Media Guide Play the Games VERSION 1.0 Jouez Les Jeux

G.D.G. Edizioni srl G.D.G. 17 GAMES OF THE SMALL STATES OF EUROPE SAN MARINO 2017 Giochiamo i Giochi Media Guide Play the Games VERSION 1.0 Jouez les Jeux

XVII GAMES OF THE SMALL STATES OF EUROPE

29 MAY / 3 JUNE SAN MARINO 2017 www.sanmarino2017.sm ORGANIZING COMMITTEE SAN MARINO 2017

Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese Via Rancaglia 30 47899 Serravalle Republic of San Marino

Web www.sanmarino2017.sm E-mail [email protected]

Phone (+378) 0549 88.56.84 Fax (+378) 0549 88.56.74 INDEX

1 INTRODUCTION ...... P 2

2 MEDIA ORGANIZATION. P 6

3 SPORT VENUES / MAPS...... P 12

4 SPORT DISCIPLINES...... P 14

6.1 Archery...... P 14

6.2 Athletics ...... P 16

6.3 Basketball . P 23

6.4 Bowls ...... P 26

6.5 Cycling...... P 30

6.6 Judo. P 32

6.7 Shooting ...... P 34

6.8 Swimming . P 40

6.9 Table Tennis...... P 45

6.10 Tennis...... P 49

6.11 Volleyball...... P 52

6.12 Beach volley. P 55

5 PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SAN MARINO...... P 58 1 INTRODUCTION

ORGANZING COMMITTEE

CO-PRESIDENCY

Secretary of State for Sport NOC President Marco Podeschi Gian Primo Giardi

FINANCE - MARKETING Alda Valentini COORDINATOR SPORTS ORGANIZATION Budget management Emanuele Nicolini Administration Angelo Vicini Marketing Foreign relations Legal advice Merchandising 2 General coordination Sports Opening ceremony Closing ceremony

MEDIA / TECHNOLOGY Giuliano Tomassini MANAGEMENT OF VOLUNTEERS Data processing Micol Rossini Accreditation Press room management Management of volunteers Ralations with the press Management of Federation staff Relations with TVs Protocol / Prize Ceremonies Team relations Cultural events Medical service and Antidoping

TRANSPORTATION Fernando Casadei SECRETARIAT Transfer to/from airports Alessandra Renzi VIP transfer Local transport NOC-OCSM2017 Relations Referee transfer Press transfer Security

ACCOMMODATION Mahena Abbati SPORTS FACILITY LOGISTICS Team accommodation Marino Volpinari VIP accommodation Press accommodation Headquarters Referee accommodation Competition facilities Board Training facilities

www.sanmarino2017.sm 1.1 OVERVIEW The Games continued growing and in 2001, again in San Marino, over 1.100 athletes competed, achieving It all started in 1985; the first edition of the Games good results and creating full involvement of the of the Small States of Europe organized in San entire population. While the first round of organiza- Marino. A great idea proposed to the International tion was characterized by the construction of new Olympic Committee I.O.C. and accepted with great sport venues, surely the second round was marked enthusiasm by Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Liech- tenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Monaco. A local by the full involvement of the entire population of sports festival that saw the participation of a to- each country. In the meantime, our “Small Family” tal of 250 athletes. Every two years each mem- grew; the Olympic Committee of Montenegro joined ber NOC organized the following editions ending the us and in 2011 in Liechtenstein their athletes partici- first round in 1997. The organization of the Games pated for the first time. for the first time in the various countries gave each Now we are looking forward to 2017. The “third or- one of us the opportunity to build new infrastruc- ganization round” is starting. What will be the goal tures in order to implement our internal sporting to achieve? Surely the main goal is to continue giv- activity giving the athletes the possibility to train ing the possibility to our athletes to improve them- and compete in adequate sport facilities. selves; developing and promoting sport and the

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Olympic ideal among the participating countries. is a cave salamander wearing a crossbowman’s Let us not forget though that these Games can also hat and a pair of trainers. The mascot was chosen represent a unique connection between important through a contest organized by the San Marino’s values out of sport that surely can benefit our fu- NOC and the “San Marino 2017” Organizing Com- ture generations. mittee in collaboration with the Secretariat of State We are ready to go. The Organizing Committee has for Culture and the Secretariat of State for Sport already recruited some personnel and in the future among the students of primary and secondary months many others will join with specific duties. school in San Marino. Over 80 projects were exam- Our goal is to deliver unforgettable Games. We ined by a mixed jury formed by the representatives want to continue the growing trend demonstrated of the Organizing Committee, of the two Secretar- by the Organizers of the last editions. iats of State and two teachers. The winner was sixteen-year-old Frances- 1.2 LOGO co Gatti, a student from The logo of the 17th edition of Serravalle of the local the Games of the Small States Technical and Industrial of Europe was selected among School, who presented an over 150 graphic projects sub- original cave salamander. mitted for the contest “Create The mascot of the 2017 the logo for San Marino 2017”. edition of the Games is The designers are Stefania Bo- an amphibian widespread 4 rasca, attending the faculty of in the caves and under- Design at the University of the ground of Mount Titano Republic of San Marino, and wearing a racing bib with Matteo Sammarini, graduand in number 301, symbolizing Engineering at the University of the date of foundation Bologna. The project was no- of the Republic of San ticed for its ability to convey the Marino, and other typical link between the Republic and its features of local tradi- distinctive traits in a simple and tion such as the flag, the direct way, but also for its reference to sports com- crossbow and a historical drummer’s hat. Then, the petitions. The main theme is a light blue flame with young boys and girls who participated in Sportin- a double symbolic meaning: sport spirit and free- fiera 2015 chose the name: Sammy. Sammy was dom as a founding value of the State of San Mari- “brought to life” 16th January 2016 during Sportin- no as the color refers to that of the local flag. The sieme Awards. flame springs from a stylized tripod whose colors suggest those of the five Olympic circles, while the 1.4 MEDALS upper part makes evident reference to Mount Ti- The San Marino Olympic Committee has asked the tano and the Three Towers of San Marino. students attending San Marino schools to make sketches for the medals of the 2017 Games during MASCOTTE 1.3 their Art lessons. Together with their teachers, boys After Marino, the wolf protagonist of the first edi- and girls have worked hard to find the best shape tion, and Rasta, the hedgehog of 2001, once again and theme for the most prestigious awards. The Or- the spirit of the Games will be symbolized by a cu- ganizing Committee has selected ten projects with rious local small animal. The new mascot, Sammy, one common ideas: the shape of the territory of

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San Marino. For the first time in Small State Games 1.6 COUNTRIES the 9 flags of the countries are on the medals.

1.5 CEREMONIES The Prologue Ceremony will take place on Sunday ANDORRA CYPRUS ICELAND on May 28th at – (Location TBD) starting at 8:30 p.m. The Opening Ceremony will take place on Monday 29th May at the San Marino Stadium starting at 9:00 LIECHTENSTEIN LUXEMBOURG MALTA p.m. The Closing Ceremony and Farewell Party will take place on Saturday 3rd June 2017 at 8:00 p.m. (Lo- cation TBD). MONACO MONTENEGRO SAN MARINO

MEDIA GUIDE 2 MEDIA ORGANIZATION

2.1 MEDIA TEAM 3rd of June 2017, for the requirements of all accredited journalists and media during the competition. Organizing Committee: Giuliano Tomassini The Main Press Centre will guarantee working space Media Operation Manager: Alan Gasperoni for all the accredited journalists and will be equipped Staff: TBD with photocopiers, printers and internet access.

■■ Opening hours will be from 8:00 a.m. until 2.2 MEDIA ACCREDITATIONS 10:00 p.m. All media operators must be correctly registered through the accreditation process in order to par- 2.4 VENUES PRESS CENTRE ticipate in the Games. There will be Venues Press Center (VPC) located Registration and accreditation applications for me- in Tennis Centre, Judo Gym (Acquaviva), Shooting dia operators should be made on line by the NOCs Range (Acquaviva), Shooting Stand (Serravalle), using accreditation system provided by the Organ- Kursaal (San Marino), and it will be in operation dur- izing Committee or by mail with a specific form to ing the competitions days, for the requirements of 6 ask and resend to [email protected]. all accredited journalists and media. The Organizing Committee has defined the follow- The Venues Press Center will guarantee working ing fields for accreditation: space for all the accredited journalists and will be equipped with photocopiers, printers, internet ac- ■■ First Name cess and refreshment point. ■■ Last Name ■■ Sex 2.5 PRESS POINT ■■ Date of Birth There will be Press Point located at the arrival of ■■ Nationality the cycling race operating during the competitions ■■ Role (journalist, cameraman, photo, etc.) days, for the requirements of all accredited jour- ■■ Name of media nalists and media, with printers, internet access and ■■ Name of editor refreshment point. ■■ Passport - Number ■■ Passport - Authority/Issued by ■■ Passport - Expiry Date 2.6 PRESS STAND ■■ City of Residence There will be Press Stand in every venues, in oper- ■■ Country of Residence ation during the competitions days, for the require- ■■ Digital Copy of Passport ments of all accredited journalists and media. ■■ Digital Photo The Press Stand will guarantee working space for all the accredited journalists and will be equipped 2.3 MAIN PRESS CENTRE with internet access and electricity. There will be one Main Press Center (MPC) located in the Multieventi Sport Domus Building and it will 2.7 PHOTO OPERATIONS be in operation from Sunday 28th May till Saturday Photographers and reporter can use Press Centre

www.sanmarino2017.sm and Press Point. To enter on the venues competition the Serravalle Sport Centre. areas they have to wear a special bib (given with the For individuals who are not covered by the accredi- accreditation). tation categories the costs of any eventual medical care, whether in cases of emergency or not, will 2.8 MEDIA ACCOMMODATION be at the expenses of the patient. The Emergency medical number in San Marino is 118. Hospital is All media possibly will be accommodated in a ded- less than 5 Km from the Headquarters (Serravalle icated Hotel, probably Hostaria da Lino, Il Monte, Sport Centre). Main Street and Rio Re (check map on page 8). The final allocation will be decided once the OC is aware of the exact number of participants. Rooms 2.11 TRANSPORT for media can be booked directly or asking to Noc The Organizing Committee will provide transport (€ 110,00 B/B). for all athletes, teams, media and other accredited Breakfast will be served in the respective hotels persons who travel with delegations for transfert where the media are accommodated. from/to airport. Media who travel independently There will be a media restaurant near Athletes Vil- have to provide for transfert. lage. An efficient bus transportation system will connect Only media with proper Accreditation Pass will have hotels, sports venues and the Olympic Park in the access to the restaurant, if the Accreditation Pass is shortest period possible. not activated for meal vouchers can be purchased The main hub will be dislocated in Borgo Maggiore, at the Headquarters for € 23,00. a very centralized zone of the territory. From here, 7 All extras at the Hotels (i.e. telephone, meals, mi- you can get all the connections needed to reach any ni-bar, drinks, etc.) will be charged to the guest. destination. The maximum time to reach any sports venue is approximately 20 minutes, but the average 2.9 ACCESS CONTROL AND SAFETY time will surely be lower. The final plan, with all the details will be estab- In all competition venues, Headquarters, Main Press lished when all the sports venues and hotels are Centre, Athletes Village, Dining Hall, access-con- confirmed. trols will be carried out in order to assure the guar- It is important to point out that this system takes antee of seats for the accredited persons and the into account the safety of the athletes and all the athletes. accredited members of the various delegations. In All accredited persons are requested to have and fact, no road crossing is necessary because of the show their accreditation cards at any time. circular system that has been adopted. The Organizing Committee declines any liability. In order to simplify the bus connections a dedicat- ed brochure will be distributed to every accredited 2.10 MEDICAL SERVICES person, but most of all volunteers in the hotels, on A medical care program will be available to all ac- the sports venues and on each bus will give all the credited individuals free of charge onsite during the needed information. games. Taxi services are available by direct contact with Permanent medical teams will be available in cer- the provider. To contact TAXI Central station in San tain competition venues; other venues will be cov- Marino call +378 0549 991441. ered by a mobile team. Many private companies are operating in San Ma- A Medical Office in charge of coordinating emer- rino. gency measures will be set up from May 29th till Rental services the 3rd of June 2017 at the general headquarters in Many private companies are working in San Marino.

MEDIA GUIDE Media organization

TRANSPORTATION TIME TABLE BUS LINE 5 - PARCHEGGIO MARINO-CITTÀ SAN XX HOTEL KURSAAL PALAZZO TENNIS TABLE JOLI HOTEL ANTICA QUERCIA SILVANA HOTEL VILLA GIARDI MARINO BIVIO MURATA SAN IDESIGN HOTEL DELL’OVO FONTE BIKE - MOUNTAIN - TENNIS ARCHERY MARINO BIVIO MURATA SAN IDESIGN HOTEL FUNIVIA MAGGIORE BORGO LINO DA HOTEL BIVIO SALESIANI MAGGIORE BORGO LINO DA HOTEL MAGGIORE BORGO BOWLS GIUSEPPE SAN HOTEL POINT CONNECTION ACQUAVIVA POLIGONO SHOOTING TARGET ACQUAVIVA PALESTRA JUDO RIO RE HOTEL ACQUAVIVA PALESTRA JUDO ACQUAVIVA POLIGONO SHOOTING TARGET CAILUNGO HOSPITAL CAILUNGO MARINO SAN VACANZE CENTRO CROCENZI HOTEL PRIMAVERA GRAND HOTEL ROSSI HOTLEL PALACE HOTEL IL MONTE HOTEL MULTIEVENTI ** - SPORT PARK OLYMPIC A VOLO TIRO STAND SHOOTING CLAY MULTIEVENTI ** - SPORT PARK OLYMPIC MAIN STREET FAETANO TRIAL AND TIME RACE ROAD CYCLING BUS LINE RUN - LAST CORSA ULTIMA

STOP NR, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 24 25 STOP NR, 7,30 7,32 7,33 7,40 7,41 7,47 7,48 7,49 7,52 7,54 22,30 A1 A1 8,25 8,23 8,22 8,20 8,19 8,18 8,15 8,11 8,10 8,07 8,04 8,02 8,00 7,54

7,45 7,47 7,48 7,50 7,51 7,52 7,55 7,58 7,59 8,01 8,04 8,05 8,06 8,07 8,15 22,45 A2 A2 8,45 8,44 8,43 8,41 8,40 8,39 8,37 8,32 8,29 8,27 8,26 8,24 8,19 8,17 8,15

8,00 8,09 8,12 8,15 23,00 B1 B1 8,30 8,27 8,25 8,24 8,22 8,17 8,15

8 8,15 8,17 8,19 8,22 8,24 8,27 8,30 22,45 B2 B2 8,45 8,42 8,40 8,39 8,37 8,32 8,31 8,30

8,05 8,07 8,10 8,13 8,15 23,00 C1 C1 8,05 8,02 8,00 8,17 8,15

8,03 8,04 8,05 8,08 8,11 C2 C2 8,03 8,01 8,00 8,22 8,17 8,16 8,11 23,00

8,15 8,17 8,18 8,20 8,22 8,28 22,45 D D 8,45 8,38 8,36 8,34 8,28

8,12 8,15 8,16 8,21 8,24 8,26 E1 E1 8,12 8,10 8,08 8,06 8,05 7,50 7,47 7,45 22,45

8,53 8,59 9,02 8,15 8,18 8,22 8,28 8,31 8,37 22,45 E2 E2 8,53 8,49 8,46 8,43 8,37

8,30 9,00 14,30 F F 9,30 9,00

STOP NR, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 24 25 STOP NR,

XX = Hotel in San Marino Città: INDICAZIONI - DIRECTIONS Grand Hotel San Marino - Hotel Titano - La Grotta - Belllavista CAPOLINEA 7,30 Da Rosa - La Rocca - Cesare - Cantina di Bacco START

** = MULTIEVENTI - OLYMPIC PARK - CONNECTION POINT: DIREZIONE CORSA Main Center (headquarter, medical services, press) - RESTAURANT RUN ORIENTATION

SPORT: ATHLETICS - BASKET - BEACH VOLLEY - SWIMMING PASSAGGI E FERMATA A RICHIESTA 7,30 VOLLEY MAN - VOLLEY WOMAN TRANSIT AND REQUEST STOP

www.sanmarino2017.sm 17TH GAMES OF THE SMALL STATES OF EUROPE • SAN MARINO 2017 BUS LINE 5 - PARCHEGGIO MARINO-CITTÀ SAN XX HOTEL KURSAAL PALAZZO TENNIS TABLE JOLI HOTEL ANTICA QUERCIA SILVANA HOTEL VILLA GIARDI MARINO BIVIO MURATA SAN IDESIGN HOTEL DELL’OVO FONTE BIKE - MOUNTAIN - TENNIS ARCHERY MARINO BIVIO MURATA SAN IDESIGN HOTEL FUNIVIA MAGGIORE BORGO LINO DA HOTEL BIVIO SALESIANI MAGGIORE BORGO LINO DA HOTEL MAGGIORE BORGO BOWLS GIUSEPPE SAN HOTEL POINT CONNECTION ACQUAVIVA POLIGONO SHOOTING TARGET ACQUAVIVA PALESTRA JUDO RIO RE HOTEL ACQUAVIVA PALESTRA JUDO ACQUAVIVA POLIGONO SHOOTING TARGET CAILUNGO HOSPITAL CAILUNGO MARINO SAN VACANZE CENTRO CROCENZI HOTEL PRIMAVERA GRAND HOTEL ROSSI HOTLEL PALACE HOTEL IL MONTE HOTEL MULTIEVENTI ** - SPORT PARK OLYMPIC A VOLO TIRO STAND SHOOTING CLAY MULTIEVENTI ** - SPORT PARK OLYMPIC MAIN STREET FAETANO TRIAL AND TIME RACE ROAD CYCLING BUS LINE RUN - LAST CORSA ULTIMA

7,45 7,47 7,48 7,50 7,51 7,52 7,55 7,58 7,59 8,01 8,04 8,05 8,06 8,07 8,15 22,45 A2 A2 8,45 8,44 8,43 8,41 8,40 8,39 8,37 8,32 8,29 8,27 8,26 8,24 8,19 8,17 8,15

8,00 8,09 8,12 8,15 23,00 B1 B1 8,30 8,27 8,25 8,24 8,22 8,17 8,15

8,15 8,17 8,19 8,22 8,24 8,27 8,30 22,45 9 B2 B2 8,45 8,42 8,40 8,39 8,37 8,32 8,31 8,30

8,05 8,07 8,10 8,13 8,15 23,00 C1 C1 8,05 8,02 8,00 8,17 8,15

8,03 8,04 8,05 8,08 8,11 C2 C2 8,03 8,01 8,00 8,22 8,17 8,16 8,11 23,00

8,15 8,17 8,18 8,20 8,22 8,28 22,45 D D 8,45 8,38 8,36 8,34 8,28

8,12 8,15 8,16 8,21 8,24 8,26 E1 E1 8,12 8,10 8,08 8,06 8,05 7,50 7,47 7,45 22,45

8,53 8,59 9,02 8,15 8,18 8,22 8,28 8,31 8,37 22,45 E2 E2 8,53 8,49 8,46 8,43 8,37

8,30 9,00 14,30 F F 9,30 9,00

STOP NR, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 24 25 STOP NR,

LINE A1-A2-B1-B2-C1-C2: OGNI - EVERY 30’ LINE F PER - TO FAETANO (BUS STOP 25) LINE E1-E2: OGNI - EVERY 60’ CYCLING ROAD RACE - INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL SOLO IL - ONLY ON 30TH MAY AND 3RD JUNE LUNEDÌ - MONDAY 29 MAGGIO - MAY ULTIMA CORSA - LAST RUN: 18,00/18,45 LAST RUN HRS. 20,00/20,15 TO AND FROM: CLAY SHOOTING (BUS STOP 23 LINE B1-B2-C2-D) SABATO - SATURDAY 3 GIUGNO JUNE TARGET SHOOTING - JUDO (BUS STOP 12-13 LINE E1-E2) ULTIMA CORSA - LAST RUN: 17,30/17,45 ARCHERY - TENNIS (BUS STOP 7 LINE A1-A2-E1)

MEDIA GUIDE Media organization RIMINI AUTOSTRADA A14

24 Rovereta

Falciano

Galazzano Dogana SAN MARINO

Ciarulla ROMA 22 23 SERRAVALLE CERASOLO 21

VERUCCHIO 20 NOVAFELTRIA 16 Fiorina AREZZO Cailungo Torraccia Ventoso CORIANO Gualdicciolo 14 15 19 ACQUAVIVA DOMAGNANO 17 18 13 12 BORGO 11 9 8 MAGGIORE Valdragone 10 Corianino Santa 1 Mustiola 10 SAN MARINO 2 7 3 San Giovanni FAETANO 25 4 Cà Chiavello 5 Poggio Murata MONTESCUDO 6

CHIESANUOVA FIORENTINO MONTEGIARDINO SAN LEO

Capanne Cerbaiola

CATTOLICA PESARO HOTEL / SERVICE SPORT 1 GH SAN MARINO - TITANO 14 RIO RE 2 TABLE TENNIS LA GROTTA - BELLAVISTA 15 HOSPITAL 7 TENNIS - ARCHERY - MOUNTAIN BIKE DA ROSA - LA ROCCA - CESARE 16 CENTRO VACANZE 10 BOWLS CANTINA DI BACCO SAN MARINO 12 TARGET SHOOTING 3 JOLI 17 CROCENZI 13 JUDO 4 SILVANA 18 G.H. PRIMAVERA 22 ATHLETICS - SWIMMING - BASKET 5 VILLA GIARDI 19 ROSSI 6 I-DESIGN 20 PALACE VOLLEY M. - VOLLEY W. 8-9 HOSTARIA DA LINO 21 IL MONTE BEACH VOLLEY 11 SAN GIUSEPPE 22 MAIN CENTER 23 CLAY SHOOTING CONNECTION CENTER 24 MAIN STREET 25 ROAD CYCLING - CYCLING TIME TRIAL

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TECHNICALMEDIA MANUAL GUIDE 3 SPORT VENUES / MAPS

ATHLETICS MOUNTAIN BIKE A BASKETBALL E BEACH VOLLEYBALL SWIMMING CYCLING ROAD RACE TRAP F VOLLEYBALL TABLE TENNIS ARCHERY G B TENNIS

JUDO C SHOOTING

BOWLS D 12

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MPC

13 ATHLETES VILLAGE / HEADQUARTERS / MAIN PRESS CENTRE

CLUSTER B

MEDIA GUIDE 4 SPORT DISCIPLINES ARCHERY

4.1 ARCHERY Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Tiro con l’Arco (FSTARCO) Technical Director: Luciano Muccioli WA Official Technical Delegate:Jean Claude Dolinski 14 GSSE Technical Delegate: Jean-Pierre Schoebel Venue Media Manager: TBD

4.1.1 ARCHERY COMPETITION The Archery competition will take place from Wednesday 31st May to Friday 2nd June.

FOOTBALL PITCH IN FONTE OVO Year of construction 2008 Dimensions m 100 x 60 Surface Artificial grass Tabled stand for press: 10 seats (Fifa 2 star) Press working area: Changing rooms Four Tennis Centre 20 stations Galleries seats no. 350

www.sanmarino2017.sm 4.1.2 EVENTS / CATEGORIES 70 m Round 50 m Round ■■ Individual Recurve Men ■■ Individual Compound Men ■■ Individual Recurve Women ■■ Individual Compound Women ■■ Recurve Men Team ■■ Compound Men Team ■■ Recurve Women Team ■■ Compound Women Team ■■ Recurve Mixed Team ■■ Compound Mixed Team

4.1.3 COMPETITION PROGRAM

DAY DATE SCHEDULE EVENT

10:00 – 12:00 UNOFFICIAL PRACTICE ST MONDAY 1 TH 29 M AY 15:00 – 18:00 UNOFFICIAL PRACTICE 10:00 – 12:00 OFFICIAL PRACTICE (PLACE ON THE TOURNAMENT RANGE) 15:00 – 18:00 OFFICIAL PRACTICE (PLACE ON THE TOURNAMENT RANGE) ND TUESDAY 2 TH 30 M AY 15:00 – 18:00 EQUIPMENT INSPECTION 17:00 – 18:00 TEAM CAPTAINS MEETING 08:30 – 09:15 PRACTICE (PLACE ON THE TOURNAMENT RANGE)

QUALIFICATION ROUNDS (A/B – C/D) 15 09:30 – 13:00 2X36 AT 70 MT RECURVE (MEN AND WOMEN) WEDNSDAY 3 TH 2X36 AT 50 MT COMPOUND (MEN AND WOMEN) 31 ST M AY TEAMS (WOMEN AND MEN) AND MIXED TEAMS: 15:00 – 19:00 ELIMINATION ROUND, RECURVE AND COMPUOND (BASED ON THE NUMBER OF ARCHERS: 1/4, SEMI FINALS, BRONZE MEDAL FINALS) 09:00 – 9:45 PRACTICE (PLACE ON THE TOURNAMENT RANGE) TH THURSDAY 4 ST INDIVIDUAL ELIMINATION ROUND RECURVE AND COMPUOND 1 JUNE 10:00 – 19:00 (BASED ON THE NUMBER OF ARCHERS: 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, SEMI FINALS) 09:00 – 9:45 PRACTICE (PLACE ON THE TOURNAMENT RANGE) TEAM MEDAL FINALS FRIDAY 5 TH MIXED TEAM MEDAL FINALS 2 ND JUNE 10:00 – 18:00 INDIVIDAUL MEDAL FINALS MEDAL CEREMONIES

MEDIA GUIDE Athletics

4.2 ATHLETICS Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Atletica Leggera (FSAL) Technical Director Athletics: Massimo Piovaticci European-Athletics Federation (EAA) Technical Delegate: Dario Giombelli GSSE Technical Delegate: Mario Micallef Venue Media Manager: TBD

4.2.1 ATHLETICS COMPETITION are registered on the date of receipt of final entries.

16 The athletics competitions will take place Tuesday 4.2.3 EVENTS 30th May, Thursday 1st and Saturday 3rd June 2017. All competitions will take place at the San Marino The following disciplines will take place: Stadium in Serravalle. The athletics events will be held in accordance with MEN WOMEN the Rules and Regulations of the International Asso- 100 M 100 M ciation of Athletics Federations (IAAF), unless there 200 M 200 M are any other specific modifications stipulated in 400 M 400 M the GSSE Regulations. 800 M 800 M 1500 M 1500 M 4.2.2 PARTICIPATION IN THE ATHLETICS 5000 M 5000 M COMPETITIONS 10.000 M 10.000 M Individual events 110 M HURDLES 100 M HURDLES A maximum of two (2) athletes from each country 400 M HURDLES 400 M HURDLES can compete in each individual event. 3000 M STEEPLE LONG JUMP Individual events will take place if at least five (5) LONG JUMP TRIPLE JUMP athletes are registered on the date of receipt of fi- TRIPLE JUMP HIGH JUMP nal entries. HIGH JUMP POLE VAULT Relay events POLE VAULT SHOT PUT Each country may enter one (1) team composed of SHOT PUT (DISCUS) a maximum of six (6) athletes for each relay race. (DISCUS) JAVELIN Any four (4) athletes among these may be entered JAVELIN RELAY 4 X 100 M for the competition. RELAY 4 X 100 M RELAY 4 X 400 M Relay events will take place if at least four (4) teams RELAY 4 X 400 M

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4.2.4 FINAL CONFIRMATION be given three more attempts after the three initial attempts. Team Leaders must confirm at the Technical Meet- Cancellations must be received at the athletes call ing the names of those competitors who finally will room as follows: take part.

Final start lists will be available on TBD from TBD th ■■ Day 1 – May 30 , from 14:30 until 15:00 hrs at the website TBD st ■■ Day 2 – June 1 , from 15:45 until 16:15 The final composition of the relay team and the rd ■■ Day 3 – June 3 , from 12:30 until 13:00 running order must be submitted to the call room by using the respective form no later than one (1) The official timing will be displayed on the official hour prior to the start of the event. electronic timing instrument and photo finish camer- as. For all races of 800 meters or more, the elapsed 4.2.5 PRELIMINARY HEATS time will be displayed on electronic timers located at Qualification competitions will take place in the fol- the end of each straight and at the start line of the lowing manner: 200 meters. An electronic starting system will be a) If the number of registered athletes is between used for all races using starting blocks with a false nine (9) and eighteen (18) for the 100 m, 200 m, start detection and auto recall system. Visual and 400 m, 100 m hurdles, 110 m hurdles, 400 m hur- Electronic Distance Measuring apparatus will meas- dles and relays, qualification heats will take place. ure all Horizontal Jumps and Throwing Events. The winners of each heat will qualify for the final Leaving the Stadium during the competition along with the athletes that have the best times An athlete may only leave the competition area 17 from all heats. when accompanied by a judge. The intention has to Should the number of athletes entered for the 800 be communicated to the referee. In the High Jump m exceed eight (8) athletes, the Official Technical and Pole Vault, athletes who have been eliminated Delegate will decide how the competition should may leave the competition area through the Mixed take place. Zone after the completion of a height, they are ac- b) Athletes will be split up into different qualifica- companied by a Judge. tion heats according to their best performances achieved between 1st January 2016 and 8th May 2017. Leaving the Stadium after the competition c) Regarding all other scheduled competitions, all After the competition, athletes leave immediately registered participants will take part in the final. through the Mixed Zone, where a judge will accom- For the long jump, triple jump, javelin throw, discus pany them. The clothing baskets will be brought to throw and shot put the best eight (8) athletes will the Mixed Zone.

MEDIA GUIDE Athletics

4.2.6 COMPETITION SCHEDULE All athletics events will take place at the San Marino (Stadium-Sports Centre) in Serravalle, according to the following program:

DAY 1 – MAY 30, 2017

TIME RUN EVENTS JUMP EVENTS THROW EVENTS 17,30 100M HURDLES W – HEATS HIGH JUMP W – FINAL 18,05 110M HURDLES M – HEATS LONG JUMP M – FINAL JAVELIN W – FINAL 18,25 100M W – HEATS 18,40 100M M – HEATS 18,55 800M W – FINAL 19,15 800M M – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 19,16 800M W MEDAL CEREMONIES 19,20 HIGH JUMP W MEDAL CEREMONIES 19,25 LONG JUMP M 19,30 MEDAL CEREMONIES 800M M 19,35 400M W – HEATS POLE VAULT W – FINAL SHOT PUT M – FINAL 18 19,55 400M M – HEATS 20,15 5000M M – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 20,20 JAVELIN W MEDAL CEREMONIES 20,50 5000M M TIME RUN EVENTS JUMP EVENTS THROW EVENTS 20,55 100M W – FINAL 21,20 100M M – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 21,30 100M W MEDAL CEREMONIES 21,35 100M M MEDAL CEREMONIES 21,40 SHOT PUT M MEDAL CEREMONIES 21,45 POLE VAULT W

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DAY 2 – JUNE 1, 2017

TIME RUN EVENTS JUMP EVENTS THROW EVENTS 16,00 400M HURDLES W – FINAL SHOT PUT W – FINAL 16,25 400M HURDLES M – FINAL POLE VAULT M – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 16,30 400M HURDLES W MEDAL CEREMONIES 16,40 400M HURDLES M 16,55 200M W – HEATS LONG JUMP W – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 17,10 SHOT PUT W 17,15 200M M – HEATS 17,30 1500M W – FINAL 17,50 1500M M – FINAL DISCUS M – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 18,00 1500M W 18,10 10000M W – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 18,15 1500M M MEDAL CEREMONIES 18,30 LONG JUMP W MEDAL CEREMONIES 18,50 19 POLE VAULT M 19,00 3000M ST. M – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 19,10 10.000M W 19,25 400M W – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 19,30 DISCUS M 19,35 400M M – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 19,40 3000M ST. M MEDAL CEREMONIES 19,45 400M W MEDAL CEREMONIES 19,50 400M M

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DAY 3 – JUNE 3, 2017

TIME RUN EVENTS JUMP EVENTS THROW EVENTS 14,30 100M HURDLES W – FINAL TRIPLE JUMP W – FINAL JAVELIN M – FINAL 14,45 110M HURDLES M – FINAL 15,00 200M W – FINAL HIGH JUMP M – FINAL 15,10 200M M - FINAL 15,20 5000M W – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 15,25 100M HURDLES W MEDAL CEREMONIES 15,30 110M HURDLES M MEDAL CEREMONIES 15,35 200M W MEDAL CEREMONIES 15,40 200M M 15,55 10000M M – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 16,00 TRIPLE JUMP M – FINAL DISCUS W – FINAL 5000M W MEDAL CEREMONIES 16,05 TRIPLE JUMP W MEDAL CEREMONIES 16,10 20 JAVELIN M 16,30 4X100 W – FINAL 16,40 4X100 M – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 16,45 10000M M 16,50 4X400 W - FINAL 17,05 4X400 M – FINAL MEDAL CEREMONIES 17,10 TRIPLE JUMP M MEDAL CEREMONIES 17,15 4X100 W MEDAL CEREMONIES 17,20 4X100 M MEDAL CEREMONIES 17,25 DISCUS W MEDAL CEREMONIES 17,30 HIGH JUMP M MEDAL CEREMONIES 17,35 4X400 W MEDAL CEREMONIES 17,40 4X400 M

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6.2.22 Throwing implements Appendix

SHOT PUT MEN / WOMAN MANIFACTURER DESCRIPTION NUMBER WEIGHT MEN VINEX MM125 2 KG. 7,26 WOMEN VINEX MM103 2 KG. 4

JAVELIN THROWING MEN / WOMAN MANIFACTURER DESCRIPTION NUMBER WEIGHT NORDIC AIRGLIDER 2 GR. 800 MEN VINEX CLASSIC 1 GR. 800 NEMETH CLASSIC 60M-50M 2 GR. 600 WOMEN VINEX CLASSIC 1 GR. 600

DISCUS THROWING MEN / WOMAN MANIFACTURER DESCRIPTION NUMBER WEIGHT MEN VINEX HI SPIN 2 KG. 2 WOMEN VINEX HI SPIN 2 KG. 1

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STADIUM-SPORTS CENTRE 22 Serravalle Via Rancaglia, 22

Year of construction 1970

Tabled stand for press: 20 seats Press working area: MAIN PRESS CENTRE, 30 stations

Redo of the grass surface covering 2000

Rimini tribune seats No. 3300 Roofed tribune seats No. 1200 Serravalle unroofed tribune seats No. 500 Galazzano unroofed tribune seats No. 500

Lighting plant Lux 1200

Playing ground with natural grass of 105 x 68 ml Redo of the grass surface covering with reinforced “LIVE” natural grass in 2009 Construction of a new fence – 1st part in 2009 Construction of a new fence – 2nd part in 2010

8-lane track for athletics Surface Plasten Lighting 800 lux Changing rooms Four

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4.3 BASKETBALL Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Pallacanestro (FSP) Technical Director: Michele Lanci FIBA Official Technical Delegate:Stefano Cazzaro GSSE Technical Delegate: Alex Goergen Venue Media Manager: TBD

4.3.1 BASKETBALL COMPETITION The Basketball Tournaments will take place from Tuesday 30th May to Saturday 3rd June. All competitions (Men & Women) will be played in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Inter- national Basketball Federation (FIBA), unless there are other specific modifications stipulated in the GSSE 23 Technical Rules and Regulations.

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4.3.2 PARTICIPATION IN THE BASKETBALL The Multieventi Gym hall can seat up to 600 spec- COMPETITION tators. The floor surface is a wooden sports floor (Tarkett). Each country may enter one (1) men team and one (1) women team of a maximum of twelve (12) play- 4.3.4 TOURNAMENTS ers. If more than six teams participate, the tournament 4.3.3 VENUE will be played in two groups; A and B, with prelim- inaries, semi-finals, finals and final classification. Competitions will take place at the following Venue: The teams are to be placed in a “serpentine” way according to the classification of the previous Games. ■■ Men – Multieventi Sport Domus (Serravalle) If six or less teams participate, the tournament will ■■ Women – Multieventi Sport Domus (Serravalle) be played in one group on a “round robin” basis.

4.3.5 COMPETITION SCHEDULE 24 All the games will take place in Multieventi Sport Domus (Serravalle), according to the following program:

1. Men tournament.

DAY DATE SCHEDULE GAME COUNTRIES 10:00 1 ICELAND CYPRUS TUESDAY 1 ST 15:00 3 MONTENEGRO LUXEMBOURG 30TH M AY 20:00 5 ANDORRA SAN MARINO 12:30 7 CYPRUS LUXEMBOURG WEDNSDAY 2 ND 17:30 9 ANDORRA MONTENEGRO 31ST M AY 20:00 10 SAN MARINO ICELAND 10:00 11 CYPRUS MONTENEGRO THURSDAY 3 RD 15:00 13 ANDORRA ICELAND 1ST JUNE 20:00 15 LUXEMBOURG SAN MARINO 15:00 16 CYPRUS ANDORRA FRIDAY 4 TH 17:30 19 LUXEMBOURG ICELAND 2ND JUNE 20:00 20 SAN MARINO MONTENEGRO 10:00 21 LUXEMBOURG ANDORRA SATURDAY 5 TH 12:30 22 CYPRUS SAN MARINO 3RD JUNE 15:00 23 ICELAND MONTENEGRO

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2. Women tournament.

DAY DATE SCHEDULE GAME COUNTRIES 12:30 2 MALTA CYPRUS ST TUESDAY 1 TH 30 M AY 17:30 4 ICELAND ANDORRA 10:00 6 CYPRUS ANDORRA ND WEDNSDAY 2 ST 31 M AY 15:00 8 MALTA ICELAND 12:30 12 MALTA ANDORRA RD THURSDAY 3 ST 1 JUNE 17:30 14 CYPRUS ICELAND

MULTIEVENTI SPORT DOMUS Serravalle Via Rancaglia, 30

Tabled stand for press: 10 seats Press working area: MAIN PRESS CENTRE, 30 stations

Gym Dimensions m 40 x 20 (12.5 m high) Surface Parquet floor Lighting Yes Changing rooms Four First aid Yes Galleries seats no. 1250

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4.4 BOWLS Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Sport Bocce (FSSB) Technical Director: Claudio Gasperoni FIB Official Technical Delegate:Claudio Mamino GSSE Technical Delegate: Damien Desprat Venue Media Manager: TBD

4.4.1 BOWLS COMPETITION ■■ Petanque Single Women ■ Petanque Mixed Team M+W The bowls competitions will take place in the Boc- ■ 26 ciodromo Federale Borgo Maggiore. 4.4.4 COMPETITION RULES Bowls competitions will take place according to the rules fixed by the World Confederation of Bowls Draw and composition of groups Sport (CMSB), by the FIB, FIPJP, CBI and the GSSE A draw to establish groups will take place during technical rules, except for specific modifications in- the technical meeting. cluded in the present regulations. Tournaments will be played in two groups (A and B). Each country may only have one representative 4.4.2 VENUE per group. Organizers have the right to choose the Bocciodromo capacity: times and contests for a group, in accordance with 2 «terraced» galleries seating 50 the rules of the Confédération Mondiale de Sport 1 «lateral» gallery seating 70 Boule (CMSB). For the finals: 250 spectators Organizers also have the right to change, if neces- Raffle facilities: sary, the times of contests, upon approval of the 6 playing areas 26.5 m long x 4 m wide CMSB Technical Delegate. 6 playing areas 1 to 6 for Raffle Organisation 4 playing areas 1 & 2 for Petanque If only five (5) competitors are registered, a rota- 4.4.3 COMPETITION EVENTS tion system will apply (tournament with only one (1) group). ■■ Raffle Single Men Each competitor will play against the other com- ■■ Raffle Team Men petitors in succession, in order to obtain a ranking ■■ Raffle Single Women from first to fifth place. ■■ Raffle Mixed Team M+W In each group, each competitor will play against all ■■ Petanque Single Men the other competitors in succession, in order to es- ■■ Petanque Team Men tablish a ranking.

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Petanque tournament In case of draw, the same procedure as above will The tournament will be organized in two groups if apply. there are at least six (6) competitors; there will be one group just if there are only five (5) competitors. Rafle tournament The tournament will be organized in two groups if In both cases, the tournament will follow a rotation there are at least six (6) competitors; there will be system. one group just if there are only five (5) competitors. Each competitor will play against the other com- In both cases, the tournament will follow a rotation petitors in succession, in order to obtain a ranking system. Each competitor will play against the other from first to last. competitors in succession, in order to obtain a rank- Matches will follow on, and each competitor will be ing from first to last. given a fifteen minute break between contests. Matches will follow on, and each competitor will be All matches will be played on the basis of a 13 point given a fifteen minute break between two contests. score. All matches will be played on the basis of a 12 point For ranking purposes, one (1) point will be awarded score without any time restrictions. to the winner and no (0) points to the loser at the For ranking purposes, one (1) point will be given to end of each game. the winner and zero (0) points to the loser after Access to the semi-finals will be granted according each contest. Access to semi-finals will be granted to the group’s ranking. on the basis of the group’s ranking. In case of draw, the total points of the matches play In case of draw, the total points of the matches play will be taken into account. will be taken into account. 27 Should a draw occur, the difference in points If a draw still exists, the goal average for all match- (goal-average) in all matches will be taken into con- es will be taken into account. sideration. Should a draw still exist, FIPJP rules will The semi-final will be elimination match plays, ac- be applied. cording to the same criteria as for the groups: the The semi-final will be elimination match plays, ac- winner of group A will play against the second of cording to the same criteria as for the groups: the group B and the winner of group B will play the sec- winner of group A will play against the second of ond of group A. The finals will take place following group B and the winner of group B will play the sec- the same system. ond of group A. The winners of the two semi-finals will compete for The finals will take place following the same system. the final; the losers will play for 3rd and 4th places. The winners of the two semi-finals will compete for The subsequent places will be awarded according the final; the losers will play for 3rd and th4 places. to the ranking obtained in the groups. The subsequent places will be awarded according In case of draw, the goal average will be taken into to the ranking obtained in the groups. account. In case of draw, the goal average will be taken into Should a tournament be played with only one group, account. semi-finals and finals will not take place. The total Should a tournament be played with only one group, number of points will determine final ranking. semi-finals and finals will not take place. The total In case of draw, the same procedure as above will number of points will determine final ranking. apply.

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4.4.5 Competition Programme The tournaments will take place in according to the following program:

DAY DATE SCHEDULE EVENT 15:00 – 18:00 RAFFLE SINGLE 20:00 – 22:00 TUESDAY 30 TH M AY 09:00 – 14:00 PETANQUE TEAM 1 ST 09:00 – 13:00 LYONNAIS SINGLE QUALIFICATIONS 14:00 – 16:00 15:00 – 20:00 PETANQUE SINGLE 09:00 – 13:00 RAFFLE TEAM WEDNSDAY 09:00 – 13:00 LYONNAIS TEAM 31 ST M AY 2 ND RAFFLE SINGLE FINALS 15:00 – 19:00 PETANQUE SINGLE LYONNAIS SINGLE

4.4.6 AWARDS CEREMONY All the award ceremonies will take place in the MEDAL PLAZA in Serravalle - Sporting Center. Timetables will TBD. 28

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BOWLS GROUND Borgo Maggiore Via Ordelaffi, 100 Dimensions m 31 x 24 Surface Resin Year of construction 1992 Lighting Yes Changing rooms Two 29 Tabled stand for press: 10 seats First aid Yes Press working area: NO (only on stand) Galleries seats no. 800 Parking Yes Raffa courts No. 6 Volo courts No. 1 (outdoors) Petanque courts No. 6 (outdoors)

Indoor galleries seats no. 300

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4.5 CYCLING Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Ciclismo (FSC) Technical Director Road: Vittorio Orsolini Technical Director MTB: Manuel Menicucci UCI Official Technical Delegate Road:TBC UCI Official Technical Delegate MTB:TBC GSSE Technical Delegate: TBC Venue Media Manager: TBD

4.5.1 COMPETITIONS year and running season) must be attached. The 30 delegation leader will confirm the final registration ■■ Road Race: Tuesday 30th May / start at 10.30 for for the time trial and the road race on Monday 29th Women to follow Men. May, immediately after the official observation of ■■ Mountain Bike: Friday 2nd June start 10.30 for the racing course. In accordance with the UCI reg- Women to follow Men. ulations the delegation leader will have to present ■■ Time trial: Saturday 3rd June / start at 10.30 for the licenses and the racing dresses for a check at Women to follow Men. the same time. The competitions will take place under the present The registration for the Mountain Bike competition Union Cyclist International (UCI) rules, unless there takes place after the technical meeting on Wednes- are any other specific modifications stipulated in day 31st May in the Headquarter Football - Fonte the GSSE technical rules and regulations. dell’Ovo at 15.00.

4.5.2 PARTICIPATION IN THE CYCLING 4.5.3 VENUES ROAD RACE AND INDIVIDUAL TIME COMPETITIONS TRIAL For the cycling competitions (road and MTB, men Start and finish of the road race and the individual and women) each country may enter ax. 20 ath- time trial will be in San Marino Sport Centre. The pro- letes, i.e. five (5) men road, five (5) men MTB, five visional dressing rooms are available at the venue. (5) women road, five (5) women MTB, but only four The road will be closed for the regular car traffic. (4) will participate in each event, with the exception Only exceptions are made for: residents, public trans- of San Marino, who is allowed to enter and partici- port and service vehicles (in race direction only). pate with eight (8) athletes per competition. 4.5.4 THE RACE PROFILES The Organizing Committee, as mentioned in chapter 1.2 “Key Dates and Deadlines”, must receive regis- Road race tration. The report of the achieved results (previous Length of 1 round of the circuit: 16,7 Km.

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Elevation difference: See point 2.6 Length of Circuit: 4,3 km Start: Meters above the sea level: 105 m. Men Competition: N° 6 rounds for a total of Km. 28 Men Competition: N° 6 rounds for a total of 104 Km. Women Competition: N° 5 rounds for a total of Km. Women Competition: N° 5 rounds for a total of 87 Km. 24.

Individual Time trial 4.5.6 TEAM CLASSIFICATION Start: Meters above sea level: 105 M. Men Competition: total of 20.5 Km. For the team scoring the following results per na- Women Competition: N° ______rounds for a total tion will be considered: of ______Km. For the team classification in the road race and MTB race, the times realized by the three best placed cy- 4.5.5 VENUE MOUNTAIN BIKE clists of each country will be added up. The team realizing the best (lowest) time in total will be de- The Mountain Bike competition will take place in clared winner. Montecchio Park Area; about 400 meters form the Teams with less than three (3) competitors will not Fontedell’Ovo Tennis Center. The cross-country cir- be scored. cle course leads mainly through forest and mead- Each nation may enter in total four (4) athletes at ows. In case of rainy weather, there might be heavy maximum for the team competition, except the or- grounds and slippery passages. The circle course ganizing committee, who is allowed to enter eight will include a short stretch of road but the traffic (8) athletes. The four athletes to be scored for the will be restricted. Showers and dressing rooms are team competition have to be named by the organiz- 31 available at the venue. ing committee in advance.

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4.6 JUDO Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Lotta-Pesi-Judo-d.a. (FSLPJ-DA) Technical Director: Fabien Gennari IJF Official Technical Delegate:Envic Galea - Franco Capelletti GSSE Technical Delegate: Jordi Ferre Verdaguer Venue Media Manager: TBD

4.6.1 JUDO COMPETITION 4.6.4 INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT

32 The Judo competitions will take place in the Ele- The Individual Tournament will take place on mentary School Gym of Acquaviva. Wednesday 31st of May. The individual tournament will take place on At least three judokas must be registered per cate- Wednesday 31st of May and the team tournament gory for the contest to take place. on Friday 2nd of June. Competitions will take place using a double repe- Competitions will take place in accordance with the chage system if there are six competitors or more. rules laid down by the International Judo Federation Specific provisions will be made according to the (IJF), except for any specific modifications stipulat- number of Athletes registered per category. In the ed in the GSSE Rules and Regulations. event of five or less competitors, contestants will compete against each other. 4.6.2 VENUE AND EQUIPMENT Spectator Capacity: 400 people 4.6.5 TEAM TOURNAMENT Tatami: 2 The Team Tournament will take place on Friday 2nd of June. 4.6.3 WEIGHT CATEGORIES

INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT TEAM TOURNAMENT MEN WOMEN MEN WOMEN -60 KG -48 KG -66 KG -52 KG -66 KG -52 KG -81 KG -63 KG -73 KG -57 KG -100 KG -78 KG -81 KG -63 KG -90 KG -70 KG -100 KG -78 KG +100 KG +78 KG

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4.6.6 COMPETITION PROGRAM Competitions will take place at the Elementary School Gym of Acquaviva, according to the following program:

Individual Tournament

DATE PRELIMINARY PHASE SCHEDULE FINAL PHASE SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY 31ST M AY 12:00 – 14:00 16:00 – 18:00

Team Tournament

DATE PRELIMINARY PHASE SCHEDULE FINAL PHASE SCHEDULE FRIDAY 2ND JUNE 12:00 – 14:00 16:00 – 18:00

SCHOOL GYM IN ACQUAVIVA Year of construction 2009

Tabled stand for press: 10 seats Press working area: inside gym, 10 stations

Dimensions m 40 x 20 Surface Parquet floor Changing rooms Three Galleries seats no. 200

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4.7 SHOOTING Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Tiro a Segno (AIR RIFLE/PISTOL) Federazione Sammarinese Tiro a Volo (SHOTGUN) Technical Director Air Rifle/Pistol:Roberto Tamagnini Technical Director Shotgun: Giuliano Toccaceli ISSF Official Technical Delegate:Mr. Kevin Kilty GSSE Technical Delegate: Mrs. Olga Piperdou Venue Media Manager Air Rifle/Pistol: TBD Venue Media Manager Shotgun: TBD

34 4.7.1 SHOOTING COMPETITIONS All ranges comply with the ISSF (International Shoot- ing Sports Federation) technical specifications. The Shooting competitions will take place from The Air Pistol, Air Rifle stands will be operated with Tuesday May 30 until Thursday June 1, 2016. TBD electronic target systems. An air tank for filling is provided on the premises. Changing rooms and 4.7.2 PARTICIPATION IN THE SHOOTING Shotguns/Rifles/Pistols Armory are available for COMPETITIONS all participants at the Shooting Stands and Range. Each country may enter a maximum of two (2) athletes for each individual event. 4.7.4 EVENTS / CATEGORIES In case there is not a sufficient number of com- ■■ Trap (Men & Women) petitors entered for a women’s or a men’s event, ■■ Skeet (Men & Women) the competition will be open for men and women ■■ Double Trap (Men) together. In such a case, in each event, each partic- ■■ Air Pistol (Men & Women) ipating country may enter a maximum of two (2) ■■ 10m Air Rifle (Men & Women) competitors, who could be either two (2) men or ■■ 10m Air Pistol (Men & Women) two (2) women, or one (1) man and (1) woman.

4.7.5 RULES AND REGULATIONS 4.7.3 VENUES Competitions will take place in accordance with the Air Rifle and Air Pistol competitions will take place International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) at the Shooting Stand in Acquaviva; 9 km from the rules, unless there are any other specific modifica- Serravalle Sport Centre. tions stipulated in the GSSE Rules and Regulations. Trap, Double Trap and Skeet competitions will take place at the Shooting Range in Serravalle; 2 Km Air Pistol and Air Rifle men’s events: from the Serravalle Sport Centre. 60 shots qualification + final (8 shooters)

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Air Pistol and Air Rifle women’s events: Trap women event: 40 shots qualification + final (8 shooters) 75 clays qualification + finals (6 shooters) Skeet men event: Double men event: 125 clays qualification + finals (6 shooters) 150 clays qualification + finals (6 shooters) Trap men event: 125 clays qualification + finals (6 shooters)

4.7.6 COMPETITION PROGRAMME 1. The skeet (sk) – double trap (dt) competitions will take place in according to the following program:

DAY DATE SCHEDULE RANGE 1 RANGE 2 RANGE 3 09:30 BAT 1 W 10:00 BAT 1 M

MONDAY 10:30 BAT 2 M 29TH M AY 11:00 BAT 1 W 1ST 11:30 BAT 1 M TRAP MEN / WOMEN 12:00 BAT 2 M QUALIFYING 12:30 BAT 1 W 13:00 BAT 1 M 35 13:30 BAT 2 M

DAY DATE SCHEDULE RANGE 1 RANGE 2 RANGE 3 09:30 BAT 1 W 10:00 BAT 1 M 10:30 BAT 2 M TUESDAY 11:00 BAT 1 W 30TH M AY 11:30 BAT 1 M 2ND TRAP 12:00 BAT 2 M MEN / WOMEN QUALIFYING 12:30 BAT 1 W 13:00 BAT 1 M 13:30 BAT 2 M 14:30 BAT TRAP WOMEN FINAL 09:30 BAT 2 M 10:00 BAT 1 M 11:00 BAT 2 M 11:30 BAT 1 M WEDNESDAY 14:00 BAT TRAP MEN FINAL ST 31 M AY 15:30 DOUBLE TRAP TRAINING 3RD TRAP MEN 16:00 SKEET TRAINING QUALIFYING 16:30 DOUBLE TRAP TRAINING 17:00 SKEET TRAINING 17:30 DOUBLE TRAP TRAINING 18:00 SKEET TRAINING 18:30 DOUBLE TRAP TRAINING

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DAY DATE SCHEDULE RANGE 1 RANGE 2 RANGE 3 09:30 BAT 1 DT 10:00 BAT 2 DT 10:30 BAT 1 SK 11:00 BAT 2 SK THURSDAY 11:30 BAT 1 DT 1ST JUNE 12:00 BAT 2 DT 4TH SKEET 12:30 BAT 1 SK DOUBLETRAP QUALIFYING 13:00 BAT 2 SK 13:30 BAT 1 DT 14:00 BAT 2 DT 14:30 BAT 1 SK 15:00 BAT 2 SK 09:30 BAT 1 DT 10:00 BAT 2 DT 10:30 BAT 1 SK 11:00 BAT 2 SK 1 DT FRIDAY 11:30 BAT 2 DT 2ND JUNE 12:00 BAT 1 SK 5TH 36 SKEET 12:30 BAT 2 SK 1 DT DOUBLETRAP QUALIFYING 13:00 BAT 2 DT 13:30 BAT 1 SK 14:00 BAT 2 SK 14:30 15:00 FINAL DOUBLE TRAP 10:30 BAT 2 SK 11:00 BAT 1 SK

SATURDY 11:30 BAT 3RD JUNE 12:00 BAT 2 SK 6ST SKEET 12:30 BAT 1 SK QUALIFYING 13:00 13:30 14:00 BAT FINAL SKEET

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2. The pistol and air rifle shooting competitions with will take place in according to the following program:

AIR PISTOL

DAY DATE SCHEDULE EVENT 09:30 – 13:00 EQUIPMENT CONTROL AND TRAINING 15:00 PET P10 MEN TUESDAY, 1ST 16:00 PET P10 WOMEN 30TH M AY 17:00 PET C10 MEN 18:00 PET C10 WOMEN MEN COMPETITION 09:15 PT (PREPARATION AND SIGHTING TIME) 09:45 START COMPETITION 10:45 END COMPETITION 11:45 FINAL AIR PISTOL ND WEDNSDAY 2 ST 31 M AY WOMEN COMPETITION 15:00 PT (PREPARATION AND SIGHTING TIME) 15:15 START COMPETITION 16:05 END COMPETITION 17:05 FINAL AIR PISTOL AIR RIFLE 37 DAY DATE SCHEDULE EVENT MEN COMPETITION 09:15 START TRAINING 09:30 PT (PREPARATION AND SIGHTING TIME) 10:45 END COMPETITION 11:45 FINAL AIR RIFLE RD THURSDAY, 3 ST 1 JUNE WOMEN COMPETITION 15:00 PT (PREPARATION AND SIGHTING TIME) 15:15 START COMPETITION 16:05 END COMPETITION 17:05 FINAL AIR RIFLE

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38 TRAP STAND SERRAVALLE In 2008 construction of the 4th ground and Via dei Giacinti, 24 sound-absorbing barrier. Installation of a lead-collecting tarpaulin Year of construction 2001 Dimensions Three shooting ranges Stand for press: 10 seats Surface Outdoor Press working area: inside trap stand, 10 sta- Lighting Yes tions Changing rooms Yes First aid Yes Trap grounds No. 3 Galleries Yes Skeet grounds No. 2 Hunting route

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SHOOTING RANGE ACQUAVIVA Dimensions 1) 10m Air pistol/Rifle 24 ranges Strada Genghe di Atto, 145 39 2) 25 m Pistol 20 ranges 3) 50 m Rifle 15 ranges Total surface 3,800 sqm approx. Year of construction 1991 Surface 1) Indoor 2) and 3) Roofed

Stand for press: 10 seats Changing rooms Two Press working area: inside shooting range, 5 First aid Yes stations Galleries seats no. 80 Electronic score counting since 2001

In 2009 installation of protection carpets

MEDIA GUIDE SWIMMING

4.8 SWIMMING Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Nuoto (FSN) Technical Director Swimming: Alfio Pasolini LEN Official Technical Delegate:Paolo Barelli GSSE Technical Delegate: Gudmundur Hardason Venue Media Manager: TBD

4.8.1 SWIMMING COMPETITION 4.8.2 PARTICIPATION IN THE SWIMMING The swimming competition will take place from 40 COMPETITION Tuesday 30th to Friday June 2nd June Swimming competitions will take place in accord- Each country may enter ance with the International Swimming Federation ■■ Two (2) Athletes for each individual event. (FINA) rules, unless there are any other specific ■■ One (1) Team for each relay event. modifications stipulated in the GSSE technical rules and regulations. 4.8.3 VENUE The GSSE competition is approved by the FINA as All swimming events will take place at the indoor an event where swimmers can achieve a qualifying swimming pool at the Multieventi Sport Domus in time for the World Championships. Serravalle.

4.8.4 SWIMMING EVENTS

MEN 50 M FREESTYLE 200 M BREASTSTROKE 100 M FREESTYLE 100 M BUTTERFLY 200 M FREESTYLE 200 M BUTTERFLY 400 M FREESTYLE 200 M MEDLEY 1500 M FREESTYLE 400 M MEDLEY 100 M BACKSTROKE 4 X 100 FREESTYLE RELAY 200 M BACKSTROKE 4 X 200 FREESTYLE RELAY 100 M BREASTSTROKE 4 X 100 MEDLEY RELAY

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WOMEN 50 M FREESTYLE 200 M BREASTSTROKE 100 M FREESTYLE 100 M BUTTERFLY 200 M FREESTYLE 200 M BUTTERFLY 400 M FREESTYLE 200 M MEDLEY 800 M FREESTYLE 400 M MEDLEY 100 M BACKSTROKE 4 X 100 FREESTYLE RELAY 200 M BACKSTROKE 4 X 200 FREESTYLE RELAY 100 M BREASTSTROKE 4 X 100 MEDLEY RELAY

4.8.5 COMPETITION PROGRAM All swimming events will take place at the indoor swimming pool at the Multieventi Sport Domus in Ser- ravalle, according to the following program:

DAY DATE SCHEDULE EVENT 08:00 – 09:45 WARM UP 41 200 M BACKSTROKE - WOMEN 200 M BACKSTROKE - MEN 200 M BUTTERFLY - WOMEN 200 M BUTTERFLY - MEN 10:00 - HEATS 100 M FREESTYLE - WOMEN 100 M FREESTYLE - MEN 200 M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY - WOMEN 200 M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – MEN 15:30 – 17:15 WARM UP TUESDAY 17:30 200 M BACKSTROKE - WOMEN 30TH M AY 1ST 17:38 200 M BACKSTROKE - MEN 17:30 - FINALS 17:46 200 M BUTTERFLY - WOMEN 17:54 200 M BUTTERFLY – MEN MEDAL CEREMONIES 200 BACKSTROKE WOMEN + MEN 18:00 200 BUTTERFLY WOMEN + MEN 18:20 100 M FREESTYLE WOMEN 18:25 100 M FREESTYLE MEN 18:30 200 M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY WOMEN 18:38 200 M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY MEN MEDAL CEREMONIES 100 M FREESTYLE WOMEN + MEN 18:50 200 M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY WOMEN + MEN

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DAY DATE SCHEDULE EVENT 08:00 – 09:45 WARM UP 100 M BACKSTROKE - WOMEN 100 M BACKSTROKE - MEN 400 M FREESTYLE WOMEN 400 M FREESTYLE MEN 10:00 - HEATS 100 M BUTTERFLY WOMEN 100 M BUTTERFLY MEN 200 M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN 200 M BREASTSTROKE MEN 15:30 – 17:15 WARM UP 17:30 100 M BACKSTROKE - WOMEN 17:35 100 M BACKSTROKE - MEN WEDNSDAY, 31ST M AY 17:40 400 M FREESTYLE WOMEN 2ND 17:50 400 M FREESTYLE MEN 17:30 - FINALS MEDAL CEREMONIES 100 BACKSTROKE WOMEN + MEN 18:00 400 M FREESTYLE WOMEN + MEN 18:20 100 M BUTTERFLY WOMEN 18:25 100 M BUTTERFLY MEN 18:30 200 M BREASTSTROKE - WOMEN 18:38 200 M BREASTSTROKE - MEN MEDAL CEREMONIES 100 M BUTTERFLY WOMEN + MEN 18:50 200 M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN + MEN 43 19:10 4 X 200 M FREESTYLE RELAY WOMEN 19.25 4 X 200 M FREESTYLE RELAY MEN 19.40 MEDAL CEREMONIES 4 X 200 M FREESTYLE RELAY WOMEN + MEN 08:00 – 09:45 WARM UP 50 M FREESTYLE WOMEN 50 M FREESTYLE MEN 100 M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN 10:00 - HEATS 100 M BREASTSTROKE MEN 200 M FREESTYLE - WOMEN 200 M FREESTYLE - MEN 15:30 – 17:15 WARM UP 17:30 50 M FREESTYLE WOMEN 17:34 50 M FREESTYLE MEN THURSDAY, 1ST JUNE 17:38 100 M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN 3TH 17:43 100 M BREASTSTROKE MEN 17:30 - FINALS 17.48 200 M FREESTYLE WOMEN 17.56 200 M FREESTYLE MEN MEDAL CEREMONIES 50 M FREESTYLE WOMEN AND MEN 18:04 100 M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN AND MEN 200 M FREESTYLE WOMEN AND MEN 18:40 4 X 100 M MEDLEY RELAY WOMEN 18:55 4 X 100 M MEDLEY RELAY MEN MEDAL CEREMONIES 19:10 4 X 100 M MEDLEY RELAY WOMEN AND MEN

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DAY DATE SCHEDULE EVENT NO HEATS 08:00 – 12:00 OPEN TRAINING 15:30 – 17:15 WARM UP 17:30 400 M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY WOMEN 17:40 400 M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY MEN 17:50 800 M FREESTYLE WOMEN

FRIDAY 18:05 1.500 M FREESTYLE MEN 4TH 2ND JUNE MEDAL CEREMONIES 400 M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY WOMEN + MEN 18:30 800 M FREESTYLE WOMEN 1.500 M FREESTYLE MEN 18:50 4 X 100 M FREESTYLE RELAY WOMEN 19:00 4 X 100 M FREESTYLE RELAY MEN MEDAL CEREMONIES 19:15 4 X 100 M FREESTYLE RELAY WOMEN 4 X 100 M FREESTYLE RELAY MEN

MULTIEVENTI SPORT DOMUS Serravalle Via Rancaglia, 30

Stand for press: 20 seats Press working area: MAIN PRESS CENTRE, 30 stations

Pool Dimensions m 50 x 21 8 lanes Surface Indoor Lighting Yes Changing rooms Two First aid Yes Galleries seats no. 1565

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4.9 TABLE TENNIS Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Tennistavolo (FSTT) Technical Director Table Tennis: Riccardo Tentoni ETTU Official Technical Delegate:Oivind Eriksen GSSE Technical Delegate: Alex Goergen Venue Media Manager: TBD

4.9.1 TABLE TENNIS COMPETITION In the venue four (3) tables will be placed in the main hall and four (3) tables will be placed in a Table Tennis events will take place from Tuesday warm-up area nearby. 30th May untill Saturday 3rd June. 45

4.9.4 EVENTS 4.9.2 PARTICIPATION IN THE TABLE TENNIS COMPETITION Singles Event Four qualification groups A to D will be formed. Each participating country can enter: The four (4) best players will be first seeded in ■■ one (1) team for the Men’s team event the four (4) groups A to D. The next players will ■■ one (1) team for the Women’s team event be placed into groups by using the snake system ■■ a maximum of two (2) athletes in Men’s singles two (2) at a time according to their individual ITTF event ranking. Players who have no ITTF ranking will be ■■ a maximum of two (2) athletes in Women’s sin- randomly distributed to the groups. gles event In each group the Round Robin system will be ap- ■■ two (2) athletes, i.e. one (1) double in Men’s dou- plied. The first two (2) players from each group bles event will advance to the quarter finals. The format of ■■ two (2) athletes, i.e. one (1) double in Women’s the quarter finals will be as follows: doubles event The winner A1 will be seeded Nr 1 and the winner B1 Each team can be composed of a maximum three will be seeded Nr 2. (3) players. There is the possibility of replacing a The winners C1 and D1 will be drawn by lot as seeds player for the singles and for the doubles events, Nr 3 and 4. only if chosen among those three (3) registered for The winners A1, B1, C1 and D1 play against the run- the team event, even if not due to illness or injury. ners-up A2, B2, C2 and D2, but not against players of their own country and not against the runners-up 4.9.3 VENUE of their qualification group. All matches will be played at the Congress Centre The winners of the semi-finals will play in the final; Kursaal in San Marino. the losers of the semi-final will both be ranked 3rd

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in the event. one participating country. The teams will be placed All singles matches will be played by best of five in groups according to the snake system based on (5) games. the final classification of the previous Games. If there are less than twelve (12) participants, the The team match will be played in the following for- event will be played in two (2) Round Robin groups mat: A and B. Two (2) singles matches followed by a doubles The semi finals will be played in the following format: match, and then two (2) additional singles matches, A1 against B2 – A2 against B1 according to the order: The winners of the semi-finals will play in the final; A-X, B-Y, Doubles, A-Y, B-X the losers of the semi-final will both be ranked 3rd The team matches are won if one of the participat- in the event. ing teams achieves three (3) wins. The first two (2) teams of each group will advance Doubles Event into the semi-finals. The two (2) best doubles will be first seeded in the The semi-finals will be played in the following for- two (2) groups A and B. The next doubles will be mat: placed into groups by using the snake system ac- A1 against B2 – A2 against B1 cording to the sum of their individual ITTF ranking; The winning teams of the semi-finals will play in non-ranked players will be given the rank of the last the final; the losers of the semi-final will both be player of the ITTF-ranking list. ranked 3rd in the event. All matches will be played In each group the Round Robin system will be ap- by best of five (5). 46 plied. The first two (2) doubles from each group If less than six (6) teams participate, the event will will advance to the semi finals. be played in one (1) Round Robin pool. The semi finals will be played in the following format: 4.9.5 CALCULATION OF POSITIONS IN A GROUP A1 against B2 – A2 against B1 In the Round Robin, two (2) points will be awarded The winners of the semi-finals will play in the fi- for a win, one (1) point for a defeat and zero point nal; the losers of the semi-final will both be ranked (0) for an unfinished or un-played match or for any 3rd in the event. A double can only be composed by team or player who breaks the rules. players of the same country. If more than two (2) players, pairs or teams obtain All matches will be played by best of five (5) games. the same number of match points, their relative po- If less than 6 doubles participate, the event will be sitions shall be determined only by the results of the played in one (1) Round Robin group. matches between them; by considering successively the numbers of match points, the ratios of wins to Team Event defeats first in individual matches (for a team event), Two groups, A and B will be formed. Each team can games and points, as far as necessary to resolve the be composed of a maximum of three (3) players of order. The ITTF Regulations are fully applicable.

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4.9.6 COMPETITION SCHEDULE The tournaments will take place in according to the following program:

1. Team program.

DAY DATE SCHEDULE ROUND EVENT 10:00 – 11:30 1ST MEN TEAM 11:30 – 13:00 1ST WOMEN TEAM TUESDAY 1ST 14:30 - 16:00 2ND MEN TEAM 30TH M AY 16:00 – 17:30 2ND WOMEN TEAM 17:30 – 19:00 2ND MEN TEAM 10:00 – 11:30 3RD WOMEN TEAM 11:30 – 13:00 3RD MEN TEAM WEDNSDAY 2ND 15:00 - 16:30 SEMIFINALS MEN 31ST M AY 15:00 – 16:30 SEMIFINALS WOMEN 19:00 – 20:30 FINALS MEN AND WOMEN

2. Doubles.

DAY DATE SCHEDULE ROUND EVENT 9:30 -10:00 1ST MEN DOUBLE 47 10:00 – 10:30 1ST WOMEN DOUBLE 10:30 – 11:00 2ND MEN DOUBLE 11:00 – 11:30 2ND WOMEN DOUBLE THURSDAY 11:30 – 12:00 3 RD MEN DOUBLE 3RD 1ST JUNE 12:30 – 13:00 3 RD WOMEN DOUBLE 16:30 - 17:00 SEMIFINALS MEN DOUBLE 17:00 - 17:30 SEMIFINALS WOMEN DOUBLE 18:00 - 18:30 FINALS MEN DOUBLE 19:00 - 19:30 FINALS WOMEN DOUBLE

3. Single program.

DAY DATE SCHEDULE EVENT

FRIDAY 10:00 – 17:00 MEN AND WOMEN SINGLE 4TH 2ND JUNE 17:30 – 19:30 QUARTER FINALS MEN AND WOMEN SINGLE 10:00 - 10:30 SEMIFINALS WOMEN SINGLE SATURDAY 10:30 – 11:00 SEMIFINALS MEN SINGLE 5TH 3RD JUNE 12:00 FINAL WOMEN SINGLE 12:30 FINALS MEN SINGLE

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KURSAAL BILDING SAN MARINO 48 Year of construction 2008 Changing rooms Two First aid Yes Stand for press: 10 seats Galleries seats no. 80 Press working area: inside Kursaal 10 stations H= 6,00 m Dimensions m 30 x 20 Surface Taraflex

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4.10 TENNIS Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Tennis (FST) Technical Director Tennis: Nicola Lombardini ITF Official Technical Delegate:Pier Luigi Grana GSSE Technical Delegate: Ivan Simonovic Venue Media Manager: TBD

4.10.1 TENNIS COMPETITION 4.10.4 EVENTS

The Tennis competition will take place from Tues- ■■ Men Singles MS – • Men Doubles MD day 30th May untill Saturday 3rd June. ■■ Women Singles WS – • Women Doubles WD 49 Tennis tournaments will be organized in accordance ■■ Mixed Doubles MX with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) rules, unless there are any other specific modifications 4.10.5 SINGLES stipulated in the GSSE Rules and Regulations. The singles competitions will be direct elimination events. The four (4) seeded players will be deter- 4.10.2 PARTICIPATION IN THE TENNIS mined referring to the ATP / WTA rankings from COMPETITIONS the Monday, seven (7) days before the tournament Each country may enter: week. If needed, results from the previous GSSE will be used for seeding purposes. All other players will be randomly drawn. Players of the same coun- ■■ Two (2) players for each singles event try will be placed in opposite halves of the draw. ■■ One (1) team for each doubles event Matches will be played in best of three (3) tie-break ■■ One (1) team for the mixed doubles event sets. Maximum four (4) players in total for men and (4) 4.10.6 DOUBLES / MIXED DOUBLES players in total for women are admitted. The doubles and mixed doubles competitions will 4.10.3 VENUE be single elimination events. Teams will be seeded based on the following cri- All tennis events will take place at the Centro Ten- teria: nis Cassa di Risparmio (San Marino Sport Centre). ■■ Both players holding a current ATP / WTA dou- Playing surfaces are in clay. The Central court has bles ranking a seat capacity of 2.200 seats; at disposal five (5) ■■ One player holding a current ATP / WTA dou- clay courts and two (2) hard ground courts for bles ranking training. ■■ Results from the GSSE in Iceland 2015

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No-Ad scoring shall be used throughout the match and when the score is one set all, one match Tie-Break game (10 points) shall be played to decide the match.

4.10.7 COMPETITION PROGRAM

MEN’S SINGLE MS MEN’S DOUBLE MD MIXED DOUBLE MX WOMEN’S SINGLE WS WOMEN’S DOUBLE WD

DAY DATE SCHEDULE COUNTRY MONDAY, 1ST 09:00 – 20:00 PRACTISE 29TH M AY MS RD. OF 32 WS RD. OF 32

10:00 MS RD. OF 16 WS RD. OF 16 FOLLOWED BY MS RD. OF 16 TUESDAY, 2ND 30TH M AY MS RD. OF 16 WS RD. OF 16 WS RD. OF 16 NOT BEFORE 15:00 WS RD. OF 16 WS RD. OF 16 MS QUATERFINALS 10:00 MS QUATERFINALS WS QUATERFINALS FOLLOWED BY 50 WS QUATERFINALS RD WEDNSDAY, 3 ST 31 M AY MD QUATERFINALS NOT BEFORE 15:00 MD QUATERFINALS WD QUATERFINALS WD QUATERFINALS

10:00 MS SEMIFINALS FOLLOWED BY WS SEMIFINALS THURSDAY, MD SEMIFINALS 4TH NOT BEFORE 14:00 1ST JUNE WD SEMIFINALS MX QUATERFINALS NOT BEFORE 18:00 MX QUATERFINALS

DAY DATE SCHEDULE COUNTRY MD FINALS FRIDAY, 10:00 5TH WD FINALS 2ND JUNE FOLLOWED BY MX SEMIFINALS MS FINALS SATURDAY, 10:00 6ST WS FINALS 3RD JUNE FOLLOWED BY MX FINALS

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TENNIS CENTRE Dimensions Central court 44 x 22 m Courts 2 and 3 40 x 20 m Strada di Montecchio, 1 Courts 4 and 5 36 x 18 m

Year of construction 1990 Surface Red clay Lighting Central court 1300 lux Stand for press: reserved but not for working Courts 2 and 3 900 lux Press working area: TENNIS CENTRE, 20 sta- Courts 4 and 5 600 lux tions 51 Changing rooms Two Extra maintenance works: 2004 completion of First aid Yes the building, replaced cover of courts 4 and 5 Galleries Central court no. 3,000 seats with two single covers. Courts 2 and 3 no. 150 seats

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4.11 VOLLEYBALL Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Pallavolo (FSPAV) Technical Director Volleyball: Marco Gatti CEV/FIVB Official Technical Delegate:Maris Pekalis GSSE Technical Delegate: Manfred Schreiber Venue Media Manager: TBD

4.11.1 VOLLEYBALL COMPETITION 4.11.4 TOURNAMENTS

52 The Volleyball competitions will take place from The Teams will be placed according to their results Tuesday 30th May to Saturday 3rd June. in the GSSE of Iceland 2015. For teams that did not Both Tournaments (Men & Women) will be played take part in the GSSE of Iceland 2015, a draw will in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the determine their position following the previously International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), unless ranked teams. there are other specific modifications stipulated in If there are 6 or less teams accredited, the tourna- the GSSE Technical Rules and Regulations. ment will be played in the Round Robin System. If more than 6 (six) teams are competing, the coun- 4.11.2 PARTICIPATION IN THE VOLLEYBALL tries will be divided into two (2) groups. COMPETITION The two groups (A and B) will be formed and the single Round-Robin system for each group will be Each country may enter one men team and one applied. The winning team of Group A will meet the women team of a maximum of twelve (12) players, second placed of Group B, and the winner of Group including two (2) liberos. B will meet the second placed of Group A. The winners of those Semi-Finals will play for the first and 4.11.3 VENUE second place. All matches will be played in: Losers of the Semi-Finals will play for the third and ■■ Indoor Alessandro Casadei Gym Hall (Serrav- forth place. The third placed teams of each group alle Sport Center) will play for the fifth and sixth place. The fourth placed teams in each group will play for the sev- The floor surface in Alessandro Casadei Gym Hall enth and eighth place. is in parquet.

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4.11.5 COMPETITION PROGRAM The tournaments will take place in according to the following program:

1. Men team program.

DAY DATE SCHEDULE GAME N. COUNTRY 12:30 2 ISL CYP ST TUESDAY 1 TH 30 M AY 20:45 5 SMR MON 10:00 6 LUX ISL ND WEDNSDAY 2 ST 31 M AY 17:30 9 SMR CYP 12:30 12 MON ISL RD THURSDAY 3 ST 1 JUNE 17:30 14 CYP LUX 10:00 16 LUX MON TH FRIDAY 4 ND 2 JUNE 20:45 20 SMR ISL 09:00 21 CYP MON TH SATURDAY 5 RD 3 JUNE 17:00 25 SMR LUX

2. Women team program.

DAY DATE SCHEDULE GAME N. COUNTRY 53 10:00 1 LUX LIE TUESDAY 1ST 15:00 3 ISL CYP 30TH M AY 17:30 5 SMR MLT 12:30 7 CYP LUX WEDNSDAY 2ND 15:00 8 MLT LIE 31ST M AY 20:45 10 SMR ISL 10:00 11 LIE CYP THURSDAY 3RD 15:00 13 ISL MLT 1ST JUNE 20:45 15 SMR LUX 12:30 17 CYP MLT FRIDAY 4TH 15:00 18 ISL LUX 2ND JUNE 17:30 19 SMR LIE 11:00 22 LUX MLT SATURDAY 5TH 13:00 23 LIE ISL 3RD JUNE 15:00 24 SMR CYP

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SPORTS CENTRE GYM Lighting plant 800 Lux 54 Serravalle Via Rancaglia, 22 Metal halide lamps: 400 w and some 250 w Year of restructuration 2001 Dimensions 40 x 19 m Surface Parquet floor Stand for press: 10 seats Lighting Yes Press working area: MAIN PRESS CENTRE, 30 Changing rooms Four stations First aid Yes Galleries seats no. 200 Playing surface with parquet floor, dimensions 40 x 19 m H=? Changing rooms No. 4 for the athletes Changing rooms No. 2 for the athletes

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4.12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL Organizing Committee: Federazione Sammarinese Pallavolo (FSPAV) Technical Director Beach Volleyball: Federico Valentini CEV/FIVB Official Technical Delegate:Renato Arena GSSE Technical Delegate: TBD Venue Media Manager: TBD

4.12.1 BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMPETITION For Teams that did not take part in the last Games, a draw will determine their position following the pre- The Beach Volleyball competitions will take place viously ranked teams. from Tuesday 30th of May untill Saturday 3rd of June 55 The first two (2) of each will compete in the semi-fi- at the Beach Volley Venue at the Baseball Stadium nals in the following order: in Serravalle. 1st of Group A – 2nd of Group B, semi-final 1st of Group B – 2nd of Group A semi-final 4.12.2 PARTICIPATION IN THE BEACH VOLLEYBALL The third of each group will compete for the 5th and COMPETITION 6th place as follows: Each country may enter one (1) men’s team and one 3rd of Group A – 3rd of Group B. (1) women’s team of a maximum of two (2) players The fourth of each group will compete for the 7th per team. Both tournaments (men & women) will and 8th place as follows: be played in accordance with the Rules of the Inter- 4th of Group A – 4th of Group B national Volleyball Federation (FIVB), unless there If there are less than seven (7) teams accredited, are other specific modifications stipulated in the the tournament will be played in the Round Robin GSSE Technical Rules and Regulations. System.

4.12.3 VENUE 4.12.5 COMPETITION SCHEDULE TEAM PROGRAM WITH 9 MALE AND 7 FEMALE TEAMS The main playing court measures 16m x 8m and 40cm in depth. The smaller secondary playing ground will be used for training & Warm-up. MALE FEMALE GROUP A GROUP B GROUP A GROUP B 4.12.4 TOURNAMENTS AND CYP CYP LIE LUX LIE ISL LUX The tournament will be played in two groups A and B, in which the Round Robin System will be applied. MNE ISL MLT MON The teams will be placed in a “serpentine” way, ac- SMR MON SMR cording to the classification in the previous Games. MLT

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1. Women team program

POOL A ⇢ A CYP ISL MLT POOL B ⇢ B LIE LUX MON SMR

DAY DATE SCHEDULE POOL COUNTRY 11:00 A ISL MLT 12:00 B LIE SMR 13:00 B MON LUX ST TUESDAY 1 TH 30 M AY 18:00 A CYP MLT 20:00 B MON SMR 21:00 B LIE LUX 14:00 A ISL CYP WEDNSDAY 2ND 15:00 B LIE MON 31ST M AY 19:00 B LUX SMR 11:00 SEMIFINAL 12:00 SEMIFINAL

TH THURSDAY 16:00 FINAL 5 3RD 1ST JUNE

20:00 FINAL 3RD 21:00 FINAL 1ST 56

2. Men team program

POOL A ⇢ A AND LUX MNE SMR POOL B ⇢ B CYP LIE ISL MON MLT

DAY DATE SCHEDULE POOL COUNTRY 09:00 B LIE ISL 10:00 B CYP MLT 15:00 A AND LUX ST TUESDAY 1 TH 30 M AY 16:00 B LIE CYP 17:00 B MON ISL 19:00 A SMR MNE 11:00 B CYP ISL 12:00 B MON MLT 17:00 B CYP MON ND WEDNSDAY 2 ST 31 M AY 18:00 B LIE MLT 20:00 A LUX SMR 21:00 A AND MNE 14:00 B LIE MON 15:00 B ISL MLT RD THURSDAY 3 ST 1 JUNE 18:00 A LUX MNE 19:00 A AND SMR

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DAY DATE SCHEDULE POOL COUNTRY 14:00 SEMIFINAL 15:00 SEMIFINAL

17:00 FINAL 7ND TH FRIDAY 4 ND 2 JUNE 18:00 FINAL 5TH

20:00 FINAL 3RD 21:00 FINAL 1ST

BASEBALL STADIUM Serravalle Via Rancaglia, 30

Stand for press: 10 seats Press working area: MAIN PRESS CENTRE, 30 stations

Dimensions m 18 x 26 Lighting 800 Lux Changing rooms 2 First aid Yes Galleries seats 1500

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5.1 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 5.3 WEATHER San Marino has no customs formalities on the bor- AND CLIMATE der with Italy, which is in the Schengen Area. Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool Therefore, the nationals of GSSE countries do not winters; warm, sunny summers. need different formality as per Italy territory and The results listed above have been Schengen Area members. provided by the Meteorological Center of the Republic of San Marino in the person of Nicholas Montebelli 5.2 GETTING THERE AND GETTING AROUND BY CAR Motorway A14 Bologna-Ancona; Rimini Sud exit Dual Carriageway Rimini-San Marino SS72 58 Motorway A14 Bologna-Ancona; Rimini Nord exit SP “Marecchiese” No. 258

BY TRAIN Rimini Railway Station (buses from Rimini to San Marino) Call center Trenitalia: from San Marino and Italy - tel. 892021 Call center Trenitalia: from abroad - tel. +39 06 68475475 www.trenitalia.com

BY PLANE International Airports Rimini-San Marino Airport “F. Fellini” 27 km www.riminiairport.com

Bologna Airport “G. Marconi” 132 km www.bologna-airport

www.sanmarino2017.sm AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM AVERAGE TEMP. TEMP. TEMP. HUMIDITY WIND SPEED RAINFALL DATE °C °C °C % KM/H MM NOTES 29/05/2006 21,4 17 25 85 9 0 29/05/2007 14,3 10,9 18 87 14 0 RAIN 29/05/2008 21,9 19 25,2 97 7 5,1 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM 29/05/2009 18 12 23 88 14 5,1 RAIN 29/05/2010 21 15 24 95 5 0 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM 29/05/2011 19 13 23 83 5 0 29/05/2012 21 14 26 72 7 0 29/05/2013 16 11 20 74 9 0 RAIN 29/05/2014 17 10 21 77 10 0 THUNDERSTORM 29/05/2015 17 12 22 86 13 0

AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM AVERAGE TEMP. TEMP. TEMP. HUMIDITY WIND SPEED RAINFALL DATE °C °C °C % KM/H MM NOTES 30/05/2006 13,8 8 18 89 19 8,9 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM

30/05/2007 16,8 13 21 72 10 0 RAIN 59 30/05/2008 21,1 15,8 25,8 76 13 0 RAIN 30/05/2009 16 8 21 75 8 9,9 RAIN 30/05/2010 21 15 26 90 4 0 30/05/2011 19 12 24 83 6 0 30/05/2012 21 17 25 81 7 0 30/05/2013 15 12 19 63 10 0 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM 30/05/2014 18 13 22 80 10 0 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM 30/05/2015 20 14 23 87 8 0

AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM AVERAGE TEMP. TEMP. TEMP. HUMIDITY WIND SPEED RAINFALL DATE °C °C °C % KM/H MM NOTES 31/05/2006 13,9 6,7 18,3 68 14 4,1 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM 31/05/2007 17,4 9 22 77 12 0,8 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM 31/05/2008 21,3 16 25,2 82 10 0 31/05/2009 17 16 19 100 6 32 RAIN 31/05/2010 21 17 28 69 5 0 31/05/2011 21 15 25 92 7 0 RAIN 31/05/2012 22 16 26 72 8 0 31/05/2013 16 11 20 73 10 0 31/05/2014 17 12 19 68 7 0 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM 31/05/2015 19 14 24 87 8 0

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AVERAGE AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM HUMIDITY WIND SPEED RAINFALL DATE TEMP. °C TEMP. °C TEMP. °C % KM/H MM NOTES 01/06/2006 15,6 11,5 20 68 14 4,1 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM 01/06/2007 18,7 14 24,1 77 12 0,8 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM 01/06/2008 21 15 27 82 10 0 01/06/2009 16 16 17 100 6 32 RAIN 01/06/2010 20 12 25 69 5 0 01/06/2011 21 18 24 92 7 0 RAIN 01/06/2012 24 19 28 72 8 0 01/06/2013 16 15 19 73 10 0 01/06/2014 17 12 21 68 7 0 RAIN/THUNDERSTROM 01/06/2015 21 15 24 87 8 0

AVERAGE AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM HUMIDITY WIND SPEED RAINFALL DATE TEMP. °C TEMP. °C TEMP. °C % KM/H MM NOTES 02/06/2006 16,4 12,3 19 63 24 0 02/06/2007 17,1 12,3 21,3 89 10 0 60 02/06/2008 23 19 27 86 5 0 02/06/2009 19 15 23 77 8 2 STORM 02/06/2010 21 18 25 85 5 0 02/06/2011 21 17 24 94 7 0 02/06/2012 23 18 27 77 14 0 02/06/2013 18 14 22 78 9 0 02/06/2014 17 10 22 74 9 0 02/06/2015 22 17 26 85 7 0

AVERAGE AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM HUMIDITY WIND SPEED RAINFALL DATE TEMP. °C TEMP. °C TEMP. °C % KM/H MM NOTES 03/06/2006 15,4 12 17,6 72 10 1 RAIN 03/06/2007 18,9 11 23 90 13 0 03/06/2008 20 16 25 89 3 0 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM 03/06/2009 20 13 26 80 6 0 03/06/2010 20 16 22 92 6 0 RAIN/THUNDERSTORM 03/06/2011 21 17 24 91 5 0 03/06/2012 24 20 30 65 13 0 03/06/2013 18 14 21 83 8 0 STORM 03/06/2014 19 13 22 75 9 0 03/06/2015 23 18 27 73 6 0

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5.4 TIME ZONE Emergency telephone numbers: Ethnic groups: Ambulance...... 118 Sammarinese, Italian Central European Summer Time Police...... 113 Agriculture products: (GMT +1). SOS...... 112 Wheat, grapes, corn, olives, cat- Shop opening hours are general- tle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese ly from 9:00 until 20.00. Industries: 5.9 INTERNET Tourism, banking, textiles, elec- tronics, ceramics, cement, wine With SIM cards provided by the 5.5 MONEY Currency: local telephone company all The official currency in San Mari- Euro (EUR) accredited persons and other no is EURO (€). Main Accepted Credit Cards: guests should be well connected Visa, American Express, Euro- through the TBD system. card, Mastercard 5.6 ELECTRICITY San Marino Historical Origins 5.10 LANGUAGES and Legends AND RELIGION The official language is Italian. The majority of the inhabitants are Catholic. 61

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Electricity in San Marino is 220V TBD A/C, with the standardized Euro- pean plug (Southern Europe). 5.12 BRIEF HISTORICAL INFORMATION 5.7 WEIGHTS Capital City: During the year 257 AD the em- AND MEASURES San Marino peror Diocletian issued a decree Government: San Marino uses the metric sys- calling for the reconstruction Republic tem of weights and measures as of the city walls of Rimini which Founding of the Republic: common in continental Europe. were destroyed by Demosthenes, 3 September 301 King of the Liburnians. Among Geography: the stone cutters and engravers Southern Europe, an enclave in 5.8 TELEPHONES who came from all over Europe, north-east Italy there were two, who came from International code for San Mari- Area: Dalmatia (and specifically from no is (378) followed by a six-digit 61 sq. km. the Island of Rab now Croatia), number. From Italy, dial Italian Population: and were destined to be remem- code (0549) before the six-digit 33.000 inhabitants bered throughout history: Mari- number. International calls dial Nationality: no and Leo. 00. Sammarinese

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It is not certain if they were ed in epigraphs. During this peri- the residence of Marino on his searching for employment or od, he continued to profess his territory and Marino, predicting were fleeing from some religious faith and lead a life of penitence. the menacing intentions of the persecutions. Shortly after their Later, he withdrew to Mount Ti- young man, prayed to the Divine arrival on Rimini territory, they tano where he founded a small Providence for help. In that very were sent to Mount Titano to ex- community of Christians. During moment, Verissimo fell paralyz- tract and process various types this period on Mount Titano, it is ed in his legs and arms. The moth- of stone; they remained there for said that Marino accomplished er, in her desperation, rushed to three long years. miracles; such as, healing a Dal- the Saint to ask his pardon and Later the two companions decid- matian sinner possessed by the to offer him anything he desired. ed to go their separate ways: Leo devil (who was disturbed by the The Saint replied that he had no decided to remain on Mount Feli- sanctity of Marino). The woman other desire but their conversion, ciano (also called Monte Feretrio attempted to circumvent him baptism and a plot of land to rest or Feltro), digging a cell in the by affirming to be his legitimate upon. Felicissima accepted and rock and building, with his travel- wife. Or, the time he is said to to express her appreciation and ling companions, a small oratory have tamed a bear. thanks, donated Mount Titano to in honor of God. The settlement,- The most important miracle, Marino and all his descendants. thus founded, will later in history however, was the encounter with Verissimo was healed and all take on the name of San Leo. Verissimo, son of the noblewom- 53 members of the family were Marino, instead, decided to return an and widow, Felicissima (or Fe- converted to Christianity! 62 to Rimini and remained there for licity), owner of the territory of Marino, ordained Deacon by the 12 years and 3 months, as narrat- Mount Titano. Verissimo disputed Bishop of Rimini, continued his

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life of meditation and prayer and, was inhabited even in prehistoric alently hilly. Actually, it is a large on September 3rd of perhaps times; however, it is only during sandy limestone rock, residual the year 366, he died. This date the Middle Ages that we have of the fragmentation of a large is solemnly celebrated in the Re- proof of the existence of an or- undersea plate over twenty-mil- public. ganized community. Whatever lion years ago. Other fragments This is the synthesis of what is the truth may be, the legend is formed mounts, which today are contained in the writings on saints most certainly the true expres- called: Della Verna, Simoncello, and martyrs by an anonimus of sion of the strong desire for in- Fumaiolo, San Leo. the XII century regarding San Ma- dependence of the inhabitants of Some mountain streams, begin- 63 rino (“Vita Sancti Marini”) - the Mount Titano and confirms the ning on Mount Titano, join the Life of San Marino. It is difficult evocative image of “the ancient main rivers that flow across to determine the difference be- land of liberty”. the San Marino territory; among tween truth and legend; however, these: the Marano and the Marec- for certain, we know that Demos- Territory of San Marino chia rivers that, after approxi- thene, King of the Libernians, nev- mately twenty kilometers, flow In heart of Italy, on the border er existed and that, if Diocletian into the Adriatic Sea: the Marano between the Emilia Romagna and ordered the walls of the city of at Riccione and the Marecchia at Marche Regions, the Republic of Rimini to be rebuilt, it was not in Rimini. The lowest point in the San Marino has an overall exten- the year 257. More specific stud- Country is Falciano, Municipality sion of just 61,196 square kilome- ies date the life of San Marino of Serravalle, which is only 55 ters. It is the third smallest coun- sometime between 500 and 700 meters above sea level. try in Europe, immediately after AD. It is also possible that the sto- Monaco and Vatican City. ry of the life of the Saint was, at The Nine Municipalities least in part, falsified in order to Mount Titano with its three jutting Local government in the Republic defend the territorial patrimony peaks is the symbol of the Coun- of San Marino is organized in nine of the Monastery of San Marino try; it marks the beginning of the Municipalities (“Castelli”), corre- from the attempts to claim the Tuscan-Romagna section of the sponding to the Italian cities but territory by the Bishop of Rimini, Apennines and, with its 749 me- with more limited powers. Placito Feretrano (parchment of ters over sea level, it is the high- The term “Castle” originally re- 885 AD where for the first time est point in the Country. In effect, ferred to the “Castra Subdita” the name of San Marino has a the mount has an unusual config- (four ex-Malatesta castles: Fior- specific territorial reference). uration as compared to the sur- entino, Montegiardino, Faetano It is certain that the territory rounding territory, which is prev-

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and Serravalle) which became ■■ Borgo Maggiore, second most part of the San Marino territories important city with a popula- in 1463 and since then are sub- tion of 5,992 (9 Councilors); ject to the laws of the Republic and are governed by a “Captain” ■■ Serravalle, the highest popu- (Mayor) elected by the Grand and lated city with 9,394 inhabit- General Council. Later the term ants (9 Councilors); «Castle» was extended to other localities existing on Mount Ti- ■■ Domagnano, 2,714 inhabitants tano - coinciding most of the time (9 Councilors); one of laurel and one of oak with with the church parishes. golden fruits and joined at the Even today, each district has ■■ Fiorentino, with a population bottom by a silver ribbon bearing its Captain of the Castle, corre- of 2,120 (9 Councilors); the motto Libertas. sponding to the Mayor of Italian The civil flag that is exposed by cities. The Captain is in office for ■■ Acquaviva, with 1,678 inhabit- the various “Case di Castello” has two years and his Council for ants (7 Councilors); the same proportions (3:4), the five years. The number of mem- civic coat of arms in place of the bers of the Councils varies; for ■■ Faetano, with 1,081 inhabitants national one in central position districts with more than 2,000 (7 Councilors); and the blue-white horizontal inhabitants, the Council is made stripes. 64 up of nine members; for districts ■■ Montegiardino, with smallest with less than 2,000 inhabitants, and least populated city with the Councilors are seven. Lo- with 793 inhabitants (7 Coun- cal elections determine Captain cilors); as well as the Municipal Council members. ■■ Chiesanuova, with 976 inhabit- The competencies of the local ants (7 Councilors). governments are very limited in comparison to similar organs in The Flag of San Marino the Italian political system. They The flag of the Republic of San propose to and consult with the Serravalle Marino is made up of horizontal Central Government as regards stripes, a white top and the management of public ser- a bottom in blue. At vices and public works. Moreo- the center is repre- Domagnano ver, these Municipal Councils are sented the official very active in the promotion of Acquaviva emblem, a shield Borgo cultural, recreational and social Maggiore surmounted by a events, which involve the local closed crown, a sym- Faetano population. San Marino bol of sovereignty. The shield, in which The Municipalities (Castles): are depicted the three ■■ City of San Marino, the “Capi- towers symbol of San Chiesanuova Fiorentino Monte- tal” with a population of 4,500 Marino, is decorated giardino (9 Councilors); with two branches,

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