Why couldn't Harry use Accio on the Golden Egg in Goblet of Fire?

In Goblet of Fire, when Harry Potter is faced with a dragon, he used 'Accio' to get his broomstick and then grabbed the Golden Egg after some flying. My question is, why couldn't he use 'Accio' on the Golden Egg itself? Is there a rule that the thing he was calling had to belong to him?

For that matter, why couldn't any other champion do this to the Golden Egg? Well, we can make a case that the others just wouldn't have thought of it but Harry Potter came there with the intention of doing a Summoning Charm. Surely he could've done the simpler thing and called the Golden Egg itself instead of the broomstick.

By the way, the book says that the egg was under the dragon's body but the movie shows it placed at a prominent location a fair distance away from the dragon and from Harry. So, let's talk about book only. Was there a rule that he couldn't summon the egg since it was kind of strangled under the dragon's body?

Answer

From the wiki article shared by Force Flow:

There were counterspells that could be placed on objects to keep them from being Summoned. Most wizarding goods sold as of the 20th century and early 21st century came pre-enchanted with anti-theft spells to keep them from being Summoned by anyone but their rightful owners.

Also, since the TriWizard Tournament was meant to be competed in by 6th and 7th year students, the professors would have expected them to know the Accio charm. As such, there was most likely an anti-summoning charm on the eggs to keep them from being summoned.

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