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.29.8 Competitors who can be proved to have visited the control points in the wrong<br />
order shall be disqualified (DSQ).<br />
A.29.9 Under special circumstances a competitor may have their results posted as<br />
“sporting withdrawal” (SPW) and will be able to use their attendance to qualify<br />
<strong>for</strong> ranking but will not be eligible <strong>for</strong> placing or awards at the meet. They may,<br />
however, be recognized when appropriate.<br />
A.29.10 The meet director may assign SPW to any competitor who aborts a run to<br />
aid an injured runner.<br />
A.29.11 All competitors shall be given equal amounts of competition time to<br />
complete their courses. Unless a longer or shorter time is declared in the Meet<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation the competition time limit shall be as specified in these rules <strong>for</strong> each<br />
<strong>for</strong>mat. Competitors completing a course in a time greater than the competition<br />
time limit will be recorded as overtime (OVT) and will not receive a time or<br />
place.<br />
A.29.12 All competitors whether finished or not shall report to the finish by the<br />
announced closing time of the finish.<br />
A.29.13 Within one hour of the close of the finish, provisional results shall be<br />
displayed in the vicinity of the finish or the announced location.<br />
A.30 Awards<br />
A.30.1 Awards in the various classes shall be appropriate to the number of competitors in<br />
the class and the importance and nature of the event.<br />
A.30.2 The top three finishers in each Championship class who are eligible <strong>for</strong><br />
Championship titles at any U.S. <strong>Orienteering</strong> Championship shall receive a U.S.<br />
Championship award, regardless of overall place. Championship awards shall be<br />
provided to the event organizer by <strong>Orienteering</strong> <strong>USA</strong>. See Appendix , U.S.<br />
<strong>Orienteering</strong> Championship Award Guidelines<br />
A.31 Protests and Jury<br />
A.31.1 Complaints against infringements of the rules by the organizers or a competitor or<br />
accompanying parties shall be made in writing to the organizer as soon as<br />
possible. A complaint is adjudicated by the organizer. The complainant and any<br />
other affected parties shall be in<strong>for</strong>med about the decision immediately.<br />
A.31.2 Complaints must be made within one hour of the previously announced time of<br />
closure of the finish, or of the actual closure of the finish, whichever is later.<br />
Complaints received after this time limit will only be considered if there are valid<br />
exceptional circumstances which must be explained in the complaint.<br />
A.31.3 If a complaint is against a provisional result it shall be raised within one hour of<br />
the results being posted.