The High Jump Contest

The objective of this event is to jump over a bar as high as possible with the help of a ramp.

There are two categories : girls and boys.

A mandatory warm-up period of 10 minutes is provided before the start of the competition.

The wearing of wrist-guards with a hard plastic insert as well as knee-pads is mandatory. Concurrents not wearing those protections will not be allowed to run. Wearing of helmet is strongly recommended. Participants are running under their whole responsability.

The Judges

The starting judge checks that the rider is wearing the mandatory protective gear and will give the top for start.

The race judges check the bar's two support pylons for stability, the correct positionning of the bar and the landing of the riders, as well as replacing the bar if it falls.

The Event

The initial height of the bar is set at 2.00 m for the boys and 1.60 m for the girls. The bar will be moved up 10 cm for the first two increments, then every 5 cm. When there are only three contestants left, the increment is set according to the demands of the contestants.

The jump must be launched with both feet face front to the bar.

Each rider has three tries per height. After three unsuccessfull tries at one height, he is eliminated from further jumps. Each rider has 30 seconds to do his jump. He also has a 30 seconds rest between consecutive tries.

A contestant can choose not to do any jump at a given height. After a miss, he can also choose not to use the remaining tries to which he is entitled. The unused tries are then carried over to the next height of the bar.

A jump is validated if the rider passes over the bar without making it fall and without using his hands to steady himself upon landing. His knee can only make contact with the ground for no more than one second.

All acrobatic jumps (forwards or backwards) are strictly forbidden. The penalty is immediate disqualification.

Results

The winner is the rider that jumps over the highest bar without making it fall.

In case of ties among the top contestants only, the winner will be the contestant that has knocked the bar off the least times during the whole competition. If there is still a tie, the height of the first knocked off bar is considered : the winner is the rider with the heighest bar. At last resort, the bar is lowered 5 cm and the competition starts again.

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