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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D.24.6 Any control that is deemed to be unfair and voided by the organizer or jury is<br />
deleted from the competition <strong>for</strong> all. The reason <strong>for</strong> voiding must be announced<br />
with the provisional results.<br />
D.24.7 Two or more competitors having the same score and time at the timed controls<br />
shall be given the same placing in the results list. The position(s) following the tie<br />
shall remain vacant.<br />
D.24.8 Provisional results, consisting of points scored and accumulated times, shall be<br />
announced and displayed at the finish or announced location within one hour of<br />
the close of the finish.<br />
D.24.9 A shortened version of official results including the point scores and accumulated<br />
times of all participating competitors shall be made available within one hour of<br />
finalizing jury decisions on protests and be<strong>for</strong>e presenting awards.<br />
D.24.10 The official results, including the correct and competitor selections <strong>for</strong><br />
each control, shall be published within one week of the event. See Appendix B <strong>for</strong><br />
more in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
D.25 Awards<br />
D.25.1 Awards in both classes shall be appropriate to the number of competitors in the<br />
class and the importance and nature of the event.<br />
D.25.2 The top three finishers in each class who are eligible <strong>for</strong> Championship titles at<br />
the U.S. National Trail <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 />
D.26 Protests and Jury<br />
D.26.1 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 />
D.26.2 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 />
D.26.3 If a complaint is against a provisional result it shall be raised within one hour of<br />
the results being posted.<br />
D.26.4 Protests against the decision of a complaint shall be made in writing to the<br />
organizer within one hour of the announcement of the complaint decision.<br />
D.26.5 All protests filed be<strong>for</strong>e the event has disbanded shall be dealt with by the Jury.
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