When do I have to sign in and report for my event at AMA Championships?

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Heats: competitors in track events up to and including 800m should check whether heats are required (a Local Organising Committee can require sign-in for all track events). Everyone in a scheduled heat must sign in at least one hour before the advertised heat time or cannot take part. Sign-in sheets are removed one hour before the event. Sign-in is not required for finals. Where there are too few entrants for heats, the event is run as a final. Reporting: all competitors must report to their event marshal 20 minutes before the advertised start time. Pole vault entrants report 30 minutes before. For events of 800m and above (including the last runner in the 4 x 400m), collect a hip number. Use of a call room is at the Local Organising Committee's discretion. Field events: if an athlete is not there 20 minutes before the start, their name stays on the list until the start of the fourth round, by which time they must have had at least one throw or jump. Clashes: track events take precedence over field events. Officials will try to meet the needs of athletes in conflicting events but events are not held up. Warming up: use the adjoining warm-up track for all warming up before the call room if there is one. If only the competition track is available, warm up on the back straight, taking care to avoid events.