IAAF RULES

RULE 1

INTERNATIONAL DEFINITIONS AND RULES

1. The following are International Competitions:

(a) (i) Competitions included in the World Athletics Series.

ii) The Athletics programme of the Olympic Games.

(b) The Athletics programme of Area, Regional or Group Games where the IAAF does not have exclusive control.

(c) Regional or Group Championships in Athletics not confined to participants from a single Area.

(d) Matches between teams from different Areas representing Members or Areas or combinations thereof.

(e) International Invitation Meetings and competitions which are categorised by the IAAF as part of the global structure and

approved by the Council.

(f) Area Championships and other intra-Area competitions organised by an Area Association.

(g) Regional or Group Championships in Athletics confined to participants from a single Area.

(h) Matches between teams representing two or more Members or combinations thereof within the same Area with the exception

of Youth and Junior category competitions..

(i) International Invitation Meetings and competitions, other than those referred to in Rule 1.1(e), where appearance fees, prize

money and/or the value of non-cash prizes exceed USD15,000 in total or USD5,000 for any one event, as determined by the Council .

(j) Area programmes similar to those referred to in Rule 1.1(e).

2. The Rules shall apply as follows:

(a) The Eligibility Rules (Chapter 2), the rules governing Disputes (Chapter 4) and the Technical Rules (Chapter 5) shall apply to

all International Competitions. Other international organisations recognised by the IAAF may have and enforce more restrictive

eligibility requirements for competitions conducted under their jurisdiction.

(b) The Anti-Doping Rules (Chapter 3) shall apply to all International Competitions, except that, where the IOC, or another international organisation recognised by the IAAF for such purpose, carries out doping control at a competition under their rules, such as the Olympic Games, those rules shall govern to the extent applicable.

(c) The Advertising Rule (Rule 8) shall apply to all International Competitions listed in Rules 1.1(a)(i), (c), (d), and (e). Area

Associations may promulgate their own advertising regulations to apply to the International Competitions listed in Rules 1.1(f), (g), (h), (i) and (j), failing which those of the IAAF shall apply.

(d) Rules 2 to 7 and Rule 9 shall apply to all International Competitions, except to the extent any Rule specifically limits its applicability.

CHAPTER 5: TECHNICAL RULES

RULE 100

General

All International Competitions, as defined in Rule 1.1, shall be held under the Rules of the IAAF and this shall be stated in all

announcements, advertisements, programmes and printed material.

In all competitions, except the World Championships (Outdoor and Indoor) and Olympic Games, events may be held in a different format from that provided under the IAAF Technical Rules, but rules giving more rights to the athletes, than they would have obtained applying the actual Rules, may not be applied. These formats shall be decided by the respective bodies having the control over the competition.