Team And Relay Events:

16.1 Types of Events p. 101

• table: a.) World Triathlon may organise Team Events in the distances and categories shown in this

16.2 Definitions p. 101

• a.) Mixed Relay: A team is composed of 4 athletes: 2 men and 2 women, who will compete in the following order: woman, man, woman, man. Each of them will cover a complete aquathlon, triathlon, cross triathlon, duathlon, cross duathlon, winter triathlon or winter duathlon. The total time for the team is from the start of the 1st team member to the finish of the 4'h athlete. Time is continuous and the timing does not stop between athletes. World Triathlon may allow mixed nation teams for specific competitions;

• b.) 2x2 Mixed Relay: A team is composed of 2 athletes: 1 man and 1 woman, who will compete in the following order: woman, man, woman, man. Each of them will cover a complete twice aquathlon, triathlon, cross triathlon, duathlon, cross duathlon or winter triathlon. The total time for the team is from the start of the 1st team member to the finish of the second leg of the 2^° athlete. Time is continuous and the timing does not stop between athletes. World Triathlon may allow mixed nation teams for specific competitions;

• c.) 3x Relay: A team is composed of 3 athletes of the same gender. Each of them will cover a complete aquathlon, triathlon, cross triathlon, duathlon, cross duathlon or winter triathlon. The total time for the team is from the start of the 1st team member to the finish of the 3rd athlete. Time is continuous and the timing does not stop between athletes. World Triathlon may allow mixed nation teams for specific competitions;

• d.) Corporate: A team is composed of 3 athletes regardless of gender. The first athlete will cover the swim segment, the second one the bike segment and the third one the run segment. The total time for the team is from the start of the 1st team member to the finish

• of the 3rd athlete. Time is continuous and the timing does not stop between athletes. World Triathlon may allow mixed nation teams for specific competitions;

• e.) Team competition based on the individual results: The total team time is the addition of the 3 best times of the athletes from the same nation and gender. In case of a tie, the time of the third team member will determine the team result.

16.3 Results p. 102

• a.) When National Federations are allowed to enter more than one team, only the team with the best finishing position will be listed in the results and eligible for awards (medals) and prize money. In the 2x2 Mixed Relay events the two best teams per NF will be listed in the results and eligible for awards (medals) and prize money.

16.4 Eligibility p. 102

• a.) The general eligibility rules apply. The minimum age is 15 years;
• b.) Athletes who are competing under World Triathlon flag are not eligible to be included in any team;
• c.) The maximum number of teams in an event is 25. TD may fix a lower limit according to the conditions of the event but never below 18. This limit does not apply to Age-Group MR events;
• d.) The Relay races, in any multisport, format and event category, may be cancelled if 20 days before the race there are entries from less than 5 teams.

16.5 Uniform:

• a.) The World Triathlon Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identification apply.

16.6 Mixed Relay Briefing p. 102

• a.) In case a relay competition is held in conjunction with an individual competition of the same category, both individual and relay information will be included in the same briefing held prior to the first competition according to the timeline specified in 2.7.b;
• b.) In case a relay competition is held independently, a mandatory briefing will be conducted according to the timeline specified in 2.7.b.

16.7 Team Composition p. 102

• a.) In case a relay competition is held in conjunction with an individual competition of the same category, the team coach will declare all competing athletes and 1 reserve athlete per gender at a given time the day before the competition. All team compositions will be published after this time;

• b.) In case a relay competition is held independently, a coaches briefing will be held prior to the athletes briefing, where all competing athletes and 1 reserve athlete per gender must be declared. All team compositions will be published after this time;

• c.) Teams not submitting the declaration form within the specified time will be removed from the start list;

• d.) Two hours before the competition starts, the coach can communicate to the Head Referee a different team composition and order. These athletes must be listed on the declaration form, otherwise the team composition communicated at the mixed relay briefing will remain in force.

16.8 Competition Day Check-in:

• a.) All the team members must check in together;
• b.) Team members can use the same bike.

16.9 Transition Area p. 103

• a.) General applicable rules are outlined in chapter 7. Athletes must place equipment already used in the corresponding numbered individual bin provided, exceptions are the bike shoes, which may remain fixed on the pedals;
• b.) In the 2x2 events athletes are allow to access their position in the Transition Area to reorganize the equipment to be used in the subsequent leg. Athletes may bring in tool or replacement pieces to repair the bike. Bike frame cannot be replaced.

16.10 Relay Exchange p. 103

• a.) The relay exchange from one team member to another will take place inside the exchange zone, which is 15 meters long;
• b.) The exchange is completed by the in-coming athlete, using their hand to contact the body of the out-going athlete within the relay zone;
• c.) If the exchange occurs unintentionally outside the exchange zone, the team will receive a penalty of 10 seconds, which must be served in the penalty box. If the relay Exchange was done intentionally outside the relay zone, the team will be disqualified;
• d.) If the exchange is not completed, the team will be disqualified;
• e.) Prior to the relay exchange, the athletes will wait in a pre-relay exchange area until the Technical Official tells them to enter the exchange zone.

16.11 Penalties p. 103

• a.) Time penalties are 10 seconds long;

• b.) Infringements due to missing the briefing and/or starting before the official start signal will be served by the first athlete in Transition 1;

• c.) All other time penalties are to be served at the penalty box. These penalties may be served by any member of the team, who has not yet completed their portion of the event;

• d.) Time penalties will be posted in the notice board of the run penalty box before the deadlines listed below. Notifications posted after these times will be considered invalid:

• (i) Infringements committed during the first leg (except early start) will be notified before the athlete in the second leg finishes the second segment;

• (ii) Infringements committed from the first change over to the end of the second leg will be notified before the athlete in the third leg finishes the second segment;

• (iii) Infringements committed from the second change over to the end of the third leg will be notified before the athlete in the fourth leg finishes the second segment;

• (iv) Infringements committed from the third change over to the end of the first half of the last segment, will be notified before the athlete in the fourth leg gets the half of the last segment;

• (v) Infringements committed in the second half of the last segment of the last leg, will be notified immediately and personally to the athlete. It will be served on the spot.

16.12Finish:

• a.) Only the last team member is allowed to cross the finish line.

16.13 Age-Group Mixed Relay Specific Rules p. 104

a) Eligibility

• (i) Each team consists of two women and two athletes from the open category;
• (ii) The general eligibility rules apply. A team may include athletes of any age being 15 years old or older;
• (iii) Categories are established considering the addition of the ages (at 31st of December of the year of the competition) of the 4 members of the team and will be as the following: 60-79 (X60), 80-119 (X80), 120-159 (X120), 160-199 (X160), 200-239 (X200), 240-279 (X240), 280-319 (X280), 320+ (X320).

b) Results

• (i) All teams will be included in the results and eligible for awards (medals).

c) Uniform

• (i) The World Triathlon Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identification apply.

d) Mixed Relay Briefing

• (i) A Team Managers briefing will be conducted two days before the competition.

• e.) Team Composition Declaration:

• (i) National Federations will enter the teams (without the composition of the team) by the entry deadline;

• (ii) Two days before the race, the National Federation will declare the composition of the teams (names of the athletes and order of competition) and a list of names in each of the age categories as reserves for this age category;

• (iii) The day before the race between 19:00 and 20:00 Age-Group team managers may replace athletes from the teams with athletes from the list of reserves. It is not allowed to move athletes from one team to another.

f) Packet Pick-up

• (i) One member of the team may pick up the team's race packet at the official competition registration area during a designated time. Packet pick-up will be open on the day before the competition;
• (ii) The race packets will contain per athlete a minimum of: five (5) official race numbers (one (1) for body, one (1) for bicycle and three (3) for helmet) and four (4) safety pins, numbered swim cap, accreditation pass, athletes' guide, tickets for all of the social functions. Local Organising Committee gifts may be distributed at the same time;
• (iii) The timing chips will be distributed at the check-in to the Transition Area on the day of the competition.

g) Competition Day Check-in

• (i) All the team members must check in together;
• (ii) Team members can use the same bike.

h) Cycling

• (i) Drafting will be permitted between athletes from the same gender.

i) Relay Exchange

• (i) Same rules will apply as of 16.10.

j) Penalties

• (i) General Age-Group penalty rules will apply.

k) Finish

• (i) Same rules will apply as of 16.12.