THE WORLD GAMES 2013

ORIENTEERING EVENT

August 1 – 4, 2013

BULLETIN 2

Preliminary Information

September 15, 2012

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1. Welcome to the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia

The International World Games Association (IWGA) has awarded the 2013 World Games to

the city of Cali, Colombia. Orienteering is one of the 31 official sports included in the

program of these games. The World Games are being organised by the Cali Local Organising

Committee (CLOC). As the organiser of The World Games 2013, the Cali Local Organising

Committee (CLOC) is pleased to welcome the world’s elite orienteers to this major event.

2. The World Games

The World Games is an international multi-sport event held every fourth year under the

auspices of the IWGA. The World Games is organised under the patronage of the

International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOF has been a member of the International

World Games Association since 1995. In 2001 orienteering made its debut on the program

of the World Games held in Akita, Japan.

The programme of the 9th World Games 2013 in Cali includes competitions in 27 official

sports and in 4 sports on the invitational program. More than 5000 athletes and officials are

expected to participate in the competitions that will take place at 13 different venues.

3. Orienteering Competition Venues

The orienteering competitions will be organised at Parque Lineal el Ingenio and Rio Pance.

4. Travel to and from the event centre

There is an international airport in Cali with direct connections to United States, Spain,

Ecuador, Panama and Peru. Travel from other countries will have connections via Bogota.

For information regarding travel to Cali, please consult www.worldgames2013.com.co or

www.colombia.travel/en/.

5. Entry and accreditation

5.1 Eligible participants

An online registration system will be used for the World Games 2013. The system will be

operational as from February 1, 2013. A description of the procedure is not yet available

from the organizers, however the IOF General Secretariat will manage the registration

process. Further information will be provided as it becomes available.

There is no entry fee for teams that have been allocated places in the games by IOF (see

below for IOF qualification rules).

The delegations will be accredited upon their arrival in Cali, either at Alfonso Bonilla Aragon

Airport or at the main accreditation desk, located in the Valle del Pacifico Convention

Center.

The accreditation is personal, non transferable and compulsory to have access to the

training and competition sites as well as for the official transportation system of CLOC.

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The accreditation identifies individuals participating in the event and indicates their right to

access to the different zones identified on the ID-Card.

5.2 Extra Officials

Extra officials may be accredited at their own cost. There are 4 categories for extra officials

defined by CLOC (see TWG2013 website for further details).

CLOC will look to accommodate the extra officials in the same hotel as the eligible

participants.

6. Accommodation, meals and transportation during the World Games

Free accommodation, meals and transport from 30th

or 31st

July 2013 (five nights per person

plus one extra night for jet-lag participants) will be provided for all competitors.

6.1 Accommodation

The teams will be accommodated in Torre de Cali Plaza Hotel. For further information about

the hotel please consult their website (http://www.hoteltorredecali.com).

The hotel only covers the night of stay and breakfast for the next morning on the service

dates. Other expenses, such as telephone bill, paid TV, mini-bar and laundry, are not

covered by CLOC and individuals shall be responsible for these expenses.

6.2 Meals

• Breakfast is served at the hotel.

• Lunch will be served at the competition arenas.

• Dinner is served in the catering centre.

6.3 Transport

• All transport of athletes and team officials to and from the competitions will be

provided by the organizers. No private transport arrangement will be allowed.

• For Dinner, transport from the hotel to the catering centre and back will be

provided. Accreditation card will be required for access to catering centres.

7. Medical Health Insurance

It is a requirement of the IWGA Rules that all participants, competitors and officials, must

have medical health insurance that covers beyond the public liability insurance provided by

CLOC. Proof of purchase for medical health insurance is mandatory and will be checked in

order to receive full rights of participation.

8. Entry permits (Visas)

Foreign passport holders require a valid visa or landing visa to enter Republic of Colombia,

however, many countries are visa exempt (see list in Annex 1 of exempted countries).

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Please contact the Republic of Colombia embassy in your country for further information on

visa requirements.

9. Event Program

The 9th World Games 2013 Cali will get under way with the Opening Ceremony at the

Pascual Guerrero Stadium on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The closing ceremony will take place

on Sunday, 4th

August 2013.

For detailed information on the overall sports program, please consult the World Games

2013 Cali website at www.worldgames2013.com.co.

10. The World Games 2013 Orienteering Event

10.1 Programme

Tuesday 30th

July Arrival for competitors travelling more than 8 hours

Wednesday 31st

July Arrival for competitors travelling 8 hours or less

Thursday 1st

August Training, Model Event

Friday 2nd

August Sprint Distance, Parque Lineal el Ingenio

Saturday 3rd

August Middle Distance, Rio Pance

Sunday 4th

August Mixed Sprint Relay, Club del Departamento

Closing Ceremony

Monday 5th

August Departure

10.2 Jet Lag Day

Competitors and officials who travel more than 8 hours from the airport of origin to Cali are

entitled to an extra ‘Jet Lag Day’ in the arranged accommodation. This must be requested

during the accreditation process.

11. Technical Information

11.1 Terrain Description

Sprint Distance: Park land and residential area.

Middle Distance: The competition terrain is a mixture of park and forest.

Runnability varies greatly.

Mixed Sprint Relay: Terrain is the same as for the Middle distance.

11.2 Map and Preliminary Course Information

Map scale Contour interval Winning time

Sprint Distance 1:5 000 2.5 m 12-15 mins

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Middle Distance 1:5 000 2.5 m 30-35 mins

Mixed Sprint Relay 1:5 000 2.5 m 60-65 mins

11.3 Clothing Recommendations

Full body cover is recommended for Middle Distance and Mixed Sprint Relay competitions.

Shoes with spikes, of any kind, are not recommended.

11.4 Embargoed Areas

The following areas in Cali, Colombia, are embargoed until the end of the World Games

2013:

(1) Parque Lineal el Ingenio and surrounding residential areas

The area has not been mapped before for orienteering.

(2) Ecoparque Rio Pance

The area has been mapped for orienteering in 2004 (scale 1:3 500). A copy of the

map is found in Annex 4.

(3) Club del Departamento

The area has not been mapped before for orienteering.

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11.5 Location of Finish Arenas

(1) Sprint: Parque Lineal el Ingenio:

(2) Middle: Ecoparque Rio Pance:

(3) Relay: Club del Departamento:

11.6 Model Event

A model event will be organis

demonstrated for all competitions.

Details about the model event will be provided in Bulletin 3.

11.7 Climate

Cali is located in the south-western

Cauca River and to the east of the

Orienteering

Finish Arenas

Parque Lineal el Ingenio: 3.386774N, 76.532366W

Ecoparque Rio Pance: 3.348241N, 76.567964W

del Departamento: 3.346239N, 76.586659W

model event will be organised in representative terrain where technical features will be

demonstrated for all competitions.

Details about the model event will be provided in Bulletin 3.

western part of Colombia in the Cauca Valley to the

and to the east of the western mountain range near the hills known as

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where technical features will be

the Cauca Valley to the west of the

ange near the hills known as

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Farallones de Cali. The city rests approximately 1,000 metres (3,280 ft.) above sea level and

its topography is fairly flat.

The climate of Cali is equatorial tropical hot. Due to its proximity to the equator there are no

major seasonal variations. The west branch of the Andes blocks the cool, humid air coming

from the Pacific Ocean. Average temperature end of July/beginning of August is 26º C (79º

F), with an average low of 19º C (66º F) and an average high of 30º C (93º F). July and August

are part of the dry seasons with an average precipitation of 30-45 mm.

12. Participation and qualification procedure

The International World Games Association (IWGA) has agreed to include three orienteering

events in the program of The World Games 2013 in Cali, Colombia. There will be two

individual events for men and women, (a sprint race and a middle distance race) as well as a

mixed sprint relay.

1. The IWGA has allocated spaces for a total of 40 male and 40 female runners to the

IOF.

2. The host nation (Colombia Orienteering Federation) shall have the right to enter 2 +

2 runners

3. The remaining 38 places in each of the two groups (male and female) will be

allocated in compliance with a qualification system adopted by the IOF council. See

Annex 2 for details on Qualification Rules and Annex 3 for a list of qualified nations.

13. Organization

IOF Event Director: Erik Nielsen (DEN)

Competition Manager: José Fernando Gómez Rueda (COL)

IOF Technical Manager: Kell Sønnichsen (DEN)

Head of Map Production: Paul Pacqué (AUS)

Course Planner: Mike Dowling (AUS)

National Controller: José Fernando Gómez Rueda (COL)

IOF Senior Event Adviser: Christine Brown (AUS)

14. Further information

Further information will be provided in Bulletin 3 (May 2013).

IOF Event Director Coordinates:

Erik Nielsen

Vagtelvej 7, 3.th

DK-2000 Frederiksberg, DENMARK

Phone: +45 2069 2437,

E-mail: cahorabassa@gmail.com

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Annex 1: VISA Requirements

IOF member countries whose citizens do not require visa to enter Colombia

1 ARGENTINA 26 JAMAICA

2 AUSTRALIA 27 JAPAN

3 AUSTRIA 28 KOREA (SOUTH)

4 BARBADOS 29 LATVIA

5 BELGIUM 30 LIECHTENSTEIN

6 BRAZIL 31 LITHUANIA

7 CANADA 32 NETHERLANDS

8 CHILE 33 NEW ZEALAND

9 CROATIA 34 NORWAY

10 CZECH REPUBLIC 35 PANAMA

11 CYPRUS 36 POLAND

12 DENMARK 37 PORTUGAL

13 ECUADOR 38 ROMANIA

14 ESTONIA 39 RUSSIA

15 FINLAND 40 SLOVAKIA

16 FRANCE 41 SLOVENIA

17 GERMANY 42 SOUTH AFRICA

18 GREAT BRITAIN 43 SPAIN

19 GREECE 44 SWEDEN

20 HONG KONG 45 SWITZERLAND

21 HUNGARY 46 TAIWAN

22 IRELAND 47 TURKEY

23 ISRAEL 48 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

24 INDONESIA 49 URUGUAY

25 ITALY 50 VENEZUELA

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IOF member countries whose citizens require visa to enter Colombia

51 BELARUS 63 MONGOLIA

52 BULGARIA 64 MACEDONIA

53 CHINA 65 MONTENEGRO

54 CUBA 66 MOZAMBIQUE

55 GEORGIA 67 PAKISTAN

56 INDONESIA 68 DPR KOREA

57 INDIA 69 PUERTO RICO

58 KAZAKHSTAN 70 SERBIA

59 KENYA 71 SOMALIA

60 KYRGYZSTAN 72 THAILAND

61 MALAYSIA 73 UKRAINE

62 MOLDOVA

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Annex 2: Qualification Rules

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Annex 3: Allocated Places

Nation Women Men Relay team 2+2

Austria 2 2 1

Brazil 2 2 1

Czech Republic 2 2 1

China 2 2 1

Colombia 2 2 1

Denmark 2 2 1

Finland 3 2 1

France 2 2 1

Great Britain 2 2 1

Hungary 2 2 1

Latvia 2 3 1

Lithuania 2 2 1

New Zealand 2 2 1

Norway 2 3 1

Russia 2 2 1

South Africa 1 1 -

Sweden 2 2 1

Switzerland 3 3 1

Ukraine 1 - -

USA 2 2 1

In Total – 20 nations 40 40 18

Annex 4: Old map of Rio Pance 2004