Chapter 6: Running: — World Triathlon Competition Rules

6.1 General Rules p. 66

a) The athletes will

(i) Run or walk;
(ii) Wear the bib number (applicable always in the Age-Group events. For other events, the Technical Delegate can make it mandatory and athletes will be informed in the race briefing);
(iii) Not crawl;
(iv) Not run with a bare torso;
(v) Not run with a bike helmet on;
(vi) Not use posts, trees or other fixed elements to assist manoeuvring curves;
(vii) Not be accompanied by any non-competing athletes, team members, team managers or other pacemakers on the course or alongside the course;
(viii) Not run together and/or take pace from other athlete/s who is/are on another lap (Applicable only to Elite, U23, Junior, Youth athletes and Para triathletes).
b.) Where an athlete makes accidental contact during the run with another athlete, then immediately moves away and does not cause a fall, the athlete will not incur a penalty;
c.) Where an athlete makes contact with another athlete during the run, continues to impede the progress of the other athlete and does not move away, the athlete will incur a time penalty;
d.) Where an athlete deliberately targets another athlete during the run and impedes their progress, gains an unfair advantage, potentially causes harm or a fall, the athlete will be disqualified and may be reported to the World Triathlon Tribunal for potential suspension or expulsion.

6.2 Finish Definition p. 66

a.) An athlete will be judged as finished, the moment any part of the torso crosses a vertical line extending from the leading edge of the finish line.

6.3 Safety Guidelines p. 66

a.) The responsibility of remaining on the course rests with the athlete. Any athlete, who appears to Technical Officials or Medical personnel as presenting a danger to themselves or others, may be removed from the competition;
b.) Athletes can't be accompanied by any non-competing person in the finish chute.

6.4 Illegal Equipment p. 66

a.) Headphone(s), headsets) or technical earplug(s), which are inserted or covering the ears;
b.) Glass containers;
c.) Uniform not complying with the World Triathlon Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identification;
d.) Crutches, canes, poles or any device to help the progress by pushing or pulling with the arms. The specific regulation for para triathletes is included in chapter 17;

e) Shoes

(i) World Triathlon follows World Athletics' Shoe Regulations applicable to road events for all the triathlon and its other related multisports as described Appendix I;
(ii) Customised shoes, as defined in the World Athletics' Shoe Regulations, are permitted to be worn in competitions following approval from the World Triathlon Technical Committee;
(iii) Development shoes, as defined in the World Athletics' Shoe Regulations, can be used in all World Triathlon recognised events (with the exception to the elite competitions of the World Triathlon Championship Series events, the elite events of T100 World Tour, the elite/u23 competitions of the World Triathlon Championship Finals, the elite/junior competitions of the World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships, the elite/u23/junior/para competitions of all the World Triathlon Multisport Championships, the World Triathlon Para Championships, the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games) with the conditions that:
the specific shoe is already on the list of Shoes Approved by World Athletics as a development shoe; and
the triathlon event where the shoes to be used is held within the approved dates as on the list of Shoes Approved by World Athletics; and
the shoe manufacturer or the athlete must submit the request to World Triathlon Technical Committee to be able to use the development shoes.
(iv) The intention of using a development shoe has to be reported to the technical officials during the athletes' lounge check in process;
(v) Athletes are subject to random shoe control in the following timelines:
In the case of Elite, Youth, Junior, U23, and Para competitions: from the time the Athletes Lounge registration opens until 20 minutes after the last athlete in the competition crosses the finish line;
In the case of Age Group competitions: from the time athlete check-in begins until 45 minutes after the last athlete in the competition crosses the finish line.

For any shoe that cannot be identified, each piece of information (and maybe the shoe itself) will be required to be sent to the World Triathlon headquarters for verification within 7 days after the competition it was worn;

(vi) In the official results, the athletes under shoe review will have a note (Uncertified/ UNC) added to the results footer notes. If the shoe is confirmed as legal, the note will be removed. In any different case, the athlete will be disqualified.