# Eligibility Regime
**Domain:** Administrative governance
**Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node
**Maturity:** Developed
**Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]]
## Definition
An **eligibility regime** is the set of criteria, evidence procedures, authorities, and appeals that determine who may enter or remain in a program, competition, role, or status.
## Significance
Its legitimacy depends on jurisdiction, relevance, notice, consistency, correction, and the costs of false classification.
## Sources
- [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]
- [Primary or institutional source](https://olympics.com/ioc/olympic-charter)
## Routes
[[wiki/Individual Neutral Athlete|Individual Neutral Athlete]] · [[wiki/AIN Eligibility Review Panel|AIN Eligibility Review Panel]] · [[wiki/Classifier|Classifier]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]