52 nd European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country Guadalajara/Spain

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1 Guadalajara/Spain

2 Team Manual 52 nd European Champion Clubs 1 February

3 Contents 1. GENERAL INFORMATION Host City Guadalajara Business Hours Shops, Government Offices, Banks ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE European Athletics Council European Athletics Delegates Participating Clubs ARRIVALS Arrival by Air Arrival by Train Arrival by Road Visa Requirements TRANSPORT Transportation Desk Bus Service Return to Airport / Train stations ACCOMMODATION General Information Information Desk(s) Official Hotels Costs and European Athletics Quota Payment Procedures Meals Meeting Room for Teams Telephone Calls ACCREDITATION General Accreditation Procedure Loss of an Accreditation Card Access Areas for Teams TECHNICAL INFORMATION The Course Technical Information Centre (TIC) Technical Meeting Agenda Inspection of Competition Venue Dressing / Physiotherapy Rooms Training COMPETITION REGULATIONS

4 8.1. Entries Registration fees Final Entries Final Confirmation Withdrawal and Replacement Starting Stations Competition Numbers Scoring Competition Clothing COMPETITION PROCEDURE Timetable Warming Up Before Events Assembly and Call Room Procedures Competition Preparations Starter s Commands False start Timing Leaving the course after the competition Protests and Appeals Interviews Doping Control Victory Ceremonies INFORMATION Clocks Announcements Start Lists Result Lists / Intermediate Scores MEDICAL SERVICES General Medical Services in the Hotel Medical Care at the Competition Venue Physiotherapy Insurance SECURITY PROTOCOL Opening Ceremony Closing Ceremony Closing Banquet CONTACT DETAILS APPENDICES

5 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Host City Guadalajara In its distant origins, Guadalajara was linked to Celtoberian culture, though the earliest historical references tell of its strategic military importance to the emirs and caliphs of Córdoba. It was then known as Madinat al-faray in memory of its conqueror, and Wad alhayara, Arab translation of its pre-roman name, Arriaca. Today, Guadalajara, after a period of extensive economic development and urban growth, is vibrant and welcoming. It is a well-appointed city, with ample green areas and a range of services to meet the needs of its people, who are well satisfied with the quality of life that the city now offers. Its excellent cuisine, based on high calorie dishes suited to the climate of the region, deserves special mention. Amongst its specialities, there is roast lamb and roast kid goat accompanied by breve sauce, a dressing of aromatic herbs soaked in vinegar. For dessert, honey from La Alcarria, with Designation of Origin since Another great attraction of the city, is its geographical location: it is situated in the centre of Spain, half an hour from Madrid and twenty minutes from Madrid-Barajas International Airport, also has a TGV station 10 minutes away from city, a train station and an intercity bus network. Guadalajara is all this and much more. It is a city steeped in history and brimming with hospitality as seen in the friendliness of its people. A city that has a lot to be discovered, a lot to be enjoyed. Guadalajara, a Sport city Guadalajara is a long tradition sports city which in recent years has made an ambitious commitment to sport. The city has successfully organized numerous national and international sports events in collaboration with several Spanish sports federations that have led Guadalajara to be a reference at the organisational level of mass events. In the last two months of 2014, the city of Guadalajara has been awarded for its outstanding efforts in promotion and organization of sport activities with three National Sports Awards given by the Spanish Olympic Committee, the CSD -National Sports Council- and by the Royal Order of Sports Merit in which Guadalajara has become a membership. Among many other events, the city has hosted the World Championship Junior and Cadet Karate 2013 and the President's Cup of the Handball World Championship Guadalajara has also hosted the stages of Handball and Volleyball National Teams, the women's basketball wheelchair National Team, and is the permanent venue for the stages of the Spanish Basketball National Federation, for its National Teams young players, as well as the Spanish National Federations of Handball and Volleyball. The city has an extensive network of functional sports facilities, including an athletics stadium, ten pavilions, three water complexes and a football stadium. In Guadalajara there are numerous sports clubs of different sports disciplines, some of them have professional teams in the major Spanish leagues, and all have numerous training teams comprising thousands of players. 5

6 1.2 Business Hours Shops, Government Offices, Banks Official language: Spanish Time: GMT + 1h Electricity: 220 volts. Plugs used are two round pins. Water: Tap water is safe for drink. Opening Hours: Government Offices, Banks: 08:30 14:00 Shops: 10:00-13:00/13:30 to 16:30/17:00-20:00 Shopping Centre Ferial Plaza (100 commercial establishments: shops, department store, restaurants, fast food and to take away, cafeterias, cinema, hairdressing saloons): Shops and commercial: 10:00-22:00 (Monday to Saturday). Leisure and food: Until 00:00 (Sunday to Thursday), until 02:00. Currency: Euro. Cash dispensers: Extensive network throughout the city. Change money: It is not possible to change your money at a bank unless you have an account in that bank. Neither it is possible at hotels. For the exchange of currencies, please, use the Exchange Offices at the International Barajas-Adolfo Suárez Airport. Credit Cards: International credit cards are accepted in hotels, shops and restaurants (VISA, MasterCard, and American Express). Transports: Taxis and city public bus network. For more info: 2. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 2.1 European Athletics Council President Vice Presidents Director General Council Members Hansjörg Wirz (SUI) José Luis de Carlos (ESP) Karel Pilny (CZE) Jean Gracia (FRA) Christian Milz (SUI) Franco Arese (ITA) Sylvia Barlag (NED) Jonas Egilsson (ISL) Liam Hennessy (IRL) Frank Hensel (GER) Dobromir Karamarinov (BUL) Toralf Nilsson (SWE) 6

7 Erki Nool (EST) Antti Pihlakoski (FIN) Jorge Salcedo (POR) Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Salih Munir Yaras (TUR) Vadim Zelichenok (RUS) IAAF President (ex officio member) Lamine Diack (SEN) European Athletics Honorary Life President Carl-Olaf Homén (FIN) 2.2 European Athletics Delegates Technical Delegate Doping Control Delegate Jury of Appeal Luis Abegao (POR) Lucienne Attard (MLT) (to be appointed at the Technical Meeting) 2.3 European Athletics Office European Athletics Association Avenue Louis Ruchonnet Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: Fax: Web: Executive Board of the Athletics Federation of Spain President: Members: Secretary: José María Odriozola Lino Enrique López Isidro Arranz Joan Villuendas Ramón Cid Manuel Villuendas José Luis de Carlos Macho 2.5. Local Organising Committee President: Vice President: Vice President: LOC General Coordinators: Antonio Román Jasanada, Mayor of Guadalajara Town Hall Eladio Freijo Muñoz, Sports Mayor of Guadalajara Town Hall Olallo Luis Fernández López Santiago Nuero Beato José Luis De Carlos Macho LOC General Coordinator Assistant: Susana Abella Adame Transport: Accommodation: Jesus Corrales Luis Gomez 7

8 Accreditations: Security: Facilities and Equipment: Media: Protocol: Anti-Doping: Volunteers: Web: Officials &Judges Assistant: Welcome Area: Julian Garcia Vicente Plaza Ildefondo Rodrigo Emilio Garcia, Olga Perez, Santiago Molina Juan Jose Bris Chistophe Ramirez Fatima Arroyo Silvia Garcia Jose Luis Oses Mario Peinado 2.6. Competition Organisation Competition Director: Meeting Manager: Technical Manager: Event Presentation Manager: Referee: Technical Information Centre Manager: Luis Miguel Landa Santiago Nuero Beato Jesus Peinado Emilio Garcia Carrasco Iker Martínez Julian Garcia 2.7 Participating Clubs Seniors Men Seniors Women CAVA AND CAVA AND DC Leuven A BEL OLSE Merksem BEL VSK Universita Brno CZE Atletismo Santutxu ESP Sparta AM DEN Club Dental Seoane Pampim ESP Atletismo Bikila ESP Aldershot, Farnham and District AC GBR J*COE Guadalajara ESP Dundrum South Dublin AC IRL Jyväskyläan Kenttäurheilijat FIN C.S. Esercito ITA Alès Cévennes Athlétisme FRA Celtic Diekirch LUX Stockport Harriers AC GBR Gular NOR SG Wenden GER Sporting Clube de Portugal POR GAS ILISOS GRE TG Hütten SUI Dundrum South Dublin AC IRL Hässelby SK SWE IR - Reykjavik Sports Club ISL Uskudar Belediye TUR Celtic Diekirch LUX AV Cifla SUI NED IK Tjalve NOR Sport Lisboa e Benfica POR Mladost Uzice SRB LG Regio Basel SUI Spårvägens FK SWE Istanbul BBSK TUR 8

9 Juniors Men Juniors Women OE Halle BEL AV Lokeren BEL Sparta AM DEN TJ Slezan Frydek-Mistek CZE Atletaria Isaac Viciosa ESP Sparta AM DEN Montpellier Agglo Athlétic Méditerranée FRA Playas de Castellon ESP Dundrum South Dublin A.C IRL AE Mesogeion "Amienias" GRE La Fratellanza 1874 Club ITA Dundrum South Dublin A.C IRL Nike Klaipeda LTU ASV Sterzing Volksbank ITA AV Cifla NED Nike Klaipeda LTU Sport Lisboa e Benfica POR Associação Desportiva NucleOeiras POR Spårvägens FK SWE SC "Luch-FLANO" RUS Fenerbahce Sport Club TUR Hässelby SK SWE Kocaeli Darica S TUR Bursa Büyüksehir belediye SK TUR Fenerbahce Sport Club TUR 3. ARRIVALS 3.1 Arrival by Air The official airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas International Airport is located 45 km away from Guadalajara, and depending on traffic conditions, the transfer takes between 30 and 45 minutes. Upon arrival at the Airport, from 29 January, the teams will be met by the LOC staff. A Welcome Desk will be set up at each of three international Terminals of Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas International Airport, according to the teams' travel schedules. From the Welcome Desks, team members will be escorted to the official buses to transfer them to the official hotels in Guadalajara. Each Welcome Desk will be attended by two English speaking volunteers. 3.2 Arrival by Train There will be no Welcome Desk at the train stations. In case any of the teams will arrive by train, they have to contact the LOC in order to organise a transfer to the official hotels in Guadalajara. 3.3 Arrival by Road Teams arriving by road are kindly asked to go directly to the Pax hotel, where the Accreditation Centre will be located. 3.4 Visa Requirements 9

10 Countries requiring visas to enter Spain should obtain them from the Spain Embassy or Consulate in their country. The following countries require visas to enter: Russia (RUS) and Turkey (TUR). In case of support required, please, contact with the LOC member in charge: Silvia García Escribano Tel: Contact Address Club de Atletismo Unión Guadalajara C/Marques de Santillana nº14 2º h Guadalajara España Tel: Fax: TRANSPORT 4.1 Transportation Desk The transport desks will be located in the hotel reception of each hotel as part of the welcome/ information desks (please, see below 5.2 for information on opening hours). 4.2 Bus Service A regular bus service will be provided between the team hotels, training venues, social functions, the technical meeting and the competition venue. Transfer times between the hotels and the competition venue will be no more than 10 minutes, depending on the traffic conditions. Full details of the transfer schedules between the teams hotel and the various venues will be will be available at the Information Desks in the hotel. 4.3 Return to Airport / Train stations The system for departures will be the same as for arrivals. Teams will be transferred from the official hotels to the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas International Airport by bus, according to teams' travel schedules. The buses will leave Guadalajara no later than 3 hours before flight time. Teams will receive a departure form, when they collect their accreditations and other documents at the Accreditation Centre upon arrival to Guadalajara, which should be completed and returned at the Information Desks. At least 24 hours before departure times, a list of the shuttle buses from the hotel will be provided and available at the Information Desks. 10

11 All outstanding fees, charges and possible other expenses must be settled with the cashier before departure. On the day of departure the LOC Hotel Manager will check the rooms together with the Team Leaders. 5. ACCOMMODATION 5.1 General Information Three four star hotels and one three star hotels in city area of Guadalajara, providing full board accommodation, is reserved for the teams. 5.2 Information Desk(s) An Information Desk will be located in the lobby of each team hotel with qualified personnel offering relevant information about all aspects of the European Champion Clubs. The Information Desk opening hours will be as follows: Thursday, 29 January Depending on arrivals Friday, 30 January 08:00-20:00 Saturday, 31January 10:00 20:30 Sunday, 1 February 8:00 20:00 Monday, 2 February 8:00 13: Official Hotels The official hotels for the European Champion Clubs will be: Teams Hotel Hotel Pax **** Located 600 meters from the Competition venue. Avenida de Venezuela Guadalajara, Spain. Hotel Tryp **** Located on the main access route to Guadalajara and very close to the city centre and the commercial area. Avenida Eduardo Guitián,

12 8422zlCzahZ9PQy5fJ2OIgRM_P_7EfAEVWiIaAu438P8HAQ Hotel AC **** Located in the historic centre, close to the bus station and to the commercial area. Avenida del Ejército, Hotel Alcarria *** Located within city centre area in walking proximity to the competition venue. Calle Toledo,

13 5.4 Costs and European Athletics Quota According to Regulation , the organising club undertakes to cover accommodation and full board costs of each participating team (except the host) for no more that 2 (two) days and for a maximum of 4 athletes in each race and 1 official. In case the Junior Team is from the same club as the Senior team, the Organiser will not cover the accommodation costs for any additional official for the Junior Team. According to Regulation , each participating team (except the host) should pay a contribution for accommodation costs of 300 (price to be charged per night is 150 ) at the latest upon arrival to the venue. The participating club team is encouraged to pay the accommodation contribution via bank transfer to the organising club by 22 January 2015 (closing date of the Final Entries). The following rates must be paid by the participating teams for out of quota team members and additional days: Hotel Pax, Tryp and AC **** Out of quota athletes or/and officials and or additional nights Hotel Alcarria *** Out of quota athletes or/and officials and or additional nights Note: Prices per person/night. VAT included. Single room Twin room Triple room Note: The teams which will stay four nights and more and the team which made a request during the Preliminary Entries will be accommodated in the Hotel Alcarria.. The final account for accommodation ( out of quota & additional days) attributable to each club team will be based on the numbers declared in the Final Entries. The participating club team is encouraged to pay the full amount via bank transfer to the organising club before arrival to the venue. The Team Leader must settle phone bills and all other extra services at the hotel reception, before departure. The Team Leader will be requested a credit card by the hotel reception desk for extras. All payments must be made in Euro. Cancellation policy The final account for accommodation attributable to each club team, based on the numbers declared in the Final Entries, shall be paid in full, no allowance being made for any subsequent reduction in the actual numbers of athletes and/or officials. 13

14 Any club team, which having agreed to participate with a team, withdraws and does not compete after their declaration at the closing date for Preliminary entries shall pay to the organising club for any irrevocable costs related to the cancellation Payment Procedures An invoice will be sent to each club detailing the amount they owe based on their final entries by 22 January The payments should be made in Euro by bank transfer to the following account: Bank name account: Club Deportivo Básico Unión Guadalajara Bank name: Caja Castilla la Mancha Bank account number: Bank address: Calle de Sigüenza, 13, Guadalajara. Spain Swift No: CECAESMM105 IBAN: ES65 Note: A copy of the bank transfer will be required upon arrival. If not made in advance, the balance of the payment must be paid on-site by the Team Leader upon arrival at the Accreditation Centre. Payment can be made only by cash in Euros. 5.5 Meals All meals will be served in the hotels restaurant in a buffet style. The restaurant opening times are: Friday (30 January), Saturday (31 January) and Monday (2 February): Breakfast 8:00 10:30 Lunch 13:00 16:00 Dinner 20:30 22:30 Sunday (1 February): Breakfast 6:00 10:00 Lunch at a closing banquet from 14:30 Dinner 20:30 22:30 Accreditation cards and room cards will allow access to meals in the hotel restaurant. For lunch and dinner, mineral water is available free of charge. All other drinks have to be paid for. On the competition day, late serving provisions will be made for those athletes detained at the venue due to doping controls or protests. 14

15 5.6 Meeting Room for Teams Arrangements can be made for a team meeting room through the Information Desk in the Teams hotels. Requests shall be made at reasonable time in advance. 5.7 Telephone Calls The telephone will be automatically activated to make room to room calls. Any athletes or delegation officials requiring the use of the room phone for outgoing calls must make arrangements with the reception at the hotel. The telephone will be made available upon the presentation of a credit card to cover all charges. 6. ACCREDITATION 6.1 General Each team member will receive an accreditation card, which must be worn at all times and should be clearly visible. Security personnel will control all areas. The accreditation is not transferable and does not allow the holder to take another person beyond checkpoints. Photos are not required for the accreditation card system. 6.2 Accreditation Procedure Accreditation cards will be prepared in advance, based on the information provided by the clubs through the online entry system. No changes will be accepted after the final entry deadline. Accreditation cards will be distributed at the Accreditation Centre in the Hotel Pax upon arrival. The Team Leader will be responsible for collecting the team s accreditation cards. Team Leaders are requested to take the athletes passports to the Accreditation Centre at the Hotel Pax in order to allow verification of Junior participants age. The Team Leader will settle the payment of accommodation for team members outside the European Athletics quota and confirm the athletes participating in the European Champion Clubs. After the payment and confirmation the Team Leader can collect the accreditation cards for the whole team. 6.3 Loss of an Accreditation Card Any lost or damaged accreditation cards should be reported to LOC, at Technical Information Centre or Information Desks in the hotels. Duplicate cards can be obtained where proof of identity can be established. 15

16 6.4 Access Areas for Teams All team accreditation cards will allow access to the warm-up area, changing facilities and physiotherapy rooms. Only athletes who are directly involved in the competition will have access to the call room and to the course. The Head of Delegation from each team is invited to the VIP Hospitality area and will be given the necessary access number on the accreditation card. Separate cards will be issued for the Team Leaders, for access to the information available in the Technical Information Centre (TIC). Doping Control Passes will be managed by the Doping Control Delegate according to the needs. 7. TECHNICAL INFORMATION 7.1 The Course The European Champion Clubs will be disputed on a course with two laps: Lap A m and Lap B m. The course will be quite challenging with several hills. The terrain is covered mostly with grass and some areas with ground surface. The distances per race are as follows: Distance Number of laps Junior Women 4000m 1 lap A + 2 laps B Junior Men 6000m 4 laps B Senior Women 6000m 4 laps B Senior Women 10000m 1 laps A + 6 laps B 7.2 Technical Information Centre (TIC) The main function of the Technical Information Centre is to ensure smooth communication between each Team Delegates and the LOC, the European Athletics Technical Delegate and the Competition Management, regarding technical matters. Until 31 January 20:30, the TIC will be located at the Welcome Desk of the Hotel Pax. From 08:00 till 14:30 on 1 February the TIC is located at the competition venue (please, see Annex 1 of the Competition Venue Map). The TIC will be linked to all Information Desks set up for this event and shall be responsible for the following: Acceptance of written questions to be answered during the Technical Meeting, Settlement of technical enquiries from the teams, 16

17 Competition information, Publication of start lists, Recovery of confiscated items at the Call Room, Applications for additional doping control tests, Urgent notices collection and delivery of any urgent written notices to the Team Delegations from Technical Delegates, European Athletics and LOC, Publication of results, Receipt of protests from the teams. All technical information regarding the competition will be distributed to each delegation in a pigeon box given to each team. This information will also be displayed on information boards. Access to the information to be distributed at the TIC will be controlled by a separate card, not by the accreditation card. TIC cards will be given to each Team Leader. Teams that are not able to attend the Technical Meeting, under extreme circumstances, can collect their information material from the TIC after the technical meeting. 7.3 Technical Meeting The Technical Meeting will be held on 31 January at 20:30, in the Meeting Room of the Hotel Pax. Each team may be represented by a maximum of two team delegates and, if necessary, an interpreter. It is very important that all teams are represented at the Technical Meeting. All questions related to the Technical Meeting must be presented in writing in English, at the Information Desks or TIC before 18:30 on 31 January in the appropriate form. The Technical Meeting will be held in English. The Technical Meeting will be attended by: LOC President, European Athletics Officiating Persons (Technical and Doping Control Delegates), Competition Director, Competition Officials, TIC Manager, Competition Data Handling Representative (if required), European Athletics Staff Agenda The preliminary agenda of the Technical Meeting includes: Welcome by the President of the Local Organising Committee, Welcome by the European Athletics President or his representative, Presentation of the Competition Officials, Information briefing by the Technical Delegate on matters not covered by the Team Manual, Presentation of the competition and warm-up venues, Call-room procedures and schedule, Information on scoring and ties, Number Bibs, 17

18 Protests procedures, Opening Ceremony and Closing Banquet, Information briefing by the Doping Control Delegate, Answering of questions submitted in writing by teams. 7.4 Inspection of Competition Venue There will be no organised tour as the presentation regarding the competition and warm-up areas will be given at the Technical Meeting. Heads of Delegation and team members may visit the venue inspecting access routes and other facilities which will be important to the teams on Saturday, 31 January during the training. 7.5 Dressing / Physiotherapy Rooms Dressing rooms and physiotherapy rooms are located at the Stadium close to the course (please, see Annex 1 of the Competition Venue Map). Further details will be given at the technical meeting. The access to the dressing rooms and physiotherapy rooms will be controlled by the LOC staff. 7.6 Training The Course will be open for training on 31 January from 10:00 to 12:00 and to 18:00. In addition, the warm-up area and the Stadium can be used for training at other days/times (please, see Annex 1 and 2 of the Competition Venue Map and Course Map). Transport will be provided from the teams hotel to the course by shuttle busses. Detailed transportation schedule will be displayed at the Information Desk in the hotel. 8. COMPETITION REGULATIONS 8.1. Entries The European Champion Clubs comprises separate competitions for junior and senior men s and women s teams representing the long distance National Champion Clubs of European Athletics Member Federations. In accordance with European Athletics Regulation, each team may enter a maximum of 8 (eight) athletes in each event, of which not less than 4 (four), no more than 6 (six) will be allowed to start the race, in the following conditions: No athletes aged less than 16 (sixteen) years on 31 December of the year of the competition may compete in the ECCC Cross Country. Only athletes aged at least 16 (sixteen) and not more than 19 (nineteen) years on 31 December of the year of the competition may participate in the Junior events. All athletes must be able to present, if requested to do so by the Technical Delegate, an official document stating their date of birth. 18

19 Each athlete may only be entered in one race of the Championships and he/she can only compete in the race for which he/she was entered. The number of foreign athletes is strictly limited to 1 (one) for each club team in ECCC Cross Country. Member federations must provide the list of eligible national and foreign athletes to European Athletics by 10 January Registration fees In addition to the accommodation fee described in 5.4, the following contribution must be paid to the organising club by each participating club team (except host): - Registration fee: EUR 200 which must be paid at the latest by the date of the closing of the preliminary entries Final Entries Final entries shall be made through the European Athletics Online Event Management System, called Arena, which will be accessible at the following link: Member Federations' entries manager shall use their already known individual and personalised access. Final entries indicating the names and individual logistical information (detailed travel arrangements, accommodation request and rooming list) of the competitors and of the officials must be received not later than 10 (ten) days before the event. According to the regulations the deadlines for the final entries are: Opening of the final entries: 7 January 2015 Deadline for the final entries: 22 January 2015, 24:00 (CET) 8.2 Final Confirmation Team Leaders or their representatives must confirm the names of those competitors already entered who will actually take part in the competition. Forms for the final declaration and confirmation will be distributed to each delegation during accreditation. These forms must be completed and returned immediately or no later than 31 January at 19:30. Final start lists will be ready for collection together with the bib numbers after the Technical Meeting Withdrawal and Replacement Withdrawal of any confirmation must be indicated to the TIC in writing on the official withdrawal form. 8.3 Starting Stations For each race, each team will be allocated a starting station, the position of which will be drawn by the Technical Delegate. The result of the draw will be announced at the technical meeting and displayed at the Information Desk in the team hotels as well as on the start gantry at the course. 19

20 8.4 Competition Numbers The bib numbers will be delivered after the Technical Meeting. Each athlete will receive 2 bib numbers: 1 to be put on the back of the singlet and the other one which will include chip transponder to be pinned in front of the singlet. The competition bibs may not be cut, bent, covered or ruined in any way. 8.5 Scoring Each race shall be scored separately. Each team s score shall be determined by the aggregate of finishing positions achieved by its 4 (four) best placed athletes. If two or more athletes tie for a place in any event, the attributable points shall be divided equally between them. A team with fewer than 4 (four) finishing athletes shall not be counted in the team classification. No adjustment to teams scores shall be made in respect of any non-scoring team members or athletes participating as individual. Teams shall be classified according to their scores, the team in each event having the lowest score being the winner, and so on. A tie shall be decided in favour of the team whose last scoring athlete finishes nearest to first place. 8.6 Competition Clothing All competitors must wear registered vest of the same design and colour of the club they are representing. Participating clubs in the ECCC Cross Country must provide European Athletics with a full set of photographs of their club team uniforms (preferably in an electronic version) until the closing of the final entries (22 January 2015) and will have the obligation to wear them throughout the competition: JPEG file, maximum resolution and size 300 dpi / 500KB Compressed ZIP file, if possible Mail to: competition@european-athletics.org 20