Webinar
Competition Rules Amendments
Referee Expert / Ahmed Al-Tannani
21–22 April 2026
We’ll discuss:
1. Referees’ Powers and the Jury of Appeal
- Jury of Appeal
- Video Review (VAR)
2. Starting Procedures and the “Run Under Protest” Rule
- Starting Blocks
- False Start
- Running Under Protest
- Announcement and Implementation of the Decision
- Disqualifications
3. Relay Races and Coloured Cards
- Dropped Baton
- Mixed Relays (4×100m and 4×400m)
- Accumulation of Yellow Cards:
4. Qualification System and Lane Draw
- Automatic Qualification by Place (Q)
- Filling Vacant Lanes
- Qualification Waiting Room
- Lane Draw
5. Field Events and Throwing Implements
- Pole Vault
- 700-gram Javelin
- Special Throwing Implements
- Throwing Shoes
6. Race Walking and Penalty Zone Rules
- Visible Knee
- Recognised Distances
- Penalty Zone Duration
Webinar
Competition Rules Amendments
Referee Expert Ahmed Al-Tannani
21–22 April 2026
We’ll discuss:
1. Referees’ Powers and the Jury of Appeal
- Jury of Appeal
- Video Review (VAR)
2. Starting Procedures and the “Run Under Protest” Rule
- Starting Blocks
- False Start
- Running Under Protest
- Announcement and Implementation of the Decision
- Disqualifications
3. Relay Races and Coloured Cards
- Dropped Baton
- Mixed Relays (4×100m and 4×400m)
- Accumulation of Yellow Cards:
4. Qualification System and Lane Draw
- Automatic Qualification by Place (Q)
- Filling Vacant Lanes
- Qualification Waiting Room
- Lane Draw
5. Field Events and Throwing Implements
- Pole Vault
- 700-gram Javelin
- Special Throwing Implements
- Throwing Shoes
6. Race Walking and Penalty Zone Rules
- Visible Knee
- Recognised Distances
- Penalty Zone Duration
10 - Number of Federations
116 - Participant Names
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Competition Rules Amendments