| Organizer (club): | Orienteering club Kotlarka |
| Date: | 21.6.2008 |
| Competition center: | Praha psychiatric medical institution in Bohnice (map) GPS: 50°8'2.37"N, 14°25'26.94"E |
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| Classes: | Czech sprint championship: D16, D18, D20, D21, H16, H18, H20, H21 The championship is opened for foreigners. However due to limited time of the TV direct transmittion, foreigner competitors registered into H21 class will be picked by organizers according to their results, the others will start in H21C class (public race). |
| Czech master sprint championship: D35, D40, D45, D50, D55, H35, H40, H45, H50, H55, H60 | |
| Public race: D10C, D12C, D14C, D16C, D18C, D20C, D21C, D65C, H10C, H12C, H14C, H16C, H18C, H20C, H21C, H70C "entry of the day": T (training), P (beginners) | |
| Competitors in P and T class choose their start time at the registration desk. If they do not meet their start time, another time will be chosen for them on the start, and will be written on their hand with a marker. | |
| Winner times: | 15 minutes for most classes, 12.5 minutes for H21 and D21 class. |
| Terrain: | The park of the psychiatric medical institution in Bohnice, Prague. It's a modderately undulating terrain with number of asphalt and sand roads. DH16-20, D21, DH21C, D35, H35-45 competitors will also visit nature reserve "Cimicke" valley - heterogeneous vegatation, some rocks and conture details. The area was never used for orienteering before. |
| Map: | Bohnice, 1:5 000, E = 2.5m, May 2008, ISSOM 2007; author Radim Ondracek; water resistant Size: DH16-20, D21, DH21C, D35, H35-45 - A3, others A4 |
| Maps will be collected in the finnish area, and will be returned after the start of the last competitor (19:45) |
| Special map features: | Green circle (#418): Green point (#419): Dark green (#421): Blue cross (#314): Brown dots (#117): Black stroke: Black circle (#539): Black circle with a dot (#537): Black cross (#540): |
distinctive tree bush, tree flower-bed hydrant, pump dumping ground bench pillar (fragment) statue other object (wooden object, obstacle, horse hurdle, merry-go-round, dryer, bench with a table, fragment of a gate, camping site |
| Numbers in parenthesis refer to the ISSOM 2007 |
| parking: | In front of the psychiatric medical institution in Ustavni street (map). Please follow the organizers instructions |
| Distances: | Parking / public transport - center: Center registration: Center start wheelchair bound: Center start Trail-O: Center start sprint (H21, short courses): Center start sprint (long courses): Center finish: |
less then 700m 0m 0m 0m 0m approx. 2,4km 0m |
| Accomodation: | Not organized, many possibilities in Prague |
| Entries: | By e-mail: dkp.prihlasky(at)gmail.com by June 8, 2008 (basic fee), by June 12, 2008 (higher fee), later only if it will be technically possible. Entry is accepted after you receive e-mail confirmation! |
| Registration: | Wheelchair bound: 8:45 - 9:15 Trail-O: 8:45 - 9:15, 12:00 - 12:45 Sprint: 15:00 - 15:45 (P class till 18:00) all in competition center |
| SI cards for H21 class will be available at the registration desk (competitors run with lent SI-cards) | |
| Control point descriptions: | Control description cards of all classes will be available in the CC. |
| Training map: | The training map from the shorter track of trail-O area will be availeble. We recommend trying trail-O before the sprint competition. The acces is restricted only to the main asphalt road (will be signed). |
| Bibs: | start bibs for all championship classes - self-service at the start. Starting without the bib is not possible. |
| Isolation: | All H21 competitors must be at 16:25 in front of the (outside the) main building. |
| Start: | Wheelchair bound: 10:00 Trail-O: 13:00 Sprint (H21): 16:30 Sprint (other): 18:15 |
For the sprint race there are 2 starts:
H21 competitors start via photocell. | |
| Sportident: | For sprint and the wheelchair bound competition, electronic punching system Sportident (SI) will be used. Competitors with their own SI-card will have to fill in number of their SI-card in the entry, others may borrow SI-card from the organizer for 3 EUR/3 days. If lost, compensation 700 CZK/1 pc will be required. H21 competitors will receive their SI-cards at the registration desk. | /TR>
Every competitor in the start corridor will do as follows:
When course controls don't work (they should beep and blink), punch your map into prepared field and show your map in the finish to the head referee or other charged person. | |
| During Trail-O competition, mechanical punching system will be used (also for competitors in P class - sprint - who do not have their own SI card). | |
| Out of bounds areas: | All areas defined in ISSOM 2007, especially areas in nature reserve with higher protection (marked in terrain and also in maps by sign n. 709). Breaking these rules leads to disqualification ! |
| Spectator control: | On the course of H21 class near CC. |
| Time limit: | 45 minutes |
| Finnish: | Competitor finishes the race by punching the finish SI unit and reading his SI card at the SI reading control. It is obligatory even if you quit the race. Competitors with SI cards provided by organizer return them after the SI reading control. H21 competitors end the race by crossing the finnish line (photocell), nevertheless they must punch the finnich SI unit after the line. You have to hand over your map in the finish area, and you will get it back after the start of the last runner of the sprint race (19:30). |
| H21 competitors, who after finnishing the race will occupy 1.-3. place of the continuous results, have to stay in the finnish area (on the stage) because of the TV direct transmission. | |
| Results: | Preliminary results will be posted in the CC. Official results will be available on web pages of the competition after the end of the competition. |
| Protests: | All protests present to the main referee with 200 CZK deposit. |
| Awards: | "Flower ceremony" right after finnish of the last competitor of H21 class. The prize giving ceremony of all the classes of the sprint race in the CC aproximately at 20:00 |
| Awards for first 6 in DH21 class, only for the first one in DH16C-DH21C and for the best 3 runners in other classes. No awards in T and P classes. | |
| Refreshment: | Bottled water (also flavoured) in the finnish. Buffet in the CC. |
| Notice: | Competitors take part in O-event on their own risk. |
| Routes of some competitors will lead through the fence holes. These holes will be signed in the terrain by yellow ribbons. Nevertheless please pay attention when crossing them, there is a wire on the ground. | |
| Director: | Martin Janata |
| Head referee: | Vaclav Hosek, Lucie Janatova (O-trail) |
| Course planner: | Petr Zaloudek, Kristyna Kovarova (O-trail) |
| Chief cartographer: | Radim Ondracek |
| Information | dkp.orienteering.cz/zavody/bohnice_08 Martin Janata, e-mail: dkp.prihlasky(at)gmail.com Bohous Hulka (Trail-O, wheelchair bound), e-mail: hulka(at)skvpraha.org |
| 10:00 11:30 | Orienteering competition of wheelchair bound |
| 12:30 | Price giving ceremony for wheelchair bound |
| 13:00 16:00 | Championship of the Czech Republic in Trail-O (Trail A course) |
| 13:00 18:00 | Open competition in Trail-O (Trail B course) |
| 16:15 17:45 | HI-TEC Championship of the Czech Republic on sprint distance - H21 course (TV broadcast) |
| 17:40 18:00 | Flower ceremony for H21, price giving ceremony of Trail-O |
| 18:15 20:00 | Championship of the Czech Republic, masters chamionship and open competition on sprint distance |
| 20:00 | Price giving ceremony of all remaining competitions (including Trail B course) |