Sprint – Bulletin 3 – Event Information

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Riga Orienteering sprint  —
Easter Prize 2018

2 April 2018 Riga

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Riga Orienteering Sprint — Easter Prize 2018
Bulletin 3 – Event Information

Date

Event takes place on the Easter Monday – 2 April 2018

Place

Riga, Pētersala
Embargoed area: map
The most recent orienteering map
Event centre: Rīgas Kultūru vidusskola (Riga Culture Secondary School), Ganību dambis 7
Parking information will be provided soon.
Public transportation is recommended:
  • Tram No 5, stop Kultūru vidusskola – 50m to the Event Centre – schedule
  • Bus No 2, stop Pētersalas iela – 250m – schedule
  • Trolleybus No 19, stop Pētersalas iela (final stop) – 300m – schedule
Tickets available at the Narvesen shops (€1.15), or from the driver (€2.00)

Automobile parking available at the business park "Ganibu dambis", address: Ganibu dambis 7A:
  • at the entrance, get a free parking pass from organisers, place it on the windscreen
  • park the car following follow the organisers' directions 
  • number of parking places is limited

Programme

  9:30 - 11:00 Arrival of competitors, registration
11:00 - 12:30 Start, by draw (free starting time for open classes)
13:30 Prize giving ceremony

Classes

M/W Elite – the best orienteers, no age limit
Age classes: M/W – 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75
Open classes: OPEN-S (short course), OPEN-L (long course)

Courses, starting order, punching

Foot orienteering, Sprint course

For Elite and Age Classes

Starting order by draw – startlist 
Starting interval 1 minute
SportIdent punching – in contactless mode (SIAC card needed) or in classic mode (any other SI card valid) 
Winning times for all courses 12-15 min.

For Open Classes

Free starting time between 11:00 and 12:30
SportIdent punching
Competitors register online or at the Event Centre, and choose between 2 courses: OPEN-S (short course), OPEN-L (long course)

Course length

Measured around impassable features.
 ClassKM Controls 
 ME3.914
 WE3.612
 M122.514
 M142.714
 M163.213
 M183.317
 M213.317
 M353.317
 M453.213
 M553.115
 M652.412
 M752.412
 W122.514
 W142.714
 W163.115
 W183.115
 W213.115
 W353.115
 W452.714
 W552.714
 W652.412
 W752.412
 OPEN-S2.210
 OPEN-L3.515

Terrain and Map

Terrain: streets, urban areas, yards, parks, recreational areas
Map: made in 2013, renewed in 2018, map specification ISSOM-2007, scale 1:4000, contours 2m, map size A4 (21 x 29.7 cm)

Dangerous Areas

Traffic will not be stopped during competition. The competitors should pay attention to traffic when running in the streets. When crossing the streets, please, make sure there is no traffic! For the classes WE, ME, M16, M18, M21, M35, M45, the courses cross a tram line (3 trams per hour).
Riga Municipality requirement – competitors shall follow the traffic rules!

Entries

For Elite and Age classes – accepted from 1 February to 28 March on the LOF registration site.
For open classes – accepted from 1 February to 28 March on the LOF registration site or at the Event Center on the competition day.

Entry Fee

Classes Discounted entry fee, if paid by Bank transfer on/before 28 March Regular entry fee Late Entry fee Classic 
SI-card hire*		 Contactless SIAC-card hire*
Elite € 7.00
 € 8.00 € 12.00 € 1.00 € 1.50
12, 14, 16, 18 € 2.50
 € 3.00 € 4.50 € 1.00 € 1.50
21, 35, 45, 55 € 6.00
 € 7.00 € 10.00 € 1.00 € 1.50
65, 75 € 2.50
 € 3.00 € 4.50 € 1.00 € 1.50
OPEN-S/L (YoB 1959–1997) € 4.00 € 5.00 – € 1.00 –
OPEN-S/L (YoB ...–1958 and 1998–...) € 1.50 € 2.00 – € 1.00 –

Discounted entry fee – for competitors who register and pay entry fee by bank transfer to the bank account of OK Mona on/before 28 March.
Legal persons can request invoice at parks@mona.lv. Please,specify your payment details.
Regular entry fee – for competitors, who register on/before 28 March, and pay entry fee by cash on the day of competition (open classes may register on the day of competition).
Late entry fee – for competitors who have missed the entry deadline of 28 March (registration for vacancies only).
To register changes for an entered competitor on the day of competition:
  • change of competitor, change of class € 2.00;
  • change of SI-card number – free of charge.
In the case of no-show, the entered competitors pay 50%.
For open classes OPEN-S and OPEN-L competitors register at the day of competition, and make cash payment, or they can register/pay online before/on 28 March.
* In the case of a lost SPORTident card the competitor shall pay: € 47 for lost SI-card and € 62 for lost SIAC card.

Prizes

Prize:
  • to the winners of first six places in Elite classes, and
  • to the winners of first three places in the Age classes.

Special Rules
Competitors participate at their own risk.
Competitors are not allowed in the competition area before the start; competitors are only allowed in the Event Center and warm-up area before the start.
Competitors are responsible for observing the correct starting times.
Competitors who have finished their courses may not contact the competitors who have not started yet!

Service

Indoor area for competitors, luggage room
Car parking along the nearby streets. Please, follow the traffic rules

Other information

Sprint competitors may register also for Trail-O. They will be offered late Trail-O starting times – after finishing the sprint course.

Supervision

LOF adviser – Volli Kukk

Organisers

Latvian Orienteering Federation, Orienteering Club MONA, co-financed by the Education, Culture and Sports Department of Riga City Council.
  • Event Director – Pēteris Zariņš 
  • Competition Director – Juris Cebulis 
  • Map and courses – Atis Zariņš 
  • Registration and results – Egīls Puriņš 
  • Start – Jānis Nāgelis 
  • Open classes – Dzintra Busenberga

E-mail for information: parks@mona.lv

Account details for payment of entry fee:
Beneficiary: Orientesanas klubs MONA, biedriba
Beneficiary's Reg.No. 40008022716
Account No (IBAN): LV24UNLA0050006006271
Bank: SEB banka
Bank code: UNLALV2X


http://mona.lv/

Event is organised by Latvian Orienteering Federation, and
Orienteering Club MONA, co-financed by Education,
Culture and Sports Department of Riga City Council