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Press Information – SEAT DécaNation EDITO “ATHLETICS BEING A TEAM SPORT” BERNARD AMSALEM, PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH ATHLETICS FEDERATION. SATRUDAY 26TH OF AUGUST 2006 – 3 PM STADE CHARLÉTY – PARIS 10 EVENTS 8 COUNTRIES/NATIONS In 2005, the Athletics French Federation aimed to fill the Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris for a team athletics competition called DécaNation. It was a success for at least 16 000 spectators came to support the French team and the seven other teams immediately after the World Championships in Helsinki. Athletics spirit was in the air in Paris during this event. Values of the first of the Olympic sports were highlighted: ethics, fighting spirit, determination and solidarity. It was an exceptional show and its success leads us to organise it again in 2006. The City of Paris and the Ile-de-France Regional Council, our public partners, confirmed us rapidly their support and I deeply thank them for that. More than ever this team event has to be a great athletics show, and we keep on working for that, thanks to the participation of our young people through the many events, dedicated to them and organised along with the cities of the Ile- de-France Region. Thanks to it success, it became now a major event in the world athletics calendar and many major federations asked us to take part of this second edition. The date of the 26th of August will also give to this competition, which has no equivalent in the world, its legitimacy in the very fulfilled competition calendar of the International Athletics Federation. Best athletes are therefore expected for this event which is above all an international event of a very high level. I also want to thank our headline partnership of this Seat DécaNation which has decided once again to contribute mainly to the success of this event and which involvement is a strong proof of confidence. For this 2006 edition, France Télévision also would like to broadcast this event in live, as it did successfully last year, and I deeply thank its sport Department. In 2005, almost two million people watched the program. I therefore invite all of you to come and watch this 2006 Seat DécaNation to make athletics a major sport able to gather thousands of people, from the youngest to the oldest sharing the same values. EDITO THE COMPETITION FRANCK CHEVALLIER, A UNIQUE CONCEPT: ATHLETICS BEING A TEAM SPORT NATIONAL TECHNICAL DIRECTOR When it created the unique concept of this competition, a national team competing in the ten events of combined events, FFA wanted to fill in a gap in For the first edition in September 2005, more than 16 000 spectators thrilled and the international calendar, in which meetings are now the most numerous. The supported the French team in the Stade Sébastien Charléty. idea was to renew, in an original and dynamic way, the great international team events there used to be. I am sure that the 2006 edition, on the 26th of August taking place just after the We know that wearing the national suit hearten athletes and enjoy the public and European Championships in Göteborg, will be even more enthralling. Medias. I am sure that even more people will come and support the French team which has made them thrilled since the 2003 World Championships in Paris. THE CONCEPT I am certain that. In the Charléty Stadium the victory will not reward individual exploit but Nevertheless the French team will do its best to. versatility, complementarities, fighting spirit and solidarity. See you on the 26th of August! Rules of the Seat DécaNation Best men and women athletes from the eight countries taking part of the event are competing. In each event (100 m, 400 m, 1500 m, 110 m hurdles, 3000 m steeple, long jump, high jump, pole vault, hammer throw and shot put), the winner gets nine points, the second gets seven points and so on to the eighth athlete who only gets one point. Each country must present a team with twenty athlete composed of ten men and ten women. Spectators could see great duels between best international athletes who are specialist in their event. This year most of the best nations will be present. THE COMPETITION THE COMPETITION COMPETITION PLAN SEAT DECANATION SCHEDULE The choice of the events and the schedule will made the competition rhythm and Time EVENTS - RACES SEXE FIELDS EVENTS SEXE balance. The first event, the hammer throw, will start at 3 pm and the 1500 m men race will conclude the competition at 5.40 pm. 15:00 Hammer H / M 15:10 Relay LIFA (1) There only be four tries for Throw Events and for Long Jump Event. The opening ceremony will present captains and official team composition just after 15:20 Relay LIFA (2) demonstration relays by Ile de France regional athletes. 15:30 Opening Ceremony 15:40 Invalid race Long Jump F / W Thanks to a regular updating of the ranking list and animations at the fringe of 15:40 High Jump F / W the event, the audience will be able to know, after each event, the ranking of its 15:55 Hammer F / W favourite team. 15:55 1500 m F / W High Jump H / M 16:00 Pole Vault H / M CONTESTANT COUNTRIES 16:00 Shot Put F / W 16:00 Pole Vault F / W )) GERMANY 16:05 100 m H / M )) CHINA 16:15 100 m F / W )) SPAIN 16:25 3000 m Steeple H / M )) FRANCE 16:40 400 m F / W Long Jump H / M )) POLAND 16:50 110 m Hurdles H / M Shot Put H / M 17:05 110 m Hurdles F / W )) RUSSIA 17:15 400 m H / M )) UNITED STATES 17:25 3000 m Steeple F / W 17:40 1500 m H / M SEE THE ATHLETICS EVENT IN LIVE ON WWW.ATHLE.ORG THE COMPETITION EVENT INFORMATION TICKETING 2005 DECANATION IN FIGURES TH TILL THE 15 OF JUNE THE FRENCH RESULTS OF DÉCANATION FEDERATION MAKES A SPECIAL RD 1 – Russia 127 PRICE ONLY FOR SEATS OF THE 3 2 – France 120 TH AND 4 LEVEL. : 5 € INSTEAD OF 8 3 – Poland 110 4 – United States 103 5 – Great Britain 82,5 You can buy a ticket to: 6 – Spain 82 France Billet 7 – Italy 75,5 In outlets: Fnac, Carrefour… 8 – China 35 In www.francebillet.com ) ONE NEW POLISH NATIONAL RECORD And indeed at the FFA stand. MADEJCZYK Barbara POL Javelin 63,03 m ) ONE EQUALLED FRENCH NATIONAL RECORD Thanks to its official partner, Dima Sport, FFA will keep on with its special offer BOSLAK Vanessa FRA Pole Vault 4m60 to its members through a promotional action and will reward the three associations which have bought the maximum of tickets from a kit dedicated to ) 7 ATHLETES BEAT THEIR PERSONAL BEST RECORDS children. MADEJCZYK Barbara POL Javellin 63,03 m You could download the registration form on our website www.athle.com, Seat BOSLAK Vanessa FRA Pole Vault 4,60 m (equalled) DecaNation webpage. ANIA Emma GBR 100 M 11’’35 CIOTTI Giulio ITA High Jump 2,29 m DOBRISKEY Lisa GBR 1500 m 4’07’’47 REINA Antonio ESP 400 m 45’’98 ACCESS CZERWINSKI Prezemyslaw POL Pole Vault 5,65 m STADE SEBASTIEN CHARLETY 17 AVENUE PIERRE DE COUBERTIN ) 7 ATHLETES ACHIEVED THEIR PERSONAL BEST RECORD FOR THE 2005 SEASON ème CHICHEROVA Anna RUS High Jump 1,99 m PARIS 13 BEITIA Ruth ESP High Jump 1,97 M POLNOVA Tatyana RUS Pole Vault 4,55 m BY TRAIN (RER) AGIRRE Naroa ESP Pole Vault 4,45 m RER B direction to Robinson/St Rémy-les-Chevreuse BARBER Eunice FRA Long Jump 6,80 m Stop at Cité Universitaire or Gentilly stations GERASIMOV Pavel RUS Pole Vault 5,70 m LI Zhenzhu CHN 1500 m 4’16’’49 BY BUS Many buses stop at Stade Charléty. One of them is “PC” bus From Gare St Lazare / Opéra Line n°21 – direction to Gentilly – Stop at Porte de Gentilly 16252 SPECTATORS From Châtelet AN AUDIENCE OF 1,5 MILLION VIEWERS (19,3% OF THE AUDIENCE SHARE) Lines n° 21 and 63 - direction to Gentilly – Stop at Porte de Gentilly 160 ATHLETES 6 OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS CHARLÉTY STADIUM GETS 20 000 SEATS. THIS STADIUM WAS ENTIRELY REBUILT IN 1994 18 WORLD MEDALLISTS AND WELCOME THE GRAND PRIX FINALE FOR ITS OPENING THEN THE GRAND PRIX MEETING 13 FINALISTS IN HELSINKI TOOK PLACE IN THE STADIUM FOR SEVERAL TIMES AND IN 1999 IT WELCOMED THE SPAR 297 VOULUNTEERS EUROPEAN CUP (EAA). 234 ACCREDITED JOURNALISTS COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION IT’S ALREADY VERY EXCITING A COMPLETE, ORIGINAL AND IMPACTING COMMUNICATING PLAN Further to the success of the first edition, FFA increased its needs for the next edition of the Seat DécaNation. The result is an innovating communicating plan A classical communicating plan but powerful and complete one was developed entitled “Ca va déchirer” (meaning: it will be great) which is composed of three and will achieve its climax in phase 3 just before the event. phases. ) Urban billposting and in the Metro ) Giant posters ) National press “CA VA DÉCHIRER “CONCEPT ) Radio campaign made in 3 phases ) Leaflets in the major sport events in Paris As FFA would like to reveal the Seat DecaNation’s artwork using the teasing technique, an impacting process of communication, the idea was to stir people’s Moreover a “buzz” website : www.seatdecanation.com, curiosity up along with new posters. Therefore the communication plan has been created by the Atnetplanet company is on line. This website gives access to built in three phases. animations based on challenges.