Video review and decisions
IJF · 2026IJF referee supervisors use the CARE replay system to support correct scoring and decisions. Its use is controlled by the authorised officials; an athlete or coach cannot demand an on-the-spot replay as an unrestricted challenge. Correcting a mistake is part of the official process, not a separate scoring opportunity.
The rule
IJF referee supervisors use the CARE replay system to support correct scoring and decisions. Its use is controlled by the authorised officials; an athlete or coach cannot demand an on-the-spot replay as an unrestricted challenge. Correcting a mistake is part of the official process, not a separate scoring opportunity.
In practice
A coach can request later viewing of a specified technical situation using the prescribed form and timing. This is different from an appeal overturning the final contest decision: agreed referee decisions are final under these rules. Events without CARE may use side judges and the applicable majority procedure instead of the international video arrangement.
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