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New athletic shoe regulations approved by Council | PRESS-RELEASES ... https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/new-athletic-shoe-regulations... Press Release 23 Dec 2021. New athletic shoe regulations approved by Council. World Athletics logo. New regulations to replace Technical Rule 5 relating to athletic shoes, and its transitional provisions, which expire on 31 December 2021, were approved by Council yesterday. The new rules and regulations will be in place from 1 January 2022.
World Athletics modifies rules governing competition shoes for elite ... https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/modified-rules-shoes If a shoe is not openly available to all then it will be deemed a prototype and use of it in competition will not be permitted. Subject to compliance with the rules, any shoe that is available to all, but is customised for aesthetic reasons, or for medical reasons to suit the characteristics of a particular athlete’s foot, will be allowed.
Lane infringement updates among recent competition rule changes now in ... https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/competition-rule-changes-november-2021 The easing of the rules regarding lane infringements are among the competition rule (CR) and technical rule (TR) changes approved by the World Athletics Council which come into force from today (1 November 2021). These were agreed in March and July 2021 and are available for download in the Book of Rules.
Sometimes rules can be complicated to explain - World Athletics https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/sometimes-rules-can-be-complicated-to-explain The rules, Estes determined, are clear. The elites and Korir ran separate races. Korir may have been the fourth fastest man on the day, but he was not eligible to get the $15,000 on offer for the fourth place finisher in the elite race because he was not a competitor in the elite race. Jim Ferstle for the IAAF
Rule 5 reminder issued to meeting organisers and Member Federations as ... https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-release/clarification-to-new-shoe-rule This means that Rule 5 of the Technical Rules must be applied in full for the competition results to be recognised by World Athletics as valid. To preserve the integrity of national records and statistics, the responsibility lies with the Member Federation to ensure that all athletes, officials and competition organisers are fully aware that Rule 5 of the Technical Rules will be applied in full.
Way of the walk: straightened leg rule | SERIES | World Athletics https://www.worldathletics.org/news/series/race-walking-technique-rules-straight-leg The straight leg is an important and integral part of race walking. Robert Korzeniowski: It looks very simple and ergonomically it is wise for athletes to straighten the leg because it is a dynamic action. The energy transfer you get back allows for more forward body motion. If the knee is bent – like when running – the motion is up and down.
IAAF introduces new eligibility regulations for female classification ... https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-release/eligibility-regulations-for-female... The IAAF this week issued new Eligibility Regulations [English | French] for Female Classification (Athlete with Differences of Sexual Development) for events from 400m to the mile, including 400m, hurdles races, 800m, 1500m, one mile races and combined events over the same distances (‘Restricted Events’).The new regulations require any athlete who has a Difference of Sexual Development ...
Way of the walk: the pit lane | SERIES | World Athletics https://www.worldathletics.org/news/series/race-walking-rules-pit-lane JS: The pit lane can, potentially, change the course of the race and make it more exciting. If more athletes are kept involved in the race, then that is no bad thing. I don’t think any race walker goes out to deliberately break the rules. JP: More people finishing the race is a good thing, but technique is still an important part of the race.
List of approved competition shoes published - World Athletics https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/list-of-approved-competition-shoes... World Athletics has today published the list of approved competition shoes, following the amendments to Rule 5 of the Technical Rules announced on 28 July 2020. The list has been compiled following introduction of the requirement on 31 January 2020 that any new shoe that an athlete proposes to wear in international competitions needed to be ...
World Athletics Council makes key decisions on Olympic cross country ... https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/world-athletics-olympic-cross-country... Under the competition’s rules, athletes aged 16, 17, 18 or 19 years on 31 December, 2021 will be eligible to compete. The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships have been rescheduled for 23-24 April, 2022 in Minsk, Belarus.