Drinking / Sponging In Track Events of Longer 5000 meters and Draw for Lanes 100 meters to 800 meters

 

Drinking / Sponging

1.1  Drinking / Sponging, as follows:

1.In Track Events of 5000m or longer, the Organisers may provide water and sponges to athletes if weather conditions warrant such provision.

 

2.In Track Events longer than 10,000m, refreshments, water and sponging stations shall be provided.

 

Refreshments may be provided either by the Organisers or the athlete and shall be placed so that they are easily accessible.

 

 

 

 Those officials shall ensure that the refreshments are not altered or tampered with in any way.

 

3.An athlete may, at any time, carry water or refreshment by hand or attached to their body

 Draw for Lanes

For events 100m to 800m inclusive, and relays up to and including 4 × 400m, where there are several successive rounds of a race, lanes will be drawn as follows:

1.For the first round and any additional preliminary qualification round as per Rule,the lane order shall be drawn by lot.

 

2.After the first round, athletes shall be ranked after each round in accordance with the procedure shown in Rule .

 

Three draws for lanes will then be made:

a.one for the four highest ranked athletes or teams to determine placings in lanes 3, 4, 5 and 6;

 

b.another for the fifth and sixth ranked athletes or teams to determine placings in lanes 7 and 8, and

 

c.another for the two lowest ranked athletes or teams to determine placings in lanes 1 and 2.

Note: When there are fewer or more than 8 lanes, the above system with the necessary modifications should be followed.

Note (i): In International Competition definition, the 800m event may be run with one or two athletes in each lane, or with group start behind an arced line. the first round, unless because of ties or advancement by the Referee or the Jury of Appeal, there are more athletes in a race of a subsequent round than were anticipated.

Note (ii): In any 800 metres race, including a final, where for any reason there are more athletes competing than lanes available, the Technical Delegate(s) shall determine in which lanes more than one athlete will be drawn.

Note (iii): When there are more lanes than athletes, the inside lane(s) should always remain free.

1.1In competitions for events longer than 800m, relays longer than 4 × 400m and any event where only a single round (final) is required, lanes / starting positions shall be drawn by lot.

 

1.2Where it is decided to conduct a races in an event  rather than rounds and finals, the regulations for the competition.

 shall set out all relevant considerations including seedings and draws and the method by which the final results will be determined.