3 ibu event and competition rules - International Biathlon Union

3IBU EVENT AND COMPETITION RULESall NFs that have participated in the event. If this cannot be done beforetheir departure, the booklet must be sent by mail as soon as it is ready.A hard copy and a digital copy of the results booklet must be sent to ofthe IBU. In addition, a booklet featuring the results of the whole seasonwill be made available to all NFs by the IBU.10. PROTESTS10.1 GENERALProtests must be submitted in writing using the official IBU ProtestForm to the competition secretary, for the competition jury, and mustbe accompanied by a fee of € 50, or equivalent in the currency of thehost NF. The IBU protest form can be obtained from the CompetitionSecretary. If the protest is upheld, the fee will be paid back. If the protestis rejected, the sum will go to the IBU.10.2 PROTEST TYPES AND CONDITIONS10.2.1 Eligibility ProtestsProtests concerning the eligibility of a competitor may be submitted atany time up to the end of the protest time for the competition in question.10.2.2 Protests During and After CompetitionsProtests concerning violation of rules by competitors and team staff,mistakes made by officials, competition conditions and the provisionalresults must be submitted in the time period from the start ofzeroing before the competition until 15 minutes after the posting ofthe provisional results. The OC must make a clear announcementimmediately after the provisional results have been posted to informeveryone that they have been posted.10.2.3 Repetition or AnnulmentIf the examination of a protest reveals circumstances that are soserious that cast doubt on the sporting merit of the competition, orif the competition jury from its own observation comes to the sameconclusion, the competition jury may decide to repeat the competitionor to annul the competition without repetition.3-70 IBU RULES