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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, January 14, 2003
USATF adopts new false start rule
Effective January 1, USA Track & Field has amended its false start rule to conform with those introduced last year by the IAAF. The new rule calls for the first false start in any race to be charged to the field, with subsequent false starts resulting in the disqualification of the athlete committing the false start.
Approved at the 2003 USATF Annual Meeting in Greensboro last month, the rule (Rule 162.12) now reads:
"No penalty shall be imposed for the first false start in a race. The competitor(s) responsible for the false start shall be warned with a yellow card placed on the respective lane marker (s). At the same time, all the other competitors taking part in the race shall be warned with a yellow card raised in front of them to notify them that anyone committing further false starts will be disqualified. This last mentioned basic system (to raise a card in front of the athlete(s) responsible for the false start) will also be followed in case lane markers are not being used. In case of further false starts, the competitor(s) responsible for the false start shall be disqualified and a red card shall be placed on the respective lane marker(s), or raised in front of the respective athlete(s)."
The rule will apply to all Golden Spike Tour and USATF Championship events, including the 2004 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships February 27-29 in Boston, and the 2004 Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, July 8-19 in Sacramento, Calif.
This change will not affect Youth Athletics, Masters, or Combined Events competitions, all of which will continue to follow the rule that provides that an athlete is disqualified only when he or she commits a second false start.
For a complete listing of rule changes approved at the 2003 USATF Annual Meeting, visit www.usatf.org/about/annualMeeting/2003
Wednesday, January 14, 2003
USATF adopts new false start rule
Effective January 1, USA Track & Field has amended its false start rule to conform with those introduced last year by the IAAF. The new rule calls for the first false start in any race to be charged to the field, with subsequent false starts resulting in the disqualification of the athlete committing the false start.
Approved at the 2003 USATF Annual Meeting in Greensboro last month, the rule (Rule 162.12) now reads:
"No penalty shall be imposed for the first false start in a race. The competitor(s) responsible for the false start shall be warned with a yellow card placed on the respective lane marker (s). At the same time, all the other competitors taking part in the race shall be warned with a yellow card raised in front of them to notify them that anyone committing further false starts will be disqualified. This last mentioned basic system (to raise a card in front of the athlete(s) responsible for the false start) will also be followed in case lane markers are not being used. In case of further false starts, the competitor(s) responsible for the false start shall be disqualified and a red card shall be placed on the respective lane marker(s), or raised in front of the respective athlete(s)."
The rule will apply to all Golden Spike Tour and USATF Championship events, including the 2004 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships February 27-29 in Boston, and the 2004 Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, July 8-19 in Sacramento, Calif.
This change will not affect Youth Athletics, Masters, or Combined Events competitions, all of which will continue to follow the rule that provides that an athlete is disqualified only when he or she commits a second false start.
For a complete listing of rule changes approved at the 2003 USATF Annual Meeting, visit www.usatf.org/about/annualMeeting/2003
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