Rulebook

Proposal 28: Number of finalists in track [ Revision 3 ]

Committee: Track & Field
Submitted on 2015-03-18
Status: Passed on April 05, 2015

Background

The number of finalists per event was not clear. This is an attempt to clarify this.

Proposal

Old rule:

2.1.4 Finals

At Unicons, a ‘final’ must be held for each of the following races: 100m, 400m, 800m, One Foot, and Wheel Walk. For any other Track & Field discipline, a ‘final’ may be held at the discretion of the organizer, after all age group competition for that discipline has been completed.

For disciplines that are run in heats, such as 100m races or relay races, this will take the form of a final heat. For disciplines that are not run in heats, such as IUF slalom or slow race, the final will take the form of successive attempts by the finalists. The riders posting the best results in age group competition are entitled to compete in the final. They can be called “finalists”. The number of finalists will be the same as the number of usable lanes on the track. The same number of finalists applies for finals that don’t use lanes. Finals are composed regardless of age group, but male and female competitors are in separate finals.

Finals are subject to the same rules as age group competition, including false start rules and number of attempts.

The best result in a final determines the male or female Champion for that discipline (World Champion in the case of Unicon).

If a finalist disqualifies, gets a worse result, or doesn’t compete in the final, his/her result in age group competition will still stand. The male and female winners of the finals will be considered the Champions for those disciplines, even if a different rider posted a better result in age group competition. Speed records can be set in both age group competition and finals.

In disciplines for which no finals are held, finalist status will still be awarded on the basis of results in age group competition. Accordingly, riders posting the best results in each discipline are the Champions for that discipline.

New rule:

2.1.4 Finals

At Unicons, a ‘final’ must be held for each of the following races: 100m, 400m, 800m, One Foot, Wheel Walk and IUF Slalom. For any other Track & Field discipline, a ‘final’ may be held at the discretion of the organizer, after all age group competition for that discipline has been completed.

For disciplines that are run in heats, such as 100m races or relay races, this will take the form of a final heat. For disciplines that are not run in heats, such as IUF slalom or slow race, the final will take the form of successive attempts by the finalists. The riders posting the best results regardless of age in the age group heats are entitled to compete in the final. They can be called “finalists”. For each final, the number of finalists (finalist teams in case of relay) will be eight, unless for an event that uses lanes, the number of usable lanes is less than eight. In that case the number of finalists equals the number of usable lanes. Finals are composed regardless of age group, but male and female competitors are in separate finals.

Finals are subject to the same rules as age group competition, including false start rules and number of attempts.

The best result in a final determines the male or female Champion for that discipline (World Champion in the case of Unicon).

Body

More finalists creates a more exciting competition. We want to maximize the number of finalists (up to 8) in each event, even if another event only has 6 usable lanes.

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Discussion

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Change Log:

Revision 3 changed by Scott Wilton (24 Mar 09:54): Change the text for the number of lanes per Klaas' suggestion.
Revision 2 changed by Scott Wilton (19 Mar 13:41): Included Kenny and Klaas' edits.
Revision 1 changed by Scott Wilton (18 Mar 17:29)

Votes on this proposal:

15 out of 22 voting members have voted.

Agree: 14, Disagree: 1, Abstain: 0.