7 January 2010 - Clarification on new age groups and Youth Olympic Games

Clarification on new age groups and Youth Olympic Games Lausanne - 7 January 2010 The FITA Congress decided in September that as of 1 January 2010 the following changes are in place which are valid for all competitions shot under FITA Rules: 4.2.3      An athlete may participate in a Cadet Class in tournaments when the competition takes place up to and in the year of his 17th birthday. For 2010 this means anyone born on 1 January 1993 or later. 4.2.4      An athlete may participate in a Junior Class in tournaments when the competition takes place up to and in the year of his 20th birthday.              For 2010 this means anyone born on 1 January 1990 up until 31 December 1992 (or later if a Cadet wishes to compete as Junior) This is also valid for all world records as of 1 January 2010. This means the current world records can now be broken by older athletes (for example, 17-year-old cadets will be able to break the old cadet records that were set under the previous age-group restriction of 16 years).  For the Youth Olympic Games, the only athletes eligible for the Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010 are the athletes born between 1 January 1992 and 31 December 1993. These are also the only athletes eligible to compete in the remaining Continental Qualifiers in Africa, USA and Europe. For 2010 these qualification tournaments will be shot on a 70m Round (or the equivalent FITA Round) followed by an Olympic Round at 70m. For the next edition of the Youth Olympic Games, FITA will discuss the age group with the IOC based on the evaluation of Singapore. Tom DIELEN, FITA Secretary General