from A.A.I website The Board of AAI in consultation with the Technical Committee, The Competition Committee and the Juvenile Committee has agreed to adopt the new IAAF Rule changes as follows;
Rule 162.7 (No False Start Rule)
The new Rule requires that any athlete making a false start be disqualified (No False Start).
For combined events the new rule allows one false start and then the disqualification of any athlete breaking subsequently.
•The new rule to be adopted from 01/01/2010 for U16 upwards.
•For Juvenile athletes U 12 to U 15, the one false start rule to be applied and any athlete breaking subsequently will be disqualified.
•For U 9 to U 11 no change from existing rules.
In National and Regional competitions the use of blocks will be mandatory for sprints U13 – U 15, from the commencement of the 2010 Track and Field Season
Athletes and Coaches should note that the false start rule applies to all starts. This means that a 1500m athlete who does not remain still after taking up his start position after the command “on your marks” will be disqualified.
Athletes and coaches should also note that, when starting blocks are being used, both feet must be in contact with the blocks in the “on your marks” and “set” positions.
Rule 181.8 (Ties in HJ and PV)
The new Rule makes provision for letting the tie stand or for resolving it as before. It can be decided in advance not to resolve a tie or during the competition the Technical Delegate or Referee can make the decision. Athletes can decide not to jump any further in which case the tie remains.
For all AAI competitions ties in HJ and PV will be let stand.
