Federico Scarabino raced as pro, won the race but wasnt annouced as winner, because Pro Categorie wasnt listed.
How come organization let me him race? Isnt that illegal?
It’s happened before, IMWisconsin comes to mind and there was a 70.3 back in something like 2005-2008 (can’t remember the year) where this happened.
In the past it’s been proper/appropriate for the pro to bow out of the overall standings and let the Age group athlete have whatever day in the sun they can make of it.
Federico Scarabino raced as pro, won the race but wasnt annouced as winner, because Pro Categorie wasn’t listed.
How come organization let me him race? Isn’t that illegal?Since there was no elite/pro division at Este del Punte, a pro can race ‘age group’: so ‘legal’.
https://www.ironman.com/im703-punta-del-este-athletes
Here’s the relevant rule:
https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/aa3a-2918950/2023_IRONMAN_Competition_Rules_-_English_Version_-_FINAL_March_31_2023.pdf
2.04 (e) Status: any athlete who (i) holds elite/professional status from their World Triathlon
Member National Federation for middle or long distance triathlon, (ii) has an
IRONMAN Professional Membership (as verified by elite/pro status of an athlete’s
National Triathlon Federation), or (iii) has entered and participated in the Elite/Pro
Division of a middle or long distance triathlon event with a prize purse of $5000USD
or greater,
is prohibited from racing as an age-group athlete . . . where there is an elite/pro division, within the same calendar
year;
Since