![]() ![]() Track athletes also wear lane numbers on the shorts called "hip numbers", for identification by the fully automatic timing system which photographs athletes from the side as they cross a finish line. In relay events, all team members have the IOC country code. Since the 2000s, track and field athletes at major competitions wear their names as well as their numbers on their bibs. Failure to wear them could make an athlete subject to disqualification. In such high profile events, bib numbers are mandatory. In addition to identifying an athlete, many high profile events also imprint sponsor logos. With new technology, bibs might contain timing chips for electronic identification. Competition numbers are differentiated from uniform numbers in that the former are used for a specific event (for example, competition numbers worn by marathon runners) while the latter persist over time through multiple events, seasons, or sometimes an entire career (for example, uniform numbers worn by Major League Baseball players).Ĭompetition numbers may also be called bib numbers when worn on bibs over, or affixed to, the athletes' tops. For example, runners in a race may wear prominent competition numbers so that they may be clearly identified from a distance. ![]() ![]() In many sports, a competition number is used to identify and differentiate the competitors taking part in a competitive endeavour. Competition numbers on bibs of competitors in the 1980 Olympic 5000m ![]()
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