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24th BAVA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUCHAREST 13th of April 2014 (13/04/2014)
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The Veteran Athletes Commission from the Romanian Athletics Federation is honoured and pleased to be the organizer of the BAVA Cross Country Championships in Bucharest on the 13th of April.
The organization benefits from the support of the Bucharest Municipality and the newly founded AS Romanian Masters Athletics club.
The capital city of Romania last acted as a host of a Balkan masters' event nearly 18 years ago. As a city we believe it has much improved since and our athletics friends who were here many years ago will be pleasantly surprised to rediscover a better place. We wish and hope that both old acquaintances and new comers will enjoy meeting sporting rivals as well as an attractive city.
VENUE
The Balkan Cross will be held in Herastrau Park, the oldest large park in Bucharest situated in the north of the city, along the Colentina river.
The area selected for the competition is adjacent to the Soseaua Nordului side as seen in the map below. Access nearby is possible by both public and individual transport.
AGE CATEGORIES
Traditional Balkan veteran categories apply to the competition as follows;
Women: 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+
Men: 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+
The age of the participants should be counted with respect to the Technical Meeting
day in the year, ie the 12th of April. For an example: athletes born between
13.04.1974(inclusive) -12.04.1979 (exclusive) are eligible for the M-W35 categories.
DISTANCES
The race distances per age categories are as follows:
Women: Men:
30 - 49 : 6 km 35-49 8 km
50 - 64 : 4 km 50-64 6 km
65+ : 2 km 65-74 4 km
75+ : 2 km
Above distances are made by a corresponding number of 1 km loops which will be marked within the venue as described in the COURSE section below.
REGISTRATION
Applications to compete should be sent to the Local Organization Committee by e-mail (vrosetnic(at)gmail(dot)com) or fax (+40 213320513) no later than the 4th of April with mention respectively of: name&surname, date of birth, category, country.
Entry Fees
Each participant is requested to pay 15 Euros in order to contribute to the organization expenses as per the statutes of BAVA. The deadline to register and transfer the fore-mentioned entry fee is 04 April 2014. Entries after April 4th must be accompanied by a late registration fee of 20 Euros to be paid at the Technical Meeting latest.
The bank transfer information is:
Bank name: Banca Comerciala Romana Sue. Sector 3
Bank address: Bid Regina Elisabeta nr. 5, sector 3, Bucuresti, code 03016
Account: R052 R NCB0074138761260002
SWIFT: RNCB ROBU
Beneficiary name: Asociatia Clubul Sportiv Romanian Masters Athletics
Beneficiary Address: Bucharest, Calea Dudesti, ΝR. 102, Ap 2, Sector 3
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE
Time Category Distance
9:00 W65+; M75+ 2 km
9:30 W50-64; M65-74 4 km
10:15 Formal cerer nony
10:30 W30-49 6 km
11:15 M50-64 6 km
12:00 M35-49 8 km
TECHNICAL MEETING
The technical meeting will take place on the 12th of April -17:30 hours- in the Meeting Room of the Romanian Athletics Federation (1,Primo Nebiolo Street, Bucharest).
The agenda of the Technical Meeting includes;
- Age verification of the participants
- Distribution of the bib numbers
- Miscellaneous
The names of the team managers with their contact details should be transmitted to the LOC until the 1st of April latest.
In case no team managers are appointed by the member federations, individual runners should attend the meeting in person to allow age verification and receive their bib number. No such operations will take place in the race day.
RACE INFORMATION
• Starting lists will be published on the website www.rma.org.ro no later than 3 days before the race.
• All athletes must compete in the sport uniforms
of their national teams.
• The track of the runners during the race will be
monitored using chip devices and control gates.
• All results will be posted at the notice board no
later than 30min after the race and will be
published on the mentioned website the day
of the event.
• All awards will take place at the race venue. First
three in each age category will receive medals and
certificates.
• The competition will be judged by Romanian
judges.
• During the competition medical assistance will be
provided by the organizers.
• Changing spaces will be provided in tents at the
race venue; responsibility for personal items will
be for the athletes themselves.
Important Notice
Efforts are being made to broadcast live the event on the internet so that supporters at home could watch their favourites as they compete! News on www.rma.org.ro.
RISKS AND LIABILITIES
Each registered athlete participates at her/his own risk and team managers are held responsible for taking appropriate written statements to this end from their team members.
COURSE
Cross country race course is a 1 km loop with surface 80% soil and grass and 20% concrete. It is relatively demanding both downhill and uphill.
ACCOMMODATION
In order to assist the participants for their accommodation in Bucharest, the LOG has asked for the support of Wonderland travel agency. We are pleased to inform that a number of hotels have quoted special rates for the Balkan veterans as presented below. Other options are at the discretion of the participants bearing in mind that metro stations are situated within reasonable distance from the cross venue,
Hotel TRIUMF 2*
Address: Sos Kiseleff nr12. Sectorl
Prices: 28/39/46€ per single room/night — breakfast and tax included 48/53€ per double room/night - breakfast and tax included
Hotel JOHAN STRAUSS 3*
Address: Str Johann Strauss nr1, Sector2 Prices: 45€ per single room/night -breakfast and tax included 55€ per double room/night — breakfast and tax included
Hotel GREEN FORUM 3*
Address: Str Pictor Barbu Iscovescu nr19, Sectorl Prices: 78.50€ per single room/night - breakfast and tax included 88.50€ per double room/night - breakfast and tax included
For booking and/or any additional information please contact
Wonderland Travel Agency
Mrs Alice Hossu
Tel: +40 722322119
e-mail: wonderland07travel(at)yahoo(dot)com
NOTE ON VISA REQUIREMENTS
EU citizens and people from non-EU countries having a bilateral agreement with Romania need not pay a visa at the Romanian border.
See: BUCHAREST
Ιnformation / Πληροφορίες:
Valeriu Rosetnic
Deputy Secretary Romanian CAV
valeriu rosetnic <vrosetnic(at)yahoo(dot)com>
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Attached please receive the schedule for the Romanian Indoor Championshis to take place in Bucharest on the 8th of March. Greek and others veteran athletes are welcome to compete if they wish. The deadline for registration is the 1st of March.
Επισυνάπτεται το χρονοδιάγραμμα για τους αγώνες Βετεράνων Κλειστού Στίβου της Ρουμανίας οι οποίοι θα πραγματοποιηθούν στο Βουκουρέστι στις 8 Μαρτίου. Έλληνες και άλλοι Αθλητές Βετεράνοι είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι να ανταγωνιστούν, εφόσον το επιθυμούν.
Η προθεσμία για την εγγραφή είναι η 1η Μαρτίου.
Valeriu Rosetnic
Deputy Secretary Romanian CAV
