4^th Asian Machine Rowing Championships

Japan

1^st & 2^nd March 2003 (Saturday & Sunday)

Bulletin　1&２

1. Organizers

The 4^th Asian Machine Rowing Championships Japan will be co-organized by The Japan Rowing Association(JARA) and The Central Japan Rowing Association under the sponsorship of The Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport, The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Gifu Prefecture, Ogaki City and Kaizu Town.

The event is sanctioned by Asian Rowing Federation (ARF).

A Seminar for Rowing will also be offered to all athletes and officials during the event. The language will be English.

The Central Japan Machine Rowing Championships will be co-organized on 2^nd March 2003 at the same venue.

2. Dates and Venue

The 4^th Asian Machine Rowing Championships Japan will be held on 1^st & 2^nd March 2003 (Saturday & Sunday) at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course, where the FISA World Rowing Championships 2005-Gifu, Japan will be held. The Venue is located in Kaizu Town, Gifu prefecture, at about 23km west from Nagoya

3. Events

The events in the 4^th Asian Machine Rowing Championships will be;

・    Lightweight Men must be 75kg or less

・    Lightweight Women must be 61.5kg or less

・    Lightweight competitors must be weighed in not more than 2 hours and not less than 1 hour before the first race of the day of each event.

・    For lightweight team events, each competitor must meet the weight limit above ? there will be no averaging of weights.

・    Competitors in Championship events must wear normal National Team uniform as registered with FISA.

4. Brief Schedule (For the detailed please see the attached)

28^th February 2003 (Friday)

Arrival of the teams in the venue / hotels

Training at the venue will be available between 13:00 ? 17:00

18:30       Team Officials Meeting at the Hotel

1^st March 2003 (Saturday)

10:00       Opening Ceremony of Asian Championships at the Venue

11:30-16:00           Individual 2000m and Pairs 2000m (Open Weight and Light Weight)

2^nd March 2003 (Sunday)

9:00-12:00  Seminar for Rowing

(at the Venue, for all Asian Championships participants)

10:00-14:00  The Central Japan Machine Rowing Championships

(Opening ceremony, Individual 2000m, Pairs 2000m)

14:00-15:30  Mixed Fours Relay

(Asian Championships, Light Weight and Open Weight)

(Central Japan Championships, Open Weight)

15:45-17:00  Medal Ceremony, Closing Ceremony and Fair-well Party

The Time Table may be subject to change depending upon the number of entries. When the number of entries to an event exceeds the maximum available number of the rowing machines for a race, Heats and Finals will be organized.

The finalized timetable will be sent to the participating countries later.

5. Entry Requirement

The Asian Machine Rowing Championships events are open only to National Teams selected by National Rowing Federations affiliated to ARF. Entries must be made by the National Federations in the same manner as for on-water Championships.

In accordance with normal FISA and ARF rules, competitors must be citizens of the country that they represent and be able to prove this by showing an official document (passport or identity card).

Each Federation may make a maximum of two entries for each event. Double up in more than one event by a same competitor is permitted, but the intervals between the events may not be considered.

There will be no entry fee for national team.

6. Prizes

Medals will be presented to the first, the second and the third placed competitors in each event.

7. Flags and Anthems

All teams are requested to bring a National flag and a tape of their official National Anthems.

8. Accommodation & Transportation

The Organizing Committee will arrange the accommodation and transportation.

For a maximum of twelve (12) competitors or team officials from each National Team, the cost per person for 3 nights including 8 meals (from the evening of February 28^th to the morning of March 3^rd) and the transportation will be reduced into 6,000 yen by the sponsorship of The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Please note that this offer is not applied for Supporters etc.

The cost for the others than the above (including Supporters) is 27,000yen per person.

Accommodation for teams wishing to stay additional nights before and/or after the days above may be arranged at 8,000 yen per person per night (including two meals) through the Organizing Committee by the prior notices.

The expense above all must be deposited to the Organizing Committee when each team makes the Final Accommodation application.

Please complete the attached Accommodation Reservation Form.

Lodgings will be organizes in Ogaki City at about 23km north from the venue and at about 30km west from Nagoya International Airport.

Bus transportation between the lodging and the venue will be arranged by the Organizing Committee on 1^st and 2^nd March 2003.

Upon prior notice of the flight schedules, National Teams will be picked up at and sent to Nagoya International Airport.

If a Team is not arriving at and departing from Nagoya International Airport, the Team is requested to come to and go back from GIFUHASHIMA Train Station of JR SHINKANSAN at its own arrangements and at its own costs. The organizer will pick-up and send the Team at/to GIFUHASHIMA train station upon prior notice of the arrival and departure date and time of the Train.

9. Entry Procedure (Consists of Two Steps, please use the attached forms)

Step 1  ( Due Date: 21^st December 2002, Saturday )

Preliminary Entry Form by Event and Preliminary Accommodation Form are requested to be returned by 21^st December 2002 (Saturday) to the organizing committee below by e-mail or by fax.

Step 2  ( Due Date: 18^th January 2003, Saturday )

Final Entry and Final Accommodation Form are requested to be returned by 18^th January 2003 (Saturday) to the organizing committee shown on the next page by e-mail or by fax.

10. The Organizing Committee

The 4^th Asian Machine Rowing Championships Organizing Committee

Chairman             :  Chikara SANO

Vice Chairman         :  Akihiro OKUIZUMI

Vice Chairman         :  Masataka Tanada

General Manager      :  Tamotsu HATSUDA

Competition Manager  :  Kazuaki MIYASHITA

Accommodation/Transportation Manager :  Toshihiro USUI

    Administration Manager:  Jun WATANABE

    Address:   C/O  2005 FISA World Rowing Championships Organizing Committee

515 Takasu Kaizu-cho Kaizu-gun Gifu Pref.

503-0654 Japan

 E-mail : office@w-rowinggifu.jp

     Fax   : 81-584-52-0261

Tel    : 81-584-52-0260