RACE WALKING CHIEF JUDGE AND SHOWING VIOLATION CARDS TO ATHLETE

 

RACE WALKING CHIEF JUDGE

AND SHOWING VIOLATION CARDS TO ATHLETE

Yellow paddle

 When a Judge is not completely satisfied that an athlete is fully complying technical Rules, they should, where possible, show the athlete a yellow paddle with the symbol of the offence on each side.

 An athlete cannot be shown a second yellow paddle by the same Judge for the same offence. Having shown a yellow paddle to an athlete, the Judge shall inform the Chief Judge of their action after the competition.

 

Red Cards

When a Judge observes an athlete failing to comply with Rule the Technical Rules by exhibiting visible loss of contact or a bent knee during any part of the competition, the Judge shall send a Red Card to the Chief Judge.

 

Chief Judge, as follows:

The International Competition definition, the Chief Judge has the power to disqualify an athlete in the last 100m, when their mode of progression obviously fails to comply.

 

  The Technical Rules regardless of the number of previous Red Cards the Chief Judge has received on that athlete.

 

An athlete who is disqualified by the Chief Judge under these circumstances shall be allowed to finish the race.

 

They shall be notified of this disqualification by the Chief Judge or a Chief Judge’s Assistant by showing the athlete a red paddle at the earliest opportunity after the athlete has finished the race.

 

The Chief Judge shall act as the supervising official for the competition, and act as a Judge only in the special situation

 

In International Competition definition, two or more Chief Judge's Assistants shall be appointed.

 

.The Chief Judge's Assistant(s) are to assist with the notification of disqualifications only and shall not act as Race Walking Judges

 

The International Competition definition and where possible for other competitions, an official in charge of the Posting Board(s) and a Chief Judge's Recorder shall be appointed.

 

Disqualification                             

Disqualification, as follows:

 

Except as provided in Rule the Technical Rules, when three Red Cards from three different Judges have been sent to the Chief Judge on the same athlete.

 

The athlete is disqualified and they shall be notified of this disqualification by the Chief Judge or a Chief Judge’s Assistant by being shown a red paddle.

 

 The failure to give notification shall not result in the reinstatement of a disqualified athlete.

  

The International Competition definition, in no circumstances shall the Red Cards of two Judges affiliated with the same Member have the power to disqualify.

 

Note: The Member affiliation of each Judge is that properly stated on the current lists of Area Level and World Athletics Level International Race Walking Judges.

 

 

 

 

 

 A Penalty Zone shall be used for any race where the applicable regulations for the competition so provide and may be used for other races as determined by the relevant governing body or Organisers.

 

In such cases, an athlete will be required to enter the Penalty Zone and remain there for the applicable period once they have received three Red Cards and are so advised by the Chief Judge or someone delegated by them.

 

The applicable period in the Penalty Zone shall be as follows:

Races up to and includingTime

                       5000m/5km          0.5 min

10,000m/10km         1    min

20,000m/20km         2    min

30,000m/30km         3    min

40,000m/40km         4    min

50,000m/50km         5    min

 

 

An athlete who fails to enter the Penalty Zone when required to do so, or remain there for the applicable period, shall be disqualified by the Referee.

 

The Technical Rules, an athlete receives a third Red Card and it is no longer practicable to direct them to enter the Penalty Zone before the end of the race.

 

 

The Referee shall add the time they would have been required to spend in the Penalty Zone to their finishing time and adjust the finishing order as may be necessary.

 

The Technical Rules applies, an athlete receives an additional Red Card from a Judge other than one of the three who had previously sent a Red Card, they shall be disqualified.

 

Track Races, an athlete who is disqualified shall immediately leave the track and, in Road Races, shall, immediately after being disqualified, remove the distinguishing bibs and leave the course.

 

Any disqualified athlete who fails to leave the course or track or comply with directions given under Rule.

 

The Technical Rules to enter and remain for the required period in the Penalty Zone may be liable to further disciplinary action in accordance the Competition Rules and Rule of the Technical Rules.