3 ibu event and competition rules - International Biathlon Union

IBU EVENT AND COMPETITION RULES 316.7 COMPETITION RULES16.7.1 ScopeThe IBU Event and Competition Rules will be applied to the IBU Cupevents; however, there may be deviations if stipulated.16.8 Relay/ Mixed Relay Teams at IBU CupEach NF is allowed to enter one team. No draw will be made for theRelay, and start numbers will be assigned based on the NF’s currentmen’s or women’s IBU Cup Nations Cup score respectively, with the startnumbers assigned in rank order. For the Mixed Relay, start numbers willbe assigned based on the sum of the NF’s current men’s and women’sIBU Cup Nations Cup score, with the start numbers assigned in rankorder. If a team is missing or not entered, all teams below it will moveup a number correspondingly. The assigned Relay/Mixed Relay startnumber will be each team’s start position for the simultaneous startand their shooting lane number on the range for zeroing and for the firstbout of shooting only.17. OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (OECH)17.1 Jurisdiction and TermsThe OECH is an IBU event and is held under its jurisdiction for men,women, junior men and junior women.17.2 ParticipantsCompetitors must be members of an IBU NF. Men’s and women’sclasses are restricted to those competitors who will be not older than26 years of age in the calendar year of the respective Championships(men, women, junior men and junior women). All NFs of the IBU mayregister up to six competitors in each class to participate in the OECH.Four competitors from each NF may be entered to start in the individualand sprint competitions per category. Each NF may enter one relay teamper category in the relay competition. The 60 best competitors fromeach class in the qualification competition will be eligible to start in thepursuit competition. Additionally, the NFs of the individual and sprintIBU RULES 3-91