Welcome to the 7th
World Games 2005 Duisburg!
The 7th
World Games will be held in the German city of Duisburg and its partner cities
Bottrop, Oberhausen and Mülheim an der Ruhr from 14th July till 24th
July 2005. The 7th World Games 2005 Duisburg will be the meeting
place for 3500 athletes representing 40 sports, 177 disciplines and 100
different nations. The Games are expected to attract approximately 500,000
spectators.
Orienteering is
one of the 32 official sports included in the programme of The 7th
World Games 2005 Duisburg. The orienteering events will be organised at Bottrop.
The German Orienteering Federation and the orienteering club DJK Adler 07
Bottrop have been entrusted with the organisation of the orienteering events and
are pleased to welcome the world elite orienteers to this major event.
1. Programme
The 7th World
Games 2005 Duisburg will get under way with the Opening Ceremony on Thursday, 14th
July 2005.
The orienteering
events will be held according to the below schedule:
Day and
activity Hrs Venue
Thursday, 14th
July 2005 Arrival of teams
Accreditation 24 hrs per day Sport Park Wedau, Duisburg
Opening
ceremony 8.15 p.m. MSV-Arena,
Duisburg
Friday, 15th
July 2005
Training
opportunity & model event 2 p.m. 3.30 p.m. Revierpark Vonderort, Bottrop
Team officials
meeting 5 p.m. 6 p.m. Hotel Residenz, Oberhausen
Saturday, 16th
July 2005
Individual middle
distance race 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Jahnstadion, Bottrop
Prize-giving
ceremony 1
p.m. Jahnstadion, Bottrop
Team officials
meeting 5 p.m. 6.p.m. Hotel Residenz, Oberhausen
Sunday, 17th
July 2005
Mixed team
relay
10 a.m. 1 p.m. Jahnstadion, Bottrop
Prize-giving
ceremony 12 p.m. Jahnstadion, Bottrop
Monday, 18th
July 2005
Departure of
teams
2.
Competition rules
The World Games
orienteering events will be organized in accordance with the Competition Rules
for IOF Foot Orienteering Events, valid as of 1st January 2004.
The IOF has
approved the organisers request for rule deviations as follows:
Individual Event
(Saturday 16th July 2005) middle distance race for men and women: 1
minute start interval.
Relay Event
(Sunday 17th July 2005) mixed relay for 2 men and 2 women: Map scale
of 1:5000 or 1:4000 using ISSOM standard (sprint map).
3. Classes and
participation
The International
World Games Association (IWGA) has decided to include three orienteering
competitions in the programme of The 7th World Games 2005 Duisburg.
The programme includes an individual middle distance event for both men and
women, and a mixed team relay. The IOF is entitled to enter 80 athletes, i.e. 40
men and 40 women.
On the basis of the selection
criteria, 18 nations have qualified for participation in the competitions,
namely: Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Great
Britain, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia,
Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine. The reigning world champions Simone
Niggli-Luder (SUI), Karolina A. Hojsgaard (SWE), Niclas Jonasson (SWE) and
Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) have got a personal place.
The national orienteering
federations have accepted the number of athletes allotted to them in accordance
with the agreed qualification criteria, and entered extra officials as shown
below.
|
National Orienteering
Federation |
Athletes |
Total number of athletes |
Number of officials |
|
W |
M |
|
|
|
AUS |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
CZE |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
DEN |
2 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
|
EST |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
|
FIN |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
|
FRA |
2 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
|
GBR |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
GER |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
LAT |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
|
LTU |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
|
NOR |
3 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
|
POL |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
ROM |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
RUS |
3 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
|
SUI |
4 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
|
SVK |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
SWE |
4 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
|
UKR |
|
1 |
1 |
- |
|
In
total |
40 |
40 |
80 |
27 |
Thirteen of the
above listed nations have qualified for participation in the mixed team relay
for teams of 2 men and 2 women, i.e. Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia,
Sweden and Switzerland.
4. Entry permits (Visas)
Visitors from some of the
participating countries will need to apply for a visa. For information on the
entry regulations, visit
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www.en/willkommen/einreisebestimmungen/liste:html.
It may take time to get the visa.
Therefore, it is recommendable to submit the entry form as soon as possible.
Once the filled-in entry form for any participant who requires a visa has been
received, the DOC will send a personal invitation to the participant's postal
address (please include complete postal address in the entry form!). Having
received the invitation from the DOC, the participant should immediately apply
for the visa.
5.
Accreditation procedure
The International
Orienteering Federation (IOF) is required to bundle and forward to the DOC all
the entry forms for the participants (athletes and team officials). Deadline
for submitting the filled-in entry forms to the IOF is 2nd May 2005.
Only the attached
official entry form provided by the DOC may be used. Where possible, the
applications should be filled in and submitted to the IOF in electronic form.
Please don't forget to include a photo!
Having received
the entry form, the DOC will issue the Identity and Accreditation Card (ID Card)
which is non-transferable and has to be collected in person by each individual
upon arrival.
6.
Arrival
The
participating national orienteering federations shall bear the costs of
traveling to and from the World Games.
The DOC will organise transport from
Düsseldorf airport and from Duisburg central railway station to the central
accreditation office at the "Sportschule" of the Football Federation of the
Lower Rhineland at Sportpark Wedau in Duisburg. In order for the DOC to make the
transport arrangements, please indicate the planned time of arrival in the entry
form.
The DOC will arrange for the
participants to be taken from the central accreditation office to their
respective accommodation.
Participants arriving by bus or by
private cars should follow the World Games signs to the Sportpark Wedau. There
they are asked to register at the central accreditation office at the
"Sportschule" of the Football Federation of the Lower Rhineland.
7. Opening ceremony
The athletes
and the team officials are expected to arrive on Thursday 14th July,
and to take part in the opening ceremony in the MSV-Arena. The DOC will arrange
the transport to and from the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony will start
at 8.15 p.m. The athletes and officials will parade by country, under their
national flags.
8. Transportation
The
participants will be taken to and from the training and competition venues, the
central catering unit in the Sportpark Wedau and the World Games Plaza by bus.
The shuttle bus timetable will be handed out to the participants upon arrival.
The ID Card
entitles all participants to free access to "VRR" public transport means in the
organizing cities.
It is
compulsory for the competitors and the registered team officials to use the
official transport to and from the competitions and to and from the model event.
9. Accommodation
The orienteers
will be accommodated at the Hotel Residenz in Oberhausen. The co-ordinates of
the hotel are: Hotel Residenz
Oberhausen; Hermann-Albertz-Str. 69; 46045 Oberhausen; phone: +49-208-8208-0;
fax: +40-208-8208-150;
http://www.hotel-residenz-oberhausen.de/ .
In accordance
with the provisions of the IF Passport, the accommodation including breakfast is
free of charge for the athletes. All additional costs like telephone, pay-TV,
mini bar or laundry service have to be covered by the athletes themselves.
NOTE!
The accommodation is in twin-bedded rooms. Subject to availability, single rooms
may be booked at an extra charge of 45 EUR/person/night. Together with the entry
forms, please fill in and submit to the IOF the attached rooming list, as the
IOF is required by the DOC to allocate the rooms to the participants.
10.
Catering
Breakfast will
be served at the hotel. Lunch will be handed out as lunch packet or will be
served at World Games Plaza, Duisburg (between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.). Dinner
will be served at World Games Plaza, Duisburg (between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.).
The athletes
are entitled to receive a free lunch or dinner on the day of arrival and a free
breakfast (in the hotel) on the day of departure.
11.
Team officials
The team
officials entered by the national orienteering federations may accompany their
competitors but a fee of 95 EUR/day, i.e. a total of 380 EUR for the period 14th
to 18th July is charged for their accommodation, meals and transport.
NOTE! The
accommodation is in twin-bedded rooms. Subject to availability, single rooms may
be booked at an extra charge of 45 EUR/person/night. Please include the team
officials in the attached rooming list!
Invoices for
the accommodation will be issued and circulated to the participating member
federations once the rooming list has been received, and the DOC has confirmed
availability of any booked single rooms.
12.
Insurance
Please note that
the competitors participate at their own risk. The World Games organiser is not
responsible for insurance against accidents, but this is the responsibility of
the respective national federation or the competitors themselves, according to
national regulations.
In accordance
with the IWGA rules and regulations, the participants have to show a proof of
their health insurance cover. Without that proof, accreditation is not possible.
A health insurance is also necessary to get a visa for entry into the Federal
Republic of Germany.
Participants
without the required health insurance will be given the opportunity to effect an
insurance on site for the duration of the 2005 World Games.
13. Embargoed Areas
The
below area in Bottrop, Germany, is embargoed until the end of the World Games
2005:
A
colour copy of the maps Köllnischer Wald, orienteering map 1:10000 (1999) and
Revierpark Vonderort, orienteering map 1:7500 (2003) has been sent by ordinary
mail to each of the participating federations.
14. Terrain
description
Individual
middle distance race: The competition terrain is a mixture of park and wooden
land. Small height differences (50-75 m above sea level). Runnability varies
very much. Old beech trees in some parts of the area; in other parts undergrowth
of fern and stinging nettles with some more open areas with oak, maple and
alder. Lots of embankments and ditches. Rich network of tracks.
Mixed team
relay: Park land and urban area.
15. Maps
Individual middle
distance race
Scale:
1:10000
Contour interval:
2.5 m
Mixed team
relay
Scale: 1:5000
or 1:4000
Contour
interval: 2.5m
The maps are
drawn according to the International Specification for Orienteering Maps (ISOM
2000) and the International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps (ISSOM).
The final draft 2004 is published on the website
http://lazarus.elte.hu/mc/issom/index.html
16.
Courses
Event / course
Length (km) Winning time (min)
Individual race
Men 6.6 km 35 min
Women 5.6 km 35 min
Relay
Men 4.6 km 22 min
Women 3.9 km 22 min
The relay order
will be M-W-M-W
17. Punching
and time-keeping system
The Sport-Ident
electronic punching system and time-keeping system will be used. SI chips will
be provided.
18. Start draw
The start draw for the individual
middle distance competition on Saturday 16th July will be on Friday
15th July at 4 p.m.
19. Team
officials meetings
The team
officials meetings will be held at Hotel Residenz, Oberhausen according to the
below schedule: for individual races on Friday 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., for relay on
Saturday 5 p.m. 6 p.m.
20.
Prize-giving ceremonies
World Games
medals will be awarded to the three best individuals and/or teams in each
competition. The prize-giving ceremonies will take place immediately after the
competitions at the Jahnstadion, Bottrop. A winners ceremony for all World
Games winners of the day will be held at World Games Plaza, Duisburg in the
evenings.
21. Medical services
The Medical Centre will be
established in the Karl-Lehr-Realschule, Duisburg. The Medical Centre will be
located close to the Doping Control Centre. Official compulsory transport to and
from the doping control centre will be provided for doping test candidates.
Physiotherapist services will be provided free of charge at the Jahnstadion
before/after the competitions and in the hotel in the afternoon/evenings.
22.
Anti-Doping controls
According to the
IWGA Rules, the responsibility for Anti-Doping controls during the World Games
lies with the IWGA Medical Commission. The World Games 2005 GmbH as the hosting
organization is responsible for the implementation of the doping tests. The
central Doping Control Centre will be
at the Karl-Lehr-Realschule.
The samples will be analyzed by the WADA-accredited laboratory of the
Biochemical Institute of the Cologne Sports University.
By submitting
their entries, the participants agree to abide with the provisions of the IWGA
Anti Doping Rules (please consult:
http://www.worldgames-iwga.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,1044-163486-180701-85071-0-file,00.pdf).
Upon receipt of the ID Card,
the participants will have to sign a document to personally acknowledge and
agree with the corresponding rules and regulations. Doping controls may be
effected from the date of accreditation.
The TUE procedure
is in accordance with the international standard as set forth by WADA.
Any medal winner
failing to pass a doping control test shall forfeit his or her medal. The
Executive Committee of the IWGA will take the relevant decision. Further
disciplinary actions are the responsibility of the IOF.
23. Clothing restrictions
No full length spike shoes are
allowed. Shoes with metal studs encased in rubber or similar material
(so-called dubbed spikes) may be worn. Otherwise there are no particular
restrictions. Full body cover is recommended because of nettles and
blackberries. Your attention is also drawn to the occurrence of ticks.
24.
Advertising on sportswear and equipment
Advertising on
sportswear and equipment is permitted in principle, as long as it is not in
conflict with the interests of the DOC's sponsors.
The national federations are required
to inform the DOC in advance about any sponsor logos on the running suits and
other sportswear worn by their participants. The form to be used for this
purpose is attached. Please give a brief description of the logos and attach a
photo/copy of each of them. This form shall be submitted to the IOF Secretariat
together with the entry forms. The DOC will check the details and will reply
within six weeks after receiving the information.
25. Weather
and climate
In July it is
summer in Germany. The day temperature varies from 16 to 30 degrees Celsius,
night temperature normally above 10 degrees. Long periods of dry weather are
possible, and so are heavy rain and thunderstorms.
26. Training
opportunities
On Friday 15th
July 2005, a model event will be organised in terrain similar to the competition
terrain.
27. Media services
The main media centre will be located in the MSV-Arena in Duisburg. At other
venues smaller sub-centres will be available for the media representatives.
Media representatives are requested to submit their accreditation by 19th
May 2005.
To be provided with the respective forms and information on travel,
accommodation etc., please contact: cosmos-pps Kommunikations GmbH, eMail:
redaktion@cosmos-pps.de
For general media enquiries, please contact:
presse@worldgames2005.de, tel.: +49 (0) 203 3482 1342
28.
Organization
Local
Organizer: Orienteering Club DJK Adler 07 Bottrop
Event
Director: Sven HOMMEN
Course
Planners: Christian
Roßnegger (Individual middle
distance)
Uwe
Dresel (Mixed team relay)
Technical
Delegate: Hans BRECKLE
National
Controller: Gerhard KÄMPFER
IOF Senior Event
Advisor: Knut NORD (SWE)
IOF Assistant
Event Advisor: Vincent Frey (FRA)
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Autor und Copyright: Detlev Ackermann, Laufen-in-Koeln
Quelle: IOF
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