EVENTS
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1500 Meter Walk / Unified
Sports® Walk
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3000 Meter Walk / Unified
Sports® Walk
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1500 Meter Run
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3000 Meter Run / Unified
Sports® Run
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5000 Meter Run / Unified
Sports® Run
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10,000 Meter Run
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Eikiden Demonstration
ATTIRE
Proper running shoes are to be
worn, with the exception of running spikes. Shirt must be tucked into running
pants.
AWARDS
Awards will be presented in
Connelly Center Cinema on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Athletes who complete better than 25%
of their entry time will be disqualified and receive a participation award.
Please update times by the first Head Coaches’ Meeting.
COURSE
Flags and/or pylons will mark
the course. Course marshals will be situated along the course during the
competition. Athletes and coaches will be able to inspect the course prior to
the competition and on Friday afternoon between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
FACILITIES
There will be a “port-o-potty”
available at the venue for athlete and spectator use. Platoon Fitness will be
coming in prior to the events for athlete warm-ups.
NUMBERS
Numbers and safety pins will be
provided upon check-in at the head coaches meeting Friday night for all
athletes.
RULES
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Download the Special Olympics Official Athletics Rules
A. Divisioning
- Athletes will be divisioned based upon entry times. Please be sure to submit
the best competition time for this season to the hundredths of a second (e.g.
1:06.16) for better divisioning.
What is
divisioning?
B.
Finish
- The winner will be determined by the fastest person in each division.
C. Unified
a.
One Unified Sports® Team will consist of a Special Olympics
athlete and a non-Special Olympics Partner of comparable ability.
b.
The place of finish will be determined by the combined time of
both partners.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, November 3rd
3:00 p.m. - 4:00
p.m. Course Inspection (Tolentine
Field)
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 10,000 Meter Run
Eikiden Run/Demonstration
9:00
p.m. Head Coaches’
Meeting (Bartley Hall, Room 1011)
Saturday, November
4th
8:00
a.m.
Registration (Tolentine Field)
8:30
a.m. Platoon Fitness Warm-Up Athletes
(Tolentine Field)
9:00 a.m.
Competition Begins
9:00
a.m. 5000 Meter Run
10:00
a.m. 1500 Meter Walk 1500 Meter Unified Sports®
Walk
10:30
a.m. 1500 Meter Run
11:00
a.m. 3000 Meter Walk/3000 Meter Unified Sports®
Walk
11:30
a.m. 3000 Meter Run
12:30
p.m. Competition Ends
2:00
p.m. Awards
(Connelly Center-Cinema)
All times are estimates.
Events will begin at 9:00 a.m. and be run one after the other.
All competition should be
finished by 12:30 p.m.
SPORTS RULES COMMITTEE
Venue Coordinator
Erica Dolson
SOPA Sport Director Eric
Galosi
Head Coach
TBA
Alt. Head Coach
TBA
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