Competition Rules For Supertri E Triathlon Format

1. Introduction: [p.10]

• 1.1. This section has been created to outline the specific rules and regulations applied to the Supertri E events. If not specified, the generic competition rules of World Triathlon are applied.

2. Qualification: [p.13]

• 2.1. The specific Qualification Criteria for the Supertri E Triathlon events are outlined in the World Triathlon website under the following link:

https://www.triathlon.org/about/downloads/category/qualification criteria

3. Eligibility: [p.33]

• 3.1. The minimum age is as per section 2.5 of the Competition Rules.

Ranking:

• 4.1. The specific Ranking Criteria for the Supertri E Triathlon events are outlined in the World Triathlon website under the following link:

https://www.triathlon.org/about/downloads/category/ranking criteria

Event Format:

5.1. Heats: [p.50]

• a.) 2 Stages continuous (Swim - Bike - Run -/ Swim - Bike - Run);

If there is a tie in the last position, a draw must take place among the athletes affected.

5.2. Final: [p.50]

• a.) 8 or 10 athletes;
• b.) 3 Stages continuous (Swim - Bike - Run - Swim - Run - Bike - Run - Swim - Bike Run);

6. Timing & Results: [p.66]

• 6.1. Times and rankings recorded by the Esports Platform shall determine the winner, all placing, and the time applicable to each athlete for those competitions that finish with a discipline on the Esports platform;
• 6.2. Automatic equipment shall be used to determine the winner, all placing, and the time applicable to each lane for the competitions finishing with a real-life swim;
• 6.3. The results of a competition shall be considered provisional until all performance verification processes have been completed, and the time limit for any appeal/ protest to be raised has elapsed.

7. Technical Officials: [p.68]

• 7.1. World Triathlon will appoint one Head Referee to each Supertri E event;
• 7.2. Technical Delegates will not be appointed to this type of competition;
• 7.3. The number of Technical Officials to be determined by the Head Referee cannot be less than five (5);
• 7.4. The composition of the Competition Jury will consist of one representative from World Triathlon being the chair, one representative from Super League Triathlon, and one representative from the host National Federation;
• 7.5. Appeal/protest can happen at any moment, but they will be discussed at the end of the phase (Heat / Repechage / Final). The procedures and the timelines to be followed are similar to any other event.

8. Equipment: [p.70]

• 8.1. Cycling and running segments of the Supertri E events are being held on cycling and running esports platforms. A cycling/running esports platform is a software that, when coupled with certain hardware, allows individuals to participate in cycling/running competitions in a virtual environment. The cycling/running esports platform must, at minimum, provide a form of continuous feedback to the participants as to their progress within the competition as related to other participants;

• 8.2. The esports platform provider is responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that the software used is free from any defects that may interrupt the running of the event or otherwise produce an unfair result;

• 8.3. Before the start, or after the conclusion of any competition, any equipment used by an athlete may be subject to inspection by the Head Referee to verify the athlete's performance and the accurate measurement of the equipment;

• 8.4. Athletes will compete on identical equipment (trainers/smart bikes, treadmills) provided by the LOC of the competition. Only trainers and smart bikes with a manufacturer-claimed power reading accuracy of +/- 2% or better shall be permitted;

• 8.5. All equipment the LOC provides for the cycling and running segments must be identical. No athlete must gain any advantage from the physical or virtual equipment assigned to him/her through the LOC or esports platform;

• 8.6. The LOC must follow any required manufacturer's specifications on maintaining the accuracy of the equipment, including but not limited to conducting a spin down, zeroing, or other calibration or offset procedure for power meters or smart trainers immediately before a competition;

• 8.7. Unless explicitly specified in the event-specific regulations for a competition, athletes must compete using the equipment provided by the LOC that is necessary to record and transmit the athlete's performance data. This includes but is not limited to smart trainers or smart bikes, treadmills, cadence sensors, heart rate monitors, and other equipment as deemed necessary. To avoid interference with any of the official equipment, athletes must not use any of their own wireless transmitting devices, such as wireless head units, power meters, or others.

• 8.8. An athlete's weight, height and any other such data used to calibrate equipment or the Event Platform shall be measured during the race package distribution. Such measurements shall be measured when clothed in a Trisuit without shoes. Any athlete who misses the measurement process will be removed from the start list. The athletes' measured data must be verified by each athlete during check-in immediately prior to competition.

8.9. Trisuits:

• a.) The Trisuit that the athletes are using, need to match the virtual avatar;
• b.) Trisuit will be provided by the LOC;
• c.) The Trisuit will have a pre-selected color (identical for each athlete) with World Triathlon and Supertri E Triathlon logo.

8.10. Support team:

• a.) National Federation's Quota: Every National Federation has a support team quota of one coach and one team medical.

8.11. Athletes' briefing

• a.) For the Supertri E events, there is one single Athletes' Briefing for female and male elite athletes. This briefing will be held at 16:00 local time one (1) day prior to the first elite competition day.

9. Competition: [p.72]

9.1. General: [p.72]

• a.) The athlete should not have any contact with the screens used;

• b.) Time penalties of five (5) seconds will be served at the earliest convenience;

• c.) Early starts will result in athletes being stopped after the first swim for five (5) seconds;

• d.) No helmets are required on the bike;

• e.) Athletes must swim in their designated swim lane, cycle on their designated bike trainer, and run on their designated treadmill. Failure to do so will result in disqualification;

• f.) Spitting will result in a five (5) seconds penalty.

9.2. Swim: [p.72]

• a.) The swim distance is 200 m;
• b.) Start off the starting block platform for the first swim and from the edge of the pool for the successive swim segments;
• c.) There will be timing touchpads (or any other dedicated timing device) at the end of each length. Any swimmer part must touch the wall upon completion of each pool length. Upon the finish of the swim segment, the swimmer must touch the touch panel (or any other dedicated device) of the automatic officiating equipment. If not, a 5-second penalty will apply;
• d.) The athletes must exit the pool from their lane. If an athlete exits from anywhere other than their lane, they will be disqualified;

9.3. Transition: [p.72]

• a.) There is a transition bin for each athlete by the start/end of each segment;
• b.) Athletes must place all equipment used for the discipline into the transition bin of that segment. Failure to do so will result in a 5 second penalty;
• c.) Swim Caps and Swim Goggles must be placed in the Transition bin at Swim Start/exit in order to be used in the next swim segment;
• d.) Running Shoes must be placed in the Transition bin at the Treadmill;
• e.) Athletes must not run with their running shoes from the treadmill to the swim start;
• f.) Athletes must cycle with their cycling shoes. Platform pedals are not allowed;
• g.) Athletes must not carry swim caps with them - instead they must take them out of the transition bin at swim start;
• h.) Athletes are allowed multiple pairs of shoes, multiple pairs of swim caps in the transition bin.

9.4. Transition from one segment to another:

• a.) The athletes must use only the designated path to their position.

9.5. Bike:

• athletes; a.) Athlete's bike will be mounted to a Smart Trainer. Identical equipment will be used for all
• b.) Screens in front of each bike will show the progress in the segment;
• c.) Bike course will be a virtual designated course of around 3 km to 4 km. Athletes can dismount their bike by having one complete foot contact with the ground only when the

bike segment has been completed and the relevant message is shown on the screen in front of them. They cannot jump off the bicycle and leave their avatar rolling to the end of the bike segment. This action will result in immediate disqualification;

• d.) Athletes are allowed to use the towels provided by the LOC. The towel should be placed in the bin after the end of the segment;
• e.) The bike segment is finished when the virtual avatar crosses the virtual finish line. Athletes can dismount their bike by having one complete foot contact with the ground only when the bike segment has been completed and the relevant message is shown on the screen in front of them. They cannot jump off the bicycle and leave their avatar rolling to the end of the bike segment. This action will result in immediate disqualification;
• f.) Drafting may be allowed. The athletes will be informed about this during the athletes' briefing. If drafting is allowed, normal draft function will be enabled in the software. Drafting Zone rules do not apply in either scenario as drafting features will be solely applied via the software solution.

9.6. Run:

• a.) Athletes will be running on a self-powered curved treadmill. This means they will adjust speed by simply running faster / running slower;
• b.) They will be running around 1 km on a virtual designated course;
• c.) Screens mounted to the treadmill will show their progress in the competition;
• d.) Barefoot running on the treadmills is not allowed;
• e.) The run section is finished when the athletes' virtual avatar has reached the virtual finish line;
• f.) Athletes are allowed to use the handrailing of their treadmill for mounting/ dismounting. Additionally, can be used in case of emergency for avoiding falling. Contact with the handrail cannot be longer than three (3) seconds.

9.7. Exceptional conditions:

• a.) If a technical failure occurs that is outside of the control of the Athletes (e.g., Software or Hardware related but not Bike related) the Athlete(s) involved will start the next segment at the same time as the last athlete in competition;
• b.) If 4 or more athletes are impacted due to a technical failure, the race will be stopped and a new start will be given.

10. Athletes' assignments in the Heats and lane allocation. [p.74]

10.1. If 8 lanes pool, 16 athletes competing in 2 Heats and 1 Final [p.74]

10.2. If 10 lanes pool, 20 athletes competing in 2 Heats and 1 Final [p.74]

10.3. 8 lanes pool, 24 athletes competing in 3 Heats and 1 Final [p.78]

10.4. 10 lanes pool, 30 athletes competing in 3 Heats and 1 Final [p.79]

11. Overall results [p.85]

11.1. If 8 lanes pool, 16 athletes competing in 2 Heats and 1 Final [p.85]

• a.) 1st to 8th, according to the results of the Final.
• (i) DNFs will be ranked in the last positions according to the times in Heats;
• (ii) DSQs will not be ranked.
• b.) 9th to 16th according to the times in Heats.
• (i) If DSQ in the Final, this group will be 8th to 15th etc.;
• (ii) DNFs in the Heats will not be ranked;
• (iii) DSQs will not be ranked.

11.2. If 10 lanes pool, 20 athletes competing in 2 Heats and 1 Final [p.85]

• a.) 1st to 10th, according to the results of the Final.
• (i) DNFs will be ranked in the last positions according to the times in Heats;
• (ii) DSQs will not be ranked.
• b.) 11th to 20th according to the times in Heats
• (i) If DSQ in the Final, this group will be 10th to 19th etc.;
• (ii) DNFs in the Heats will not be ranked;
• (ill) DSQs will not be ranked.

11.3. If 8 lanes pool, 24 athletes competing in 3 Heats and 1 Final: [p.86]

• a.) 1st to 8th, according to the results of the Final:
• (i) DNFs will be ranked in the last positions according to the times in Heats;
• (ii) DSQs will not be ranked.
• b.) 9th to 24th according to the times in the Heats:
• (i) If DSQ in the Final, this group will be 9th to 23rd etc.;
• (ii) DNFs will not be ranked;
• (iii) DSQs will not be ranked.

11.4. 10 lanes pool, 30 athletes competing in 3 Heats and 1 Final [p.86]

• a.) 1st to 10th, according to the results of the Final:
• (iii) DNFs will be ranked in the last positions according to the times in Heats;
• (iv) DSQs will not be ranked.
• b.) 11th to 30th according to the times in the Heats:
• (iv) If DSQ in the Final, this group will be 11th to 29th etc.;
• (v) DNFs will not be ranked;
• (vi) DSQs will not be ranked.

12. Terminology [p.88]

• 12.1. Title: Supertri E World Championship powered by MyWoosh;
• 12.2. Descriptive: The Esports Triathlon World Championships;
• 12.3. Overall Winner: Supertri E Triathlon World Champion;
• 12.4. Tiers:
• a.) Series Event (if applicable);
• b.) Final.
• 12.5. Competition: the whole race at a single location;
• 12.6. Competition is divided in phases: Heats, Final;
• 12.7. Heats and Finals are divided in segments: Swim or Bike or Run.

13. Prize Money [p.97]

• 13.1. The prize money for the Supertri E Triathlon events are outlined in the World Triathlon website under the following link:

https://triathlon.org/about/downloads/category/prize_money information

42. APPENDIX T: FROZEN RANKINGS FOR PREGNANT ATHLETES. [p.206]

1. Purpose: Frozen entry ranking is established to protect the position of the athletes who have to stop the sport competition due to pregnancy;
2. Pregnant athletes will have a "frozen entry ranking" applicable during this period:
3. 5.1. From the moment of the request till 2 years after becoming a mother; or
4. 5.2. From the moment of the request till 2 years after the loss of the child provided that this happens for pregnancies greater than 20 weeks.
5. To activate the "frozen entry ranking" the athlete must request it by submitting documentation of pregnancy and birth or documented loss and apply for a pregnancy clause to the World Triathlon Medical Committee;
6. During the time the "frozen entry ranking" is applicable, the ranking position to be considered to create the start lists is the position occupied by the athlete at the moment of the request, unless the actual position is better;
7. All other conditions related to the qualification criteria (replacements timelines and quotas, NF quotas, invitation requests timelines, withdrawal penalties, etc) are not modified.

43. APPENDIX U: PARA TRIATHLON MIXED RELAY. [p.207]

Appendix U has been fully relocated to section 17.21

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