Athlete status

The participants of a race always have a status. In Copernico there are the following statuses:

• Not started: the default status when the participant has no times at any timing point.
• Running: automatically assigned when the participant has a time at some timing point but does not yet have a time at the finish line.
• Finished: automatically assigned when the participant has a time at the finish line.
• Disqualified: a manual status assignable by the timer that implies that the participant has no time or position.
• Withdrawn: a manual status assignable by the timer that implies that the participant has no time or position.
• Quarantine: a manual status assignable by the timer that implies that the participant has no time or position. Use it when the result is under review, pending validation by the timer.

In Copernico the first three statuses (not started, running or finished) are automatically assigned according to the times taken from the participant, and the next three (disqualified, withdrawn or quarantine) are assigned manually.

You can assign a manual status to a participant; for example, to a participant who is not started, running or finished you can assign the status of disqualified, withdrawn or quarantine.

To change the status, in the participants screen select a specific event in the table and one or more participants, right-click and, in the Status submenu, choose Withdrawn, Quarantine or Disqualified. The Participant Status Change window opens, showing how many participants change and the Target status. If the race has stages, you can apply the change to a single stage (Single event) or to a range of stages (Multiple events). Review the summary and save. The step-by-step procedure is in Disqualifying participants.

In the participant's details you can also record the rule article behind the status change; for example, the one for a disqualification.

However, you cannot assign an automatic status to a participant manually: you can only return them to their original status, the one Copernico calculates from their times. In the same status submenu, the Change to original status option shows in brackets the status the participant will return to, for example Change to original status (Not started) (or that there are several statuses, if the selection mixes participants with different statuses). This option is only shown when the current status differs from the calculated one. The calculated status is shown in the Race status column.

If you open the time editor of a participant who is in quarantine, disqualified or withdrawn, Copernico warns you before continuing; to edit their times, click Edit times anyway.