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38 TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN A TRIAL:

A Competitor in a field event who unreasonably delays making a trial renders himself, liable to have that trial disallowed and recorded as a fault.

It is a matter for the Referee to decide, having regard to all the circumstances, what is an unreasonable delay.

The official responsible shall indicate to the competitor that all is ready for the period allowed for this trial shall commence from that moment.

The time now allowed for each trial (from the moment when the official indicates to the competitors that all is Ready) to be reduced to 1½ minutes for all events. For the pole vault where it will be 2 minutes.

The time shall begin when the uprights have been adjusted to the satisfaction of the Competitor.

DELAY AND PUNISHMENT

A Competitor in a field event who unreasonably DELAYS making a trial renders himself liable to have that trial disallowed and recorded as a fault.

For a second delay at any time during the competition, he/she shall be debarred from taking any further trials, but any performance accomplished up to that time shall stand.

HIGH JUMP & POLE VAULT

Ties shall be decided as follows :

1. The Competitor with the LOWEST NUMBER OF JUMPS at the height at which the tie occurs shall be awarded the Higher Place,