COMPETITION HANDBOOK

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2024 WMA Marathon Championships
Bucharest, Romania.
Sunday, 13 October.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Welcome
Margit Jungmann – WMA President
Archie Jenkins – Technical Delegate (Saturday)
Alan Bell – Technical Delegate/Safety Officer (Sunday)
Archie Jenkins – WMA Championships Referee
Valeriu Rosetnic (LOC) – TEAM Coordinator

World Masters Athletics Marathon Championship
The World Masters Athletics Marathon Championship is open only to men and women who are aged 35 years and over on the first day of competition and who are medically fit to compete.

Host City – Bucharest, Romania
As the rightholder of the Bucharest Marathon, and certified with the World Athletics Road Races Label in compliance with Competition Rule 31.12, Asociatia Clubul Sportiv Bucharest Running Club (BRC), have been granted the right to host the 2024 WMA Marathon Championship.

Official Championship Website: www.2024.runinbucharest.com

Transport
Arrival by Air
Travelling from the ”Henri Coanda” Bucharest International Airport to the city centre is simple and convenient. Transport options include rental cars, taxi services and buses located outside the arrival hall. The journey takes 30 minutes.

Arrival by Road
Bucharest is easily accessible by car. The city is well-connected to the European road networks with major highways converging in the region.

Accommodation
There are different standards of accommodation available for competitors. The options and booking instructions are listed on the Championship website.

Visa Information
All applications for visa can be done EXCLUSIVELY online, on eViza Platform. To apply or for further details – https://eviza.mae.ro/.

Romania is a European Union member and, starting March 2024, a member of the “Air Schengen”. If you’re travelling to the championship as a citizen of a non-EU country, you may need to apply for a Schengen Visa. Together with the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RMFA), if necessary, Bucharest RUNNING CLUB will assist any delegate / team, in order to get visa to enter Romania.

Before an invitation letter can be issued, you must be registered for the Championships and have your registration accepted by your Member country (i.e., listed as ”accepted” on the registration lists). Once both of these requirements are met, please contact: LAURENTIU MIHAI, LARRY [ @ ] RUNINBUCHAREST.COM, +40-744.496.786.

General information regarding the conditions of entry on the territory of Romania, list of states whose citizens, holders of simple passports, are required a visa upon entry on the Romanian territory and list of states whose citizens, holders of simple passports, are not required a visa to travel to Romania can be found on the RMFA website: http://www.mae.ro/en/

Romanian Missions Worldwide: http://mae.ro/en/romanian-missions

WMA COMPETITION INFORMATION

WMA Rules of Competition
The World Masters Athletics Championships are governed by the WMA Rules of Competition and the technical rules of World Athletics (WA). The WMA Competition Rules are available online at www.world-masters-athletics.org .

Venue Location Map and Course Map
Venue Location – Sport & Expo Village, Constitution Sq. (CLICK HERE for directions).
Start and finish line, warm up area, changing rooms and toilets are shown on map (available soon).

Transport around Bucharest
Travelling around the city is easy and various options are available. Apart from walking, public transport is highly recommended.

Public transport
Bus, trolleybus, tram (STB Company): you can always find the best route to your destination using Google Maps – it will inform you, in real time, about waiting times, delays (if the case), alternative routes, onboard crowdedness.

A 90-minute trip would cost 3 RON (approx. 0.6 EUR), no matter how many buses / trolleybuses / trams you use. The same price applies also to the bus line from / to the airport.

There’s no need to buy tickets, you can pay for your trip using your VISA / MasterCard at the machines inside the bus / trolleybus / tram. The same card may be used for more than one person – simply touch the “+” button on the screen, before placing again the card.

If your routes include the underground transport, the trip ticket is to be paid before entering the station. It is similar to bus / trolleybus / tram – just place the VISA / MasterCard on the validator, touch “+” for multiple entries.

Ride-sharing: Blue, Uber, Bolt available.

Entries and Validation
An athlete must be a member of their country Masters National Member to compete. All entries are required to be validated by the athlete’s WMA Member.

EVENT INFORMATION

Saturday, 12 October
14.00 – Team Managers Technical Meeting – Sport & Expo Village, Constitution Sq.
16.00 – Opening Ceremony – Constitution Sq.
The athletes will march on the finish corridor. Each delegation will be introduced by the event’s MC. Each delegation will nominate a flag bearer from its country team
17.00- Team Declaration Forms – final time for submissions

Sunday, 13 October
09.00 – Race Start
13.00 – Awards Presentations – Constitution Sq. Event Village HQ

TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (TIC)

Location
The Technical Information Centre (TIC) will be located at Sport & Expo Village (Constitution Sq), and will be open during the following hours:

  • October 10th: 16.00 – 20.00
  • October 11th: 16.00 – 20.00
  • October 12th: 14.00 – 18.00
    The purpose of the TIC is to provide services to the athletes, support staff, media, language services, lost property and provide for Protest and Appeals.

Accreditation Centre
After arriving in Bucharest, report to the Accreditation Centre, in Sport & Expo Village. Operating hours:

  • October 10th: 16.00 – 20.00
  • October 11th: 16.00 – 20.00
  • October 12th: 14.00 – 18.00

Registration Pack and Accreditation Pass Collection
All registered athletes, officials, accompanying persons and supporting personnel must collect their registration pack from the Accreditation Centre. The registration pack will include an accreditation pass, bib numbers, pins, technical t-shirt.

Accreditation Passes
Accreditation is a process designed to ensure that participants and guests are provided with the appropriate level of physical access to all venues and areas.
All registered athletes, accompanying persons and supporting personnel (e.g., media, medical staff, team managers) will receive an event accreditation pass upon registering at the Accreditation Centre. To collect their accreditation pass, registered athletes, accompanying persons and supporting personnel must present a passport or other government-issued identification (with picture included).

Competition Numbers (Bibs)
All athletes will receive two bibs in their registration pack, which must be collected from the Accreditation area. For security reasons, a third bib will be provided for attaching to the athlete’s personal bag.

Uniform and Shoes
In WMA Championships, all athletes MUST wear a competition top that is approved by their national Masters Member. In WMA Championships where team events are contested, or where an athlete does not have an affiliated Masters Member, it is mandatory to wear a uniform clearly identifying the country that the athlete represents, and which must be accepted by the Call Room Referee or the WMA Technical Delegate. A Club singlet or vest is NOT acceptable.

The athlete must wear two bibs, properly attached to their competition top, with one bib on the front (the one with the timing chip attached) and one on the back. The bibs will have the competitor number and the competitor age group on it. The bibs must not be cut, bent, or otherwise modified, under penalty of disqualification.

Place the bib with the chip timing and your name on the front of the vest. Place the bib with the number at the back.

Any advertising on athletes’ uniforms or bags must comply with WA rules. Items not in compliance will be confiscated and returned at the end of the event.

All shoes in the event shall not have soles more than 40mm. The Call Room Chief has the power to check either visually or against the WA list.

Steps to Compete
Step 1. Accreditation Centre – obtain your bibs, chip, and accreditation before competing.
Step 2. CALL ROOM: the athlete must report to the Call Room by the scheduled Call Room time.

Confirmation
No final confirmation is required for the WMA Marathon Championship event.

Warm Up Area
A warm-up area will be available close to the start of the event, in the adjacent park.

Toilets
Toilet facilities will be provided in the start and finish areas of the event and on the race route, as well.

CALL ROOM PROCEDURES

The Call Room is located inside Sport & Expo Village, Constitution Sq – see the map (available soon), 300 meters away from the Start line.
To go to the call room is obligatory!
Following warm-up, athletes MUST report directly to the Call Room (Rule 4.5) by the required time shown below.
Call Room Opens 90 minutes before start time.
Call Room Closes 30 minutes before start time.
All necessary information concerning the competition will be provided to the athletes in the Call Room. The Call Room officials will verify the accreditation, competition number, uniform, shoes and personal effects of the athletes.

Once checked, all athletes will go from the Call Room to the start line. It will be a five (5) minute walk to the start.

Secure Bag Drop
A secure bag drop facility for athletes will be available at the competition venue. Athletes are advised to bring personal bags clearly labelled with their name and bib number. These bags will be stored in a secure location throughout the duration of the event and can then be collected after the race using your bib number.

Starter’s Commands
In accordance with WA rules, the starter will give the commands in English.

  1. “On your marks”
  2. Electronic Gun/Pistol.

The race will start at 09:00 AM, by Gun Time. Men and women will start together. All WMA Championships runners will start on the specific WMA Start line.

Race Cut-Off Time
To ensure the safety of all athletes, a cut-off time of 6 Hours will be in place.
A safety car will follow the last marathon runner. If, after the 6-hour cut-off time, a runner is within a distance of 30 minutes to the finish line, she / he will be allowed to finish the race, on the condition to be able to safely run the rest of the race (with no sign of injuries or other health issues ).
If any of the event’s officials considers that a runner is not able to safely finish the race, the runner will be stopped and taken to the finish line.

Timing Chips and Lap Counting
Each athlete will receive a bib with a pre-programmed tag already attached. Use the bib with the timing chip as your front bib. Timing will be managed using mats and side-antennas. A “chip-check station” will be available in the Call Room to verify chip usage. The Finish time will be clearly displayed for athletes on a monitor positioned close to the finish line.

Safety Officers
The WMA Technical delegate shall have overall responsibility for the safety of masters athletes competing; safety aspects at the venue and generally to ensure the overall safety of all aspects of the competition.

The WMA Safety Officer has the authority to withdraw from competition any athlete whose continued participation in the competition would, in the opinion of the Safety Officer, endanger the athlete’s health and/or the safety of the other competitors. The decision to withdraw an athlete from any competition may be exercised by the Safety Officer and medical staff if it is a medical issue. The WMA Safety Officer and any appointed Deputies will be clearly identified. The Safety Officer will (1) issue a yellow card. The second yellow cardwill require the runner to be withdrawn from the course WMA rule 3.2.

Personal Drinks and Food
Refreshment tables will be provided of the Marathon course, as stipulated in the regulations of the WA and WMA.

Athletes with their own refreshments will leave them at the indicated place at the start line before 07.00. Personal refreshments will be identified by the bib number of the athlete. The athlete must also specify on which refreshment table these are to be placed. Personal refreshments will be available on tables specially provided for this purpose. NO refreshments to be issued outside the refreshment zone. Other athletes or country representatives must not in any way interfere with the progress of the race.

An athlete who receives or collects refreshment or water from a place other than the official stations or takes the refreshment of another athlete, should, for a first such offence, be warned by the Referee normally by showing a yellow card. For a second offence, the Referee shall disqualify the athlete, normally by showing a red card.
Support staff may be stationed behind the table to manage the personal refreshments of the athletes competing.

Awards – Medal Ceremony
All Finishers will receive a participation medal.

The Medal Presentation area is located at the stage located in the Constitution Sq.

Presentations for Individual medallists will be done in age groups and then followed by team medallists once results are published.

A Schedule for presentation of Awards will be published on the event’s website.

Athletes are requested to attend the medal ceremony in an outfit representative of their country. During the medal ceremony, the athletes will stand on the dais, medals will be presented to each athlete (first, second and third).

Athletes are not permitted to bring country flags onto the dais.

A medal ceremony may be delayed if there is an appeal with regards to the results.

Where an appeal has been lodged, the medal presentation will be held over until the final result has been declared.

Team Medals
Team medals will be awarded for the WMA Marathon Championship. The rules for Team Scoring are in the WMA Rules of Competition (Rule 13 ). If there are three (3) or more athletes in the same age group from a country, the registration of a team is NOT required. Team awards are based on the combined times of the first three (3) athletes of that country in each age group.

To form a team where a country does not have three (3) athletes in the same age group, all of the WMA Competition Rules listed in rule 13 MUST be followed, otherwise the team will be disqualified. The team registration form is available at the TIC and must be submitted by the Team Manager or other authorised person to the TIC before 17:00 on Saturday 12 August – the day before the event.

Protests and Appeals
A protest is an immediate disagreement about any aspect of any event. An appeal is a disagreement with a Referees’ decision about a protest. There cannot be an appeal without a protest being held and a Referee decision.

Protests concerning the conduct or the result of an event should be made verbally to the Referee of the event as soon as possible and must be made in compliance with the rules of WA and WMA.

If the athlete does not agree with a decision made by the Referee, the athlete or their team manager may then make a written appeal to the Jury of Appeal. Any appeal must be lodged at the TIC. The time limit for lodging an appeal is 30 minutes from the time the results are posted at the venue.

The Appeal shall be in writing using the form provided for this purpose. The form can be requested from the TIC and should be signed by the team manager, the athlete or official acting on behalf of the athlete concerned and lodged at the TIC.

A deposit of 100€ will be required to confirm the appeal. If the appeal is not upheld, the deposit of 100€ will not be returned. The Jury of Appeal shall issue a written decision. The decision will be available at the TIC.

Medical Services
Medical staff will be located around the course and close to the finish line.
First aid services will be provided by qualified first-aid staff along the competition route. They are skilled in case of emergency. Maps and signage indicating first aid locations will be present at the venue. Medical staff will offer basic first aid and transportation to a hospital if further care is deemed necessary.
Any health care services provided outside of these first aid facilities will be at a cost to the individual, including the cost of all health, medical, hospital and associated resources and services.

Emergency
For other emergency and ambulance services, dial 112.

Anti-Doping Procedures
Anti-doping Control
World Masters Athletics, in collaboration with BRC, will conduct drug testing as part of the 2024 World Masters Athletics Marathon Championship. Testing will be carried out under WA/WMA Rules, in compliance with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) provisions.

Selection Procedures
If you are selected for a test, a clearly identified and accredited drug testing official (Chaperone) will inform you. You will be escorted to the testing control area for the doping test. Please note, refusing to take the test will be considered equivalent to a positive result.

Testing Procedures
The testing procedure will be fully explained to you by the control team. You may request information about the drug testing procedure at any time during or after completing the required forms. Any queries or complaints should be noted before signing the forms. If you have been granted a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE), carry a copy with you as proof when being tested and provide details on the drug testing form.

Athletes’ Rights
An athlete is normally advised of their selection for a drug test immediately after they have completed an event. The drug testing official (DCO, Chaperone) who advises you of the selection will then remain with you until such time as you are presented at the testing control area. You may nominate another person (one only) to accompany you to the drug testing process. With the consent of your drug testing official, and always in full view of the official, you may:

  • Attend a victory ceremony
  • Receive necessary medical attention
  • Fulfil media commitments
  • Warm down (cool off) or recuperate

Athletes’ Responsibilities
It is the athlete’s responsibility to ensure that the following is done during the sample collection process:

  • You are aware of and comply with the WA/WMA/ WADA doping control regulations
  • You comply with the drug testing procedure
  • You control the urine sample until it is sealed in the sample collection kit
  • The sealed sample collection kit is secured and identified
  • All appropriate documentation is accurate, complete and signed.

Athlete Support
Athletes should initially reach out to their Team Manager for any inquiries or issues they encounter. For further assistance and information, they are encouraged to visit the Technical Information Centre.

GENERAL ADVICE
• Limit the amount of cash you carry with you.
• Keep a copy of your passport, credit card numbers separate from your wallet and your money.
• Police services dial: 112

Health Advice
All international visitors are strongly advised to obtain travel insurance, including medical coverage, prior to arriving in Romania.
It is recommended that athletes and other tourists obtain any required vaccinations and check that their medical insurance covers travel and accidents in Romania.

Hospitals

  • Spitalul Universitar de Urgenta (The University Emergency Hospital): Splaiul Independentei 169, Sector 5, Bucharest
  • Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Floreasca (Emergency Clinic Hospital): Calea Floreasca 8, Sector 1, Bucharest
  • Emergency phone number: 112

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The right to know and to portability

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To exercise the rights described above, you need to submit your verifiable request to us by contacting us via the details provided in this document. For us to respond to your request, it’s necessary that we know who you are. Therefore, you can only exercise the above rights by making a verifiable request which must:
    • provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative;
    • describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.
We will not respond to any request if we are unable to verify your identity and therefore confirm the personal information in our possession actually relates to you. If you cannot personally submit a verifiable request, you can authorize a person registered with the California Secretary of State to act on your behalf. If you are an adult, you can make a verifiable request on behalf of a minor under your parental authority. You can submit a maximum number of 2 requests over a period of 12 months.

How and when we are expected to handle your request

We will confirm receipt of your verifiable request within 10 days and provide information about how we will process your request. We will respond to your request within 45 days of its receipt. Should we need more time, we will explain to you the reasons why, and how much more time we need. In this regard, please note that we may take up to 90 days to fulfill your request. Our disclosure(s) will cover the preceding 12 month period. Should we deny your request, we will explain you the reasons behind our denial. We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable request unless such request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. In such cases, we may charge a reasonable fee, or refuse to act on the request. In either case, we will communicate our choices and explain the reasons behind it.

DEFINITIONS AND LEGAL REFERENCES

Personal Data (or Data)

Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

Usage Data

Information collected automatically through this Application (or third-party services employed in this Application), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Application, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.

User

The individual using this Application who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

Data Subject

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Data Supervisor)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Owner)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Application.

This Application

The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.

Service

The service provided by this Application as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.

European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookies

Small sets of data stored in the User's device.

Legal information

This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation). This privacy policy relates solely to this Application, if not stated otherwise within this document.
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