Relays

Events

U8: 4x70m shuttle relay for both boys and girls
U9 to U16: 4x100m and 4x200m for both boys and girls in each age group
U17: 4x100m and 4x200m for both boys and girls, and mixed boys/girls

Combined Mixed Swedish Medley of 1x100m, 1x300m, 1x200m, 1x400m in the following divisions: U9 to U11, U12 to U14, U15 to U17
Each Combined Mixed team must have at least one boy and one girl, and at least one athlete must be from an age group below the top age group for the event

Mums: 4x100m relay
Dads: 4x100m relay

Field Relays

Four events are provided for each team – Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put and Discus
U9 to U17: Available for both boys and girls teams in each age group

The following rules apply in addition to the standard rules for track events.

• In relay races, the baton must be passed within the changeover zone. The passing of the baton is completed at
  the moment it is in the hand of the receiving runner only. Within the change-over zone, it is only the position of
  the baton that is decisive and not the position of the body or limbs of the athlete.
• If the baton is dropped during the event, the athlete who dropped it must be the one to recover it. If the
  wrong athlete retrieves the baton, the team will only be disqualified if a material advantage is gained. (Note
  that it is the Track Referee who makes this decision, so the yellow flag must be raised by the changeover
  marshal.)
• Athletes should remain in their lanes after changes. Wilful impeding leads to disqualification.
• In events in which the first part of the race is run in lanes, athletes, after completing this part, are free to take
  up any position on the track.
• In proceeding from a heat to a final, the composition of a team cannot be altered except with the permission of the competition Meet Manager, who shall grant approval only in the case of injury or illness.
• The order of running can be changed between the heats and the final.
• For the 4x100m event, members of a team, other than the first runner, may commence running not more than
  10m outside the take-over zone. This area is known as the acceleration zone and is denoted by a distinctive
  mark.
• For the 4x200m and Medley events, athletes must start from a stationary position wholly inside the changeover
  zone (ie not touching or beyond the lines that mark the change-over zone).
• For changeovers that do not occur in lanes, the athletes should be marshalled to a position 1-2 metres forward
  of the start of the changeover to reduce the possibility of stepping back over the line.