Late entry and changes

All changes have to be sent to change@wmoc2010.org. They will be accepted up to Saturday July 17, 2010 only. No late entry will be accepted after this date.

• Change of name, first name and SI Card will not be charged.
• Change of class or late entry (within available vacant places only) will be charged CHF 20.00.
• Late entry for WMOC 2010 classes will be accepted - if there is space - up to Saturday, 17 July 2010. Late entrants will be charged CHF 290.00.
• Late entry for Open classes can be done at each race site.

Payment for changes and late entry should be done at the EC.

Competition rules

The competitions will be conducted under Competition Rules for IOF Foot Orienteering Events (2010 Edition). Copies of these can be downloaded from: http://www.orienteering.org/index.php/iof2006/Rules-and-Guidelines

Fair Play

All competitors shall behave with fairness and honesty. During the races athletes are forbidden to speak to each other.

All Long race competition areas are embargoed. Any attempt to survey, walk or train in the competition areas is forbidden. Attempts to gain any information related to the course, beyond that provided by the Organiser, is forbidden before and during the competition. Having crossed the finish line, a competitor may not re-enter the competition terrain without the permission of the Organiser. This includes the start and start area. It is not allowed to bring any previous or new maps along to the competition arenas. A competitor who breaks any rule, or benefits from the breaking of any rule, may be disqualified.

The embargo rules for the two Sprint races have to be more flexible as some competitors may well have accommodation within the competition area. However, as for the Long race restrictions, competitors are not allowed to survey or train in the Sprint areas before the respective competitions are held. A strict embargo on the two areas will be enforced from 04.00 hours before the first start on the day of each race.

For the Sprint competitions, runners who stay in the competition areas (La Chaux-de-Fonds or Neuchâtel) must use the shortest route to get to the Assembly arena.

Also, athletes are not allowed to re-enter either Sprint area after they have finished their race, except via the marked route to the assembly area or after the last starter has finished their race.

At any time, respect fences, walls, individual properties and local population.

Always respect embargoed areas.

Do not disturb animals.

Never waste any object or paper and use specific containers.

Always use official toilets by EC, Assembly, Prestart and Finish areas.

MOVE FOR SPORT, MOVE WITH FAIR PLAY


Drug policy

The IOF Anti-Doping Rules apply to all IOF events. See web address above for rules.

The WMOC 2010 will follow the antidoping rules of the WADA. It's possible that the Swiss agencies (SWISSOLYMPIC and ANTIDOPING.CH ) will carry out antidoping tests during the competitions.

Each competitor is responsible for following the antidoping rules, and avoiding any prohibited substances. If anyone has to follow a special medical treatment, s/he has to confirm with his doctor that the drug isn't prohibited. In case of doubt, the doctor should provide a certificate for medical use. You can find the list of prohibited substances with the links:

http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/World_Anti-Doping_Program/WADP-Prohibited-list/WADA_Prohibited_List_2010_EN.pdf

In case of conflict or a positive test, all competitors must accept the arbitration of SWISSOLYMPIC or ANTIDOPING.CH (www.antidoping.ch ) according to the WADA rules. The Swiss court of justice is designated to deal with any cases.

Bibs

Every competitor will be issued with a numbered bib which must be worn on the chest for each race. Information on bibs will consist of competitor’s name, SI-card number, club/group ID, age class and heat, start times for the qualification races.

The coloured background (green, white, red) indicates the start location which is the same for all races:

• M/W35-50:   Green
• M/W55-60:   White
• M/W65-95:   Red

Every competitor is asked to complete the back of his bib with emergency contact. This information could be helpful for the medical team in case of emergency.

The best ten (10) runners in the A-finals will receive a numbered (10 to 1) sticker five minutes before their pre-start time. An official will assist with this. See also ‘How you qualify for the Finals’ later in this section.

Lost bibs can be replaced at Information desk (CHF 5.00).

Terrain

The Sprint races will be urban only (streets and parks).

The Long Distance races will take place in various typically Jura terrains. See specific terrain description later in each race description.

The altitude of the competition areas is between 430 meters (Sprint Final) and 1000 to 1250 meters (all other races) above sea level.

Clothes and shoes

For Sprint races there are no restrictions on the type of clothing to be worn. Studded shoes are not advised for the Sprint races.

Long trousers and leg protection are strongly recommended for the Long Qualification 2 and the Long Final competitions.

In Switzerland, dobbed spikes are allowed but not spiked shoes.

There will be no clothing transfer available from the pre-start to the finish area.

Maps

The WMOC2010 orienteering maps have been made according to IOF drawing specifications. The printing method used is offset litho.

Sprint Qualification and Final race maps have a 1:4'000 scale and a 2,5 meters contour interval for all classes and are drawn according to ISSOM 2007, the International Sprint Map standard.

Long Qualification and Final race maps have a 1:10’000 scale and a 5 meters contour interval for all classes and are drawn to ISOM 2000.

Competition maps will be printed on water resistant paper. Plastic bags are not required.

Map dimensions will be maximum 485 x 328 mm.

Control descriptions are printed on the front side of the maps and loose control description (not water resistant) will also be available in the start lanes.

All competition maps will be collected at the finish. After the last start of each race, new competition maps will be available at the Information desk in the assembly area. Each group leader should bring their group-ID card (issued when you register at WMOC) to collect them.

Warms-Up maps

For Sprint Qualification, the model event map 3 (La Chaux-de-Fonds) can be used.

For Long Qualification and Final races there will be warm-up areas, along the path leading to the start, where runners will find little boxes with small warm-up maps. The control points are marked with orienteering flags, but do not have SI-units or codes.

Controls

Each control is equipped with:

• the control flag
• two electronic punching stations (SPORTident stations)
• one pin punching device (for use in the rare case that neither electronic unit works). On each map you find little squares (reserve boxes) that you must use if you have no visual or audible feedback from the SPORTident station.
• the control code is located on top of the SPORTident box, the number codes used range from 31 to 250.

There are lots of controls. Make sure always to check your control codes !

Control Descriptions

Control descriptions will be printed on the front side of all competition maps. Loose copies of the control descriptions (not water resistant) will also be available in the start lanes as part of the start procedure. They will not be distributed with registration material before the event. Competitors who intend to collect control descriptions at the start are reminded that they will have one minute to secure their control description sheet the way they choose. The maximum size of the loose control description dimensions – for 30 controls - is 55 x 210mm. Courses with fewer controls will have proportionately smaller sheets. Each grid square has a 6mm side.

Electronic Punching System

The SPORTident (SI-card) system will be used for all races.

If you are using a rental SI-card, please return it to the Information desk after your last race where you can reclaim the CHF 50.00 deposit.

SPORTident card

It is very important that you always use your own registered SI-card, or the SI-card you rented from WMOC2010. It will be checked at the start. SI-cards of series 5, 6, 8 and 9 are allowed. SI-cards can be bought at the WMOC2010 info stand (limited edition wmoc2010-SI-card-9) or at the booth of our contractors.

If you are using a rental SI-card and this is your last race, please return your SI-card at the Arena Information desk where you can reclaim the CHF 50.00 deposit.

Start Lists and Results

For the qualification races, competitors in classes with more than 80 entrants are allocated to parallel heats by a random draw. The heats are indicated by numbers after the age class, e.g. W55-2 is the second heat for W55 runners. Each runner will be in the same heat for both Long Qualification races, but the heats for the Sprint race will be drawn differently. Start lists for the qualification races are included later in this Bulletin. Start lists for the qualification and final races will also be available for review by participants on the www.wmoc2010.org website, on the www.swiss-orienteering.ch website, at the EC in La Chaux-de-Fonds, at the Information desk at each competition Arena and at each pre-start.

Start times for the Sprint Final will be available on www.swiss-orienteering.ch website by 22.00 hours, Saturday July 31st, as well as at the EC. They will also be posted at the Information desk in the Arena and at the start area on Sunday morning. The first start time for the final is at 13.00 hours. The last start time for each course is indicated below, with the individual course data.

Start times for the Long Final will be available on the www.swiss-orienteering.ch website by 19.00 o’clock, Wednesday August 4th, as well as at the EC. They will also be posted at the Information desk in the Arena and at the start area on Friday morning. The first start time for the final is at 10.00 hours. The last start time for each course is indicated below, with the individual course data.

Individual split times will be given to each competitor after crossing the finish line. Provisional results lists will be continuously updated at each Arena. At the Sprint Final (Neuchâtel), only the top 20 in each class will be displayed in the Finish Arena; the full list will be displayed at the Assembly Arena.

The complete results lists will be displayed at the EC from 20.00 hours after each race. All start lists, results lists, split-times and accumulated times will be made available on the website www.swiss-orienteering.ch as well.

How to search for your clubname or clubID in the Start and Results Lists

On the Swiss Orienteering website, you can view the start and result list by class, clubname or clubID, sorted by starttime if you wish. In the field “Club” you should enter either your clubname or your clubID. You can enter more than one clubname or clubID by separating the clubnames with a comma. In the option field, you can sort all the selected runners by start time.

Commentary

Race commentary will be provided by Timo Teinila (FIN), Véronique Humbel Renaud (SUI) and Marcel Neuenschwander (SUI). They will provide competition news, class leader results and more in different languages.

Official WMOC time

Clocks used at Start procedure will be radio-controlled CEST-time (DCF-77 Frankfurt).

Start Procedure

Start organisation:

Your bib colour (green, white or red) indicates one of the three starts locations. Each runner is responsible for following the correct marked route. For all races (qualification and finals) there will be a pre-start area before the start line. The competition area is out of bounds until your start time. Distances to the pre-start and time from pre-start to the start location are specific to each race. Refer to the detailed race description in next sections.

Every starting procedure is a silent process, and it is the runner’s responsibility to be there on time!

In the start area, runners will pass through 4 consecutive starting boxes, and remain one minute in each one. When the clock in front of the first start box (-4 min) displays the runner’s starting time, the runner steps in. This will be 4 minutes before the start. At this point the bib number and the starting time are checked.

Runners without an SI-card or without a bib will not be allowed to start. If you lose your bib you can get a replacement at the information desk.

At the entrance to the first box (-4 min) SI-cards are cleared and checked, supervised by a WMOC2010 official.

In the second box (-3min) each runner will pick up his/her loose control description (optional). There will be no tape available for athletes’ use. Runners must bring their own equipment to carry the loose control descriptions during the race. The control descriptions will also be printed on the map.

In the third box (-2 min) blank maps of the competition area are displayed.

In the last minute before start time, the competitor steps over the line into the -1 min box (the one with the maps). When entering the box, he/she punches the start-line-check-station (presented by a WMOC2010 official) and proceeds to the map issue box labelled with his/her correct class and waits besides the map box for the remaining part of the minute. The start-countdown will be indicated by a long beep at -10 seconds and a series of 5 beeps at -5 to 0 seconds. At the last beep the competitor's race time starts running and the runner can take the map from the map box. The runner is responsible for taking the correct map.

Runners will then follow a marked route to the start point which is indicated by a control flag in the terrain and a triangle on the competition map. The distance to the triangle control flag will be between 10 to 40m for Sprint races and 50 to 150m in the Long Distance races. You must follow the marked route to the start point.

The results of runners who start late will be based on their original start time (with no time compensation). Only if their lateness is the fault of the organiser will their actual race time be used (IOF rules 22.9 and 22.10).

Any runner who is late, whether through their own fault or otherwise, should not discuss this with the start officials. If the competitor believes the organiser is responsible, he/she should make a complaint, after running, at the Information desk in the finish area.

Finish Procedure

All runners are required to pass and punch at the finish line, including those runners who do not complete the whole course. Runners who do not punch at the finish line will be considered as “missing in the forest”, and may cause a search in the forest for the missing person. Your bib number must be clearly visible as you cross the finish line.

When the runner reaches the finish line, he has to punch one of the control units situated directly on the finish line. The time will then be recorded and the race is over. When leaving the finish area (after map collection and refreshment) the runner has to download his/her SI-card at one of the manned download stations, located at the exit. As a confirmation of the completed download, a slip with the runtime and the split-times will be printed out.

Maximum time

Maximum time for Sprint races is 1.0 hour

Maximum time for Long races is 2.5 hour

Disqualification

If a runner is missing one or more controls, or the controls were not visited in the correct order, the runner will be disqualified. Note: If a competitor runs with an SI-card different from the one he/she is registered with in the start lists, the runner will get no time and will be disqualified. It is the runner’s responsibility to run with the correct SI-card.

Complaints and Protests

Any complaint should be made in writing to the Organiser at the information desk in the Arenas as soon as possible. The Organiser will decide on the outcome and inform the complainant of the result as soon as possible. There is no fee for a complaint. If the runner is not satisfied with the result of the complaint, a protest can be made against the organiser’s decision, not later than 1 hour after that decision has been given to the runner. Protests must be in writing and handed in at the Information desk. It will immediately be forwarded to the IOF Senior Event Adviser. Protests will be handled by the jury, who will communicate their decision to the complainant as soon as possible. There is no fee for a protest.

Map Reclaim

Runners will receive a new map with their course printed on it. Maps can be collected every day at the information desk after the last competitor’s start. The maps will be sorted by groups and only a person presenting the group-ID card may pick up the clean maps.

Refreshments

Sprint races will have water available at the pre-start and at the finish. For the other races, except the Model Events, in addition to water supplies at the pre-start and at the finish there are also water points in the competition area. The water stations in the forest will be supervised by officials. Locations in the forest are not at controls but are close to optimal route choices and will be shown using the standard drinks symbol on the map.

First Aid

There will be first aid facilities at the finish of all the races. First aid locations in the forest on the Long Distance competition maps will be designated by the standard IOF symbol (a purple cross). In case of accident, illness or injury fellow competitors are obliged to assist. Further assistance may be obtained from either First Aid or Drink stations.

How to Qualify for the Finals

The qualifying system is described in detail in the IOF Competition Rules (6.14) handbook.

For Sprint races: The fastest competitors from each qualification heat will qualify for the A Final of their class.

For Long races: The fastest competitors from each heat will qualify for the A final of the class, based upon the combined times of the two qualification races.

For all finals, the next best competitors from each heat will qualify for the B Final and so on.

A maximum of 80-84 competitors will qualify for the A final in each class, the exact number depending on the number of entries and heats.

The best 10 runners in each A Final will wear an additional sticker on their bibs, which will distinguish them from the others. These distinctive stickers will be distributed at the pre-start by an official.

Responsibility and Safety

All competitors who take part in the WMOC2010 and in the spectator races (including Warm up and Open races) must consider any risks and take their own safety precautions, and will be totally responsible for any injuries which might occur during the races.

Future WMOC and O-Events Information

• WMOC 2011 in Hungary in Pecs, wmoc2011.hu/koszonto/eng
• EMG 2011 in Italy in Lignano, www.lignano2011.it
• WMOC 2012 in Germany in Bad Harzburg, www.wmoc2012.de
• WOC 2012 and Swiss 5 Days in Switzerland, Lausanne, www.olwm2012.ch

All these organisers will have an information stand to promote their event.

GPS / Equipment

GPS data loggers with no display or audible feedback can be used” (IOF Rule 21.4). Any other GPS equipment is forbidden.

Toilets

There will be toilets at all the arenas (Warm up, Model Events, Qualification Races and Final Races). Limited toilet facilities will be provided on the way to the starts. Please use official toilets.

Doing it in the forest gives orienteers a bad reputation and could make organisation of future O-Event in these regions difficult.

Showers

There will be showers at all the competition arenas.

Training opportunities

One map is available for training beside the Official Model Event.

Maps can be bought at the EC.

Massage services

Massage services for the runners will be offer on 1st August at the SFI in Neuchâtel and on 3nd August at the LQ1 in Les Breuleux.