Rules Of Competition

Athletics has a set of rules for Competition and a series of official notification periods for proposed changes to them.

UK Athletics governs the Rules for Competition for the following disciplines:

Track and Field Competition
Road Running Competition
Cross Country Running
Fell and Hill Running
Race Walking
Trail Running

The UK Athletics Rules for Competition are published every two years. The current rule book runs from April 1 2010 to March 31 2012.

Every club secretary is sent a copy of the new rule book on publication but additional copies can be purchased at a cost of £5.50 + pp, from:

UK Athletics Book Centre
01932 225591

Website www.ukathleticsbookcentre.co.uk

Alternatively you can download the rulebook by clicking the link below – please be aware though that the document contains a large number of pages.

In addition to the rules contained in the above publication, there are also separate rules relating to anti-doping. These can be found in the Anti-doping section.

Clarification on rule concerning representative vests:

Vests which can be worn at individual English County, Scottish District, Welsh Regional and National Championships (but excluding Road Running) under Rule 17.3 are:

Home Country (including Schools)
County (including Schools)
Area (Territorial)
City Representation
First Claim Affiliated Club
University

IPC Athletics Rules and Regulations

Please visit the IPC website for the most up to date information relating to disability athletics competitions or follow this link to view the IPC document.

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