FIE har beslutat om några nya regler från årsskiftet. Största ändring gäller sk. P-kort. Regler kommer fortsatt baseras på samma princip dvs 60 sec. utan giltig poäng, men regler kring vem får kort försvinner och istället är det i alla fall är det båda fäktarna som tilldelas kort. Det är även enklare med själva kort. Nu är det endast 1 P-gult, 1 P-rött och P-svart.
Enklast kan man presentera det via nedanstående grafik:
Bra förklaring och jämförelse med tidigare regler finns även här: https://thefencingcoach.com/2022/11/27/what-to-know-about-the-upcoming-2023-unwillingness-to-fight-rule-changes-aka-the-three-strikes-youre-out-rule/
En annan viktig ändring gäller eventuella stötar under eller efter fall. Nu är det tydligt att allt sånt inte kommer godkännas. Tidigare var det bedömning och själva fall hade påverkad stött.
t.56
10. Hit made during or after a fall must be annulled.
Det fins även förtydligande som gäller for Nationellt loga, den ska sitta på båda sidor av byxor, den ska vara identiska, och den ska vara samma för alla fäktare i lag om det gäller lag tävlingar.
Nya t.170 nedan:
t.124 Unwillingness to fight (Non-combativity)
There is unwillingness to fight when there is one minute of fencing without a hit or without a hit scored off the target.
In the event of unwillingness to fight, the Referee will immediately call ‘Halt!’ as a decision of “fact” (cf.t.136.2).
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Individual events – Direct elimination
P-yellow cards and P-red Cards are awarded to both fencers simultaneously, starting with a P- Yellow card, followed by a P-Red card. The P-Black card is awarded as described in 1c) below.
a) When, for the first time, there is one minute of unwillingness to fight, the Referee sanctions both fencers with a P-yellow card.
b) When, for the second time, there is one minute of unwillingness to fight, the Referee sanctions both fencers with a P-red card.
c) When, for the third time, there is one minute of unwillingness to fight, a P-black card is awarded as follows:
i) If the scores of the two fencers are equal, the Referee sanctions the fencer with the lower initial seeding in the competition, which is based on the FIE ranking, with a P-Black card. The fencer with the higher initial seeding in the competition, which is based on the FIE ranking, wins the bout.
ii) If the scores of the two fencers are not equal, the Referee sanctions the fencer with the lower score with a P-Black card. The fencer with the higher score wins the bout.
2 Team events
P-Yellow, P-Red cards are awarded to the two teams simultaneously, starting with a P-Yellowcard and followed by a P-Red card. The P-Black card is awarded as described in 2c) below. a) When, for the first time, there is one minute of unwillingness to fight, the Referee sanctions
both teams with a P-yellow card.
b) When, for the second time, there is one minute of unwillingness to fight, the
Referee sanctions both teams with a P-red card.
c) When, for the third time, there is one minute of unwillingness to fight, a P-Black card is
awarded as follows:
i) If the scores for the two teams are equal, the Referee sanctions the team with the lower initial seeding in the competition, which is based on the FIE ranking, with a P-Black card. The team with the higher initial seeding in the competition, which is based on the FIE ranking, wins the match.
ii) If the scores for the two teams are not equal, the Referee sanctions the team with the lower score with a P-Black card. The team with the higher score wins the match.
3 In both individual and team competitions
a) The P-yellow (warning), P-red (penalty hit) and P-black (the possible losing of a bout or match) cards received during any one bout or match (during all 9 relays) are valid only for that bout or match. They are not transferable to the following bout or match.
No P-card (yellow, red or black) may be awarded in individual competitions at 14-14 or in team matches at 44-44.
b) In both individual and team competitions, fencers and teams who have lost the bout/match following the award of a P-Black card, will be ranked in the final results of the competition as having lost the bout/match. They receive the corresponding points.
c) In both individual and team competitions, the period/relay continues after the awarding of a P- Yellow or a P-Red card.
d) The minute starts again after each hit, each hit off the target, each hit annulled, each penalty hit and at the beginning of each period or relay.
e) The referee must record these P-yellow, P-red and P-black cards separately on the score sheet. The sanctions awarded for unwillingness to fight are not cumulative with any other sanction awarded.
f) In both individual and team competitions, if, at the end of the regulation time, there is equality of scores, article t.124 does not apply and articles t.40.3 and t.41.5 will apply.