Amended IAAF Rules and new & updated IAAF Regulations – in force as of 1 May 2011

Monte-Carlo – Amended IAAF Rules and new & updated IAAF Regulations recently approved by IAAF Council have come into force as of 1 May 2011, and have been published on the IAAF Website.

Please click on the following links to download (pdf):

– Amendments:
 
Amendments to IAAF Competition Rules
English & French
                            
– New Regulations:

IAAF Regulations Governing Eligibility of Females with Hyperandrogenism* to Compete in Women's Competition
English & French

Appendix 4: Consensus Statement on Management of Intersex Disorders
English only

Please note to offer as clear as possible an understanding of this complex subject the IAAF has named the panel of the international medical experts (Appendix 1 of the Regulations) and also published detailed explanatory notes.

Explanatory Notes
English & French

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IAAF Regulations Governing Eligibility of Athletes who have Undergone Sex Reassignment** to Compete in Women's Competition
English only

– 2011 Updated Regulations:

IAAF Anti-Doping Regulations
English & French

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IAAF Athletes' Representative Regulations
English only

Appendices 1 to 4 (English only) are available from the publications section

IAAF

* Hyperandrogenism is a term used to describe the excessive production of androgenic hormones (Testosterone).

** Sex reassignment is the modification of a person's biological sex characteristics to those of the opposite sex.