IFBB IFBB JAN TANA CLASSIC 9th to 11th October 2020 NOCCO NORDIC PRO IFBB WORLD ELITE RANKING POINT EVENT & PRO QUALIFIER (5 IFBB ELITE PRO CARDS)

INSPECTION REPORT The City of Turku is the new home for Nordic Fitness Expo and IFBB Jan Tana Classic! Welcome to City of Turku – proud host of 2020 Nordic Fitness Expo!

The Organizing Committ ee of the Internati onal Bodybuilding & Fitness PARTICIPATION Federati on (IFBB) and Finnish Fitness Sports Associati on (IFBB Finland) 2020 IFBB Jan Tana Classic is open for all the IFBB-affi liated Nati onal take this opportunity to welcome all the IFBB-affi liated Nati onal Federati ons of the whole World. The number of competi tors parti cipat- Federati ons from all over the world to parti cipate in the 7th annual ing in this competi ti on is unlimited. Internati onal Event of Jan Tana Classic to be held in Turku, Finland, Jan Tana Classic is an IFBB Elite Pro qualifi er and IFBB World Elite from Friday, October 9th to Monday, October 12th, 2020. Ranking Point Event. The overall winner of each division will be awarded In 2020, Turku is ready with an IFBB Elite Pro Card and the winners in master’s bikini fi tness and for Nordic Fitness Expo. The body fi tness categories will receive an IFBB Elite Pro Masters Card. City Hall of Turku is now The event includes categories for bikini fi tness, body fi tness, wellness cooperati ng strongly with fi tness, men’s physique, classic physique and fi t model. NFE organizers and we are In the past years the event has been one of the highlight IFBB expecti ng the biggest Nordic events tempti ng hundreds of competi tors to honor the event with Fitness Expo ever! their parti cipati on. In additi on the competi ti on has been very popular Turku is a city on the among the NFE visitors and the full seats of people have been watching southwest coast of Finland at the event on both days. 2020 will be even more exciti ng with new the mouth of the in locati on, 25th anniversary of Nordic Fitness Expo and more competi tors the region of Finland Proper. It’s parti cipati ng than ever before. about 155 kilometers from the capital city . There are over 330.000 inhabitants living in the Turku region ranking it as the third largest urban area in Finland aft er the greater Helsinki area and the region. The city is offi cially bilingual as 5.4 percent of its populati on identi fy Swedish as their mother language. Due to its locati on, Turku is a notable commercial and passenger seaport with over 3 million passengers traveling through the Port of Turku each year to and . The Turku City Hall welcomes all the athletes from all over the World to compete in Turku Free photos for all Fair Center on October 10-11, 2020 at the 25th Nordic Fitness Expo! competi tors by Eastlabs! REGISTRATION The weigh-in and registrati on will be held from 16:00 to 20:00 hours - Central European Summer Time, UTC +2) Aft er this the online on Friday October 9th and it will take place at the Turku Fair Center payment system will be switched off . congress rooms, at the locati on of Nordic Fitness Expo, address: If paying the fee at the Registrati on on October 9th, 2020, an extra Messukentänkatu 9–13, Turku, Finland. fee of EUR €50 per parti cipant will be charged. Registrati on of athletes will only be considered if they are nominated If an athlete wants to parti cipate in the second category (senior by their IFBB- affi liated Nati onal Federati on. and masters class), the registrati on fee for this second category is All athletes will have to produce their passports and IFBB additi onal EUR €100. Internati onal Cards at the registrati on. IFBB Cards are EUR €35 and are mandatory. CATEGORIES Each athlete parti cipati ng in the championship will be provided with MEN’S PHYSIQUE a badge at the registrati on. This badge allows a two-day admission to Up to and including 173 cm the Nordic Fitness Expo (expo area). Up to and including 179 cm Over 179 cm FINAL ENTRY FORM (FEF) CLASSIC PHYSIQUE To att end this event, an athlete shall be included in the Final Entry Up to and including 180 cm Form sent by the Nati onal Federati on. The deadline for sending the Over 180 cm Final Entry Form is Monday, October 5th, 2020. Nati onal Federati ons Maximum bodyweight limits [in kg] for classic physique: must submit the actual names of all Offi cial Parti cipants including Up to and including 168 cm (Athlete’s height [in cm] minus 100) + 4 athletes by discipline and category, delegates and judges. Final Entry Up to and including 171 cm (Athlete’s height [in cm] minus 100) + 6 Forms will only be considered if they are e-mailed by the Nati onal Up to and including 175 cm (Athlete’s height [in cm] minus 100) + 8 Federati on of the athlete to: Up to and including 180 cm (Athlete’s height [in cm] minus 100) + 11 Up to and including 188 cm (Athlete’s height [in cm] minus 100) + 13 • Organizing Committ ee offi ce at: kp.ourama@kpfi tness.fi Up to and including 196 cm (Athlete’s height [in cm] minus 100) + 15 • IFBB Head Offi ce at: info@ifb b.com Over 196 cm (Athlete’s height [in cm] minus 100) + 1 • IFBB Technical Committ ee at: [email protected] BIKINI FITNESS Up to and including 160 cm Up to and including 163 cm CORRESPONDENCE AND ENTRY FORMS SENDING DETAILS Up to and including 166 cm PLEASE SEND YOUR ENTRY FORM TO: Up to and including 169 cm Finnish Fitness Sports Associati on (IFBB Finland) Over 169 cm Email: kp.ourama@kpfi tness.fi Masters +35 years, one open category Website: www.ifb bnordic.com BODY FITNESS Mr. KP Ourama, President Up to and including 163 cm Up to and including 168 cm COPY ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: Over 168 cm IFBB Head Offi ce Masters +35 years, one open category Madrid, Spain WELLNESS FITNESS Ms. Diana Mozos, phone: +34 91 535 2819, Up to and including 163 cm email: info@ifb b.com Over 163 cm FIT MODEL One open category REGISTRATION FEE Registrati on fee for athletes to enter this competi ti on is EUR €200 Minimum number of competi tors to run a category should be 5. If which has to be paid in advance by credit or debit card or bank transfer there is less than 5 athletes, categories will be combined, wherever at IFBB webpage: www.ifb b.gbisporti nnovati on.com/affi liati on-ifb b possible. Please add your name during online payment and bring a copy of your payment confi rmati on to the registrati on. The deadline date to do the online payment is Monday, October 5th, 2020, 24:00 hrs. (midnight www.ifbbnordic.com AWARDS • Top six athletes in each category will be awarded with trophies and certificates. • Overall winner in each category will have a trophy. • Top 5 athletes in Men’s and Women’s senior categories will be awarded with points to the 2020 IFBB World Elite Ranking accord- ing to the IFBB World Elite Ranking Rules. • Overall winners or open category winners in Men’s Physique, Classic Physique as well as Women’s Body Fitness, Women’s Bikini Fitness and Women’s Wellness Fitness are eligible to apply for the IFBB Elite Pro Card through their National Federations.

AIRPORTS You can use two airports when coming to Turku by flight. Turku International Airport is just a few kilometers from the City of Turku and there are also very good flight connections from Helsinki International POSING MUSIC Airport. All posing music must be on an audio CD only. The posing music must The airplane companies having flights directly to Turku are Aero also be at the start of the CD. Each competitor must affix his or her name Airlines, Air Baltic, , Flexflight Aps, Flybe, Nordic Regional on the CD for an easy identification. CDs with the posing music will be Airlines, and Wizz Air Uk. Kindly see your connections to Turku collected at the athlete meeting. The use of profane, vulgar and offensive airport. language is strictly prohibited in the posing music. Finland’s main airport Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport is another option if you come to Turku by flight. There are multiple bus Nordic Fitness Expo will be held in Turku Fair Center for the fi rst ti me. There will be more than 12.000 m2 space in three Expo Halls. IFBB Jan Tana Classic will be held in the expo stage and IFBB Nocco Pro will be held at the main stage.

lines daily between – Turku – Helsinki Airport. The bus OFFICIAL HOTELS drive takes from 2 hours to 2 hours and 45 minutes. There is also a There are three offi cial hotels in the city of Turku. You can book your train connecti on between Helsinki airport and Turku which is a faster room from Sokos Hotels Sales Service Centre Turku and use booking opti on. code: NFE2020. Phone +358 (0)2 337 3800 : www.fi navia.fi /en/airports/turku email: [email protected] Helsinki Airport: www.fi navia.fi /en/airports/helsinki-airport www.sokoshotels.fi www.rafl aamo.fi Check out the bus schedule at: www.matkahuolto.fi / Open: Monday to Friday 08.30-16.30 (+1 hour Central Europe ti me) The train schedules are available at: www.vr.fi /cs/vr/en/frontpage Original Sokos Hotel Wiklund www.sokoshotels.fi /fi /turku/original-sokos-hotel-wiklund If you need any assistance fi nding out the schedules, kindly contact the Solo Sokos Hotel Turun Seurahuone organizing committ ee. www.sokoshotels.fi /fi /turku/sokos-hotel-seurahuone Original Sokos Hotel Kupitt aa www.sokoshotels.fi /fi /turku/original-sokos-hotel-kupitt aa

JUDGES To be taken into considerati on during selecti on of judging panels at the competi ti on, IFBB Internati onal Judges must be included in the Final Entry Forms sent by their Nati onal Federati ons, according to the IFBB Rules. For more informati on, please contact Mr. Pawel Filleborn, Chairman of the IFBB Judges Committ ee, under address: pawelfi [email protected] IFBB Internati onal Judges must have a valid IFBB Judge’s Cards with the IFBB yearly judges fee of EUR €50 paid for 2020. This fee may also be paid at the IFBB Jan Tana Classic in Turku. All internati onal judges must bring their Internati onal Cards to Turku. COMPETITION VENUE Turku Fair Center is located about 4 kilometers from the City Center. TEAM MANAGERS AND Bus line number 100 is driving from the City Center to Turku Fair JUDGES MEETING Center back and forth many ti mes during each hour. The city area is To be included in the panels, all judges called Artukainen which also holds Turku Ice Stadium. must be present at the Team Managers Nordic Fitness Expo will be held in Turku Fair Center for the fi rst and Judges Meeti ng to be held on Fri- ti me. There will be more than 12.000 m2 space in three Expo Halls. day, October 9th, at 20:00 hours at Lahti IFBB Jan Tana Classic will be held in the expo stage and IFBB Nocco Pro Fair Centre congress rooms (locati on of will be held at the main stage. Nordic Fitness Expo).

ADDRESS: Turku Fair Center Messukentänkatu 9-13 20210 Turku, Finland Phone +358 2 337 111 ifbbnordic MEDICAL WITHDRAWN Once officially registered, no athlete may withdraw from competition without the prior approval of the IFBB Chief Judge. It is not accepted for a national federation to unilaterally withdraw an athlete without prior approval of the IFBB Chief Judge, who has the right to verify the reason for the withdrawal.

CAMERAS AND VIDEOTAPING Cameras and video tape equipment shall be strictly prohibited in the backstage and at the dressing room areas except when used by the IFBB authorized media person and, in any event, these devices shall be strictly prohibited in the dressing room area.

JAN TANA TANNING We are excited to inform you, the Jan Tana Team will be providing Tanning, Hair & Makeup services at the contest venue! We recommend purchasing services from Jan Tana to insure you your best possible look. Jan Tana is the Official Tanning, Hair & Makeup Sponsor for the IFBB Elite Pros. Link for booking the tan, hair and make-up service: www.onsitetan. granted, the Cancellation Policies for the championship will still apply. com/book-here/ An athlete who requested and received an invitation from the IFBB Head Office or the Organizing Committee of an IFBB sanctioned COACHING BADGES event for visa purposes and uses that visa to unlawfully stay in the Coaching badges for access to the backstage area during the prejudg- host country or any other country, will be subjected to the disciplinary ing & finals will be on sale at the weigh-in. With a Coaching Badge you proceedings and measures. also get a free entrance to the Expo both on Saturday and Sunday and Citizens of over 60 countries also don’t need a visa. Detailed you are able to enter the audience of the IFBB Jan Tana Classic. Price information is available at: www.schengenvisainfo.com/finland-visa/ for the backstage pass is 50 €. CURRENCY VISAS The official currency of Finland is the Euro (€). Approx EUR €1,00 = USD It is at the responsibility of an athlete to obtain an entry visa for $1.18. Current rates are available at: www.xe.com/currencyconverter/ the country organizing the championship. An athlete can ask for an Invitation Letter either from the Championship Organizer or IFBB. The CREDIT CARDS invitation letter does not mean you are granted your visa. IFBB and International credit cards such as Visa, MasterCard and American Ex- Championship organizer are not responsible of attendant visas. To press are widely accepted at most major hotels, stores & restaurants. receive invitation letter, the applicant should forward to the IFBB or You may be requested to show your passport. Championship organizer a copy of his or her passport. If the visa is not TIME DIFFERENCE AND CLIMATE UTC +1 (daylight saving ti me in summer). In October the average daily temperature is 7C.

ELECTRIC CURRENT 220 Volts, 50 Hz, socket / plug of type C, plug with two round prongs. Detailed info at: www. worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/

LANGUAGE The offi cial language is Finnish. English is widely spoken in hotels, restaurants, shopping centers and tourist areas.

MEDIA ACCREDITATION Any media representati ve that wishes to obtain media accreditati on for this event has to contact the organizing committ ee no later than October 5th, 2020. Send an email to kp.ourama@kpfi tness.fi and give the following informati on: name of the media you represent, phone number, email address, the person who applies for accreditati on and the informati on if the person is a photographer or writer. You will get a note if you are accepted as a media representati ve.

PRESS ACCREDITATIONS SECRETARIAT The Organizing Committ ee will maintain the secretariat at the Turku Fair Center congress rooms from 14:00 to 21:00 on an offi cial arrival day October 9th. You may obtain informati on and assistance from the Secretariat. During the weekend the Secretariat will be placed at the Turku Fair Centre at Nordic Fitness Expo, near the Main Entrance at Report. If any of your athletes and delegates are travelling and arriving INFO booth. separate from your Team Manager or Chief Delegate, you must ensure they are familiar with the rules and regulati ons contained within the Inspecti on Report.

SCHEDULE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO COMPETITORS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th Please be aware that is FULL RESPONSABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION to verify if each one of the athletes to be Offi cial arriving day registered on this internati onal event are NOT suspended or fulfi lling 16:00-20:00 Registrati on any period of ineligibility due to Anti -Doping Rule Violati on or any 20:00 Team Managers and Judges Meeti ng disciplinary case at the nati onal or internati onal level. Be also aware that if any athlete from your Nati onal Federati on register and compete SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th being suspended due to an Anti -Doping Rule Violati on, both athlete and the Nati onal Federati on will be subject to sancti ons according Pre-judging + fi nals to the World-Anti -Doping-Code, the IFBB Anti -Doping Rules and the 11:00 Jan Tana Classic: bikini fi tness & fi t model IFBB Consti tuti on and Rules. It is also the FULL OBLIGATION AND 13:00 Jan Tana Classic: men’s physique RESPONSIBILITY of your Nati onal Federati on to MONITOR ALL YOUR ATHLETES from your country affi liated to your Nati onal Federati on who SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11th are actually fulfi lling a period of ineligibility due to Anti -Doping Rule Violati on or any Disciplinary case, to make sure these athletes WILL Pre-judging + fi nals NOT REGISTER, COMPETE OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY CAPACITY in any 10:00 Jan Tana Classic: wellness fi tness event either at Nati onal or Internati onal level, Offi cial or Invitati onal. 12:00 Jan Tana Classic: masters bikini fi tness & IMPORTANT INFORMATION body fi tness All the costs for traveling, hotel accommodati ons, transportati on to 14:00 Jan Tana Classic: body fi tness and from the airport, as well as meals, are on responsibiliti es of the 16:00 Jan Tana Classic: classic physique Nati onal Federati ons or individual athletes. Check with your Nati onal Federati on for more informati on.

TICKETS Sancti oned by the Internati onal Federati on of Fitness and Bodybuilding IFBB Jan Tana Classic will be held at Nordic Fitness Expo. One-day-ti cket co-operated with Finnish Fitness Sports Associati on (affi liated by the price is 20 € and it allows you to enter the Nordic Fitness Expo and to IFBB). see the program of the Jan Tana Classic stage. It is the responsibility of the President or General Secretary of each IFBB Nocco Pro ti cket price is 40 € and it can be bought from the parti cipati ng Nati onal Federati on to ensure that all Nati onal Team event box offi ces. IFBB Nocco Pro ti cket includes the expo members including athletes, delegates and extra delegates are fully ti cket for Saturday! aware of the rules and regulati ons governing parti cipati on at this event, to include the statements contained within this Inspecti on ifbbnordic TURKU FITNESS SPORTS CITY The most famous sportsman from Turku and Finland is Paavo Nurmi (1897–1973). He was a middle- and long-distance runner who was called the “Flying Finn”.

Nurmi set 22 offi cial Athleti cs Conti nental Tour Gold included with 5 world records at distanc- Diamond League events! es between 1,500 m and Turku has long roots in team sports like ice 20 km and won 9 gold hockey and football in Finland’s sports leagues. and 3 silver medals in his Saku Koivu, captain for Montreal Canadiens for 12 events at the Olympic 10 years, is one good example of a Turku-born ice Games. At his peak, hockey player and an NHL legend. Nurmi was undefeated Turku also has a great history in Finnish for 121 races at distances bodybuilding and fi tness. The most well-known from 800 m upwards. bodybuilder is Kike Elomaa who won the Ms. Throughout his 14-year Olympia ti tle in 1981. Nowadays she is a member career, he remained unbeaten in cross country events of the Finnish parliament. Since almost 40 and the 10,000 m. It has been said that Paavo Nurmi years, Kike has moti vated Finnish women run Finland to a world-known country as Finland was a to train in the gyms. That is probably one new country in the world map. of the reasons why the Finnish team is so The Paavo Nurmi Games is an annual track and fi eld successful at the internati onal fi tness sports meet that takes events nowadays. place at Paavo Turku area has more than 100 gyms with Nurmi Stadium very acti ve offi cials in the Finnish Fitness in Turku. It Sports Associati on (IFBB) and two current was fi rst held Finnish Champions, Antti Ala-Laurinaho (classic bodybuilding) in 1957. The and Sonja Kallio (bikini fi tness). competi ti on is now part of the IAAF World HISTORICAL CITY The region was originally called Suomi (Finland) which later became the name for the whole country. Turku, as a town, was never found- ed. The Pope fi rst menti oned the town Aboa in his Bulla in 1229 and the year is now used as the foundati on year of the city. As the oldest town in the country, Turku was the most important city in Finland, a status it retained for hundreds of years throughout the centuries under the rule of the Kingdom of Sweden. Aft er the war, Finland became an autonomous grand duchy of the Russian Empire in 1809 under the direct rule of the Tzar, and the capital of the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland was moved to Helsinki in 1812. It was only aft er the last great fi re in 1827 that most governmental insti tuti ons were moved to Helsinki along with the Academy of Turku founded in 1640, which then became the University of Helsinki. Turku conti nued to be the most populous city in Finland unti l the end of the 1840s, and it remains the regional capital and an important business and cultural centre and port. Because of its long history, Turku has been the site of many important events, and it has extensively infl uenced Finnish history. The history of the country is closely linked to Turku, the former capital.