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25.8.2 in the case of Horizontal Jumps, once the athlete leaves the landing area in
accordance with Rule 30.2 of the Technical Rules;
25.8.3 in the case of throwing events, once the athlete leaves the circle or runway
in accordance with Rule 32.17 of the Technical Rules.
Qualification Round
25.9 A Qualification Round shall be held in Field Events in which the number of athletes is
too large to allow the competition to be conducted satisfactorily in a single round
(final). When a Qualification Round is held, all athletes shall compete in, and qualify
through, that round except that the relevant governing body may, for one or more
events, authorise the conduct of additional qualification round(s) either at the same or
at one or more earlier competition(s) to determine some or all of the athletes who
shall be entitled to participate and in which round of the competition. Such procedure
and any other means (such as achieving entry standards during a specified period, by
specified placing in a designated competition or by rankings) by which an athlete is
entitled to participate, and in which round of the competition, shall be set out in the
regulations for each competition.
Performances accomplished in a Qualification Round or additional preliminary
qualification round(s) shall not be considered as part of the final.
25.10 The athletes shall normally be divided into two or more groups such that the groups
are of approximately equal strength and whenever possible so that representatives of
each Member or team shall be placed in different groups. Unless there are facilities
for the groups to compete at the same time and under the same conditions, each
group should start its practice trials immediately after the previous group has finished.
25.11 It is recommended that, in competitions of more than three days, a rest day be
provided between Qualifying Rounds and the finals in the vertical jumping events.
25.12 The conditions for qualifying, the qualifying standard and the number of athletes in
the final, shall be decided by the Technical Delegate(s). If no Technical Delegate(s)
have been appointed, the conditions shall be decided by the Organisers. For
competitions conducted under paragraphs 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.6 of the International
Competition definition, there should be at least 12 athletes in the final unless
otherwise provided in the regulations for the competition.
25.13 In a Qualifying Round, apart from the High Jump and the Pole Vault, each athlete
shall be allowed up to three trials. Once an athlete has achieved the qualifying
standard, they shall not continue in the Qualifying Round.
25.14 In a Qualifying Round for the High Jump and the Pole Vault, the athletes, not
eliminated after three consecutive failures, shall continue to compete according to
Rule 26.2 of the Technical Rules (including passing a trial) until the end of the last
trial at the height set as the qualifying standard, unless the number of athletes for the
final has been reached as defined in Rule 25.12 of the Technical Rules. Once it is
determined that an athlete will be in the final, they shall not continue in the Qualifying
Round.
25.15 If no athletes, or fewer than the required number of athletes, achieve the pre-set
qualifying standard, the group of finalists shall be expanded to that number by adding
athletes according to their performances in the Qualifying Round. In the case of the
last qualifying place, if two or more athletes have the same best performances in the