AURA CUP 2019 The Queen of Rhythmic Gymnastics Zagreb, (CRO) th 29 March – 30th March 2019

DIRECTIVES

EVENT ID: 16046 Dear FIG affiliated Member Federation,

The Gymnastics Federation of has the pleasure to invite your Federation to participate in the aforementioned official FIG International Event.

DISCIPLINE Rhythmic Gymnastics HOST HRVATSKI GIMNASTIČKI SAVEZ FEDERATION CROATIAN GYMNASTICS FEDERATION Mrs. Iva Murat Koić Trg Krešimira Ćosića 11, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska Telefon: +385 1 3012 324 Fax: +385 1 3091 003 Web: www.hgs.hr Email: [email protected] LOCAL Gymnastics Club AURA (GK AURA) ORGANIZING Mr. Robert Crevatini COMMITTEE Laniste 18, 10000 ZAGREB, CROATIA +385 91 9550 996 Email: [email protected] (President LOC) Email: [email protected] (LOC) Email: [email protected] (LOC secretary) Web: http://www.gkaura.com LOCATION Zagreb, Croatia

DATE From 29th March to 30th March 2019 VENUE ZAGREB Address: Ulica Vice Vukova 8 HR -10000 Zagreb, CROATIA

Tel: +385 01/6420 900 Fax: +385 01/6420 909 Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arenazagreb/ Web: www.zagrebarena.hr

APPARATUS Floor - FIG certified SPIETH RG competition carpet “BEIJING” 14 x 14 m SUPPLIER reference number 1790580 Training hall: 2 Warm up areas Competition hall: 1 Competition area, 1 Warm up area Replacement Apparatus: Rope - Pastorelli Art. 00121FIG Rope, model "New Orleans", Polyester, Metallic Part, various colours Hoop - Venturelli Art. HOP18-85/17 Hoop, 85 cm juniors / 87 cm seniors inside diam., weight 300 g, Polyethylene Ball – Sasaki, M-20A-F; M-207AU-F Clubs - Pastorelli Art. 00222FIG Clubs, Mod. Masha, 45,2 cm long, 155 g each, PlasticRubber, with possibility to fit together, various colours Ribbon Senior (stick Sasaki, M-781T-F + ribbon M-71-F) Ribbon Junior (stick Sasaki, M-781T-F + ribbon Sasaki, MJ-715HG-F) RULES AND The event will be organized under the following FIG rules, as valid in the year REGULATIONS of the event, except for any deviation mentioned in these directives:  Statutes  Technical Regulations  Code of Points and relevant Newsletters  General Judges’ Rules  Specific Judges’ Rules  Doping Control Rules  License rules (except for noncompetitive events)  Media Rules  Apparatus Norms  FIG Rules for Sanctioning (approval) of International Events  Advertising and Publicity Rules and subsequent decisions of the FIG Executive Committee FEDERATIONS All FIG member federation in good standing and contestants from clubs with AND CLUBS valid FIG licence are invited. INVITED No gymnast will be accepted without a valid FIG License until the end of the event. DELEGATION 4 gymnasts - Preferably 2 in each category - JUNIOR and SENIOR gymnasts must have a current valid FIG license at the time of the event. 1 Coach 1 Judge compulsory AGE LIMITS RG: Junior: 2004, 2005, 2006 Senior: 2003 and older All gymnasts must have a valid FIG licence until the end of the event.

JUDGES AND For the FIG competition Senior and Junior – JURIES All judges must have a current valid FIG brevet at the time of the event for the respective discipline (RGI). If your delegation chooses to participate without a judge, a fee of 100 € must be paid cash upon arrival. ENTRY FEES The Entry: 50,00 EUR ACCREDITATION Accreditation will be given to all participants of tournament upon arrival at registration desk when all costs have been paid. Due to strict accreditation rules photo is required for every participant, coach, gymnast, judge, team leader, media, staff, organizer. EVENT FORMAT - Individual All-Round which serve as qualification for apparatus finals - Apparatus Finals (Top 8 All-Around gymnasts per apparatus, max 2 gymnasts per country)

* The organizing committee GK AURA - LOC has right to add 1 gymnast in every final + 1 out of competition gymnast.

Directives 2 / 6 FIG Seniors • born 2003 and older (FIG Code rules for Seniors) • All-around competition / Qualification apparatus (hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon) • four apparatus finals (hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon)

FIG Juniors • born 2004,2005,2006 (FIG Code rules for Juniors) • All-around competition / Qualification apparatus (rope, ball, clubs, ribbon) • four apparatus finals (rope, ball, clubs, ribbon) PROVISIONAL 28 March 2019 Arrival day of the delegations and meeting SCHEDULE (Thursday) Training 29 March 2019 Judges meeting (Friday) All-around qualification 4 apparatus J+S 30 March 2019 Finals per apparatus 4 apparatus J+S (Saturday) Banquet dinner 31 March 2019 Touristic visit of the city of Zagreb (Sunday) Departure of the delegations 01 April 2019 Departure of the delegations (Sunday)

EVENT MANAGER Mr. Robert Crevatini MEDICAL First Aid (EHBO), nurses, physiotherapist, SERVICES VISA Please verify immediately with your travel agent or the Croatian Embassy or Consulate in your country if a visa is required for your travel to Croatia. The LOC will be happy to assist each Delegation member with an official invitation letter, provided that the request is made before 5th February 2019 to the LOC. The request must include the function, full name, gender, date of birth, citizenship and passport number, passport expiry date, the arrival and departure dates of the Delegation Member as well as the city the visa application support letter must be sent to. INSURANCE The Host Federation, the LOC and the FIG will not be held responsible for any liabilities in case of accidents, illness, repatriation and the like. The FIG Technical Regulations foresee that all participating Federations are responsible for making their own arrangements to have the necessary valid insurance coverage against illness, accidents and for repatriation for all the members of their Delegation. The LOC will verify the insurance upon arrival of the delegation members (e.g. cover note or photocopy of the valid policy). Delegation members with insufficient insurance cover must inform the LOC in advance. The LOC will subsequently offer insurance at the Federations own charge as follows: 20.00 EUR per person/day. INTERNATIONAL The invited participating federations must pay for the travel costs of their TRANSPORTATION delegation member. The Travel Schedule Form must be returned to the LOC by 15th March 2019. LOCAL Local transportation costs will be covered by the LOC. The LOC will take in TRANSPORTATION charge transportation costs for all accredited people from the airport of Zagreb (20 minutes to hotels), and from hotels to venue, only if hotel reservations are made through the LOC. ACCOMMODATION The hotels prices are per person and per night, bed and breakfast and taxes (VAT and touristic tax) included:

HOTEL SHERATON ZAGREB – 5 stars

Directives 3 / 6 Kneza Borne 2 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Phone: +385 1 4599 105 Email: [email protected]

Double Room: € 85.00 Single Room: € 149.00 Breakfast and tax included. Payment bank transaction only. Reservation through LOC required.

HOTEL I – 3 stars (Sport hall is 200 m from this hotel) Ulica Ive Robića 2 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Phone: +385 1 6141 222 Fax: +385 1 6542 115 Email: [email protected]

Triple Room: € 29.00 (limited number of rooms) Double Room: € 32.00 Single Room: € 45.00 Breakfast and all taxes included. Payment: bank transaction or cash upon arrival. Reservation through LOC required. Lunch, dinner additionally 10 EUR per meal.

The price charged for the hotel rooms will not exceed the usual hotel rates. Hotel rooms will be allocated on a “first come, first serve” basis. It is not mandatory to book a hotel through the LOC. MEALS At the days of competition, the LOC will host a free lunch packet for all participants at 29th and 30th March 2019. Free lunch for judges and coaches at sport hall. CANCELATION Cancellations or changes in the delegation must be notified to the LOC POLICY before 05th March 2019. Afterwards all costs must be paid, and accommodation cannot be guaranteed. No refund possible if later arrival or early departure. FINAL BANQUET The Banquet dinner on the second day of competition 30th March 2019 is 10 EUR per person. Meal form required. PRIZE MONEY The Prize Money for FIG competition, free of any deductible taxes, will be distributed in awarding with medals and prize money 2 gymnasts per Prize Money Senior in EUR country All Around Ranking

1 1000 Prize Money Junior in EUR 2 600 All Around Ranking 3 400 1 250 BEST COACH Senior + Junior 2 150 EUR 3 100 1 500

Directives 4 / 6 Table of points for Best Coach All Around Ranking

SENIORS JUNIORS points points 1 20 10 2 12 5 3 8 3 4-8 5 2

(*) SENIOR POINTS + JUNIOR POINTS = TOTAL POINT Only one result from each category will be counted Draw points (best Senior position decides)

BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION 50 EUR have to be transferred through bank account as arrival guarantee which will be deducted from total payment. Payment confirmation

please mail to [email protected]

Each participating member can choose between two payment methods: 1. Bank transfer 2. Cash upon arrival

Each participating member Federation is kindly requested to integrate the payment’s purpose as follows: To: GK AURA BANK NAME: PRIVREDNA BANKA ZAGREB D.D. BANK ADDRESS: Radnička cesta 50, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska Swift: PBZGHR2X IBAN: HR8023400091110437038

Example for 4 gymnasts: 50 EUR bank transfer 150 EUR Cash upon arrival Total: 200 EUR participation fee for 4 gymnasts The participating federation is responsible for covering all bank fees relating to the bank transfers. MARKETING FIG advertising and publicity norms must be respected MEDIA LOC GK AURA email: [email protected] tel. +385 91 2357 000 Live stream by https://VIDEOPROSPORT.com Media Art Company https://videoprosport.com/en SOCIAL MEDIA Web: http://www.gkaura.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gkaurazagreb/ DEADLINES SUMMARY Provisional Registration 15th January 2019 Definitive Registration 05th February 2019 Nominative Registration 05th March 2019 Accommodation Form 05th March 2019 Travel Schedule Form 05th March 2019 Visa Request Form 05th February 2019 Meals Form 05th March 2018

Directives 5 / 6 Payment of the Entry Fee At arrival - deposit Payment of the Accommodation Costs At arrival / if any Payment of the local transportation No payment Payment for Meals At arrival / if any Payment for Final Banquet At arrival / if any Payment of the fine for missing judge At arrival / if any

We strongly recommend sending all forms before deadlines.

At the same time, we organize a competition for younger categories in ADDITIONAL th INFORMATION A and B program 4 AURA CUP. All information [email protected] or direct online registration at http://rgform.eu/event.php?id_prop=1098

Sincerely Yours,

ZAGREB, 14.12.2019. IVA MURAT KOIĆ, SG Place and date: Signature of the President or Secretary General of the FIG affiliated NF

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