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All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force, including but not limited to, Rule 41 (Nationality of Competitors) and Rule 43 (World Anti-Doping Code and the Olympic Movement Code on the Prevention of Manipulation of Competitions). Only those athletes who have complied with the Olympic Charter may participate in the ANOC World Beach Games San Diego 2019.

AgeTo be eligible to participate in the ANOC World Beach Games San Diego 2019, athletes must have

been born before 10 October 2003 (16 years old the first competition day).

Additional IF eligibility CriteriaTo be eligible to participate in the ANOC World Beach Games San Diego 2019, all athletes, including those belonging to the Host Country or receiving Tripartite Commission Invitation Places, must:

• Be a WKF NF member• Be a member in good standing with their

National Federation

INDIVIDUAL KATAEVENTS (2)

MEN’S EVENT (1) WOMEN’S EVENT (1)

Men’s Individual Kata Women’s Individual Kata

ATHLETES QUOTA

QUALIFICATION PLACES HOST COUNTRY PLACES INVITATION PLACES TOTAL

30 1 1 32

30 1 1 32

60 2 2 64

MEN

WOMEN

TOTAL

1. Total Quota for Individual Kata

QUOTA PER NOC

2

2

4

MEN

WOMEN

TOTAL

2. Maximum Number of Athletes per NOC 3. Type of Allocation of Quota Places:The quota place is allocated to the athletes by name.

ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY

MEN/WOMEN

World Championships.6 Male / 6 Female per event / Total: 12 athletes

• 2018 World Senior Championships, Madrid, SPAIN (6 - 11 November)

Six (6) quota places by discipline will be allocated in the World Championships, corresponding to the one gold

(1), one silver (1), two bronze (2) medals and two (2) 5th position in the results of the tournament, respecting the maximum quota per NOC.

Continental Championships.4 Male / 4 Female per event / Total: 40 athletes

• 2018 AKF Senior Championships, Amman JORDAN (11-14 July)

• 2018 UFAK Senior Championships, Kigali,

QUALIFICATION PATHWAYQUALIFICATION PLACES

32

EVENT SPECIFIC

32

Technical Handbook24

The Host Country is entitled to a maximum representation of one (1) female athlete and one (1) male athlete.

Should the Host Country qualify through the Continental Championships, World Championships or WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019, such places will be considered as Host Country Places and will be reallocated according to the process in section the “Reallocation of unused quota places”.

Should the Host Country not qualify through the Continental Championships, World Championships of WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019, the selection of the Host Country athletes occupying the Host Country quota places must be based on the best position according to the WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019.

HOST COUNTRY PLACES

Two (2) Invitation Places- one (1) male and one (1) female – are made available to eligible NOCs at the ANOC World Beach Games San Diego 2019, subject to the athletes meeting the required technical level and eligibility criteria defined under the section “Athlete Eligibility”, participate in the WKF World

Championships of Madrid 2018 and be qualified in the Top 100 of the WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019.

Detailed information on Invitation places will be communicated later.

INVITATION PLACES

WKF will publish the final list of qualified athletes at the latest on 5 June 2019 on www.wkf.net website.

WKF will confirm in writing to NOCs on 11 June 2019 the quota places they have achieved.

The NOCs will then have two (2) weeks until 26 June 2019, to confirm WKF and ANOC if they wish to use these quota places, as detailed in the section “Qualification timeline”.

CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACES

INVITATION PLACES

CONFIRMATION OF QUALIFICATION PLACES

CONFIRMATION OF HOST COUNTRY PLACES

The Host Country must confirm in writing to WKF and ANOC by 10 June 2019 the participation of its athletes subject to the athletes meeting the required

technical level and the eligibility criteria defined under the section “Athlete Eligibility”.

RWANDA (31 August - 2 September)• 2019 PKF Senior Championships, Panamá,

PANAMA (18 - 23 March) • 2019 EKF Senior Championships, Guadalajara,

SPAIN (28 - 31 March)• 2019 OKF Senior Championships, Sydney,

AUSTRALIA (11 - 12 April)

Four (4) quota places by discipline will be allocated in each of the Continental Championships, corresponding to the one gold (1), one silver (1) and two bronze (2) medals in the results of the tournament, respecting the maximum quota per NOC.

If the athlete has qualified through the World Senior Championships 2018, they will not be eligible to take this qualification place and the corresponding quota will be assigned to the next highest ranked athlete in the WKF World Senior Championships 2018, up to the 9th position (both 9th positions included).

Should quotas still be available for allocation, the final criteria for allocation will be the highest positioned athlete in the WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019.

Note: Under no circumstances the qualification line will go down beyond the bronzes in the Continental Championships WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019 5 Male / 5 Female / Total: 10 athletes

• The five (5) highest ranked athletes per gender in each discipline will be allocated one (1) quota place respecting the maximum quota per NOC.

• If the athlete has qualified through Continental Championships listed above, they will not be eligible to take this qualification place and it will be reallocated according to the process in the section “Reallocation of unused quota places”.

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If the Host Country place is not confirmed by the NOC by the confirmation of quota place deadline of 25 June 2019 or is declined by the NOC, the

quota place will be reallocated to the highest ranked athlete in the WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019, respecting the maximum quota per NOC.

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED HOST COUNTRY PLACES

If the Tripartite Commission is not able to allocate a Tripartite Commission Invitation Place, the quota place will be reallocated to the highest ranked

athlete in the WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019, respecting the maximum quota per NOC.

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED INVITATION PLACES

QUALIFICATION TIMELINEDATE MILESTONE

Qualification period2 July 2018 - 3 June 2019

TBD

5 June 2019

10 June 2019

11 June 2019

Invitation and confirmation of Universality Places

ANOC Accreditation System Deadline

TBD

Publication of qualified athletes

Host Country to confirm the participation of their athletes

WKF to inform NOCs of their allocated quota places

If an allocated quota place is not confirmed by the NOC by the confirmation of quota place deadline of 25 June 2019 or is declined by the NOC, the quota place will be reallocated as follows:

• World Senior Championships: If the athlete is qualified through World Senior Championships, and is not confirmed by the NOC, the place will be reallocated to the highest ranked athlete in the WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019, respecting the maximum quota per NOC

• Continental Senior Championships: If the athlete is qualified through any of the Continental Senior

Championships listed above, or has obtained one place up to the 9th positions in the WKF World Championships of 2018 and is not confirmed by the NOC, the place will be reallocated to the highest ranked athlete in the WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019, respecting the maximum quota per NOC

• WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019: If the athlete is qualified through the WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019, and is not confirmed by the NOC, the place will be reallocated to the highest ranked athlete in the WKF Ranking as of 1 June 2019, respecting the maximum quota per NOC

25 June 2019

TBD

15 July 2019

10 - 14 October 2019

NOCs to confirm use of allocated quota places to WKF and ANOC

Reallocation Period

ANOC Entries Deadline by name for all sports

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REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUOTA PLACESREALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUALIFICATION PLACES

1 June 2019 Publication of WKF World Ranking