Startlists
Startlists are official documents used in competitive sports to indicate the planned order of competition and the participants assigned to specific heats, lanes, or starting positions in an event. They typically list entrants, their national affiliations, bib numbers, and sometimes seed times or qualifying marks.
The primary purposes of startlists are logistical planning and transparency. They help athletes and officials prepare
What startlists contain can vary by sport but commonly include: event name, date and session, heat or
Publication and updates: startlists are usually released before the competition and may be provisional. They are
Relation to seeding: startlists often reflect seed times or rankings to distribute the strongest competitors across