London 2012 Team Leaders' Guide Athletics

The tour will depart from the Paralympic Village Transport Mall and will begin
with the bus arriving at The Mall start/finish area. This part of the tour will include
observation of The Mall start/finish area. The tour will proceed from the start line
on The Mall and will follow the eight-mile loop, with commentary and visual
observation as the bus progresses around the course. The bus will follow the
exact route unless unable to do so, in which case a verbal description of the
course section will be given while the bus performs a deviation before rejoining
the course. The athletes and officials on the tour will remain on the bus throughout
the tour.
Technical meeting
Date: 29 August 2012
Time: 10:30
Location: Chefs de Mission Meeting Hall, Paralympic Village
A maximum of two representatives from each NPC may attend the technical
meeting. If necessary, an interpreter or team attaché may also attend. The
technical meeting will be conducted in English with simultaneous translation into
French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese.
The IPC Athletics Technical Delegate will preside over the technical meeting. The
agenda will be as follows:
– Welcome by the IPC President or his representative
– Welcome by LOCOG (Athletics Manager)
– Introduction of the IPC Athletics Technical Delegate and main Games officials
– Timetable
– Call Room reporting times
– Qualifying rounds for races
– Starting heights and raising of the bar
– Protests and appeals
– Opening and Closing Ceremonies
All questions and proposals concerning the procedures of the Athletics
competition, which will be dealt with during the technical meeting, must be made
in English on the Questions for the Technical Meeting form. This form must be
submitted at the Stadium TIC or the SIC by 14:30 on 28 August. A summary of all
submitted questions and answers will be distributed during the technical meeting.
Confirmation of starting heights, distances and progressions
The qualification procedure for the track events (number of rounds, number of
heats in each round, and method of progression from each round), Triple Jump
board distances, starting heights, and the raising of the bar in High Jump will be
determined by the Technical Delegate. Team leaders will be informed of the
decision at the technical meeting.
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