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September 14-18 FISU World University Championship SEPTEMBER 14-18 Information Bulletin #1 Photo: Robert Sawicki OFFICIAL DATES From 14th to 18th September 2016 EVENT TITLE 6th World University Shooting Sport Championship 2016 THE COUNTRY Poland THE CITY Bydgoszcz 2 Poland 2016 / Invitation An invitation to participate in the World University Shooting Sport Championship in Bydgoszcz It is with great pleasure that we received the news of our city having been selected the host of the World University Shooting Sport Championship. Sporting events organized in Bydgoszcz, and there are many in our city’s busy calendar each year, always carry the promise of great fun and excitement. Nonetheless, they also pose a great challenge, as we strive to provide visitors and participants with the highest organizational standards. Things will not be any different this September, but the combined forces of Kazimierz Wielki University’s Sports Association and the Zawisza Sports Club of Bydgoszcz will no doubt ensure the highest level of organization. What will be awaiting you here in Bydgoszcz – excellent young shooters – enthusiastic fans, traditional Polish hospitality, and interesting national cuisine – but above all else, here you will experience the unique atmosphere of the city, where masters of sport feel truly welcome. All this will help you to achieve the desired results in your competitions. May Bydgoszcz be a city where your dreams are fulfilled. You are hereby warmly invited to come here – we hope to see you in September! Best regards, Rafał Bruski The President of Bydgoszcz 3 Poland The Republic of Poland is a country located in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi). With a population of over 38.5 million people, Poland is the 34th most populous country in the world, the 8th most populous country in Europe and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, as well as the most populous post-communist member of the European Union. Official name – Poland Political System – Parliamentary republic Launguage - Polish Capital – Warsaw Area – 312,679 square kilometres Populations - 38.5 million people Currency – Złoty (PLN) Calling code - +48 4 Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz - the capital of the Kujawsko- Pomorskie voivodeship, a city with three state universities and other universities and colleges. Since the time the city was granted municipal rights by king Casmir the Great in 1346, it has grown to the rank of a dynamically developing economic centre. Bydgoszcz is a city located in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers. With a citypopulation of 358,614 (June 2014), and an urban agglomeration with more than 470,000 inhabitants, Bydgoszcz is the 8th-largest city in Poland. It has been the seat of Bydgoszcz Wyspa Młyńska (Mill Island) is among the most County and the co-capital, with Toruń, of the spectacular and atmospheric places Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999. in Bydgoszcz. What makes it unique is the location in the very heart of the city centre, Bydgoszcz is the seat of Kazimierz Wielki just a few steps from the Old Market Square. University, University of Technology and Life It was the ‘industrial’ centre of Bydgoszcz Sciences and a conservatory, as well in the Middle Ages and for several hundred years as a Collegium Medicum of Nicolaus Copernicus thereafter, and it was here that the famous royal University in Toruń. Bydgoszcz hosts the mint operated in the 17th century. Most of the Filharmonia Pomorska concert hall, the Opera buildings which can still be seen on the island Nova opera house, and the Bydgoszcz Ignacy date from the 19th century, but the so-called Jan Paderewski Airport. Biały Spichlerz (the White Granary) recalls the end of the 18th century. However, it is the Due to its location between the Vistula and water, footbridges, historic red-brick tenement Odra rivers, and the water course of the houses reflected in the rivers, and the greenery, Bydgoszcz Canal, the city forms part of a water including old chestnut trees, that create the system connected via the Noteć, Warta, Odra. unique atmosphere of the island. 5 Kazimierz Wielki University Founded in 1969 Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz is a dynamically developing school of higher education, today the largest in the city and the second largest in the Kujawsko- Pomorskie Province, both as for number of professors, number of majors and educational forms offered and the number of students and graduates. Over the last few years our University has offered education to about 5 thousand newly admitted students annually. Over 700 academic staff members share their knowledge, including about 150 professors. Today a rich educational range of studies covers 30 majors at three levels: bachelor and bachelor in engineering, master and doctoral studies. The university also provides over 30 postgraduate courses, developing &qualifications and conferring new rights. 6 Airports Bydgoszcz Ignacy Paderewski Airport is a Polish regional airport in the city of Bydgoszcz, Poland. It lies only 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from the city centre. It is the ninth largest airport in Poland in terms of passenger traffic. Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport built in 1913, is one of the oldest airports in Poland. is an international airport located 12 km It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Poznań city centre (7.5 mi) west northwest of Gdańsk and 160 km and about 150 km fromQ Bydgoszcz. from Bydgoszcz. 7 Transport All officials and teams should notify the Gdańsk Organizing Committee in advance, as to their arrival dates, times, and flight schedules, so that transportation arrangement can be made both to and from the international airport. In, addition, all participants of the event shall arrange their itineraries to arrive Bydgoszcz in Bydgoszcz, Poznań or Gdańsk International Airport in Poland, and it also applies to departure. The Organizing Committee will be responsible Poznań Warszawa for local transport following arrival of delegations – officials and teams and their departure at Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Poznań International Airport. However, for a payment (400 Euro to 15 persons) we also organize transport from and to Warsaw. Furthermore, the organizer provides transport between hotels and the sport objects at which the competition takes place. There is also a possibility to come to Bydgoszcz by train or by car. In such cases the organizer provides transport from railway station or space Q on a parking lot respectively. Warsaw Chopin Airport is an international airport located in the Capital of Poland. As Poland’s largest- covering 834 hectares of land, and busiest airport, Warsaw Chopin handles just under 40% of the country’s air passenger traffic. 8 Competition venue / Sport facilities The competition will be held in CWZS Zawisza Shooting Club which is located at No 163, Gdańska Street in Bydgoszcz, around 6 km from the city centre. The Shooting Club possesses one of the most modern shooting gallery in Poland. The sport object is equipped with 3 axes of shooting. Namely, 50, 25 and 10 meters long where the last one is pneumatic. What is more, every pavilion is equipped with SIUS ASCOR electronic targets. 9 Competition venue / Map The distance between the two shooting ranges at which the competition takes place amounts to 4 km and the journey takes about 10 minutes. The main shooting range is located at No. 163, Gdańska Street, where the rifle and pistol competitions take place. However, the second shooting range is located at Rynkowska Street, where the contestants compete in the shotgun discipline. Nearby ZAWISZA Sports Complex one of the largest city park in Poland called Myślęcinek is located. There the participants have a chance to spend their free time in an active way, as for instance shooters can go for a walk, go running or visit the zoological garden. 10 Competition venue / Layout ZAWISZA SPORT COMPLEX 1. ZAWISZA STADIUM 2. PITCH WITH RUNNING TRACK 3. TRAINING PITCH - SYNTETIC 4. COVER TRACK 5. GAME HALL 6. WEIGHT LIFTING 7. GYMNASTIC HALL 8. BOXING HALL 9. SHOOTING RANGE 10. TENNIS COURTS 11. TRAINING PITCH Other: 12. SPA and REHABILITATION 13. HOTEL ZAWISZA 11 Provisional Program September 11–13 Arrival and Reception September 13 Official training, Technical meeting, Opening Ceremony and Presentation, Night Party September 14-18 The Event September 18 Ivana ERTLOVA (CZE) Closing Ceremony Technical Delegate September 19 Departure 12 Cultural Program Photo: Robert Sawicki Bydgoszcz is a city of great cultural potential as well as the big academic centres in Poland. The most important cultural institutions in the city are: - The Polish Theatre, - Opera Nova, - Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic, - Bydgoszcz Academy of Music, - several art galleries; - film clubs; - museums, - an art Gallery, -numerous municipal and student cultural centres which organize a wide range of cultural events. One of the most vibrant cultural institutions of Bydgoszcz is the Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum with several facilities in different parts of the city, but primarily on the extremely picturesque Mill Island. Photo: Robert Sawicki 13 Cultural Program Bydgoszcz hosts several art and music festivals, including the world famous Bydgoszcz Opera Festival, Festival of New Dramaturgies, Musica Antiqua Europae Orientalis Festivals. At the Premiere Festival hardly anybody remains indifferent to what happens on stage. The Polish Theatre in Bydgoszcz puts a lot of emphasis on contemporaneity and dialogue with its viewers. Municipal Centre of Culture is located on Mar- cinkowski Street in a secession style building from the beginning of the 20th century designed by Fritz Weidner. You can come here to see all kinds of cultural events, concerts and films. Besides this, the Centre takes care of some other venues: the Wspólna Gallery, Concert Stage in Wincenty Witos Park and the Palace in Ostromecko.
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