Orienteering Association of Hong Kong
2005/2006 Annual Sprint Distance Championships
Event Information
Date： 7 May 2006 (Sunday)
Venue： Tai Po Waterfront Park
Type： Cross-country
Map： 1:2 000、2006 version, IOF symbols
Prize： Best 3 Men & Women in the Final Race (Prizes will be presented at the AGM held in June 2006)
Organiser： Yue Ting Wang, Dominic
Course-setter： Cheung Lai Kuen, Mona
Cotroller： Leung Lam
Jury： Chung Chi Ming (AKIN), Tang Pik Kwan (HKOC) and Liang Chi Hang (OS)
Enquiry before the event : 2504 8112
Enquiry on the day of event : 9687 1126
Event Programme
0845 Event Centre opens Collection of number bib & E-card backup label
0915 START of Qualifying Race for Men & Women’s classes
1030 Announcement of List of Participants for the Final Race
1100 START of Final Race for Men & Women’s classes
1230 Closure of competition venue & FINISH
1245 Result announcement
1315 Final Result announcement
Transportation
1. No transportation will be provided.
2. Competitors can take the following public transport :
KMB Bus routes 72A
、 73 、 73X 、 75X 、 271、71K or a 20-minute walk from the Tai Po Market
KCR Station
(Enquiry: KMB Tel : 27454466 website: www.kmb.hk
KCR Tel : 29293399 website : www.kcrc.com.hk)
3. Competitors must enter the Event Centre via the Park entrance at Fu Shin Estate (near Tai Po Tai Wo Road).
Event Centre
1. The event centre is located at the Amphitheatre in Tai Po Waterfront Park. Competitors must enter the Event Centre via the Park entrance at Fu Shin Estate (near Tai Po Tai Wo Road) or competitors will be disqualified.
2. Toilet is located at the Event Centre. Please keep the place clean.
3. The official time will be shown at the Event Centre
4. No luggage storage service will be provided.
5. Be a clean orienteer, please keep the whole event area clean.
6. Physiotherapy & First Aid Services will be provided at the Event Centre.
7. Area outside the Amphitheatre is competition area. Competitors must stay at the Amphitheatre until the end of all races.
8. In entering the competition area & the Event Centre, competitors cannot wear shoes with metal studs.
Arrangement of Final Race
1. Men’s Qualifying Race will be divided into A & B group. The first 30 places of Men’s A Group, Men’s B Group and Women classes in the Qualifying Race can enter the Final Race. All the remaining competitors can also enter the Final Race as guest runners.
2. The start order of Final Race will be assigned according to the results of Qualifying Race. The start order shall be the reverse of the placing in Qualifying Race, i.e. the best competitors shall start late. Alternate start will be arranged for Men’s A & B Group.
START procedures
1. The Start is located in the Event Centre.
2. Please arrive at the START 5 minutes before the start time.
3. Please ensure that compass, whistle and E-card are ready for checking.
4. A “2-minute box” zone is employed and the START clock shows the start time.
5. Please enter the “first box” when your start time is shown.
6. Please hand your E-card to the start official for checking and the IOF control description slip will be distributed.
7. Please check if the information on map, such as class entered, is correct. Competitors taking wrong maps will be disqualified.
8. Please enter the last box. Place the E-card on the start unit and start upon hearing the last beep.
9. Latecomers must report to the late-start official at the late-start lane. Time lost will not be compensated.
Remarks for START
1. Start interval for Qualifying Race and Final Race is 30 seconds.
2. At least 6 seconds before start, competitors must activate their e-cards by placing them on the “Start Unit” until the red light flashes, and otherwise no running time will be recorded.
3. Competitors must remove the e-cards from the “Start Unit” when the starter gives a long beep signal for starting.
Information on competition venue and map
1. Water post will not be provided in the competition area.
2. Most of the competition area is of good runnability.
3. In entering the competition area & the Event Centre, competitors cannot wear shoes with metal studs.
4. The competition area has many visitors, competitors have no priority in path access. Competitors should respect other user. In case of any accident occurred or collision, the competitors will be disqualified.
Course information
1. Estimated Length and climb :
|
Class |
Length(M) |
Climb(M) |
|
Men’s qualifying |
2500 |
Note more than 20 |
|
Women’s qualifying |
2000 |
|
|
Men’s final |
3000 |
|
|
Women’s final |
2500 |
2. The competition time limit for Men/Women qualifying and final race is 30 minutes.
FINISH procedures and Result processing
1. The Finish is located in the Event Centre.
2. Competitors must report to the Finish or Event Centre, no matter finish the course or loss of e-card.
3. When reaching the finish line, you must punch your E-card at the finish unit which records your course completion time. Please hand in your back-up label to the finish official before leaving the FINISH.
4. You are not allowed to return to the competition area after leaving the FINISH and must head for result processing at the event centre.
5. Maps will be collected and it is against OL rules and ethnics to disclose the map to competitors who have not yet started. Otherwise competitors will be disqualified.
6. Every competitor has to download the result at result processing counter. Any competitors who forget to download result before the event closing time will be regarded as disqualified (DISQ).
Remarks for FINISH
1. As soon as competitors arrive at the Finish, please place the e-cards at the Finish Control, the time-count will stop accordingly. Please hand in your back-up label to the finish official after crossing the finishing line.
2. After that, please follow the signposts/indication cards to the Result Processing Station to download your results.
Competition rules
1. No aids other than maps provided and equipment items permitted by organizer should be used.
2. Loss of E-card is considered as DNF and you are required to report to the FINISH or Event Centre.
3. Competitors who move or damage any competition facilities will be charged for replacement.
4. To facilitate the flow of the competition and for your safety, you are required to report to the FINISH or event centre regardless of course incompletion, otherwise “Missing” will be counted.
5. All rules and regulations must be well observed and obeyed.
6. Organiser has the right to amend any regulations without prior notice and all amendments will be displayed at the event centre on the competition day.
7. Violation of competition rules and regulations will lead to disqualification.
8. In entering the competition area & the Event Centre, competitors cannot wear shoes with metal studs.
9. The competition area has many visitors, competitors have no priority in path access. Competitors should respect other user. In case of any accident occurred or collision, the competitors will be disqualified
Complaint & Protest
1. Complaints related to result must be made in writing to the organizer within 15 minutes after the result release by the organizer.
2. Protests raised against the jury’s decision shall be made in writing to the organizer within 30 minutes after the release of the jury’s decision.
E-punching and timing
1. EMIT EPTS will be employed for this event.
2. Competitors should bring their own e-cards which completed in the entry form. Those who forget to bring should pay rental fee of HK$50 and deposit of HK$250 at a “first-come first-served basis.
3. Competitors should write down their competitors’ numbers in the front of their backup labels before start. If the organizer has doubt on a particular punch record of an e-card, records of the backup label will be considered as a valid counter-check tool.
Remarks
1. Any change in this Event Information will be displayed at the event centre on the day of the competition.
2. You shall be responsible for your own safety and legal responsibility.
3. Competitors have no priority in path access.
4. If a thunderstorm warning, any rainstorm warning or a NO. 3 or above tropical cyclone warning signal is in effect at 0730 hours on the competition day, this event will be cancelled and you will be informed of the arrangement through the OAHK official website http://www.oahk.org.hk.
Essential Information for Electronic Punching and Timing System
1. No Competitor may refuse to use the “electronic punching and timing system” unless the organizer has issued the Notice of Malfunction of the aforesaid system.
2. The running time will be calculated based on the records in the e-cards. If the organizer has doubt on a particular punch record of an e-card, records of the backup label will be considered as a valid counter-check tool. In case both of them have no record, that particular punch record will be deemed voided.
1. At least 6 seconds before start, competitors must activate their e-cards by placing them on the “Start Unit” until the red light flashes, and otherwise no running time will be recorded.
2. Competitors must remove the e-cards from the “Start Unit” when the starter gives a long beep signal for starting.
1. It is the competitors’ own responsibility to insert the e-card into the e-punch correctly. In fact, e-cards can only be inserted into the e-punch in one direction. If both the e-card and backup label cannot record a particular punch record, system malfunction will not be considered as a valid reason for appeal.
1. As soon as competitors arrive at the Finish, please place the e-cards at the Finish Control, the time-count will stop accordingly,
2. After that, please follow the signposts/indication cards to return to the Event Centre and report to the Result Processing Station. After our officials have collected your backup label and have downloaded the records from your e-card, you may obtain your result slip from the mini-time recorder for reference.
1. Please do not insert your e-card into any Start Unit or e-punch after the completion of your race. By not doing so, your punch records will be retained for counter-check purpose.
2. Results of late starters will be processed separately. The final results displayed by the organizer will be conclusive; results from the mini-time recorder are for reference only.