Derbyshire Athletics

Technical Officials

Athletics is one of the sports where the number of Technical Officials needed to run a race is greater than the number of competitors.

To hold a 100 metre sprint race with 8 athletes, 20 Technical Officials are required:

•   Starter
•   Marksman
•   5 Track Judges
•   5 Time Keepers
•   5 Photo Finish Judges
•   2 Seeders
•   1 Announcer

and the list increases for international and televised events.

Where do all these people come from, do they get paid, are they trained and how can an athletics competition be financially viable?

The Technical Officials are all volunteers, parents, friends who have received training from our governing body. 

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