Bogotá 2020 Road to Tokyo Para Powerlifting World Cup Bogotá, Colombia March 2020 World Para Powerlifting Adenauerallee 212-214 Tel. +49 228 2097260 53113 Bonn, Germany Fax +49 228 2097-209 www.WorldParaPowerlifting.org [email protected] Contents 1 Competition Dates ............................................................................................................ 4 2 Competition Entries .......................................................................................................... 4 3 Accommodation ............................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Type and cost of rooms: .............................................................................................. 5 3.2 Payment procedure .................................................................................................... 6 3.3 Cancellation Policy: .................................................................................................... 6 4 Transportation .................................................................................................................. 6 5 Visa .................................................................................................................................. 6 6 Competition Information ................................................................................................... 7 6.1 Preliminary Competition Programme .......................................................................... 7 6.2 Maximum Number of Entries per Event ....................................................................... 7 6.2.1 Individual Event ................................................................................................... 7 6.2.2 Individual Team Event .......................................................................................... 7 6.2.3 Mixed Team Event ............................................................................................... 8 6.3 Viability of the Events ................................................................................................. 8 6.4 Medal Awards ............................................................................................................ 8 6.4.1 Team Trophies ..................................................................................................... 9 6.5 Body Weight Category change .................................................................................... 9 6.6 Entries and Registration Process ................................................................................ 9 6.7 Late entries ................................................................................................................ 9 6.8 Replacements ............................................................................................................ 9 6.9 Declaration of Participation ...................................................................................... 10 6.10 Results and Rankings ............................................................................................ 10 6.11 Records ................................................................................................................ 10 7 General Information ........................................................................................................ 10 7.1 IPC Membership ....................................................................................................... 10 7.2 World Para Powerlifting Rules & Regulations ............................................................. 10 Bogotá 2020 World Para Powerlifting World Cup 2 7.3 Anti-Doping .............................................................................................................. 10 7.4 International Classification ....................................................................................... 11 7.5 Medical Information ................................................................................................. 11 7.6 Extra Days ................................................................................................................ 11 8 Contact Details ............................................................................................................... 11 9 Host City Information ...................................................................................................... 12 Bogotá 2020 World Para Powerlifting World Cup 3 1 Competition Dates WPPO Level 3 Referee Course 15 – 17 March Team Arrival Dates 16 – 18 March 2020 International Classification 17 – 18 March 2020 Raise the Bar! Anti-Doping Seminars 17 – 18 March 2020 Technical Meeting 18 March 2020 Competition Dates 19 – 22 March 2020 Team Departures 23 March 2 Competition Entries All competition entries must be completed via the IPC Online entry system at www.paralympic.org/sdms by the entry deadlines displayed below. Visa invitation, accommodation applications, accreditation applications and travel information must be submitted by no later than the deadlines published below. Entry by number Opens 19 November 2019 Entry by number Deadline 25 January 2020 Entry by Name and Accreditation System Opens 05 December 2019 Final Deadline to return Visa invitation letter application 21 January 2020 Final Online Entry by Name deadline 25 January 2020 Final Deadline to return: . Accommodation Application 05 February 2020 . Travel Information . Complete Online Accreditation Application Full accommodation payment deadline 15 February 2020 Bogotá 2020 World Para Powerlifting World Cup 4 3 Accommodation Hotel Estelar la Fontana is the official hotel for all athletes and team officials during the World Cup. This hotel offers accommodation in wheelchair friendly single, twin and triple rooms. Hotel name: HOTEL ESTELAR LA FONTANA . Address: Av Calle 127 No. 15a-10 Bogotá-Colombia . Website: https://www.hotelesestelar.com 3.1 Type and cost of rooms: . Single room: 190 USD per person per night including 3 meals per day . Twin room: 140 USD per person per night including 3 meals per day . Triple room 120 USD per person per night including 3 meals per day The check-in time at the competition hotel is from 15:00 and the check-out is until 23:00 Bogotá 2020 World Para Powerlifting World Cup 5 3.2 Payment procedure Full accommodation fees must be transferred to the following bank account, by no later than 15 February 2020. Please note that room bookings will only be confirmed and allocated to teams when the accommodation payment has been received in full. Account name Comité Paralimpico Colombiano Name of the bank BANCOLOMBIA PANAMA S.A. Account number 80100007213 Swift code: COLOPAPAXXX City Panama Country Panama 3.3 Cancellation Policy: . 50% of payment will be refunded if cancellations are made by 10 February 2020 . No payments will be refunded to cancellations from 11 February 2020 4 Transportation Transportation will be provided to all athletes and team officials from/to El Dorado International Airport, to the official competition hotel on the official arrivals and departures days. The distance between the airport and hotel is 15 km; the journey takes approximately 30 minutes by car or bus. The competition venue and training area are in the hotel building. 5 Visa Visa invitation letters will be provided by the LOC to all athletes and team officials that require. In order to obtain your invitation letters, you must fully complete the visa application and include a copy of your passport. This must be completed and submitted by no later than 21 January 2020. Bogotá 2020 World Para Powerlifting World Cup 6 6 Competition Information 6.1 Preliminary Competition Programme The Provisional timetable and events programme will be provided after the final entries by name deadline. The competition schedule will remain subject to change until the close of the technical meeting. 6.2 Maximum Number of Entries per Event 6.2.1 Individual Event The maximum number of Senior individual entries per NPC/NF across all senior bodyweight categories will be: . Female Athletes: Twenty (20) . Male Athletes: Twenty (20) There must not be more than two (2) senior athletes from any one country in the same bodyweight category* Note: The maximum number of senior individual entries for the competition host NPC only, is sixty (60) athletes (Female: 30 and Male: 30) across all senior bodyweight categories. There must not be more than three (3) senior athletes from Championship host NPC in the same bodyweight category* The maximum number of Junior individual entries per NPC/NF across all junior bodyweight categories will be: . Female Athletes: Thirty (30) . Male Athletes: Thirty (30) There must not be more than three (3) junior athletes from any one country in the same bodyweight category 6.2.2 Individual Team Event NPCs are permitted to enter only one (1) additional individual entry per bodyweight category if they wish to enter the Individual Team Event. The athlete entered that receives the lowest individual competition rank will have their individual result recognised for World, Regional and Paralympic ranking purposes only, but they will not be eligible to receive an individual event medal only a team event medal. Bogotá 2020 World Para Powerlifting World Cup 7 Team events will only exist in senior bodyweight categories but the team may comprise of both senior and junior athletes, if such athletes compete in the same bodyweight category. To ensure the viability of team events, these athletes entered