# Part 11: Technical Officials (World Triathlon Competition Rules)

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Who 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.

## 11.111 Technical Officials

Officials and their roles, para classifiers, technology and volunteers, the Competition Jury, and international transfers of officials.

### Test 1: Who the officials are

- Technical Officials must be at least 19 years old on 31 December of the year of the competition. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.1 c (Technical Officials))
- A competition under these rules needs a Technical Delegate and a Head Referee. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.1 d (Technical Officials))
- The Head Referee checks officials' certification, signs the results and makes final judgments on rule violations. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.2 a (iii) (Technical Officials))
- The Chief Race Official (CRO) assigns and monitors all Technical Officials. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.2 a (iv) (Technical Officials))
- The Competition Jury is appointed by the Technical Delegate. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.2 a (vii) (Technical Officials))
- The Medical Delegate, appointed by the Medical and Anti-Doping Committee, is responsible for medical and anti-doping issues. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.2 a (viii) (Technical Officials))
- The Technical Delegate and Head Referee of the same event cannot be linked by a first-degree relationship. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.2 a (ix) (Technical Officials))
- The TD oversees the rules and manual, the Head Referee signs results, the CRO assigns officials. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.2 a (i), (iii), (iv) (Technical Officials))
- Officials are assigned along the whole course, from the start to the finish. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.2 a (v) (Technical Officials))
- Age is taken on 31 December of the event year: born in 2008, the applicant turns 19 in 2027. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.1 c (Technical Officials))

### Test 2: Para officials, technology and volunteers

- The Chief Classifier is responsible for the direction, administration and coordination of classification. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.3 a (Technical Officials))
- Classifiers determine sport class for PTS2-PTS5 and PTWC1-PTWC2; visually impaired classes are assessed separately. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.3 b (Technical Officials))
- World Triathlon's Para triathlon Classification Rules are in Appendix G. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.3 d (Technical Officials))
- Officials may use any electric, electronic, magnetic or other technological support to gather evidence. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 Technology Tools (Technical Officials))
- All volunteers assigned to areas of responsibility on the field of play must be educated to the minimum standard. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.5 a (Technical Officials))
- World Triathlon encourages Technical Officials to undergo an annual health evaluation. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.6 a (Technical Officials))
- Technical Officials can be accredited as Bike Check Officials to conduct technological fraud control (Appendix N). (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.2 a (vi) (Technical Officials))
- The Chief Classifier directs the work, classifiers assess, and athletes receive a sport class. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.3 a-b (Technical Officials))
- Technology can supply supporting evidence; the Head Referee makes the final judgment. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.2 a (iii); 11.4 (Technical Officials))
- PTVI1-PTVI3 are assessed by classifiers certified by the International Blind Sports Federation and the IPC. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.3 c (Technical Officials))

### Test 3: Who sits on the Competition Jury

- Olympic Games and elite Championship Finals juries have five members; other events have three. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 e (Technical Officials))
- For all other World Triathlon events the jury has three members. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 f (Technical Officials))
- The Technical Delegate or the Assistant Technical Delegate chairs the jury. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 e-f (Technical Officials))
- The five come from the TD or ATD, an Executive Board member, the host federation, the Technical Committee and the Medical Committee. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 e (Technical Officials))
- Being a jury member is not compatible with being an accredited coach at the same event. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 g (Technical Officials))
- Experts invited to a hearing may have a voice but no vote. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 f (iv) (Technical Officials))
- Jury membership is incompatible with being a Technical Official at the event, other than the Technical Delegate. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 g (i) (Technical Officials))
- The chair decides on conflicts, picks a replacement at their discretion, and the jury keeps its original size. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 j (ii) (Technical Officials))
- The second seat goes to World Triathlon first, then the Continental Confederation, then the host federation if none are present. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 f (ii) (Technical Officials))
- Outside the Olympic Games and elite Finals, the Competition Jury has three members. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 f (Technical Officials))

### Test 4: What the jury does

- The Competition Jury rules on all protests. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 h (i) (Technical Officials))
- Modifying results as a consequence of a protest decision is a field of play decision. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 h (ii) (Technical Officials))
- The jury must be available from before the athletes' briefing until after the end of competition. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 h (iii) (Technical Officials))
- The chair decides on conflicts of interest and can appoint a replacement, keeping the same number of members. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 j (ii) (Technical Officials))
- The athlete is innocent until the violation is established to the jury's complete satisfaction. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 j (i) (Technical Officials))
- Honest testimony can vary and conflict because of personal observation or recollection. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 j (i) (Technical Officials))
- The chair appoints a replacement, and the jury keeps its original number of members. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 j (ii) (Technical Officials))
- The jury meets at least after the briefing, an hour before the start and after the last finisher. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 i (i) (Technical Officials))
- The jury keeps an open mind until all evidence is in, decides, may modify results, and the chair records the decision in writing. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 h, j (Technical Officials))
- Age-group juries also meet after the first finisher and after the first half of the field has finished. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.4 i (ii) (Technical Officials))

### Test 5: Officials moving between federations

- Only one affiliation is recognised by World Triathlon. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.8 b (Technical Officials))
- International officials (levels 1, 2, 3a and 3b) moving federation must apply for an international transfer. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.8 c (Technical Officials))
- The application is signed by the federation left and the federation joined. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.8 d (Technical Officials))
- Applications are introduced between 1 November and 31 December. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.8 f (Technical Officials))
- With only the receiving federation's approval, the change takes effect on 15 January in the second following year. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.8 h (Technical Officials))
- In the meantime they can act as an international official under the World Triathlon flag, representing no federation. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.8 i (Technical Officials))
- Appeals on the transfer process go to the World Triathlon Tribunal. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.8 j (Technical Officials))
- Filed between 1 November and 31 December, signed by both sides, effective 15 January the next year. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.8 d-g (Technical Officials))
- The window runs from 1 November to 31 December; with both federations agreeing, the change applies from 15 January. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.8 f-g (Technical Officials))
- With both federations signing, the change applies from 15 January of the following year. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 11.8 g (Technical Officials))

Sources: World Triathlon Competition Rules, January 2025, Part 11 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the rules, not reproduced)

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