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COMPETITION RULES PUBLICATION
*COMPETITION RULES PUBLICATION
Track and Field athletics and its events of running,walking,jumping and throwing are governed by the Rules of World Athletics(“Rules".Track designers should consult the Rules, Technical Regulations of the competitions as well as this Track and Field Facilities Manual (“Manual"), and take into account the level of competitions intended to be staged at the venue.
The Rules ensure egual conditions for competition and form the basis for standardisation and acceptance of the competition facilities
*SUITABILITY FOR COMPETITION
In order to establish the suitability of a sports facility for competition, proof is required of fulfilment of the requirements listed in this Manual by reports and certificates testifying to the Construction Category the observance of the measurements and, when relevant,the suitabillity of the synthetic surface.
*TRACKAND FIELD FACILITIES MANUAL
In order to comply with modern standards of construction.World Athletics decided to publish this Manual in addition to the Rules. The Manual contains detailed and more clearly defined specifications for the planning and construction of Track and Field facilities than those contained in the Rules. The aim is to pay greater attention to technical and performance requirements of Track and Field facilities.
*WORLDATHLETICS CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
A certification programme was introduced in 1999 based upon the goal that al facilities, synthetic surfaces, implements and equipment built for use in international competitions conform to World Athletics specifications and therefore quarantees the validity of the performances and the quality of the products
It is World Athletics’duty as the sport's world governing body for athletics to ensure that all athletics items used in international competitions are of the requisite standard. manufactured in accordance with the World Athletics technical requirements and. most importanty. quarantee the safety of the athletes.
There has been a rapid deve opment in the manufacture of athletics equipment over recent years, including implements and synthetic track surfaces, resulting in an increased number of products on the marketit also recoanises the arowing trend towards international standardisation of product specifications. as wellas the need to prevent unauthorised usage of the World Athletics name.
Products with a World Athletics Product Certificate are not all of the same quality even thouah they meet the minimum required specifications. The purchaser must make his own assessment of the product quality.
The Certification System Procedures are available on the World Athletics website(www.worldathletics.org)and from the Office of World Athletics(“Office")upon request
