2014 IWF JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Kazan, Russia, 20-28 June 2014 1. Date and Venue Date and place: 20-28 June 2014, Kazan, Russia Competition and training venue: Sports Palace Kazan Competitions and training sessions will be held in Sports Palace Kazan. The venue is situated in the historical center of Kazan city near Kazan Kremlin (1, Moskovskaya str.) The facility was commissioned in 1965 and was reconstructed two times in 1998 and in 2000. Total building area: 21 766 sq.m Competition Hall: 1757,9 sq.m (29x60,6 m) Training Hall: 634,6 sq.m (8,9x71,3 m) Sauna: 20,6 sq.m VIP Area: 201,2 sq.m Press Area: 427 sq.m Total number of seats: 4500 Administrative and service facilities. The Sports Palace is home to the Shamil Galeev Sports Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as to the Sports Veterans’ Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. Also children and youth sport school is situated at the venue. The facility serves as an event venue for concerts, show programmes and various exhibitions. Address: 1, Moskovskaya str., Kazan Tel: +7 (843) 292-26-73 Website: www.sportsarae.ru Accommodation Grand Hotel Kazan 4* Hotel information: "Grand Hotel Kazan" is an ultramodern hotel, officially opened in February 2009, located in center of the Kazan city. Grand Hotel Kazan is a 17-storeyed complex with complete infrastructure. The hotel has 215 comfortable rooms of various categories with panoramic view over the city Centre. There are 2 restaurants in the hotel -“Koltso” and “Lobster” and the Lobby-bar that is the most romantic and cozy place of the hotel. Proximity of the mall "Koltso", into which one get directly from "Grand Hotel Kazan", provides additional advantages, most important of which is the underground station located in this Shopping Centre. • Free buffet breakfast is served from 7 a.m. till 10:30 a.m • Free access to the gym and fitness center • Check-in time – 13:00-14:00; check-out time – 12:00. • IP-TV, air conditioning, telephone, free internet Wi-Fi. • Ironing center with iron • Underground and bus stops nearby Contacts Address: Peterburgskaya str., 1, Kazan Tel: +7 843 221-10-00 Fax: +7 843 221-10-55 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.grandhotelkazan.ru Hotel Crystal 3* Location Best location in the city, the center of Kazan, only 100 meters from the main Kazan Railway Station, where you can also take an “Aeroexpress” to Kazan Airport. The hotel is near to the Central Department Store, and 5 minute in walk from the Kazan Kremlin and Sport Palace. Convenience 164 rooms. Very large and comfortable rooms of different category: Standard Double, Standard Twin, Superior, Suite, Apartments. Restaurant Restaurant with national and European cuisine. Service 24 hour reception, daily maid service, a cooler with water on each floor, a Laundry service, room service, ironing room, free parking, high quality of service Contacts Address: R.Yahina str, 8, Kazan Tel: +7 (843) 515-71-57 Website: www.crystal-kazan.ru Participants must accept accommodation in the hotel offered by the Organizing Committee for 3 days at least. 2. Competition Rules and Regulations Competitions will be held in accordance with the 2013 – 2016 IWF Constitution and By-Laws, 2013 – 2016 IWF Technical and Competition Rules & Regulations. 3. Eligibility to Entries Only competitors born between 1994 and 1999 of National Weightlifting Federations affiliated to the IWF are eligible to participate. Only Member Federations may enter participants that have no financial liabilities towards the IWF and submitted their national team athletes' Whereabouts through ADAMS. 4. Event Men's: 56kg / 62kg / 69kg / 77kg / 85kg / 94kg / 105kg / + 105kg Women's: 48kg / 53kg / 58kg / 63kg / 69kg / 75kg / + 75kg 5. Entries Preliminary Entry Forms must be returned to the Russian Weightlifting Federation/Organizing Committee (either by fax or e-mail) and the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) respectively no later than 21h April, 2014. Final Entry Forms, Accommodation Forms, and Media Accreditation Forms must be returned to the Organizing Committee and the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) respectively no later than 5th June, 2014. 6. Awards Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the first three athletes in the Snatch, the Clean & Jerk and the Total in each bodyweight category. Trophies will be awarded to the best six teams in Total respectively for both women's and men's competitions in accordance with the IWF Team Classification. Best Lifter trophies will be awarded in both women's and men's events. 7. Doping Control Doping Control will be conducted in accordance with the IWF Anti-Doping Policy. 8. Barbell IWF approved ELEIKO barbells will be used in competitions and training. 9. Financial Conditions: Participation fee (including food and accommodation): - Single room: 150 USD per person / night / full board - Double room: 130 USD per person / night / full board - Triple room: 105 USD per person / night / full board Payments can be made: - upon arrival in cash to the Organizing Committee at the accreditation center or - by bank transfer - payment shall reach the Organizing Committee by 05th of June 2014 and the copy of transaction shall be presented. Bank account details as follows: All-Russian non-governmental organisation of sports and physical culture «Russian Weightlifting Federation», («Russian Weightlifting Federation») TIN 7704046847, KPP 770401001, OKPO 00049934 119991, Moscow, Luzhnetskaya Embankment, 8, office 432 Settlement account 40703810238180131997 in JSC «Sberbank of Russia» Moscow, Moscow bank of Sberbank of Russia JSC Moscow correspondent account 30101810400000000225, BIC 044525225 Entry fee: 200 USD / person. 10. Insurance Member Federations must undertake full moral and financial responsibility for their delegates regarding their health and in case of accidents or damages. 11. Accreditation The accreditation will take place at Grand Hotel Kazan upon arrival. Organizing Committee will make ready ID cards before arrival of each team, in order to avoid undesired queues at the hotel: it is required from each delegation to send the name list and e-photos (passport sized) of your team members to the organizing Committee by e-mail before 05th of June 2014 to: Russian Weightlifting Federation e-mail: [email protected] www.rfwf.ru Tel.: +7(495) 637-06-29; +7 (495) 647-14-45; +7(495)725-47-23 Fax: +7(495) 637-06-29 12. Flag and National Anthem Each delegation participating in the competition should bring a national flag sized 100x150cm, and the national anthem on CD. This must be submitted upon arrival/accreditation. 13. Transportation The Organizing Committee will provide transportation between Kazan International airport and hotel and return. The Organizing Committee will provide shuttle bus service between hotels and venues of competitions, training and meetings. Accommodation and Transportation Form shall be returned to the OC together with Preliminary/Final Entry Forms. 14. Visas To enter the territory of the Russian Federation participants will have to apply on a usual basis to the Embassy/Consulate of the Russian Federation for a single-entry humanitarian visa, on their own and at their own expense. The visa will be issued on the basis of an invitation provided by the Organising Committee. On the basis of the official request from the National Federations, the Organising Committee will issue an official invitation, which will be sent to the participant by e- mail. Upon receiving the invitation, the participant is to collect all the documents in accordance with the requirements of the Embassy/Consulate of the Russian Federation and submit the documents, together with the invitation issued by the Organising Committee, to the Embassy/Consulate of the Russian Federation. The Organising Committee WILL NOT cover the cost of obtaining a visa to enter the Russian Federation. More detailed information on the documents required and the fees for issuing the visa (visa fee) is available on the website of the Embassy/Consulate of the Russian Federation of the city in which the participant intends to apply for a visa. 15. Notes Information about Kazan: Kazan is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, “Third Capital” of the Russian Federation, one of Russia’s major economic, political, scientific, cultural and sports centres. About 1.2 million people, representatives of more than 100 nationalities, live in peaceful and harmonious coexistence of different cultures, religions and languages in millennial Kazan. Kazan is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka rivers in the western part of the Russian Federation, 750 km to the East from Moscow. Kazan has long been a conduit for trade between the East and the West, thanks to its favorable geographical location. Special attention is being paid to the development of physical training and sport as the strategic objective of the social policy. Tatarstan is honorably recognized as the best sports region of the Russian Federation and Kazan as a “Sports Capital”. A lot of Olympic champions and international competitions winners live in the Republic. Our city has all the required sports facilities as well as great experience in staging the largest international competitions. What is more, on November 6, 2009 at the 7th International Sports Event Management Awards-2013 (ISEM) in London Kazan was granted a special “Highly Recommended Sport City” prize. Average temperature in Kazan during Championships is 18-20 C. Electricity: 220V 16. Organizing Committee Contact details: Executive Directorate of XXVII World Summer Universiade 2013 in city of Kazan Website: www.rfwf.ru E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +7 843 222 0700, Fax: +7 843 222 0708 And Russian Weightlifting Federation e-mail: [email protected] www.rfwf.ru Tel.: +7(495) 637-06-29; +7 (495) 647-14-45; +7(495)725-47-23 Fax: +7(495) 637-06-29 .