16th BIATHLON MASTERSINTERNATIONALCHAMPIONSHIPS

20.-24.3.2013KONTIOLAHTI ● NORTH KARELIA ● FINLAND

INVITATIONKontiolahti

MunicipalicityKontiolahtiSport Club

16th BIATHLON MASTERS’INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS20.-24.3.2013KONTIOLAHTI, NORTH KARELIA, FINLAND

KONTIOLAHTI SPORT CLUB and KONTIOLAHTI BIATHLON ORGANIZING COMMITTEE warmly welcomes allbiathlon masters to 16th Biathlon Masters’ International Championships. The first event was organised in1997.

BIATHLON MASTERS’ INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS will be organized by Kontiolahti Sport Club 20.-24.3.2013 in Kontiolahti, North Karelia, Finland. The venue for the event is the Kontiolahti Biathlon Stadium.

COMPETITION REGULATIONSThe competition will be carried out according to IBU rules and regulations(Rules for Biathlon Masters’ Races). Age on 1.1.2013 determines your class.

CLASSES OF COMPETITORSTYPES OF COMPETITIONS

SPRINT COMPETITION (Men 6 km, Men 60+ 5km, Women 5 km)INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION 4 shootings (Men35 12,5 km, M40-59 10 km, Men 60+ 7,5 km, Men 70+ 5

km, Women 7,5 km)Men Age: 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+Women Age: 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-59, 60+

RELAY COMPETITION (Men 3x6 km, Men 65+ 3x5km, Women 3x5 km)Relay teams can be the teams of sport clubs, provincial teams or nationalteams. Mixed teams are also allowed.

Men Age: 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+Women Age: 35-44, 45-54, 55+

There is no quota on the registration for the Biathlon Masters International Championships

INSURANCESThe Organizer is not responsible for injuries to persons or damages to property.All attendants have to be covered by an adequate insurance policy against accidents, illnesses and civilliability.

ENTRY FEESEntry fees will cover all racing events, bibs, programmes, shuttle to Kontiolahti Biathlon Stadium fromthe official accommodation places, and the Masters’ Party. Notice the discount on entry fees inconnection with an early payment:Postmarked before3rd February 2013 120 €3rd March 2013 135 €Account owner: Kontiolahden Urheilijat ryAccount number: NORDEA Bank, 104030-309629, Siltakatu 10, Joensuu.IBAN: FI52 1040 3000 3096 29. SWIFT CODE: NDEAFIHH

ENTRIES AND VISA REGULATIONSThe enclosed forms (Appendix 1) must be sent to the Organizer by 3.3.2013. Visa regulations, seeappendix 2.

ACCOMMODATIONSee appendix 3. Cottages: if you want to rent a cottage, please contact to Karelia Expert Tourist ServiceLtd (www.visitkarelia.fi).

ACCREDITATIONAccreditation will take place in the competition office located in the Kontiolahti Biathlon Stadium.

IMPORT AND EXPORT OF RIFLES, AMMUNITION AND RADIO EQUIPMENTRifles:In order to facilitate your arrival and departure at customs regarding rifles and ammunition, please findthe enclosed form (appendix 4), which should be completed. The competitors coming from the EU-nations are recommended to use the European Weapons Passport.Kontiolahti Sport Club has 10 biathlon rifles, which are hired if needed.

The weapon list must be sent by e-mail of by fax at last 2.3.2013 (appendix 4). The weapon importlicence will be applied by the Organizer. The price of the private import licence is 27 € per each arrivinggroup and the list will be sent to the teams.

Radio equipment: See appendix 5LA (CB), PR 27 and PMR 446 radios are free of charge, provided that they fulfil the requirements ofrelevant equipment standards and specifications. Information concerning the fees is available atwww.ficora.fi and it has to be paid to the Telecommunications Administration Centre in Biathlon Office.

More information and application form:http://www.ficora.fi/attachments/englantilomakkeet/1156489299073/SHORTUSE.dot

WAYS OF ARRIVAL

BY PLANEJoensuu Airport is located 11 km from Joensuu and 25 km from the Kontiolahti Biathlon Stadium. Thereare 4 - 6 daily flights from Helsinki to Joensuu (flight time 60 minutes).

BY TRAINJoensuu Railway Station is located in the centre of Joensuu, 14 km from the Kontiolahti BiathlonStadium. There are 6 daily connections from Helsinki to Joensuu and the journey takes app. 4,5 hours.

BY CAR Main distances:From to Joensuu /timeHelsinki 438 km 6 hoursLappeenranta 260 km 3 hoursVaasa 494 km 6 hoursSt. Petersburg (RUS) 430 km 6 hours

PROGRAM

DATE COMPETITION TRAINING OFFICIAL ARRANGEMENTSTUESDAY

19.3.11.00-15.00Unofficial training

Arrival15.00 –Information for the teams

WEDNESDAY20.3.

11.00-15.00Official training

15.30 –Team captains’ meeting

THURSDAY21.3.

Zeroing 11.00-11.50Sprint 12.00-

FRIDAY22.3.

Zeroing 11.00-11.50Relay 12.00-

18.30 –Masters´ dinner and party

SATURDAY23.3.

11.00 – 15.00Unofficial training

SUNDAY24.3.

Zeroing 09.00-09.50Individual competition10.00-

Departure

MONDAY25.3. Departure

FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONKontiolahti Sport ClubBiathlon Stadiumtel. +358 13 732 403fax +358 13 732 402P.O. Box 23FIN-81101 KONTIOLAHTIe-mail: office@biathlon-kontiolahti.fi

website www.biathlon-kontiolahti.fi

Chief of Organizing CommitteeEsa Haapala tel. +358 400 678 370

KONTIOLAHTI SPORT CLUBKONTIOLAHTI BIATHLON ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Esa HaapalaChief of Organizing Committee

WELCOME TO KONTIOLAHTI,NORTH KARELIA, FINLAND!

BIATHLON MASTERS’ INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS20.-24.3.2013KONTIOLAHTI, NORTH KARELIA, FINLAND

VISA REGULATIONS

Countries needing VISA to enter Finland:ALG,ARM,BIH,BLR,CHN,GEO,IND,IRI,KAZ,KGZ,LIB,MAR,MDA,MGL,PUR,RUS,SRB,TPE,UKR,UZB

Addresses of the Finnish embassiesALG Ambassade de Finlande, 10 Rue des Cedres, El Mouradia, Algiers, Algeria. Tel. +213-21-692 925,

693 898, Fax. +213-21-691 637

ARM Please contact Finnish Russian embassy in Moscow

BIH Finska Ambassada P.O. Box 926, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia. Tel. +381-11-306 5400, Fax. +381-11-306 5375

BLR Embassy of Finland, Klaipedos gatve 6, 3rd floor, 2600 Vilnius, Lithuania. Tel. +370-5-212 1621, 2122775 Fax: +370-5-212 2463, 2122 441

CHN Embassy of Finland, Beijing Kerry Centre, Level 26, South Tower, Guanghua Lu 1, Beijing 100020,People’s Republic of ChinaTel. +86-10-8529 8541, 8529 8542, Fax: +86-10-8529 8547

GEO Please contact Finnish Russian embassy in Moscow

IND Embassy of Finland, E-3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021 India. Tel.+91-11-5149 7500,Fax. +91-11-5149 7555

IRI Embassy of Finland, P.O.Box 19395-1733, Teheran, IranTel. +98-21-2230979, 221 5777, 220 7090, 221 5778, 2215779 (visas). Fax. +98-21-221 0948, 221 5822

KAZ Please contact Finnish Russian embassy in Moscow

KGZ Please contact Finnish Russian embassy in Moscow

LIB Embassy of Finland, PO BOX 113- 5966, Hemra Beirut 1103 2090 Lebanon. Tel. +961-1-802 275/6, Fax.+961-1-803 136

MAR Ambassade de Finlande, B.P. 590, Rabat Chellah 10002 Rabat Morocco. Tel. +212-3-765 8775, 7658788, Fax. +212-3-765 8904

MDA Embassy of Finland, Strada Atena 2 bis , 71271 Bucharest , RomaniaTel. +40-21-230 7504, 230 7545, Fax: +40-21-230 7505

MGL Please contact the nearest embassy of Finland, or Finnish embassy in Beijing, People’s Republicof China

RUS Posolstvo Finljandii, Kropotkinskij pereulok 15-17, 119034 Moscow G-34, Russia. Tel. +7-095-7874174, Fax: +7-095-247 3380

SRB Finska Ambassada, P.O.Box 926,11001 Belgrade, Serbia. Tel. +381-11-306 5400, Fax. +381-11-306 5375TPE Swedish Trade Council, Room 0812, International Trade Building, 333 Keelung Road, SCE Taipei 110UKR Embassy of Finland, vul. Striletska, 14, 01901 Kyiv, Ukraine

Tel. +380-44-228 7049, 228 7551, Fax: +380-44-228 2032

All participants coming from visa duty countries will be helped to obtain their visa for entry.Please fill the form Registration by Name for Visa Applications and send it to the Organizer by3.3.2013.

APPENDIX 1

BIATHLON MASTERS’ INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS20.-24.3.2013KONTIOLAHTI, NORTH KARELIA, FINLAND

REGISTRATION BY NAME FOR VISA APPLICATIONOnly for nations which require Visa: ALG,ARM,BIH,BLR,CHN,GEO,GUM,IND,IRI,ISV,KAZ,KGZ,LIB,MAR,MDA,

MGL,PUR,RUS,SRB,TPE, UKR,UZB

To be returned by 3.3.2013 to Kontiolahti Biathlon OfficeE-Mail: office@biathlon-kontiolahti.fi

Fax +358 13 732 402

National Association:

Contact person:

Street:

Zip-code: Town:

Phone: Fax: E-mail:

Surname First name Date of birth Passport N° Status* Sex**

* A = athlete / O = officials ** F = female / M = male

Date:___________________ Signature:____________________

APPENDIX 2

BIATHLON MASTERS’ INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS20.-24.3.2013KONTIOLAHTI, NORTH KARELIA, FINLAND

ROOM PRICES/NightACCOMMODATION 1per 2pers 3pers

Motel Kontio (4,5 km from stadium) - 68 € 88 €Apartments (35 m²) with kitchen 4 perTel +358 400 596 063 105 €www.motellikontio.fi/eng/index.html Including accommodationmotelli.kontio@telemail.fi

1per (econ/standard) 2pers (econ/standard)

Hotel Kimmel (center of Joensuu) 61 €/81 € 81 €/101 €Itäranta 1, 80100 JOENSUU Including accommodation, breakfast,Tel. +358 20 1234 663 evening sauna, free internetFax +358 10 7623 439 NOTE! Use code ”Masters2013” whenwww.sokoshotels.fi/en/hotels/joensuu/kimmel/ making reservationssokoshotel.kimmel@sok.fi

1per 2persHotel Vaakuna (center of Joensuu) 85 € 105 €Torikatu 20, 80100 JOENSUU Including accommodation, breakfast,Tel. +358 10 7823 100 evening sauna, free internetFax +358 10 7623 439 NOTE! Use code ”Masters2013” whenwww.sokoshotels.fi/en/hotels/joensuu/vaakuna/ making reservationsvaakuna.joensuu@sokoshotels.fi

1per 2persHotel Greenstar (center of Joensuu) 62 € 72 €Torikatu 16, 80100 Joensuu Including accommodation, breakfast,Tel.+358 10 423 9390 parkingFax +358 (0)13 172 2523 NOTE! Use code ”Masters2013” whenwww.greenstar.fi/en/ making reservationsinfo@greenstar.fi

1per/standard 2pers/basic 3pers 4 persHotel Julie (13 km from stadium) 55 € 65 € 80 € 90 €Valimontie 3, 80710 Lehmo Including accommodation, sauna, WLANTel.+358 13 26311 (breakfast +6 €)http://hoteljulie.fi/ NOTE! Use code ”Masters2013” whenhoteljulie@telemail.fi making reservationsNOTE! 1 per and 2 pers rooms: Premium room + 10 €/night.

NOTE:Cottages: if you want to rent a cottage, please contact Karelia Expertvisitkarelia@visitkarelia.fi www.visitkarelia.fi

Accommodation reservations and payments straight to the hotels.

Other accommodation

Finnhostel Joensuu/ISLO 1per (one bedroom apartment)Kalevankatu 8, 80110 JOENSUU 46 €Tel +358 13 267 5076 1per (two bedroom apartment,Fax +358 13 267 5075 46 € shared kitchen/bathroom)

2perswww.islo.fi/en/islo/ 50 €finnhostel@islo.jns.fi Extra bed 25 €/night

Including breakfast, linen, bath towels, free parking,private sauna, free internet

APPENDIX 3

BIATHLON MASTERS’ INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS20.-24.3.2013KONTIOLAHTI, NORTH KARELIA, FINLAND

LIST OF RIFLES

To be returned by 3.3.2013 toKontiolahti Biathlon Office

E-Mail: office@biathlon-kontiolahti.fiFax +358 13 732 402

National Federation:

Contact person:

Street:

Zip-code: Town:

Phone: Fax: E-mail:

SURNAME FIRST NAME DATE OF BIRTH PASSPORTNUMBER

TRADE-MARK NUMBER

DATE: ______________________

SIGNATURE ______________________

ATTENTION PLEASE!

Take a copy of this list and take it with out for the Finnish customs authorities.

APPENDIX 4

Appendix 5