Rules by form of the sport
- The decathlon and the heptathlonCombined events rules · Which events make up the decathlon and the heptathlon, and in what order?
- The other combined eventsCombined events rules · What are the pentathlon and the women's decathlon?
- How the points workCombined events rules · How are points given in a combined event?
- Ties on pointsCombined events rules · What happens if two athletes finish on the same points?
- Starting every eventCombined events rules · What happens if an athlete skips an event?
- Rest between eventsCombined events rules · How much rest do athletes get between events?
- False starts in combined eventsCombined events rules · Is a decathlete disqualified for one false start?
- Three trials in the long jump and the throwsCombined events rules · How many attempts does a decathlete get in the long jump and the throws?
- The high jump and the pole vaultCombined events rules · How do the high jump and pole vault work inside a decathlon or heptathlon?
- Heats, groups and the last eventCombined events rules · Who runs against whom in a combined event?
- Timing, wind and recordsCombined events rules · Do wind and hand timing change the points?
- Disqualification in one eventCombined events rules · What happens to a decathlete who is disqualified in one event?
- Throwing far and winningDiscus throw rules · How do you win the discus throw?
- Staying inside the circleDiscus throw rules · When does a touch on the rim make the throw a failure?
- Leaving the circleDiscus throw rules · Why do throwers walk out of the back of the circle?
- Where the throw must landDiscus throw rules · What makes a landing good?
- Measuring the throwDiscus throw rules · From where to where is a throw measured?
- Grip, tape and glovesDiscus throw rules · What may a thrower put on their hands?
- The discus and the cageDiscus throw rules · What are the discus, the circle and the cage?
- Rounds of trialsDiscus throw rules · How many throws does each athlete get?
- TiesDiscus throw rules · Two athletes throw the same distance. Who is placed higher?
- Qualification and the finalDiscus throw rules · How does an athlete reach the final?
- Time allowed for a trialDiscus throw rules · How long does an athlete have to take their throw?
- Order, absences and replacement trialsDiscus throw rules · In what order do athletes compete, and what if something goes wrong?
- Markers and practice throwsDiscus throw rules · What may a thrower put down as a marker, and when may they practise?
- Warnings and disqualificationDiscus throw rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in a field event?
- Protests and appealsDiscus throw rules · How does an athlete challenge a red flag or a result?
- Help during the competitionDiscus throw rules · What help may an athlete have between trials?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsDiscus throw rules · What must an athlete wear to compete?
- Throwing far and winningHammer throw rules · How do you win the hammer throw?
- Swings, turns and a broken hammerHammer throw rules · What may a hammer thrower do before letting go?
- Staying inside the circleHammer throw rules · When does a touch on the rim make the throw a failure?
- Leaving the circleHammer throw rules · Why do throwers walk out of the back of the circle?
- Where the throw must landHammer throw rules · What makes a landing good?
- Measuring the throwHammer throw rules · From where to where is a throw measured?
- Grip, tape and glovesHammer throw rules · What may a thrower put on their hands?
- The hammer and the cageHammer throw rules · What are the hammer, the circle and the cage?
- Rounds of trialsHammer throw rules · How many throws does each athlete get?
- TiesHammer throw rules · Two athletes throw the same distance. Who is placed higher?
- Qualification and the finalHammer throw rules · How does an athlete reach the final?
- Time allowed for a trialHammer throw rules · How long does an athlete have to take their throw?
- Order, absences and replacement trialsHammer throw rules · In what order do athletes compete, and what if something goes wrong?
- Markers and practice throwsHammer throw rules · What may a thrower put down as a marker, and when may they practise?
- Warnings and disqualificationHammer throw rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in a field event?
- Protests and appealsHammer throw rules · How does an athlete challenge a red flag or a result?
- Help during the competitionHammer throw rules · What help may an athlete have between trials?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsHammer throw rules · What must an athlete wear to compete?
- Clearing the bar and winningHigh jump rules · How do you win the high jump?
- What counts as a failureHigh jump rules · When is a high jump a failure?
- The heights and passingHigh jump rules · Who decides the heights, and may an athlete skip one?
- Three consecutive failuresHigh jump rules · When is an athlete out of the competition?
- The bar and the landing areaHigh jump rules · What are the bar, the uprights and the landing mat like?
- Ties and countbackHigh jump rules · Two athletes clear the same height. Who is placed higher?
- The jump-offHigh jump rules · How does a jump-off for first place work?
- Qualification and the finalHigh jump rules · How does an athlete reach the final?
- Time allowed for a trialHigh jump rules · How long does an athlete have to take their jump?
- Order, absences and replacement trialsHigh jump rules · In what order do athletes compete, and what if something goes wrong?
- Markers and practice jumpsHigh jump rules · What may an athlete put down to mark a run-up, and when may they practise?
- Warnings and disqualificationHigh jump rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in a field event?
- Protests and appealsHigh jump rules · How does an athlete challenge a red flag or a result?
- Help during the competitionHigh jump rules · What help may an athlete have between trials?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsHigh jump rules · What must an athlete wear to compete?
- The hurdle eventsHurdles rules · What are the hurdle races, and how is one won?
- The startHurdles rules · How does a hurdle race start?
- False startsHurdles rules · What counts as a false start, and what is the penalty?
- When a start is called offHurdles rules · Why does the starter sometimes say "Stand up", and what do the cards mean?
- The hurdlesHurdles rules · How high are the hurdles, and how far apart?
- Clearing a hurdleHurdles rules · What must an athlete do at each hurdle, and what gets them disqualified?
- Wind readingsHurdles rules · When is the wind measured, and what does the reading change?
- Staying in laneHurdles rules · What happens if an athlete steps out of their lane?
- Jostling and obstructionHurdles rules · What happens when one athlete impedes another?
- Leaving the trackHurdles rules · Can an athlete step off the track and carry on?
- The finishHurdles rules · What decides who crosses the line first?
- TimingHurdles rules · How are races timed, and how exact are the times?
- Dead heats and tiesHurdles rules · What happens when two athletes cannot be separated?
- Heats and qualifyingHurdles rules · How do athletes get from the first round to the final?
- Seeding and lane drawsHurdles rules · Who decides which heat and which lane an athlete gets?
- Warnings and disqualificationHurdles rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in athletics?
- Protests and appealsHurdles rules · How does an athlete challenge a result or a disqualification?
- Help during a raceHurdles rules · What help may an athlete have during a race, and what is banned?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsHurdles rules · What must an athlete wear to race?
- Throwing far and winningJavelin throw rules · How do you win the javelin throw?
- Holding and throwing the javelinJavelin throw rules · What makes a javelin throw legal?
- Staying on the runwayJavelin throw rules · When does a foot on a line make the throw a failure?
- Leaving the runwayJavelin throw rules · When may a javelin thrower step off the runway?
- Where the throw must landJavelin throw rules · What makes a landing good?
- Measuring the throwJavelin throw rules · From where to where is a throw measured?
- Grip, tape and glovesJavelin throw rules · What may a thrower put on their hands?
- The javelin and the runwayJavelin throw rules · What are the javelin and its runway?
- Rounds of trialsJavelin throw rules · How many throws does each athlete get?
- TiesJavelin throw rules · Two athletes throw the same distance. Who is placed higher?
- Qualification and the finalJavelin throw rules · How does an athlete reach the final?
- Time allowed for a trialJavelin throw rules · How long does an athlete have to take their throw?
- Order, absences and replacement trialsJavelin throw rules · In what order do athletes compete, and what if something goes wrong?
- Markers and practice throwsJavelin throw rules · What may a thrower put down as a marker, and when may they practise?
- Warnings and disqualificationJavelin throw rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in a field event?
- Protests and appealsJavelin throw rules · How does an athlete challenge a red flag or a result?
- Help during the competitionJavelin throw rules · What help may an athlete have between trials?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsJavelin throw rules · What must an athlete wear to compete?
- Jumping far and winningLong jump rules · How do you win the long jump?
- The take-off lineLong jump rules · What is a foul at the board?
- Landing and leaving the pitLong jump rules · What may an athlete do in the sand after landing?
- Measuring the jumpLong jump rules · From where to where is a jump measured?
- Wind readingsLong jump rules · When is the wind measured, and what does the reading change?
- The runway, the board and the pitLong jump rules · How long is the runway, and how big is the sand pit?
- Rounds of trialsLong jump rules · How many jumps does each athlete get?
- TiesLong jump rules · Two athletes jump the same distance. Who is placed higher?
- Qualification and the finalLong jump rules · How does an athlete reach the final?
- Time allowed for a trialLong jump rules · How long does an athlete have to take their jump?
- Order, absences and replacement trialsLong jump rules · In what order do athletes compete, and what if something goes wrong?
- Markers and practice jumpsLong jump rules · What may an athlete put down to mark a run-up, and when may they practise?
- Warnings and disqualificationLong jump rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in a field event?
- Protests and appealsLong jump rules · How does an athlete challenge a red flag or a result?
- Help during the competitionLong jump rules · What help may an athlete have between trials?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsLong jump rules · What must an athlete wear to compete?
- The distance eventsMiddle and long distance rules · What are the middle and long distance races, and how is one won?
- The startMiddle and long distance rules · How does a distance race start?
- False startsMiddle and long distance rules · What counts as a false start, and what is the penalty?
- When a start is called offMiddle and long distance rules · Why does the starter sometimes say "Stand up", and what do the cards mean?
- Breaking from lanesMiddle and long distance rules · When may runners leave their lanes and move to the inside?
- Laps, pacing and drinksMiddle and long distance rules · Who counts the laps, and may a runner be paced or handed a drink?
- The inside of the trackMiddle and long distance rules · What happens if a runner steps on or inside the kerb?
- Jostling and obstructionMiddle and long distance rules · What happens when one athlete impedes another?
- Leaving the trackMiddle and long distance rules · Can an athlete step off the track and carry on?
- The finishMiddle and long distance rules · What decides who crosses the line first?
- TimingMiddle and long distance rules · How are races timed, and how exact are the times?
- Dead heats and tiesMiddle and long distance rules · What happens when two athletes cannot be separated?
- Heats and qualifyingMiddle and long distance rules · How do athletes get from the first round to the final?
- Seeding and lane drawsMiddle and long distance rules · Who decides which heat and which start position an athlete gets?
- Warnings and disqualificationMiddle and long distance rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in athletics?
- Protests and appealsMiddle and long distance rules · How does an athlete challenge a result or a disqualification?
- Help during a raceMiddle and long distance rules · What help may an athlete have during a race, and what is banned?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsMiddle and long distance rules · What must an athlete wear to race?
- Clearing the bar and winningPole vault rules · How do you win the pole vault?
- What counts as a failurePole vault rules · When is a pole vault a failure?
- The heights and passingPole vault rules · Who decides the heights, and may an athlete skip one?
- Three consecutive failuresPole vault rules · When is an athlete out of the competition?
- The polePole vault rules · What are the rules about the pole?
- The bar, the box and the runwayPole vault rules · What are the box, the bar and the landing area like?
- Ties and countbackPole vault rules · Two athletes clear the same height. Who is placed higher?
- The jump-offPole vault rules · How does a jump-off for first place work?
- Qualification and the finalPole vault rules · How does an athlete reach the final?
- Time allowed for a trialPole vault rules · How long does an athlete have to take their vault?
- Order, absences and replacement trialsPole vault rules · In what order do athletes compete, and what if something goes wrong?
- Markers and practice jumpsPole vault rules · What may an athlete put down to mark a run-up, and when may they practise?
- Warnings and disqualificationPole vault rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in a field event?
- Protests and appealsPole vault rules · How does an athlete challenge a red flag or a result?
- Help during the competitionPole vault rules · What help may an athlete have between trials?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsPole vault rules · What must an athlete wear to compete?
- The race walking eventsRace walking rules · What is race walking, and how is it won?
- Contact and the straight legRace walking rules · What exactly must a race walker do?
- The judgesRace walking rules · Who judges a race walk, and how?
- Yellow paddlesRace walking rules · What does a yellow paddle mean in race walking?
- Red cards and disqualificationRace walking rules · How is a race walker disqualified?
- The penalty zoneRace walking rules · What is the penalty zone in race walking?
- The last 100 metresRace walking rules · Can a walker be disqualified in the finishing straight?
- The startRace walking rules · How does a race walk start?
- Drinks and refreshment stationsRace walking rules · What drinks are provided during the race, and where?
- Carrying and sharing drinksRace walking rules · Can an athlete carry a drink, or take one from someone else?
- Leaving the courseRace walking rules · What happens if an athlete goes off the course?
- The walking circuitRace walking rules · What sort of route is a road walk held on?
- Timing and the finishRace walking rules · How is a road walk timed, and who is placed first?
- Pacing and helpRace walking rules · What help may an athlete have during the race?
- Warnings and disqualificationRace walking rules · What can get an athlete warned or disqualified?
- Protests and appealsRace walking rules · How does an athlete challenge a result or a disqualification?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsRace walking rules · What must an athlete wear to race?
- The relay eventsRelays rules · What is a relay, and how is it won?
- The startRelays rules · How does a relay start?
- False startsRelays rules · What counts as a false start, and what is the penalty?
- When a start is called offRelays rules · Why does the starter sometimes say "Stand up", and what do the cards mean?
- The batonRelays rules · What is the baton, and what are the rules for carrying it?
- The takeover zoneRelays rules · Where must the baton change hands?
- Running order and substitutesRelays rules · Who may run in a relay team, and in what order?
- Lanes and waiting in relaysRelays rules · Which parts of a relay are run in lanes, and where do the waiting runners stand?
- Staying in laneRelays rules · What happens if an athlete steps out of their lane?
- Jostling and obstructionRelays rules · What happens when one athlete impedes another?
- Leaving the trackRelays rules · Can an athlete step off the track and carry on?
- The finishRelays rules · What decides who crosses the line first?
- TimingRelays rules · How are races timed, and how exact are the times?
- Dead heats and tiesRelays rules · What happens when two athletes cannot be separated?
- Heats and qualifyingRelays rules · How do athletes get from the first round to the final?
- Seeding and lane drawsRelays rules · Who decides which heat and which lane an athlete gets?
- Warnings and disqualificationRelays rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in athletics?
- Protests and appealsRelays rules · How does an athlete challenge a result or a disqualification?
- Help during a raceRelays rules · What help may an athlete have during a race, and what is banned?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsRelays rules · What must an athlete wear to race?
- The road running eventsRoad running rules · What are the road races, and how are they won?
- The courseRoad running rules · What sort of route may a road race use?
- Measuring the courseRoad running rules · How is a marathon course measured?
- Records on the roadRoad running rules · Why do some fast marathon times not count as records?
- The road relayRoad running rules · How does a road relay work?
- The startRoad running rules · How does a road race start?
- Drinks and refreshment stationsRoad running rules · What drinks are provided during the race, and where?
- Carrying and sharing drinksRoad running rules · Can an athlete carry a drink, or take one from someone else?
- Leaving the courseRoad running rules · What happens if an athlete goes off the course?
- Timing and the finishRoad running rules · How is a road race timed, and who is placed first?
- Pacing and helpRoad running rules · What help may an athlete have during the race?
- Warnings and disqualificationRoad running rules · What can get an athlete warned or disqualified?
- Protests and appealsRoad running rules · How does an athlete challenge a result or a disqualification?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsRoad running rules · What must an athlete wear to race?
- Throwing far and winningShot put rules · How do you win the shot put?
- Putting the shotShot put rules · What makes a put legal?
- Staying inside the circleShot put rules · When does a touch on the rim make the throw a failure?
- Leaving the circleShot put rules · Why do throwers walk out of the back of the circle?
- Where the throw must landShot put rules · What makes a landing good?
- Measuring the throwShot put rules · From where to where is a throw measured?
- Grip, tape and glovesShot put rules · What may a thrower put on their hands?
- The shot and the circleShot put rules · What are the shot, the circle and the stop board?
- Rounds of trialsShot put rules · How many throws does each athlete get?
- TiesShot put rules · Two athletes throw the same distance. Who is placed higher?
- Qualification and the finalShot put rules · How does an athlete reach the final?
- Time allowed for a trialShot put rules · How long does an athlete have to take their throw?
- Order, absences and replacement trialsShot put rules · In what order do athletes compete, and what if something goes wrong?
- Markers and practice throwsShot put rules · What may a thrower put down as a marker, and when may they practise?
- Warnings and disqualificationShot put rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in a field event?
- Protests and appealsShot put rules · How does an athlete challenge a red flag or a result?
- Help during the competitionShot put rules · What help may an athlete have between trials?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsShot put rules · What must an athlete wear to compete?
- The sprint eventsSprints rules · What are the sprints, and how is one won?
- The startSprints rules · How does a sprint start?
- False startsSprints rules · What counts as a false start, and what is the penalty?
- When a start is called offSprints rules · Why does the starter sometimes say "Stand up", and what do the cards mean?
- Starting blocksSprints rules · What are the rules for starting blocks?
- Wind readingsSprints rules · When is the wind measured, and what does the reading change?
- Staying in laneSprints rules · What happens if an athlete steps out of their lane?
- Jostling and obstructionSprints rules · What happens when one athlete impedes another?
- Leaving the trackSprints rules · Can an athlete step off the track and carry on?
- The finishSprints rules · What decides who crosses the line first?
- TimingSprints rules · How are races timed, and how exact are the times?
- Dead heats and tiesSprints rules · What happens when two athletes cannot be separated?
- Heats and qualifyingSprints rules · How do athletes get from the first round to the final?
- Seeding and lane drawsSprints rules · Who decides which heat and which lane an athlete gets?
- Warnings and disqualificationSprints rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in athletics?
- Protests and appealsSprints rules · How does an athlete challenge a result or a disqualification?
- Help during a raceSprints rules · What help may an athlete have during a race, and what is banned?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsSprints rules · What must an athlete wear to race?
- The steeplechase eventsSteeplechase rules · What is the steeplechase, and how is it won?
- The startSteeplechase rules · How does a steeplechase start?
- False startsSteeplechase rules · What counts as a false start, and what is the penalty?
- When a start is called offSteeplechase rules · Why does the starter sometimes say "Stand up", and what do the cards mean?
- The barriers and the water jumpSteeplechase rules · How big are the steeplechase hurdles and the water jump?
- Clearing the barriers and the waterSteeplechase rules · What must an athlete do at each barrier, and what gets them disqualified?
- The inside of the trackSteeplechase rules · What happens if a runner steps on or inside the kerb?
- Jostling and obstructionSteeplechase rules · What happens when one athlete impedes another?
- Leaving the trackSteeplechase rules · Can an athlete step off the track and carry on?
- The finishSteeplechase rules · What decides who crosses the line first?
- TimingSteeplechase rules · How are races timed, and how exact are the times?
- Dead heats and tiesSteeplechase rules · What happens when two athletes cannot be separated?
- Heats and qualifyingSteeplechase rules · How do athletes get from the first round to the final?
- Seeding and lane drawsSteeplechase rules · Who decides which heat and which start position an athlete gets?
- Warnings and disqualificationSteeplechase rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in athletics?
- Protests and appealsSteeplechase rules · How does an athlete challenge a result or a disqualification?
- Help during a raceSteeplechase rules · What help may an athlete have during a race, and what is banned?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsSteeplechase rules · What must an athlete wear to race?
- Jumping far and winningTriple jump rules · How do you win the triple jump?
- The hop, step and jumpTriple jump rules · Which foot lands where in the triple jump?
- The take-off lineTriple jump rules · What is a foul at the board?
- Landing and leaving the pitTriple jump rules · What may an athlete do in the sand after landing?
- Measuring the jumpTriple jump rules · From where to where is a jump measured?
- Wind readingsTriple jump rules · When is the wind measured, and what does the reading change?
- The runway, the board and the pitTriple jump rules · How long is the runway, and how big is the sand pit?
- Rounds of trialsTriple jump rules · How many jumps does each athlete get?
- TiesTriple jump rules · Two athletes jump the same distance. Who is placed higher?
- Qualification and the finalTriple jump rules · How does an athlete reach the final?
- Time allowed for a trialTriple jump rules · How long does an athlete have to take their jump?
- Order, absences and replacement trialsTriple jump rules · In what order do athletes compete, and what if something goes wrong?
- Markers and practice jumpsTriple jump rules · What may an athlete put down to mark a run-up, and when may they practise?
- Warnings and disqualificationTriple jump rules · What do the yellow and red cards mean in a field event?
- Protests and appealsTriple jump rules · How does an athlete challenge a red flag or a result?
- Help during the competitionTriple jump rules · What help may an athlete have between trials?
- Shoes, clothing and bibsTriple jump rules · What must an athlete wear to compete?