Long jump rules rules, for watching
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- How do you win the long jump?
- What is a foul at the board?
- What may an athlete do in the sand after landing?
- From where to where is a jump measured?
- When is the wind measured, and what does the reading change?
- How long is the runway, and how big is the sand pit?
- How many jumps does each athlete get?
- Two athletes jump the same distance. Who is placed higher?
- How does an athlete reach the final?
- How long does an athlete have to take their jump?
- In what order do athletes compete, and what if something goes wrong?
- What may an athlete put down to mark a run-up, and when may they practise?
- What do the yellow and red cards mean in a field event?
- How does an athlete challenge a red flag or a result?
- What help may an athlete have between trials?
- What must an athlete wear to compete?
Where these rules come from
| Tag | Document |
|---|---|
| TR plus rule number | World Athletics, Competition and Technical Rules, 2026 Edition, the Technical Rules. Read in full for this set: Part I (TR 1 to 13), TR 25 (general conditions for field events) and TR 29 and 30 (horizontal jumps and the long jump). TR 39 (combined events) was read for the "Where it differs" rows |
| CR plus rule number | The Competition Rules in the same book. Read for this set: CR 25 (results codes), CR 28 and 29 (measurement judges, call room) and CR 31.17 (conditions for field event records) |
| "commentary" | The explanatory notes printed in green under a rule. The book says they "provide interpretation to the Rules and practical guidance for their implementation" |
| R | "Why the rule exists", or a point reasoned from the rule, not stated in it |
| C | Common usage or general knowledge, not a rule |
Not covered: Part V of the Technical Rules (short track, which is indoor athletics); the Athletic Shoe Regulations ("Book C"); the Track and Field Facilities Manual; Competition Rules 1 to 24 apart from those named; the Eligibility Rules; anti-doping; para athletics; the regulations of any one championship (qualifying standards, numbers in the final).
Not covered: Part V of the Technical Rules (short track, which is indoor athletics); the Athletic Shoe Regulations ("Book C"); the Track and Field Facilities Manual; Competition Rules 1 to 24 apart from those named; the Eligibility Rules; anti-doping; para athletics; the regulations of any one championship (qualifying standards, numbers in the final).