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Competition Rules

1. The document provides an overview of athletics, including its history and governing bodies, and summarizes the key rules and officials involved in athletics competitions. 2. It discusses the history of athletics dating back to ancient Greece, defines the different events in athletics, and outlines the structure of governing bodies like World Athletics and the Athletics Federation of India. 3. The majority of the document is spent detailing the various officials involved in athletics meets, from international delegates to competition officials like referees, judges, and timekeepers, and their specific roles and responsibilities.

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Competition Rules

1. The document provides an overview of athletics, including its history and governing bodies, and summarizes the key rules and officials involved in athletics competitions. 2. It discusses the history of athletics dating back to ancient Greece, defines the different events in athletics, and outlines the structure of governing bodies like World Athletics and the Athletics Federation of India. 3. The majority of the document is spent detailing the various officials involved in athletics meets, from international delegates to competition officials like referees, judges, and timekeepers, and their specific roles and responsibilities.

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ATHLETICS FEDERATION OF INDIA

D.T.O. EXAMINATION

COMPETITION RULES
INTRODUCTION TO ATHLETICS,
OFFICIALS & THEIR DUTIES
TOPICS TO BE COVERED

TOPICS

1. History of Athletics

2. Brief Introduction of athletics

3. Information About the Rule Book (CR/TR)

4. Official of the meet and their duties in brief


HISTORY OF ATHLETICS

 Greeks introduced Athletics in the year 776 B.C. The event was Naked Straight footrace. In 1896
1st Modern Olympic flourish athletics.
DEFINITION OF ATHLETICS

Athletics is a group of competitive sporting events


that involve running, jumping, throwing,
and walking. The most common types of athletics
competitions are track and field, road
running, cross-country running, race walking
and mountain & trail running.
INTRODUCTION

Athletics is a combination of Different Events. These are:-


 Track-100,200,400,800,1000,1500,3000,5000,10000m run, Hurdles Race, Relay
Race, Steeple Chase etc.
 Jumping-Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault
 Throwing-Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, Javelin Throw
 Combined Event -Decathlon, Heptathlon, Pentathlon, Hexathlon
 Road Race -Marathon Race, Different Distance Race
 Race Walking- Walking competition of Various Distance
 Cross-country Race -Race in mixed surface
 Mountain Running & Trail Running
STRUCTURE OF GOVERNING BODIES
REGULATING ATHLETICS

WA - World Athletics, (Formerly - IAAF – International Association of Athletics Federations)


AAA - Asian Athletics Association
AFI - Athletics Federation of India
State Athletics Associations
District Athletics Associations
INFORMATION ABOUT RULE BOOK
(CR/TR)

 In WA new rule Book 2022 edition available on www.worldathletics.org

 CR - COMPETITION RULES – Duties & Responsibilities' of Technical Officials CR1-CR30,


World Records CR31-CR36

 TR - TECHNICAL RULES – Rules , Regulation & Specification of All the Events, Implements
& equipments.
RULE BOOK (2022 EDITION)

FRONT COVER BACK COVER

www.worldathletics.org 6-8, Qual Antoine 1er, BP 359


@WorldAthletics MC 98007
Monaco Cedex

World Athletics 2021 All rights reserved


OFFICIALS OF THE MEET
& THEIR DUTIES

INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS COMPETITION OFFICIALS


 Competition Director  Referee Call Room
 Organisational Delegate(s)
 Meeting Manager  Referee Track
 Technical Delegate(s)  Technical Manager  Referee Field
 Medical Delegate  Event Presentation Manager  Referee Combined Events
 Referee Outside stadium Events
 Anti-Doping Delegate  Starter, Re-caller, Starter’s Assistant
ADDITIONAL OFFICIALS
 International Technical Officials  Video Referee
 Announcers
 International Race Walking Judges  Timekeepers
 Statisticians
 Photo Finish Judge
 International Road Course Measurer  Advertising Commissioner
 Chief Judge, Judges
 Official Surveyor
 International Starter  Walking Judges
 Doctors
 Recorder
 International Photo Finish Judge  Stewards
 Umpire
 Jury of Appeal  Photographers
 Lap scorer
 Competition Secretary
 Marshal
 Wind Gauge Operator
INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS

Organisational Delegates
 Work with LOC at all times & Report regularly to the AFI
 Deal with financial matters & responsibilities of LOC
and cooperate with the T.D.
Technical Delegates
 Ensure that all technical arrangements are in complete
conformity with WA Technical Rules,
 Submit proposals for the timetable of events, entry
standards, implements list, determine the qualifying
standards for Field Events, control the entries , arrange
heats, rounds and groups.
 Report regularly to appointing Authority
 Chair Technical Meeting .
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS

Competition Director
 Shall plan the technical organization and Resolve any
technical problems together with TD.

 Keep in touch with all Key Officials.

Meeting Manager
 Responsible for correct conduct of the Competition.

 Check all the officials have reported for duty, appoint


substitutes if required, authority to remove any official
who is not abiding by the Rules.
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS

Technical Manager
Responsible for:-
 Ensuring the track, runways, circles, arcs, sectors, landing
areas for Field Events and all equipment and implements
are in accordance with the Rules.

 Placement and removal of equipment and implements.

 Checking and marking any personal implements permitted


according to Rule.
COMPETITION OFFICIALS

Referees
 Entire control of the event up to victory ceremony.

 Supervise record performance, check all result and sign

the score sheets,

 Decide disputed matters,

 Can warn & exclude an athlete.

 Reconsider a decision, can order for rerun of a race.


COMPETITION OFFICIALS

Judges
 Chief Judge Allocate the duties.

 Judges Decide the finished order, Record & measure each valid trial
in Field Event, indicate validity or non-validity, time elapsed.

 benefit of doubt goes in the favor of athlete.


COMPETITION OFFICIALS

Umpires
(Running and Race Walking Events)

 Umpires are the eyes of Referee, without authority to


make final decisions

 In case of any violation or breach of rules,


Communicate immediately by raising an yellow flag
& written report to referee
COMPETITION OFFICIALS

Timekeepers Judges

 Timekeepers record time of a race using


digital stop watches.
COMPETITION OFFICIALS

Start Coordinator
 Allocate duties, Supervise duties, keep all
papers, inform starter to start.

Starter
 Start the race, decide who takes false start.
COMPETITION OFFICIALS

Recallers
 Recall the race & inform to starter.

Starter’s Assistants
 Place athletes in correct heat & lane on
assembly line.
 Check BIBs are worn correctly .
 Readiness of baton in relay race.
COMPETITION OFFICIALS

Lap Scorers
 Keep record of laps, maintain lap display
board and Final lap signaled by ringing
bell.

 One lap scorer can take lap count of up


to four Athletes in Running Races and up
to six in Race Walking
LAP SCORER
COMPETITION OFFICIALS

Call Room Judges


Ensure athletes are wearing officially approved national
or club uniform.
Bibs are worn correctly and correspond with start lists,
Check shoes, number and dimension of spikes,
advertising on clothing and athletes bags comply with
Rules & Regulations and no unauthorized material is
taken into the arena.

Wind Gauge Operator


Place gauge & record wind velocity in the running
direction.
COMPETITION OFFICIALS

Competition Secretary
 Collect full results, relay to announcer, keep
records & convey result card to Competition
Director
ADDITIONAL OFFICIALS

Announcer
 Inform public sufficient information.
ATHLETICS FEDERATION OF INDIA
D.T.O. EXAMINATION

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