3 ibu event and competition rules - International Biathlon Union

3IBU EVENT AND COMPETITION RULESthe competition is based. The time always includes any penalties oradjustments imposed or awarded by the competition jury.9.2.1 Individual CompetitionsIn Individual competitions, the competitor’s time is the time elapsedbetween start and finish plus any shot-penalty minutes imposed.9.2.2 Sprint, Pursuit and Mass Start CompetitionsIn Sprint, Pursuit and Mass Start competitions the competitor’s time isthe time elapsed between start and finish. In the Pursuit competitionand the Mass Start competition, the first competitor to cross the finishline, after penalties and time adjustments have been accounted for, willbe declared the winner. This also applies to the rankings of subsequentfinishers.9.2.3 Overtaken competitors in Pursuit and Mass Start competitionsIn Pursuit and Mass Start competitions at OWG, WCH, WC, OECH andIBU Cups, if the leading competitor laps a competitor on the coursebefore reaching the range for his next bout of shooting, the overtakencompetitor must withdraw from the competition at a suitable area inconnection with the shooting range.9.2.4 Relay CompetitionsIn all Relay competitions the competition time of a team member is thetime elapsed from the start, or hand-over, to the next completed handoveror from the hand-over to the finish. The total time of a relay teamis the time elapsed between the start of the first member to the finishof the last member. The time of the incoming members stops when theycross the timing line into the hand-over zone; the time of the outgoingmembers begins at the same moment.At OWG, WCH, WC, OECH and IBU Cups: teams that have not passed thepenalty loop before the first team has finished, will receive their rankingbased on their place after the penalty loop (split timing point) and will bestopped at that point. Those teams will be ranked on the results list andreceive all associated points.9.2.4.1 Placing in Relay competitionThe placings of relay teams in the results will be decided by the finishingorder of each team’s respective last competitors, after time penaltiesand/or time adjustments have been accounted for.3-66 IBU RULES