Assistance
ARTICLE 4. On the report of an official, or from a properly filed protest, the
referee shall warn or disqualify a competitor who gives or receives assistance,
a competitor who is determined to have been directly or unduly aided by a
coach, a teammate not in the event, or a non-competitor associated with the
competitor’s team, or a competitor who is indirectly aided from inside the
competition area by a coach, a teammate not in the event, or a noncompetitor
associated with the competitor’s team.
a. For the purpose of this rule, the following shall be considered assistance, and
therefore not allowed:
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1) Viewing a video or photos, or a competitor using any wireless
communication device during event competition.
2) Using any device or technology that provides the user with an unfair
advantage over another athlete.
3) Using any appliance that has the effect of increasing the dimension of
a piece of equipment beyond the permitted maximum in these rules,
or that provides the user with an advantage that would not have been
obtained using the equipment specified in the rules.
4) Pacing in races by persons not participating in the same race, by lapped
competitors or those about to be lapped, by competitors of the opposite
gender in the same race, or pacesetting by any kind of technical device
that benefits the field.
5) Individual markers in the form of tape or other material used for any
running event except as specifically authorized.