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ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2009 |
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The Asian Single Distances Speed Skating Competition 2009 |
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| On behalf of the Japan Skating Federation, the Organizing Committee has the honor and pleasure to invite you to
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| The Asian Single Distances Speed Skating Competition 2009 |
which will be held at Tomakomai Highland Sports Center, Tomakomai, Japan
January 4-5, 2009 |
| This competition will be held under the 2008 ISU General Regulations and special Regulations/Technical Rules for Speed Skating. |
| ---Program--- |
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Saturday, January 3, 2009 |
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16:00 |
Team leaders' Meeting |
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18:00 |
Opening Draw, at official hotel |
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Sunday, January 4, 2009 |
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11:30 |
Opening Ceremony |
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12:00 |
500m Ladies/Men, 1st races (SD) |
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500m Ladies/Men, 2nd races (SD) |
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3000m Ladies (Q/SD) |
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5000m Men (Q/SD) |
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Award ceremony |
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Monday, January 5, 2009 |
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11:00 |
1500m Ladies/Men (Q/SD) |
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1000m Ladies/Men (SD) |
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5000m Ladies (Q/SD) |
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10000m Men (Q/SD) |
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Award ceremony |
| This competition will be held also in conjunction with the Asian Regional Qualifying Event for the World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2009. The time schedules for these two competitions will be coordinated accordingly. |
| ---Track--- |
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Tomakomai Highland Sports Center in Tomakomai-City is an artificially frozen outdoor ice rink with a standard speed skating track of 400 meters to the lap, the radii of inner and outer competition lanes are 26 and 30 meters, respectively. The width of each competition lane is 4 meters, with 4 meters-wide warming-up lane inside the competition lanes. |
| ---Entries--- |
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Each ASU Member may enter 4 competitors in each distance. Skaters entered for the Asian Regional Qualifying Event for the World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2009, may be entered for the three long distances (excepted for 500m Ladies and Men). Their results from the Regional Qualifying Event will then count in the Asian Single Distances Speed Skating Competition in for these distances concerned.
Preliminary entries, giving the number of competitors, substitutes and team officials (with provisional names) must be communicated to the Organizing Committee as soon as possible, but at the latest by Tuesday, December 16, 2008.
Final entries, with the names of the competitors and substitutes as well as names of team officials, must be communicated to the Organizing Committee as soon as possible, but at the latest by The date, airline, flight number, expected time of arrival and the date and time of departure should be communicated to the Organizing Committee as soon as possible, but no later than Thursday, January 1, 2009. Please include the amount of special equipment (e.g. bicycles, massage tables, etc.) that needs to be transported.
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| ---Citizenship/Residence Requirements and Clearance Procedure--- |
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In accordance with Rule 109 of the ISU Regulations and ISU Communication No.1420, all skaters who do not have the nationality of the Member by which they have been entered or who, although having such nationality, have in the past represented another Member, must produce an ISU Clearance Certificate. |
| ---Grouping and Drawing Procedures--- |
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The grouping of skaters, the drawing and arrangement of pairs shall be made according to Rule 239, Rule 240, paragraph 6 and Rule 245. |
| ---Awards--- |
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The winners in each distance will be awarded gold medal, the skaters ranked second and third will be awarded silver and bronze medals, respectively.
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| ---Training Times--- |
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The speed skating track will be available for training as follows:
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Friday, January 2, 2009; |
13:00 - 16:00. |
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Saturday, January 3, 2009; |
9:00 - 12:00 and 14:00 - 17:00. |
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Trial starts will be organized on Saturday, January 3, 2009. |
| ---Liability--- |
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In accordance with Rule 119 of the ISU General Regulations, the ISU, Japan Skating Federation and the Organizing Committee assume no responsibility for or liability with respect to bodily or personal injury or property damage incurred in connection with this regional qualifying competition. Each Member is solely responsible for providing insurance coverage thereto. |
| ---Board and Lodging--- |
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According to previous practice and based on the tradition that the responsibility for hosting this qualifying event is rotating among Asian Speed Skating Members, every participating Member will cover themselves all their expenses for board and lodging for the members of their teams. The cost of the official hotel is as follows: |
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Single bed room (per person per night): |
9,000JPY (with breakfast, including tax) |
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Twin bed room (per person per night): |
8,000JPY (with breakfast, including tax) |
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Twin bed room (single used per night): |
12,600JPY (with breakfast, including tax) |
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*Payment: Cash; in JP ¥ , or Credit card; VISA, Master, Diners Club, American Express |
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Hotel requirements must be communicated to the Organizing Committee as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday, December 10, 2008. |
| ---Hotel Reservation/Official hotel--- |
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The Organizing Committee will arrange hotel reservations for competitors and team leaders at:
Grand Hotel Newoji
Address: 4-3-1, Omote-machi, Tomakomai City, Hokkaido, Japan, 053-0022
Telephone: +81 144 31 3111 / Fax: + 81 144 31 3131
Website: http://www.newoji.co.jp/grandhotel/ |
| ---Transportation--- |
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The Organizing Committee will provide transportation between New Chitose (Sapporo) International Airport and the official hotel. Transportation between the official hotel and Ice Rink will start from Friday, January 2, 2009 to the end of the competition.
The date, airline, flight number, expected time of arrival and the date and time of departure should be communicated to the Organizing Committee as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Please include the amount of special equipment (e.g. bicycles, massage tables, etc.) that needs to be transported.
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| ---Organizing Committee--- |
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All entries, hotel reservation, flight information and media accreditation requests, as well as other inquiries should be addressed as soon as possible to: |
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The Organizing Committee: the Asian Regional Qualifying Competition for the ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2009. |
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C/O Japan Skating Federation
Kishi Memorial Hall 1-1-1, Jinnan, Shibuya Ku, Tokyo, 150-8050, Japan
Telephone: + 81 3 3481 2351 / Fax: + 81 3 3481 2350
E-mail: info@skatingjapan.or.jp
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| ---Web Site--- |
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Results and other information concerning the competitions will be available at the following
website: http://www.skatingjapan.jp/ |
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