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22nd IAAF World Race Walking Cup Page 1 La Coruña (Spain), 13-14 May 2006

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CONTENTS 1 IAAF.................................................................................................................................................................4

1.1 IAAF Council............................................................................................................................................4 1.2 IAAF Delegates .......................................................................................................................................4 1.3 IAAF Federations.....................................................................................................................................5

2 ORGANISATION STRUCTURE......................................................................................................................6 2.1 Organising Committee.............................................................................................................................6 2.2 Executive Committee...............................................................................................................................6 2.3 Competition Organisation........................................................................................................................6

3 GENERAL SCHEDULE AND TIMETABLE.....................................................................................................7 4 ENTRIES .........................................................................................................................................................7

4.1 Quota.......................................................................................................................................................7 4.2 Individual Entries .....................................................................................................................................7 4.3 Team Entries ...........................................................................................................................................7 4.4 Age categories.........................................................................................................................................7 4.5 Final Confirmation of Entries ...................................................................................................................8

5 ARRIVAL IN SPAIN.........................................................................................................................................8 5.1 Times of arrival ........................................................................................................................................8 5.2 Welcome at La Coruña Airport ................................................................................................................8 5.3 Immigration..............................................................................................................................................8 5.4 Customs formalities.................................................................................................................................9 5.5 Transportation from the airport................................................................................................................9 5.6 Insurance.................................................................................................................................................9

6 GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPAIN AND LA CORUÑA: ...........................................................................9 6.1 Spain .......................................................................................................................................................9 6.2 La Coruña..............................................................................................................................................10

7 ACCREDITATION .........................................................................................................................................10 7.1 General..................................................................................................................................................10 7.2 Accreditation Procedure ........................................................................................................................10 7.3 Loss of Accreditation Card ....................................................................................................................10 7.4 Special Passes......................................................................................................................................10 7.5 IAAF Office ............................................................................................................................................11 7.6 LOC Office.............................................................................................................................................11

8 ATHLETES ACCOMMODATION ..................................................................................................................11 8.1 Teams Hotels ........................................................................................................................................11 Opening Period............................................................................................................................................11 8.1.1 Payments............................................................................................................................................11 8.1.2 Access to Teams' Accommodation Hotels.........................................................................................11 8.1.3 Telephone Calls .................................................................................................................................12 8.1.4 Meals ..................................................................................................................................................12 8.2 Information Desk ...................................................................................................................................12 8.3 Other Hotels ..........................................................................................................................................12 8.4 Security..................................................................................................................................................12 8.5 Social Programme.................................................................................................................................12 Final Banquet ..............................................................................................................................................12 VIP Functions ..............................................................................................................................................12 VIP Grandstand ...........................................................................................................................................12 VIP Hospitality .............................................................................................................................................13 8.6 Medical information ...............................................................................................................................13 At the competition venue.............................................................................................................................13 In the Team Hotels ......................................................................................................................................13 Instructions to visiting medical personnel....................................................................................................13 Vaccinations ................................................................................................................................................13 8.7 Religious Services.................................................................................................................................13

9 TRANSPORT.................................................................................................................................................13 9.1 General..................................................................................................................................................13 9.2 La Coruña Airport ..................................................................................................................................13 9.3 Training and Competition ......................................................................................................................13 9.4 Private Transport ...................................................................................................................................13

10 TECHNICAL INFORMATION......................................................................................................................14 10.1 Information Centres.............................................................................................................................14 10.1.1 General.............................................................................................................................................14 10.1.2 Locations ..........................................................................................................................................14


10.1.3 Information Desk in the LOC Office .................................................................................................14 10.1.4 Technical Information Centre (TIC)..................................................................................................14 10.2 Technical Meeting ...............................................................................................................................14 10.2.1 General.............................................................................................................................................14 Attendance ..................................................................................................................................................14 Conduct of the Meeting ...............................................................................................................................14 Agenda ........................................................................................................................................................15 10.3 Orientation Visit ...................................................................................................................................15 10.4 Uniform Verification .............................................................................................................................15

11 TECHNICAL FACILITIES ............................................................................................................................15 11.1 Training Area .......................................................................................................................................15 11.2 Warm-up Area .....................................................................................................................................15 11.3 Team Boxes ........................................................................................................................................15 11.4 The Competition Course .....................................................................................................................15

12 COMPETITION REGULATIONS.................................................................................................................15 12.1 Start list................................................................................................................................................15 12.2 Clothing and Shoes .............................................................................................................................15 12.3 Competition Numbers..........................................................................................................................16 12.4 Starter’s Commands............................................................................................................................16 12.5 Medical services during competition ...................................................................................................16 12.6 Protests ...............................................................................................................................................16 12.7 Timing..................................................................................................................................................16 12.8 Refreshment and water zone ..............................................................................................................16 12.9 Sponging stations................................................................................................................................17 12.10 Lap Counting .....................................................................................................................................17 12.11 Walking Judges .................................................................................................................................17

13 COMPETITION PROCEDURES .................................................................................................................17 13.1 Call Room............................................................................................................................................17 13.1.1 General Information..........................................................................................................................17 13.1.2 Procedures .......................................................................................................................................17 13.2 Call Room timetable ............................................................................................................................18 13.3 Entry and Exit from the Competition Site ............................................................................................18 Instructions ..................................................................................................................................................18 End of Race Procedures .............................................................................................................................18 13.4 Post Event Area / Mixed Zone.............................................................................................................18 13.4.1 Post Event Area................................................................................................................................18 13.4.2 Mixed Zone.......................................................................................................................................18 13.4.2 Interviews .........................................................................................................................................18 13.4.3 Doping Control Centre......................................................................................................................19 13.4.4 National and Area Records testing ..................................................................................................19 13.5 Announcement of Results ...................................................................................................................19 13.6 Result Packages .................................................................................................................................19

14 CEREMONIES.............................................................................................................................................19 14.1 Opening Ceremony .............................................................................................................................19 14.2 Award Ceremonies..............................................................................................................................19 14.3 Scoring ................................................................................................................................................20

15 DEPARTURE...............................................................................................................................................20 15.1 General................................................................................................................................................20 15.2 Departure Times..................................................................................................................................20 15.3 Flight Confirmation ..............................................................................................................................20 15.4 Luggage...............................................................................................................................................20

MAPS Competition Site Start / finish area Hotels map List of used abbreviations: IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations RFEA Real Federación Española de Atletismo (Royal Spanish Athletic Federation) LOC Local Organising Committee TIC Technical Information Centre


1 IAAF 1.1 IAAF Council

President Lamine Diack SEN Senior Vice President Arne Ljungqvist SWE Vice Presidents Helmut Digel GER

Amadeo Francis PUR Dapeng Lou CHN

Honorary Treasurer Jean Poczobut FRA General Secretary Pierre Weiss FRA Members Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad QAT William Bailey AUS* Sergey Bubka UKR Leonard Chuene RSA* Sebastian Coe GBR Nawal El Moutawakel MAR Roberto Gesta de Melo BRA* Robert Hersh USA Abby Hoffman CAN Alberto Juantorena Danger CUB Shri Suresh Kalmadi IND* Ilkka Kanerva FIN Isaiah Kiplagat KEN Minos Xen. Kyriakou GRE Neville McCook JAM* Cesar Moreno Bravo MEX José Maria Odriozola ESP Jung-Ki Park KOR Jamel Simohamed ALG Irena Szewinska POL Taizo Watanabe JPN Hansjörg Wirz SUI*

*Area Representatives

1.2 IAAF Delegates

Organisational Hansjörg Wirz SUI Technical Maurizio Damilano ITA Medical / Doping Giuseppe Fischetto ITA Press Anna Legnani ITA Television Ernest Obeng GBR Jury of Appeal Dapeng Lou CHN Cesar Moreno Bravo MEX Vyacheslav Krasnov RUS Walking Judges Jean-Pierre Dahm (Chief) FRA Frederic Bianchi SUI Robert John Cruise AUS Ronald Daniel USA Jose Julio Dias POR Miloslav Lapka CZE Peter Marlow GBR Dolores Rojas ESP Shande Yang CHN Course Measurer Jorge Touriño ESP


1.3 IAAF Federations

AFG AFGHANISTAN DEN DENMARK KUW KUWAIT PUR PUERTO RICO

AHO NETHERLANDS ANTILLES DJI DJIBOUTI LAO LAOS PYF FRENCH POLYNESIA

AIA ANGUILLA DMA DOMINICA LAT LATVIA QAT QATAR

ALB ALBANIA DOM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LBA LIBYA ROM ROMANIA

ALG ALGERIA ECU ECUADOR LBR LIBERIA RSA SOUTH AFRICA

AND ANDORRA EGY EGYPT LCA SAINT LUCIA RUS RUSSIA

ANG ANGOLA ERI ERITREA LES LESOTHO RWA RWANDA

ANT ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ESA EL SALVADOR LIB LEBANON SAM SAMOA

ARG ARGENTINA ESP SPAIN LIE LIECHTENSTEIN SCG SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

ARM ARMENIA EST ESTONIA LTU LITHUANIA SEN SENEGAL

ARU ARUBA ETH ETHIOPIA LUX LUXEMBOURG SEY SEYCHELLES

ASA AMERICAN SAMOA FIJ FIJI MAC MACAO SIN SINGAPORE

AUS AUSTRALIA FIN FINLAND MAD MADAGASCAR SKN SAINT KITTS & NEVIS

AUT AUSTRIA FRA FRANCE MAR MOROCCO SLE SIERRA LEONE

AZE AZERBAIJAN FSM MICRONESIA MAS MALAYSIA SLO SLOVENIA

BAH BAHAMAS GAB GABON MAW MALAWI SMR SAN MARINO

BAN BANGLADESH GAM THE GAMBIA MDA MOLDOVA SOL SOLOMON ISLANDS

BAR BARBADOS GBR GREAT BRITAIN & NI MDV MALDIVES SOM SOMALIA

BDI BURUNDI GBS GUINEA-BISSAU MEX MEXICO SRI SRI LANKA

BEL BELGIUM GEO GEORGIA MGL MONGOLIA STP SAO TOME E PRINCIPE

BEN BÉNIN GEQ EQUATORIAL GUINEA MKD MACEDONIA SUD SUDAN

BER BERMUDA GER GERMANY MLI MALI SUI SWITZERLAND

BHU BHUTAN GHA GHANA MLT MALTA SUR SURINAM

BIH BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA GIB GIBRALTAR MNT MONTSERRAT SVK SLOVAK REPUBLIC

BIZ BELIZE GRE GREECE MON MONACO SWE SWEDEN

BLR BELARUS GRN GRANADA MOZ MOZAMBIQUE SWZ SWAZILAND

BOL BOLIVIA GUA GUATEMALA MRI MAURITIUS SYR SYRIA

BOT BOTSWANA GUI GUINEA MSH MARSHALL ISLANDS TAN TANZANIA

BRA BRAZIL GUM GUAM MTN MAURITANIA TGA TONGA

BRN BAHRAIN GUY GUYANA MYA MYANMAR THA THAILAND

BRU BRUNEI HAI HAITI NAM NAMIBIA TJK TAJIKISTAN

BUL BULGARIA HKG HONG KONG-CHINA NCA NICARAGUA TKM TURKMENISTAN

BUR BURKINA FASO HON HONDURAS NED NETHERLANDS TKS TURKS & CAICOS ISL.

CAF CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. HUN HUNGARY NEP NEPAL TLS EAST TIMOR

CAM CAMBODIA INA INDONESIA NFI NORFOLK ISLAND TOG TOGO

CAN CANADA IND INDIA NGR NIGERIA TPE CHINESE TAIPEI

CAY CAYMAN ISLANDS IRI IRAN NIG NIGER TRI TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

CGO CONGO IRL IRELAND NMA NORTHERN MARIANAS ISL. TUN TUNISIA

CHA CHAD IRQ IRAQ NOR NORWAY TUR TURKEY

CHI CHILE ISL ICELAND NRU NAURU UAE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

CHN CHINA ISR ISRAEL NZL NEW ZEALAND UGA UGANDA

CIV IVORY COAST ISV US VIRGIN ISLANDS OMA OMAN UKR UKRAINE

CMR CAMEROON ITA ITALY PAK PAKISTAN URU URUGUAY

COD DEM. REP. OF CONGO IVB BRITISH VIRGIN ISL. PAN PANAMA USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


COK COOK ISLANDS JAM JAMAICA PAR PARAGUAY UZB UZBEKISTAN

COL COLOMBIA JOR JORDAN PER PERU VAN VANUATU

COM COMOROS JPN JAPAN PHI PHILIPPINES VEN VENEZUELA

CPV CAPE VERDE ISLANDS KAZ KAZAKHSTAN PLE PALESTINE VIE VIETNAM

CRC COSTA RICA KEN KENYA PLW PALAU VIN SAINT VINCENT

CRO CROATIA KGZ KYRGHYZSTAN PNG PAPUA NEW GUINEA YEM REPUBLIC OF YEMEN

CUB CUBA KIR KIRIBATI POL POLAND ZAM ZAMBIA

CYP CYPRUS KOR KOREA POR PORTUGAL ZIM ZIMBABWE

CZE CZECH REPUBLIC KSA SAUDI ARABIA PRK DPR OF KOREA

2 ORGANISATION STRUCTURE 2.1 Organising Committee

President Javier Losada de Azpiazu Vice President: José María Odriozola Lino Members: Esteban Lareo Ramón Quintáns Santiago Domínguez José Luis de Carlos Sergio Vázquez María Obdulia Taboadela María del Carmen Colmeiro 2.2 Executive Committee

General Co-ordinator José Luis de Carlos Deputy Co-ordinator Luis Saladie City Co-ordinator (technical matters) Sergio Vazquez City Co-ordinator (logistics) David Mateo Accreditations Luis Gómez Administration Manuel Villuendas Berta Fernández Accommodation Andrés Matias Circuit Jorge Blanco Antonio Pedraz Alberto Santalla Marketing David Mateo Medical Ramón Uro Carlos Lariño Press / TV Ramiro Bravo Promotion Moisés J. Naranjo Protocol Carmen Tapia Publications Francisco J. García International Relations Mark Guscin Security Antonio Alfeiran Technical Simón Iglesias Telecommunications Antonio Saez Transport Raimundo Fernández Volunteers Margot Garnelo 2.3 Competition Organisation

Competition Director Fernando Marquina General Referee Dolores Laguna Meeting Manager José María Rodriguez Technical Manager Sergio Solana Call room Referee Joaquín Guzman CIT responsible Fermín Pérez


3 GENERAL SCHEDULE AND TIMETABLE Thursday, 11 May 2006 12:00 Team hotels officially open Accreditation opens Friday, 12 May 2006 13:00 IAAF Press Conference (Fundación Caixa Galicia) 16:30 Technical Meeting (Fundación Caixa Galicia) 17:30 Course inspection (Start / finish area) Saturday, 13 May 2006 22nd IAAF World Race Walking Cup 16:30 Start of 20km Women 18:30 Start of 20km Men 20:20 Start of 10km junior Men Sunday, 14 May 2006 22nd IAAF World Race Walking Cup 08:00 Start of 50km Men 13:00 Start of 10km junior Women 20:30 Final Banquet (all athletes / officials) Monday, 15 May 2006 all day Departure of Teams -Team hotels officially close

09:30 IAAF Race Walking Committee Meeting

All times are given in local Spanish Time (GMT + 2 hour). 4 ENTRIES 4.1 Quota

Senior races: travel and accommodation grant will be offered to each Member Federation for at least one athlete per race, irrelevant of his/her level. IAAF/LOC greater financial support will be given to those Member Federations according to their best two results out of the three last editions, both as teams and as individuals. The Area Champion of the year for the Race Walk (individual and team), if any and if not already in the quota, will also receive the same IAAF/LOC financial support as well as 100% reimbursement towards the travel expenses. Junior races: all Member Federations are allocated a quota of 2 athletes maximum. Additional information was provided in the IAAF Circular Letter M / 37 05 sent on 14th December 2005.

4.2 Individual Entries

Although the World Race Walking Cup is basically a team competition, individual entries may be accepted provided the Federation wishes to enter individual athletes in an event in which it has no team entered.

4.3 Team Entries

For the three Senior Races, a Member may enter a maximum of seven walkers but no more than five shall be allowed to start in the race, of which three will score in each race. For the Junior races, a Member may enter a maximum of five walkers, but no more than three shall be allowed to start in the race, of which two will score in each race. Men’s Races – A Member may enter a team in the 20 km or the 50 km or in both races. An athlete may not compete in both races. It is not a condition for entering the Women’s Cup to enter the Men’s Cup and vice versa. Trophies – An IAAF Trophy will be presented to the winning team in each race. 4.4 Age categories

50km Men: only Senior athletes (i.e. aged at least 20 on 31 December 2006 – born in 1986 or earlier) may compete in this race.

Junior athletes: any Junior athlete (i.e. aged 18 or 19 on 31 December 2006 – born in 1987 or 1988) may compete in the Senior 20km race or in the Junior races. Youth athletes: any Youth athlete (i.e. aged 16 or 17 on the 31 December 2006 – born in 1989 or 1990) may compete in the Junior races.


On arrival, Team Leaders must present athletes’ passports or other official documents, which indicate at least the year of birth, in order for photocopies to be made by the organisers. 4.5 Final Confirmation of Entries

Team Leaders or their representatives must confirm the names of those competitors already entered who will actually be taking part in the competition. This will be done upon arrival at the accreditation centre or, at the very latest, by 16h00 on Friday May 12th 2006, before the start of the Technical Meeting. Forms for the final confirmation will be given to each delegation on arrival in La Coruña. 5 ARRIVAL IN SPAIN 5.1 Times of arrival

The times of arrival and departure were provided with the Final Entry Forms. Any changes should be communicated immediately via the EES and to the LOC. + 34-91-5482423 Fax: + 34-91-5476113 Mail: [email protected] and [email protected]

5.2 Welcome at La Coruña Airport

LOC staff will be available at La Coruña Airport to meet the Team at their arrival. The team hotels are 15-20 minutes drive by bus from the airport. 5.3 Immigration

The relevant authorities recognise the importance of the Championships and will co-operate with the LOC to facilitate the teams’ smooth entry into Spain. Required visas must be produced at the first point of entry into Spain. Countries who signed SCHENGEN agreement AUT BEL DEN ESP FIN FRA GER GRE ITA LUX NED POR SWE

List of countries whose citizens do not need a visa to enter SCHENGEN area ASIA BRU HKG JPN KOR MAC MAS SIN EUROPE (other countries than the signatories) AND BUL CRO CYP CZE EST HUN GBR GIB IRL ISL ISR LAT LIE LTU MLT MON NOR POL ROM SLO SMR SUI SVK NACAC AHO ARU CAN CRC ESA GUA HON ISV MEX NCA PUR USA OCEANÍA ASA AUS COK GUM NMA NZL PYF CONSUDATLE ARG BOL BRA CHI ECU PAN PAR URU VEN List of countries whose citizens do need a visa to enter SCHENGEN area and have Spanish Embassy or consulate located in the country ASIA AFG CHN INA IND IRI IRQ JOR KAZ KSA KUW LIB OMN PAK PHI QAT SYR THA UAE VIE AFRICA ALG ANG CGO CIV CMR EGY ETH GAB GHA GUI KEN LBA MAR MOZ MTN NAM NGR RSA SEN TAN TUN ZIM


EUROPE BIH RUS TUR UKR NACAC CUB DOM HAI JAM CONSUDATLE COL PER List of countries whose citizens do need a visa to enter SCHENGEN area but do not have Spanish Embassy or consulate located in the country ASIA BAN BHU BRN CAM KGZ LAO MDV MGL MYA NEP PLE PRK SRI TJK TLS TKM TPE UZB YEM AFRICA BDI BEN BOT BUR CAF CHA COD COM CPV DJI ERI GAM GBS GEQ LBR LES MAD MAW MLI MRI NIG RWA SEY SLE SOM STP SUD SWZ TOG UGA ZAM EUROPE ALB ARM AZE BLR GEO MDA MKD YUG NACAC AIA ANT BAH BAR BER BIZ CAY DMA GRN IVB LCA MNT SKN TKS TRI VIN OCEANIA ASA FIJ FSM KIR MSH NFI MNA NRU PLW PNG SAM SOL TGA VAN CONSUDATLE GUY SUR Arrangements have been made with the Spanish Foreign Office to facilitate the issuing of visas for participants in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup. 5.4 Customs formalities

In Spain there are strict laws prohibiting or restricting the entry of prohibited substances, firearms and weapons. The penalties for breaking these laws are severe. If you think you may be carrying any goods which may fall into any of the following categories you must declare them to Customs upon arrival. BE WARNED, DO NOT CARRY ILLICIT SUBSTANCES - penalties for drug offences in Spain are severe and could result in your imprisonment. 5.5 Transportation from the airport

After arrival, teams will be accompanied to the designated buses by a volunteer.

5.6 Insurance

Each Federation should take out an insurance policy for their athletes and officials participating in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup. The LOC will not accept any liability for lost possessions, medical expenses, etc though it will cover the costs of emergency treatment at the competition venue. 6 GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPAIN AND LA CORUÑA: 6.1 Spain

Official language: Spanish Time: GMT + 1 hour (2 hours with DST). Population: 44.108.530 inhabitants (2005); density: 87,4 persons per km2.


Area: 504.782 km2 Capital: Madrid Type of government: Parliamentary Monarchy Major religion: Catholicism Life expectancy: Women: 83,1 – Men: 75,7. Foreign trade: Principal trade partners - Europe, United States, China, Japan Currency: The Spanish currency is the Euro which is made up of 100 cents. There are

coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cents and 1, 2 euros. Bank notes are of 5 €, 10 €, 20 €, 50 €, 100 € 200 € and 500 €. You can change your money at any bank and at the hotel reception desks. However, in the hotels the rate of exchange is less favourable. International credit cards are accepted in hotels, shops and restaurants.

Mobile Phones Spanish mobile phone networks operate under 3G, GSM and GPRS, only phones that are manufactured to operate under these systems will work in Spain. You are advised to contact your own country’s mobile phone operator to determine if your country has an international roaming agreement with Spain, which will allow temporary connection with the Spanish network. It is not possible for teams to rent portable phones locally. 6.2 La Coruña

Population: 243.785 (2004) Area: 36,8 km2 Water: La Coruña tap water is completely safe for drinking.

The electric current for use in homes and hotels is 220 volts (50 Hz). Telephone: Public telephones are installed all over La Coruña, most will allow

international calls. There are few telephone booths which accept coins and others operate with telephone cards. It is possible to purchase telephone cards at the post office. Some telephones will also accept international credit cards

Business Hours: Business hours of the main establishments are as follows: Week days Saturday Post Office 08:00-18:00 09:00-12:00 Shops at the town 10:00-20:00 09:00-12:00 Shopping centres 08:00-20:00 08:00-18:00 Administrations 08:00-14:00 closed Climate in La Coruña: The average maximum temperature for May is 18oC, the overnight minimum

is 10oC. As it is spring time you are advised to bring warm and rain clothing.

7 ACCREDITATION 7.1 General

The accreditation cards will be without photograph. The system is designed to provide security for all team members and facilitate the smooth running of the event. Security personnel will control all access areas. The accreditation card must be carried at all times. It is not transferable and does not allow the holder to take another person beyond check points.

7.2 Accreditation Procedure

After arrival at each hotel, the Team Leader will receive all the accreditations for the entire team according to the information provided in the IAAF Online Entry System. The Team Leaders will then be accompanied to the LOC & IAAF Offices at hotel NH Atlántico where all the financial and competition procedures will be done and where the Team Leader will be asked to make the final confirmation of entries. Team Leaders must present athletes’ passports or other official documents, which indicate at least the year of birth, in order for photocopies to be made by the organisers. 7.3 Loss of Accreditation Card

The loss of an accreditation card must be reported immediately to the Accreditation Centre or LOC.

7.4 Special Passes

All Delegations will receive special passes as follows:


Access to TIC : 1 accreditation per Delegation Access to refreshment area 2 accreditations per Delegation Access to the Doping Control Area passes will be distributed ONLY to the person accompanying

the athlete selected for doping control

7.5 IAAF Office

The lAAF will have an office for technical and logistical aspects (financial matters, accommodation subsidies and any other technical related queries) in the hotel NH Atlántico. Opening hours: 11-12 May 09:30 – 21:30

7.6 LOC Office

The LOC will have an office in the hotel NH Atlántico Opening hours: 10-14 May 09:30 – 21:30 15 May 09.30 – 14.00

8 ATHLETES ACCOMMODATION 8.1 Teams Hotels

Hotel NH Atlántico Tel.: + 34.981.226500 Jardines Mendez Nuñez, 2 Fax: + 34.981.201071 15006 – La Coruña Hotel Melia Maria Pita Tel.: + 34.981.205000 Avda. Barrié de la Maza, 1 Fax: + 34.981.205565 15003 – La Coruña Hotel Barcelo Coruña Tel.: + 34.981.179299 Enrique Mariñas, s/n Fax: + 34.981.130505 15009 – La Coruña Hotel AC Coruña Tel.: + 34.981.175490 Enrique Mariñas, s/n Fax: + 34.981.175491 15009 – La Coruña Opening Period

The team hotels will be officially open from May 11th at 12.00 (check-in time) to May 15th at 11:00 (check-out time).

8.1.1 Payments

On arrival, additional accommodation expenses (in excess of the quota and LOC / IAAF subsidy) must be paid for by each delegation in cash in Euros or US$. The following credit cards will also be accepted: Visa, Mastercard and American Express.

All other extra charges (bar, laundry, telephone, etc.) must be paid to the hotel desk before departure. Minibars will be removed from all rooms prior to arrival. The LOC will provide the accommodation for the athletes and officials for the period of opening of the team hotels based on the final entries for the IAAF World Race Walking Cup. Teams arriving in La Coruña earlier must make special arrangements with the LOC.

8.1.2 Access to Teams' Accommodation Hotels

After accreditation each Team Leader will receive instructions concerning allocation of rooms and some other useful information. In the hotel he/she shall collect the room keys for all members of the delegation by presenting the rooming list (if it’s not sent in advance) to the special check-in desk at the hotel front desk.


8.1.3 Telephone Calls

The telephone will not be automatically switched through to rooms. Any athletes or Team Leaders requiring the use of the room phone for outgoing calls must make arrangements at the hotel front desk. The phone will be made available after the presentation of a credit card to cover all charges.

8.1.4 Meals

All meals will be served in each Hotel Dining Room. It is essential to show the accreditation card to access the restaurant. Teams must take their meals in the hotel where they are accommodated.

Taking into consideration the religions and cultures of participants, various foods will be served in buffet style. Fruits and fruit juice will be available on a self service basis.

All the meals will be served according to the same timetable • Breakfast: from 07:00 to 10:30 (4:30-10:30 Sunday May 14th ) • Lunch: from 13:00 to 15:00 (11:30-15:00 Saturday May 13th) • Dinner: from 20:00 to 23:00

8.2 Information Desk

An information desk will be available in the teams’ hotels and at the LOC Office in hotel NH Atlántico. General information for athletes and officials, and technical information for Team Leaders will be available at these desks. More information about the TIC can be found under Technical Information later in this Manual.

The desk offers information on: • competition timetable • entry and start lists • accommodation and transport • tourist information, excursions The information desks will be open 9:30 to 21:30 from Thursday 11th May onwards.

8.3 Other Hotels

The LOC has arranged accommodation for VlPs and Sponsors as follows:

Hotel Finisterre Tel: + 34.981.205400 Paseo del Parrote, 2 Fax: +34.981-208462 15001 – La Coruña 8.4 Security

The LOC, in co-operation with the relevant authorities, will provide all necessary security measures for the safety of all participants in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

8.5 Social Programme

Final Banquet

A Final Banquet will take place on Sunday, May 14th. All athletes and officials are invited. The hotel dining rooms will be closed on this evening as a meal will be provided at the function.

VIP Functions

A social programme for the IAAF World Race Walking Cup is organised. The major VIP functions are currently:

Date Time Host Venue 12/05/2006 20:00 Cheboksary 2008 SD Hípica by invitation 13/05/2006 20:30 Opening Ceremony start / finish area 13/05/2006 22:00 IAAF Official Dinner Hotel Finisterre by invitation 14/05/2006 20:30 Final Banquet Palacio Deportes Riazor all athletes / officials

VIP Grandstand

There will be a VIP seating area in the grandstand in the Finish Area. The Team Leaders will have access to this area.


VIP Hospitality

There will be a VIP Hospitality near the VIP Grandstand (Sporting Club Casino). The Team Leaders will have access to this area.

8.6 Medical information

Emergency medical services will be provided for all participants at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup. These services will be available at the course within the limits of the competition timetable and on a 24 hour basis through existing hospital and emergency care facilities.

At the competition venue

A medical station at the competition venue will take care of all injuries occurring during the competition. It will operate from 1½ hours prior to the start of the competition until one hour after the last event finishes. Team physicians will have access to the Medical station if their athletes are injured during the competition. Team physicians will not have access to the course during the competition. There will be a medical team including first aid, physiotherapy and massage at the finish line area for those athletes who do not have this assistance. For spectators there will be a Medical Centre situated close to the competition venue. In the Team Hotels

Medical assistance and physiotherapy will be available at each Hotel on request. Instructions to visiting medical personnel

It is advisable to contact the Spanish Embassy in your home country prior to departure for Spain concerning guidelines on the importation of medical supplies and equipment into Spain. Medical staff is welcome to contact LOC Medical staff who will do their best to provide assistance during the competition period.

Vaccinations

No vaccinations are required.

8.7 Religious Services

There are catholic and few evangelic churches in La Coruña.

9 TRANSPORT 9.1 General

The competition venue and the team hotels situated outside downtown (Barceló Coruña and AC Coruña) are connected by a shuttle service. Detailed timetables will be published at each hotel upon arrival.

Accredited team members can use the local transport service free of charge during the IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

9.2 La Coruña Airport

Transport from the airport to the Team Hotels will be arranged by bus. It will be available from Thursday 11th May to Monday, May 15th. Departures must be arranged through the Hotels’ welcome desks.

9.3 Training and Competition

Shuttle services will operate to and from the competition venue during the periods of competition and training. Detailed timetables will be published at each hotel.

9.4 Private Transport

Taxis are available in La Coruña, it’s possible to order them at the front desk of the Hotel or pick them up at the taxi parking.


10 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 10.1 Information Centres

10.1.1 General

The main function of the centres is to ensure smooth liaison between each delegation and the LOC, the IAAF Technical Delegate and the Competition Administration, regarding technical matters.

10.1.2 Locations

• Information desk in the LOC Office at NH Atlántico hotel, open from 9:30 to 21:30 daily, for the period from May 11th to May 15th (until 11:00).

• TIC in the Team Boxes Tent (changing rooms) will be open two hours before the first event to one hour after the

last event of the day, for the period from May 13th and 14th.

10.1.3 Information Desk in the LOC Office

The Information desk at LOC Office shall be in charge of, but not limited to, the following: • Distribution of the relevant papers and receipt of written inquiries for the Technical Meeting • Competition Information

- Notification of lists of competitors - Answers to technical inquiries from team delegations

• Final confirmation of competitors • Transportation information

Bib numbers will be distributed after the Technical Meeting. Teams that were not able to attend the Technical Meeting can collect their numbers at the Call Room on the day of their race. 10.1.4 Technical Information Centre (TIC)

The TIC will be located inside the Team Boxes Tent (changing area); it shall be responsible for, but not limited, to the following: • Competition Information

- Notification of lists of competitors. - Liaison point concerning technical matters between Team Leaders and Technical Delegate / LOC

Competition Management - Settlement of technical inquiries. - Appeals to the Jury.

• Application Forms for ‘National Records’ doping control. • Urgent Notices - collection and delivery of any urgent written notices to the delegations from Technical

Delegate, Competition Management and IAAF • Publication of Results – official results will be displayed on the notice boards near the TIC.

10.2 Technical Meeting

10.2.1 General

The Technical Meeting will take place on Friday, May 12th at 16:30 at the Fundación Caixa Galicia (Canton Grande, 21), located behind the VIP Stand. Each Team Leader will be given a form, in the team package upon arrival in La Coruña, inviting questions for the Technical Meeting. These forms are to be submitted by 12:00 on May 12th at the Information Desk in the LOC Office at NH Atlantico hotel.

Attendance

No more than 2 representatives (and, if necessary, an interpreter) from each delegation may attend the Technical Meeting. Conduct of the Meeting

The IAAF Technical Delegate will preside over the meeting which shall be conducted in English.


Agenda

1) Greetings from LOC President 2) Greetings from IAAF President or his representative 3) Presentation of IAAF Delegates, Walking Judges and Competition Officials 4) Final timetable 5) Confirmation of entries 6) Operation of the Call Room 7) Starting zone 8) Start order for the teams 9) The course 10) Drinking, Sponging and Refreshment Stations 11) The Finishing Area 12) Protest 13) Doping Control procedures 14) Opening ceremony 15) Victory ceremonies 16) Advertising Rules and Regulations 17) Answers to questions previously submitted in writing 18) Any other business

10.3 Orientation Visit

An Orientation visit to the competition venue will be held immediately after the Technical Meeting on Friday May 11th at 17:30 hours. The visit will start at the start line.

10.4 Uniform Verification

Each Team Leader is requested to present a complete set of its official uniform upon arrival at the accreditation centre for inspection.

11 TECHNICAL FACILITIES 11.1 Training Area

Training at the competition venue will be possible on Thursday, 11th from 19:00-22:00 and on Friday, 12th from 15:00-18:00 h.

11.2 Warm-up Area

General warming-up and competition preparation can be done along the pedestrian ways in town. 11.3 Team Boxes

Close to the Call Room there is a big tent with boxes for all the team participants. Boxes will be allocated according top the number of people in each team. The bigger teams will have two boxes while the smaller ones will share one box with other teams. Only accredited team members will have the right of entry. Members of the media will not be admitted.

11.4 The Competition Course

The course is 2.000 m long, flat and measured by Jorge Touriño, ESP (IAAF official course measurer). All details are available on the attached map. 12 COMPETITION REGULATIONS 12.1 Start list

After the submission of the final confirmations, start lists will be produced and distributed to the Teams.

12.2 Clothing and Shoes

Competitors must wear the official uniform approved by their Federation and verified upon arrival. The victory ceremony is considered part of the competition. All athletes of the team shall wear the same colour competition uniform during the competition and in all ceremonies.


Non compliance with the IAAF Advertising Regulations may result in the disqualification from the competition, suspension or monetary fines.

12.3 Competition Numbers

After the Technical Meeting the Team Leaders will receive two bibs per athlete. Only one of them must be worn by the athlete ON THE BACK OF THE COMPETITION VEST upon entering the Call Room. The second one can be worn on his track suit. The third bib will carry the transponder (or chip) and will be delivered directly at the Call Room just before the start of the race. Volunteers and SEIKO Staff will help the athletes to place the bib ON THE FRONT OF THE COMPETITION VEST.

Numbers must not be cut or folded in any way, and must be worn as provided.

12.4 Starter’s Commands

The starter's commands will be given in English. The following commands will be used: • On your marks • Gun fired

12.5 Medical services during competition

In the case of injuries, only the official medical doctor provided by the LOC will be permitted access to the course. The medical doctor will determine what further treatment is required.

12.6 Protests

Protests shall, in the first instance, be made orally to the Referee by the athlete himself/herself or by someone acting on his/her behalf through the TlC as stated in the IAAF Rules. 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 (i.e. after the results have been displayed on the notice board at the TIC). After the decision of the Referee, there shall be the right of appeal to the Jury. All appeals to the Jury shall be made in English through the TIC. The appeal to the Jury must be made on the appeal form which can be obtained at the TIC, signed by a responsible official on behalf of the athlete and must be accompanied by a deposit of US$ 100 or € 100 which will be forfeited if the appeal is dismissed. A copy of the signed appeal will be given to the individual lodging the appeal. The copy will indicate the official appeal time and indicate payment of the protest fee. The Jury of Appeal will provide a written response to the appeal as soon as possible. A copy will be placed in the team’s pigeon box at the TIC.

12.7 Timing

Official timing will be provided by SEIKO by means of the transponder system. More detailed information will be provided by SEIKO Staff during the Technical Meeting. 12.8 Refreshment and water zone

The refreshment station is located approx. 1.400 m after the start line. A special sign will indicate entrance into the refreshment zone. The competitors will be able to take refreshment at the first lap and each lap until the end of the race. Each Federation will be assigned a table that is clearly identified with the three letter code of the country. The tables will be arranged in alphabetical order. Each country is allowed a maximum of two team officials at the table. These officials may hand the refreshment to the walkers, but may not enter the course and run beside the walkers while giving refreshment.


The bottles will be picked up by volunteers and returned to the appropriate table. In order to facilitate this action, participating Teams should clearly mark their bottles with their three-letter code. All bottles containing personal drinks must be placed at the designated tables by the team officials themselves before each race. Pictograms will be used, in order to facilitate understanding. Refreshment outside the official stations is forbidden.

12.9 Sponging stations

Sponges and fresh water will be available at approx. 600 and 1600 m from the start line as shown in the course map. The participants will be allowed to drink water or to take sponges every lap during their race.

12.10 Lap Counting

Each athlete will have a lap counter assigned to him/her. The lap counter will notify all athletes of the number of laps remaining. The Chief lap counting official will indicate the number of remaining laps by using a numerical sign. If necessary, verbal notification will also be given. 12.11 Walking Judges

Nine (9) judges of different countries selected from the IAAF International Panel of Walking Judges (level III) have been assigned to enforce IAAF Rule 230. Judges will act individually and cautions will be communicated by each judge visually to the walkers by showing them a yellow sign with the symbol of offence:

Loss of contact: ~ Bent Knee: < Only the Chief Judge, or his assistant, will inform the walkers of the disqualification. A solid red sign is used by the Chief Judge or his assistant for this purpose. Any combination of three red cards by three separate judges for either offence (loss of contact or bent knee) will result in a disqualification from the race. The Disqualification Board will be placed approximately 50 m from the start line. 13 COMPETITION PROCEDURES 13.1 Call Room

13.1.1 General Information

The Call Room is located 50 m from the start line in a tent with access from the team boxes area. The main task of the Call Room is the control and the check-in of athletes before the start of each event. It also enables the judges to group the athletes according to the starting lists of each event for their entry to the competition site. The bib with the transponder will also be delivered at the Call Room. The athletes must report on their own and at the scheduled time at the Call Room. This means that all Team Leaders must ensure that their athletes are aware of the last check-in time for entry to the Call Room. Athletes arriving late at the Call Room may be excluded from participation in the event. All the athletes from the same Team must report at the same time to the Call Room. The athletes will, before the start of the race, place their personal belongings in baskets. The LOC will transfer these baskets to the post event area. Officials, team representatives, coaches, media etc. will not have any right of access to the Call Room.

13.1.2 Procedures

Once in the Call Room, the athletes will be identified by their accreditation card, and their bib numbers. After identification the following checks will be carried out: • Check of Bib Numbers and attachment of the Bib with the Transponder • Competition Clothing

Only the official clothing previously approved may be worn. Apart from the clothing manufacturer’s logo (which must conform to IAAF Regulations), no advertising will be admitted on competition clothing.


• Other items including bags, drink bottles, etc will also be checked for illegal advertising. It is not permitted to take competition equipment or any technical devices (radios, mobile phone, walkman, etc) on to the competition course. Articles not allowed in the competition area and confiscated at the Call Room may be collected at the conclusion of the event at the TIC.

In the waiting area within the Call Room they receive final instructions before moving to the event site. To make the Call Room procedures and the athletes’ waiting time as short as possible it is important that the athletes cooperate by entering the Call Room at the scheduled times without any prohibited devices or clothing and bags which have prohibited advertising. 13.2 Call Room timetable

Call room will open 40 minutes before each event and will be closed 20 minutes before each race, according the following schedule: Date Event Call Room Opens Call Room Closes Event Start time 13th May 20km Women 15:50 16:10 16:30 13th May 20km Men 17:50 18:10 18:30 13th May 10km Junior Men 19:40 20:00 20:20 14th May 50Km Men 7:20 7:40 8:00 14th May 10km Junior Women 12:20 12:40 13:00 The athletes shall be guided to the call room by competition officials. 13.3 Entry and Exit from the Competition Site

Instructions

After the completion of all necessary procedures in the Call Room, the athletes participating will be gathered together. From the Call Room, athletes will be escorted by an official to the start area. End of Race Procedures

All athletes will be asked to leave the course via the Post Event Area and the Mixed Zone, immediately after the arrival 13.4 Post Event Area / Mixed Zone

13.4.1 Post Event Area

All participants, upon completion of their event, must proceed to this area located immediately after the finish. At the Post Event Area, all athletes selected for doping control will be informed. The process for the selection of athletes who have to undergo doping control will be explained at the Technical Meeting. In the Post Event Area the transponders will be collected by volunteers. After passing through the Post Event Area, athletes move on to the Mixed Zone. A medical station is located in this zone. 13.4.2 Mixed Zone

All athletes will depart from the Post Event Area via the Mixed Zone. In the Mixed Zone the media may conduct flash interviews. Further details on interviews appear below. Those athletes who are not being tested or who are not involved in the awards presentations may leave the area. Once an athlete has left the area, he/she may not return. Award winners will be escorted to the Award Ceremony waiting area. Those involved in doping control will be escorted to the Doping Control Centre. 13.4.2 Interviews

Flash Interviews will be conducted in the Mixed Zone immediately following each event. Following television interviews, the athletes will be available to the print media.


Following the awards presentation, official interviews will be conducted where requested. The Press Conferences will take priority over all other interview requirements once flash interviews have been completed. They will usually be held before doping control testing but after medal presentations. 13.4.3 Doping Control Centre

A doping control steward will be appointed to each athlete selected for doping control and will accompany the athlete through each stage. Those athletes who did not participate in the Award Ceremonies and who must undergo doping control procedures will be accompanied directly from the Post Event Area to the Doping Control Centre. Athletes should try not to go to the toilet before they have provided a urine sample at the Doping Control Centre. Athletes should drink only those beverages provided by the LOC. Athletes should be aware that refusal to provide a urine sample shall be deemed to have refused to submit to doping control and may be subject to sanctions under IAAF Rule 40. Athletes who are to be tested may invite a team official, who will be given a special pass by the doping control staff, to accompany them to the Doping Control Centre. The IAAF Doping Delegate will supervise the doping controls which will be conducted in accordance with IAAF Regulations. The tests will be conducted in the IAAF and IOC accredited laboratory in Madrid. After the completion of doping procedures, all athletes are free to leave. Transportation back to the hotel will be organised, if necessary. 13.4.4 National and Area Records testing

The LOC will provide, upon request of Member Federations, additional tests for National and Area Records. Athletes must complete and sign the form “IAAF Doping Control Test” at the TIC. These tests will be paid for by the Member Federation. If the Team does not have the money available, they will be asked to fill in a form agreeing that the IAAF pays for the test and then debits the cost for the doping control to the Member Federation’s account with the IAAF. The cost of the doping control test amounts to 350€. 13.5 Announcement of Results

The results of each event will appear on the video screen as soon as possible after the end of each event. The results will be considered official from the moment they are printed and posted on the notice board at the TIC. 13.6 Result Packages

Two types of result packages will be produced: • Immediate written results, these results will be posted on notice boards near the TIC and these results will be

placed in the team pigeon boxes at the TIC. • Race Walking Cup results package. When the competitions are finished, a complete summary of all official

results will be published and given to the Team Leader at the final banquet. 14 CEREMONIES 14.1 Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony will take place on Saturday 12th May from 15:45-16:30 h in the start/finish zone. Each delegation will enter the venue behind a placard bearer and the official flag of their delegation. Both will be carried by volunteers. There is no need the presence of any athlete or official for the parade. The names of the delegations will be in Spanish. The delegations will enter the venue in alphabetical order (of the Spanish language). The Spanish delegation shall be the last to enter and shall be followed by a group of competition officials. Further details concerning the ceremony will be given at the Technical Meeting. 14.2 Award Ceremonies

The first three (3) athletes in each individual event and the first three (3) teams will be presented with a gold, silver or bronze-plated medal as appropriate. The award ceremony will take place immediately after the finish. The medal presentations will usually take place before the doping control procedures.


The first three (3) athletes or teams in each event will be gathered together by LOC officials in the Post Event Area and taken to the award ceremony area where they will wait for the award ceremony. For the Team awards, only scoring athletes will be on the podium. Athletes arriving 4th or 5th position if there is any, in a team will received the medal afterwards. Disqualified athletes shall NOT be allowed to go on the podium and will NOT receive any medal. The athletes must wear their delegations' approved uniform at award ceremonies. During the playing of the anthem and the raising of the flags, they shall face the flagpoles and behave in a dignified manner at all times. The award ceremonies will generally not take place earlier than 30 minutes after the announcement of the results in order that there is the statutory time for any protest to be lodged. 14.3 Scoring

Each race shall be scored separately. Three competitors shall score in each senior race and two in junior races. The team results shall be decided by the aggregate of places recorded by the scoring competitors of each team. The team with the lowest aggregate of points will be judged the winner. If a team fails to finish with a complete scoring team, the walkers finishing shall be counted as individuals in the race result and be eligible for the individual awards. No adjustment to the scoring places of the finishing teams shall be made in respect of non-scoring team members or individual athletes. Any tie will be decided in favour of the team whose last scoring member finishes nearer the first place. 15 DEPARTURE 15.1 General

Prior to departure, Team Leaders must settle any outstanding charges at the accommodation venue. Check-out time at all hotels is 12:00 (noon) on the day of departure. 15.2 Departure Times

Team departure times were provided on the Final Entries. Please report any changes immediately to the Information Desk. Transport to the airport will be arranged for all delegations and will be confirmed by the Information Desk on Sunday noon (12:00). 15.3 Flight Confirmation

It is the responsibility of all the teams to confirm their own departures from La Coruña 24 hours before the departure. 15.4 Luggage

Each hotel has facilities for storing luggage on the day of departure if it is required.





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Team Manual GBR - rfea.es file22nd IAAF World Race Walking Cup Page 2 La Coruña (Spain), 13-14 May 2006 CONTENTS 1 IAAF