9 -11 APRIL Karate1-Premier League Rabat 2021 www.wkf.net 1 UNDER THE HIGH PATRONAGE OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING MOHAMMED VI www.wkf.net 2 CONTENTS 1_WELCOME MESSAGE ____________________________________________________________________5 1.1 Greeting from the Head of the host NF 2_INTRODUCTION_________________________________________________________________________6 3_INTRODUCTION KARATE 1-PREMIER LEAGUE RABAT 2021_________________________________________6 4_COMPETITION INFORMATION______________________________________________________________6 4.1 Categories 4.2 Prizes 5_CONTACTS INFORMATION_________________________________________________________________7 5.1 Organizers contact details 5.2 Local Organising Committee contact details 5.3 WKF Event Supervisor contact 5.4 Covid Team contact 5.5 Safe Sport contact 6_WKF APPROVED PROTECTIONS, KARATEGIS & TATAMIS __________________________________________7 7_ EVENTS SCHEDULE ____________________________________________________________________9 8_RANKING ___________________________________________________________________________13 9_ ONLINE REGISTRATION & OFFICIAL ACCREDITATION ___________________________________________13 9.1 Online Registration Process 9.2 Entry Fee 9.3 Payment 9.4 Official Accreditation 10_BACK NUMBERS _____________________________________________________________________15 11_WKF COACH PROGRAMME _____________________________________________________________16 11.1 WKF Programme for Coaches, City 2021 11.1.1 Schedule 11.1.2 Online Registration www.wkf.net 3 11.1.3 Fees 11.1.4 Payment 12. MEDIA _________________________________________________________________________17 12.1 TV Production 12.2 Press 13. COMPETITION VENUE ______________________________________________________________18 14. TICKET FOR SPECTATORS ___________________________________________________________18 15. HOTELS ________________________________________________________________________18 15.1 HQ Hotel 15.2 Official hotels 15.3 Hotels Prices 16. COVID-19 SANITARY PROTOCOL _______________________________________________________23 17. VISA REQUIREMENTS_______________________________________________________________23 18. CITY / COUNTRY INFORMATION _______________________________________________________23 18.1 About Rabat 18.2 How to get to City 18.3 Practical Information 18.4 Side Events [information of extra activities, such as a farewell ceremonies, official dinner, etc..] 19. MERCHANDISING__________________________________________________________________26 20. MISCELLANEOUS __________________________________________________________________26 21. OMISSIONS ______________________________________________________________________27 www.wkf.net 4 1. WELCOME MESSAGE 1.1 Greeting from the Head of the host NF Dear Friends, Under the patronage of his Majesty the King Mohammed VI, the Royal Moroccan Karate Federation & D.A will organize the Karate1 - Premier League Rabat for the fifth time in the capital city of Morocco on 09th – 11th April 2021. We are proud to host the last WKF qualifying events to Tokyo 2020, the Karate 1 Premier League Rabat 2021, and despite this pande- mic, we will do our best to make sure that you have an excellent stay. See you in Rabat soon… Respectfully, Mohamed MOUKTABIL President of FRMK & D.A www.wkf.net 5 2. INTRODUCTION The Karate1-Premier League is the most important league event in the world of Karate. It comprises of a number of the most prominent Karate competitions and endeavours to bring together the best Karate athletes in the world in an open Championships of unprecedented scale and quality. Initiated in 2011, the 2021 edition is formed by five events being held in the cities of Istanbul, Rabat, Lisbon, Tashkent and Moscow thus stating Karate’s impact all around the world and its global scale. The city of RABAT hosts a Karate1-Premier League event for the 5th time. At the finalKarate1-Premier League event 2021 or the firstKarate1-Premier League event 2022, the champions of each category are presented with the “Grand Winners” award. In order to be eligible to receive the “Grand Win- ners” award, competitors have to participate in at least 4 events in 2 continents of the season. 3. INTRODUCTION KARATE 1-PREMIER LEAGUE RABAT 2021 The Karate 1 – Premier League RABAT 2021 will be held next 09th to 11th April 2021, Rabat. 4. COMPETITION INFORMATION 4.1 Categories The competition categories are identical to those of Senior World Championships except for Kumite team. KATA Individual Female/Male Team Female/Male KUMITE Female -50 kg, -55kg, -61 kg, -68 kg, +68kg Male -60 kg, -67 kg, -75 kg, -84 kg, +84 kg 4.2 Prizes For individual categories (Kumite and Kata): • Gold Medalist: 750 € • Silver Medalist: 500 € • Third Places: 200 € For Kata team categories: • Gold Medalist: 750 € • Silver Medalist: 500 € • Third Places: 200 € www.wkf.net 6 5. CONTACTS INFORMATION 5.1 Organizers contact details FÉDÉRATION ROYALE MAROCAINE DE KARATÉ ET DISCIPLINES ASSOCIEES Siège des Fédérations Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah Rabat - MAROC Tél: +212 537 28 26 58 Fax: +212 537 29 20 29 5.2 Local Organising Committee contact details Event Manager/ Mr. Zitouni Metyout E-mail: [email protected] 5.3 WKF Event Supervisor contact The WKF Event Supervisor for this event is Mr. Esteban Perez. His contact details are as follows: Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 679336867 5.4 Covid Team contact Michael Wenner Email: [email protected] 5.5 Safe Sport contact WKF events must be safe for all athletes and participants and entirely free from any form of non-accidental vio- lence, namely, harassment and abuse. Any such behaviour will not be tolerated. If you or someone you know has been the victim of abuse or harassment in Karate, get help and report it. Your first point of contact for any incident at this event is the WKF Event Supervisor, whose contact information you can find detailed above. Otherwise, any other incident can be reported via the WKF Official Complaint Form and sent to: [email protected] 6. WKF APPROVED PROTECTIONS, KARATEGIS & TATAMIS The Karate 1-Premier League complies with the highest level of presentation. In order to guarantee the correct delivery of the event, and to ensure the suitable quality of the tournament, exclusively the following brands are WKF Approved for use in the Karate1–Premier League 2021 season. www.wkf.net 7 SPORT PROTECTIONS WKF Approved *Click on the logos to see the brand information OFFICIAL KARATEGI KARATE 1-Premier League Kumite and Kata karategis with the brand name embroidered on the shoulders in RED or BLUE are of mandatory use in Karate1-Premier League tournaments. The authorized companies to use these karategis models are those with Sport Protections WKF Approved, listed below: ADIDAS ARAWAZA BEST SPORTS BUDO NORD DAEDO HAYASHI PUNOK SHUREIDO SMAI TOKAIDO WACOKU WESING TATAMIS WKF Approved *Click on the logos to see the brand information www.wkf.net 8 7. EVENTS SCHEDULE DUE TO THE CURRENT EMERGENCY HEALTH SITUATION THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD UNDER THE WKF COVID-19 PROTOCOL; 7. EVENTS SCHEDULE DUE TO THE CURRENT EMERGENCY HEALTH SITUATION THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD UNDER THE WKF COVID-19 PROTOCOL. COVID-19 KARATE IN TIMES PROTOCOL COVID-19 OF CORONAVIRUS Key Elements PROTOCOL Key Elements WKF COVID Protocol Video In orderIn to order respect to respectand properly and properlyfollow the follow WKF theCovid-19 WKF protocol,Covid-19 the protocol, schedules the belowschedules will be below strictly will followed. be strictly followed. THURSDAY ACTIVITY 08/04/2021 PLACE ATHLETES REGISTRATION HQ Hotel The onsite registration of ATHLETES will be completed as follows: Skhirat Resort Spa, & COVID DOCUMENTATION CHECK - (PCR Negative Lab. Results - English + WKF Health Form) A mphitrite Palace 17:00 hrs 17:00 ONSITE REGISTRATION AND ACCREDITATIONS’ DELIVERY – WEIGHING 09:00 Timeslots by alphabetic order of Countries will be applied to ensure a smooth onsite registration process. Such timeslot will be established once finished the online registration. 18:30 hrs DRAWS and COACH MEETING ONLINE OFFICIALS REGISTRATION Skhirat Resort Spa, & The onsite registration of OFFICIALS will be completed as follows; HQ Hotel COVID DOCUMENTATION CHECK (PCR Negative Lab. Results - English + WKF Health Form) - A ANTIGEN TEST mphitrite Palace 17:00 hrs 17:00 – Upon received a negative result of the antigen test, DELIVERY OF ACCREDITATIONS. HQ Hotel 09:00 Timeslots by alphabetic order of Countries will be applied to ensure a smooth onsite registration process. Such timeslot will be in coordination with the Athletes Registration timeslot. www.wkf.netOFFICIATED COACHES REGISTRATION (non-attendees to the Coach Programme) 6 9 HQ Hotel The onsite registration for COACHES will be completed as follows; - A COVID DOCUMENTATION CHECK (PCR Negative Lab. Results - English + WKF Health Form) mphitrite & Resort Palace Spa, Skhirat ANTIGEN TEST 17:00 hrs 17:00 – Upon received a negative result of the antigen test, DELIVERY OF ACCREDITATIONS 09:00 Timeslots by alphabetic order of Countries will be applied to ensure a smooth onsite registration process. Such timeslot will be in coordination with the Athletes Registration timeslot. WKF COACH PROGRAMME SCHEDULE The onsite registration for those COACHES PARTICIPANT IN HQ Hotel THE WKF COACH PROGRAMME will be completed as follows; COVID DOCUMENTATION CHECK (PCR Negative Lab. Results - English + WKF Health Form) - A mphitrite Palace Resort & Spa, Spa, mphitrite & Resort Palace ONSITE REGISTRATION AND PRE - ACCREDITATIONS’ DELIVERY Skhirat 17:00 hrs 17:00