2004
m. Lithuanian MTB-O championships in long distance and sprint
INVITATION
I.
GOAL AND TASKS
First Lithuanian MTBO
championship is organized to make this kind of sports more popular, to attract
more participants, to increase competition in this orienteering sport
discipline, to motivate sportsmen to improve their skills, to prepare for
international competitions, to find out the strongest sportsmen.
II.
DATE, PLACE, ORGANIZERS
Championship is organized by Lithuanian orienteering sport federation
(LOSF) and conducted by OK Perkūnas.
1. Sprint 2004 07 31 Sapieginė,
2. Long
distance 2004 08 01 Sapieginė,
MARKED ROUTE
Marked route from Saint Peters and Pauls church.
Competitions are conducted
according to LOSF certified competition rules and requirements for LOSF
competition organizers and Competition
Rules for IOF MTB-O Events, 2004.
III.
PROGRAM
2004 07 30 (Friday)
Arrival
2004 07 31 (Saturday)
2004 08 01 (Sunday)
14:45 Price giving ceremony
IV.
COMPETITORS
Competitions
are individual. Citizens of the
V.
TERRAIN, COURSES, MAPS
Dense network of paths. There are high and dangerous
slopes up to 50 m.
Sprint map - scale 1:10000, contour interval 5 m.
Long distance map - scale
1:15000, contour interval 5 m.
All maps are special maps for MTBO.
Predicted winning time in
sprint 20-30 min, in long distance: men 90-110 min., women 70-90 min.
VI.
CLASSES, START LISTS
Competitors
compete in classes: D16, D20/ 21, D40, H16, H20/ 21, H40
Competitors in classes D20, 21
and H20, 21 in both competitions are in the same start lists and have the same
courses. There will be joint results for classes D20, 21, H20, 21 and also
separate results for classes D20, H20.
Competition
start lists will be made by drawing lots.
There
will be group of strongest sportsmen in classes D, H21 (H21- 8 sportsmen, D21-4).
The strongest sportsmen are decided by MTBO committee of LOSF according to
results in years 2003 and 2004. In both events this group will be in the end of
start list.
Number
of competitors is not limited in all classes and events.
VII.
RESULTS AND AWARDS
Individual competitors
places are decided according to the time needed to complete the course.
In all classes each event
individual race winners will be given the title of Lithuanian MTBO champions year 2004.
In classes D21, H21 winners
of first 3 places are awarded with medals, diplomas and prizes, for 4-6 place
winners - diplomas.
In classes D16, D20, D40, H16,
H20, H40 winners of first 3 places are awarded with medals, diplomas, winners
with prizes.
Coaches that prepared
Lithuanian champions in classes D20, D21, H20, H21 are
awarded with diplomas.
VIII.
COMPETITORS ACCEPTANCE CONDITIONS
Competition is conducted by
orienteering sport club according to agreement with LOSF. For covering part of
championship conducting expenses all participants pay entry fee (15 Lt/per day)
plus 3 Lt SPORTident rent fee for 1 day. It is also
possible to participate with own SI card without paying rent fee.
Sportsmen and coaches food, accommodation and
trip expenses are covered by sending organization or sportsmen themselves. More information about competition place, accommodation conditions,
entry fee payment, etc. in club conducting competition or LOSF headquaters 1 month before the competition.
IX.
ENTRIES
Preliminary nominal entries,
indicating name, surname, class, year of birth, club, number of personal SI
card, are presented to organizing club till 26 July (Monday). Nominal entries, confirming sportsman membership in
the club, are presented to the secretariat in the competition place.
Participants late to present
preliminary entry until indicated date can be allowed to participate (if there
are free places) when paid organizers determined penalty fee (50% of entry fee or 100% if entering on the
competition day) when registering. For entered but not participated
competitors club must pay up to 50% of entry fee.
Entries and information:
-email dariuss@centras.lt
-internet:
--short distance http://www.dbtopas.lt/takas/registr.php?varz=2004031
--long distance http://www.dbtopas.lt/takas/registr.php?varz=2004030
-fax +370 650 02349
-mobile phone +370 699 37127 (
-homepage http://www2.omnitel.net/perkunas/
X.
ACCOMMODATION
Please indicate in entry if
you need accommodation and what kind. Organizers could suggest accommodation in
youth hostel Filaretai (http://www.filaretaihostel.lt/)
or hotels in