Proposal 36: 2.2 Witnesses - minor adjustments [ Revision 1 ]
Committee: Review and Update the GuidelinesSubmitted on 2025-06-04
Status: Pre-Voting (Reviewed from June 04, 2025 to June 09, 2025)
Background
The proposal implements minor adjustments to Rule 2.2, taking into account the following aspects in particular:
1. adjustment of paragraph 1: For Time Trails outside of Official Competitions, there is no Competition Director or, in general, the athlete himself organizes the attempt and would therefore be Competition Director
2. adjustment of paragraph 2/now 3 and paragraph 1 i and ii: clarification that two different persons are only required as Judge 1 and Judge 2 where the Rulebook also explicitly prescribes two different persons as judges for an attempt
3. adjustment of paragraph 3/now 4: Official timekeepers are paid persons, which is why the previous wording “cannot have monetary gain from the record attempt” is critical
4. insertion of a new paragraph on the position of the referee
Proposal
Old rule:
2.2 Witnesses
1. For all performances achieved in an official competition, compliance with the IUF Rulebook must be confirmed by the following judges and officials appointed in accordance with the IUF Rulebook. For time trail records, equivalent positions must be taken by previously determined persons.
i Judge 1, in the case of a record according to section 3, 5 or 6 this must be the starter
ii Judge 2, in the case of a record according to section 3, 5 or 6 this must be the timekeeper - for all hand-stopped time measurements, the confirmation must be made accordingly by both judges measuring the time
iii Referee
iv Competition director
2. It is permissible for one person to act in two of the functions according to paragraph 1. However, the two judges must always be two different persons. In total, at least three different persons must witness any record attempt.
3. Any witness cannot be the spouse or an immediate family member of the claimant, and cannot have monetary gain from the record attempt.
4. The following information must be submitted about every witness for complete confirmation.
i First and last name
ii Contact e-mail address
iii for the judges according to paragraph 1, the position of the judge must be indicated
iv Date and signature
New rule:
2.2 Witnesses
1. For all performances achieved in an official competition, compliance with the IUF Rulebook must be confirmed by the following judges and officials appointed in accordance with the IUF Rulebook. For time trial records outside of official competitions, for i) to iii) equivalent positions must be taken by previously determined persons.
i Judge 1 or in the case of a record according to section 3, 5 or 6 the starter
ii Judge 2, or in the case of a record according to section 3, 5 or 6 the timekeeper - for all hand-stopped time measurements, the confirmation must be made accordingly by both judges measuring the time
iii Referee
iv Competition director
2. It is recommended that the referee belongs to a club that is affiliated with a national association recognized by the IUF. In particular, the referee must ensure that the other judges or officials have understood their responsibilities and know the relevant rules of the IUF Rulebook.
3. It is permissible for one person to act in two of the functions according to paragraph 1. However, when the Rulebook prescribes judges to observe an attempt, the two judges must always be two different persons. In total, at least three different persons must witness any record attempt.
4. The witnesses must be impartial and trustworthy individuals who clearly understand what they are verifying and are free from conflicts of interest or external influence.
5. The following information must be submitted about every witness for complete confirmation.
i First and last name
ii Contact e-mail address
iii for the judges according to paragraph 1, the position of the judge must be indicated
iv Date and signature
Body
See discussion for detailed explanation.