Regulations

CATEGORIES	CODES	YEARS OF BIRTH	AGE
Seniors	SE	1983 and before	Under 40
Masters	V1	From 1982 to 1973	From 40 to 49
	V2	From 1972 to 1963	From 50 to 59
	V3	1962 and before	60 and more

2- The ranking lists will be available free of charge 24 hours after the race on the Marathon website: www.marathon.comar.tn.

ARTICLE 5. The « Kids Marathon »

A race for children between 7 and 14 years old called "Kids Marathon" shall be organized. Its departure will be at the Avenue Med V, just after the departure of the three races (race for all, half marathon and marathon). No ranking shall be taken into account for this race.

Nevertheless, prizes will be awarded to the first 3 runners as an incentive. Children can only be registered by their parents/guardians under whose authority they will participate in the race. Therefore, children remain under the responsibility of their guardians before, during and after the race.

ARTICLE 6. REGISTRATION

1- Registrations are open online at www.marathon.comar.tn until Sunday 20/11/2022.

2- Registrations are open at the registration office office at the headquarters of COMAR, Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Imm. COMAR-Tunis, from November 21 to December 02, 2022 (working days) from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and on Saturday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm (the offices are closed on Sundays and holidays).

3- Registration fees: shall apply only to the Marathon and Half-Marathon. Two payment options are available: online by credit card or by e-dinar card and at the cash desk at our registration office COMAR.

3-1- Registration fees for the Marathon and Half-Marathon / participant::

a- Online payment:

• 10 DT for Tunisians, foreigners resident in Tunisia and for clubs not affiliated to the FTA.
• 10 euros for foreigners not resident in Tunisia.
• Free of charge for associations and clubs affiliated to the Tunisian Athletics Federation (FTA).

b- Payment at the registration office COMAR:

• 15DT for an individual registration and for clubs not affiliated to the FTA.
• Free of charge for associations and clubs affiliated to the Tunisian Athletics Federation (FTA).

3-2 For the race for all and the Kids Marathon, participation can be either free or paid for the environmental cause.

The runners who choose to participate in the environmental cause of this edition may pay their race numbers (amount of their choosing) and the amount of their participation shall be converted into number of trees: 1 Dinar collected = 1 Tree planted.

The payment can be done online or at the registration desk.

The funds collected through participation in all races (Marathon, Half-Marathon, race for all and kids-Marathon) shall be invested in reforestation of areas devastated by fires, in partnership with "Tounes Clean Up" association.

All registrations being irrevocable and final, no refunds shall be made in case of registration error, disqualification for medical reasons, unavailability, ...

No transfer of registration shall be authorized for any reason whatsoever.

4- Minors between 15 and 18 years old can only be registered under the authority of their clubs, their school or another official structure or with the written authorization of their guardians.

5- The delivery of the race numbers shall take place from November 21 to December 02, 2022 (working days) at our office at the headquarters of COMAR, Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Imm. COMAR-Tunis from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm (the office is closed on Sundays and holidays).

Each participant (or his guardian) shall be required to sign an undertaking when receiving race numbers.

6- Clubs and associations:

6-1- Clubs and associations affiliated to the FTA: may register online or by sending or presenting a list of names of the participating athletes with their dates of birth, gender, license and CIN numbers, by mail (letter, fax: 71 257 424, E-mail : marathon@comar.tn)or by going to the registration office. A copy of the license and CIN of each participant shall be attached to the lists.

The COMAR marathon undertaking is not required at the time of registration for clubs and associations affiliated to the Tunisian Athletics Federation (FTA).

6-2-Clubs not affiliated to the FTA:can register by sending or presenting a list of names of the participating athletes with indication of their dates of birth, gender, numbers of the identification, by mail (letter, fax: : 71 257 424,E-mail : marathon@comar.tn)or by going to the registration office. A copy of the CIN of each participant shall be attached to the lists.

A COMAR marathon undertaking signed by each participant (or his/her guardian) shall be required for registration.

In any case, the race numbers must be collected from the registration office between November 21 and December 02, 2022.

7- The maximum number of people to be registered per race shall be limited as follows:

8-The Organizing Committee shall reserve the right to close the registrations before December 02, 2022.and this, as soon as the above limits are reached.

9- In order to take part in the races, each runner shall be required to have proper clothing and footwear:

• A clean outfit, designed and worn so as not to offend, nor shall it obstruct the vision of the judges in any way.
• Shoes not constructed in such a way as to give the athletes any additional unfair assistance.

Each runner shall be required to wear the race number on the stomach.

Participants in the Marathon (42,195Km) and Half Marathon (21,1Km) shall be running wearing jerseys equipped with electronic chips.

In order for the chip to be detected on the time-keeping strip, the latter shall be installed at the start, finish and intermediate lines, and the runners shall undertake:

• Not to fold or crumple their race numbers from the time they receive it until the end of the race.
• Not to peel off the bands.
• If wearing a jacket over their race numbers, to open while passing over the time-keeping strip
• To pass under the arch for the finish and the start as an absolute necessity.

ARTICLE 7. Start of the races

1- The departure of the Marathon shall be set at 8:00 am. The Race for All and the Half Marathon shall be set at 8:15 am while the Kids Marathon shall depart at 8:20 am at the level of the Avenue Mohamed V near Place 14 Janvier (14 of January Square).

2- Competitors shall be required to gather at the starting point at 7:00 am for the Race for All, the Half Marathon and the Marathon and at 7:30 am for the "Kids Marathon".

3- A warm-up session shall be scheduled for all participants between 7:00 and 7:45 am, at the Terre-plein central of the 14th January Square.

In case of failure of the timing system "chip-mounted race numbers" on the day of the Marathon, it will be proceeded to the registration of the runners and to their call for departure: Any participant, not registered at the departure, shall be disqualified.

4- The call for the start will take place between 7:00 and 7:45.

ARTICLE 8. Refreshment and sponging

1- Refreshment stations: every 5 km at least and at the finish.

2-Sponge stations: from 7,5 km and between the refreshment stations.

ARTICLE 9. Control, safety and medical surveillance

1- To ensure the regular progress of the race, checkpoints shall be set up along the entire route.

2- Race stewards and security services, endowed with distinctive signs, shall ensure compliance with the rules.

3- Referees, endowed with distinctive signs, shall be appointed by the FTA. Their decisions shall be final and irrevocable.

4- Medical surveillance shall be provided:

• By ambulances on the course.
• By doctors and health technicians, stationed along the course.
• By two motorcycles on the course.
• By ambulance (sweep vehicle) at the end of the race.
• And by a medical antenna at the start and finish points.

5- Important notice :

a- The medical team shall be entitled to withdraw the race numbers and to put out of the race any competitor who seems unfit to continue the race.

b- Before getting into the ambulance, the runner shall have his/her number taken away by the medical team with no possibility to get it back under any circumstances.

c- Accompanying persons, even on bicycles, shall not be allowed.

d- Any runner who feels unwell during or at the end of the race and taken to a clinic or hospital shall receive treatment at his/her own expense.

e- Runners shall participate in the race under their own responsibility or that of their guardians. In case of accident or failure due to poor health, they alone are responsible with no possibility of pursuing any recourse against the organizers.

f- An anti-doping test shall be administered at the arrival of certain runners : the choice of runners shall be incumbent to the medical director of the marathon.

CHAPTER II: PRIZES

ARTICLE 10. Gift for all

A gift shall be offered to any participant who has completed the event in which he/she participated, upon presentation of his/her race number.

ARTICLE 11. PRIZES

1- 1- Prizes in kind, cash prizes, medals and trophies shall be awarded to the winners. A diploma shall be awarded, upon request, to all runners who have completed the marathon within the maximum timeframe of five hours.

2- Prizes in kind

Race	Prize awarded
RACE FOR ALL	TO THE FIRST 5 FEMALE RUNNERS TO THE FIRST 5 MALE RUNNERS
HALF MARATHON	TO THE FIRST (SENIOR CATEGORY) MALE RUNNER below 40 years, if timing exceeds 1h15 mn TO THE FIRST (SENIOR CATEGORY) FEMALE RUNNER below 40 years, if timing exceeds 1h30 mn (see part 3: Cash prizes)
	TO THE FIRST 3 MALE (V1, V2 and V3) MASTERS CATEGORY) VETERAN RUNNERS
MARATHON	TO THE FIRST (SENIOR CATEGORY) MALE RUNNER below 40 years, if timing exceeds 2h40 mn TO THE FIRST (SENIOR CATEGORY) FEMALE RUNNER below 40 years, if timing exceeds 3 hours
	TO THE FIRST 3 MALE (V1, V2 and V3) MASTERS CATEGORY) VETERAN RUNNERS TO THE FIRST 3 FEMALE (V1, V2 and V3) MASTERS CATEGORY) VETERAN RUNNERS
KIDS MARATHON	TO THE FIRST 3 FEMALE RUNNERS TO THE FIRST 3 MALE RUNNERS