Terms and Conditions – Standard Chartered Hanoi Marathon Heritage Race 2024
Terms and Conditions
Standard Chartered Hanoi Marathon – Heritage Race
Abbreviations:
OC: Organizing Committee
Runner: participating athlete
COT (Cut-off time): The time limit to complete a distance of the race.
BIB: The number of a participating runner.
Sub-: Achieving a record shorter than a time threshold.
DNF: Did Not Finish (race)
DQ: Disqualification
N/A: Not Applicable
ARTICLE 1: NAME OF THE RACE AND PURPOSE
1.1. Race Name:
• Vietnamese Name: Standard Chartered Marathon Di sản Hà Nội 2024.
• English Name: Standard Chartered Hanoi Marathon – Heritage Race.
• Abbreviation: SCHM-HR
1.2. Purpose:
• Standard Chartered Hanoi Marathon – Heritage Race is a cultural and sports activity that contributes to widely promoting domestically and internationally the image of the beautiful country and Vietnamese people, the image of the thousand-year-old capital, attracting more and more domestic and foreign athletes and tourists to Hanoi, contributing to the development of tourism and socio-economics of the capital, promoting international exchanges in the field of sports.
• Standard Chartered Hanoi Marathon – Heritage Race contributes to the development of the sports training movement in general, training in long-distance running in particular, improving the health of the community, contributing to the development of strong Vietnamese people’s physique, combining the promotion of the cultural, historical and revolutionary traditions of the capital through the running route through the old quarter connecting many famous heritages.
• Standard Chartered Hanoi Marathon – Heritage Race provides a platform for professional runners, non-professional runners and running enthusiasts to compete at international standards, improve their personal achievements, and gradually meet the criteria for participating in SEA Games, continental and world marathons.
• Standard Chartered Hanoi Marathon – Heritage Race should step by step enhance its scale, professionalism, and international integration to establish its brand at the national and international levels, bringing its standards on par with international standards.
ARTICLE 2: DATE, VENUE, AND DISTANCES
2.1. Race Date: Announced on the General Information
2.2. Venue:
• Start / Finish line: Announced on the General Information
• Race track : Announced on the General Information
ARTICLE 3: ELIGIBILITY
3.1. Marathon Distance of 42.195 km
3.1.1. Age Eligibility
Runners competing in the marathon distance must be at least 16 years old, the age eligibility is announced on the General Information. Runners athletes under or above this age eligibility but found to participate in the marathon will be disqualified (DQ) and removed from the race.
3.1.2. Categories: Elite and Recreational
The marathon distance is divided into two categories: Elite (considered for the final prize) and Recreational (considered for age group prize) with separate prize structures (refer to Article 7).
3.1.3. Elite Runner Standards
3.1.3.1. The subjects of Elite athletes are announced specifically each year at Elite Runner Standards, are determined as follows:– Elite runners are professional Vietnamese runners listed by the National Athletics Federation, including: Professional athletes are required to register for the Elite system, not allowed to register for the Amateur system. If that athlete registers for the Amateur system, their competition results will be revoked (DQ) and will not be considered for the award. Professional Vietnamese athletes include:
+ Runners in the National Athletics Team’s roster for the last year;
+ Runners who participated in the national championship, provincial and district teams in the two previous years.– Recreational male or female runners, Vietnamese or foreign nationals, registered for the Full Marathon category in the Elite group, and meet the Elite standards of the Standard Chartered Hanoi Marathon – Heritage Race :
+ Men’s standard: Full Marathon sub 3:00 or Half Marathon sub 1:25
+ Women’s standard: Full Marathon sub 3:00 or Half Marathon sub 1:403.1.3.3. Qualifying marathons: Domestic or overseas FM or HM, within the time period specifically announced on the General Information but ensuring that one of the following criteria is met:
– Races certified by AIMS; or
– Races organized under the supervision of the Vietnam Athletics Federation; or
– National Marathon Championship and Tien Phong newspaper long-distance race.
3.1.4. Recreational Athlete Standards
3.1.4.1. Qualifications: All runners who do not fall under Article 3.1.2 above and adhere to the rules and regulations of the competition will be registered under the Recreational category.
3.1.4.2. Runners who have been included in the Elite category list will not be considered for the Recreational category, and they will not be eligible for prices according to the Recreational prize structure.
3.1.4.3. Recreational runners will be grouped by age as follows:+ a. Under-30-age group
+ b. Age group between 30-39
+ c. Age group between 40-49
+ d. Age group of 50 and older
3.1.4.4. The OC reserves the right to request runners to provide their national ID card or personal identification documents for age verification before awarding the age group prizes.
3.2. Half Marathon Distance of 21.1 km
3.2.1. Age Eligibility
HM runners must be at least 16 years old, the age eligibility is announced on the General Information. Runners athletes under or above this age eligibility but found to participate in the marathon will be disqualified (DQ) and removed from the race.
3.2.2. Prizes
Runners in the HM distance will be eligible for both overall and age group prizes.
3.2.2.1. Any runner registered for the half marathon, who does not violate the competition rules, meets the criteria for overall awards.
3.2.2.2. Runners will be grouped by age as follows:+ a. Under-30-age group
+ b. Age group between 30-39
+ c. Age group between 40-49
+ d. Age group of 50 and older
3.2.2.3. The OC reserves the right to request runners to provide their national ID card or personal identification documents for age verification before awarding age group prizes.
3.3. 10-km Distance
3.3.1. Age Eligibility
Runners in the 10-km distance must be at least 14 years old. The age eligibility is announced on the General Information. Runners athletes under or above this age eligibility but found to participate in the marathon will be disqualified (DQ) and removed from the race.
3.3.2. Prizes
Runners in the HM distance will be eligible for both overall and age group prizes.
3.4. 5-km Distance
3.4.1. Age Eligibility
The 5-km distance: Runners aged 10 and older. The age eligibility is announced on the General Information. Runners athletes under or above this age eligibility but found to participate in the marathon will be disqualified (DQ) and removed from the race.
3.4.2. The OC reserves the right to request runners to provide their national ID card or personal identification documents (birth certificates for children) for age verification before awarding age group prizes.3.5. Under-5km Distance for children
3.5.1. The running distance and age eligibility of participants will be determined and announced by the Organizing Committee annually.
3.5.2. The OC reserves the right to request runners to provide their national ID card or personal identification documents (birth certificates for children) for age verification before awarding age group prizes.
ARTICLE 4: RACE TIMING
4.1. Cut-off time (COT)
Distance Cut-off time (COT)
42KM 6.5h
21KM
3.5h
10KM 2h
5KM 1.5h
4.2. Start and Finish Areas’ Opening and Closing Times
Runners must be present at the start area within the time specified by the OC.
Runners arriving more than 15 minutes late after the Start time will not be allowed into the start area and will be marked as DNS (Did Not Start).
4.3. COT Regulation
4.3.1. All runners must complete the course within the specified COT.
4.3.2. Runners who do not finish each segment within the COT will be marked as DNF (Did Not Finish). They will be stamped with DNF on their BIB, and which will be temporarily collected and returned after the race at the referee’s counter. These runners will be required to leave the race course and will not receive the race completion medal and other items for finishers (If any).
4.3.3. The OC will close the track after the COT for each segment.
4.3.4. All OC services, including but not limited to hydration, medical support, pacers, photography, will conclude after the COT for each segment.
4.3.5. Specific COT for each distance will be announced annually.
ARTICLE 5: TIMING
5.1. Gun Time and Chip Time
5.1.1. Gun Time is the time from the official start signal to when the runner crosses the Finish line chip mat.
5.1.2. Chip Time is the time from when the runner crosses the Start line chip mat to when the runner crosses the Finish line chip mat.
5.2. Timing Regulation
5.2.1. Official race time will be calculated for all runners using Chip Time. The time will be rounded up to the next full second.
5.2.2. Prize time (all prizes as defined in Article 7.1) will be based on Gun Time.
5.2.3. Any inquiries regarding race timing must be submitted to the OC in writing within 24 hours of race completion. In cases of late inquiries, the OC reserves the right to consider the seriousness of the violation before making a decision. In all cases, the OC ‘s decision on the runner’s time is final.
