Annual Cross Country Championships
Rules and Regulations for Cross and Country
1.Each house is required to submit one team per Age-Group category. The requirements for each team are as follows:
| a) Group 1: | Born in year 2006 (maximum of 15 runners) |
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| b) Group 2: | Born in year 2005 (maximum of 15 runners) |
| c) Group 3: | Born in year 2004 (maximum of 15 runners) |
| d) Group 4: | Born in year 2003 (maximum of 15 runners) |
| e) Open Girls: | Born in year 2002 and earlier (maximum of 10 runners) |
| f) Open Boys: | Born in year 2002 and earlier (maximum of 15 runners) |
Distance
- Group 1, 2 and Open Girls will run the 3.2km route while Group 3, 4 and Open Boys will run the 4.8km route.
Scoring
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The positions of top 8 runners from each house in Group 1 to Group 4 and the Open Boys categories will be counted for team placing. For the Open Girls category, the top 5 runners will be counted.
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If a House has less than 8 runners in any of the Boys’ categories or less than 5 runners in the Girls’ category, 1000 penalty points would be added to the Team scoring for every shortfall in the number of runners. For example, if a House has only 6 runners for Group 1 category, a penalty of 2000 points will be added to the Team score for having 2 runners short.
Prizes
- The following will receive medals:
| Individual Award |
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| a) Top 10 positions from each category. |
| Team Award |
| b) Boys – Top 3 Teams will receive 8 medals per Team. |
| c) Girls – Top 3 Teams will receive 5 medals per Team. |
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The closing date for the entries is Friday, 5th July 2019. Do ensure that your participants’ NRICs are keyed in.
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All House Managers are reminded to get their representatives to sign and acknowledge on a registration form that they have signed up for their events. The forms must be kept for reference in case of any dispute.
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You are strongly advised to complete your Open Girls & Open Boys registration before the end of Term 2.