Protests concerning the status of an athlete to participate in a competition must be made, prior to the commencement of such competition, to the Technical Delegate(s). Once the Technical Delegate(s) make a decision, there shall be a right of appeal to the Jury of Appeal. If the matter cannot be settled satisfactorily prior to the competition, the athlete shall be allowed to compete “under protest“ and the matter be referred to the Council of the IAAF.

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2. Protests concerning the result or conduct of an event shall be made within 30 minutes of the official announcement of the result of that event.

The Organising Committee of the competition shall be responsible for ensuring that the time of the announcement of all results is recorded.

3. Any protest shall, in the first instance, be made orally to the Referee by the athlete himself or by someone acting on his behalf. To arrive at a fair decision, the Referee should consider any available evidence which he thinks necessary, including a film or picture produced by an official video recorder, or any other available video evidence. The Referee may decide on the protest or may refer the matter to the Jury. If the Referee makes a decision, there shall be a right of appeal to the Jury.

4. (a) In a Track Event, if an athlete makes an immediate oral protest against having been charged with a false start, a Track Referee may allow the athlete to compete under protest in order to preserve the rights of all concerned. Such a protest cannot be accepted if the false start was detected by an IAAF approved false start control apparatus, unless for any reason the Referee determines that the information provided by the apparatus is obviously inaccurate.

A protest may be based on the failure of the Starter to recall a false start. The protest may be made only by, or on behalf of, an athlete who has completed the race. If the protest is upheld, any athlete who committed the false start, and who was subject to disqualification according to Rule 162.7, shall be disqualified. Where there is no disqualification of any athlete according to Rule 162.7, the Referee shall have the authority to declare the event void and that it shall be held again if in his opinion justice demands it.

Note: The right of protest and appeal shall apply whether or not a false start control apparatus is used.

(b) In a Field Event, if an athlete makes an immediate oral protest against having a trial judged as a failure, the Referee of the event may, at his discretion, order that the trial be measured and the result recorded, in order to preserve the rights of all concerned.

If the protested trial occurred during the first three rounds of trials of an event in which more than eight athletes are competing, and the athlete would advance to the final three

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rounds only if the protest was upheld, the Referee may allow the athlete to compete in the final three rounds under protest in order to preserve the rights of all concerned.

5. An appeal to the Jury of Appeal must be made within 30 minutes of the official announcement of the decision made by the Referee, in writing, signed by a responsible official on behalf of the athlete, and shall be accompanied by a deposit of USD100, or its equivalent, which will be forfeited if the appeal is not allowed.

6. The Jury of Appeal shall consult all relevant persons. If the Jury of Appeal is in doubt, other available evidence may be considered. If such evidence, including any available video evidence, is not conclusive, the decision of the Referee or the Chief Race Walking Judge shall be upheld.

7. The decision of the Jury of Appeal (or, in the absence of a Jury of Appeal, the decision of the Referee) shall be final. There shall be no further right of appeal, including to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.