The Individual Ukrainian Orienteering Championships

The Ukrainian Cup, stages 4-6

31 May – 7 June 2007, Kyiv

Bulletin 1

Introduction

You are welcome to participate in the Individual Ukrainian Championships, selecting races for the Ukrainian national team for WOC'2007. The program of the Individual Ukrainian Championship is in many aspects similar to the WOC'2007 program.

Organizers

Ministry of Family, Youth and Sports of Ukraine

Ukrainian Orienteering Federation

Chief Department of the Physical Education and Sport of the Kyiv City Administration

Event director – Victor Kiryanov

Event Secretary – Tatyana Parkhomenko

National Controller – Vitalii Petrov

Contact details

Tel. + 38 067 444 2616 (English/Russian)

E-mail: training@woc2007.org.ua

Event Program

Competitors

The athletes compete on an individual basis within the following categories: M/W 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21E, 21A, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, Open. The non-Ukrainian athletes participate out of scoring .

Embargoed Areas

In addition to the WOC'2007 embargoed areas, the following maps (which are the maps for WOC'2007 training camp 2) are embargoed: Feofaniya, Zazimye, Tsvetovodstvo, Nivki Park , Solomensky Park , and Koncha Zaspa. (See Training Opportunities http://www.woc2007.org.ua/en/training_opportunities/ at WOC'2007 web-site).

Opportunities for Training

Given the limited number of new maps, WOC'2007 training camp 2 is rescheduled to 1-20 June 2007.

Before the Individual Ukrainian Championships the Organizers may provide the maps for WOC'2007 training camp 1 (autumn 2006) with the exceptions indicated above.

Maps

All maps of the Individual Ukrainian Championships are drawn by the WOC'2007 map-makers' team. Terrains for the Individual Ukrainian Championships courses were selected to resemble the terrains for the relevant WOC'2007 courses.

Courses

See IOF Competition Rules 2007

Additional Information

The Organizers intend to use Sport Ident punching/timing system. Start gates and photo-finish will be employed for categories M/W21E at Sprint race.

Qualification races for M/W21E athletes will be held in heats.

Qualification system:

• Categories M/W21E – 50%+1 athlete who showed the better result in each heat of the Qualification race (but not fewer than 15 athletes from each heat) qualify for Final A. Other athletes qualify for Final B. The non-Ukrainian athletes who qualified for Final A are added as a separate group to Final A start list;
• Other categories – 20 athletes who showed the better result in the Qualification race qualify for Final A. Other athletes qualify for Final B.

Athletes may participate in a limited number of races, which are either 3 Qualification races or 3 Final races. In the latter case the athlete is entered into Final B start list.

Event Centre

Event Centre will be located at Berezhanska St. , 6, in the premises of School 22 (see Event Center Location Map at the Individual Ukrainian Championship web-site)

Accommodation and transport

The Organizers assume that the national teams which want to participate in the Individual Ukrainian Championship will come to Ukraine within the framework of WOC'2007 training camp 2. In such case, entries for accommodation and transportation are to be submitted in ET-2 Form (see Entry Forms at WOC'2007 web-site). Otherwise, upon a specific request, the Organizers may send the information on the championship and accept the entries for accommodation and transportation.

Climate

In recent years, the average temperature in the beginning of June has been 18-25C°, humidity – 80-95%. Short rains/showers may occur.

Model Events

There are opportunities for training with a map at a model area situated 1 km away from the Event Centre.

Entries and entry fee

Entry fee for participation in the Individual Ukrainian Championship is EUR 48 (for all days) or EUR 10 per day (limited participation). SI-card rent is EUR 3 for all days of participation.

The entry should contain the following information:

• first name, family name and category of an athlete;
• number of a SI-card (if available) or request for a SI-card;
• first name, family name, tel./fax, e-mail of the team/group representative.

The entries should be submitted by 17 May 2007 by:

• e-mail training@woc2007.org.ua
• fax + 38 044 278 3870
• in original by post to: WOC 2007, a/s 752 Kyiv-24 01024 Ukraine

Entry forms may be found at the Individual Ukrainian Championship web-site www.orienteering.dp.ua/chul

Please, keep in mind that:

• entry forms should be filled in and submitted in accordance with the instructions provided therein (which is required by the local bank regulations);
• any bank charges/commissions are due from the payer;
• please, indicate in the payment order that payment destination is “Competition entry fee”

Payments

All payments are to be made in EUR. Payment details:

Intermediary bank: COMMERZBANK AG,

Frankfurt am Main , Germany

SWIFT: COBA DE FF

Beneficiary bank and its account: OJS INPROMBANK,

BRANCH KYIV DIRECTORATE OJS INPROMBANK

KHARKOV , UKRAINE

SWIFT: UKTC UA 2K

ACC. 400/8864480/01 EUR

Beneficiary and his account: Ukrainian Orienteering Federation

26000557132978 (EUR)