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International Council Swedish Delegation

INVITATION FILE

67th World Military Championship

11-19 August 2021, Swedish Air Defence Regiment, Halmstad,

CISM

“Friendship through Sport”

International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden

Chief of Delegation to CISM SWEDEN Lt Col Sven Antonsson MHS K/FMIF SE-107 86 - SWEDEN Phone: + 46 8 514 39 901 Fax: + 46 8 514 39 900 Mail: [email protected] To: See Distribution List.

Subject: 67TH WORLD MILITARY PENTATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 2021 Date: 11-19/8/2021

The Swedish Armed Forces will host the 67TH WORLD MILITARY PENTATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 2021 The Swedish Delegation to CISM has the great honor of inviting a mission representing the Armed Forces of your country to participate in the 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship, which will be held in the Garrison of Halmstad from 11th to 19 th of August 2021.

Colonel Mikael Beck Lt Col Sven Antonsson President Organizing Committee Chief of Swedish Delegation to CISM Chief of Swedish Air Defence Regiment

ENCLOSED:

- Distribution List; - Program; - General Information; - Annex 1 – Preliminary Agreement; - Annex 2a – Final Entry – Composition of the Mission; - Annex 2b – Final Entry – Competitors; - Annex 2c – Final Entry – Commitment by the Chief of Mission; - Annex 3 – Final Entry – Travel data.

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International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden

Distribution List

1. President of CISM. 2. Official CISM Representative. 3. The Vice-President of Europe. 4. CISM Secretary General. 5. Chief of European Liaison Office. 6. President and Members of CISM Sport Committee. 7. Representatives of the CISM Partners and Sponsors. 8. To the Chiefs of Delegation of CISM Members Countries:

# NAME IN ENGLISH COD # NAME IN ENGLISH COD NAME IN ENGLISH COD E E E 1 Afghanistan AFG 48 of America USA 95 NGR 2 RSA 49 FIN 96 NOR 3 Albania ALB 50 FRA 97 Oman OMA 4 ALG 51 Gabon GAB 98 Uganda UGA 5 GER 52 Gambia GAM 99 UZB 6 ANG 53 Gorgia GEO 100 Pakistan PAK 7 KSA 54 Ghana GHA 101 Palestine PLE 8 Agentina ARG 55 Greece GRE 102 Paraguay PAR 9 Amenia ARM 56 Guatemala GUA 103 NED 10 AUT 57 GUI 104 PER 11 AZE 58 Guinea-Bissau GBS 105 Philippines PHI 12 BRN 59 Equatorial Guinea GEQ 106 POL 13 Bangladesh BAN 60 Guyana GUY 107 POR 14 Barbados BAR 61 HUN 108 QAT 15 Berlarus BLR 62 IND 109 Democratic Republic Of Korea PRK 16 BEL 63 INA 110 ROU 17 Benin BEN 64 Islamic Republic Of IRI 111 Russian Federation RUS 18 Bolivia BOL 65 Iraq IRQ 112 RWA 19 Bosnia Herzegovina BIH 66 Ireland IRL 113 SEN 20 Botswana BOT 67 ITA 114 Serbia SRB 21 BRA 68 Jamaica JAM 115 Sierra Leone SLE 22 BUL 69 Jordan JOR 116 SVK 23 Burkina Faso BUR 70 KAZ 117 SLO 24 Burundi BDI 71 KEN 118 Sudan SUD 25 CMR 72 KGZ 119 Sri Lanka SRI 26 CAN 73 Kuwait KUW 120 Sweden SWE 27 Cape Verde CPV 74 Lesotho LES 121 SUI 28 Central African Republic CAF 75 LAT 122 Suriname SUR 29 CHI 76 Lebanon LBN 123 Eswatini SWZ 30 CHN 77 Libya LBA 124 Syrian Arab Republic SYR 31 CYP 78 LTU 125 United Republic Of Tanzania TAN 32 COL 79 LUX 126 Chad CHA 33 Comoros COM 80 North Macedonia MKD 127 CZE 34 Congo CGO 81 Madagascar MAD 128 Thailand THA 35 Democratic Republic Of Congo COD 82 Malawi MAW 129 Togo TOG 36 Republic Of Korea KOR 83 Mali MLI 130 Trinidad And Tobago TTO 37 Cote D’voire CIV 84 Malta MLT 131 TUN 38 CRO 85 MAR 132 TKM 39 DEN 86 Mauritania MTN 133 TUR 40 DJI 87 MON 134 UKR 41 Dominican Republic DOM 88 MGL 135 Uruguay URU 42 EGY 89 Montenegro MNE 135 Venezuela VEN 43 UAE 90 Mozambique MOZ 136 VIE 44 Ecuador ECU 91 MYA 138 Yemen, R YEM 45 Eritrea ERI 92 Namibia NAM 139 Zambia, R. ZAM 46 ESP 93 Nepal NEP 140 Zimbabwe, R. ZIM 47 Estonia EST 94 Niger NIG

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International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden

A. Right to participate in the 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship

Only CISM active member nations have the right to participate in the 67th World military pentathlon championship. An inactive nation, intending to take part in the event must pay its annual fee before the deadline established by the Organizing Committee of the world military championship for sending the final entry. If it is not done, the delegation will not be able to take part in the event.

B. General Program of the Championship

DATE ACTIVITY  Arrival of the Participants Wednesday 11th  CSC restricted meeting short  Training Thursday 12th  Preliminary meeting  Opening ceremony Friday 13th  Shooting  Obstacle Run Saturday 14th  CSC Enlarged meeting  Obstacle Sunday 15th  Social activity Monday 16th  Throwing  Cross-country Tuesday 17th  Training obstacle relay  CSC restricted meeting long  Obstacle relay Wednesday 18th  Closing ceremony  Banquet Thursday 19th  Departure of missions

C. Composition of the Mission

A mission for obligatory disciplines will include a total of maximum 14 persons divided as follows: - 1 Chief of mission - 1 Team captain - 2 Coaches (male, female) - 1 medical staff/physiotherapist - 4 female competitors - 5 male competitors - CSC members are not counted in maximum number of persons

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International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden

According to the CISM Regulations Edition 2020, competitors must be military personnel on active duty within the armed forces of their respective country with an up to date military identity card (CISM Regulations, Art. 7.21, item A).

Countries ranked among the top 15 teams with male competitors (respectively top 6 female team) at least once during the previous 3 World Championships (A-countries) may participate with 5 male (respectively 4 female) competitors.

All other countries (B-countries) are allowed to participate with up to 5 male (respectively 4 female) competitors, provided each competitor has met the following qualification requirements.

Overall individual classification men: 4750 pentathlon points women: 4450 pentathlon points

D. Access to the Location of the Competition. The Championship is hosted by the Swedish Armed Forces. The Swedish Air Defence regiment, located at the Swedish west coast 130 km south of , is responsible for the practical arrangements. Participating missions are responsible for their own travel expenses to and from Sweden and are requested to arrive at Halmstad railway station, Halmstad airport (domestic flight), Landvetter airport/Gothenburg or Sturup airport/Malmö. Arrivals by bus or car are possible directly to the Garrison. The organizer is responsible for local transportation in Sweden.

E. Conditions of Stay During their stay in Sweden the missions will be the guests of the Swedish Armed Forces from 11th to 19th of August 2021. Organizer can not host earlier arrivals or late departures. Normal board and lodging is at the expense of the organizer. Observers from coming organizers are welcome after request. Special requirements and additional drinks are to be paid by the participants.

Team captain, coaches, physiotherapists and competitors will be accommodated in barracks of the garrison area. Chief of Mission and CISM representatives will be accommodated in apartments at the garrison area.

The organizers will take care of medical support (first aid) on site. Further costs incurred for medical support are to be borne by the participants. To cover risk, the participants must arrange sufficient insurance in their home countries.

The organizer is not responsible for:  Hospitalizations and dental,  Surgical operations or special treatments,  Repatriation in case of decease by illness or accident,  Other expenses on account of illness/accident such as compensations, loss of income, etc.

Menus are varied, special diets and religion related requirements can be arranged on demand. Please, indicate these in the Final Entry form.

In Sweden, tap water is fully fit for drinking. The use of bottled water is not necessary. 5

International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden

F. Regulations of the Championship. The competitions will be governed by CISM regulations: - CISM Regulations Edition 2020. - CISM Military Pentathlon Regulations edition 2020. - CISM Anti-doping Regulations.

Competition arenas - Obstacle swimming located 5 km from Halmstad Garrison. Outdoor arena with 2 competition lanes, 50 meter. - Shooting arena, 200 meters range with 20 lanes. Shooting direction South-West. - Obstacle run course, new built 2020 with asphalt surface and 4 curves. - Throwing arena, 6 competition ranges and 3 practise ranges. Throwing direction north. At training day organizer provide practise grenades. - Cross country, 4 km course on gravel and gras with a total elevation of 38 m.

All the competition arenas except obstacle swimming are located at Halmstad Garrison on walking distance from the barracks.

G. Anti-doping. Anti-Doping tests will be conducted in accordance with the CISM Anti-Doping Symbol CISM Regulations – Chapter IX, the CISM Anti-Doping Rules, CISM Military Pentathlon Regulations

The number and type of tests and which athletes to be tested shall be determined by the CISM Anti-Doping Commission.

In case an athlete has a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE), the athlete’s Delegation should send this TUE to the CISM General Secretariat, with a copy to the Organizing Committee, until 30 days before the Opening Ceremony in order to get an approval to this athlete participate of the event.

H. Uniforms. Uniforms are mandatory. The participating missions are permitted and obliged to be in uniform (summer dress) during the stay on the scheduled occasions like in the opening and closing ceremony.

Each participating nation should bring 1 flag (120x200cm) and 1 national anthem (on CD/USB).

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International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden

I. Customs and Visa Procedures.

Information concerning request for visit and procedures for customs and visa is normally obtained by the participating nations´ embassies respectively in Sweden. The Swedish embassies in the participating nations can present information as well concerning these issues. Request For Visit (RFV) download at www.mil.se/wmpc21

Regarding temporary import for weapons and ammunition to Sweden each holder has to fill in Declaration for firearms and ammunition Tv 730.2. Nations outside EU also have to fill in Tv 718.3, download the forms at www.mil.se/wmpc21

J. Weather Conditions

Average weather conditions in August in Halmstad:  Temperature: 15—23 C,

K. General information

All official information will be provided at the Championship Website: www.mil.se/wmpc21

Each person must bring:  Passport, visa, customs regulations  Military identity card  Service uniform is required for official events  2 Locks  Ammunition and rifle

Missions showing up without rifles or ammunition will not be allowed to compete in the shooting contest.

L. COVID – 19 adaptation

Updated information will be available at website: www.mil.se/wmpc21

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International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden

M. Registration Forms Deadlines.

Registration forms to send back to [email protected]

Preliminary Agreement (Annex 1): Before 11th of May 2021.

Final Entry (Annex 2 a, b and c): Before 11th of July 2021.

Final Entry Travel data (Annex 3) Before 26th of July 2021.

Request For Visit, Before 11th of July 2021. Download at www.mil.se/wmpc21 Shall have been addressed to Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters INSS J3 via participating nation’s embassies in Sweden.

N. Correspondence.

67th World Military Pentathlon Championship Swedish Air Defence Regiment P.O. Box 515 SE-301 80 Halmstad – SWEDEN

Tel: +46 72 396 00 86 (Ida Nylander) +46 76 649 20 11 (Jesper Lindberg) Fax: +46 35 266 30 09 E-mail: [email protected]

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International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden ANNEX 1

PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT

To be returned before 11th/may/2021: 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship Swedish Air Defence Regiment P.O. Box 515 SE-301 80 Halmstad - SWEDEN Fax: +4635 266 30 09 E-mail: [email protected]

NATION:

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:

CSC Officials Athletes Referees Total members Men

Women

Total

MEANS OF TRANSPORT: ______

DATE:______SIGNATURE OF CHIEF OF DELEGATION

RANK/NAME:______

Rank/Name Your Phone Contact Fax E-Mail

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International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden ANNEX 2a

FINAL ENTRY - COMPOSITION OF THE MISSION To be returned before 11th/July/2021: 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship Swedish Air Defence Regiment P.O. Box 515 SE-301 80 Halmstad - SWEDEN Fax: +4635 266 30 09 E-mail: [email protected]

NATION :

# Function Rank Name and Surname

1. Chief of Mission 2. Team Captain 3. Coach 4. Coach 5. Physiotherapist/medical 6. 7. 8. Male athlete 9. 10. 11. 12. Female athlete 13. 14. 15. CSC Member

In strict compliance with applicable CISM Regulations – Chapter VII, Art. 7.21 and Art. 7.22, I, the undersigned Chief of Delegation, hereby officially confirm that all athletes representing my nation in the CISM event are on active duty in my nation’s Armed Forces. I understand that sanctions may be imposed against my nation, my mission, my team, individual athletes, or myself for violation of this provision (CISM Regulations Chapter I, Art. 1.12).

DATE:______SIGNATURE OF CHIEF OF DELEGATION

RANK/NAME:______

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International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden

ANNEX 2b

FINAL ENTRY COMPETITORS Rank Gender Surname First name Size (cm)/ Date of birth Special diets Weapon Type of Qualifying Points weight (kg) YYYY-MM-DD Serial.nr weapons competition B-nation Female

Female

Female

Female

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

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International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden

ANNEX 2c

FINAL ENTRY - COMMITMENT BY THE CHIEF OF MISSION

NATION :

The undersigned, Chief of Mission declare that he has read the CISM Regulations and moreover understood the following prescriptions:

Article 1.10. RIGTS OF MEMBER NATIONS A. Active member nations have the right to: Be invited to all CISM Championships. B. Inactive member nations have the same rights as active member nations except that: They do not participate in any CISM event until they have met their financial obligations. An inactive nation, intending to take part in the event must pay its annual fee before the deadline established by the Organizing Committee of the world military championship for sending the final entry. If it is not done, the delegation will not be able to take part in the event.

Article 7.21. PARTICIPATION - MILITARY STATUS A. Only military personnel on active duty in Armed Forces may take part in competitions organized by CISM. B. No one may be recalled to active duty in the Armed Forces for the purpose of participating in a CISM competition. In the case of an intermittent military service, the athletes regularly recalled may not take part in CISM competitions, under any circumstances, if more than 18 months have elapsed between this recall and the end of their last call to arms. C. Exceptions to the above may be authorized by the General Assembly, upon recommendation of the Board of Directors. D. All military participants in a CISM event shall be in possession of proper documentation which signifies active military service of the member nation he represents. The documentation can be: 1. A valid military identity card for those athletes who are authorized to present their military identity cards abroad, 2. A form of verification (in English and/or French) of military status accompanied by a passport. E. By signing the final entry, the Chief of Delegation confirms the military status of the participating athletes. If there are last minute changes in the participation of the 12

International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden athletes, the verification file may be signed by the Chief of Mission, but shall be confirmed by the Chief of Delegation by official letter. F. If one of these documents is not available, participation is refused.

Article 7.24. PARTICIPATION OF AN INACTIVE MEMBER NATION Athletes or teams of an inactive member nation may not participate in any CISM event (art 1.10 of the Regulations).

Article 7.30. CHIEF OF MISSION A. Chief of Mission 1. Chiefs of Mission shall be familiar with CISM regulations. 2. Missions must not only participate or be present at sports events, they are also required to participate in information conferences on CISM, study days, commemorative and cultural events and ceremonies organized by the host nation.

B. Conduct of a mission 1. The Chief of Mission is responsible for the behavior of his team in sports and general discipline. He shall ensure that members of his mission respect the rules and directives prescribed by CISM and organizers of the championship. The respect of schedules is particularly important as they form the basis for the effective conduct of competitions and ceremonies. 2. The Chief of Mission shall also enforce the rules concerning behavior and dress during the ceremonies. He plays an important role in promoting the CISM spirit among his mission, a spirit represented by friendly attitude towards other missions, courtesy towards organizers and fair-play in competition.

Article 8.6. ABSENCE OF A MISSION WITHOUT NOTIFICATION If a mission which submits a preliminary agreement and/or final entry is absent without notifying the host nation in time, a sanction will be imposed (CISM Regulations, Art. 1.12).

Article 8.17. RULES OF STAY A. General 1. The Chiefs of Mission are responsible for the discipline of their mission. The missions fall under the jurisdiction of the organizing nation. During events, all athletes present on the playing fields are equal before the jury, the referees and to themselves. No one may use his rank to impose his views on sports matters. 2. Civilian members of the missions shall conform to the discipline accepted by all other participants. B. Military uniforms

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International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden

1. Unless otherwise approved by the Official CISM Representative, all participants shall wear military uniform during official ceremonies such as the opening and closing ceremonies and medal-awarding ceremonies. Individuals without proper uniform will not be allowed to participate in the championship. 2. The presentation of medals takes place, in principle, during the closing ceremony. The presentation of medals may be done in sports uniform, if for organizational reasons it is not possible to wear military uniforms. This is the case e.g. when the presentation immediately follows a championship sports event. Sports uniforms shall respect the corresponding national criteria (training suit, sports shoes, etc.) Displaying the national flag on the podium by the recipient (athlete or team) at a medal awarding ceremony is forbidden. Individuals failing to respect these prescriptions shall not receive their medal(s) during the official ceremonies. C. Forbidden actions 1. In conformity with the statutes and traditions of CISM, any political or religious propaganda during a CISM event, in particular the dissemination of documents, pictures, brochures, reviews, etc. is strictly forbidden. 2. Any contravention shall result in the exclusion of the mission from further competition and may result in additional sanctions (Regulations Art. 1.12).

Article 8.19. ACCOMODATIONS E. All missions, including those of the host nation, shall be accommodated under the same conditions. If the conditions are in accordance with the CISM norms and standards, the missions are expected to accept the accommodation provided by the organizing nation. G. (…) Any mission that does not accept the accommodations provided by the organizing nation and judged as adequate by the Official CISM Representative will not be allowed to participate in the championship.

DATE:______SIGNATURE OF CHIEF OF MISSION

RANK/NAME:______

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International Military Sports Council 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship 2021, 11-19th August, Halmstad, Sweden ANNEX 3

FINAL ENTRY – TRAVEL DATA To be returned before 26th/July/2021: 67th World Military Pentathlon Championship Swedish Air Defence Regiment P.O. Box 515 SE-301 80 Halmstad - SWEDEN Fax: +4635 266 30 09 E-mail: [email protected]

NATION :

FLIGHT Nr PLACE DATE TRAIN Nr TIME BUS Nr

ARRIVAL

DEPARTURE

MEANS OF TRANSPORT: ______

DATE:______SIGNATURE OF CHIEF OF DELEGATION

RANK/NAME:______

Rank/Name Your Phone Contact Fax E-Mail

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