12. Sports events

For both transplantees and dialysis patients the same competitions are offered. Valuation will be applied for both categories.

In doubles events, if the members of a team are in different age groups, the team will be classified in the fairer age group. If one of the players is a junior and the team would normally be assigned to the junior category, it will play in the adult category.

Dialysis and transplanted athletes can play together in double teams.

12.1 Track and Field

• 8 lanes, 400m running track
• Starters
• Timekeeper for each track (or electronic time measuring)
• Field Judges
• *) Weights of the shots:

• **) Weights of the ball: men: 200 g / women: 80 g
• Tournament will be governed by International Amateur Athletics Federation rules, except as modified herein.

12.2 Swimming

• 25 or 50m pool
• preferably with 8 lanes
• Starter
• Timekeeper and judges for each lane (or electronic time measuring) measuring
• eight fastest times to final
• The event will be governed by Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) rules, except as modified herein.

12.3 Tennis

• 8 games matches to semi-finals
• Tie break (12 points) at 7 games all
• Best of 3 sets for semi-finals and finals
• Equipment: Players provide own rackets. Balls will be provided.
• Tournament will be governed by International Tennis Federation rules, except as modified herein.

12.4 Table tennis

• Best of 5 games to 11
• Round robin in the elimination.
• At least 10 tables
• One referee per table
• Competitors must provide own paddles. Competitors must wear court shoes and dark shirts. Balls will be provided.
• Tournament will be governed by International Table Tennis Federation rules, except as modified herein.

12.5 Badminton

• Best of 3 games to 15. Round robin in the elimination
• At least 6 courts
• Referee for each courts
• Shuttlecocks will be provided. Racquets will not be provided; every competitor must bring his own.
• Tournament will be governed by International Badminton Federation rules, except as modified herein.

12.6 Bowling

• 4 game competition
• At least 8 lines
• Events are men’s and women’s singles, and men’s and women’s pairs.
• Tournament will be governed by World Tenpin Bowling Association rules, except as modified herein.
• There will be a four games series in the singles competition and a four games series in the pairs competition. The highest combined score in each competition is the winner.

12.7 Volleyball

• One team per county where transplant and dialyzed play together. At least one female player must be on court at all times during the match.
• If there are not enough players to form a national team, team managers collect names of people interested from their country and submit them to the LOC before the games begin. There should be provision for at least one multi-national team to form and to participate.  Participation in the volleyball competition counts as one of the maximum five events.
• The first round will be played as a "round-robin" where each team in a group plays against each other team in the group. The top team(s) in each group will then progress to the knock-out stages, which will use standard seeding procedures. The first round will be games of two sets to 25; rally scoring, win by 2 or first team to 27. Ties between teams are broken by considering the scores of the sets. The team with the best ratio of points scored divided by points lost is the winner. The bracketed playoff round will be the best two of three games, games to 25 points, rally scoring, win by 2 or first team to 27. Third games, if needed, to 15 points.
• Tournament will be governed by Federation International de Volleyball rules, except as modified herein.

12.8 CYCLING

• 5 kilometer (circa) closed course time trial: The winner in each age group will be the individual with the lowest elapsed time. Juniors are permitted to compete in the 5 km event.
• 20 kilometer (circa) road race: Some age group races will be combined in the interest of competition, but it is recommended that no race contain more than 25 athletes. Juniors are not permitted to compete in the 20 km event.
• Bicycles will not be available for rent; you must bring your own. Helmets must be worn. Bicycles must be in a safe and rideable condition. There will be a mandatory safety inspection for all competitors. Aerobars are not permitted.
• The event will be governed by International Cycling Union rules, except as modified herein.

12.9 Golf

• Golfers will compete in an 18-hole stroke-play individual tournament.
• Medals will be warded in both low gross and low net divisions. Ties will be resolved by ranking the holes by difficulty and then comparing the scores one at a time until the tie is broken.
• To compete in the net division, acceptable proof of handicap must be submitted— there will be no exceptions. To be acceptable, the certification must be during the previous three months and must be from a recognized authority. A handicap of up to 25 for both men and women will be allowed.
• Players to provide own clubs.
• Further regulations are dependent of the local golf course.

12.10 Darts

• Both men’s and women’s singles and triple mix matches. In the single events opening score from 301. For team play the opening score is increased to 501.
• The first to reduce their score exactly to zero is the winner. If greater score is thrown then is required to reduce the remaining score exactly to zero, then none of the three darts count for that throw and the score remains as it was before that particular throw was taken.
• Competitors must provide the own darts and must wear sport court and shoes
• It is a single elimination tournament with matches being a best of three legs.
• Tournament will be governed by international World Darts Federation rules, except the modifications herein.