100. General
SECTION I - OFFICIALS
110. International Officials
111. Organisational Delegates
112. Technical Delegates
113. Medical Delegate
114. Doping Control Delegate
115. International Technical Officials
(ITOs) and International CrossCountry,
Road Running and Mountain Running
Officials(ICROs)
116. International Race Walking Judges
117. International Road Course Measurer
118. International Starter and
International Photo Finish Judge
119. Jury of Appeal
120. Officials of the Competition
121. Competition Director
122. Meeting Manager
123. Technical Manager
124. Event Presentation Manager
125. Referees
126. Judges
127. Umpires (Running and Race Walking
Events)
128. Timekeepers and Photo Finish Judges
129. Start Coordinator, Starter and
Recallers
130. Starter's Assistants
131. Lap Scorers
132. Competition Secretary
133. Marshal
134. Announcer
135. Official Surveyor
136. Wind Gauge Operator
137. Measurement Judge (Electronics)
138. Call Room Judges
139. Advertising Commissioner
SECTION II - GENERAL COMPETITION RULES
140. The Athletics Facility
141. Age Groups
142. Entries
143. Clothing, Shoes and Number Bibs
144. Assistance to Athletes
145. Disqualification
146. Protests and Appeals
147. Mixed Competition
148. Measurements
149. Validity of Performances
150. Video Recording
151. Scoring
SECTION III - TRACK EVENTS
160. Track Measurements
161. Starting Blocks
162. The Start
163. The Race
164. The Finish
165. Timing and Photo Finish
166. Seedings, Draws and Qualification
in Track Events
167. Ties
168. Hurdle Races
169. Steeplechase Races
170. Relay Races
SECTION IV - FIELD EVENTS
180. General Conditions
A. VERTICAL JUMPS
181. General Conditions
182. High Jump
183. Pole Vault
B. HORIZONTAL JUMPS
184. General Conditions
185. Long Jump
186. Triple Jump
C. THROWING EVENTS
187. General Conditions
188. Shot Put
189. Discus Throw
190. Discus Cage
191. Hammer Throw
192. Hammer Cage
193. Javelin Throw
SECTION V - COMBINED EVENTS COMPETITIONS
200. Combined Events Competitions
SECTION VI - INDOOR COMPETITIONS
210. Applicability of Outdoor Rules
to Indoor Competitions
211. The Indoor Stadium
212. The Straight Track
213. The Oval Track and Lanes
214. Start and Finish on the Oval Track
215. Clothing, Shoes and Number Bibs
216. Hurdle Races
217. Relay Races
218. High Jump
219. Pole Vault
220. Horizontal Jumps
221. Shot Put
222. Combined Events Competitions
SECTION VII - RACE WALKING EVENTS
230. Race Walking
SECTION VIII - ROAD RACES
240. Road Races
SECTION IX - CROSS-COUNTRY
250. Cross-Country Races
SECTION X - WORLD RECORDS
260. World Records
261. Events for which World Records are
Recognised
262. Events for which World Junior
Records are Recognised
263. Events for which World Indoor
Records are Recognised
IAAF COUNCIL
IAAF COMMITTEES
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
RACE WALKING COMMITTEE
CROSS-COUNTRY COMMITTEE
MASTERS' COMMITTEE
MEMBER FEDERATIONS Official abbreviations
IAAF PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
FIGURES
1 - Track measurements (infield view)
2 - Example of a hurdle
3 - Example of a steeplechase hurdle
4 - Water jump
5 - Alternative ends for crossbar
6 - High Jump uprights and crossbar
7 - Pole vault box (top and side view)
8 - Crossbar support (view from landing
area and top view)
9 - Pole Vault landing area (top and
side views)
10 - Take-off board and plasticine
indicator board
11 - Centralised Long Jump / Triple Jump
landing area
12 - Layout of Shot Put circle
13 - Layout of Discus Throw circle
14 - Layout of Hammer Throw circle
15 - Layout of concentric circles for
Discus and Hammer Throw circle
16 - Javelin Throw runway and landing
sector (not to scale)
17 - Shot Put stop board (top and side
view)
18 – Discus
19 - Cage for Discus Throw only
20 - Generic hammer handle
21 - Suggested apparatus for testing
centre of gravity of hammer head
22 - Cage for Hammer and Discus Throw
with concentric circles (Hammer Throw
configuration)
23 - Cage for Hammer and Discus Throw
with concentric circles (Discus Throw
configuration)
24 - Cage for Hammer and Discus Throw
with separate circles
25 - International Javelin