World Combined Events Challenge 2007
Technical Rules

1 General Principles
The IAAF World Combined Events Challenge is an annual event for Decathlon (Men) and Heptathlon (Women).

2 Scoring
2.1 The scoring opportunities will be:
World Combined Events Permit Meetings (as listed in the Combined Events Challenge Calendar page of the IAAF Outdoor Handbook 2007)
2.2 The following conditions must be respected so that the scoring can be taken into
account:
i) a full automatic timing system must be in operation;
ii) at least six doping controls, three for men and three for women shall be carried out
iii) the Meetings must respect the IAAF Advertising Rules and Regulations

3 Ranking
Ranking will be based on the addition of the best totals achieved by one Athlete in any three
of the competitions listed under 2.1.

4 Awards
Prize money will be awarded as follows:-

Place Award
1st US$ 30,000
2nd US$ 20,000
3rd US$ 15,000
4th US$ 10,000
5th US$ 8,000
6th US$ 7,000
7th US$ 6,000
8th US$ 5,000

Calendar 2007

May 2007

Sat 5 Sun 6		20th Multistars		Desenzano (ITA)

Sat 26 Sun 27		33rd Hypo-Meeting		Götzis (AUT)

June 2007

Sat 2 Sun 3		10th Meeting International d'Arles		Arles (FRA)

Sat 16 Sun 17		10th Ruhrgas DLV Mehrkampfmeet		Ratingen (GER)

September 2007

Sat 22 Sun 23		Decastar		Talence (FRA)