The nature of a competition is defined by the Competition Regulations in each case.

1.03. Competitions must be classified and provided for in the calendar of competitions.

2.10. Each exercise takes place on one day, without breaks between the sets. An exercise can be carried out to the formula ¹/₂ (5 sets of 3 knives) in one or two rounds.

2.11. Men compete in all types of exercises except N(K)-1.

Women compete in the following exercises: N(K)-1; N(S)-1; N(K)-3; N(S)-3; N(S)-4;

Juniors compete in the following exercises: N(K)-1; N(D)-1; N(S)-1; N(S)-2;; N(K)-3; N(S)-4, to the formula N¹/₂.

Young people and children compete in the following exercises: N(K)-1; N(S)-1, to the formula ¹/₂.

2.12. A competition programme can include one or more types of exercises. The order in which they are carried out must comply with the figure index.

4.03. Competition participants should bring their own knives (no less than 3), of the required type.

4.04. Knives are inspected by a technical to ensure that they meet the standards.

Note. Knives which have been inspected and meet the standards are marked and kept in special premises, in separate coffers (packets), labelled with their owners' details, and are given out at the end of the draw together with participants' numbers.

4.05. An organisation's demand for its members to participate in competitions must be in accordance with the established form (see appendix 1,2) and must include the signatures, accompanied by official stamps, of the head of the organisation, the team leader or the competing sportsperson, the trainer and a doctor, all of whom must affirm that the participants have been adequately prepared for the competition. The doctor's signature should include: "Admitted". The doctor's signature and stamp are placed on the list against the surname of each participant.

4.06. Candidates are admitted by a credentials committee (the composition of which is approved by the organisation that is running the competition). The credentials committee includes:

• a representative of the organisation which is running the competition;

• the main referee or his deputy;

• the main secretary or his deputy;

• the main doctor;

• a knife expert;

• members of the committee who check that the application forms and documents of the participants comply with the Competition Regulations.

4.07. In contentious cases, the head of the organisation running the competition carries responsibility for the admittance of participants.

4.08. Sportsmen are able to participate in an older age group if their doctor and trainer allow.

4.09. In each competition a sportsperson may participate only in one age group.

5.02. Each participant has the right:

a) to speak to the referees with urgent questions concerning the execution of exercises;
b) in individual competitions, to appeal to the main board of referees if they feel that the referee's decision or behaviour break the competition rules of behaviour or the Competition Regulations;
c) to change knives during knife-throwing, but always using ones that have been inspected by the technical committee, and letting the referee by the throwing area know about the change;
d) to seek medical help from a doctor, informing the referee in their throwing section about this.

6.03 .The team representative has the right:

a) to change his team's participation in accordance with the Regulations;
b) to be present at the draw (which takes place to determine the order of competing)
c) to have information on all questions about the procedure and results of competitions;
d) to make remarks and participate in discussions at the meetings of referees and representatives;
e) to present appeals (protests) that are based on the current Regulations.

6.04. The team representative must not:

a) interfere in the work of the referees and the organizers of the competition;
b) be a referee in a competition in which he is also a team representative;
c) give any instructions to the participants during the exercises.

The application form must be signed by the leader of the organisation on behalf of which the sportsperson is participating and by the team representatives, and stamped with the official stamp (U.1).

7.02. At the competition sportsmen must have with them tickets stating their class, filled in according to the standard form.

The main referee has the right:

a) to cancel or postpone the competition, or to change the period of time over which it is carried out, if it would otherwise be impossible to carry it out in accordance with the regulations (owing to weather conditions or equipment);
b) to dismiss referees who do not fulfil their duties or who break competition rules;
c) to disqualify participants or officials who deliberately break competition rules or disrupt the general order.

8.05. The deputy referee supervises the preparation of the place where the competition is to be carried out. The senior referee for the throwing sector, the senior referee for the stand (the throwing lines), the senior information officer and the manager of the competition carry out their preparatory work under his leadership.

The deputy referee must:

a) ensure that the area and sectors are ready for the competition;
b) before the beginning of the competition, ensure that the different referees are in their correct places, and give them appropriate badges;
c) run the work of the judiciary personnel and their supporting staff during the competition;
d) organise the referees' table of work;
e) supervise the use of the warning system, and the activities of photojournalists and journalists (in the sectors);

In the absence of the main referee the deputy takes his place and has his rights.

8.06. The main secretary is responsible for organising the work of the secretariat. The secretariat is made up of the secretaries who work in the main secretariat and the senior secretaries of the sectors and their assistants.

The main secretary must:

a) obtain from the organisation which is organising the competition: book-keeping forms, stationary, appropriate badges for the referees, officials, journalists and photojournalists, and numbers for the participants and targets;
b) obtain forms indicating team members and tables of the highest records achieved by the sportsmen from the representatives of teams taking part in the competition;
c) carry out the draw for order of play, enter it in the record of proceedings (one stand at a time, and in alphabetical order), produce an adequate number of copies of it, and give them out to the participants' representatives;
d) during the competition, run the work of the secretaries of sectors and provide the senior information officer with the necessary materials and updates on the proceedings;
e) at the end of each exercise in the competition, obtain the first copies of personal knife-throwing record cards from the senior secretaries, organise checks for them, define the places occupied by individuals and teams, update the record of proceedings and make an adequate number of copies of it;
f) prepare materials for the meetings of the board of referees, take minutes of the meetings, and prepare the records of individuals and teams for confirmation by the board of referees;
g) give out badges to guests, journalists, photojournalists and members of the board of referees;
h) prepare the official documents, medals and prizes for the award ceremony;
i) within 3 days, give the organisation which is organising the competition (together with the main referee and his deputies) a record of the proceedings and other materials confirmed by the board of referees, and gather in valuables (referees' badges, participants' numbers etc.).

8.07. The main secretary of the knife-throwing sector collects information as it becomes available about the results of the competition.

The senior secretary of the sector must:

a) prepare knife-throwing record cards (Fig. 2);
b) create lists of the results of individual and team competitions;
c) provide the senior information officer with information as it becomes available;
d) after the competition at different distances, check the results on personal record cards and enter them in the sportsmen's personal accounts.

Depending on the number of participants, helpers may be appointed to the senior secretary.

8.08. The leader of the knife-throwing sector oversees the throwing of knives (according to the rules), with the help of visual signals (a screen, a flag etc.) and a whistle.

The responsibilities of the leader of the knife-throwing sector include:

a) organising and carrying out together with senior referees test series of knife-throwing by the participants on the day before the competition;
b) introducing and supervising safety measures which he considers necessary;
c) ensuring that sportsmen take part in their allocated order and observe the time limits set for the exercises.

The timekeeper helps the leader of the knife-throwing sector.

8.09. The timekeeper at the edge of the throwing area:

a) carries out technical checks on sportsmen's equipment before the competition and during the exercises;
b) checks that participants observe time limits and order of entering the throwing area;
c) if participants violate a time limit or order of competing, or commit similar faults, informs the secretariat of the code of the guilty sportsperson, so that his results can be adjusted accordingly;
d) ensures that order is maintained at the edge of the throwing area and in the neutral zone;
e) informs the leader of the sector if a participant needs to have a "re-throw" for technical reasons.

8.10. The senior linesman in the stand is responsible for the organisation of work on the lines of the stand.

The senior linesman in the stand must:

a) check the preparation of the lines of the stand (the arrangement and technical condition of the stand, the markings, sizes and hanging of targets);
b) oversee the work of the referees at the targets (the count referees);
c) check that results are recorded correctly on personal record cards and that check the marking of attempts on targets.

8.11. The linesman in the stand must:

a) ensure that the knife-throwing exercises are carried out in the correct order and in accordance with the rules and that safety measures are observed;
b) be next to each sportsperson on the line throughout the throwing exercises;
c) issue warnings and announce penalty points if rules are broken (see 11.03, 11.09);
d) in the event of situations described in 11.18, go into the neutral zone with the competitor in order to call the senior linesman in the stand.

8.12. The referee at the stand (the count referee) must:

a) under the supervision of the senior linesman in the stand, take part in the preparation of the stand and the targets for the competition;
b) ensure that the results of the knife-throwing exercises are determined exactly and that two copies (one a carbon copy) of participants' record cards are filled in correctly;
c) make a note of and mark all holes in the targets;
d) call the senior linesman in the stand to make a final decision about holes where there is any dispute;
e) at the end of the exercises, give the original copies of the filled-in results cards, signed by himself and the sportsmen, to the senior secretary of the sector. (Sportsmen keep the carbon copy of the results cards.)

8.13. The senior information officer is responsible for informing participants, spectators and representatives of the press in good time about conditions of the competition, the way in which it is developing, and the results.

The senior information officer must:

a) have a good knowledge of the conditions and programme of the competition in question and of the records of competitors' best achievements (national, continental and international);
b) organise a visible showing of the competition results (a table indicating the leaders of the competition and a table of personal and team results).

The information must be accessible to all spectators. Therefore, when results are being announced on the radio and shown on the screen, it is necessary to announce the code of the stand on which the exercises are taking place, and the republic (or town), country and society which the participant represents.

The senior information officer is given an appropriate number of assistants, who work under his leadership.

8.14. The competition's doctor is part of the board of referees when it is necessary to assist the main referee on medical questions. He carries out medical checks at the competitions, is a member of the credentials committee, and organises necessary medical services.

8.15. The leaders of the competition's board of referees (the main referee or his deputy, the main secretary, the leader of the throwing sector and the senior linesman in the stand) must arrive at the place of the competition in good time (2 days before it begins), in order to check that the equipment and place are ready, and to organise and oversee test series of throws and the draw for order of play.

8.16. The competition manager helps the board of referees at the place where the competition is being held. The manager is responsible for supplying the competition equipment and setting it out in the appropriate places. The manager does all his work under the instructions of the main referee or his deputy. An appropriate number of assistants and technicians help the manager with his preparatory work.

8.17. The main referee and the board of referees do not have the right to abolish or change points of the competition regulations. The decisions of the board of referees can be overturned by the organisation which appointed it, or by the appropriate federation, only if the board of referees breaks the competition rules.

8.18. Referees cannot simultaneously referee and take part in competitions, or give technical assistance to participants during competitions.

8.19. While carrying out their duties, referees must wear badges, provided by the organisers of the competition.

8.20. The senior referees must be qualified to referee at least on a national level.

8.21. The amount of people on the board of referees depends on the number of competitors and the type of competition.

11.14. Once a sportsman has signed his results card, he does not have the right to say to the board of referees that he has been awarded an incorrect number of points.

11.15. Participants are allowed to change a knife while carrying out exercises in the following cases:

a) if in the preceding series the knife was broken or damaged;
b) if the knife was accidentally left by a stand after a sportsman left the targets. No more than 10 spare knives may be used in the exercises. They must all have been checked by the technical credentials committee before the competition.

11.16. If a competitor is late for the exercises then he loses the right to the number of test series that have already been carried out by other sportsmen before his arrival.

11.17. Participants do not have the right to touch the knives and equipment of other competitors without the owners' permission.

11.18. Additional throws occur immediately after the series, with the permission of the main referee by the throwing area.

Additional throws may be allowed in the following cases:

a) if, while the exercises were being carried out, a knife got caught and covered more than 3 zones of the target;
b) if a knife landed on another knife and bounced off it or broke it.

11.19. In order to receive permission to do extra throws, in the situations described in 11.18 a) and b), a sportsman must go into the neutral zone and lift his hand above his head to call the senior referee to the throwing area.

13.06. Participants in the competition have full responsibility for any accident which occurs as a result of their breaking competition rules.

13.07. The leader of the throwing sector is responsible for ensuring that safety measures are observed during the competition.

Knives must be certified as household items, not cold weaponry. The blade must have the sign of the Unifight Federation and the stamp of the producer on it.

16.03. If sportsmen cut or injure their wrists, they are allowed to use plasters and bandages, as long as these do not fix the wrist joint in one place.

16.04. Knives may be marked by competitors, as long as the "marking" does not alter the weight or balance of the blade.

16.05. While at the throwing ring during competitions, sportsmen must wear comfortable sports suits. In team competitions members of each team should wear the same uniform. All participants must wear sports shoes during the competition. In bad weather sportsmen may wear sports clothes appropriate to the season, an anorak and boots. Each sportsman's number, which he was allocated during the draw, must be on his back and clearly visible.

17.11. International records are registered if there were no fewer than 2 referees of international rank and 2 of national rank in the board of referees. In international championships this is not necessary.

17.12. A national record is registered if there were no fewer than 2 referees of national rank and 2 of regional rank on the board of referees.

17.13. Documents establishing records should be sent by the organisation running the competition to a higher sports organisation no later than 14 days after the record was made.

Knife throwing
Name of the competition
Exercise code date
Name
Series
Hits penalties points for series total points
Results of exercise
Sportsman's signature:
Judge's signature:

From
Team
Competition
Name
Year of birth
Sports title
Society
Town
Doctor's permission
Signature of team leader (representative):
Coach's signature:

Line of stands
Neutral zone
Waiting zone
Spectators' area
Symbols:
Platform for the leader of the throwing sector
Place for the timekeeper
Stand for throwing
Throwing border

Name of the competition
Place of the competition
Time of the competition
Group
Exercise
Stand, code, name, organisation, year of birth, sports title, series, total points, place, comments
Signature of main referee:
Signature of main secretary: