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The rare cases people argue about

Rare situations, and the ones people argue about.

A · Advanced · 5 rules · Step 3 of 4

The event

  1. How does a road relay work?A road relay is recommended to be run over the marathon distance in six stages of 5 km, 10 km, 5 km, 10 km, 5 km and 7.195 km.

The race

  1. Can an athlete carry a drink, or take one from someone else?An athlete may carry water or refreshment at any time, by hand or attached to the body, if it was carried from the start or picked up at an official station.
  2. What happens if an athlete goes off the course?An athlete may leave the marked course with the permission of an official and under that official's supervision, as long as they do not shorten the distance by doing so.

Conduct and kit

  1. What can get an athlete warned or disqualified?The referee warns with a yellow card and disqualifies with a red.
  2. How does an athlete challenge a result or a disqualification?A protest about a result or the conduct of the race must be made within 30 minutes of the result being officially announced.
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