Interpretation of Rule 5 & 13 Section 7 Article 1.a

The issue is correcting the applied interpretation of Rule 5 (IND TF – page 52) & Rule 13 (OUT TF – page 136) Section 7 Article 1.a.

SECTION 7. Protests/Disqualifications/Appeals
Protests and Disqualifications
ARTICLE 1.a. Protests relating to singular matters that develop during the conduct of the meet should be made at once and shall not be later than 15 minutes after the results have been announced or posted for the section involving the protest. This applies to each separate event within a Combined Event and to the preliminary and final rounds of a field event if the results are announced and posted separately. All implicated coaches must be notified of a tendered protest or any disqualification.