A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
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A.21.4.5 Lowest elapsed time determines winner.<br />
A.22 Relay<br />
A.22.1 Definition<br />
A.22.1.1 EMPHASIS: Team competition, in a mass start <strong>for</strong>mat. In the relay event the<br />
runners in each relay team complete their individual segments sequentially. A<br />
relay team has two or more runners. Each runner completes a course as in an<br />
individual event.<br />
A.22.1.2 Championships<br />
A.22.2 Team Classes and Composition<br />
A.22.2.1 Teams shall consist of at least at least two (2) competitors.<br />
A.22.2.2 Teams shall be categorized by total points based on the orienteering age and<br />
gender of their members. The exact number of categories/points <strong>for</strong> a specific<br />
event shall be decided by the event organizers (see L.2.b.2 below).<br />
A.22.2.3 The point system and categories <strong>for</strong> a specific relay event, as decided upon by<br />
the event organizer(s) and approved by the sanctioning committee, must be<br />
announced 6 months be<strong>for</strong>e the race, preferably in the sanctioning application,<br />
and made available to all interested parties. If no such announcement is made,<br />
the point system and categories <strong>for</strong> that specific event revert to the defaults<br />
described below.<br />
A.22.2.4 In the event that no specific category/point system is established by the event<br />
organizers prior to the time limits set <strong>for</strong>th in rule L.2.b.2, the following default<br />
category/ point system is to be followed:<br />
o) Ages 17-20 or 35-49 receives 1 point<br />
p) Ages 15, 16 or 50-59 receives 2 points<br />
q) Under 15 years of age or 60 and older receives 3 points<br />
r) A female orienteer receives 2 points, in addition to any age points.<br />
s) Examples: 15-year old female = 4 points; 47 year old male = 1 point;<br />
t) 23 year old male = 0 points<br />
u) Team point categories are 4-point, 8-point, and 12-point.<br />
A.22.2.5 There shall be a minimum of two team categories in any relay event. Other<br />
categories may be added at the discretion of the event organizers.<br />
A.22.3 Championship Structure<br />
A.22.3.1 Teams shall consist of at least four (4) competitors <strong>for</strong> U.S. Relay<br />
Championship categories