Athletics: Indoor Championships 2021-22 (Part of BUCS Nationals)

Entries Close: 
Entries have now closed and no more entries will be accepted into this years competition

This event will not offer staged entries. No late entries will be accepted under any circumstances.

Entry Costs

• Individual Races: £18.25
• Relay Races: £8.13 per person
• Reserves: will be charged £1 to cover administrative costs

Men's and Women's

Track
60m
60mH
200m
400m
800m
1500m
3000m

Field
High Jump
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Pole Vault
Shot Put

Relays
4x200

Parallel Success
Ambulant
60m
Shot Put
Long Jump

Individual Championships (Men’s and Women’s)
Overall Team (Men’s and Women’s)

Overall Team is all athletes are eligible to count towards their University’s overall team total. The top 8 competitors in each event will score 20, 14, 10, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1 points respectively.

BUCS Points available for the aforementioned categories for individual championships are:

• 1st place: 12 points 
• 2nd place: 8 points 
• 3rd place: 6 points
• 4th place: 4 points

BUCS Points will not be allocated where the minimum number of competitors/teams has not been reached, or where there are not enough individual scores to extract a team score.

An individual/team must have beaten another individual/team to score BUCS Points (i.e. if three individuals/teams compete in an event, only two will score BUCS Points). This does not apply to extracted teams. Individuals/teams are regarded as having competed if they started the event; therefore DNS will not be regarded as having competed.Points will be available for para-athletes where applicable.

BUCS Points will be available for the top 8 teams. Please see Appendix 1 for a full breakdown of BUCS Points available for these Championships.

Entry standards for athletes in the 3000m, Pole Vault and Triple Jump:

Male:

• 3000m - 09:50.00
• Pole Vault - 3.50m
• Triple Jump - 12.00m

Female:

• 3000m - 12:00.00
• Pole Vault - 2.65m
• Triple Jump - 10.00m

All athletes must provide a link to their Power of 10 Profile (or international equivalent, emailed to [email protected] and translated into English) when applying for the event on BUCS Play. 

All athletes must have a Best Performance for the events they are entered into between 31 October 2018 and the 25 January 2022 inclusive

Every BP will be checked for all events. 

All performances must be achieved between 31 October 2018 and the 25 January 2022 inclusive

• 60m: 60m Indoor Track Time or 100m Indoor or Outdoor Track Time (Athlete will be given slowest entry BP for seeding purposes, the IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics do not allow for comparison)
• 60mH: 60mH Indoor Track Time or 100mH/110mH Indoor or Outdoor Track Time (Athlete will be given slowest entry BP for seeding purposes, the IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics do not allow for comparison)
• 200m: 200m Indoor or Outdoor Track Time
• 400m: 400m Indoor or Outdoor Track Time
• 800m: 800m Indoor or Outdoor Track Time
• 1500m: 1500m Indoor or Outdoor Track Time
• 3000m: 3000m Indoor or Outdoor Track Time or 5000m Outdoor Track or Road Race time at this distance and all must be within the entry standard (athlete will be given slowest entry BP or the IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics will be used for seeding purposes)

Field Events can use Indoor or Outdoor Best Performances
Disability Events - A previous performance in an event for newly classified athletes will not be necessary, but will be if entering other events.

1. Competitor to complete competition application on BUCS Play
2.  Institution administrator approves entry
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list.

Reserves must be entered on BUCS Play alongside the entries.

Do not submit a reserve if they are already entered into an event, including relay.

There is no limit to the number of reserves an institution can enter. Only athletes named on the reserve list or already competing in the competition will be able to be used as substitutes.

Substitutes must have an eligible BP within the last 3 years between 31 October 2018 and the 25 January 2022 inclusive for the event they are to be substituted into and will be checked on the day or before if you submit a substitute form (which can be found in the event guide)

All substitutes need to be declared at least 120 mins before the individual event, ideally much sooner. 

Please note the exceptional withdrawal procedure for the following:

Men and Women’s Long Jump – Friday 5.30pm

Men’s Pole Vault – Friday 5.30pm

Women’s Pole Vault – Saturday 4.00pm

Start lists will be on the boards by end of that days

Entry rejections will be published on the 9 Feburary 2022 on the BUCS Website under the event guide tab. 

• No late entries will be accepted regardless of reason.
• Any entry without a Po10 link (or equivalent) will be rejected - Students will have until 13:00pm 10th February 2022 to email [email protected] with a power of 10 link or equivalent to have a chance at being accepted into the competition.
• Entries that do not meet an Entry Standard will be rejected.
• Entries without a BP achieved between 31 October 2018 and the 25 January 2022 inclusive
• Entries without a BP submitted may be rejected.

Substitutions and Withdrawals Procedure

1.  Withdrawal deadline is 90 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH EVENT before the start of event.
2. The substitution deadline is 120 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH EVENT. Team captains must complete a withdrawal/substitution form and submit this to the Withdrawals and Substitutions Desk by this time. 
3. The 90 and 120 minute deadline will be judged from the clock on the Registration Desk.
4. Substitutions can only be made from the list of reserves submitted to BUCS by institutions electronically prior to the event or with an individual who has already been entered into another event and is listed elsewhere in the programme.
5. Substitutes must have an eligible BP within the last 3 years, i.e. between 31 October 2018 and the 25 January 2022 inclusive, for the event they are to be substituted into and will be checked on the day. Standards and permitted performances will also apply to substitutions.
6. Following the closure of entries and any subsequent checking of BPs, athletes on the reserve list will not be allowed to be substituted into an event from which they have previously been rejected if the reason for rejection was failing to provide a BP within the last 3 years, i.e. between 31 October 2018 and the 25 January 2022 inclusive, failing to provide a Po10 link (or equivalent results link) or not meeting the required standard for the 3000m, Pole Vault or Triple Jump.
7. Athletes rejected as not meeting the 3rd/4th qualifying standard may be substituted back into the same event providing there are less than 2 athletes from the same institution in the event - the only exception to this is the 3000m, Pole Vault and Triple Jump where the required standard must be met in all cases and must have been achieved between 31 October 2018 and the 25 January 2022 inclusive; these substitutions will be checked on receipt of the substitution form.
8. The online withdrawal and substitution forms will be live when entries close for this event. They will remain open until midday 12pm on Wednesday 16 February 2022. After this time withdrawals and substitutions must be made in person at the event.
9. Mass withdrawals or substitutions may be submitted via email to Michaela Anthony but must be on an excel sheet. After noon on Wednesday 16 February 2022 withdrawals and substitutions must be made in person at the event.

For substitutions, please title the columns with the following:

• Event
• Gender
• Institution
• Race # Out
• First Name Out
• Last Name Out
• Race # In
• First Name In
• Last Name In
• BP
• Power of 10 Link

For withdrawals, please title the columns with the following:

• Event
• Race #
• Institution
• First Name
• Last Name 
• Gender

Important to note: 

Entry standards will apply to any substitutions. Following the closure of entries and any subsequent checking of Best Performances, athletes on the reserve list will not be allowed to be substituted into an event from which they have previously been rejected if the reason for rejection was failing to provide a Best Performance within the last 3 years, failing to provide a Power of 10 link (or equivalent results link) or not meeting the required standard where standards are necessary.