Sport-for-All Goes Together with the Olympic Games
5th Nanning China International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament
Regulations
1. Date: June 13th-15th, 2008
Venue: South Lake, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China
2. Hosted by: Leisure Sports Center of China General Administration of Sport
Chinese Dragon Boat Association
People’s Government of Nanning
Sports Administration of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
3. Organized by: Sports Administration of Nanning
4. Crews: Dragon boat teams invited from China and abroad.
5. Racing Events:
1) 500m & 800m Open Straight Speed Race (standard boat for international teams)
2) 500m & 800m Mixed Straight Speed Race (standard boat for international teams)
3) 250m & 500m Open Straight Speed Race (12 people boat for international teams)
4) 250m & 500m Mixed Straight Speed Race (12 people boat for international teams)
5) 250m & 500m Open Straight Speed Race (standard boat for local teams)
6) 250m & 500m Open Straight Speed Race (12 people boat for local teams)
Note: if the number of women or mixed teams are less than four, they will compete in the open group.
The local teams refer to the Nanning dragon boat teams
6. Racing Method:
1)The updated version of the “Chinese Dragon Boat Racing Regulations” will be applied in the race.
2)All racing equipments (e.g. boats and paddles) shall be provided by the Organizing Committee. Participating teams are also allowed to bring their own paddles whose color must be the same.
3) Each team shall bring two of their national or regional flags approved by the IOC and on arrival one of them must be handed to the Organizing Committee for hanging at the regatta course. Please keep the other one for the Opening Ceremony, Welcome Ceremony, Closing Ceremony and awards receiving ceremony.
4) Each participant is kindly required to bring two photos (passport size) and submit to the competition department upon arrival for making accreditation and marshalling cards.
5) Each crew members shall wear clothes of the same color and design.
6)Method of drawing:
(1) Straight Speed Race
1. There will be heats, repechage, semi-final and final (final method will be decided by actual number of teams).
2. Drawing lots will be conducted at the Joint-meeting for team leaders, coaches and chief judges. Lane number and boat number will be drawn after the roll call.
7. Qualification:
1) Capable of swimming at least 200m in light clothing. To be proved healthy by hospitals.
2) Participants should be insured by themselves. The Organizing Committee would like to require all the paddlers wear life jackets. With written application form, team can race without life jackets.
8. Participation
1) Each standard team shall comprise 28 persons, 1 Head, 1 Team Manager, 2 Coaches, 24 athletes (including 1 Drummer, 1 Steersman, 20 Paddlers and 2 Substitutes).
2) Each 12 people boat team shall comprise 16 persons, 1 Head, 1 Coach, 14 athletes (including 1 Drummer, 1 Steersman, 10 Paddlers and 2 Substitutes.
3) Mixed standard team shall have at least 8 female paddlers. Mixed 12 people boat team should have at least 4 female paddlers.
9. Ranking and awarding
1) Top 6 teams of open category and common category will be awarded trophies (flags) and medals (certificates).
2) Prizes for top six international teams are as follows:
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Ranking
Prices (RMB)
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NO.1
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No.2
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No.3
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No.4
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No.5
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No.6
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Int Standard Boat Open
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10000
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8000
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7000
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6000
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5000
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4000
|
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Int 12 People Open
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6000
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4000
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3500
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3000
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2500
|
2000
|
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Int 12 People Mixed
|
6000
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4000
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3500
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3000
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2500
|
2000
|
|
Int Standard Boat Mixed
|
10000
|
8000
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7000
|
6000
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5000
|
4000
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3) Prices for top six teams for local teams are as follows:
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Ranking
Prices
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No.1
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No.2
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No.3
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No.4
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No.5
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No.6
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Local Standard Boat
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8000
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6000
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5000
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4000
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3000
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2000
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Local 12 People Boat
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5000
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4000
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3000
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2500
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2000
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1500
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4) Teams not winning any prices will be awarded participation prices by the Organizing Committee: International Open Standard Boat 2500, International Open 12 People Boat 1500, International Mixed Standard Boat 2500, International Mixed 12 People Boat 1500, Local Standard Boat 1500 and Local Open 12 People Boat 1000.
10. Entry and Registration:
1) The Entry: Please fill in two copies of the entry form and the name list form and return them to the Chinese Dragon Boat Association and Sports Administration of Nanning City by May 1st, 2008 and May 15th, 2008 respectively.
Chinese Dragon Boat Association
Contact Person: Mr. Li Wenyong & Amanda Qin Yi
Email: cdbadragon@126.com
Add: No.9, Tiyuguan Road, 100763, China
Tel: 0086-10-87182890 (Chinese) / 67128832 (English)
Fax:0086-10-67133577
Sports Administration of Nanning City
Contact Persons: Mr. Jiang Biying
Tel:0086-771-2191315 / 2191310
Fax:0086-771-2816206
11. Expenses
1) The Organizing Committee will make all-round arrangement for food, accommodation and local transportation for each crew (28 number of people for standard boat and 16 number of people for 12 people boat), who are requested to enter according to the number of the registrations.
2) People of earlier arrival, later departure and extra will have to pay for themselves.
12. Other matters
1) Each team please arrive on June 11, 2008. If your team need to be picked up at the airport, train or bus station, please inform the Sports Administration of Nanning City by June 5, 2008.
3) Training day is June 12th, 2008. 800m race is on June 13th, 2008. 500m race is on June 14th, 2008. June 15th, 2008 is for 250m race, Closing Ceremony, Celebration Dinner and Awarding Ceremony. Departure date is June 16th, 2008.
4) Each team is kindly requested to make a good arrangement for arrival and departure for the organizer will provide the transportation for arrival and departure only once respectively for each team.
