Blind and partially sighted runners can compete with a guide. Usually tethered to the athlete by a rope, the guide talks throughout the race, explaining to the athlete where they are on the track, flagging up bends and making a call on whether or not the athlete should accelerate, hold the pace or relax. The golden rule of guide running is not to cross the line before the athlete, a crime punishable by disqualification.



失明和有視覺障礙的田徑運動員參賽時可以依靠一名向?qū)?。通常與運動員以一根繩子相連，向?qū)г谂圆煌５淖鼋忉?，告訴運動員在跑道上的位置，前方是否有彎度，是否需要加速或保持現(xiàn)有速度或放松。最關(guān)鍵的一點是向?qū)Р荒茉谶\動員之前跨越終點線，否則馬上取消比賽資格。