World Athletics periodically issues updates to the Book of Competition and Technical Rules. On 1st November 2023, a new series of updates will come into effect. Among the updates is the inclusion of a new abbreviation which will start to appear in official competition results:
qD – Advanced to the next round by draw.
This abbreviation will appear in the results when an athlete is qualified to the next round following the drawing of lots where a tie between two or more athletes for the last qualifying place cannot be resolved by time or by advancing both athletes to the next round. competition rule CR 21.
Competition results contain lots of abbreviations and symbols – which of these common, and not so common, abbreviations do you know?
- DNS
- DNF
- NM
- qR
- qJ
- L
- r
- YC
The full list of standards symbols and abbreviations can be found under rule CR 25.4.
The the current competition and technical rules and interpretations, including the complete list of updates in effect from 1st November, can be found at https://worldathletics.org/about-iaaf/documents/book-of-rules
ANSWERS BELOW:
1. DNS - Did Not Start, 2. DNF – Did Not Finish, 3. NM – No Valid Trail Recorded, 4. qR – Advanced to next Round by Referee, 5. qJ – Advanced to next Round by Jury of Appeal, 6. L – Lane infringement, 7. r – Retired, 8. YC – Yellow Card |
