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ICF CANOE SLALOM WORLD CUP 2 ,

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1 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 EVENT TITLE

2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 2 Bratislava, Slovakia

Categories - Individuals // C1M, C1W, K1M, K1W, C2M

1.2 DATES OF THE EVENT

Slovak Canoeing would like to host the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 2 – Bratislava, Slovakia 21june – 23june 2019

1.3 INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY

Bratislava is capital city of Slovakia located in the Central Europe. City is well connected with neighboring capitals and international airports by international highways. Population 520 000. The capital of Slovakia attracts visitors with its rich history and landscape, as well as its modern buildings. Visitors can’t miss , with its own Historical Museum and surprisingly quaint gardens overlooking the city. Stroll down the picturesque streets of the district under the Castle towards the Old Town, featuring the

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remarkable St.Martin’s Cathedral. This Gothic Cathedral witnessed the coronation of 19 Austro-Hungarian kings and queens, including Maria Theresa, whose importance was felt throughout Europe. The Main Square, extremely rich in historical and cultural monuments, draws visitors in with its charming atmosphere. Here, you can also find several palaces, the Bratislava City Museum, the Old Town Hall, and Roland’s Fountain, all serving to enrich the atmosphere. Visit the Primate’s Palace, with precious English tapestries from the 17th century and beautiful displays in its Art Gallery. We must mention the nearby Blue Church, an gem with blue plaster and roof. For sightseeing in Bratislava, you can also hop on the small historical train and explore the entire city, beginning from the Castle and ending in the streets of the Old Town. This train runs throughout the year. On the right bank of the , relax in the oldest public park in Central Europe called Sad Janka Kráľa, which was founded by Maria Theresa. At the end of the park, you will see the suspension Bridge of Slovak National Uprising, whose UFO café offers amazing views of the city’s surroundings. Enjoy a trip down the Danube on a sightseeing boat. You can choose from among several different routes, like a cruise around Bratislava, one up to Devín, a cruise on the other side to Gabčíkovo and much more.

Divoka voda - Čunovo

White water sport centre located about 15 km south east from city center. Čunovo is Bratislava city part located about 10 km south east from city center.

GPS COORDINATES

Latitude 48º 01’ 55”, 48.031944 Longitude 17º 13’ 45”, 17.229167

Weather Information • Temperature Daytime temperatures will generally reach highs of around 25°C. At night the average minimum temperature drops down to around 15°C.

• Relative Humidity The average daily relative humidity for June is around 65%.

• Precipitation The average monthly amount of precipitation is 50 mm.

• Wind The average daily wind speed in June is 10 km/h. The average number of windy days in June is 11.

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1.4 COURSE

The White Water Centre Divoka Voda is one of the most spectating canoe slalom terrain in the Europe. Located 20 km south east of the Bratislava city. The canoe slalom courses have been built in year 1996. White water center consist of two parallel white water courses. Totally 5 course set up are possible.

• 2 channels = 5 slalom courses • 150m Warm up channel • Start pool • Boat lift

Length 360 - 430 m Width 12 – 20 m Drop 6,6 m Flow rate 12 – 20 m3/sec

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Detailed map of the venue

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1.5 LOCATION OF AIRPORTS, RAIL NETWORK AND ROADS TO THE VENUE / CITY

City is well connected with neighboring capitals and international airports by international highways.

BY ROAD

Bratislava is situated directly on country boarders with , Austria and Hungary. Bratislava is well connected to neighboring capitals by international multilane highways. Within Slovakia, the connects Bratislava to the east of the country (direction Kosice, Krakow), the D2 motorway connects Bratislava with Hungary to the south and the Czech Republic to the north and connects Bratislava with .

BY AIR

If you want to fly to Bratislava, you can choose between the city’s own international airport and Schwechat airport in Vienna, which is about 45 km from Bratislava and connected by regular shuttle buses. Regular flights link these airports with many major European destinations.

Vienna International Airport (VIE) www.viennaairport.com Bratislava Airport (BTS) www.bts.aero

BY TRAIN

International trains to Bratislava’s main railway station run from Vienna (1 hour), Budapest (3 hours), and (4-5 hours) several times a day. There are less frequent direct connections to Berlin, Bucharest, Kiev, Moscow and Warsaw.

The main railway station is a short distance from the centre and there is a good connection to city public transport; alternatively, walking takes 15-20 minutes. Trains from Vienna also arrive at Bratislava– Petržalka Station, which is to the south of the city centre across the Danube River.

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BY BOAT

Perhaps the nicest way to arrive in Bratislava is by riverboat, via the Danube. The Rhine–Main– Danube Canal links Bratislava with the North Sea; the Danube River connects it to the Black Sea. Cruises along the Danube have been a big hit with tourists for many years. River cruises go to and from Budapest, and a scheduled passenger service, the Twin City Liner, connects Bratislava and Vienna by high-speed catamaran several times a day during summer.

Praha Krakow

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Kosice

Vienna Bratislava

Budapest

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2 KEY PERSONNEL

2.1 NAME KEY PERSONNEL WITHIN THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

SLOVAK CANOEING

President Mr. Ivan CIBAK

General Secretary Mrs. Lucia ANTOLOVA

Chief of Canoe Slalom Section Mr. Richard GALOVIC

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman Mr. Richard GALOVIC

General Secretary Mr. Pavol MITKO

Competition Office Mrs. Lucia ZAHORSKA

Technical Support Mr. Martin SLACHTA

Marketing Mr. Richard GALOVIC

PR / Media / TV Mrs. LUCIA ANTOLOVA

Finance Mrs. NINA PAVELKOVA

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4 SCHEDULE

Start Finish Training Day 1 – Monday – 17 June

08:00:00 19:00:00 Official training

Start Finish Training Day 2 – Tuesday – 18 June 08:00:00 19:00:00 Official training

Start Finish Training Day 3 – Wednesday – 19 June 08:00:00 19:00:00 Official training 18:30:00 19:30:00 Team Leader meeting Start Finish DAY 1 – Thursday – 20 June 08:00:00 13:00:00 Official training 13:00:00 14:00:00 ITO meeting 14:00:00 14:20:00 WK1 CSLX - Time trials - Extreme Canoe Slalom 14:25:00 14:55:00 MK1 CSLX - Time trials - Extreme Canoe Slalom 15:00:00 17:00:00 Heats - Course construction 17:15:00 17:35:00 Heats - Demo Run by sections 17:35:00 17:45:00 Heats - Course approval 18:00:00 18:20:00 Heats - full length demo run & rehearsal 19:35:00 19:35:00 Water OFF

Start Finish DAY 2 – Friday – 21 June 05:30:00 06:00:00 Breakfast / Hotel Lindner 06:10:00 07:10:00 Transfer from the hotel to the venue 07:15:00 07:45:00 ITO Meeting 08:15:00 08:19:00 Forerunners 08:30:00 09:38:00 MC1 - Heats - 1st run 09:42:00 10:48:00 WK1 - Heats - 1st run 10:58:00 11:46:00 MC1 - Heats - 2nd run 11:50:00 12:36:00 WK1 - Heats -2nd run 12:50:00 13:15:00 Lunch on the venue

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[Type here] 13:30:00 13:34:00 Forerunners 13:45:00 14:38:00 WC1 - Heats - 1st run 14:42:00 16:03:00 MK1 - Heats - 1st run 16:13:00 16:46:00 WC1 - Heats - 2nd run 16:50:00 17:41:00 MK1 - Heats - 2nd run 17:45:00 18:45:00 1/2 finals and finals - Course construction 18:00:00 18:20:00 ITO meeting 19:00:00 19:20:00 1/2 finals and finals - Full lengh Demo Run 19:20:00 19:30:00 1/2 finals and finals - Course approval 19:40:00 20:40:00 Transfer from the venue to the hotel 20:45:00 22:00:00 Dinner / Hotel Lindner

Start Finish DAY 3 – Saturday – 22 June 06:15:00 07:00:00 Breakfast / Hotel Lindner 07:00:00 08:00:00 Transfer from the hotel to the venue 08:00:00 08:20:00 ITO Meeting 08:45:00 08:53:00 Forerunners Group 1 - Semi finals 09:00:00 10:00:00 MC1 Semi final 10:05:00 11:05:00 WK1 Semi final 11:10:00 11:45:00 Lunch on the venue Group 1 - Finals & Medals 12:03:00 12:35:00 MC1 Final 12:40:00 13:12:00 WK1 Final 13:18:00 13:24:00 MC1 - Medals ceremony 13:25:00 13:31:00 WK1 - Medals ceremony XC2 - Semi final and Final 14:00:00 14:40:00 XC2 - Semi final 15:40:00 16:00:00 XC2 - Final

16:10:00 16:16:00 XC2 - Medals ceremony 16:30:00 17:30:00 Transfer from the venue to the hotel 18:00:00 19:30:00 Dinner / Hotel Lindner

Start Finish DAY 4 – Sunday – 23 June 06:15:00 07:00:00 Breakfast / Hotel Lindner

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[Type here] 07:00:00 08:00:00 Transfer from the hotel to the venue 08:00:00 08:20:00 ITO Meeting 08:45:00 08:53:00 Forerunners 09:00:00 10:00:00 WC1 Semi final Interval 10:05:00 11:25:00 MK1 Semi final 12:03:00 12:35:00 WC1 Final 12:40:00 13:12:00 MK1 Final 13:18:00 13:24:00 WC1 - Medals ceremony 13:25:00 13:31:00 MK1 - Medals ceremony 13:15:00 14:15:00 Extreme Slalom - Course construction 14:40:00 14:43:00 Extreme Slalom - Forerunners 15:03:00 15:21:00 WK1 CSLX - 1/4 Final 15:21:00 15:39:00 MK1 CSLX - 1/4 Final 15:39:00 15:48:00 WK1 CSLX - 1/2 Final 15:48:00 15:57:00 MK1 CSLX - 1/2 Final 15:59:00 16:03:30 WK1 CSLX - Final 16:05:30 16:10:00 MK1 CSLX - Final 16:18:00 16:24:00 WK1 CSLX - Medals ceremony 16:25:00 16:31:00 MK1 CSLX - Medals ceremony 16:45:00 17:00:00 ITO Meeting

17:00:00 18:00:00 Transfer from the venue to the hotel

18:30:00 20:00:00 Dinner / Hotel Lindner

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5 ITO LIST

Function Given Name Family Name NF Chief Official Jean Michel PRONO ICF Chief Judge Andrew GRUDZINSKI GBR Assistant Chief Judge Alena MASKOVA ICF Start Judge Enrica BERLINGIERI ITA Video Judge 1 Hans Peter WEISS ICF Video Judge 2 Peter NOVAK SLO Video Judge 3 Markus HERRMANN GER Video Judge 4 Leesa MCCONNACHIE GBR Finish Judge HOC Chief of Scoring Michelle GRUDZINSKI GBR RODRIGUEZ Course Designer Meritxell ESP CADENA Course Designer Pierpaolo FERRAZZI ITA Equipment Controller Jan MACO SVK Gate Judge 1 Christine BORROWS AUS Gate Judge 2 Xiaojun Rong CCA Gate Judge 3 Hana KNEBLOVA CZE Gate Judge 4 Sophie DELAGE FRA Gate Judge 5 James MCCONNACHIE GBR Gate Judge 6 Birgit FEHLING GER Gate Judge 7 Silke GERHARD GER Gate Judge 8 Michiel ROOS NED Gate Judge 9 Dmitry TIMAKOV RUS Gate Judge 10 Dean BEZELJAK SLO Gate Judge 11 Kata PIACKOVA SVK Gate Judge 12 Carlos IFARRARGUERRI USA Substitutes Raffaella DESERAFINI ITA Substitutes Nancy TEMPLETON USA Substitutes Colin WOODGATE GBR

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5.1 ACCREDITATION

Accreditation will be made by ICF via SPD.

5.2 ITO UNIFORMS

All technical officials will be provided with uniform T-shirts.

5.3 ITO LODGING

Hotel Lindner Gallery Central **** / Bratislava https://www.lindner.de/en/bratislava-hotel-gallery-central/welcome.html

5.4 ITO TRANSPORTATION

HOC will organize shuttle service for ITO's local transport between Hotel and Canoeing Sport Center. The transport from Bratislava and Vienna airport will be provided for ICF officials, VIP family free of charge.

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6 IMMIGRATION / VISA REQUIREMENTS

6.1 VISA REQUIREMENTS

The HOC will assist in processing Immigration visa applications for all participants of the World Cup.

Foreign nationals who are subject to visa requirement and want to enter the Schengen area, with Slovakia being their target destination, must file a visa application with the competent Slovak embassy or consulate general. Foreign nationals legally residing in a third country (i.e. other than the country of their citizenship) may apply for a visa at the embassy/consulate general competent for the country of their current residence.

Type C Schengen visa: entry visa

The visa entitles its holder to enter and stay in the Schengen area for not more than a total of 90 days within a six-month period subsequent to the date of the first entry. This visa may be issued for one or several entries (single entry and multiple entry visa).

The visa application procedure may be lengthy in some cases. Therefore, you should file your application well in advance, but not sooner than three months prior to your planned trip. Under the applicable law, the visa application procedure shall not take longer than 15 days, in exceptional cases the decision may take up to 60 days. Exemptions apply to the nationals of the third countries which have signed Community-level visa facilitation agreements. Such countries include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Georgia and Ukraine. With respect to the nationals of the aforementioned countries, the decision must be delivered within 10 calendar days of the delivery of a completed visa application. Nationals of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia don´t need visa, if they are holders of biometric passports.

For further information and updates, please check http://www.foreign.gov.sk/web/en/consular_info.

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7 ITO – Travel Schedule NAME

MAIL PHONE

ARRIVAL Own Transport / By Plane / By Train / By Bus

Date Local time Flight Nu

DEPARTURE Own Transport / By Plane

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