Athletics.app - Frequently Asked Questions - Recent activity

Answered: How can I connect the Seltec Track an Field TAF3 software with athletics app?

Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:26 +0000

Could you provide some more information on which parts you would like to integrate?

Answered: How can i Open a competition?

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:16:46 +0000

To create a new competition, login and go to this link: https://www.athletics.app/wedstrijd/create/all/

In there you can create your competition.

Answer selected: Print list of competitors for a competition with key information like Date of Birth?

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:05:39 +0000

That is certainly possible. To do this, go to the tab "competitors", then on the right it says "excel download". If you click on that, an excel file will open with all the data.

Answer edited: How does the automatic synchronisation with MacFinish work?

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:05:14 +0000

Requirements

Internet is required for the Photofinish computer
The Athletics.app Desktop App - download here
MeetManager plugin/license for MacFinish

Check the MeetManager license in MacFinish

Open MacFinish.
Go to: File > Preferences > Registration Key.

Make sure 'MeetManager' is enabled if it is disabled, contact TimeTronics to request the correct license key. Please note: you may first need to connect your camera in order to be able to check if you have the correct licenses.

How does it work?

Ask the competition secretary for the synchronization code. They can request this via the right-hand drop-down menu --> "Print Startlists" --> "Sync tool".

If you would like to test it now, use the code: 13282-RVEQSL
This is a test competition. You can request the heat schedules and save results. You can then find the results here.
In the Athletics.app desktop app:
a) Click on "Settings" under "Electronic Timing sync" on the left.
b) Select "Internet" connection
c) Select "MacFinish" as the Photofinish brand.
d) Set the folder where the heat schedules can be saved (preferably a new empty folder!) (location startlists)
e) Also set the "results location" there (preferably also a new empty folder). This is the folder where all results are saved (.LIF files).
f) Enter the code you received in step 1 of the competition organization under "Athletics.app synchronization code" (so NOT the code in the example, which is only for testing!)
Set up MacFinish by connecting to the Athletics.app desktop app (MacFinish Server).
a) Click on "File" in the upper left-hand corner --> "Preferences.."

b) Go to the "Measurement Manager" tab.
c) Select "Hytek compatible".
d) Under "Precision", select: "1/1000".
e) Select "Automatic" under "Import Mode"

f) Go to the "Port Manager" tab.
g) For "MeetManager Port", choose "TCP/IP": 127.0.0.1 55555
Start your competition by loading the Startlist. You can do this by clicking on "Document" at the top of the screen and then on "Import...".
TIP: If you have purchased the correct license key from TimeTronics, it is better to work with F4 before the starting gun goes off. You can then load the heats before the starting gun goes off and start timing immediately after the finish, allowing you to work faster.

By clicking on "Link", the complete time schedule will be reloaded.
After taking the time, save the photo and also click on Export.
Check in the Athletics.app Desktop App whether the synchronization is working properly by clicking on "Status" in the left menu under "Electronic timing sync".
You will see the following in this overview:
A) A button indicating how many minutes it will take to check for new heat divisions. Click on it to check immediately. B) The competition you are logged in for (based on the synchronization code). C) The status of the connection with Athletics.app. D) All notifications about results sent to Athletics.app and errors. TIP: Click on a results file to see exactly what was sent to Athletics.app and what Athletics.app replied. This is useful if you have accidentally overwritten results and want to retrieve history or check something.
Tip: in the taskbar you will see an icon for Athletics.app. As soon as the app synchronizes, you will see a blue circle. If everything is working properly, you will only see the icon. If there is an error, you will see a red circle. If you click on the icon, you will see a small menu, allowing you to quickly check how the synchronization is going. This way, you don't have to leave your photo finish software.

Waiting for the SyncTool to work..
As an Photofinish operator, you probably want to try out the SyncTool in advance. You can only do this on the day of the competition itself. The SyncTool will not work before then and you will receive a message saying that the competition has not yet started.
You may also receive a message saying that the organization is still setting up the competition. The SyncTool will not work until they have moved on to Phase 2 in Athletics.app, the SyncTool will work. Do not bother the organization with this, they will go to Phase 2 when they are ready, do not put pressure on them to do this earlier.

Additional instruction for the Photofinish - How the sync tool works
You can see in the menu of the sync tool whether the sync tool is still properly synchronized. Every 5 minutes, the most recent heat format is downloaded from Athletics.app. And within 10 seconds of timing, the results are uploaded to Athletics.app.
If you re-time the photo in MacFinish, the results are automatically re-sent.
Want to be sure you have the latest heat formats? Then you can also click on 'Synchronize now'.
The SyncTool uses approximately 1MB of data traffic per hour.

Additional instruction for the Photofinish - Check during the competition
Make sure you receive a copy of the paper Startlists. Always check that the version number on paper is the same as the version number in MacFinish.
You can find the version number on the paper Startlist in the bottom right-hand corner, after the plus sign. For example, 32502+2. This is version 2.

Possible obstacles in MacFinish
If you change the IP address so that you can run the sync tool on a different computer than the Photofinish camera, we have received reports that MacFinish has trouble with long IP addresses combined with a long port number. For example: 192.168.101.101:55555 seems to cause problems in some cases. In this case, you can either make sure the IP address is shorter, but it is usually easier to choose a different port number, for example: 4444 or 333 (depending on which port number is available, of course).

Answer edited: How does the automatic synchronisation with FinishLynx work?

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:11:56 +0000

Requirements

Internet is required for the Photofinish computer
The Athletics.app Desktop App - download here

How does it work?

Ask the competition secretary for the synchronization code. They can request this via the right-hand drop-down menu --> "Print Startlists" --> "Sync tool".

If you would like to test it now, use the code: 13282-RVEQSL
This is a test competition. You can request the heat schedules and save the results. You can then find the results here.
In the Athletics.app desktop app:
a) Click on "Settings" under "Electronic Timing sync" on the left.
b) Select "Internet" connection
c) Select "FinishLynx" as the Photofinish brand.
d) Set the folder where the heat schedules can be saved (preferably a new empty folder!) (location startlists)
e) Also set the "results location" there (preferably also a new empty folder). This is the folder where all results are saved (.LIF files).
f) Enter the code you received in step 1 of the competition organization under "Athletics.app synchronization code" (so NOT the code in the example, which is only for testing!)
In Finishlynx:
Make sure the "input directory" points to the same place as the "startlists location" in the step above. Make sure the "output directory" points to the same place as the "results location" in the step above.
Start your competition by loading the startlist, you can do this by using these 3 buttons in finishlynx
Check in the Athletics.app Desktop App whether the synchronization is working properly by clicking on "Status" under "Electronic timing sync" in the left menu. You will see the following in this overview: A) A button indicating how many minutes are left to check for new heat divisions. Click on it to check immediately. B) The competition you are logged in for (based on the synchronization code)
C) The status of the connection with Athletics.app
D) All notifications about results sent to Athletics.app and errors. TIP: Click on a results file to see exactly what was sent to Athletics.app and what Athletics.app replied. This is useful if you have accidentally overwritten results and want to retrieve history or check something.
Tip: in the taskbar you will see an icon for Athletics.app. As soon as the app synchronizes, you will see a blue circle. If everything is working properly, you will only see the icon. If there is an error, you will see a red circle. If you click on the icon, you will see a small menu, allowing you to quickly check how the synchronization is going. This way, you don't have to leave your photo finish software.

Waiting for the SyncTool to work..
As a Photofinish operator, you probably want to try out the SyncTool in advance. You can only do this on the day of the competition itself. The SyncTool will not work before then and you will receive a message saying that the competition has not yet started.
You may also receive a message saying that the organization is still setting up the competition. The SyncTool will not work until they have moved on to Phase 2 in Athletics.app, the SyncTool will work. Do not bother the organization with this, they will go to Phase 2 when they are ready, do not put pressure on them to do this earlier.

Additional instruction for the Photofinish - How the sync tool works
You can see in the menu of the sync tool whether the sync tool is still properly synchronized. Every 5 minutes, the most recent heat division is downloaded from Athletics.app. And within 10 seconds of timing, the results are uploaded to Athletics.app.
If you re-time the photo in FinishLynx, the results are automatically re-sent.
Want to be sure you have the latest heat divisions? Then you can also click on 'Synchronize now'.
The SyncTool uses approximately 1MB of data traffic per hour.

Additional instruction for the Photofinish - Check during the competition
Make sure you receive a copy of the paper Startlists. Always check whether the version number on paper is the same as the version number in FinishLynx.
You can find the version number in FinishLynx in the "event name".
You can find the version number on the paper startlist at the bottom right behind the plus sign. E.g. 32502+2. Is version 2.

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Answered: Is the Athletics. App compatible with Swiss Timing (electronic timing system)?

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 18:46:23 +0000

We currently integrate with Finishlynx, TimeTronics, SportTronic, Alge (uses the same files as Finishlynx).

We would love to help you out and usually it takes not too much effort to integrate with a new timing system, if you could email us the details of the CSV file containing the start lists and a file containing the results, we can add support for the Swiss Timing system.

Answered: How to enter all 6 attempts in horizontal jumps (Long Jump and Triple Jump)?

Sun, 04 May 2025 17:16:50 +0000

I found the answer. When setting up the event you need to select 6 tries ahead of the jury form.

Right menu > Categories & Events
Edit Category for the horizontal jumps
Change number of attempts ahead of jury form to 6 (or the number of attempts they get).

Now when you go to enter the results you will see 6 attempts in the results.

Commented: Entering second result in the triple jump

Sun, 04 May 2025 16:15:02 +0000

How do you do this? It does not seem possible.

Answer selected: How do I create two rounds of an even in the same competition - not semi-final and final?

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:39:00 +0000

You can create two starting groups so that athletes can choose which round/time they want to run.

Is it the intention that athletes can also run both rounds?

Answer selected: How can I print all results for each race at the end of a meeting?

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:38:36 +0000

You can choose "print results", select all the races and then choose "individual leaderboard" as shown:

Answered: After a competition has finished can I show leaderboard points?

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:36:14 +0000

You can actually change the scoring formula at any moment, before, during and after the competition.

However, in this specific case, all events were setup as single events and not as a combined event. That is a change which is quite hard to make.

Answer selected: How do I create A and B finals?

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:39:27 +0000

To create an A and a B final you must indicate that the best 16 athletes qualify for the final.

Reshown: No KNAU scoring formula for 50m Hurdles in a combined-events for Jun. C.

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:18:57 +0000

At the mutual indoor combined-events on 13/2 2016 we would like to do 50m Hurdles as an event within the combined-events. However, it is not possible to use the KNAU scoring formula:

" Cannot change the scoring formula - Because no scoring formula is known for the following event:<50 meter hurdles (Combined-events) for Boys Junior C2 is not supported"</span>

Points per grade is possible but we would like to use KNAU scoring formulas. What is a quick solution ?

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Commented: [ADDED] Send payment link for athletes entered by administrator

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:29:28 +0000

Hello,

Three groups of athletes were unable to register. We registered them ourselves and sent an invoice. However, our account now shows that the invoice has not been paid. What should we do now?

Thanks in advance

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Answered: How do I adjust weights and heights for the shot put and hurdles?

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:28:20 +0000

See the note for the correct answer :)

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Answered: Copying competition settings from competition in 2016 for new competition

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:27:15 +0000

You can copy competition settings from competitions:

From the same organization (club): up to 4 years back
From other organizations (other clubs): up to 1.5 years back

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Recategorized: [SOLVED] Specified expected performance of meters is not processed correctly

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:25:58 +0000

If I want to add a specified performance, Athletics.app changes it. Example:
2250m becomes 2.25

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Answered: Do the 0.99â‚¬ service charges also have to be paid for members of clubs that receive a 100% discount?

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:11:05 +0000

No, certainly not.

If you don't have to pay a registration fee, then you won't be charged a service fee either.

By the way, if a trainer or parent registers several athletes at once for which a registration fee must be paid, then only one service fee needs to be paid.

For example: if a trainer registers 30 athletes at the same time, that trainer will pay a one-time service charge of 0.99 euros. Another example: if you register an athlete who can participate for free, either through discount schemes or because participation is free for everyone, then no service charge applies.

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Answered: How can I import results into our club rankings?

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:19:04 +0000

You can easily import results into the club rankings yourself, you don't have to worry about duplicates, Athletics.app automatically filters out duplicate performances in the rankings.

You upload the results via the right menu > Import results.

Use this file as an example layout. You can add or remove columns yourself, and you can also determine the order of the columns yourself: Voorbeeld import bestand

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Answer selected: (VAL) Foreigners should not have to pay an extra surcharge for not being affiliated.

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:07:38 +0000

If an athlete registers and indicates that they are a member of a foreign athletics association, no additional costs will be charged. Only if an athlete indicates that they are "not a member of an athletics association" will the surcharge be charged.

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Commented: Can I link multiple athletes to one account?

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:47:21 +0000

Hi,

Any news on this? It's now been two years and it is still not possible to link both children to one account. You can do this with the Dutch Athletics Federation app, however.

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Answered: [SOLVED] Belgian rankings not in navigation

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:58:43 +0000

An update has now been made that adds "Rankings" to the menu, even if you select Belgium.

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Answered: How can I add the club record label to an achievement in the rankings?

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:55:10 +0000

You can edit the result and check there that it is a record.

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Answered: Is it possible to transmit the measurement results from a Leica tps1200 to the jury app via the Bluetooth module?

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:52:01 +0000

At the moment, the link with EDM systems only works for the Windows application.

If you have a Bluetooth to serial module (virtual or otherwise), you can use Bluetooth to forward the EDM measurements to the Jury App.

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Answered: Is it possible to disable the wind measurement in the jury app?

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:51:01 +0000

Unfortunately, that is not possible.

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Answered: competition statistics

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:49:26 +0000

Competition organizers do look at the statistics.

You can also consult the statistics by entering the direct URL. For example: https://www.athletics.app/wedstrijd/statistieken/WEDSTRIJDNUMMER/

Replace COMPETITION NUMBER with the competition number. And you will still be able to see the statistics.

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Answered: It seems possible to unsubscribe while registrations are already closed.

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:45:46 +0000

An update has been made so that athletes can now unsubscribe themselves if:

The registration time for that event has not yet expired
Or if registration is not used: the event has not yet started

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Who are the "fans" of my minor children?

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 13:49:38 +0000

Dear,

How can we see who is "following" our children? This aspect of privacy does not sit well with us. We saw that the same question was already asked in 2023 - was it acted upon?

With thanks and best regards!

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Retagged: Why is my date of birth not saved in my profile (was I perhaps born on the default date?)

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:40:23 +0000

Why is my date of birth not saved in my profile (was I perhaps born on the default date)? This has also led to confusion during a national championship registration where the organization still had to ask for my date of birth even though it had been entered during registration (because it is mandatory).

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Export schedule

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:14:04 +0000

Is it currently possible to export the time schedule to Excel? I have searched for this function, but I probably cannot find it. Would it be possible to add such a function? This would allow trainers and competition officials to make an overview for themselves with the relevant events instead of having to read through an entire time schedule every time.

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Answered: comment configurer le nombre d'essais

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:13:34 +0000

You must enter the number of attempts for these disciplines. You can change this in the right-hand menu > categories and events. Edit the relevant category and change the number of attempts to 6.

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Answered: Is it possible to send a confirmation email of a status change in bulk?

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:17:00 +0000

They will receive a notification on their phone if they have installed the consumer app. Unfortunately, it is not possible to send an email for this purpose. They will receive one as soon as you go to phase 2.

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Answered: When printing startlists in landscape format, the last column falls outside the PDF.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:15:53 +0000

We have changed the athletics champs template to a maximum of 7 attempts. If you copy from the template, the settings will be correct immediately.
It is best to use the jury app and not use paper anymore. This way you hardly need anyone at the competition secretariat, everyone can follow the results live and you can start the award ceremony immediately after the last event without having to wait.

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Commented: Create competition without publicizing it due to privacy

Tue, 21 May 2024 12:11:15 +0000

Dear,

Has a solution been found to give events the status of 'private'?

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Duration of results on the scoreboard

Tue, 21 May 2024 10:14:54 +0000

Dear,

Is it possible to add an extra parameter for the scoreboard settings in the Desktop App?

With the intention of choosing the display time of the result.

For youth meetings, it is allowed to switch to the next athlete faster than in the open meetings.

Last Sunday during the Grand Slam meeting in Israel, I received a similar question. They would like the result to appear on the scoreboard for a longer period of time. Kind regards, Guy Kennes Looise AV

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Commented: How can I see who my "fans" are?

Mon, 06 May 2024 21:49:49 +0000

What progress has been made in determining whether or not you can follow whomever you want?

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Answered: How can I download the results of a competition in an Excel sheet?

Sat, 04 May 2024 11:08:29 +0000

As a competition administrator, you can do this via the right-hand menu > print results > check categories > click on "Individual leaderboard (Excel)".

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Comment moved: Add filters for "Club members only" and "Competition matches" in Calendar

Wed, 01 May 2024 13:50:49 +0000

These filters make the result a lot more compact and easier to use for competition planning.

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Answer selected: Startgroups in a multi-event competition

Wed, 01 May 2024 13:50:27 +0000

You can create two Startgroups for all events and then only merge the two groups for the running events.

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Answered: How can you add competitions, such as the Utrecht Track Meetings, to your profile in the Athletics.app app?

Wed, 01 May 2024 13:50:06 +0000

We try to adopt these as automatically as possible.
Unfortunately, Utrecht does not share the results of their competitions with us. It is easier for us to copy results from foreign competitions than the results of competitions in Utrecht. If you are missing the results of a competition you did in Utrecht or somewhere abroad, please send an email to support@Athletics.app with a link to the results.

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Edited: Where can I find the synchronization code for photo finish?

Wed, 01 May 2024 13:48:17 +0000

Where can I find the synchronization code for photo finish?

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Answered: Do I get my money back if I am withdrawn from a competition and did not do this myself?

Wed, 01 May 2024 13:47:29 +0000

When you register and pay for a competition, the organization assumes that you will participate.The organization reserves a starting place for you and immediately incurs costs for this.
The Athletics.app terms and conditions state that you are not entitled to a refund of your registration fee. Most organizers apply the same policy, but in exceptional cases some organizers do refund (part of) the registration fee as a gesture of goodwill.You can contact the organization about this.You can find the contact details of the competition organization here: https://www.athletics.app/home/contact/.app/home/contact/https://www.athletics.app/home/contact/.app/home/contact/">https://www.athletics.app/home/contact/
1) Click on "I am a competitor / registrant in an event".
2) Then select the relevant competition.

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Edited: How quickly are new achievements included in the rankings?

Wed, 01 May 2024 13:46:12 +0000

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Edited: Limited number of events in combination with relays

Wed, 01 May 2024 13:44:01 +0000

If there is a limit of three events per athlete and a relay is on the program, is it possible to choose the relay as the fourth event?

Kind regards,

Guy Kennes

Looise AV

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Answered: Is it possible to create 60-yard and 100-yard sprint competitions?

Wed, 01 May 2024 13:39:26 +0000

It is certainly possible. You can create any event you want yourself.

Go to the menu on the right > Categories and events > Manage custom events > Create event.

There you can create a new event that is not included in Athletics.app.

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Answered: How can I add teams to a competition?

Wed, 01 May 2024 13:35:59 +0000

For Athletics Champs, I would advise you to use a template, so that all settings are correct with one click. You can do this via the right menu > copy settings > copy from a template. Then select an athletics champs template. If you only want to enable the teams, you can do so via the right menu > results settings > Base team results on. Change that option to something other than "Do not use teams". After saving, the teams will become visible and you can create teams yourself.

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Digital signage via an API connection.

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:18:23 +0000

I don't know if it exists, but I would like to be able to broadcast a competition on television via an API connection so that you can show results and something else (news from the club) at the same time. (I know that narrowcasting exists).

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Commented: Are there example files for importing registrations?

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 06:50:06 +0000

Dear Athletics.app, I have also experienced problems with names and numbers not being correct as described by some here, maybe I am doing something wrong? In the example shared here, is it really necessary to fill in all the following fields? Name, Gender, Club. I would expect that combining the AU number and date of birth should be enough to fill in/check the rest of the information. In my opinion, this would probably also solve the problems with names. Is work still being done on adding the startgroup to the import of the xls list? That would make a big difference.

Yours sincerely,

Marc

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Answer edited: Where can I download the Jury app?

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:03:11 +0000

The Athletics.app Jury app only works for judges and NOT for the public or athletes.

We also have course material so that you can give a mini-course at your own club if judges find it difficult to work with the Jury App: https://www.athletics.app/faq/?qa=747/is-er-cursus-materiaal-beschikbaar-voor-de-jury-app&show=747#q747

The Jury app currently works on the following devices:

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Answered: How do I delete an account?

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 13:32:34 +0000

You can delete your account via: https://www.athletics.app/removeaccount/

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