Shot Put - General Rules.

Shot Put - General Rules.

Rules "to hammer, weight, disc and javelin.

1 - The order in which contestants will make their attempts will be drawn by lot.

2 - When more than eight competitors, each competitor has three attempts and the eight competitors who have the
best pitches will have three additional attempts. In case of a tie for eighth place, all tied competitors
entitled to three additional attempts. When there are six or fewer competitors, each competitor will have six pitches.

3 - In all tests throws a circle, the competitor must start their attempt from a position
entirely stopped.

4 - all evidence of throws of a circle, the contestant is allowed to touch the inside of the circle or bulkhead.
Consider attempt will fail if the competitor, after entering the circle and started to make shots, play with any
body part of the top screen, the circle or the ground outside or if, while trying to launch defectively
weight, or hammer hard.

5 - The weight should be thrown from a circle with a diameter of 2.135 meters. In the middle of the circumference of the first half
the circle, it will put a shield strongly stuck to the ground.

6 - The weight should be thrown from the shoulder with one hand only. When the contestant to take a position on the circle
start throwing weight should be very close or touching the chin and the hand can not be brought back in line
shoulders.

7 - All measures should be taken immediately after each pitch. Note: despise half inches, for
example: 10.5 cm is 10cm.

8 - All castings should fall within the lines which limit the angle of 45 °.

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