2010 Weihai ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Series

 

Event and Contact Information

Event details

 

Media Information

Travel and accommodations

 

Special Functions

 

Event Schedule (Provisional)

(Please check the latest schedule upon registration at the official hotel)

Date (2010/09/23):

 

Date (2010/09/24):

 

Date (2010/09/25):

 

Date (2010/09/26):

 

Categories and Distances

 

Eligibilities and Prizes

All age as on December 31, 2010.

Prize Money Breakdown:

1) Elite: 30,000 EURO, top 10. (Unit: EURO), as to ITU Rule:

 

2) Long Distance Age Groups--for each group (Unit: RMB)

Ranking	1	2	3	4	5	6
Men	2400	1600	1200	1000	800	600
Women	2400	1600	1200	1000	800	600

 

3) Standard Distance Age Groups--for each group (Unit: RMB)

Ranking	1	2	3	4	5	6
Men	1200	800	600	500	400	300
Women	1200	800	600	500	400	300

 

Event Rules

1. GENERAL:

1) Athletes will be required to sign the ITU Athletes Agreement, as a precondition for entering the race.

2) All athletes and team support personnel must carry their own medical insurances.

3) According to ITU rule, all the categories of Long Distance will be drafting-prohibited. All the other categories will also be drafting-prohibited.

4) All Elite athletes are required to register through respective National Federation on the ITU Website.

5) All the Age Group athletes are required to provide a valid “Triathlon License” for registration. If the license is not available, then it’s mandatory to conduct a Health Check before the race according to the attached Guidelines and the related certificate must be shown upon registration at the Official Hotel.

2. EQUIPMENTS:

1) The equipments of competitors (Bicycle, helmet, uniform etc.) must abide by ITU Rules and Regulations. Mountain bikes will be allowed for Age Groups and Fun Tri groups athletes provided that the bikes are coincident with safety regulations.

2) Exposed bare torso is not acceptable during competition, including the swimming section.

3) On the race day, athletes will be given a Timing band and swimming cap during their check-in procedure. The timing band should be worn on the athlete’s right ankle, which must be returned upon finish or delivered to a technical official in case of withdrawing from the race.

3. RACE NUMBERS:

1) For all the athletes, the following numbers will be provided and should be used according to the formula as below:

l          One(1) bike number, to be attached to the saddle pole.

l          Three(3) sticker numbers, to be attached at the front and both sides of the helmet.

l          One(1) sticker number, to be attached to the bag.

2) For Age Groups and Fun Tri groups, two(2) sets of bib numbers will be provided, which preferably shall be attached to the chest and upper back. At least, the bib number must be attached to the upper back during cycling and to the chest during running. No bib number will be used for Elite groups.

3) Body decal numbers will be used for Elite athletes. For Age Group athletes, the body numbers will be drawn by technical officials.

4. DOPING CONTROL:

Doping Tests will be performed according to the ITU/WADA rules.

5. TIME LIMITS:

Category		Swim/Run	Swim + Bike	Total
Triathlon	Long Distance	2 hrs.	6 hrs.	8 hrs.
	Standard Distance	50 min.	2 hr.30 min.	3hr.30min.
	Fun Tri Distance	15 min.	45 min.	1hr.

 

Visa Application

For visa application, please provide the following information for each applicant together with the passport copy:

Name as on Passport
Nationality as on Passport
Occupation
Passport Number
In which country you are going to apply for visa

A visa document will be provided basing on the information provided. With the visa document you will be able to apply for the visa easily and quickly.

Attachment: (Only for Age Group athletes)

CTSA Competitors Health Check-up Guidelines

March 2010

By China Triathlon Sports Association (CTSA)

1. Why Health Check-up is mandatory?

1.1 Triathlon is a long-distance and intensive sport with extreme race environment. The severe stimulation to multi-organs of the human body will unavoidably elicit Acute Trauma or Sickness (ATS) of the cardiovascular, respiratory, central nervous, gastrointestinal and motor (bone and muscle etc.) systems, which in serious cases, will endanger the competitor’s life.

1.2 Because of the unpredictable ATS, it’s important and necessary that every competitor forms the patterns of overall physical examination, system controls of evidence based medicine, active prevention and treatment of the ATS, and the establishment of health documents. A good physical condition is essential for competing triathlon. The health risk of a competitor will be aggrandized and strengthened when he or she is under the injury or sickness situation.

1.3 The Guideline is issued by CTSA, in order to help triathlon competitors establish the idea of “Prevention First in Advance”, and protect them as much as possible. Competitors without a required Health Check-up results certificate will not be allowed to race.

2. General Requirements

2.1 Pre-Race Health Check-up

Competitors should monitor body conditions in time. It’s mandatory to receive a Health Check-up at most 3 months before the race day at a Level 2-A(二级甲等) or above hospital and get the related certificate, which must be shown when registration after arriving at the race site.

2.2 Self-Monitoring of Health Condition

Because the Health Check-up indexes and methods are limited and the conditions of “human body” are changing, a single “normal” Health Check-up result sometime before the race does not eliminate all the potential diseases hiding in the body and certainly cannot “prove” that the competitor has the capability of finishing the race safely. In this case, all the competitors must:

2.2.1 Confirm that the body is in good condition before race, without a Cold, Fever, Viral or Bacterial Pharyngotonsillitis, or other ATS.

2.2.1 If the body shows abnormal conditions or symptom, competitors should quit the race and inform the Event Organizing Committee in time, and seek medical assistance as soon as possible.

3. What should be checked?

Basing on the common ATS that happen in triathlon, the items listed below shall be included in the Health Check-up list for triathlon competitor. Among them, item 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 are mandatory and must be shown to the Event Organizing Committee.

3.1 General Examination of Internal Medicine and Surgery—Mandatory

Asking and distinguishing mainly:

1. The Cardiovascular System diseases, for example, Hypertension, Valvular Heart Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathy;

2. The Central Nervous System diseases, for example, Epilepsy, Serious Neurasthenia Syndrome;

3. The familial history of Sudden Death;

4. The past history of Excitability, Sports and Acute Trauma or Sickness；

5. The Respiratory System diseases, for example, Allergic Bronchial Asthma, Acute or Chronic Respiratory Tract Infection;

6. The Gastrointestinal System diseases, for example, Active Peptic Ulcer.

3.2 Examination of Blood Pressure (BP)—Mandatory

l          Age under 50: Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) ≤130mmHg(17.3KPa), Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP)≤85mmHg(11.3KPa)；

l          Age 50 and above: SBP≤140mmHg(18.6KPa)，DBP≤90mmHg(12KPa).

3.3 Examination of Electrocardiogram (ECG) –Mandatory

ECG must be attached with the doctor’s diagnosis, and shall be distinguished according to the following criteria:

l          Normal ECG:

1. Sinus Rhythm;

2. Adult Heart Rate(HR): 40-100bpm(professional competitor’s HR July be less than 40bpm).

l          Abnormal ECG patterns(but not limited to the below):

1. Sinus Tachycardia, adult HR＞100bpm; Ventricular Tachycardia;

2. Frequent Sinus Irregularity;

3. Sinus Arrest; Atrial, AV Junctional and Ventricular Premature Beats or Arrest;

4. Sick Sinus Syndrome;

5. 2^nd degree or above Sinoatrial, Atrioventricular and Left Fasciculo-Ventricular Fibers Block;

6. Pre-Excitation Syndrome;

7. Myocardial Ischaemia, ST Ischemic Decrease (horizontal, ptosis, arch, sink, approximate ischaemia); T Change (hypoflat, bidirection, inversion); Q-T Prolongation; U Inversion; Arrhythmia; etc.

8. Other abnormal ECG, for example, Atrial Fibrillation.

3.4 Haemo-biochemical Examination–Recommended and Optional

Diagnose the function of Liver and Kidney; and the condition of Glucose and Lipoid, Electrolyte, Myocardial Enzymes, etc.

3.5 Color Ultrasonic Cardiogram (UCG) –Recommended and Optional

Diagnose the condition of Ventricle, Auricle, Valve, Myocardium and Movement (contractility and compliance), Ejection Fraction, Cardiac Output, etc. Avoid the Disorganized Cardiac Architecture.