WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 THE BIDDING PROCESS

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1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 THE BIDDING PROCESS

2 Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports Viale Tiziano, Roma - Italia Sabatino Aracu FIRS President phone: fax: rollergames@rollersports.org web site: Dear Prospective Bidder, I am proud to present the key event of the coming years: FIRS (Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports) launches in 2017 the first Roller Games in history, the first unified World Championships for all disciplines of Roller Sports. The past editions of the World Championships, divided by discipline, have achieved a sensational success in terms of audience and level of appreciation; excellent organizational levels have been achieved from Americas to Oceania, from Europe to Asia up to reaching the borders of the vast area of the sub-saharan Africa. For the first time FIRS decided to conceive a great event, not just limited to sports, which will gather at the same time and in one single venue all our World Championships. The dream of millions of skaters has finally become reality: the ROLLER GAMES! athletes from over 100 nations around the world will compete for the world title of their discipline attracting different types of public: the precision and elegance of Artistic Skating, the agility and endurance of Speed Skating, the strength and precision of Inline Hockey and Rink Hockey, the tricks of Skateboarding, the speed and adrenaline of Inline Downhill, the freshness of Inline Freestyle, the combination of aggressiveness and athleticism of Roller Derby and the roller slalom of Inline Alpine. The beating heart of the Roller Games will be the Roller Village, where athletes, coaches and aficionados can meet, experience their own and others culture in a new and engaging way: restaurants and bars, clubs, a place of encounter where each country will have the chance to promote its own culture and host its athletes, a cosmopolitan village belonging to all and destined to all, open to youngsters as well as those who choose to live this wonderful experience. The Roller Games will be a spectacular event with sports competitions, contests, workshops that will involve the whole Roller Sports movement in 16 days of pure adrenaline and fun for all participants leaving unforgettable memories and feelings. Great visibility, opportunity to increase tourism, chance to be the Host City of the first edition of the FIRS World Championships - Roller Games 2017, are just some of the reasons to participate in this bidding procedure. We aimed high and adopted a winning approach. The Roller Games will be an unforgettable experience for all those who join us in this adventure! Sabatino Aracu FIRS President

3 Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 THE BIDDING PROCESS 3

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5 TIMELINE Submission of the Bidding Application. October Definition of the short list of 3 candidates. January Assignment of the Roller Games. March

6 GLOSSARY OF TERMS FIRS Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports FIRS AD Firs Anti-doping Delegate FIRS EB Firs Executive Board FIRS MCD Firs Marketing & Communication Department FIRS PD Firs Protocol Delegate FIRS RG Firs World Championships - Roller Games 2017 FIRS TC Firs Technical Committee CCTV DFSU HCC Host HR IOC LOC MOC MPC MMC MTC NADO NF NTO OTD PC RG RS TD VIK VIP WADA WAN/WLAN Closed Circuit TV Doping - Free Sports Unite Host City Contract Hosting City or Nation Human Resources International Olympic Committee Local Organising Committee Main Operations Centre Main Press Centre Main Media Centre Main Technology Centre National Anti-Doping Organisation National Sports Federations National Technical Official Organisational Technical Delegate Personal Computer Roller Games Roller Sports Technical Delegate Value in kind Very Important Person World Anti-Doping Agency Wide Area (Local) Network 6

7 INDEX GLOSSARY OF TERMS 6 I. INTRODUCTION: MISSION, VISION, MOTIVATION AND CONCEPT 8 II. HOST CITY BENEFITS 9 III. EVENT S SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM 11 IV. STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION 12 V. FIRS DISCIPLINES 16 VI. PARTICIPANTS 22 VII. VISAS 25 VIII. INFRASTRUCTURES 26 IX. OPERATIONS AND SERVICES 30 X. PROMOTION AND COMMUNICATION 33 XI. LEGAL 35 XII. CANDIDATURE PRESENTATION 36 XIII. INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO FIRS 38 7

8 I.INTRODUCTION MISSION, VISION, MOTIVATION AND CONCEPT FIRS is the only governing body recognized by the IOC of all Roller Sports. Its role consists of recognizing, assisting and representing the 117 Member Federations of the five Continents in the development and increasing of all roller disciplines and to promote the development and the diffusion of such disciplines in the not yet affiliated countries. FIRS aims to promote the visibility and the development of all its roller disciplines through World Multi-Disciplines Events that put them on the world stage. FIRS World Championships - ROLLER GAMES 2017 The FIRS-RG are an international event that groups the World Championships of all the disciplines of Roller Sports in one seat and in one timeframe. This event shall be staged on 4 years frequency and does not exclude the possibility to held sport competitions and to organize also meetings, seminars for coaches and delegates, spectacular performances and show gala. All the competitions shall be promoted through national and international broadcasting as well as social networks and new communication media. Though maintaining a merely sporting connotation on the basis of the regulations of the individual FIRS disciplines, FIRS-RG want to combine a pure sports competition to the festive atmosphere of unity among athletes of various disciplines, a multi-ethnic public by promoting a message of peace and solidarity. During the implementation of the FIRS-RG any side activities for the promotion of Roller Sports will be agreed with the LOC. 8

9 II. HOST CITY BENEFITS The FIRS World Championships - Roller Games 2017 will be a unique event of its kind, equally engaging for all types of public, a sports festival at the highest level, that can count on an impressive number of visitors: over athletes and coaches of all roller disciplines will gather for the very first time in one city for 16 days. With over 100 participating nations the FIRS World Championships - Roller Games 2017, will be an extraordinary event and an unprecedented opportunity for the city that will host the first edition not only from the sports perspective, but also for the image and the financial return. The event will see not only the massive presence of insiders of the Roller Sports world, but also of a crowd of supporters and aficionados who will experience for 16 days the exciting atmosphere of a great celebration of sports and entertainment with a global media coverage. A real investment for the territory with extraordinary numbers and figures: around daily visitors, over total visitors, and estimated revenues of at least USD plus all the capital gains coming from ancillary revenues such as sponsors and, in the subsequent years, from the ensuing growth of tourism, the attraction and the socio-cultural interests of the entire area. Why organize the World Championships - Roller Games 2017? The advantages for the Host City: Social Breathe new life into your city thanks to a young and cool movement - Roller Sports can be practiced at any age, but the percentage of athletes and aficionados between 15 and 30 years is around 70%. 9

10 Economic Encourage citizens to embrace a sporting lifestyle, with consequent health benefits Levelling of the social bar. - Roller Sports are practiced equally by men and women. - Improvement of disadvantaged areas. Revenues coming from tourism in subsequent years not only for the Host City, but also at national level. - Approximately 60% of the audience is not resident in the Host City. - Statistical studies report that the percentage of those who return to the Host City in the three years following the event with friends and / or family members varies between 20% and 30%. - Creation of new jobs related to tourism. Opportunity to advertise and launch new products of young companies, not necessarily sports related. Chance to create new partnerships and / or to strengthen the existing ones. Structural Renovation of existing multi-sports facilities and / or creation of new sports facilities. Infrastructures enhancement. More opportunities to continue to organize major sporting events in the future. 10

11 The FIRS-RG will be scheduled over 16 days (including arrival and departure days) sometime between July and November Each day will be characterized by sport competitions and related activities. If some countries plan to arrive before for training, facilities shall be available 1 month in advance (with fee). General Program The FIRS-RG Event Program is composed of scheduling for arrival and departure days, technical and athlete meetings, training sessions, sports competitions during the two weeks, doping controls, official events; banquets, press conferences, opening and closing ceremonies, medal awarding ceremonies per sport discipline and athletes category as well as other side-activities. Sport Program III.EVENT S SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM FIRS is responsible for establishing the official sport program and the final competition schedule of all FIRS disciplines in collaboration with the participating FIRS Technical Committees. Changes in the general format of the event could be possible. All participating athletes shall belong to FIRS Member Federations, shall be World Anti-Doping Code compliant and shall agree to doping controls as deemed necessary. 11

12 Elements for FIRS RG success IV.STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION The concept as well as the way the event will be prepared and operated should be taken into consideration by the potential Host through the following elements: Create a sense of unity among the roller disciplines. Common experience athletes, public, media. Promotion of the Host City and its Tourism Industry. Sharing of values with the commercial sector. Harmony with nature and other environmental considerations. Active-daily communication with the FIRS liaison officer and strict consideration for the outlined reporting parameters. Event rights FIRS owns and controls the right to organise the FIRS-RG as well as all commercial, media and intellectual property rights. FIRS will award the right to stage, to promote and to organise the event in accordance with specific terms and conditions of the formal agreement, the Host City Contract (HCC). Upon being attributed the right to host the FIRS Event, the Host will be entrusted with the negotiations and exploitations of all commercial rights (including marketing, sponsor partnerships, ticketing and licensing/ merchandising), except where stipulated in the HCC. 12

13 Organization fee The Host shall pay to FIRS for the organization of the FIRS-RG. a fee of USD. At the time of application the Host will pay USD by bank transfer; the invoice will be sent to FIRS with the requested documents as in point XIII of this Bidding Application. FIRS will assess the applications and bring the three candidates it deems valid at the final session. FIRS, after careful consideration, shall choose the appropriate city to host the FIRS-RG FIRS shall pay back the amount paid at the time of application to all the excluded cities. The chosen city will pay, always with bank transfers, the remaining amount of USD as following: - The 25% will be paid immediately prior to the signing of the contract, to which the invoice will be attached. - A further 50% after 12 months. - The remaining 25% 6 months before the event. Roles and responsibilities The FIRS President is the only legal representative and has the right to sign the contract with the Host. The FIRS Continental Vice-Presidents shall have the duty to promote and develop the Roller Games in their Continents through all communication media, advertising etc. The Chairmen of FIRS Technical Committees shall be responsible for the technical program of their own disciplines, and for the registration of their own athletes. FIRS Key responsibilities Identify potential organizers, coordinate and follow up candidatures, manage documentation and information, lead inspection, organisational/coordination and technical visits of the candidate cities. Develop and spread the general FIRS-RG concept. Outline the general event and sport/competition program. Communicate technical details regarding competitions, equipment regulations and requirements for the different disciplines. Supervise for approval every step of the LOC. Act as a liaison between the Host and the TC of the different disciplines with regard to the preparation and organization of the competitions. Track and help to resolve any issue or obstacles that may come up during the event preparations. Approve the general event concepts, themes (i.e. sports presentation and look of the Games) and publications. Coordinate, where requested by the Host, marketing, sponsor partnerships and other commercial or promotional activities. Establish accreditation guidelines. Ensure that the FIRS-RG Key Milestones and subsequent Master Plan are respected and implemented, and ensures that sufficient reporting is conducted by the Host. 13

14 Promote the event all over the world. Ensure smooth overall event operations; doping- controls, marketing, media & communications. Coordinate the collection of program materials from the different disciplines. Assist the Host with the online registration, flight reservation and hotel bookings of participants, when required. Provide technical experts and HR for preparation, staging and evaluation of the sport competitions. Provide format for competitions and criteria concerning athletes and qualification system. Promote the event and the respective disciplines through their communication and promotional networks. Participate in the planning of the disciplines presentation, competition programs, and in the guidelines regarding facility, equipment and technical requirement. Ensure the participation of top athletes. As stated in the HCC, an agreement signed between FIRS and the Host assumes the Host to be responsible for the creation of a Local Organising Committee (LOC). The following list outlines key elements of the event framework and operational planning, including both financial and human resources. Furthermore, a Master Plan shall be provided to FIRS upon its creation. Host Key responsibilities Creation of a local organising committee (LOC) within two months from the signature of the contract. Provide infrastructure and venues as specified in point IX. Ensure a safe, secure and accessible event. Provide and set up equipment, technology and facilities for the success of the sports competitions. Administer on-site technical, coordination and inspection visits when required. Respect the highest authority on sports rules and regulations of the participating FIRS Roller disciplines. Communicate and report every three months on the progress of event planning and preparations to FIRS notifying also problems or obstacles. Collaborate with FIRS to establish the general event program, competition schedule and FIRS Programs (Gala, Doping-Free Sport, institutional meetings, press conferences etc..). Adapt the event concept to promote and expose local culture and heritage together with the FIRS identity. Organise Top Opening, Closing and Medals Ceremonies and the Look of the FIRS-RG. 14

15 Communicate to FIRS all event updates and important event information so that the Marketing and Communication Department may help in the delivery of the International Promotions and Communications Plan. Promote the event, the competitions and the FIRS Program both domestically and internationally. Create an Official website of the FIRS-RG, whose domain shall be: The web page shall contain all necessary information for the Championships of all Roller disciplines, city, region, country, official hotels, programs etc which should be made available online at least one year prior to the event. The Organiser shall be given the credentials for the management of the free space on the server rollersports.org and will have the freedom in the choice of the design and the layout, subject to FIRS approval, and will have control on the accesses. Present the event with an exhibition stand at the SportAccord Convention both in the previous year and in the year of the FIRS-RG. Prepare a financial planning, by establishing an event budget. The Host is responsible of the budget for the organization of the FIRS-RG as well as for finding and contracting local, regional, and national public authorities and private partners in the relevant marketing/ sponsorship categories. Important costs to be included in the budget: Travel, board and lodging of judges/referees, members of the TC, FIRS staff and delegates (approximately 160 persons). Infrastructures, venues, facilities. Events. Administrative, organisational and inspection visits/meetings. Look of the event: FIRS-RG presentation and publications. FIRS Programs and Ceremonies. Promotion, marketing, communication and media. TV Broadcast and adequate signal production. Satellite broadcast of TV signal. Medical service and anti-doping controls and services. Event service and staff (including the volunteer program). Catering and hospitality program (for staff and volunteers). VIP Lounge. Round-trip transportation to international airport, official hotels, sport facilities for all participants, non-local workforce, volunteers. Technology: information systems, telecommunications and other echnologies, wifi and cable internet connections. Security of all the participants including insurance for athletes, officials, spectators and guests. Infrastructure and workforce for the LOC. 15

16 V. FIRS DISCIPLINES Competition Format The general competition format is established by FIRS; therefore, athlete criteria, and qualification systems will be proposed by FIRS. FIRS shall design and put forth a competition schedule that fulfils its particular organisational needs and goals for development and promotion of its disciplines. The competitions are conducted in accordance with FIRS established rules and are regulated by FIRS certified international referees, umpires and judges. Qualification System and Athlete Criteria FIRS -RG unite the World Championships of all FIRS disciplines and therefore FIRS shall submit the related technical-organizational schedule. Timing Systems In order to ensure the highest quality of these services, a Timing Company will be suggested, which will provide relevant systems, services and Host staff training at a reduced cost. Presentation of the Disciplines of the FIRS-RG An integral part of the competitions is the presence of announcers / speakers expert of the discipline assigned to them, able to provide with extreme accuracy and protocol professionalism what required by the different disciplines during the competitions and award ceremonies. All announcements and the reading of scores (if required) will be made in English and in the language of the Host. 16

17 The general concept of the Opening and Closing ceremony must also have a festive character and the look of the FIRS-RG, the flags of the attending countries and the staging of the venues should help in creating a joyful atmosphere. The Host will appoint a local Responsible of the Protocol subject to the directives of FIRS. Sport Equipments The sports equipment and the technical material of each discipline (skates, sticks, wheels, helmets glasses etc...) shall be certified and homologated by FIRS. The list of the approved material will be available on FIRS website. Event Guide and Technical Publications The Host is responsible for producing and distributing sport manuals of each discipline with relevant information on competition format, technical rules, equipment as well as other general event information. 17

18 SPORTS DISCIPLINES DESCRIPTION COMPETITION FORMAT INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS ARTISTIC Artistic Skating (or Artistic Roller Sport) demands from its skaters a careful balance of strength, precision and artistry. Skaters will skate with music for all disciplines except for figures (pure technical competitions). For all the other disciplines skaters must demonstrate their technical and artistic capabilities. Each discipline has different features athletes have to adhere to. Two weeks Junior and Senior Categories (Men/Ladies) Free / Pairs / Couples dance / Solo Dance / Show (Large and Small) / Precision / Inline Indoor competition hall 25 m x 50 m. with warm-up area Flooring: non slip flooring wooden / parquet Lighting:1500 lux; rink illumination should be the same for all competitions / shows. Timing, Scoring & Results: an interface between FIRS judging and a Timing Agency technology. INLINE SPEED SKATING Inline speed skating is a sport in which people race wearing inline speed skates. With the exception of the individual time trial, all inline skating sprint events (1000 m or less) involve heats of six as skaters are eliminated down to the final six racers. In distance races however (5000 m or greater), all inline skating races are mass start. Inline speed skaters become masters of deception, exceptional tacticians, and honed athletes capable of racing long distances at high speeds while incorporating frequent tempo changes, maximum effort surges, and the ability to recover at race pace. They can skate at speeds surpassing 40km/hour in large packs of skaters staying as close to one another as possible to decrease wind resistance. One week Track: (Men/Ladies) 3 days 300 m. time-trial 500 m. sprint m. sprint m. points/elimination m. elimination m. relays Road (Men/Ladies) 3 days 200 m. time trial 500 m. sprnt points elimination relays TRACK Flooring : Surface perfectly smooth and not slippery. The track must be closed by polycarbonate fencing. Only finish line, starting line and relay zone can be printed on the race course. 200 m in length; 6m in width; two straightaways being 57,84 m in length; two symmetrical banked bends with an inner radius of 13,42 m and a total length of the semi circumferences of 42,16 m each. ROAD The road course cannot be less than eight (8) meters wide, uniformly and sufficiently smooth without hollows and fissures. A closed circuit road must not be shorter than four hundred (400) meters and longer than six hundred (600) meters. Training: A skating area of warming-up must be supplied to the skaters. Lighting:1500 lux. Timing, Scoring & Results: an interface between FIRS judging and a Timing Agency technology. 18

19 SPORTS DISCIPLINES DESCRIPTION COMPETITION FORMAT INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS ROLLER MARATHON One single day Junior Men/Ladies Senior Men/Ladies. The race is organized on an open road. The circuit must be at least 3 km. Timing, Scoring & Results: an interface between FIRS judging and a Timing Agency technology. INLINE HOCKEY Inline hockey, also known as inline roller hockey, is a team sport played on an appropriate smooth surface, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard plastic puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams with five players (four skaters and a goaltender) on the floor. A team usually consists of three lines of two forwards, three pairs of defense men, and two goalies. Four members of each team skate up and down the floor trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team. Each team has a goaltender who tries to stop the puck from going into the goal or "net." Two weeks Round robin tournament schedule Senior Men/Ladies Junior Men/Ladies The numbers of the games depends on the number of the participating countries. Indoor competition hall 25 m x 50 m with warm-up area Flooring: non slip flooring wooden/ parquet Lighting:1500 lux. Timing, Scoring & Results: an interface between FIRS judging and a Timing Agency technology. RINK HOCKEY The game of Rink-Hockey is played on a rectangular rink between two teams of 5 (five) players each, one of which is the goalkeeper. The players must wear four-wheeled quad skates, and use a stick to play the ball. After the half-time break, direction of play is reversed. The players try to score a goal introducing the ball in the opposing team s goal cage, with the help of the stick only. In the categories senior male, senior female, under-20 male, effective playing time is 40 (forty) minutes, divided over two periods of 20 (twenty) minutes each. Two weeks Senior Men A Senior Men B Ladies Under 20 Indoor competition hall 20 m x 40 m Flooring: non slip flooring wooden/ parquet Equipment: Goal cages. Lighting:1500 lux. Timing, Scoring & Results: an interface between FIRS judging and a Timing Agency technology. 19

20 SPORTS DISCIPLINES DESCRIPTION COMPETITION FORMAT INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS INLINE ALPINE The term Inline Alpine Slalom stands for a young, fast-paced and dynamic racing sport, which is a counterpart to the classical discipline of Ski same - just on the asphalt track. More specifically: runner on inline skates move between goal posts as soon as possible downhill to leave the competition behind. All you need to have, in addition to the equipment steep slope and flex poles. The latter are fixed by means of heavy metal plates on the asphalt, to go as fast as possible through a slalom course (stepness 8%-15%). Certainly the competitions only take place on roads, which are closed down for this special event. Five days Men/Ladies Slalom Giant Slalom Parallel Team Open road sufficiently smooth without hollows and fissures. Training: separate road if possible. Equipment: Slalom poles with platforms in two different colours with a corresponding amount of flags. Lighting: 80 lux. Timing, Scoring & Results: an interface between FIRS judging and Timing Agency technology. INLINE DOWNHILL It is a form of inline skating when a paved (mountain) route is shut down. A typical downhill course has an average gradient 7-13% and has several hairpin bends. The average speed is around 60 km/h but tempos of around 110 km/h can be reached on certain routes. The use of concrete bobsleigh courses in summertime is not uncommon. Racers usually skate alone and the event commonly uses the best time of two heats to establish the winner. Downhill inline racers wear inline skates, along with extensive body covering and protective gear, and strong helmets. They may reach speeds of up to 130 km/h. Three days Men/Ladies for each specialty Time-trial Inline Cross Bob Track Open road sufficiently smooth without hollows and fissures, with a length between 1 km and 3.5 km. and an average gradient between 8 % and 12 %. Lighting: 80 lux. Timing, Scoring & Results: an interface between FIRS judging and Timing Agency technology. 20

21 SPORTS DISCIPLINES DESCRIPTION COMPETITION FORMAT INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS INLINE FREESTYLE It is a fairly new discipline in the world of Roller Sports. It is practiced regularly on wooden/ parquet floor along a series of colored cones (10 to 20) arranged in a straight line, even with music. The most common spacing used in competitions is 80 cm, with larger competitions also featuring lines spaced at 50 cm and 120 cm. A discipline where creativity is emphasized and that Includes jumps, spins and choreographed movements to music. Four days Classic slalom: Junior/Senior Men/Ladies Battle slalom: Men/Ladies Speed Slalom: Junior/Senior Men/Ladies Pair Slalom: 2 skaters in a team 3 teams per country. Freestyles Slides: Men/ Ladies Indoor competition hall 25 m x 50 m Flooring: non slip floor wooden/ parquet Equipment: 20 cones (min.) Lighting:1500 lux; Timing, Scoring & Results: an interface between FIRS judging and a Timing Agency technology. ROLLER DERBY It is a contact sport played by two teams of five members in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups ( jams ) in which both teams designate a scoring player (the jammer ) who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team. The teams attempt to assist their own jammer whilst hindering the opposing jammer-in effect, playing both offense and defense simultaneously. Four/Six days Junior Men/Ladies (co-ed) Senior Men Senior Ladies Indoor competition hall 20 m x 40 m (25 m x 50 m) Lighting:1500 lux. Timing, Scoring & Results: an interface between FIRS judging and Timing Agency technology. SKATEBOARDING Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. Three days Open Street skating Vertical skating Bowl Downhill Indoor competition hall 20 m x 40 m (25 m x 50 m) Equipment: ramps, halfpipes, quarter pipes, grind boxes, spines, kickers, launch ramps, flat bars, banks. Lighting:1500 lux. Timing, Scoring & Results: an interface between FIRS judging and Timing Agency technology. VENUES DISCIPLINE SEATS (minimum) RINK/TRACK S SIZE Indoor Sports Arena Artistic Skating m X 50 m Indoor Sports Arena Rink Hockey/Roller Derby Main Arena m X 40 m Indoor Sports Arena Rink Hockey / Freestyle Qualification Arena m X 40 m Indoor Sports Arena Inline Hockey m X 50 m Track indoor/outdoor Speed / Skateboarding m with banked bends Road Speed 400 m (minimum) Road Roller Marathon 3 km (Circuit min.) Road Downhill/Inline Alpine Between 1 km 3.5 km 21

22 VI. PARTICIPANTS AT THE EXPENSES OF THE HOST Officials Officials will be named the Chairman and all the Members of the FIRS Technical Committees. FIRS Delegation The FIRS Delegation will be composed by FIRS EB (about 25 people), by FIRS Staff (including Marketing and Communication Department and the Responsible for Protocol) and by the Anti-doping delegate, who will attend the events and will have access to the services as the athletes and the Officials. Organisational Technical Delegate (OTD) The LOC shall appoint a technical delegate for each discipline, who shall be responsible for all the information regarding the competitions for the control of the venues and shall be the main contact person in the relationships with FIRS. Administrative Delegates (AD) One or more administrative delegates shall be appointed during the 12 months prior to the beginning of 22