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IRONMAN 70.3 2010 - TERMS & CONDITIONS

Before entering the IRONMAN 70.3 GEELONG , please read the following Conditions of Entry.

•  The official online entry form must be completed by each intending competitor using his/her correct first name and family name and date of birth. Completion of the on line entry form and payment of the entry fee represents acceptance of these entry conditions.

•  All competitors must be 18 years of age or older on race day (7 February 2010).

•  All competitors are required to declare their status (age group or professional)

•  Intending competitors are required to provide their legally correct full name and date of birth. No nicknames or pseudonyms to be used in the surname/first name section of the entry form.

•  There is equal prize money for Professional Male and Female athletes (US$10,000) paid down to tenth place, subject to Ironman rules which entail the 3rd to 5th place getter professional athletes needing to finish within 10% of the finish time of the 2nd place getter for both male and female. Due to drug testing results payment for prize money can take up to six weeks. Prize money winners will receive instructions at the Awards Function, and a letter detailing the method of invoicing IMG for the prize money - this is dependent upon the residential status of the competitor, and their Australian GST status. All non-resident prize money payments will be subject to the applicable withholding taxes. International professional competitors should be aware of the Australian Tax laws in respect to payment of prize money and withholding tax and the need for a work visa and the need to obtain an Australian Business Number and Tax File Number.

•  A professional division will apply for men and women. All Australian professional division competitors seeking entry will be required to hold and produce a separate and current (2009/2010) professional division licence issued by Triathlon Australia . International professional division competitors will be required to produce a copy of a current professional division licence from their National Governing Body/Federation (NGB/NF) or provide evidence of professional division status from their NGB/NF should no licensing arrangement exist in their particular Country.
Ironman 70.3 World Championship Florida slots- Professional division: Professional competitors who qualify for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Florida USA must race in the professional division there. Age group competitors who qualify may only race the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in age groups. Additionally, all competitors must abide by the World Triathlon Corporation policy in respect to Race Status / Category (Professional or Age Grouper) which states : "All contestants are required to declare their race status (Professional or Age Group) prior to any Ironman race/Ironman 70.3. Additionally, the athlete must acknowledge he/she understands that if he/she races as a Professional athlete at any race during the calendar year (January 1 through December 31), he/she must qualify and earn a slot as a Professional to race in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in that calendar year. USA Triathlon (USAT), the governing body for the sport of triathlon in the United States , sanctions the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Based on USAT rules, once an athlete competes as a Professional athlete anywhere in the world in the calendar year, the athlete cannot compete as an age grouper in that same calendar year in a USAT sanctioned event, including the Ironman 70.3 World Championship . Failure to disclose correct status shall be cause for disqualifying the athlete from the event and may result in a one-year suspension from USAT sanctioned events. During athlete registration at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship race in Florida, all Professional athletes will be required to present a Professional card, or letter from their National Federation, stating they are a Professional athlete. If the Professional card or letter is not presented, the athlete will not be allowed to compete. An athlete that qualifies for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship as an age grouper athlete, and is determined to be a Professional athlete during the calendar year of the event, will not be allowed to enter the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, as they have not qualified for a professional slot".

•  Age group categories will apply for both men and women as follows: 18-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69; 70-74 and 75+ years. Age group athletes must compete in the age group division corresponding to the their age on December 31 of the year of the event . Eg. For Geelong 70.3 it is age as at 31 December 2010.

•  The organisers of the IRONMAN 70.3 GEELONG TRIATHLON reserve the right to accept entries at its discretion and also to reject any entries or issue special invitations.

•  Accepted entrants will be required to complete the race registration process on Saturday 6 February 2010.

•  All entries must be accompanied by the entry fee, payable online at time of entering by Visa Card, MasterCard or Bankcard.

•  Accepted entries are non-transferable.

•  Those persons who qualify for the 2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship are responsible to establish their qualification and to claim their spot and complete all necessary entry requirements.

•  Upon completion of this online entry registration AUD $100 (including GST) of the entry fee is non-refundable up to 5pm on Friday 5 February 2010, and the total entry fee is non-refundable from 5pm on Friday 5 February 2010 onwards

•  World Championship qualifying slots are distributed across all race divisions in accordance with WTC policy and rules. Under these rules the Ironman Australia organisers reserve the right to withdraw a qualifying slot without prejudice from any competitor so awarded and accepting a slot where that slot may have been incorrectly distributed or offered incorrectly or wrongly for whatever reason.