An Invitation to Participate in The 7th Fazaa International Athletics Competition Dubai 19 -26 February 2015 Dear NPC / Federation members / Chairman Associations: Please forward this invitation to the relevant personnel in regard to Disability Athletics within your country. To whom it may concern: In cooperation with IPC Athletics, the Dubai Club for The Disabled will organize the 7th Fazaa International Athletics Competition. The 7th Fazaa International Athletics Competition is an IPC Athletics approved competition and the third IPC Athletics Grand Prix edition. Kindly fill in the enclosed forms identifying your intention to participate and return it to the Dubai Club for Special Sports before the deadline of 31\12\2014 • Deadlines: 1st Entry by number Deadline: 15ST DECEMBER 2014 FINAL ENTRY: 10TH JANUARY 2015 BY NAME & WITH PAYMENT – DEADLINE: 10TH JANUARY 2015 • Preliminary Schedule: Arrival: 19/02/2015 Classification: 19-20-21/02/2015 Competition: 22-25/02/2015 Departure: 26/02/2015 Chairman Thani Juma Berregad Dubai Club for The Disabled Tel: 00971 4 2988205 Fax: 00971 4 2988459 P.O.BOX : 20990 - DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Email: [email protected] 7th Fazaa International Athletics Competition Dubai, UAE 19 – 26 February 2015 PRESENTATION THE FAZAA INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS MEETING wasS ORGANIZED SINCE 2009 BY DUBAI CLUB FOR THE DISABLED UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED BIN RASHED AL MAKTOUM CROWN PRINCE OF DUBAI, PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF DUBAI. THE FAZAA INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS MEETING IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COMPETITIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD DUE TO HIS SERIOUS ORGANISATION AND SPECIALY BASED TO HIGH PERFORMANCE OF ATHLETES AND ORGANISATION LEVEL. SINCE 2009 A REMARQUABLE INCREASES OF PARTICIPANTS NUMBER AND LEVEL IS MENTIONNED AND THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE MOST BEST ATHLETES IN THE WORLD TAKE PART IN THIS COMPETITION. AS AN INTERNATIONAL MEETING THE FAZAA INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS MEETING WAS IN ALL HIS LAST FOUR SESSIONS A SANCTIONNED IPC ATHLETICS COMPETITION WHICH IS A PART OF HIS EXCELLENT REPUTATION ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE 2015 EDITION WILL BE AN IPC ATHLETICS GRAND PRIX COMPETITION AND WILL BE THE THIRD EDITION AS IPC ATHLETICS GRAND PRIX COMPETITION AFTER THE 2014 EDITION. THE COMPETITION Organizer: Dubai Club for the disabled Chairman: Thani Juma Berregad Date: 19 – 26 February 2015 Venue: Dubai police club (Dubai) GENDER: (Male And Female) Track: 100-200-400-800-1500-5000 Field: Shot put- Discus-Javelin-Club-Long jump Classes: 10-20-30-40-50 ELIGIBILTY: ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPETITIONS UNDER THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF IPC ATHLETICS AND REGISTRED IN THE SDMS FOR THE YEAR 2015. GOVERNING RULES: THE TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS WILL BE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF IPC ATHLETICS. AWARDS AND MEDALS: Place Price 1st place Gold medal + 2000 AED 2nd place Silver medal + 1500 AED 3rd place Bronze medal + 1000 AED World record 1500 AED DOPING CONTROL: ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN THE 7th FAZAA INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS MEETING COULD BE SUBJECT FOR DRUG TESTING ACCORDING TO IAAF, IPC ATHLETICS AND WADA RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MENTIONNED IN THE DECLARATION ACCOMPANYING THE ENTRY FORM. OFFICIALS: HIGHLY QUALIFIED OFFICIALS FROM UAE ATHLETICS FEDERATION WILL BE OFFICIALING IN THE 7th FAZAA INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS MEETING. Declaration for the 7th Fazaa International Athletics Meeting IPC Grand prix Dubai 2015 Participant's Agreement, Waiver, Release & Acknowledgement On acceptance of this entry, I hereby for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators waive and release any and all rights claims for damage I have or may have against Dubai Club for the disabled, the sponsors and all organizers and successors that may arise as a result of my participation in 7th FAZAA INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS MEETING IPC ATHLETICS GRAND PRIX 2015 I attest and certify that I am physically fit and have sufficiently trained for the competition of this event and my physical condition has been verified by a licensed medical doctor in my country. I agree to abide by all rules and regulations of Dubai Club For Special Sports, IAAF and IPC Athletics. further, I hereby grant full permission to any and all of the foregoing to use my photographs, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose including commercial advertising NOTE: Athletes participating in the 7th FAZAA INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS MEETING IPC ATHLETICS GRAND PRIX 2015 could be subject to drug testing, according to IPC Athletics and WADA rules. The participation in the competition will be considered as an acceptance to drug testing and publication of the results to the concerned parties. Athletes found positive for banned substances will be disqualified from this event and may lose eligibility for future competitions. Athletes who wish to have any training on the road outside the training sessions previewed by the LOC will do that on their own responsibility and there will be no escort for them. (NB: Parents or legal guardian will sign for participants under 18 years . ) Name:………………………………………… Date: …..................... signature: ACCOMODATION, FOOD AND TRANSPORT: ACCOMODATION AND FOOD THE ACCOMODATION WILL BE IN ALBUSTAN RESIDENCE A 4 STAR HOTEL AT APROXIMATIVELY 10 MIN FROM THE AIRPORT AND APROXIMATIVELY 15 MIN FROM THE COMPETITION VENUE AND 5 MIN FROM DUBAI CLUB. A FULL BOARD ACCOMODATION IS OFFERED (ACCOMODATION AND THREE MEALS) AS FOLLOW: ONE PERSON IN A SINGLE ROOM: 120 EURO PER DAY. TWO PERSON IN A DOUBLE ROOM: 170 EURO PER DAY. THREE PERSON IN AN APARTEMENT (ONE SINGLE+ONE DOUBLE ROOM+A LIVING ROOM): 270 EURO PER DAY. TRANSPORT A FREE TRANSFER FROM AIRPORT TO THE ACCOMODATION AND BACK IS OFFERED TO THE PARTICIPANTS THE TRANSFER TO AND FROM THE COMPETITION VENUE IS ALSO PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZER. To guarantee entry 50% of the fees must be transferred into the following bank account before the final entry deadline: Account name Dubai Club for Special Sports Bank name Dubai Islamic Bank Branch name Dubai Main Branch Account number 001520726988901 Swift-Code DUIBAEAD IBAN AE95 0240 0015 2072 6988 901 Deadlines: 1st Entry (by numbers) – 15 DECEMBER 2014 Final entry (by names) - 1st January 2015 Send application to: Dubai club for Special sports P.O.BOX: 20990 Dubai Tel: 00971 4 2988205 Fax: 00971 4 2988459 Email: [email protected] Cancellation Policy: . 50% of payment will be refunded before 31 December 2014 . No payments will be refunded after 1ST FEBRUARY 2015 Transportation: will be organized from/to Dubai international Airport to the official Championships hotel. The distance between the airport and hotel is 6 km; the journey takes only 10 minutes by car or bus. The distance between competition venue and hotel is 500 meters (5 minutes by bus and 500 meters walking distance (7minutes). Visas: Visa will be provided by LOC. In order to arrange invitation letters we ask you to provide LOC with completed VISA Form (see attached) and copy of passport and one personal picture. The forms must be sent to [email protected] no later than 15 January 2015. Host City - Dubai: Dubai enjoys, without a doubt, one of the best locations on the planet. Situated halfway between Europe and Asia, few destinations take more than 8 hours direct flying time to or from Dubai. Just overnight from London, four hours from Nairobi, three hours from Mumbai, 8 hours from Hong Kong and a direct flight from the United States or Australia. Dubai is one of the few cities in the world that has undergone such a rapid transformation - from a humble beginning as a pearl-diving centre - to one of the fastest growing cities on earth. 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