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HONORARY MEMBER AND SERVICE AWARD
RULES(Approved by Council on 30 November 2022
and effective from 1 December 2022)

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Specific Definitions
The words and phrases used in these Rules that are defined terms (denoted by initial capitalletters) shall have the meanings specified in the Constitution and the General Definitions, or(in respect of the following words and phrases) the following meanings:“Eligible” has the same meaning as defined in the Vetting Rules.
“Honorary Members” means those persons who are granted Honorary Titles.
“Honorary Titles” are the titles of Honorary Life President, Honorary Life Vice-President or
Honorary Life Personal Member, as defined in the Constitution.”“Ineligible” has the same meaning as defined in the Vetting Rules.
“Service Award” means an award granted to a person for services to World Athletics andthe sport of Athletics.

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1.

Overview

1.1

According to Articles 27.1(o) and 27.1(p) of the Constitution, Congress may grant
Honorary Titles and grant Service Awards. To the extent the Constitution does notprovide for the procedure for Congress granting Honorary Titles and Service Awards,
these Rules shall apply.

2.

Application of these Rules

2.1

These Rules apply to all Member Federations, Area Associations, World Athletics
Officials, Delegates and persons nominated for and/or awarded an Honorary Title orService Award.

3.

Honorary Titles

3.1

Under Article 27.1(o) of the Constitution, Congress may grant the following HonoraryTitles on the recommendation of Council:
3.1.1Honorary Life President;

3.1.2

Honorary Life Vice-President; and,3.1.3

Honorary Life Personal Member;(together referred to as “Honorary Members”).
This Rule 3 sets out the rules and procedures relating to these Honorary Titles.
3.2

3.3

Criteria: The criteria for being granted each of the Honorary Titles is as follows:
3.2.1

the title of Honorary Life President may be granted to any person who has
been President of World Athletics for at least one (1) term of office (being
no less than four years), but who is no longer, or by the conclusion of thenext Congress will cease to be, the President;

3.2.2

the title of Honorary Life Vice-President may be granted to any person whohas been a Vice President and has served as a Vice-President or a Council
Member of World Athletics for at least two (2) consecutive terms of office(or at least eight (8) years in office), but who is no longer, or by theconclusion of the next Congress will cease to be, a Vice-President or aCouncil Member;

3.2.3

the title of Honorary Life Personal Member may be granted to any personwho has provided significant service as a member of Council for three (3)consecutive terms of office (or at least twelve (12) years), but who is nolonger a Council Member, or by the conclusion of the next Congress, willcease to be a Council Member.

Process: The procedure for being granted an Honorary Title is as follows:
3.3.1

at least four (4) months prior to an Ordinary Congress, the President shallnominate persons (other than himself or herself) for Honorary Life
President, for Honorary Life Vice-President and for Honorary Life PersonalMembers and the Chief Executive Officer may nominate the current
President to be an Honorary Life President;

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3.3.2

all nominees must be vetted by the Vetting Panel under the Vetting Rulesand approved as Eligible by the Vetting Panel prior to consideration of thenominations by the Nominations Panel pursuant to Rule 3.3.3 below;

3.3.3

the Nominations Panel shall consider the nominations. If the President iseligible to be considered for the title of Honorary Life President, he/she shallbe excused from the Nominations Panel for all deliberations and decisions
for that Honorary Title. The Nominations Panel shall consider thePresident’s nominations in respect of any Vice-Presidents or Council
Members or past Council Members of any applicable criteria in Rule 3.2,
before deciding its recommendations to Council;

3.3.4

the Nominations Panel’s recommendation shall be submitted to Council for
its consideration;

3.3.5

if Council approves the recommendations of the Nominations Panel, thenames of the nominees shall be circulated to the Member Federations nolater than two (2) months prior to the next Ordinary Congress meeting;

3.3.6

in exceptional circumstances, nominations may be considered by theNominations Panel, Council and the Ordinary Congress with less noticethan is stipulated in this Rule 3.3 if it cannot be known in advance if a person
will cease to be the President, Vice-President or a Council Member (as thecase may be) at that Ordinary Congress;

3.3.7

at the Congress meeting, the Delegates will decide, by majority vote, if thenominees for the Honorary Titles recommended by Council are approved;
and3.3.8

the person or persons shall be notified accordingly.

3.4

Rights: Honorary Members shall be entitled to such rights as the Council shall decidefrom time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, Honorary Members do not have the rightto vote at Congress.

3.5

Removal: The Council has the right to remove the Honorary Title from an Honorary
Member upon any of the following circumstances occurring:
3.5.1

if the Honorary Member is found by a Relevant Authority to have breached
the Constitution, Rules or Regulations (including the Integrity Code ofConduct) or has otherwise committed conduct prejudicial to the interests ofWorld Athletics;

3.5.2

if the Honorary Member is convicted by a Relevant Authority of any offence
punishable by a term of imprisonment;

3.5.3

if the Honorary Member is prohibited by a Relevant Authority from being adirector or promoter of or being concerned or taking part in the managementof a company for breach or non-compliance with the law applicable to thatperson;

3.5.4

if the Honorary Member is found by a Relevant Authority to have committed
an anti-doping rule violation at any time, whether or not any period ofineligibility is ordered to be served;

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3.5.5

if the Honorary Member is otherwise prohibited from holding such positionor any similar position under any other circumstances provided by law;

3.5.6

if the Council determines it is not appropriate nor in the best interest of World
Athletics for that person to continue to have that Honorary Title.

3.6

Before an Honorary Title is removed pursuant to Rule 3.5 above, the Chief Executive
Officer shall give notice to the Honorary Member of the intention to remove theHonorary Title and the reasons why this is proposed and must give the Honorary
Member concerned at least fourteen (14) days to make written representations as why
this should not happen. Any written representations received from the Honorary
Member within that 14-day period must be considered by the Council before deciding
whether to remove the Honorary Title or not.

4.

Service Awards

4.1

Under Article 27.1(p) of the Constitution, Congress may grant awards to persons forservices to World Athletics and the sport of Athletics, on the recommendation ofCouncil. This Rule 4 sets out the criteria and procedures relating to a Service Award.

4.2

Awards: World Athletics may grant such Service Awards as the Council shall decidefrom time to time.

4.3

Criteria: All nominations are subject to the following minimum criteria:
4.3.1

4.4

the Area Association verifies and declares that the nominee has;a.

not been declared Ineligible by World Athletics or, if applicable, anArea Association’s Vetting Panel for any reason;b.

not been the subject of an investigation or action by a disciplinary
body, tribunal court or other judicial or arbitral body properly
constituted by law or applicable rules, resulting in adverse findings
being made about the person’s credibility, integrity, honesty orreputation;c.

not at any time been convicted of a crime resulting in a sentence ofimprisonment;d.

not been found to have committed an anti-doping or non-doping ruleviolation, (even if a period of ineligibility has been served) by adisciplinary body, tribunal court or other judicial or arbitral bodyproperly constituted by law or applicable rules, and acting inaccordance with such law or rules;

4.3.2

the need for diversity between each sex; and4.3.3

contribution to athletics anywhere in the World whether or not connected toactivities of the Area Association.

The Council shall decide any additional criteria for being granted a Service Award fromtime to time and the maximum number of people that each Area Association is entitled
to nominate for each Service Award and notify the Area Associations accordingly.

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4.5

Process: The procedure for granting a Service Award is as follows:
4.5.1

no later than six (6) months prior to an Ordinary Congress, Area
Associations will be invited to submit nominations of individuals from their
Area for the Service Awards. Where the Service Award requires more than
one nominee Area Associations must submit a minimum of one nominee ofeach sex;

4.5.2

The Area Associations may not make any more nominations for each
Service Award than the maximum number set by the Council and must set
out how such persons fulfil the criteria for the relevant Service Award set bythe Council. Nominations must be sent to the Chief Executive Officer nolater than sixty (60) days after the invitation is circulated;

4.5.3

the Nominations Panel shall consider the nominations for Service Awards
against the applicable criteria set in accordance with Rule 4.3, before
making its recommendations to Council. The Nominations Panel shall havethe right to request further information, including interviewing Area
Presidents and nominees, in relation to a nomination before making its
recommendations;

4.5.4

the Nominations Panel’s recommendations shall be submitted to Council for
its consideration;

4.5.5

the Council, of its own accord, has the right to recommend to Congress togrant a Service Award to any person who meets the criteria set out at Rule
4.3;

4.5.6

the Nominations Panel’s recommendations and any recommendations fromthe Council for Service Awards which are approved by Council shall becirculated to the Member Federations no later than two (2) months prior tothe next Ordinary Congress meeting;

4.5.7

at the Congress meeting, the Delegates will decide, by majority vote, if thenominees for the service awards recommended by Council are approved;
and4.5.8

any person granted a Service Award shall be notified accordingly.

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