Triathlon · Sport Rules
Competition Rules
Competition Rules 1 to 22 as Insporta tests them: 1070 sourced facts written from the World Triathlon Competition Rules.
Part 1IntroductionWho governs the rules and why they exist, the official language, how exceptions and specific regulations are approved, who owns event rights and data, and how the rules are updated.1 parts · 3 tests · 30 factsPart 2Conduct of AthletesGeneral conduct, the course and devices, outside assistance, anti-doping and health, eligibility, insurance, entry, briefings, packet pick-up, uniform, race numbers, results and exceptional conditions.3 parts · 15 tests · 150 factsPart 3PenaltiesThe penalty ladder from warning to expulsion, how long a time penalty lasts and where it is served, how athletes are notified, the penalty boxes, disqualification and the right to protest.2 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsPart 4SwimmingHow athletes may swim, contact in the water, when wetsuits are allowed, swim time limits and shortened swims, water temperature, start position selection, the different start systems, and swim kit.2 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsPart 5CyclingGeneral riding rules, the bike and its equipment, helmets, bike check and wheel stations, which races are draft-legal, draft zones, overtaking, drafting penalties, blocking, riding positions and lapped athletes.2 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsPart 6RunningHow athletes must move on the run, pacing and company on the course, contact between runners, the finish, safety, banned items and running shoes.1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsPart 7Transition AreaHow the bike is racked in T1 and T2, where equipment goes, the mount and dismount lines, helmet rules in transition, and how athletes must behave in the transition area.1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsPart 8Competition CategoriesWhich World Championships World Triathlon may hold, by multisport, distance and category, and what national and continental bodies may organise, including championships for athletes aged 15 and under.1 parts · 2 tests · 20 factsPart 9Prizes and AwardsEqual prize money for women and men, podium medals, and how medals, prize money and points are shared in combined races and continental events.1 parts · 2 tests · 20 factsPart 10EventsWater quality, heat and the WBGT flags, current and lightning, start wave sizes, split age-group waves, bike course and support-team rules, start times and cut-off times.2 parts · 8 tests · 80 factsPart 11Technical OfficialsWho the Technical Officials are and what each does, para triathlon classifiers, technology and volunteers, the Competition Jury's members, duties and integrity, and how officials move between federations.1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsPart 12ProtestsWho may protest and about what, protest deadlines in elite and age-group races, the protest form and fee, the jury's training, powers, hearings and decisions, and the Technical Committee's results revision.2 parts · 8 tests · 80 factsPart 13AppealsWhat an appeal is, Level 2 appeals to the World Triathlon Tribunal (deadline, fee, content) and Level 3 appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.1 parts · 2 tests · 20 factsPart 14Indoor TriathlonWhat an indoor triathlon is and how its swim, sponge-off period, cycling and run differ from racing outdoors.1 parts · 1 tests · 10 factsPart 15Middle- and Long-Distance EventsWhat is different in middle- and long-distance racing: medical planning, the course and its tolerance, coaches' and personal needs stations, transition help and bag drop, and the outside assistance allowed.1 parts · 2 tests · 20 factsPart 16Team and Relay EventsThe kinds of team event, results and entries, team declarations, check-in, transition, the relay exchange, relay penalties, the finish and age-group mixed relays.1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsPart 17Para TriathlonThe para triathlon rules not already asked in Knowledge Testing: registration and packets, pre-transition and transition equipment, swim limits and braces, handcycle, wheelchair and tandem sizes, approvals,…1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsPart 18Winter Triathlon and Winter DuathlonWinter formats, the run and mountain bike, skiing and skating, transition, coaches' and repair stations, the finish and the cold-weather limit.1 parts · 3 tests · 30 factsPart 19Cross Triathlon and DuathlonCross triathlon and cross duathlon formats and distances, the mountain bike rules, drafting, the run, and the stations and repair zones.1 parts · 2 tests · 20 factsPart 20Competition in Qualifying Round FormatSemi-finals and finals: how many heats, who qualifies by place and by time, replacements and B finals, seeding the heats, numbering the final, results and points.1 parts · 2 tests · 20 factsPart 21Event in Time Trial Qualifying Round FormatA time trial qualifier followed by a mass-start final: bikes and drafting in each round, the start interval and order, qualifying, and numbering the final.1 parts · 1 tests · 10 factsPart 22AquabikeWhat an aquabike is, who races it, its distances and rules, and where and how it finishes.1 parts · 1 tests · 10 facts
Each guide paraphrases the Part in its own words; the authoritative text is the World Triathlon Competition Rules.