INTERNATIONAL GOALBALL TOURNAMENT
HANGZHOU,CHINA
April 27th – May 3rd 2015
INVITATION
Dear Friends,
National Paralympic Committee of CHINA is pleased to invite your Men and Women’s National Goalball Teams to participate the International Goalball Tournament, which will be held in Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Center of Excellence from April 27th to May 3rd 2015. The tournament will be a good opportunity for the Goalball teams to better prepare for the important Seoul 2015 IBSA World Games from 8th to 18th May 2015. Teams can also have the option to stay in Hangzhou for training camp with the national teams and some club teams in China, and directly fly 2 hours from Hangzhou to Seoul to overcome the jetlags or avoid long flight.
PROGRAMME
April 27th Arrival of Teams & Registration
April 28th Classification, Training & Meeting
April 29th - May 2nd Competition
May 3rd Departure of Teams
May 3rd - May 8th Option: Training Camp
COMPETITION VENUE
Hangzhou APC Centre of Excellence
Address: No.123, Yunxi Road, Tangqi Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China (Zip: 311106)
Changing rooms, showers as well as warming-up area will be available for teams during the days of the tournament. There will be Medical Service Station and First Aid at the Competition and the
Accommodation Venues respectively, however, if warded the participants will be responsible for any hospital charges.
Upon arrival at the Centre, no other transportation is needed as all facilities including competition, training and accommodation are within walking distance from one another.
OFFICIAL EQUIPMENT
The Official Competition Ball is KSG which is provided by the LOC.
Competition Flooring is Wooden.
(The same with the IBSA World Games)
Team is responsible for bringing own Eyeshade for competition.
TEAMS INVITED
National Goalball Teams are invited. Invitation is limited to 7 National Men’s Team and 5 National Women’s Team from abroad that will be accepted on the ‘first-come, first-served’ basis, and 2 hosting teams (1 Men and 1 Women).
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The Tournament format will be decided based on the number of final participating teams
REFEREE
We welcome IBSA II or III level referees (coming along with their national teams or individually) to whistle some games during the tournament. We commit to cover their accommodation and meals during the invitational period. For referees who participate the International Goalball Referee Clinic (Level 1, 2 & 3), can choose to leave the tournament as soon as the practical examination is finished.
RULES & REGULATIONS
The IBSA Goalball Rules 2014 - 2017 will be strictly adhered.
ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEALS
Teams will be accommodated at the Athletes Apartment Building beside the competition venue. Meals will be served at the 1st floor of the Athletes Apartment Building.
Halal meals will be served upon the request of teams.
TEAM ENTRY FEE
Cover Board & Lodging & Local transportation USD 80 x 6 nights = USD 480.00 per person
Any member of the team who is going to stay more than the 6-night period will be charged the same price 80 USD per person per night.
Any team who is going to stay for the training camp will be charged the same price 80 USD per person per night.
All Fees must be paid in cash of USD to the LOC upon arrival at Hangzhou.
TRANSPORTATION
The closest airport to the competition venue is Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (IATA Code: HGH).
The LOC will organize the transportation from and to the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
VISAS
Countries whose citizens require visas to enter the People’s Republic of China are kindly requested to contact the nearest (or most convenient one for youto travel to) diplomatic mission and consular post of P.R.China for visa issues. And thanks to download and fill in the information in the attached file 3 (the parts in BLUE color) if your delegation has confirmed the list of participants, then send back together with your 1st Entry Form
DEADLINE
Please, confirm your participation in our tournament by sending the completed First entry form to the Hangzhou APC Centre of Excellence as soon as possible but no later than February 28th, 2015. If possible, thanks to send the Second Team Registration Form together with the additional information will be sent out to the participating countries after March 1, 2015.
LIABILITY
The organizers shall not be liable for any accidents or illnesses that may occur before, during or after the competition.
CONTACTS
For further clarification or inquiry, please write to the followings:
Hangzhou APC Centre of Excellence (LOC)
Mr. Kevin Tu
LOC Competition Director
Email:
INTERNATIONAL GOALBALL REFEREE CLINIC (Level 1, 2 & 3) will be conducted prior to the Championships; the International Goalball Referee Clinic (Level I, II &III) will be from April 26th – May 3rd.
Participants shall pay Entry Fee of USD 250.00 covering
- 7 nights of Board & Lodging (twin-sharing basis)
- Training Kit
- Local transportation including airport transfer
- Certificates of Participation & Accreditation
- Complimentary Event T-shirt
The Entry Fee must be paid in cash of USD to the LOC upon arrival at Hangzhou.
IBSA Clinic Registration Fees should be directly transferred to IBSA account according to IBSA rules
- Level I Euro 20.00
- Level II Euro 40.00
- Level III Euro 80.00
IBSA Banking information:
Name of Bank:
BANCO POPOLARE DI VERONA E NOVARA – Modena Main Branch (n. 402) ITALY
BANK CODE: 5034
BRANCH CODE: 12900
BIC: BAPPIT21402
A/C: EUR291001468
COMPLETE ROUTING (IBAN):
IT90U0503412900EUR291001468
PAYPAL Account name:
The dead line for candidates to transfer the relevant amount to the bank account will be April 8th 2015.
Candidates have to send their application not later than March 10th 2015 to . The application should include the following information: Full name, Gender, Passport Number, Nationality, Date of Birth, Email, Old Level, and the New Level to attempt. IBSA Goalball Referee Coordinator will validate whether applicant is eligible for the referee clinic with the new level to attempt, and the applicant will get the confirmation not later than March 15th 2015.
We are looking forward to your participation!
National Paralympic Committee of CHINA