1 8th December 2017 SPEED, BOULDERING & LEAD AFRICAN YOUTH A SELECTION COMPETITION Johannesburg, South Africa FOR SELECTION TO COMPETE IN THE 2018 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES 2 ORGANIZATION • Host Federation: South African National Climbing Federation (SANCF) • Organizing Federation: South African National Climbing Federation (SANCF) with the assistance of Gauteng Climbing The African Youth “A” Selection Competition is organized by the SANCF in accordance with the IFSC regulations for athletes born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2001. COMPETITION VENUE 3 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2. Acknowledgement of Sponsors and Hosts.......................................................................................... 5 3. Date of 2017 African Selection Competition for the 2018 YOG .......................................................... 5 4. Venue ................................................................................................................................................. 5 5. Refreshments ..................................................................................................................................... 5 6. Prize Giving ......................................................................................................................................... 6 7. Pre-Competition Non-Competitor Meetings. ..................................................................................... 6 8. Pre-competition Registration ............................................................................................................. 6 9. Number of Entrants and Age Groups .................................................................................................. 6 10. Structure of Event ............................................................................................................................. 6 11. Scoring .............................................................................................................................................. 8 12. Abridged Competition Timetable ..................................................................................................... 8 (Subject to change due to number of participating athletes not known. Note a minimum of 1 hour between Lead and Boulder and 30 minutes between Boulder and Speed is to be calculated) .............. 8 13. Designated Officials .......................................................................................................................... 9 14. Warm-Ups ....................................................................................................................................... 10 15. Personal Equipment........................................................................................................................ 10 16. Technical incidents ......................................................................................................................... 10 17. Appeals process .............................................................................................................................. 10 18. Anti-Doping..................................................................................................................................... 10 19. Medical ........................................................................................................................................... 11 20. Accommodation ............................................................................................................................. 11 21. Fee and Payment ............................................................................................................................ 11 22. Housekeeping & Waiver ................................................................................................................. 12 23. Contact details ................................................................................................................................ 12 A. Abridged Competition Rules - Speed ....................................................................................................... 13 B. Abridged Competition Rules - Boulder .................................................................................................... 13 C. Abridged Competition Rules - LEAD ONSIGHT ......................................................................................... 14 25. Directions .................................................................................................................................................. 16 4 1. Introduction On behalf of the South African National Climbing Federation (SANCF), welcome to the 2017 African Selection Competition for athletes born in the years 2000 and 2001. This is the first African Youth Cup and is taking place to select one male and one female to represent Africa and their Country at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games to be held in Buenos Aires between 1 October 2018 and 6 October 2018. The SANCF is committed to the continual improvement of Sport Climbing competition in South Africa and to assist in developing the sport across Africa. This Competition will be run in accordance with the IFSC Semi-Final Competition Rules. Minor local rule amendments may apply as this is the combined three Sport Climbing disciplines, i.e. Speed, Bouldering and Lead and all athletes, officials and parents are to adhere to the SANCF, IFSC and SASCOC’s strict code of conduct. Only SANCF registered and fully paid up South African Members will be permitted to compete and those athletes selected to represent an African country. Important Notes A. Punctuality Please bear in mind that the competition will run strictly according to a timetable, therefore kindly allow enough time for travel delays. B. Access to CityROCK Johannesburg No athletes competing in the Competition will be allowed access to venue from Monday 4th December 2017 until the start of the competition. C. Rules Please note that it is the responsibility of each competitor to memorize and understand the combined competition rules. Failure to abide by the rules could result in disqualification. Abridged rules can be found at the end of this booklet. Copies of the rules will be posted at the competition venue in prominent locations. D. Volunteers Anyone interested in assisting as an official at the competition, please contact Delaney Carpenter at [email protected] if you would like to help, giving your details, experience and area of assistance. If your child is competing kindly include their name in your email. Please note that the success of events like this is due to our volunteers. We require belayers, spotters, scorers, judges, runners, route technicians, route setters and stewards. 5 E. Provincial and International Team Manager’s Responsibility • LICENSES: Only South African competitors with a valid SANCF License or, if from another African Country, their country’s License or an IFSC license, can register for the competition. • Prepare final team list of who is competing, detailing names and International Federations registration numbers, and send to [email protected] by 17 th November 2017. • Pay the competition fees for all competitors to the SANCF Bank Account (details below) prior to 17 th November 2017. • Ensure that SANCF 2017 membership fees have been paid for all SANCF registered competitors by 10 th November 2017. 2. Acknowledgement of Sponsors and Hosts We would like to thank CityROCK Johannesburg for being the host venue and the SANCF for organising the 2017 African Selection Competition for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. 3. Date of 2017 African Selection Competition for the 2018 YOG The 2017 African Selection Competition for the YOG Selection will be held on one day: • Friday 8 th December 2017 4. Venue The 2017 African YOG Selection Competition Youth A Selection rounds will be held at CityROCK Johannesburg : The address is: CityROCK Johannesburg, 173 Republic Road, Fontainebleau, Gauteng, South Africa GPS coordinates: S 26.06.397 E 27.58.593 For more venue information (not competition), please visit their website http://www.cityrock.co.za . A map is attached as an annexure to this Booklet. 5. Refreshments There are limited refreshments available at CityROCK Johannesburg. Food establishments and shops are within walking or driving distance of the venue. 6 6. Prize Giving Prize Giving for the 2017 African Selection Competition for the 2018 YOG will take place on Friday 8 th December 2017 after the event. Although we endeavour to stick to the times specified in the program, events like these are unpredictable and delays may arise. No athlete should be aiming to catch a flight on Friday evening as we are unsure yet on the exact number of participating athletes. 7. Pre-Competition Non-Competitor Meetings. Technical Meeting • Thursday 7 th December 2017 at 17h00 Judges and Scorers Workshop • A workshop will be run on a day and time when a team of judges and scorers have been selected by the SANCF Committee. 8. Pre-competition Registration Registration: Opens Monday 30 th October 2017 and closes 17 th November 2017 No entries received after the 17 th November 2017 will be accepted and any athlete applying after the cut-off will therefore not be allowed to compete. SANCF Provinces and African Countries are requested to please send names of each competitor that will be participating, and