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Tetrathalon is a demanding competition involving four disciplines: cross country riding and stadium jumping, cross country running, swimming, and air pistol shooting. The competition is held over two days. Points are awarded for performance in each of the events. The winner is determined by the highest number of points from all four disciplines. There are four levels for each: Novice (11 years and under), Green Junior and Junior (12-14 years inclusive), and Senior (15-21 years inclusive). The age of all competitors shall be taken as on the first day of January of the year in which the competition takes place. Males and females compete in separate divisions. RIDING: The riding phase is a combination of stadium jumping and cross country jumping. It is scored similar to the cross country and stadium jumping phases of rally, with penalty points deducted for refusals, falls and time penalties. An optimum riding performance results in 1500 points for the competitor. The stadium courses will involve about 12 jumps for Seniors, 10 for Juniors, and 8 for Novices. The cross country course may include up to 20 jumps for the Seniors and Juniors and 12 for Novices. The courses can be up to 2200 meters long for Juniors and Seniors and 1200 meters for Novices. The maximum dimensions of both cross country and stadium jumps is 3’3” high with a 4’0 top spread and 5’0” bottom spread for seniors, 2’9” high, 2’6” top spread and 4’0” bottom spread for Juniors, and 2’0” high with a top spread of 2’0” and a bottom spread of 3”3” for Novice. Jumps without height can be up to 6’6” for seniors, 5’0” for Juniors, and 4’0” for novice. RUNNING: In the running phase, points are scored for the time taken to complete a 2 KM cross country course. (Novices run 1KM). The faster you run, the more points you score. An optimum running performance results in 1000 points for the competitor. SWIMMING: In the swimming phase, points are scored based on the time taken to swim 200 metres. (Novices swim 100 metres). An optimum swimming performance results in 1000 points for the competitor. SHOOTING: The shooting phase is conducted in an appropriate location designed for shooting (usually a gun club). Competitors fire 20 shots each from an air or CO2 pistol. In the shooting phase, points are scored for the total number of air pistol shots, 10 for Novice, and 20 for Junior/Senior, on the target that corresponds to the ring number. A perfect shooting score is 1200 points. |