(a) Upon application to the Competition Committee at an event, an allowance may be considered for a competitor with a permanent limiting disability, but only if there is no disadvantage to other competitors in the event.
(b) The decision of the Competition Committee shall be final and shall not be subject to protest.
Note 1: This section is not to assist competitors who have suffered an injury. The section is intended to assist members with a permanent limiting disability to participate in SLSA competition.
Note 2: This section is also not intended in the normal course to assist competitors with, say, replacement knees or hips and/or muscle and/or joint injuries and/or dilapidations etc. by allowing runners in events. Such competitors must accept that their capacity may be limited by life events but does not qualify for allowances
Note 3: It is clarified that an undertaking given by a team or individual that a runner will not overtake another competitor or simply maintain their relative place in a race is not regarded as eliminating a disadvantage to other competitors in the event.
(c) SLSA may also conduct specific inclusive/adaptive events. See Section 2.2.1 for conduct of designated events for such members. Also refer Section 12 for the processes for supplementary rules for conducting inclusive/adaptive events.