Competitors usually dress in a t-shirt for semi-contact matches, to separate them from the bare-chested full-contact participants.

* " In the Matter of Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe " in Bill Mallon and Ture Widlund, The 1912 Olympic Games — Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary.

Competitors have to sit for three papers: the Short Answer test consisting of twenty questions ; the Individual Power Test which spans three hours and comprises five questions ; and the Team Test.

Competitors are penalized heavily for dead fish and in some cases dead fish are not weighed.

Competitors usually bring a number of yo-yos to the performance stage with them to allow for mid-routine replacements in the case of knots / jams ( common with string tricks ), string breakage ( common with looping tricks ), or drops ( common with offstring tricks ).

Competitors from around the world participate in what are dubbed the " elite " races for cash prizes.

In his 1980 classic Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analysing Industries and Competitors, Porter simplifies the scheme by reducing it down to the three best strategies.

Competitors are free to adopt any treatment of subject or rhythmical measure, so long as the composition is in accordance with the title and suitable for musical expression.

* Competitors may only load 8 rounds in the gun, although firearms with a capability for a higher capacity are allowed

* Competitors may only load 6 rounds in the gun, although revolvers with a capability for a higher capacity are allowed

Competitors can carry mail, and pass it to Royal Mail for delivery, a service known as Downstream access.

A report published in July 2010 by the Boston Consulting Group ( The African Challengers: Global Competitors Emerge from the Overlooked Continent ) listed Tunisia as one of the African " Lions " and indicated the eight such countries account for 70 % of the continent's gross domestic product.

Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors, and his newer book, Competitive Advantage, present a framework for helping firms actually create and sustain a competitive advantage in their industry in either cost or differentiation.

Competitors slide ice stocks over an ice surface, aiming for a target, or to cover the longest distance.

Competitors practice specific events for weeks and months, gaining efficiency and power in every movement.

* Robinshaw, Paul & Ross, Christopher ( 1989 ), The Original 1962 – 1973 Lotus Elan ( Essential Data and Guidance for Owners, Restorers and Competitors ); additional notes by Ron Hickman.

Competitors are also required to wear an appropriate whitewater helmet and PFD and River shoes or booties and floatation bags for their boats.

* Throwing: Competitors are tested separately for precision and distance throwing.

* Farmer's Walk – Competitors carry heavy objects weighing from 275-375 lbs ( 125 – 170 kg ) in each hand for a set distance, and compete for the fastest time.

He is said to have been aged 24 in 1309 at the death of his father, Patrick, 8th Earl of March, who had been one of the Competitors for the Crown of Scotland in 1291.

Competitors are able to design and build vehicles that are much more optimized for off-road use than in the lower ranks of trialing.

Competitors must carry all the equipment and food required for the overnight camp and subsequent days.

Competitors race vehicles through the mud to win prize money.

Competitors are allowed to place two marks along the side of the runway in order to assist them to jump accurately.

Competitors do not know where the checkpoints are.

Competitors do not wear the hogu ( although they are required to wear approved foot and hand protection equipment, as well as optional head guards ).

Competitors perform a variety of tasks based on that skill, are judged, and are then kept or removed by a single expert or a panel of experts.

Competitors are not allowed to pull or push each other during the KO finals.

Competitors are ranked according to their score from the first four disciplines and given different start times, with the leader going first, and other starts staggered by points differential such that the first person to cross the finish line will be the overall points leader and win the pentathlon.

Competitors are seeded in heats according to their fastest time over the distance.

Competitors are paired with horses in a draw 20 minutes before the start of the event.

Competitors are judged against other lifters of the same gender, weight class, and age.

Competitors in the National Barrel Racing Association ( NBRA ) are required to wear a western long-sleeved shirt ( tucked in ), western cut pants or jeans, western hat, and boots.

Competitors are required to abide by this dress code beginning one hour before the competition and lasting until after slack.

" Competitors are saying the Morning News fiasco is a symptom of a new disarray in CBS News, and some question whether current CBS News executives will all be able to ride out the storm.

Competitors are not permitted to draft ( ride in the slipstream ) behind each other.

Competitors are given stalks of the plant, from which they strip the leaves and eat them.

Competitors are eliminated after two downs.

Competitors involved in the creation of these components are paid royalties based on these sales.

* Algorithms ( competition length about 2 hours ): Competitors are given a set ( usually three ) of algorithmic problems and have 75 minutes to correctly solve as many as they can.

* Design ( competition length 1 week ): Competitors are given a set of user requirements and attempt to convert them into a usable software design specification.