A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA

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