Team Manual 19 - 20date June 2010 Event

Fana Stadion, Bergen, Norway Arena/Course/Stadium

website address www.bergen2010.org

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Team Manual www.bergen2010.org SPAR European Team Championships 19 – 20 June 2010 Bergen - Norway

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SPAR European SPAR European TeamTeam Championships Championships Fana Stadium Fana Stadium CONTENTS Should you have any problems, or require a letter of invitation please contact the LOC. Per Aam, Secretary 1. GENERALGeneral INFORMATION E-mail: [email protected] 2. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE Mobile: +47Athletics 911 83838 2.1 European Council 2.2 European Athletics Delegates 2.3 European Athletics Office 2.4 Executive Board of National Athletic Federation 2.5 Local Organising Committee 2.6 Competition Organisation 2.7 Participating Federations 3. ARRIVALS 3.1 Arrival by Air 3.1.1 Welcome Service 3.1.2 Transportation of Equipment 3.2 Arrival by Train 3.3 Arrival by Road 3.4 Visa Requirements 4. TRANSPORT 4.1 Transport and Accommodation Desk 4.2 Bus Shuttle Service 4.3 Return to Airport / Train Stations 5. ACCOMMODATION & HOTEL INFORMATION 5.1 General Information 5.2 Information Desk 5.3 Official Hotels 5.4 Costs and European Athletics Quota 5.5 Payment Procedures 5.6 Meals 5.7 Meeting Rooms for Teams 5.8 Medical Services in the Hotels 5.9 Telephone Calls 6. ACCREDITATION 6.1 General 6.2 Accreditation Procedure 6.3 Loss of Accreditation 6.4 Access Areas for Teams 7. TECHNICAL INFORMATION 7.1 Technical Information Centre (TIC) 7.2 Technical Meeting 7.2.1 Technical Meeting Agenda 7.3 Equipment 7.4 Inspection of the Competition Venue 7.5 Competition Area 7.6 Dressing Rooms 7.7 Physiotherapy 7.8 Training 10/42 7.8.1 Training with Official Starters 7.9 100m B race and additional 4 x 100m relays

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16. APPENDICES Per Aam, Appendix 1 Secretary – Implement List General Appendix – Timetable E-mail: 2 [email protected] Appendix – Event Draw Mobile:3+47 911 83838 Appendix 4 – Map of Stadium Appendix 5 – Accreditation Zones

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1. GENERAL INFORMATION Per Aam, 1.1

General Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Norway Mobile: +47 911 83838

Language: Population: Capital: Currency: Notes: Coins: Religion: Time zone: Electricity: Telephone country code: Networks: Main Airport: 1.2

Norwegian (Almost everyone is able to speak English) 4.81 million Oslo Norwegian Kroner (NOK): 1€ ~ NOK 8,00 NOK 1000, NOK 500, NOK 200, NOK 100, NOK 50 NOK 20, NOK 10, NOK 5, NOK 1, NOK 0,50 Protestant Christianity GMT +1 220V 16 amp.2 pin euro plug. +47/ 0047 Telenor/Netcom Gardemoen Lufthavn, Oslo

Bergen

Norway’s second largest town is situated in the west coast of Norway, next to the North Sea. The city was founded in 1070 and has grown up around its colourful harbour, where you find the wharf called Bryggen. Bryggen has become a symbol of our cultural heritage and has gained a place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The town of Bergen also has become a World Heritage city. Population: Airport: Drinking water: Driving: Climate: Shop opening hours

Supermarkets:

Post Office: Bank locations Cash Dispenser/ATM: Credit Cards:

256.000 Bergen Airport Flesland (BGO) Excellent drinking water from the tap On the right Average temperature in June is 15 C° Average rain 132mm in June Monday – Friday: 10:00 – 18:00 Saturday: 10:00 – 16:00 Sunday: Closed except some tourist shops Monday- Friday: 10:00 – 20:00 Saturday: 10:00 – 18:00 Sunday: closed (Nearest Supermarket to the venue is located at Lagunen Shopping Centre only 10 min walk from Fana Stadion) Lagunen Shopping, Centre and in City Centre Lagunen Shopping, Centre and in City Centre Excellent coverage in city Centre3-4 in Lagunen Shopping Centre, and also at the airport Visa and MasterCard accepted in most shops, restaurants, and 10/42 hotels.

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President E-mail: [email protected]örg Wirz (SUI) Mobile: +47 911 83838 Vice Presidents José Luis de Carlos (ESP) Svein Arne Hansen (NOR) Treasurer Karel Pilny (CZE) Director General Christian Milz (SUI) Council Members Janez Aljancic (SLO) Franco Arese (ITA) Sylvia Barlag (NED) Jonathan Edwards (GBR) Frank Hensel (GER) Dobromir Karamarinov (BUL) Philippe Lamblin (FRA) Toralf Nilsson (SWE) Ludmila Olijar (LAT) Antti Pihlakoski (FIN) Jorge Salcedo (POR) Salih Munir Yaras (TUR) Vadim Zelichenok (RUS) IAAF President (ex officio member) Lamine Diack (SEN) European Athletics Honorary Life President Carl-Olaf Homén (FIN) 2.2 European Athletics Delegates European Athletics Council Delegate Presidents Delegate Technical Delegate Doping Control Delegate Jury of Appeal

ITOs/ATOs

Karel Pilny (CZE) José Luis de Carlos (ESP) Pedro Branco (POR) Patrick van Caelenberghe (BEL) Chair Luis Abegao(POR) Lars Danielsson (SWE) John Cronin (IRL) Chair Ludmila Pudilova (CZE) Egert Juuse (EST) Andrej Udvoc (SLO) Marnix de Mangelaere (BEL) Tigran Simonyan (ARM)

2.3 European Athletics Office European Athletic Association Avenue Louis-Ruchonnet 18 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 313 43 50 Fax: +41 21 313 43 51 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.european-athletics.org

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2.4 Executive Per Board Aam, of Norwegian Athletics Federation General Secretary

President E-mail: [email protected] Arne Hansen Vice President Tore Hordnes Mobile: +47 911 83838 General Secretary Kjetil Hildeskor Members Mari Bjone Kalle Glomsaker Narve Heggheim Anne-Sophie Hunstad Arvid Kristiansen Helga Reigstad Ingrid Ness Rolland 2.5 Local Organising Committee President Vice President General Secretary Event Management Protocol / Hospitality Press / Media Finance Travel / Accommodation Marketing Ceremonies Medical/Anti-Doping

Tore Hordnes Dag Rydland Per Aam Karl Johan Reigstad Jan Fredrik Andersen Jan Tore Guntveit Geirmund Drivenes Ove Leon Låstad Arne Risa Trude Hallingby Per Indredavik

2.6 Competition Organisation Competition Director Meeting Manager Technical Manager Event Presentation Manager Call Room Referee Track Referee Chief Photofinish Start Coordinator Starter Jumps Referee Throws Referee Competition Secretary Marshall Secretary of the Jury of Appeal

Karl Johan Reigstad Odd M. Lahn-Johannessen Ole Tumyr Nils Kristian Wiik Kristian Hille Tore Tvilde Tore Zakkariassen Svein Rødseth Johan Holstad Øystein Holmelid Knut Skeide Kjell Ytrearne Jan Ole Skage Ole Petter Sandvig

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2.7 Participating Federations Per Aam,

General Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Belarus Mobile: +47 911 83838

Italy

Finland

Norway

France

Poland

Germany

Russia

Great Britain

Spain

Greece

Ukraine

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ARRIVALS Should you have any problems, or require a letter of invitation please contact the LOC. Per Aam, General Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838

3.1 Arrival by Air

Flesland International Airport (BGO) is the official airport. 3.1.1 Welcome Service Upon arrival, teams will be met by team attaches. A welcome desk will be located in the arrival hall at the airport – near the luggage pick up, and will be open when the team arrives. Once luggage has been collected, team members will be escorted to buses which will take them to their hotels. Clarion Hotel Bergen Airport hotel is in walking distance from the airport. Coach transport will operate to every hotel from the airport. Coaches will be allocated to hotels and will be clearly identified by signage. The transfer time from the airport to the official hotels is 5 – 10 minutes. 3.1.2 Transportation of Equipment Equipment will be transported direct from Flesland Airport to Fana Stadium and stored at the Equipment Storage. The teams will get a receipt for the delivery, which has to been shown upon retrieval. For the opening hours of the Equipment Storage, refer to point 7.3 3.2 Arrival by Train Teams arriving at Bergen Railway Station should indicate their arrival time in the final entries. Pick-up service and transportation to the team’s hotel will be arranged accordingly. From Bergen Railway stations station to the team hotels appr. 30 minutes. 3.3 Arrival by Road Teams arriving by road are kindly asked to go directly to their hotel, where representatives from the LOC will welcome them. 3.4 Visa Requirements The following countries require visas to enter Norway: • • •

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Should youPer have any problems, or require a letter of invitation please contact the LOC. Aam, Per Aam, General Secretary General Secretary E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838 Mobile: +47 911 83838

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Should you have any problems, or require a letter of invitation please contact the LOC. Per Aam, General Secretary TRANSPORT E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838

4.1 Transport and Accommodation Desk

At Flesland airport there will be a welcome desk for accommodation/transport, opening on Thursday 17 June at 09:00 and will remain open until the last arrival of each day. After arrival, the team leader will be guided to the financial office at Clarion Hotel Airport (walking distance, 3 min.) After the financial settlement, the team leader will receive a team leader bag with accreditation cards, bibs, invitations and information letters. The team leader will then be transported to the hotel (see accreditation 6.2). The athletes and the officials will be transported by bus directly to their hotel. 4.2 Bus Shuttle Service A regular bus shuttle service will be provided between the team hotels, training venues, social functions, the technical meeting and the competition venue. Full details of the schedule will be displayed at the Information desk in each hotel. Transfer times between the hotels and the competition venue will be between 10 to 15 minutes for the team hotels, and between 20 to 30 minutes from VIP/Media hotels, depending on the hotel location and traffic conditions. The following arrangements have been made for the team hotels:THURSDAY 17th, Activity: Training. From team hotels to Fana Stadium: 15:00, 16:30, 18:00, 19:00 From Fana Stadium to team hotels: 16:15, 17:00, 18:15, 19:15, 20:00, 20:45FRIDAY 18th Activity: Inspection of competition venue, training, training with starter and test event. From team hotels to Fana Stadium: 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 17:00, 18:00 From Fana Stadium to team hotels: 11:15, 12:15, 13:15, 14:15, 15;15, 17:15, 18:15, 20:00, 20:30 FRIDAY 18th Activity: Press conference for teams press attaché Departure with minibuses from the team hotels: Clarion Airport Scandic Airport Thon Airport 11:00 11:05 11:10 Return to the team hotels directly after the press conference

Quality Edvard Grieg 11:15

Activity: Technical meeting. See 7.2 Activity: LOC/European Athletics Dinner (invited guests only) Departure with minibuses from the team hotels: Clarion Airport Scandic Airport Thon Airport 20:20 20:25 20:30 Departure to the team hotels directly after the dinner. (appr. 24:00) 10/42

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From city hotels to Fana Stadium: 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00 From Fana Stadium to team hotels: 18:15, 19:15, 19:45, 20:15, 20:45, 21:15, 22:00 From Fana Stadium to city hotels: 20:15, 21:15, 22:00 SUNDAY20th Activity: Competition at Fana Stadium From team hotels to Fana Stadium: 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00 From city hotels to Fana Stadium: 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00 From Fana Stadium to team hotels: 16:15, 17:15, 17:45, 18:15, 18:45, 19:15, 20:00 From Fana Stadi to city hotels: 18:15, 19:15, 20:00 Activity: Team “banquet”/disco evening at Banco Rotto From team hotels: 21:00, 21:15, 21:30 Return to team hotels: 24:00, 00:30, 01:00, 01:30, 02:00 Please refer to the information board in the hotel, for further or additional information.

4.3 Return to Airport / Train stations Transport will be arranged according to the flight schedules submitted by the teams. Further information will be available from the hotel information desks.

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Should you have any problems, or require a letter of invitation please contact the LOC. Per Aam, General Secretary& HOTEL INFORMATION ACCOMMODATION E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838

5.1 General Information

The LOC has reserved four good quality hotels for teams, providing full board accommodation and easy accessibility to both the centre of Bergen and the competition venue.

5.2 Information Desk An information desk will be located in the lobby of each hotel, which will be open from Thursday 17 June until Monday 21 June from 07:00 to 24:00. (Monday 21, the information desk will close at 15:00) 5.3 Official Hotels Team Hotels Hotel Name

Address, Telephone & Fax

Clarion Hotel Bergen Airport

Flyplassveien 55, NO-5869 Bergen Phone: +47 56 10 00 00 Fax: +47 56 10 00 01 E-mail: [email protected]

Quality Hotel Edvard Grieg

Sandsliåsen 50, NO-5254 Sandsli. Phone: +47 55 98 00 00 Fax: +47 55 98 01 50 E-mail: [email protected]

Thon Hotel Bergen Airport

Kokstadveien3 NO-5257 Kokstad. Phone: +47 55 92 00 00 Fax: +47 55 92 00 01 E-mail: [email protected]

Scandic Bergen Airport

Kokstadflaten 2 5863 Bergen Norway Phone: + 47 21 61 44 00 Fax: + 47 21 61 44 11 E-mail: [email protected] 10/42

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VIP Hotel

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Hotel Name Clarion Hotel Admiral

Address, Telephone & Fax C.Sundtsgt. 9 5004 Bergen. Phone: +47 55 23 64 00 Fax:+ 47 55 23 64 64 E-mail : [email protected]

Facilities

Address, Telephone & Fax Torgalmenningen11 5014 Bergen. Phone: +47 55 10 00 Fax:+ 47 55 55 10 10 [email protected] Valkendorfsgate 8 5807 Bergen Phone: +47 55 30 68 00 Fax: +47 55 30 38 50 E-mail: [email protected]

Facilities

Media Hotels

Hotel Name Thon Hotel Bristol

NEPTUN Rica

5.4 Costs and European Athletics Quota According to European Athletics Regulation 610.4 accommodation and full board of participating teams for a maximum of 25 (twenty five) male athletes, 25 (twenty five) female athletes and 13 (thirteen) officials for 4 days will be paid by European Athletics. The following rates must be paid for “out of quota” team members and for additional days: Team Members

Single room CHF 120 per person/night 230 per person/night 230 per person/night 230 per person/night

Athletes outside the quota Officials outside the quota Personal Coaches Additional nights(more than 4 nights) All prices include meals and VAT

Twin room CHF 120 per person/night 190 per person/night 190 per person/night 190 per person/night

Each team will be allocated a minimum number of single room equivalent to 10% of the total number of athletes and officials within the quota. Any single rooms above the 10% 10/42 threshold will be charged at the rate of 230 CHF.

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5.5 Payment Procedures Mobile: +47 911 83838

An invoice will be sent to each Federation detailing the amount they owe based on their preliminary entries. Federations are kindly encouraged to make an advance payment of at least 50% 5 days after receiving the invoice at the latest. Advance Payments should be made in CHF by bank transfer to the following account: Bank account name:

Norges Friidrettsforbund

Bank account number: Bank:

5134.06.06241 DnBNOR Bank ASA 0021 Oslo Norway BIC/Swift: DNBANOKKXXX IBAN: NO70 5134 0606 241 Please note: A copy of the bank transfer will be required on arrival. The balance of the payment must be paid on-site by the Team Leader on arrival at the Accreditation/Finance Centre at Clarion Hotel Bergen Airport. Payment can be made by credit card (Visa and MasterCard only) or by cash in Norwegian Krone (NOK), or Euros (EUR). 5.6 Meals All meals will be served in the teams hotels., The restaurant opening times for all hotels are:

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Thursday, 17th 07:00-10:00 11:30-14:30 18:00-20:00

Friday, 18th 07:00-10:00 11:30-14:30 18:00-22:00

Saturday, 19th 07:00-10:00 12:00-15:30 19:30-23:00

Sunday, 20th 07:00-10:00 11:00-14:00 18:00-20:30

Accreditation cards together with meal vouchers (which will be given to teams upon arrival) ,will allow access to meals. For lunch and dinner, mineral water and fresh fruit are available free of charge. All other drinks must be paid for. Instead of meals, the athletes can have self made sandwiches, which can be taken from the restaurant. It is also possible to have self made sandwiches as extra food in addition to the ordinary meals. For this, please contact the hotel staff. 10/42

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Free mineral water and ice machines will be available 24 hours a day. E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838

5.7 Meeting Rooms for Teams

Arrangements can be made for team meeting rooms through the information desk in the hotel. Requests shall be made at reasonable time in advance. 5.8 Medical Services in the Hotels Physiotherapy room for all teams are available. There will be no medical service in the hotels, but the Information desk will have an updated telephone list to the available doctor on duty for the teams. During nights when the information desk are closed, the list of available doctors will be available at the hotels reception 5.9 Telephone Calls The telephone will be automatically activated to make room-to-room calls. Any athletes or delegation officials requiring the use of the room phone for outgoing calls must make arrangements with the information desk at the hotel. The telephone will be made available upon the presentation of a credit card to cover all charges. All delegations will receive a telephone contact list of important telephone numbers for the SPAR European Team Championships Bergen 2010

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6. ACCREDITATION Per Aam,

General Secretary

6.1 GeneralE-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838

Each team member will receive an accreditation card, which must be worn at all times and should be clearly visible. Security personnel will control all areas. The accreditation is not transferable and does not allow the holder to take another person beyond checkpoints. Photos are not required for the accreditation card system. 6.2 Accreditation Procedure Accreditation cards will be prepared in advance of the event, based on the information provided by the Member Federation in the final entry submitted trough the Teams On-Line Entry System. No changes will be accepted after the final entry deadline. Accreditation cards together with bibs for athletes will be distributed to the team leaders at the Clarion Hotel Bergen Airport, after confirmation that final payment has been made. Also special accreditation cards (mixed zone, TIC, and coach cards) will also be distributed upon arrival). 6.3 Loss of an Accreditation Card Any lost or damaged accreditation cards should be reported to either the hotel information desk, or TIC located at Fana Stadium(a form has to be fo filled in) Duplicate cards can be obtained where proof of identity can be established, and can be collected at the TIC office at Fana Stadium.

6.4 Access Areas for Teams A description of the different accreditation zones and codes will be on the back of the accreditation card. In appendix 5 of this document you will find the map off accreditation zones. All team accreditation cards will allow access to the team seating area, warm up area, changing facilities and physiotherapy rooms. Only athletes who are about to compete will have access to the call room and to the infield. The Head of Delegation from each team is invited to the VIP Hospitality area and will be given the necessary access number on the accreditation card. Separate cards will be issued to Team Leaders, for access to the Mixed Zone, TIC and Doping Control areas. Tickets/separate cards will also be distributed to the coaches (1 per competing athlete) for the coaching areas. Access to the Doping Control: 1 pass will be given10/42 to the athlete upon notification and an additional pass for an accompanying person. Passes will be collected once they enter the Doping Control Station. 17/42

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7. TECHNICAL INFORMATION Per Aam, General Secretary

E-mail: [email protected] 7.1 Technical Information Centre (TIC) Mobile: +47 911 83838

The main function of the centre is to ensure smooth communication between each Team Delegation, the LOC and European Athletics Technical Delegates and the Competition Administration, regarding technical matters. The TIC is located at Fana Stadium in the wardrobe building (behind Mix Zone) (see Appendix 4). The TIC will be open at the following times: Friday 18 Saturday 19 Sunday 20

10:00 – 20:00 10:00 – 21:00 10:00 – 19:00

The TIC will be linked to all information desks set up for this event and shall be responsible for the following: • • • • • • • • •

Competition information (Start Lists, Results, etc) Liaison points concerning technical matters between Team Delegate, Technical Delegate, European Athletics and LOC Urgent notices – collection and delivery of any urgent written notices to the Team Delegations from Technical Delegates, European Athletics and LOC Settlement of technical enquiries from delegations Recovery of confiscated items at the call room Applications for ‘national records’ (doping control and Omega photo finish prints) Receipt of final declaration of members of relay teams Receipt of protests from the teams Official invitations and entrance tickets ordered by the teams

Access to the information in the team`s pigeon boxes at the TIC will be controlled by separate entry cards, not by the accreditation card (see point 6.4.). Teams that were not able to attend the Technical Meeting, under extreme circumstances, can collect their competition numbers from the TIC after the technical meeting. 7.2 Technical Meeting The Technical Meeting will be held on 18 June at 15:00 in Clarion Hotel Bergen Airport Each team may be represented by a maximum of two people and, if necessary, an interpreter. It is very important that all teams are represented at the Technical Meeting. All questions related to the Technical Meeting must be presented in writing, in English, to the 10/42 information desk at each team hotel before 12.00 on Friday 18. The Technical Meeting will be conducted in English.

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A shuttle service from the team hotels will be provided for this meeting, with the following Per Aam, departures:General Secretary Quality Edvard Grieg Thon Airport Scandic Airport Clarion Admiral E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838 14:40 14:45 14:50 14:30 Return after the meeting (approx. 16:00) – Please refer to the information board in the hotel for further or additional information The Technical Meeting will be attended by: • • • • • • • • •

European Athletics President (or a representative) European Athletics Delegates Jury of Appeal International Officials Representatives of the Local Organising Committee National Competition Officials TIC Representatives Competition Data processing representative European Athletics Event Co-ordinating Staff 7.2.1 Agenda

The preliminary agenda of the Technical Meeting includes: • • • • •

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Welcome by the President of the Local Organising Committee Welcome by the European Athletics President or his representative Presentation of the International Officials Presentation of the Competition Officials Presentation of the competition and warm up sites o Information briefing by the Technical Delegate o Call-room procedures and schedule o Allocation of lanes and order of competition o Starting height and bar raising Increments o Scoring and ties Doping Control Victory Ceremonies, Opening and Closing Ceremonies Answering of questions submitted in writing by federations

7.3 Equipment The implements provided by the LOC (see implement list, appendix 1) are selected from those appearing on the current IAAF approved equipment list. Federations requiring IAAF approved equipment not listed by the LOC may present such equipment prior to the competition to the Equipment Storage and Control for inclusion in the competition pool, subject to test. Equipment must be presented within the opening hours of Equipment Storage 10/42 Friday 18 June: 15.00 -18.00 Saturday 19 June: 12:00 -1500

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Vaulting poles that are not transported directly to the Fana Stadium, must be delivered to E-mail: [email protected] the stadiumMobile: by 19:00 the evening before the start of each pole vault event. The poles will +47in 911 83838 be kept in a locked store and will be brought to the competition site in due time by the organisers. After the competitions, the organisers will return the poles to the Equipment Storage. Transportation will be arranged by the organisers as required (normally directly to the airport 2 hours in advance of departure). 7.4 Inspection of Competition Venue Heads of Delegation may visit the Fana Stadium, inspecting access routes and other facilities which will be important to the teams on Friday 18 June at 11:15. Heads of Delegation are to meet LOC members at the Fana Stadium from where they will be escorted on this visit. There will be no organised tour as the presentation regarding the competition and warm up areas will be given at the Technical Meeting 7.5 Competition Area Fana Stadium and its surroundings are shown in appendix 4 of this document. The total spectator capacity of the stadium is approximately 10.000, with 2.500 seated. The stadium has the following competition sites: • 8 lanes • 1 High Jump site • 2 Pole Vault site • 2 site for Long/Triple Jump • 1 Shot Put Circle • 1 Combined Discus/Hammer Circle • 2 Javelin sites The Warm up area has the following sites:Høyehallen • 6 lanes 60m • 1 High Jump site • 1 pole Vault site (max. 4.50m) • 1 site for Long Jump/Triple Jump Training Track including a grass track • 1 combined Discus/Hammer /Shot Put circle • Javelin warm up The maximum spike lengths in the various events are: • Track, Long Jump, Triple Jump and Pole Vault: 9mm • High Jump and Javelin: 12mm Athletes’ seats are located in the new stand in the south bend(near finish line) 10/42

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Dressing rooms with showers are located in the main building of Fana Stadium Per Aam, (see appendix 4) Secretary General E-mail: [email protected]

7.7. Physiotherapy Mobile: +47 911 83838

Team tents for physiotherapy with space for tables will be provided in the Warm-up Area (at the grass track, and there will also be space for tables in Høiehallen). Ice will be provided in both places.

7.8 Training

Athletes will have the possibility to train in the Fana Stadium: Thursday, 18 June from 10:00 to 19:00 Friday, 19 June from 10:00 to 18:00 Training for discus, hammer, and shot put must take place at the training track (gravel field) at the following times:

Hammer Discus Shot Put

Thursday 10:00-12:00 16:00-17:00 12:00-14:00 17:00-18:00 14:00-16:00 18:00-19:00

Friday 11:30-13:00 15:30-17:00 13:00-14:30 17:00-18:00 10:00-11:30 14:30-15:30

Javelin throwers must use the infield at Fana Stadium. Please be aware that access may be limited because of mounting of technical/TV equipment. Thursday Friday Javelin 15:00-17:00 12:00-14:00 Equipment and implements necessary for training will be available at the training venue. Officials will be present to help in the case of problems or special requirements. Water will be available at the training venue. The weight lifting room at Fana Stadium is situated in Høiehallen. Opening hours for Høiehallen is the same as for Fana Stadium. Details about transportation for training sessions are included in the transport section of this manual. The transport schedule will be displayed at the information desks in each hotel as well. 10/42

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This will take place at Fana Stadium on Friday from 16:00 to 18:00 General Secretary E-mail: [email protected]

7.9 100mMobile: B race +47 and911 additional 83838 4 x 100m relays European Athletics and the LOC offer the possibility for the teams to run 100m B races and additional 4 x 100m relays on Friday, 18 June at 18:30 in the Fana Stadium. The following timetable will be used in order to test all areas and equipment as an official competition before the SPAR European Team Championships:

100m 1st heat 100m 2nd heat 100m 1st heat 100m 2nd heat 4 x 100 relay 4 x 100m relay

Men Men Women Women Men Women

Start 18.30 18.36 18:42 18:48 19:20 19:27

Call Room 18:00 18:00 18:10 18:10 18:50 18:55

Checkpoint 18:15 18:15 18:25 18:25 19:05 19:10

Confirmation of athletes must be made according the procedure described under 8.2.2.

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Should you have any problems, or require a letter of invitation please contact the LOC. Per Aam, General Secretary COMPETETION REGULATIONS E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838

8.1 Team Composition According to regulation 603.1 each European Athletics Member Federation may enter one team comprising a maximum of 50 (fifty) athletes (25 male and 25 female athletes). European Athletics will cover board and accommodation for a maximum of 13 Officials per team. 8.2 Competition Entry Procedures 8.2.1 Final Entries Final entries shall be made through European Athletics online entry system. The online entry system will be accessible on European Athletics website: www.european-athletics.org in the section “Member Federations Zone/Competition”. Member federations should use the already known ID and password. Final entries indicating the names of the athletes and their performances in the current year, plus the names of officials must be submitted not later than 5 (five) days before the first day of the competition. All teams will receive a .pdf report with a status of their entries 24h before the deadline and one .pdf confirmation after closing of the system. According to the regulations the deadlines for final entries are: • opening date of the online entry system: May 31 24.00 CET • deadline for the entries: June 14 24.00 CET 8.2.2 Final Confirmation Team Leaders or their representatives must confirm the names of those competitors already entered who will actually take part in the competition. Forms for the final declaration and confirmation will be distributed to each delegation during accreditation. The forms must be completed and returned to the information desk in the team hotel as soon as possible, but at the latest Friday 18 at 10h00: Final start lists will be ready for collection at the TIC after the Technical Meeting. The final relay team and the running order must be submitted to the TIC using the respective form not later than one hour prior to the start of the event. For more details please refer to European Athletics Regulation 603. Athletes and teams to compete in 100m B races10/42 and the relay, must confirm participation on a special form distributed in the Team Leader bag. The form must be returned to the information desk in the team hotel as soon as possible, at the latest Friday 18 at 10h00 23/42

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Withdrawal of any athlete must be indicated to the TIC at the Stadium in writing on the E-mail: [email protected] official withdrawal Mobile: +47form. 911 83838 8.3 Scoring The European Team Championships comprises one single competition where men’s and women’s teams represent as a single team the respective European Athletics Member Federation. The winner of each individual event and each relay in each match shall score as many points as there are teams competing, the second will score one fewer, and so on. Athletes or relay teams disqualified or failing to finish will not score any points. In the case of a tied event, the combined points of the tied competitors shall be divided equally. The team having the highest aggregate number of points shall be the winner of the SPAR European Team Championships Bergen 2010 In the case of a tie in the overall total of points, the team with the most first places will be the winner. Should the tie then still remain, the team with the greater number of second places shall be given the higher position and this system shall be applied, if necessary, to subsequent placings until the tie is decided (Regulation 602.12). 8.4 Bib Numbers The LOC will provide the teams with bib numbers at the TIC. For individual events, each competitor will receive 4 number bibs. These must be pinned to the front and back of the competition clothing, to the back of the tracksuit, and to the bag. Exceptions are made for High Jumpers and Pole Vaulters: these competitors are permitted to attach the bib only to the front or to the back of their competition clothing (plus their tracksuit and bag). Bibs must not be cut, folded or covered in any way. Each runner in a relay team must wear the bib with the official three-letter country code of his/her national federation on his/her front. On his/her back the runner must wear the personal bib.

8.5 Competition Clothing Competitors must wear the Federation’s official team clothing. IAAF Rule 8 &143 will be strictly applied. Please make sure to follow the IAAF Advertising Regulations (version 01/01/2009). Clothing and items not conforming to this rule and the current IAAF Advertising 10/42 Regulations will be removed or taped at the call room.

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8.6 Specific Competition Regulations 8.6.1 Field Events except Vertical Jumps There will be a maximum of four trials per competitor in each event. All participating athletes will have three qualification trials (1st, 2nd and 3rd trial). The best 4 athletes after the 3 qualification rounds will compete in the Final (4th round).

The athletes with lower performance will be ranked by their best performance after the 3rd qualification trial. The remaining 4 athletes will be ranked by their best performance after the Final (4th round). IAAF Rule 180.19 will apply for ties. 8.6.2 Vertical Jumps Each competitor shall be entitled to a maximum of 4 (four) fouls only throughout the whole field event. All the other relevant IAAF Rules for the vertical jumps will apply. IAAF Rule 181.8 will apply for placings. The time permitted for each attempt in High Jump and Pole Vault shall be 1 (one) minute except when consecutive attempts are by the same athlete in which case IAAF Rule 180.16) shall apply. The winner of the competition is allowed to continue according to IAAF Rule 181.2. • The winner will be allowed to continue at the height he/she was not successful • In case of a tie for first place IAAF Rules will apply, hence no winner will be defined to continue the competition 8.7 Starting Order and Distribution of Athletes per Heat The order of attempts in field events has been decided by a draw conducted(appendix 3) by the Technical. Each participating team shall be allocated a letter which shall determine the order of attempts in the field events in accordance with the European Athletics 10/42 Regulations for the European Team Championships.

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In case of 12 teams, races up to 400m inclusively and relays will be staged in two heats of 6 Mobile: +47 911 83838 athletes each. The distribution of athletes per heat will be as follows: For the races up to 400m inclusively the heats are being arranged by considering as much information as possible about the performances of all athletes and the heats drawn so that, normally, the best performers compete in the same heat. In principle the distribution will be based on the athletes’ season & personal best performance and medals achieved at major events. In principle athletes will be ranked as follows: season best, season best of previous year and personal best for the purpose of the distribution per heats. The final distribution is under the discretion of the Technical Delegate. For the 4x100m relays the teams’ distribution per heat will be according to the teams scoring standings 1 (one) hour before the scheduled hour for the event. The best scored teams will compete in the same heat which shall be the last event of the session of track events. For the 4x400m relays the teams’ distribution per heat will be according to the teams scoring standings 1 (one) hour before the scheduled hour for the event. The best scored teams will compete in the same heat which shall be the last event of the programme. The second heat (B) will contain the top athletes/relays according to the above. In case of 12 teams lanes 2-7 must be used. Lanes 4-5-6 will be allocated to top three athletes/relay teams according to the above. Lanes 2-3-7 will be allocated to the remaining athletes/relay teams. On 800m all athletes will start in lanes (2 athletes in lane 2, 4, 6, 8 according to draw) The Technical Delegate will conduct the draw of the lane allocation after the final confirmations for 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 110m H, 100m H and 400m H. For the relay races the Technical Delegate conducts the draw one hour before the races.

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E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838

Please refer to Appendix 2 for the competition timetable 9.2 Warming Up Before Events Warming up will take place in Høiehallen, the grassy warm up area, and at the gravel pitch (throws) (See point 7.4.). 9.3 Assembly and Call Room Procedures The first call for the participants will be made in the Høiehallen. It is the responsibility of the team managers to ensure that their athletes are aware of the last check-in times for entry to the call room. Athletes arriving late may be excluded from participation in the event. All athletes must report to both the call room and the last checkpoint Athletes must report to the Call Room prior to scheduled start time before each event as follows: • • • • •

Running events (except hurdles) Hurdles Horizontal Jumps & Throwing Events High Jump Pole Vault

30 minutes 35 minutes 45 minutes 55 minutes 75 minutes

9.3.1 Last Checkpoint Athletes will be escorted from the call room / the last checkpoint in Høiehallen to the competition site before the scheduled start time as follows: • • • • •

Running events (except hurdles) Hurdles Horizontal Jumps & Throwing Events High Jump Pole Vault

15 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes 40 minutes 60 minutes

9.4 Event Presentation Format The athletes will be presented as follows: Track events: At the starting point for the event, and in the athletes designated lane. Field events: The athletes will be presented at the competition site in starting order.

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9.5.1E-mail: Field Events [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838

Each athlete is allowed a minimum of two practice trials under the supervision of the officials, more if time allows. The athletes will be called to the practice trials in the competition order. Only official markers provided by the LOC will be allowed for marking the runways. 9.5.2 Measurements

Electronic Distance Measurements (EDM)from Omega will be used for measuring throws and horizontal jumps. Vertical jumps will be measured by certified steel bars. 9.5.3 Track Events Tracksuits shall be placed in baskets at the start, and these will be taken to the mixed zone for collection after the race. 9.6 Starter’s Commands The starter’s commands will be given in Norwegian The starter’s command for the distances up to and including 400m and 4x400m relay are: Innta plassene - klar - (gun fire) (on your marks) - (set) For distances of 800m and over, the commands will be: Innta plassene - (gun fire) (on your marks) Omega starting blocks will be used at The SPAR European Team Championships.. These blocks have a false start detection system and are linked to the false start console. 9.7 Timing The official timing will be provided by Omega and will be displayed on the official electronic timing instrument and photo finish cameras provided by Omega. For all races of 800m or more, the elapsed time will be displayed on electronic timers located at the end of each straight.

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An athlete may Secretary only leave the competition area when accompanied by a judge. General intention E-mail: has to [email protected] be communicated to the Referee.

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9.9 Leaving the Sadium After the Competition After the competition, athletes leave immediately through the mixed zone. The exit route passes the interview cameras of the TV, then through the radio interview room into the mixed zone. The clothing baskets will be brought to the mixed zone. 9.10 Drinking Stations Water and soft drinks are provided in the infield, mixed zone and in the warm-up area. 9.11 Protests and Appeals Protests are permitted and will be processed in accordance with IAAF Rule 146. In the first instance, protests must be made orally to the Referee by the athlete himself/herself or by a responsible official acting on his/her behalf (Rule 146.3). Protests concerning the result or conduct of an event shall be made within 30 minutes of the official announcement of the result of that event (posted on the TIC information board). Any written appeal to the Jury of Appeal must be signed by a responsible official on behalf of the athlete and submitted to TIC within 30 minutes after the official announcement of the decision made by the Referee. When submitting an appeal form, a deposit of EUR 75, as set in the rules, must be paid. If the protest is unsuccessful, the deposit will not be returned. The Jury’s decision will be provided in writing. 9.12 Interviews Immediately after the competition, the flash interview group will interview the winning athletes. This interview is distributed on information sheets in the Media Tribune. In the mixed zone, all athletes meet the media: first the TV cameras, then the radio and finally the written press. It is for the athlete to decide whether he/she will give an interview. • •

Flash Interviews – these will be conducted in the mixed zone immediately following each event. Following television interviews, the athletes will be available for the media Official Interviews – the first athlete in each event may be asked to attend an official interview. These press conferences will take priority over all other interview requirements. They will usually be held before doping control testing.

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9.13.1General General Information Secretary E-mail: [email protected]

Doping control be83838 conducted in accordance with IAAF Rules and Procedures under Mobile: shall +47 911 the supervision of the European Athletics Doping Control Delegate. Both urine and blood samples may be collected immediately before, and during, the Championships. Athletes selected for doping control shall be informed by anti doping officers. Athletes will be required to sign a confirmation of notification. Athletes who are to be tested may invite a team official to accompany them to the Doping Control Centre (DCC). A selected athlete should report immediately to the DCC unless there are valid reasons for delay. All selected athletes will be accompanied by a trained chaperone or Doping Control Officer from the time of notification until arrival at the DCC. Athletes are reminded that refusal to provide a sample can render them liable to disqualification and may lead to further disciplinary action. Athletes who are required to use prescribed medication for the treatment of a medical condition should ensure that they have registered their medication, where necessary, through the Therapeutic Use Exemption system prior to attending the Championships. 9.13.2 Selection of Athletes The selection of athletes for control will be made on a final position and/or random basis under the supervision of the European Athletics Doping Control Delegate. In addition, the selection of further athletes may be ordered at the discretion of the European Athletics Doping Control Delegate. All athletes setting World or European records must report to the DCC to provide a sample. Failure to provide a sample will result in the record not being ratified. 9.13.3 Additional Controls Additional athletes, such as those achieving National Records who have not been selected for doping control, may present themselves for testing. These athletes must report to the TIC where they will have to complete the “Doping Control Request Form”. They will then be escorted to the DCC. The cost of this control will be paid by European Athletics and will be deducted from the member federation’s European Athletics subvention after the Championships. 9.14 Victory Ceremonies The victory ceremony for the teams will take place on Sunday June 20, after the 4x400m relays during the Closing Ceremony. The three first ranked teams should assemble in the call room (Høiehallen) immediately after the final result is known. Athletes must wear the official 10/42 team clothing for the ceremony.

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The medical service, doctors and physiotherapists, is in charge of any medical assistance to the team leaders, the competition organisation, the information personnel, and the honorary guests as well as, during the competition, to the spectators in the stadium. The participating teams are responsible for taking out their own insurance to cover illness or injury to any member of their team when travelling to and from European Athletics competitions and during the event itself (EAA Regulation 610.12). In case of an emergency please contact the medical aid station, in other cases the given instructions should be followed. Below is information on the medical care sites and relevant instructions. Physiotherapist Per Indredavik is in charge of the medical service and can be reached on +47 924 04707

10.2 Medical Services in the Hotel(s) There will be no medical centre located in the hotels. Medical Services are based upon dial up the medical service. The Information desks at the hotels (or hotels reception during the closure time of the information desks) keep an updated watch list.

10.3 Medical Care at the Stadium The stadium medical service is responsible for any problems concerning the athletes’ health. There is also a room for medical attention next to the finish line. The team doctor has access to the medical service facilities when an athlete of his/her own team is hurt or is in need of other medical attention. There are also physiotherapy facilities here. The stadium medical service is also responsible for first aid in the warming up area. There is 1 (one) of first aid teams on the Stadium, supervised by 2 doctors, there location is in the main building’s ground floor, marked with red crosses. 1 (one) ambulance will also be parked close to the infield, close to the Transport office Behind the TV/Media area. 10.4 Physiotherapy There are physiotherapy facilities in connection with the Medical Centre. The physiotherapy rooms are equipped with treatment table and some electrotherapy and will be open on Saturday 19 June 15:00-20:00, and on Sunday 20 June 13:30-18:00. Please reserve treatments at the Medical Centre office. For alternative appointment, please contact the medical service. The team physiotherapists and doctors may use the equipment in the physiotherapy rooms in co-operation with the medical staff. 10/42

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E-mail: [email protected]

Timing Boards Mobile: +47 911 83838

A clock showing the race time is positioned in the in-field near the finishing line as well as near the 100m, 200m and 1500m start line. Field Events Boards The result of each trial in field events will be shown on rotating scoreboards. Final and intermediate results of the field events and the respective team points will be indicated on the scoreboards above the south bend. There will be one board for the results, and one board for the team points The performances in long throw events will be shown by signs with the respective nation’s codes along the sector lines. During the event the boards will be moved in accordance to the actual ranking. Announcements Official announcements will be made in Norwegian and English. Start Lists Start Lists will be available for Team Leaders immediately after the Technical Meeting. Result Lists / Intermediate Scores Results will be displayed on the notice boards in Høiehallen (indoor warm up area, close to Call Room. Complete Set of Result Lists Copies of the results of each day’s events will be distributed to each Team Leader at the TIC team mailboxes, and at the team hotels. Complete results in the form of a booklet will be given to each Team Leader in the hotels on Sunday night.

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The accreditation card must be worn at all times. If an accreditation is lost, this should be reported immediately to any LOC information desk. The emergency phone number is  Police 112  Ambulance 113  Fire department 110 If necessary, the police can be contacted through the LOC information desk at your hotel.

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General Secretary 13.1 Opening Ceremony

E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838

The Opening Ceremony will take place on Saturday June 19 commencing at 16:50 CET. The teams/athletes are not involved. 13.2 Victory Ceremony The Victory ceremony involving the top three teams' athletes, will take place on Sunday June 20 and commence at 18:00 CET, or immediately after the relays. The teams shall meet inside the call room immediately after the final result is known. Award bibs will be attached and the teams are lined up in three groups. All should wear their team uniforms and no bags are allowed out on the field. Only the athletes with the proper award bibs are allowed infield for the ceremony. Team captains should walk in head of their team. When the national anthem has been played, the 3rd and 2nd team will be escorted out of the field and back to the call room. The winning team is allowed to have a lap of honour while the closing ceremony proceeds. 13.Closing Party On Sunday June 20, the teams will have the dinner at team hotels. After the dinner, from 20:30 all teams and official will be transported with buses to a “Disco evening” at Banco Rotto in the city center, where a free drink will be served. The Disco will close at 02:00. Transport between the team hotels and the disco will be as follow: SUNDAY 20th Bustransport for Closing Party From Team Hotels 20:30 20:45 From Banco Rotto 23:00 24:00

21:00 01:00

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General Secretary Teams will be asked to provide full travel details in the final entry system. Teams will also E-mail: [email protected] receive a departure form, which should be completed and returned to the LOC Information Mobile: +47 911 83838 Desk in the hotel, at least 24hours before departure, especially if there are any changes to the preliminary confirmed details.

Departure times of the shuttle buses from the hotel will be provided and displayed at the hotel Information Desk. All outstanding fees, charges and any other expenses must be settled with the cashier. On the day of departure the Team Liaison Officer might check the rooms together with the team leaders. Treatment of poles and special equipment After the competition the poles and equipment will be delivered to the TIC at Fana Stadiun. The teams have to fill in a form, marked with the team name, departure info, and contact person / cell phone number. The poles and equipment will be transported to the airport a minimum 2 hours before the scheduled time of departure. If you have any special equipment that should be picked up at the hotels, please give information about this to the Information desk at the latest Sunday, 21 June 19:00 hours.

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General Secretary For further details about the SPAR European Team Championships, Bergen 2010, please E-mail: [email protected] contact: Mobile: +47 911 83838

15.1 European Athletics Office Office at Clarion Hotel Admiral: 2nd florr in the conference building, room “ Klosteret” Operating: Tuesday 15 until Monday 21 June Office at Fana stadium: “Pokalrommet” 1st floor in the wardrobe building (north entrance)(see appendix 5) Operating: Wednesday 16 until Sunday 20 June Telephone: +47 55 12 54 70 Fax: + 47 55 12 54 71 15.2 Office of the Organising Committee Office prior to the event, last operating day Wednesday 16. ETCH LOC, Hordaland Friidrettskrets, Postboks 6143, Postterminalen 5892 Bergen, Norway E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838 Office at the Clarion Hotell Admiral 1st floor in the conference building, room “Blaauwsalen” Operating Thursday18 and Friday19 from 09:00 to 23:00 Office at Fana Stadium The IBC center (See Appendix 5). Operating Saturday19, at 09:00 to 22:00, and Sunday at 09:00 to 19:00 Telephone

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General Secretary appendices: LOC to add the following

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Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix

1 - Implement List 2 - Timetable 3 - Event Draw 4 - Map of Stadium, and Facilities 5 - Accreditation system – Access Zones

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Appendix 1 -Per Implement List Aam, ITEM

General Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Equipment Quantity Company Mobile: +47 911 83838

Description

Colour

IAAF Certification number

1

Javelin 600 grs

2

Nordic

Diana 80 Carbon

White, lilac spiral

I-99-0191

2

Javelin 600 grs

2

Nordic

Diana 60 steel

Pink

I-99-0015

3

Javelin 600 grs

2

Nordic

Xena steel

Green, pink spiral

I-01-0242

4

Javelin 600 grs

2

Nordic

Indra steel

Blue, white

I-01-0241

5

Javelin 800 grs

2

Nordic

Airglider carbon

White, red spiral

I-03-300

6

Javelin 800 grs

2

Nordic

Super Elite 90 steel

White, red spiral

I-99-0020

7

Javelin 800 grs

2

Nordic

Super Elite 80 steel

White

I-99-0019

8

Javelin 800 grs

2

Nordic

Champion steel

Lilac, white

I-99-0012

9

Discus 1 kg

2

Denfi

Jurgen Schult Ultimate Spin

Grey/yellow centre

I-99-099

10

Discus 1 kg

2

Nelco

LO-spin

Red

I-99-0131

11

Discus 1 kg

2

Nelco

Superspin black

Black

1-99-092

12

Discus 2 kg

2

Denfi

Jurgen Schult Ultimate Spin

Grey/yellow centre

I-99-0098

13

Discus 2 kg

2

Nelco

Superspin black

Black

1-99-091

14

Discus 2 kg

2

Nelco

LO-spin

Red

I-99-0130

15

Hammer 4kg

4

Nelco

Olympic steel dia: 95mm

Yellow

I-01-0250

16

Hammer 4kg

2

Polanik

Turned steel, dia: 95mm

Yellow

I-99-0156

17

Hammer 4kg

2

Polanik

Stainless steel, dia: 95mm

Silver

I-00-0201

18

Hammer 7,26 kg

4

Nelco

Olympic steel dia: 110mm

Yellow

I-01-0249

19

Hammer 7,26 kg

2

Polanik

Turned steel, dia: 110mm

Yellow

I-99-0158

20

Hammer 7,26 kg

2

Polanik

Stainless steel, dia: 110mm

Silver

I-00-0203

21

Shot 4kg

3

Nelco

Turned Iron, dia: 108mm

Red

I-99-0094

22

Shot 4kg

2

Nelco

Turned Iron, dia: 104mm

Black

I-99-0137

23

Shot 4kg

2

Polanik

Turned steel, dia: 100mm

Red matt

I-99-0150

24

Shot 7,26kg

3

Nelco

Turned Iron, dia: 128/129mm

Yellow

I-99-0093

25

Shot 7,26kg

2

Polanik

Steel, dia: 128mm

Red

I-04-0305

26

Shot 7,26kg

2

Nelco

Turned Iron, dia: 125mm

Black

I-99-0134

27

Shot 7,26kg

2

Nelco

Turned Iron, dia: 120mm

Blue

I-99-0133

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SPAR European SPAR European TeamTeam Championships Championships Stadium Fana Fana Stadium Appendix Should 3 Event draw you have any problems, or require a letter of invitation please contact the LOC. Per Aam,

Special Draw for races up to 400m: General Secretary E-mail: [email protected]

AccordingMobile: to 2.5.+47 races to 400m inclusively and relays will be staged in two heats of 6 911up 83838 athletes each. The second heat (B) will contain the top athletes/relays according to 2.5.1. or 2.5.2./2.5.3. In case of 12 teams lanes 2-7 must be used. Lanes 4-5-6 will be allocated to top three athletes/relay teams according to 2.5.1. or 2.5.2./2.5.3. Lanes 2-3-7 will be allocated to the remaining athletes/relay teams according to 2.5.1. or 2.5.2./2.5.3. 800m all athletes will start in lanes (2 athletes in lane 2, 4, 6, 8 according to draw)

The Technical Delegate will conduct the draw of the lane allocation after the final confirmations for 100m, 200m, 400m, 110m H, 100m H and 400m H. For the relay races the Technical Delegate conducts the draw one hour before the races.

Starting Order for all other events: Selected Country

GBR

FIN

NOR

ESP

ITA

RUS

GER

BLR

UKR

POL

FRA

GRE

800 TJ

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C 2 3

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G 5 7

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European Team SPARSPAR European Team Championships Championships Stadium FanaFana Stadium Appendix 4 Map Stadium Should youofhave any problems, or require a letter of invitation please contact the LOC. Per Aam, General Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838

Map Stadium

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European Team SPARSPAR European Team Championships Championships Stadium FanaFana Stadium Appendix 5 Accreditation Zones Should you have any problems, or require a letter of invitation please contact the LOC. Per Aam, General Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +47 911 83838

Accreditation Areas

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