As written in the bulletin 3 the organizers of WOC 2007 made an application to the IOF for a deviation to the rule 23.8 concerning the accuracy of the timekeeping for the sprint final. The rule states that the time of the sprint final should be given in minutes, seconds and down to 1/10 of a second.

-          The organizer applied for a deviation to the rule and this week the final decision was made by IOF council. They decided to turn down the application and thus the timing of the sprint final at WOC 2007 will be in the accuracy of 1/10 of a second, says the Senior event adviser Øivind Holt.

The rule 23.8 applies only to the sprint final, and all other races will using one second timing accuracy.