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Athletes’ Manual
Eaa Meeting Premium
50.“Palio città della Quercia”
2 September 2014
Stadio Quercia - Rovereto
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Contents
Description
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Welcome Address
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1.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.13
Italy
Trentino
Rovereto
Meeting Organizer Team “U.S. Quercia Rovereto”
Meeting History & Records
Sponsors
Meeting Director, Competition Director & Athetes
Information and Hospitality Desk
Accommodation Hotels
Confirmation of Participation
Accreditation
Meals Timetable
Transport Office
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2.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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2.1
2.2
2.3
Stadium of Rovereto
Timetable
Event’s location
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2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
Shuttle Service for Training and Competitions
Training Site and Warm up Area
Entry in the field of Play
Starters Commands
Successive Heights
Exit form the Field of Play
Victory Ceremony
Interviews
Doping Control
Competition Rules
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3.MEDICAL SERVICES
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3.1 Massages and Physiotherapy Pre-Competition
3.2 Medical Service at the Stadium
3.3 Physiotherapy and massage during the competition
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4 .DEPARTURES
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4.1
4.2
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Confirmation of Departures
Departures-Timetable
APPENDICES
Appendix – 1 –
Appendix – 2 –
Appendix – 3 –
Appendix – 4 –
Appendix – 5 –
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Events Location
How to get Rovereto
Map of City
Map Of The Suburbs And Region
Map Of Location of The Airports
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Dear Guests,
Thank You very much for accepting our invitation of participating at
the EAA Premium Meeting
“Palio Città della Quercia 2014”.
The Organisation of the meeting has been applying in these last
months with the hope for You to succeed a very good and happy
time in our town together with the wish for a very successful
performance of best satisfaction for You.
We guaranty You our assistance and help so to make Your
accommodation and performance here for a very positive and
happy remembering for You in the best way we can.
Renzo Azzolini
Carlo Giordani
President of the Organizing Committee
Palio Città della Quercia
Director of the Organizing Committee Palio
Città della Quercia
President of U.S. Quercia Rovereto
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1 General Information
1.1
Italy
Capital: Rome
Government:
Italy is a parliamentary democracy
Population: 59 millions (according to 2007 census)
Language:
Italian. The Italian language has his origin on Latin language (the
language of the ancient Rome) which has a history of over 4.000 years
and it has been essential to the development of many West-European
modern languages.
Major religion : Catholic Christian.
Currency: Until December 2001,
the Italian currency was the Lira. It was changed in the Euro in January
2002 (1 Euro = 100 cents) There are coins of 1, 2, 5,10, 20 and 50
cents,1 and 2 Euros. You can change the money in banks or hotel
receptions.
International credit cards are generally accepted.
Local time:
1 hour ahead of GMT (Greenwich Meridian Time)
(UTC+1) Electricity: The electricity in houses and hotels is 220 Volts.
Sockets usually accept only two-pin plugs(“Sucko” tipe.)
Tap water:
Tap water is completely safe for drinking.
Telephone: Public telephones are installed everywhere in the Italian
cities and work with coins or telephone cards which may be purchased
at the kiosk and most of the shops. Country code: (+39);
In Italy,
mobile phones function via GSM.
Emergency Numbers: First aid Station 113
Police 112
Town
Police 0464-452110
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The region of Trentino
The Medioeval town Trento, main
town of the region Trentino, 24 km
from Rovereto (reachable with train
or buses)
The village of Torbole, 12
Kilometres from Rovereto, in the
north of the lake: of Garda the
biggest lake of Italy and one if the
most important in Europe for
tourism.
The mountains in the natural park of
Paneveggio about 60 km from
Rovereto. The chain of dolomits
show their immense beauty
changing its colour in the different
parts of the day. They are to be
visited so in winter as in summer
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The city of Rovereto.
The Castle of Rovereto
Rovereto is an ancient fortress town
with a great castle of the late medieval
time still intact, standing at the frontier
between
the
bishopric
of
Trento,
independent state until 1797, and the
republic of Venice and
afterwards
between Austrian Tyrol and Italy.
Rovereto seems to become its name
The main Square Piazza Rosmini
from the Latin word roboretum (wood of
oaks) and it is the main town of Lagarina
Valley. It is situated at 204 mt. of
altitude, on the left side of river Adige.
While the ancient part is placed under
the mount Finonchio, the new one is on
open valley.
The torrent Leno goes through the town
Neptune Square
helping it in its industrialisation start in
the 19.th century and transforming
Rovereto in the last century in an
important centre for the manufacture of
silk. Still now the textile industry is very
active, together with rubber, metal and
glasses industry.
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Rovereto is also known as the Città
della Pace (Peace – Town). You can
visit two symbols for the peace: the
Ossario and the Campana dei Caduti
Bell.
In the “Ossario” memorial have been
buried the rests of OVER 20.000
soldiers of different nationalities fallen
on the First World War of 1914-1918
The mighty bell Maria Dolens, the
largest sounding bell in the world.
Maria Dolens ("the grieving Virgin
Mary") was built between 1918 and
1925 to commemorate the fallen in all
wars and to this day it sounds for the
dead every day at 21.30 o’clock with
100 beats.
In Corso Bettini street, not far from the
stadium is the MART: the Museum of
Modern and Contemporary Art of
Trento and Rovereto: one of the most
important
offers
Italian
temporary
museums,
exhibitions
which
and
educational activities together with a
remarkable
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permanent
collection.
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1.4 Meeting Organizer Team “U.S. Quercia Rovereto”
The team was established by Edo Benedetti in 1945 counts now
453 athletes, from (children till masters category), 15 Trainers and
9 Staff Organisation Members. We work as volunteer in the Palio
Meeting and we are happy to help You and to learn from You.
our adress:
G.A. Palio della Quercia
via Palestrina, 3
38068 Rovereto (TN, Italy)
tel, fax +39 0464 46 15 00
us_quercia@yahoo.com
www.usquercia.it
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Meeting’s History
The Meeting had his first session on 1964. At the beginning it had
only a national value, after 1972 it started to involve athletes from
other countries. In 1990 it entered the Eaa Permit Circ.
After 2000 our Meeting reached the level of Eaa Premium.
Since its creation till now the Meeting was honoured to receive
athletes from 95 Nations in representing all continents. We tried to
enumerate them here:
Algeria,
Antigua
&
Barbuda,
Argentina,
Australia,
Austria,
Azerbaigian, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgio, Belize, Benin,
Bermude, Bielorussia, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brasile,
Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, Cecoslovacchia, Chad, Cile, Cina,
Colombia, Costa d’avorio, Croazia, Cuba, Danimarca, Estonia,
Etiopia,
Finlandia,
Francia,
Germania,
Ghana,
Giamaica,
Giappone, Grecia, Gran bretagna, Grenadina, Irlanda, Islanda,
Israele, Isole Cayman, Italia, Jugoslavia, Kazakistan, Kenia,
Lettonia, Lituania, Mali, Malta, Marocco, Mauritius, Messico,
Moldavia, Mozambico, Namibia, Nigeria, Norvegia, Nuova Zelanda,
Olanda, Panama, Polonia, Portogallo, Portorico, Qatar, Repubblica
Ceca, Romania, Russia, Santa Lucia, Senegal, Slovacchia,
Slovenia, Somalia, Spagna, Sri Lanka, Stati Uniti, Sud Africa,
Sudan, Suriname, Svezia, Svizzera, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago,
Tunisia, Turchia, Uganda, Ungheria, Unione sovietica, Ucraina,
Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbawe.
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The Meeting’s Records
UOMINI / HOMMES / MEN
100m
10.04
Kenston Bledman
TRI
2013
200m
20.07
Pietro Mennea
ITA
1980
400m
44.86
Samson Kitur
KEN
1992
600m
1.14.41
Andrea Longo
ITA
2000
800m
1.43.97
Kamel Saad Youssef
BRN
2005
1.500m
3.34.12
Peter Elliot
GBR
1990
3.000m
7.45.75
Abaoub Miloud
ALG
1998
5.000m
13.11.34
Hayle Hibrahimov
AZE
2012
10.000m
27.39.31
David Maritim
KEN
2000
110m hurdles
13.27
Roger Kingdom
USA
1990
400m hurdles
48.08
Samuel Matete
ZAM
1995
2.000m steeplech.
5.14.43 WR
Julius Kariuki
KEN
1990
3.000m steeplech.
8.21.72
Laid Bessou
ALG
2002
Long Jump
8.32m
Nenad Stekic
JUG
1978
High Jump
2.35m
Troy Kemp
BAH
1991
2.35m
Vyacheslav Voronin
RUS
1999
Pole Vault
5.81m
Giuseppe Gibilisco
ITA
2005
Triple Jump
17.27m
Jonathan Edwards
GBR
2001
Shot Put
20.75m
Ivanov Georgi
BUL
2013
Discus Throw
67.44m
Luis Delis
CUB
1984
Javelin Throw
85.66m
Vitezlav Vesely
CZE
2012
Hammer Throw
76.60m
Giampaolo Urlando
ITA
1980
5000 m Walk
19’56’’10
Ivano Brugnetti
ITA
2004
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The Meeting’s Records
DONNE / FEMMES / WOMEN
100m
11.13
Irina Privalova
RUS
1993
200m
22.67
Maryia Ryemyen
UKR
2013
400m
49.94
Antonina Krivoshapka
RUS
2012
800m
1.57.69
Fita Lovin
ROM
1981
1.000m
2.31.66
Jolanda Ceplak
SLO
2002
1.500m
4.03.18
Mery Kuria
KEN
2012
3.000m
8.44.78
Marija Pantyukhova
Mrisho Zakia
RUS
TAN
1998
2008
5.000m
15.14.25
Prisca Jepletin Cherono
KEN
2011
10.000m
32.30.91
Aurora Cunha
POR
1984
100m hurdles
12.80
Yuliya Kondakova
RUS
2013
400m hurdles
53.71
Andrea Blakett
BAR
2003
High Jump
2,00m
Lyudmilla Andonova
BUL
1984
Long Jump
6.85m
Fiona May
ITA
1997
Triple Jump
14.98m
Sarka Kasparkova
CZE
1998
Pole Vault
4.72m
Stacy Dragila
USA
2002
Shot Put
20.70m
Helena Fibingerova
CZE
1982
Discus Throw
67.20m
Ilke Wyludda
GER
1992
Javelin Throw
66.28m
Osleidys Menendez
CUB
2005
Hammer Throw
74.13m
Tatyana Lysenko
RUS
2011
3.000m Walk
12.40.00
Ileana Salvador
ITA
1990
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Meeting Director, Competition Director
& Athetes Responsible Office.
President of Organizing Committee: Renzo Azzolini
Meeting Director : Carlo Giordani
Meeting Manager: Gigi D’Onofrio
EAA Tecnical delegate: Libor Varhanik (Czech Republic)
EAA Antidoping delegate: Marija Andjelkovic (Serbia Republic)
Secretary Director: Marino Scudiero
Arrivals and Departures:
Main Office: Corso Rosmini, 58 - Palazzo Kennedy - Urban Center
Director: Carla Valduga mobile number +39 339.4020042 / +39 366.6809050
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Information and Hospitality desk
It will be located in Urban Center, Corso Rosmini Street, 58.
GPS 45’ 53’ 27” N - 11° 2’ 29” E (Please see map into appendix III)
At the Receptions of the hotels, you will find your necessary information
about the transports (to the stadium and the airports).
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Accomodation Hotels.
HOTEL ROVERETO ***
Corso Rosmini, 82/d – ROVERETO
tel. 0464 435222 - fax 0464 439644
e-mail: info@hotelrovereto.it
www.hotelrovereto.it
HOTEL SANT'ILARIO **
Viale Trento, 68 - ROVERETO
tel. 0464 411605 - fax 0464 412922
e-mail: info@hotelsantilario.it
www.hotelsantilario.it
HOTEL FLORA ***
via Abetone, 94 - ROVERETO
tel. 0464 438333 - fax 420388
e-mail: info@rovereto-hotelflora.it
www.rovereto-hotelflora.it
HOTEL NEROCUBO ****
In the proximity of the motorway Brennero
A22, exit Rovereto South
tel. .0464.022022 - fax 0464 022040
e-mail: info@nerocubohotel.it
www.nerocubohotel.it
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Confirmation of Participation
It will be effectuated by the athletes or by their representatives at their
arrival in Rovereto at the main office in Corso Rosmini - Palazzo Kennedy
- Urban Center (GPS 45’ 53’ 27” N - 11° 2’ 29” E).
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1.11 Accreditation
The accreditation will be given at the main office of Urban Center.
1.12 Meals Timetable
Breakfast:
07:30 - 09-30
Lunch:
12.30 - 14.00
Dinner:
19.30 - 21.30
Dinner - Party on the
Competition Day: *
23.00 – 01.30
 at the Mart Museum Square
The transportation with buses will take place at the stadium and in front in
of the Hotels (Hotel Rovereto, Hotel Sant’Ilario, Hotel Flora and Hotel Nero Cubo)
Final Party
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1.13
Transport Office
Information about the departure-transportation will be given by the
responsible person at the main office of “Urban Center” in Corso Rosmini, 58
The airports we are connected with.
Venice Polo airport
Milan Malpensa airport.
Verona Catullo airport
Bergamo Orio airport
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2 Technical information
2.1 Quercia
Stadium
To get the Stadium
GPS 45° 54’ 3” N - 11° 2’ 11” E
Stadium Quercia was built in 1964 . The name “Quercia” means in Italian
oak tree, symbol of the town and of the athletic team organizer of the
Meeting.
Here take annually place different regional and national athletics meetings
and weekly football matches of regional league.
The stadium has been renewed in the summer of 2009. The changing
have been regard especially the 400 track lanes that from 6 have been
increased to 8 units. The new surface is Mondotrack (the same as the
Olympic Stadium of Beijing and 'Luzniki' Stadium of Mosca).
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2.2
”50. Palio della Quercia” Meeting Timetable.
Start time
event
17.30:
End of Inscriptions Confirm
18.45:
Youth team Quercia Competitions
19.15:
Long Jump Women
19.35
Shot Put Women
19.40:
800m Women (Under 23)
19.45:
Pole Vault Men
19.55:
1500m Men (Under 23)
20.00:
Past top athletes presentation
20.05:
High Jump Women
20.15:
110hs Men
20.25:
100m Women
20.25:
Long Jump Men
20.35:
1500m Women
20.40
Javelin Throw Men
20.45:
400m Men
20.55:
800m Men
21.05:
400m Women
21.15:
100m Men (Race B)
21.25:
100m Men (Race A)
21.35:
100hs Women
21.45:
5000m Men
 The timetable can get changed for technical or television necessities
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2.3
Events Location
Please see appendix 1
2.4
Shuttle Service for Training and Competitions
From Saturday to
Monday will operate a
shuttle service, which
will link the hotels
"Nero Cubo", "Flora",
“Rovereto”, “St. Ilario”
to the stadium
both for training and
competition.
The journeys, particularly in the early days, will be organized and
implemented on the athlete’s presence, so the timetable can get changed.
Timetable will be exposed into each hotel and hospitality-reception and
into information desk.
Normally it will be a journey every hour.
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2.5
Training Site and Warm up Area.
In the days before the competition, athletes can effectuate their training at
Stadium Quercia. In the day of the competition the training is allowed till
12.00 o’clock. The warm up will take place in the parallel field on the left
side of the stadium main entry.
2.6
Entry in the field
The entry inside the field of competition is allowed in the following way:
EVENT
ENTRY ALLOWED
Run events
20 Min. before the event
Triple Jump and High Jump
40 Min. before the event
Pole Vault
60 Min. before the event
Throws
40 Min. before the event
The CALL ROOM is located outside the stadium in front of the 200m track start
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2.7
Starters Commands
The commands will be given in English.
Up to the 400 mt. event the commands will be given as follows:
- On Your marks
- Set
- Fire (of the Gun)
For the 800m , 1.500, 3000m steeplechase and 5000 m events the
commands will be :
- On Your marks
- Fire (of the Gun)
2.8
Successive Heights
Successive heights will be planned on the
Technical Meeting, the day before the
competition
2.9
Exit form the Field of Play.
We kindly ask You to leave the Field of Competition after the
completing of Your event.
2.10 Victory Ceremony.
The first three athletes of each competition have to be on disposal for
the victory ceremony inside the mixed zone.
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2.11 Interviews
Interviews will take place in the mixed zone
2.12 Doping Control
Following the IAAF Regulations, the Technical Delegate of the IAAF is
entitled to select the athletes to be submitted to an anti-doping control.
The athletes selected to undergo the test will be followed by a referee
immediately after the notification to the athlete until the Control has
been competed.
2.13 Competition Rules
The meeting will be conduced in accordance with IAAF Rules.
Some staff’s referees of Palio 2011
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3 Medical Services
3.1 Massages and Physiotherapy Pre-Competition
Physiotherapy and massage will be available for the athletes at the
stadium. From Monday morning the timetable for physiotherapy
will be exposed in the receptions of the hotels, at the Stadium,
and Information and Hospitality Desk.
3.2 Medical Service at the Stadium
Medical Service are provided in the following locations:
 Infield (First aid & doctor )
 Medical Centre
3.3 Physiotherapy & Massage during the Competition
Physiotherapy and massage will be available for the athletes at the
stadium during the competition.
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4 Departures
4.1
Confirmation of Departures
All departures should be confirmed at the Information Desk at the
arrival of the athletes in Rovereto.
You are kindly requested to report any change in time.
4.2
Departures-Timetable.
The Timetable Transport for Departures will be present in the reception
of the hotels the competition’s day.
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US Quercia Rovereto and the
Organizing Committee wish You
a very Happy and Successful
staying in our town, together
with the hope of seeing You
again here.
All the Best for You.
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Appendices
APPENDIX I - Event’s location
APPENDIX II - How to get Rovereto
APPENDIX III - Map of the city
APPENDIX IV - Map Of The Suburbs And Region
APPENDIX V - Map Of Location of The Airports
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APPENDIX : I Event’s Location
The stadium is located in ROVERETO, via Palestrina - (GPS 45° 54’ 3” N - 11° 2’ 11” E)
02 kilometres from the north exit from the Brennero motorway
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APPENDIX II
How to get
Rovereto
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APPENDIX III: Map Of The City
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APPENDIX IV: Map Of The Suburbs And Region
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APPENDIX V : Map Of Location of The Airports.
Malpensa
Milan km 214
Orio al Serio
Bergamo km 134
Valerio Catullo
Verona Km 60
Marco Polo
Venice km 150
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As “remembering” for You some Pictures Of our town
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And Some More Of our country.
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