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The 2Nd EVVF European Vovinam Children and Junior Championship Iasi The 2nd EVVF European Vovinam Children and Junior 1 Iasi - ROMANIA 2017 Championship The 2nd EVVF European Vovinam Children and Junior 2 Iasi - ROMANIA 2017 Championship TABLE OF CONTENTS A.Welcome Speeches 4 B. Host Country 7 B1. About Romania 7 B2. About Iasi 9 B3. Romanian Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Federation 14 Staff of the Host Country 15 C. The Organizer 16 D. The Sport Center 17 E. The Transportation 18 F. The Accommodation 19 G. Meals 22 H. Competition Regulation 23 I. General Program 28 J. Competition Registration 29 K. Hotel Registration 29 L. Payment Details 29 M. Special Events 29 The 2nd EVVF European Vovinam Children and Junior 3 Iasi - ROMANIA 2017 Championship A. Welcome Speeches A1. Speech of the EVVF General Secretary Dear all, Romanian Vovinam Viet sponsors, especially to Mr. Vo Dao Federation, will Gabriel Nechita and Mrs. let me start by expressing be happy to welcome Roxana Nechita for their my thanks to all those you and provide you with contribution, involvement involved last year in the any assistance you might and help. EVVF European Vovinam need. We hope to set the Children and Junior best possible conditions This event is specially Championship in Belgium for the competition. targeted to the future and who contributed to generation of võ sinh in making it such a great On behalf of the European Europe. I hope every one success. Vovinam Viet Vo Dao of them, especially the Federation, I would like young athletes taking part The European Vovinam to thank our host - the in the competition, will Viet Vo Dao Federation is city of Iasi, the Romanian come back home with now proud to invite you Vovinam Viet Vo Dao a feeling of pride and to take part in the second Federation, Master Florin accomplishment. edition of this event, from Macovei, as well as all the 31st of March to the the officials, referees, Wishing everyone a 2nd of April 2017 in Iasi - volunteers, parents and wonderful championship, Romania. young athletes for their and best of luck to the continuous support to competitors. The European Vovinam our great martial art. I Viet Vo Dao Federation, would like to extend my together with the sincere gratitude to our Thanh Nha Berrier General Secretary of the European Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Federation The 2nd EVVF European Vovinam Children and Junior 4 Iasi - ROMANIA 2017 Championship A2. Speech of the EVVF Technical Director Dear Masters, Coaches and hard work we did all As Technical Director of and Athletes of the EVVF, together. EVVF, I aspire to see a great Championship and Here we are together for The future of the EVVF hope to see our level go the second edition of and of Vovinam in Europe up even more, giving a the Children and Junior lies in our children, so by chance to each athlete to Championship of our giving them a chance to compete against the very martial art. experience a high level best in Europe. international competition, We had a great success we will go towards a I wish to each and every in Belgium in 2015 with greater EVVF and a greater team the best possible a good attendance, as Vovinam. results and I encourage well as a display of good you to always reach the techniques and fights. This highest level. was the result of a long Vittorio Cera Technical Director of the European Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Federation The 2nd EVVF European Vovinam Children and Junior 5 Iasi - ROMANIA 2017 Championship A3. Speech of the Host Country Dear officials, referees, I represent will be able its newly upgraded Iasi athletes and parents, to face challenges International Airport, Iasi and will live up to your has direct links with many It is both a pleasure and expectations. of the major European an honor to welcome capitals. you all participants to the Iasi is the birthplace of second EVVF European Vovinam in Romania and I thank also the wonderful Vovinam Children and still the center of gravity EVVF team without whose Junior Championship of Romanian Vovinam expertise and involvement 2017, especially for the Viet-Vo-Dao Federation by an event of this magnitude fact that it’s the first time its number of clubs and would not be possible. for most of you to come to practitioners. Organizing Romania. this championship in Iasi it I wish you a wonderful time fulfills a dream. in Iasi and to reach your Vovinam Romanian teams goals. have participated over With over 600 years of the years in almost every history, Iasi, a city of international event and culture, faith and education many of you have already it is now an emancipated been hosts of such events. and dynamic university It is now our turn to be center. your hosts and I hope that Connected to Europe not the Romanian Vovinam only spiritually but also Viet-Vo-Dao Federation in terms of logistics thru Florin Macovei President of the Romanian Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Federation The 2nd EVVF European Vovinam Children and Junior 6 Iasi - ROMANIA 2017 Championship B. Host country B1. About Romania Located in Southest province of Dacia, and was ally of Nazi Germany Europe, between Black formed in 1859 through against the Soviet Union, Sea, Bulgaria, Ukraine, a union of the Danubian fighting side by side with Hungary, Serbia and Principalities of Moldavia the Wehrmacht until 1944, Moldova, ROMANIA is and Wallachia. The new when it then joined the now, the seventh most state, officially named Allied powers and faced populous member state Romania ince 1866, gained occupation by the Red of the European Union. Its independence from the Army forces. Romania lost capital and largest city, Ottoman Empire in 1877. several territories, of which Bucharest, is the sixth At the end of World War Northern Transylvania largest city in the EU. I, Transylvania, Bukovina was regained after the and Bassarabia united with war. Following the war, Modern Romania emerged the sovereign Kingdom of Romania became a within the territories Romania. During World socialist republic and of the ancient Roman War II, Romania was an member of the Warsaw The 2nd EVVF European Vovinam Children and Junior 7 Iasi - ROMANIA 2017 Championship Pact. After the 1989 and traditions, has become of the earliest successful Revolution, Romania began an important alternative. aircraft, while Henri Coanda a transition back towards The Painted churches discovered the Coandă democracy and a capitalist of Northern Moldavia, effect of fluidics. Victor market economy. the Wooden churches of Babes discovered more Maramureș and the castles than 50 types of bacteria; Romania has been a in all regions of the country biologist Nicoale Paulescu member of NATO since represents attraction points discovered insulin, while 2004, and part of the of tourist; and, if we speak Emil Palade received European Union since about castles, maybe one of the Nobel Prize for his 2007. A strong majority the most famous attractions contributions to cell biology. of the population identify in Romania is Bran Castle, Notable mathematicians themselves as Eastern known also as Dracula’s include Spiru Haret, Grigore Orthodox Christians and Castle. The unique folklore Moisil and Stefan Odobleja, are native speakers of and traditions, especialy physicists and inventors: Romanian. With a rich for holidays, are also main Serban Titeica, Alexandru cultural history, Romania attractions. Winter holidays Proca and Stefan Procopiu. has been the home of include the Christmas influential artists, musicians, festivities and the New Year Romanian culture is known inventors and sportspeople, during which, various unique due to names like Mihai and features a variety of folklore dances and games Eminescu, Ion Creangă, toursit attractions. are common: plugusorul, Mircea Eliade, Eugene sorcova, ursul and capra. Ionesco in literature, Romania is crossed by The traditional Romanian Constantin Brâncuși, Carpathian Mountains, dress that otherwise has Nicolae Grigorescu, Ștefan with their tallest peak largely fallen out of use Luchian, Theodor Amann in Moldoveanu (2544 m) and during the 20th century, art, George Enescu, Ciprian is the ”finish line” for the is a popular ceremonial Porumbescu, Gheorghe River Danube - Europe’s vestment worn on these Zamfir in music. second longest river, that festivities, especially in rises in Germany and the rural areas. During Romania’s sport scene was flows southeastwards Easter, painted eggs are marked by names as Nadia for a distance of 2,857 very common, while on 1 Comaneci(the first gymnast km, coursing through ten March features mărțișor to score a perfect ten in an countries before emptying in gifting, a tradition likely of Olympic event), Gheorghe Romania’s Danube Delta. thracian origin Historically, Hagi, Ilie Balaci, Adrian Romanian researchers Mutu, Gheorghe Muresan, Every year, millions of and inventors have made Mihai Leu, Leonard tourists visit Romania for all notable contributions to Dordoftei, Simona Halep Black Sea Resorts, Danube several fields. In the history and many more. Delta, skiing resorts along of flight, Traian Vuia made Valea Prahovei and Poiana the first airplane to take off Brașov; also the rural on its own power and Aurel tourism, focusing on folklore Vlaicu built and flew some The 2nd EVVF European Vovinam Children and Junior 8 Iasi - ROMANIA 2017 Championship B2. About Iasi Iași also referred to as Jassy Known as The Cultural Capital of or Iassy is the largest city in eastern Romania, Iași is a symbol in Romanian Romania. Located in the historical region history. The historian Nicolae Iorga said of Moldavia, Iași has traditionally been “There should be no Romanian who one of the leading centres of Romanian does not know of it”.Still referred to as social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The Moldavian Capital, Iași is the main The city was the capital of the Principality economic and business centre of the of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of Moldavian region of Romania.
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