. The competitors may also be required to wear
start list identifying numbers on the hips and in other locations determined by
the Games Committee.
NOTE: For Masters Exception see Rule 341.
6.
In the Pole Vault and High Jump, the competitors may wear the number bib on
the back or front only.
7.
In cross country, long distance runs, and race walks, the competitors must wear
a number bib on the front and should also wear a number bib on the back. The
front number bib must be visible at all check points and at the finish line.
8.
Where athletes compete in warm-up suits, the number bibs must be worn on
that suit as set forth herein.
9.
Once a number has been assigned to a competitor, no other competitor may use
it.
10. The overall size of the number bib shall not exceed 16.5cm x 19cm. The numer-
als on the number should be at least 10cm in height. The sponsor's name shall
not exceed 2.5cm x 15cm.
NOTE: Road races, except for the size of the name of the sponsor, may vary the over-
all size of the number bib and height of the numeral.
RULE 144
ASSISTANCE TO ATHLETES
1. Competition under these Rules consists of self-propelled motion without assis-
tance, except as defined by the Rules of Competition of a specific event disci-
pline.
NOTE: For rules covering disabled-only competitions see the SPECIAL SECTION
beginning on page 209.
2.
Except as provided in road races (Rule 241) and in long distance walking events
(Rule 232), during the progress of an event a competitor who has received any
assistance whatsoever from any other person may be disqualified by the Referee.
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"Assistance" is the conveying of advice, information or direct help to an athlete
by any means, including a technical device. It also includes pacing in running
or walking events by persons not participating in the event, by competitors
lapped or about to be lapped, or by any kind of technical device. It does not
mean participation of an officially designated pacesetter in the race.
NOTE 1: Pacesetting by a person entered in an event for that purpose is permitted,
provided such pacesetters start in the event.
NOTE 2: Competitors may carry or wear articles of personal equipment such as
wrist chronometers and heart rate monitors.
3.
(a) Verbal or other communication, without the use of any technical device,
from an individual who is not in the competition area to an athlete who is
in the competition area shall not be considered assistance. In order to facil-
itate this communication and not to disturb the staging of the competition,
it is recommended that a place in the stands, close to the immediate site of
each field event, be reserved for the athletes coaches.
(b) The visible possession or use by athletes of video or audio cassette recorders
or players, TV's, CD or DVD players, radio transmitters or receivers,
mobile phones, computers, or any similar devices in the competition area
shall not be permitted.
4.
In a track event, any competitor competing to