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.28.8 If competitors are late <strong>for</strong> their start through their own fault they shall be started<br />
as soon as practically possible. The actual time of their start shall be noted on<br />
their map, or a start list at the start location. Their time will still be computed,<br />
however, from their original start time given in the official start list except as<br />
below.<br />
A.28.9 At the discretion of the organizer late starters may have their actual start times<br />
substituted <strong>for</strong> their official start times when this can be done <strong>for</strong> all late starters<br />
within a class on the same day.<br />
A.28.10 If through the fault of the organizer any competitors miss their start they<br />
shall be given a new one.<br />
A.28.11 <strong>Events</strong> using electronic punching may use an electronic start punch to<br />
determine the actual start time <strong>for</strong> timing purposes.<br />
A.29 Finish/Timing<br />
A.29.1 After crossing the finish line the competitors shall hand in their control cards or<br />
move to the download station. When required by the organizer, competitors may<br />
have to turn in their maps at the finish line.<br />
A.29.2 At the finish there shall be first aid supplies and refreshments.<br />
A.29.3 The finishing time shall be measured when the competitor’s chest crosses the<br />
finish line or when the competitor punches at the finish line. Times will be<br />
truncated to full seconds, except in sprint races, when timing to the tenth of a<br />
second may be allowed. Times shall be given in minutes and seconds, except in<br />
sprint races when times may be given in minutes, seconds, and tenths of a second.<br />
A.29.4 Except in competitions with mass or chasing starts, if more than one competitor<br />
has the same running time, they shall be given the same finishing place, and the<br />
results should show the same place number <strong>for</strong> both. When practical they should<br />
be listed in the order in which they started.<br />
A.29.5 In competitions with mass or chasing starts, finish judges shall rule on the final<br />
placing. Runners finishing together will be placed in finish order. If this occurs at<br />
a relay event, the position of the team is determined by the finish order of the last<br />
leg runner.<br />
A.29.6 Competitors who omit one or more control marks shall be listed as "did not<br />
finish" (DNF). If the absence of a control mark is not the fault of the competitor<br />
(i.e. missing or broken punch) and the competitor states that he/she visited all the<br />
control locations in the proper sequence, in the absence of proof to the contrary<br />
the competitor will not be disqualified.<br />
A.29.7 Competitors who mark at an incorrect control in place of the correct one shall be<br />
listed as "mispunch" (MSP).