5th Mediterranean Championships in Orienteering 23-26 June 2016 Serbia

Από Paris J Andreou

30/09/2015

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1.Program

:Thursday- 23 June

Arrival and registration
Model event

Friday- 24 June

Morning:Model event
Afternoon: Sprint distance
Opening ceremony
Awards ceremony

Saturday- 25 June

Long distance- WRE
Awards ceremony
COMOF meeting

Sunday-26June

Middle distance- WRE
Awards ceremony
Closing ceremony
Departure

2.MCO Rules and Classes

Participation

Competition will be held according to the IOF Rules as well as the MCO Rules from July 2012.

The Mediterranean Championships in Orienteering 2016 will consist of Sprint, Long and Middle

Distance races in a three-day program.

Classes

Each country at MCO will be represented by a team of four women and four men. In SENIOR class- 2 women (W21E) and 2 men (M21E).

In JUNIOR class- 2 women (W20) and 2 men (M20).

Entry Fees

The start fees for the official COMOF National Teams participating in MCO will be covered by the organizers (according to the Rules).

3.Locations

The championships will take place in the tourist resort on the Divcibare Mountain.

Location of Divcibare

129 km from Airport 11Nikola Tesla”,Belgrade

38 km from center of Valjevo

Event center

The Venues for all races, as well as the model race, will be within a 10-minute walking distance from the event center, on Divcibare Mountain.

The event center will be in the Hotel DivCibare, in the center of tourist resort DivCibare. Note that hotel is named Divcibare,as well as the mountain.

Event center coordinates:

Geo (dec):

44.107100°

19.991700°

Event director: Đorđe Zagorac

Contact person: Stevan Roksandić

Supporting clubs: PTT, Magic Map

IOF advisor: Tomislav Varnica (Croatia)

National advisor: Vujadin Žagar (Serbia)

Maps and Terrain

All terrains are in the vicinity of Event center.

SPRINT

Scale: 1 : 5 000,Contour interval: 2.5 m

Mapping: Dragan Nikolic

Open land with runnable pine forest. Scattered buildings, typically for mountain tourist center. Slightly hilly with no significant climbing.

LONG

Scale: 1 : 15 000,Contour interval:5 m

Mapping:Georgi Kartalov

Runnable pine forest with some areas of bushes and open lands.Moderately hilly.

MIDDLE

Scale:1 : 10 000,Contour interval: 5 m

Mapping:Georgi Kartalov

Runnable pine forest with some areas of bushes and open lands.Moderately hilly.

Old map sample:

Accommodation

Hotel Divcibare (Event center)

Single room full board: 32 €;Double room full board: 27 €

Free swimming pool and sauna.

Hotel Divcibare link: http://www.narcisdivcibare.com/index.php/hotel-divcibare

Hotel Maljen

Single room full board: 24 €;Double room full board: 19 €

Free swimming pool Hotel Divcibare.

Hotel Maljen link:http://www.narcisdivcibare.com/index.php/maljen

Private apartments:12-14 € (one night per person)

Private rooms:8-12 € (one night per person)

Hotel Pepa link:http://pepa-divcibare.eo.rs/

Other accommodations link:http://www.divcibaresmestaj.net/

Transportation

The closest airport to the event center is “Nikola Tesla” airport near Belgrade.The distance between the airport and the event center is 129 km (about 2:00 hours by car).

Direct transportation options between the airport and the event center are rental car,regular taxi,or taxi van,depending on the number of passengers.

Also,there are regular bus and train lines,but bus departures from Belgrade are quite rare and railway doesn’t go to the event center and trains are not convenient in Serbia, so we strongly recommend you to avoid public buses and train transport.

However, the organizers will organize a bus transport from Belgrade to Divcibare specially for the competition.More information about this will be available in late bulletins.

Health Services

The organizer will provide first-aid service at the event center and at each competition site. Emergency care and major hospitals are within a 30-minute drive from each of the competition sites.

The organizer will not bear responsibility related to medical costs for participants. Each federation and all competitors are responsible for the insurance of the participant.

Safety and Security

Serbia is modern and peaceful country with no war or terroristic incidents. Also,in the nearby of the event center there are no dangerous wild animals that can harm runners.

Police and military forces will not disturb you,but they will be there for you in case of emergency. Health services in Serbia are on the highest level. Medical help and pharmaceutical products are

available in every town and in almost every village.

Tap water is fine for drinking,and no special vaccinations are required prior to entering the country.

Training Opportunities

Within 30 km of the Event center there are more than 10 terrains suitable for the training. Please contact the organizer if you want to have a training before the competition.