Official regulations

Running Competition “Astana Half Marathon 2024”

OFFICIAL REGULATIONS

 

1. OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPETITION

The Astana Half Marathon 2024 (hereinafter – the Competition) is an annual running competition with a main distance of 21 km 97.5 m and associated distances of 10 km, a 10-km Nordic Walking, a 21 km 97.5-m Ekiden Relay. A city festival for sports and race fans, in which every resident and guest of Astana can take part.

Competition Objectives:

- popularization of running and Nordic Walking;

- preparation of runners for international marathon competitions;

- formation of a healthy nation;

- development of mass sports;

- popularization of a healthy lifestyle among residents and guests of Astana;

- discouraging bad habits (smoking);

- sports support and development among children with special needs.

 

2. MANAGING ORGANIZER OF THE COMPETITION

2.1. “Courage to be the First” Corporate Fund provides general management of the Competition.

2.2. Arrangements for preparing and holding the Competition are the responsibility of the Organizing Committee of “Courage to be the First” Corporate Fund (hereinafter – the Organizing Committee).

 

3. TIME AND VENUE OF THE COMPETITION

3.1. Day and time of the Competition: 16 June 2024, from 05:30 till 12:00.

3.2. Venue of the Competition: Astana

Start line and finish for all distances: EXPO International Exhibition Centre

 

4. COMPETITION DISTANCES AND AGE CATEGORIES

4.1. The Competition Program includes the following distances:

• 21 km 97.5-m Half Marathon;
• 10-km Distance Race;
• 10-km Nordic Walking;
• 21 km 97.5-m Ekiden (team relay, 4 members in a team);

 

4.2. Age categories of the Competition:

4.2.1. Age categories of the Half Marathon (21 km 97.5 m):

• 18-24 years old;

• 25-29 years old;
• 30-39 years old;
• 40-49 years old;
• 50-59 years old;
• 60-69 years old;

• 70+ years old.

4.2.2. Age categories of the 10-km Distance Race:

• 15-24 years old;

• 25-29 years old;
• 30-39 years old;
• 40-49 years old;
• 50-59 years old;
• 60-69 years old;

• 70+ years old.

4.2.3. Age categories of Ekiden:

• 15+ years old.

 

5. COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS

5.1. Participants of the following age categories are allowed to participate in the Competition:

• 21 km 97.5-m Half Marathon – participants aged 18 years and over;
• 10-km Distance Race – participants aged 15 years and over;
• 10-km Nordic Walking – participants aged 15 and over;
• 21 km 97.5-m Ekiden (team relay) – teams of 4 (four) people aged 15 years and over.

5.2. Simultaneous participation in the Competition for several distances and Ekiden teams is strictly prohibited.

5.3. During registration for the Competition, your exact full age is taken into account at the time of holding the Competition. 

 

6. EXPENSES FOR ORGANIZING AND HOLDING THE COMPETITION

6.1. The Organizing Committee bears all the expenses for organizing and holding the Competition.

6.2. The travel, accommodation and meal expenses associated with the Competition shall be paid by the participant sending organizations or participants of the Competition themselves.

 

7. REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR ADMISSION TO THE COMPETITION

7.1. Registration of participants for the Competition singles (21 km 97.5 m, 10 km, 10-km Nordic Walking) is available on the website www.almaty-marathon.kz as from 18 March 2024 and will end on 03 June 2024, or when the number of participants will reach 6,000 (six thousand) participants.

7.2. Registration of Ekiden teams for the Competition is available on the website www.almaty-marathon.kz as from 18 March 2024 and will end on 27 May 2024, or when the number of Ekiden teams will reach 20 (twenty) teams.

7.3. Corporate participants of the Competition will be registered upon request sent to info@almaty-marathon.kz. The number of participants in the Competition from the company must be more than 30 (thirty) people. Organizations/ companies with less than 30 (thirty) participants shall register on the website www.almaty-marathon.kzat their own.

Corporate participants are participants participating in singles (21 km 97.5 m, 10 km, 10-km Nordic Walking), participation of which is funded by the participant’s organization / company via bank transfer to the settlement account of the Organizing Committee. Registration shall be made based on a request filed by a representative of such corporate participants by e-mail and by filling out a special application form.

7.4. A participant, who has passed the online registration procedure on www.almaty-marathon.kz and paid the entry fee according to the ID number assigned upon registration for a particular distance of the Competition, is considered registered for the Competition. Only paid applications will be included in the list of participants in the Competition.

7.5. By registering and paying the entry fee, the participant of the Competition agrees with all the terms and conditions of these Competition Regulations.

7.6. Entry fees for Competition distances:

• 21 km 97.5-m Half Marathon – 12,000 (Twelve thousand) KZT;
• 10-km Distance Race – 12,000 (Twelve thousand) KZT;
• 10-km Nordic Walking – 10,000 (Ten thousand) KZT;
• Ekiden – 144,000 (One hundred forty-four thousand) KZT.

7.7. Change of distance within the Competition is available only until 03 June 2024 (inclusive). If a slot for participation in the Competition has already been purchased, you must contact the Organizing Committee and pay 1,000 (one thousand) KZT for changing the competition distance. In case of changing the distance within the Competition from a shorter to a longer one, the difference in the cost of the slots shall be paid as well. In case of changing the distance within the Competition from a longer to a shorter one, the difference in the cost of slots is not refundable! It is possible to change the distance within the Competition only if there are free slots for the selected competition distance. When changing a Competition’s BIB number with your name on it from one distance to another one, the BIB with the name is lost.

7.8. BIB numbers with names are assigned after registering and paying for a BIB number until 10 May 2024 (inclusive). Your personal BIB number indicates the name you specified in the Name box when passing your registration on the website. The BIB number cannot contain any nickname, obscene words, mottos and other slogans. Before printing, the BIB numbers are checked for correctness.

7.9. Funds paid for participation in the Competition are non-refundable. Funds paid for the wrong or any other ID number are not refundable and cannot be transferred to another participant of the Competition, as well as cannot be transferred for participation in other Competition organized by “Courage to be the First” Corporate Fund.

7.10. The participant’s BIB number cannot be returned and exchanged.

7.11. Participants without BIB numbers are not admitted to the Competition!

7.12. The participant’s BIB number must be clearly visible. The participant of the Competition must place the BIB number on the front of his/her chest or waist belt.

7.13. Participation in the Competition under another participant’s number is prohibited! In the event that the transfer of BIB numbers is revealed, the participant of the Competition who transferred the BIB number and the participant of the Competition who accepted the other’s BIB number will be disqualified for this Competition and their result will be cancelled. Admission to the next 3 (three) Competitions will also be denied.

7.14. It is prohibited to participate in the Competition wearing headphones.

7.15. Participants who use wheelchairs, handbikes, special jogging strollers will start from a separate cluster. To apply for the cluster, please contact info@almaty-marathon.kz before 18:00, 12 June 2024. Those participating in wheelchair and their accompanying persons shall have BIB numbers of the Astana Half Marathon 2024.

7.16. There are some requirements for those participating with a child in a jogging stroller. The stroller must have a safety belt attached to the hand of the accompanying person, pneumatic wheels. Your child must be fastened with a safety belt, and the front wheel must be fixed.

7.17. Participants with disabilities can receive a free slot to participate. For this purpose, please submit your application to info@almaty-marathon.kz before 03 June 2024. Your application shall contain the registration ID for this Competition, full name, distance and the documents confirming your disability. Your accompanying person shall pay for his/her participation anyway. The number of slots allocated for participants with disabilities is limited. If all free slots are already taken, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to refuse a free participation for a disabled athlete.

 

8. ELITE QUALIFICATION

8.1. Elite is a separate start cluster for athletes with pre-confirmed qualification time.

8.2. Athletes will be registered in the elite category of the Competition for the 21 km 97.5-m distance after they pass an electronic registration at almaty-marathon.kz.

8.3. To be qualified for the elite category of the Competition, the athlete or his/her official representative shall send his/her application to info@almaty-marathon.kz and provide his/her confirmed results corresponding to the qualification time before 03 June 2024. The results of competitions held in the last 3 (three) years for the same distance before the application are considered.

8.4. Your workout recording in a mobile app is not a confirmation.

8.5. Qualification time for applicants for the 21 km 97.5-m elite category of the Competition shall be as follows:

• men: max. 1:20:00 for half marathon;

• women: max. 1:45:00 for half marathon.

 

9. DISTRIBUTION OF STARTER KITS

9.1. Starter kits will be issued for the participants of the Competition from 14 to 15 June 2024, inclusive, from 10:00 to 20:00.

Place of distribution: Astana, EXPO International Exhibition Centre.

Attention! No distribution of starter kits will be made to the participants of the Competition on other days.

9.2. The participant’s starter kit includes a BIB number, a recording chip, a participant’s handout, a bag, pins.

9.3. Corporate participants of the Competition can pick up their starter kits from 14 to 15 June 2024, inclusive, during the distribution of BIB numbers as specified in clause 9.1 hereof. The person who picks up a starter kit can pick up at most 5 (five) Participants’ starter kits at a time (including his/her starter kit) upon presentation of his/her ID card (original or in electronic form), the ID card (original or in electronic form) of the participant, who cannot pick up the starter kit in person, and the participant’s Health Acknowledgement (in written or electronic form).

9.4. Participants are admitted to the Competition only against the following documents provided together:

For participants under the age of 18:

• Identity card (original or in electronic form) /copy of Birth Certificate (in printed form);
• Parental Acknowledgement Note from parents/guardians (guardian) evidencing their consent for your participation in the Competition (in written or electronic form);
• Identity cards of parents (original or in electronic form) /guardians (guardian), who signed in person the Acknowledgement Note.

For participants aged 18 and over:

• Identity card (original or in electronic form);
• Health Acknowledgement (in writing or electronic form).

9.5. If a participant of the Competition cannot pick up his/her starter kit in person, then other person can do it on special days of issue upon presentation of his/her ID card (original or in electronic form), the ID card (original or in electronic form) of the participant, who cannot pick up the starter kit in person, and the participant’s Health Acknowledgement (in written or electronic form).

9.6. Paid T-shirts will be issued only on the day the starter kits are issued. If a participant of the Competition failed to pick up the T-shirt, then it can be issued within 30 (thirty) calendar days at the office of “Courage to be the First” Corporate Fund. The T-shirt is delivered at the Participant’s expense.

9.7. If a participant purchased a slot, but cannot participate due to his/her illness or injury, the participant can take part at another time or in another location in accordance with the chosen distance and can pick up his/her medal at the office of “Courage to be the First” Corporate Fund within 2 (two) weeks after the Competition. For this purpose, you shall present an online tracker with a record of your run and the confirming document to justify your absence on the start line (sick leave, medical report) and provide a photo or original of the participant’s ID card. The participant shall submit an application for forced online participation before the second day of starter kits distribution starts, that is before 18:00, 15 June 2024, to info@almaty-marathon.kz.

9.8. If a participant was not aware / forgot / did not have time to pick up his/her starter kit, it will be impossible to issue a medal using the online tracker after the Competition.

9.9. Other cases will be discussed individually when applying to info@almaty-marathon.kz before 14:00, 12 June 2024.

 

10. EKIDEN 21.1

10.1. Athletes over 15 years old can take part in the Ekiden team relay of the Competition. The team consists of 4 (four) people, each of whom overcomes its own segment of the track. The team shall have at least one woman to be able to participate in the Ekiden team relay.

10.2. Each team should run a distance of 21 km 97.5 m divided into sections of 6 km 97.5 m, 5 km, 5 km, and 5 km.

10.3. It is prohibited to participate in 2 (two) or more teams, as well as to overcome more than one section of the track within the Competition.

10.4. It is prohibited to participate in Ekiden and other distances within the same Competition.

10.5. The cost of participation in Ekiden within the Competition for the team is 144,000 (one hundred and forty-four thousand) KZT.

10.6. Registration of Ekiden teams for the Competition is available on the website www.almaty-marathon.kz as from 18 March 2024 and will end on 27 May 2024, or when the number of Ekiden teams will reach 20 (twenty) teams. For more information, please contact info@almaty-marathon.kz.

10.7. Relay exchange points:

• 1 (first) participant (start) – EXPO camp
• 2 (second) participant – Shamshi Kaldayakov Ave., Tauelsizdik St. corner
• 3 (third) participant – Dinmukhamed Kunayev St., near Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (between Akmeshit and Turkestan Streets)
• 4 (fourth) participant – Akmeshit St. (between Dostyk and Syganak Streets)

 

11. COMPETITION PROGRAM (to be announced)

11.1. Time limit to pass the distances:

Time limit to pass a 21-km 97.5-m distance – 3 hours 00 minutes,

An athlete participating in the 21-km 97.5-m distance, who ran the first half of the distance in more than 1.5 hours, will not be allowed to run the second half.

Time limit to pass Ekiden for the whole team – 3 hours 00 minutes,

Time limit to pass a 10-km distance – 2 hours 00 minutes,

Time limit to pass Nordic Walking – 2 hours 00 minutes.

 

12. LOCKER ROOM

12.1. Participants may leave their belongings in lockers only in the branded bags of the Astana Half Marathon 2024, which the participants receive at the time of distribution.

12.2. The Organizer shall not be responsible for the contents of the Participant’s bag.

12.3. Suitcases, large-size bags and other items not in a branded bag will not be accepted for storage in lockers.

12.4. We recommend not leaving valuables, money, jewellery in lockers. The Organizing Committee will not consider any claims over missing items from your bags.

12.5. When leaving his/her item in a locker, the participant will receive a sticker, which is attached to the BIB number. If the sticker is lost, the bag will not be returned to the Participant on the day of the Competition. The Participant can pick up the bag upon completion of the Competition within a week. It is required to list the exact contents of the bag. The place of distribution will be announced in official information sources later.

 

13. CALCULATION OF RESULTS AND DETERMINATION OF COMPETITION WINNERS

13.1. Results of the race participants for particular competition distances are recorded by the electronic timing system of the Competition and are confirmed by the Competition’s panel of judges. Winners and prize-winners of particular competition distances are determined on the basis of the participants’ finish time.

13.2. Race winners and prize-winners of particular competition distances are determined in accordance with the World Athletics Rule.

13.3. Official results of the Competition will be published on the website www.almaty-marathon.kz within 24 (twenty-four) hours after the end of the Competition.

Upon receipt of any information about breach of the Competition rules, the Organizing Committee has the right to examine again the venue of the Competition, analyse photo/video records. In case the Organizing Committee finds any violations of the Competition rules by the participants, the Organizing Committee will have the right to make a final decision on changes in the final protocol.

13.4. The result of the Competition participant is recorded only subject to correct placement of the BIB number.

13.5. The Competition Organizing Committee does not guarantee that every participant of the Competition will obtain his/her 100% personal result in the following cases:

• Incorrectly fixed chip;

• Chip demagnetization;

• Chip covered by clothing or otherwise;

• Disqualification on the basis of the resolution made by the Competition’s Panel of Judges;

• Chip damaged by a participant.

13.6. Terms used for displaying results:

• DNS – Did not start (participant did not start);
• DNF – Did not finish (participant did not finish);
• DSQ – Disqualified (participant is disqualified);
• CR – Championship Record (record of competitions);
• GUN TIME – Finish time of participant. The time from the start gun commencement till crossing of the finish mats by the participant
• CHIP TIME – Personal time of participant. The time from start mats to finish mats crossed by the participant.

IMPORTANT! Race winners and prize-winners of the Competition are determined on the basis of the participant’s GUN TIME.

 

14. AWARDING OF COMPETITION WINNERS

14.1. Half Marathon (21 km 97.5 m) – participants among men and women are awarded for the 1^st – 3^rd places in the overall championship.

Winners and prize-winners of the Competition are awarded with cash vouchers, diplomas, medals and valuable prizes. Winners of the overall standings for this particular distance of the Competition are not awarded in age categories.

14.2. Half Marathon (21 km 97.5 m) – participants among men and women are awarded for the 1^st – 3^rd places in age categories. Winners and prize-winners of this particular distance of the Competition are awarded with diplomas, medals and valuable prizes.

14.3. 10-km Distance Race - participants among men and women are awarded for the 1^st - 3^rd places in age categories. Winners and prize-winners of this particular distance of the Competition are awarded with diplomas, medals and valuable prizes.

14.4. Ekiden 21 km 97.5 m Teams in the overall championship are awarded for the 1^st -3^rd places.

Winners and prize-winners of this particular distance of the Competition are awarded with cash vouchers, diplomas, medal, cups and valuable prizes.

14.5. No awarding is held for the 10-km Nordic Walking.

14.6. All finishing runners (who meets the time limit) of the Competition are awarded with the Finisher’s Medal.

14.7. Cash prizes are issued within 15 (fifteen) business days after the Competition via bank transfer to the competition winner’s personal bank account. To receive the prize, the following documents shall be emailed by the participant of the Competition to info@almaty-marathon.kz within 3 (three) business days after the Competition:

• For residents:

- Certificate of Bank Account, a copy of an ID document;

• For non-residents:

- A copy of an ID document, a bank name, a banking outlet address and a city in which you will receive the money.

14.8. If a participant of the Competition failed to pick up his/her prize during the Competition, the participant can pick up the prize within 10 (ten) business days after the Competition. Place of distribution will be announced later.

If a participant of the Competition cannot pick up the prize in person and cannot delegate the receipt of the prize to an authorized person, the winner of the Competition should email to info@almaty-marathon.kz his/her address where the prize can be delivered by the Organizing Committee at the expense of the participant.

This option is available only to residents of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

14.9. After the term ends, the Organizer reserves the right not to give the prizes to the winners.

 

15. RULES OF CONDUCT ON THE COMPETITION TRACK

The Competition is held in compliance with the World Athletics Rule (hereinafter – WA) 2022-2024.

15.1. Our recommendations:

• Do not run in a row with two or more participants.
• If you slow down to a walk, please keep to the right side of the track.

15.2. It is prohibited to:

• Use any mechanical aids (push scooters, bicycles, rollers, etc.) for everyone except wheelchair athletes and participants with special jogging strollers.
• Participate in headphones.  Participants must hear warnings from other runners, judges, organizers and other officials organizing the Competition.
• Participate with animals.
• Participate in the competition in a state of alcohol or drug intoxication.
• Participate with any items that could be dangerous to other participants.
• Participate with strollers.
• Stop on the track. If you feel unwell, please stop running, if possible, and move to the side of the track without interfering with the movement of other runners of the Competition.
• Obstruct the movement of other participants and the competition in any other way.
• None of the team officials, other persons has the right to walk, run, move close to a participant at the time the participant takes food or drinks.
• A participant may be disqualified for violation of these rules.

 

16. DISQUALIFICATION

16.1. The Competition Organizing Committee has the right to disqualify a participant of the Competition in the following cases:

• a participant starts running before the official start;
• a participant starts running after the start zone is closed;
• a participant participates without a BIB number;
• a participant neglects the instructions and comments of the Organizing Committee, judges or a chief physician of the Competition;
• a participant violates the Competition Regulations;
• a participant runs 2 (two) distances or participates in 2 (two) or more teams, which will result in the disqualification of both the participant and the teams from the Competition.

16.2. A participant who has taken or received food or water from a facility other than an official food facility, unless the participant took them for medical reasons from or under the direction of the competition judges, or who has taken food from another participant, must be initially warned by a referee by showing a yellow card. For the second violation, the referee must disqualify the participant by showing a red card;

16.3. A participant will be disqualified if he/she is found to own or use a video camera, mobile phone or smartphone, radio, player, headphones or other devices during the Competition;

16.4. Participants of the Competition will be excluded from the final protocol in the following cases:

• a participant participates under another participant’s number registered for another person;
• a participant has reduced the distance;
• a participant ran a wrong distance;
• a participant uses expedient means (bicycle, scooter, etc.);
• a participant starts running beyond the start zone;
• a participants starts running not from his/her cluster;
• a participant runs without an official number for a particular competition or the number is hidden under his/her clothing;
• a participant violates these Regulations.

16.5. A participant may be disqualified for unseemly, rude or abusive language towards event organizers, judges, volunteers.

16.6. The Competition participants are prohibited from holding unauthorised rallies – political, social and other ones, making provocative appeals, political solicitations, protests, demonstrations, and using any political, social attributes, logos. Those participants violating this clause will bear responsibility in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

17. COMPETITION’S PANEL OF JUDGES

17.1. Competition’s Panel of Judges - judges thoroughly monitor compliance with the competition rules and that the Competition among participants is fair and honest, and that the winner of the Competition is determined objectively. All sport judges serving the Competition represent the Competition’s Panel of Judges.

17.2.  Competition’s Panel of Judges includes:

• Chief Judge of the Competition:

The Chief Judge of the Competition distributes responsibilities among judges of the Competition and after completion of the Competition draws up a competition report and submits it in a writing form to the Competition Organizing Committee.

• Chief Scorer of the Competition:

The Chief Scorer of the Competition processes the protocols and reports the results, draws up the necessary materials to inform judges, participants and spectators about the course of the race in a timely fashion, and after completion thereof draws up the general report on the results.

• Judges of the Start and Finish Zones of the Competition:

The Judges of the Start and Finish Zones of the Competition keep strict watch that the participants of the Competition go to the race distances according to their clusters, all rules are complied with at the start and no one gets any advantages. The Judges at the finish line record the results of the first 50 (fifty) finishers according to the finish protocols. The protocols are submitted to the Chief Judge of the Competition for collation of the results with the timekeeping system.

Professional sportsmen and specialists may be invited to the Competition’s Panel of Judges.

17.3. Chief Physician of the Competition.

The Chief Physician of the Competition supervises activities of medical staff and volunteers of the Competition during the race and at the start-finish camp of the Competition. If necessary, the Chief Physician of the Competition can withdraw a participant from the Competition.

 

18. FORCE MAJEURE

18.1. In case of an official ban imposed on the Competition by the government bodies/agencies/services of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including local government bodies, the Competition will be postponed to a later date. All entry fees previously paid by participants of the Competition will be automatically transferred to the new date of the Competition. The exact (new) date of the Competition will be announced by the Organizing Committee to its participants later through the Organizer’s information sources specified in clause 21 hereof and by mailing to the participants’ personal mail addresses specified in the Profile during their registration for the Competition.

18.2. In the event that a foreign participant of the Competition from another country cannot cross the state border of Kazakhstan on the eve of the Competition and fails to take part in the Competition due to the laws and regulations adopted by government bodies in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the participant can submit to the Organizing Committing a request to transfer his/her entry fee to the next running competition - Astana Half Marathon 2025. In this case, the request may be mailed to info@almaty-marathon.kz.

 

19. PROTESTS AND CLAIMS

19.1. Protests shall be submitted to the Competition Organizing Committee and considered by the Competition’s Panel of Judges.

19.2. A participant of the Competition shall be entitled to submit a claim within 2 (two) calendar days after completion of the Competition.

The claims shall be emailed to info@almaty-marathon.kz

When submitting the claim, the participant of the Competition is required to specify the following data:

• participant’s full name (anonymous applications are not subject to consideration);

• the essence of the claim, what the claim consists in;

• grounds for the claim (photo or video records).

19.3. The Competition Organizing Committee shall prepare its official reply to the participant of the Competition within 24 (twenty-four) hours after it receives the protest and/or claim, the reply shall be sent to e-mail, which the claim/protest had been filed from.

19.4. The claims may be accepted only from the participants of the Competition.

 

20. MEDIA ACCREDITATION

20.1. Media accreditation for the Competition takes place in advance. To pass the accreditation for the Competition, it is necessary to send data (name of the media, full name of the correspondent, operator, photographer, contact phone number and e-mail) to prmanager@almaty-marathon.kz before 14 June 2024.

 

21. INFORMATION SOURCES OF THE COMPETITION

21.1. Detailed information on the Competition is available on web-site www.almaty-marathon.kz, as well as at the following social media sites of the Organizing Committee:

• https://vk.com/almatymarathon;
• https://www.facebook.com/almatymarathon/;
• https://www.instagram.com/almatymarathon/;
• t.me/almaty_marathon.

 

The Competition Organizing Committee assumes no responsibility for the information obtained from any other information sources.

 

22. MEDIA COVERAGE RIGHTS TO THE COMPETITION

22.1. “Courage to be the First” Corporate Fund (hereinafter – the Copyright Holder) holds exclusive media rights to highlight the Competition by broadcasting the image and (or) sound of the sports event by any means and (or) using any technology, and by video recording of the specified broadcast.

The Copyright Holder has the right to enter into agreements in writing with third parties to grant them the rights to cover the sports competition.

 

23. FINAL PROVISIONS

23.1. These Competition Regulations are the official invitation-call for participation in the Competition.

23.2. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to amend these Competition Regulations.