IAAF Certification System

CERTIFICATION OF TRACK AND FIELD FACILITIES

SECTION 1. SCOPE OF THE SCHEME

1.1 IAAF Rule 140 require that competition facilities intended for use for competitions under IAAF Rule 12.1 (a) and for competitions under the direct control of IAAF are only held on synthetic surfaced tracks conforming to IAAF Performance Specifications for Synthetic Surfaces and which hold a current valid IAAF certificate of approval (CLASS 1 Certificate).

1.2 It is also recommended that when such tracks are available, competitions under IAAF Rule 12.1. (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) should also be held on such tracks.

1.3 IAAF Rule 134 impose that all tracks intended for use for competition under Rule 12.1(a) to (h) must conform to the stringent requirements for accurate measurement contained in IAAF rules and, more specifically, in the IAAF Manual on Track and Field Facilities (CLASS 2 Certificate).

1.4 Some IAAF Member Federations have already put technical certification procedures in place which regulate and certify facilities in their own countries. Where these procedures are considered adequate IAAF may recognise certificates issued by these Member Federations as adequate for issue of certificates but IAAF reserves the right to re-evaluate such facilities.

SECTION 2. THE CERTIFICATION

2.1 IAAF will issue three forms of Certificate:

Class 1 Track

for competition technical facilities conforming in all respects with the requirements of Rules 140 & 134.

Class 2 Track

for competition technical facilities in which the in situ tests for compliance with the IAAF Performance Specifications for Synthetic Surfaces have not been performed but where the track surfacing has a valid IAAF product certificate and where the homologation of the facility is certified to be fully in accordance with IAAF Rule 134.

In each certificate, reference to the synthetic product and survey report will be listed.

SECTION 3. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION

3.1 All applications for IAAF certification of technical facilities shall be on forms approved by IAAF and shall be accompanied by the relevant original reports:

• Class 1 Track: Measurement/Survey + In-Situ Test Report

• Class 2 Track: Measurement/Survey + Synthetic Product Test Report

3.2 Application forms for all two classifications may be made by an agent on behalf of the track owner but should be signed by the track owner as IAAF will require an undertaking that any changes, (relining etc.) will be immediately notified to IAAF.

3.3 Each measurement certificate shall be on the form approved by IAAF. The measuring apparatus used shall be stated and certificates as to its accuracy shall be provided.

3.4 The full names, addresses and qualifications of all persons signing the form shall be provided.

3.5 Where Official National Standards exist these shall be included with the application and the persons providing the certificates shall be required to provide evidence that their certificates are acceptable under those National Standards.

3.6 Certificates of conformity with IAAF Performance Specifications shall only be accepted from accredited IAAF Test Institutes. All procedures and tests must conform to IAAF Performance Standards for Synthetic Surfaces.

3.7 The IAAF Member Federation in the country in which the facilities are located shall be supplied with a full copy of the application.

SECTION 4. CERTIFICATION

4.1 Certificates issued under this scheme will normally be valid for not more than four years. In the event of track remarking IAAF shall be informed and new measurement certificates must be provided.

4.2 Certificates may be withdrawn, revoked or suspended by the IAAF if there is reasonable doubt as the accuracy of any application or if the facility is altered in any way which materially affects the accuracy of the facility.

4.3 Certificates issued under these procedures shall apply only to the technical suitability of the track and field competition. The requirements of specific competition regulations where appropriate must be met for those competitions.

SECTION 5. FEE

5.1 The cost of certification for a track facility has been set as follow:

• Class 1 Track US$ 10,000
• Class 2 Track US$ 1,000