Who judges yogasana, and how is the final score worked out?
A · Advanced · The artistic and rhythmic events · 4 of 4In the artistic and rhythmic events four D judges mark the asanas, two A judges mark artistry and two T judges keep time. An evaluator checks the routine against the sheet and gives penalties. The final score is the D, A and T scores added together, less the evaluator's penalties. The chief judge starts each routine with a green flag.
How it works
- D judges: four. Each marks every asana out of 10, multiplied by its base value, for a total out of 100.
- Counting the D judges: the highest and lowest are removed and the other two averaged.
- A judges: two, seated on opposite sides of the floor. Their marks out of 20 are averaged.
- T judges: two. Their marks out of 10 are averaged.
- Evaluator: checks the sequence and base values against the sheet, and gives the penalties for changed order, missing sub-categories and extra asanas.
- Final score: D plus A plus T, less the evaluator's penalties.
- Traditional event: the D judge score less the evaluator's penalties.
- Chief judge: raises a green flag to start a performance and a red flag when an athlete is disqualified.
- Other flags: an A judge raises red for each step over the line. In the traditional event a time judge raises white when the transition runs past 70 seconds.
The glossary has the D judges, the A judges, the time judges, the evaluator, the chief judge and flags and the base value.
Tricky cases
Four D judges give 65.35, 65, 64.25 and 66. What is the D score?
65.175. The highest, 66, and the lowest, 64.25, are removed, and 65.35 and 65 are averaged.
Are the A judges' highest and lowest marks dropped as well?
No. There are two A judges, and their marks are averaged. The same applies to the two T judges.
Who takes marks off for performing the asanas in the wrong order?
The evaluator, not the D judges. The evaluator's penalties are subtracted at the end.
What happens when two athletes finish level?
Not stated in the saved pages. Tie-breaks, protests and the make-up of the jury are in chapters of the Code of Points that are not saved.
Why the rule exists
Splitting the work lets each judge watch one thing. A judge marking the line of a posture is not also counting seconds or watching the boundary. Dropping the highest and lowest D scores guards the largest part of the total against one outlying judge.
Where it differs
| Where | What changes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Music events | Four D judges; middle two averaged | Code of Points, artistic single 9 |
| Traditional event | Middle three averaged | Code of Points, traditional 13 |
| Music events, final score | D plus A plus T, less penalties | Code of Points, artistic single 16 |
| Traditional event, final score | D less penalties | Code of Points, traditional 14 |
| Artistic pair | Two evaluators, one for each athlete | Code of Points, artistic pair 8.16 |
From the rule book
Code of Points for yogasana sports, Chapter 5, Guidelines for Yogasana Events (School Games Federation of India copy, edition not stated), traditional points 13 and 14 and sections 9 to 16 of each music event. Checked 14 October 2026. Official document: the national federation's Code of Points (only Chapter 5 is saved).