Record ratification rules

RATIFICATION RULES OF THE AFRICAN RECORDS

General Conditions

1.             The record should be established during a competition which has been announced and authorized prior to the day of the event by the CAA member federation in which country the competition is taking place and organised according to IAAF rules. 

2.            An athlete performing the African Record should be qualified for a competition according to the IAAF rules and be within the jurisdiction of a CAA member federation.

3.            Once an African Record has been established, the CAA member Federation will collect all the necessary information in the country where the record has been performed in view of the ratification by CAA of this performance record. No performance shall be regarded as African Record until its ratification by CAA. The Member Federation will have immediately to inform CAA of their intention to submit the performance for ratification. 

4.            The official ratification form will have to be correctly filled in and sent by air mail to CAA Headquarter within the 30 days following the performance. Some forms are available and can be obtained on request, ratification forms prepared by IAAF for world records can also be used. They are available and can be downloaded from the IAAF web site. If the request for ratification belongs to a foreign athlete or to a foreign team and is addressed to the host country of the competition, a copy of the form will have to be addressed within the same deadline to the National federation of the athlete or the team as well.

5.            The Member Federation of the country where the record has been performed will have to forward jointly with the form: the printed programme of the meeting, the whole results of the event, the photo finish (see IAAF rule 260.22(c)).

6.            Any athlete who performs an African Record shall right after the event submit to an anti doping test which will be performed according to the IAAF acting rules and procedure directions. If it is a relay event, all the members of the team shall be tested. The collected samples shall be taken to an AMA accredited laboratory for analysis and the results will be sent to IAAF then will be included in the information document required by CAA for the ratification of the record.  If the results reveal a doping offence or if no test has been performed, the CAA shall not ratify the record.

7.            When an athlete has acknowledged that at a certain period before performing a world record, he has used or benefited from a substance or technique at that time prohibited, and according to the recommendations of the anti doping committee, so such record shall no longer be considered by CAA as an African record. 

8.         The following categories of world records are accepted by CAA :

            African Records;

            African Junior Records;

            African Indoor Records.

9.            At least three athletes must participate in good faith in the individual events and at least two teams in relay events.

10.         The record must be equal or superior to the African Record of the event the same as it is accepted by CAA. If a record has been equalled it shall have the same consideration as the initial record.

11.         Records performed in series, in a qualification event, in a trial to separate the tied, in any event declared nil after its organisation as stated in IAAF rule 125.6, or in the individual events of the combined events, can be submitted for ratification, without considering whether the athlete completes or not all the competition events of the combined events.

12.         The President and the General Secretary of CAA are authorized to ratify together the African records. When there is some doubt regarding the ratification of a record, this case shall be submitted to the council for decision.

13.         Whenever an African record is ratified, the CAA will inform the Member Federation which submitted the record, the federation of the athlete's country and the concerned area association.

14.         The CAA will deliver its own-designed official Diploma of African Records to the African record performers.

15.         If the record has not been ratified, the CAA will display the reasons.

16.         The CAA will update the official list of the African records any time a new African record is ratified. The list will lay out the performances considered by CAA, from the date of the list, as the best achieved performances up to this day by an athlete or a team of athletes in each of the approved disciplines specified in the rules 261, 262 and 263.

17.                The CAA will have to publish this list the 1st January of every year.

Specific Conditions

18.       Except for the events on road :

            (a) The record must be performed in a covered or non covered installation which is conformed to the provisions of the rule 140. The building of the track for races and the run up tracks should be conformed to the IAAF specifications on athletics installations.

            (b) For a record on 200m or over to be acknowledged, the perimeter of the track along which it has been performed should not exceed 402,3m (440 yards) and the race should have started on one part of this perimeter. This limitation does not apply to the steeple chase when the river is placed outside of a normal track of 400m. 

            (c) The record should be performed on a track which outside lane's radiation is not superior to 50m except when the turn includes two different radiations in which case, the longest arch cannot represent more than 60 degrees out of the 180 degrees of the turn. Any performance realized by an athlete in a mixed competition will not be considered.

19.       Outdoor records can be established only on a track in conformity with the provisions of the rule 160.

20.       For African Junior records, unless the athlete's date of birth has been previously recorded by IAAF, any first introduction of an athlete's name should be accompanied by a copy of his passport and a certificate of birth or a similar official document certifying his date of birth.

 

21.       For indoor African records:

            (a) The record should be established in a stadium which meets the conditions of the rules 211 and 213.

            (b) For 200m races and over, the circular track must not have a length over 201,2m (220yards).

22.       For African race and walk record, the following timing conditions should be respected :

            (a) The records will have to have been timed by official specialists in electronic timing or apparatus certified for taking entirely and automatically photo-finish or by transponders systems (see rule 165).

             (b) For races up to 400m including, only the performances timed with a photo finish apparatus entirely and automatically and conformed to the rule 165 shall be accepted.

(c) the picture of the photo finish and the control of the session' s zero point, if it is a record on lane with entirely automatic electrical timing, will have to be provided with the documentation to be sent to IAAF

d)         For all records up to 200 metres including, it will be necessary to provide information concerning the speed of the wind measured as stated in the rule 163.8, 163.9 and 163.10. If the medium speed of the wind measured in the direction of running behind the athlete exceeds 2 metres a second, the record will not be ratified.

            e) In a race competed in lanes, no record will be accepted if the athlete ran on or inside the internal line of his lane.

             (f) If possible, the time of reaction will be given for all races where squatting departure and blocks of departures are compulsory.

[From 1st January 2009 onward]

For all records up to 400 metres including according to the rule 261 and the rule 263, starting blocks linked up with an apparatus of wrong departure detection approved by IAAF according to the rule 161.2 will have to have been already used and have proved their good functioning by giving the time of reaction.

23.       for races on numerous distances:

           (a) A race will have to be declared as performed only on one distance.

            (b) Nevertheless, a test taking for foundation distance covered in determined time will be able to be combined with a test on an announced distance (eg: 1 hour

            (C) It is possible to an athlete to fulfil several records in the same race.

            (d) It is possible to several athletes to fulfil different records in the same race.

            (e) Nevertheless, it is not possible that an athlete be credited with a record on a lower distance if he has not completed the race on the whole distance reserved for the event.

24.       For the African records of relay races:

They can be fulfilled only by a team which members are all citizens of the same country. Citizenship can result from one of the conditions envisaged in the rule 5.

The time fulfilled by the first relay runner of a team cannot be introduced as record.

25.       For the African records of walk event:

            At least three Judges belonging to the IAAF table of International Judges or the Continental Judges will officiate during competition and will sign the request form for ratification.

26.       For the African records of competition tests:

            (a) The records of Africa in competitions must be measured by three competition judges using a steel cordon or a bar calibrated and certified or a scientific apparatus of approved measuring, the precision of which will have been confirmed by a judge qualified for measuring.  

            (b) For long jump and triple jump, it will be necessary to provide information concerning the speed of the wind as stated in the rule 184.4, 184.5 and 184.6. If the medium speed of the wind measured in the direction of jump behind the athlete exceeds 2 metres a second, the record will not be ratified.

            (C) The records of Africa can be several times recorded in one Competition provided that every so acknowledged record is equal or superior, at this moment to the best previous performance.

27.       For the records of Africa of combined events: Conditions must have been fulfilled in each of individual tests, with this exception that, in tests where the speed of the wind is measured, at least one of the following conditions will have to be satisfied:

 (a) The speed in an individual test whatsoever will not exceed more than 4m a second.

(b) The medium speed (based on the sum of the speed of the wind, measured for every individual test, and divided by the number of these tests) does not exceed 2 metres a second.

28.       for the African records of road races:

            (a) the distance must be measured by a  Measurer acknowledged by IAAF / AIMS of Category " A " or " B " as defined in the rule 117 of IAAF.

            (b) The departure and arrival points of a course measured along a theoretical straight line which links them must not be away one from another more than 50 % of the distance to run.

(C) The difference in level in descent between departure and arrival should not exceed on average one for one thousand ( 1/1000), that is to say a metre by kilometre.

            D) The specialist who measured the distance, or another measurer of category " A " or " B " in possession of the complete set of measuring and cards, must authenticate the distance on which took place the race as being definitely the one which was measured, normally by driving  himself  along the distance in the top car.

(E) the distance must be validated (that is to say re-measured) on the site from two weeks before the race, the very day of the race, or as soon as possible after the race, preferably by a measurer " A " or " B " other than the one who previously performed the measuring .

(F) The world records of races on road established on an intermediate distance of running will have to meet the conditions of the rule 260. Intermediate distance will have to have been measured and marked during the distance measuring and will have to have been proved in accordance with the rule 260.28 (e).

(G) For the relays on Road, the race will have to be run with stages of 5km, 10km, 5km, 10km, 5km and 7,195km. Stages will have to have been measured and marked during the distance measuring, with a tolerance of +1 % of the distance of the stage, and they will have to have been checked according to the provisions of rule 260.28(e)

29.       For the African records of walk on road:

            (a) The distance must be measured by a Measurer acknowledged by IAAF / AIMS of Category "A" or "B" as defined in the rule 117.

            (b)The Circuit will not be superior to 2,5km or inferior to 1km with a possibility of departure and arrival in the stadium.

            (C) The specialist who measured the distance or another measurer of category " A " or " B " in possession of the complete set of measuring and cards must authenticate the distance on which took place the running as being definitely the one who was measured.

            (D) the distance must be validated (that is to say re-measured) from two weeks before the race, the very day of the race, or as soon as possible after running), preferably by a measurer of category "A " or " B " other than the one who previously performed the measuring.

Events for which Records of Africa are acknowledged.

Performances timed by apparatuses of entirely automatic timing (TEA)

Performances timed manually (TM)

Men

TEA only 100m; 200m; 400m; 110m Hurdles; 400m Hurdles; Relays 4x100m.

TEA or TM 800m; 1000m; 1500m; 1 Mile; 2000m; 3000m; 5000m; 10000m; 20000m; 1Hour; 25000m; 30 000m; 3000m Steeple

Relay: 4x200m; 4x400m; 4x800m; 4x1500m.

Race on road: 10km, 15km, 20km,Half-Marathon, 25km, 30km, Marathon, 100km,

Relay on road (on Marathon distance only)

Walk on track: 20 000m; 30 000m; 50 000m

Walk on road: 20km, 50km

Jumps: High jump; Pole vault; Long jump; Triple jump.

Throws: Shot put ; Discus; Hammer; Javelin.

Combined Events: Decathlon.

Women

TEA only 100m; 200m; 400m; 100m Hurdles; 400m Hurdles; Relays 4x100m.

TEA or TM 800m; 1000m; 1500m; 1 Mile; 2000m; 3000m; 5000m; 10 000m; 20 000m; 1 Hour; 25000m; 30 000m; 3000m Steeple

Relays: 4x200m; 4x400m; 4x800m.

Races on Road: 10km, 15km, 20km, half-Marathon, 25km, 30km, Marathon, 100km,

Relays on Road (on Marathon distance only)

Walk on track: 10 000m, 20 000m

Walk on Road: 20km

Jumps: High Jump; Pole vault; Long jump; Triple jump.

Throws: Shot put; Discus; Hammer; Javelin.

Combined Events: Heptathlon

Events for which Junior Records of Africa are acknowledged.

Performances timed by apparatuses of entirely automatic timing (TEA)

Performances timed manually (TM)

Junior Men

TEA only 100m; 200m; 400m; 110m Hurdles; 400m Hurdles; Relays 4x100m.

TEA or TM 800m; 1000m; 1500m; 1 Mile; 3000m; 5000m; 10000m; 3000m Steeple  Relays4x400m

Walk on track: 10 000m

Walk on road: 10km*

Jumps: High Jump; Pole vault; Long jump; Triple jump.

Throws: Shot put; Discus Throw; Hammer; Javelin.

Combined Events: Decathlon.

*Ratified only under a time of 40 :00

Junior Women; 400m Hurdles; Relays 4x100m.

TEA or TM 800m; 1000m; 1500m; 1 Mile; 3000m; 5000m; 10000m; 3000m Steeple, Relays 4x400m

Walk on track: 10, 000m

Walk on road: 10km

Jumps: High Jump; Pole vault; Long jump; Triple Jump.

Throws: Shot put; Discus throw; Hammer throw; Javelin Throw.

Combined Events: Heptathlon, Decathlon*

*Ratified only if points exceed 7,300