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MEDIA
GUIDE
6 – 8 March 2015
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CONTENT
1.
WELCOME4
2.
CZECH REPUBLIC = FOCUS FOR EUROPE´S TOP ATHLETES
3.
PRAGUE7
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4.
EUROPEAN ATHLETICS9
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LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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6.
MEDIA STAFF12
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ACCREDITATION14
8.
ACCOMMODATION - OFFICIAL HOTE LS
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9.
TRANSPORT16
10.
MEDIA SERVICES19
11.
PHOTOGRAPHERS22
12.
SOCIAL EVENTS24
13. EUROPEAN ATHLETICS/LOC NEWS SERVICE
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14.
O2 ARENA25
15. LOGO AS LINK BETWEEN THE HISTORY AND THE PRESENT
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16.
MEDALS/PATRON28
17.
MARKET SQUARE29
18.
USEFUL NUMBERS29
19.
OMEGA30
20.
COMPETITION INFORMATION31
21.
TIMETABLE32
22.
MAPS34
23.
MEDIA FLOW36
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After what was a great year
for athletics in 2014, we
are pleased that the event
tasked with keeping up the
mo¬mentum our sport has on
the continent is the Prague
2015 Eu¬ropean Athletics
Indoor Cham¬pionships.
Being held from 06 - 08 March,
it is the first major athletics
championships of the year,
following the outstanding
Zurich 2014 European Athletics
Championships and promises
to be the latest in a line of
memorable athletics events.
It has been 37 years since
Prague hosted the European
Athletics Championships at
the Strahov Stadium in 1978
and therefore a celebration
is to be expected the during
these European Athletics
Indoor Championships.
The sheer interest in athletics at
this moment in time will ensure
that the eyes of Europe and
the world will be trained on
Prague the whole weekend.
I am confident the spectators
will enjoy an exciting event,
with ideal conditions for all
athletes taking part.
I know from my many visits to
Prague that Czech people
love athletics and sport in
general and along with the
emergence of some fine local
athletes, I have no doubt that
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they will fill the arena all three
days of the championships to
catch a glimpse of the many
stars we saw in 2014.
I would to take this opportunity
to thank our long-standing
International Partners: SPAR,
Omega, Le Gruyère AOP and
Eurovision for their continued
support
and
unstinting
cooperation.
On behalf of European
Athletics, I would also like to
thank the City of Prague, the
Czech athletics federation
and the local organising
committee for all their hard
work so far in the organisation
of the championships.
We are all looking forward to
another outstanding event,
and we are confident that
the European Athletics Indoor
Championships 2015 - with
your invaluable help - will
write its own special chapter
in athletics history.
Hansjörg Wirz
European Athletics President
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Athletics has a long tradition
and great reputation in the
Czech Republic.
important athletic events ever
to be staged in this country to
Czech athletics fans.
This has happened because
of the extensive grassroots of
the sport, which have been
established for many years,
but also thanks to dozens of our
athletes who have produced
outstanding
performances
over the years and who have
become globally recognised
personalities, and of whom
we are justly proud.
Czechs love sport, they are
passionate about it and
athletics is one of the most
popular sports. The 2015
European Athletics Indoor
Championships is a major
undertaking for us and it is an
event not only for Prague but
for the whole of the Czech
Republic.
We have already organised
many international athletics
events in the Czech Republic.
I can recall in recent years, for
example, the 2007 IAAF World
Youth Championships and
the 2011 European Athletics
U23 Championships, which
both took place in Ostrava;
the 2006 European Cup First
League in Prague or the 1997
IAAF World Race Walking
Cup in Poděbrady.
From a historical perspective,
we should also remember
the 1978 European Athletics
Championship, which were
hosted in Prague.
Organising
the
2015
European Athletics Indoor
Championships is an honour
and a unique chance for the
Czech Athletic Federation,
and also for our capital city,
to show off one of the most
The competition will be held in
one of the most modern multifunctional arenas in Europe
and I believe that the tribunes
filled with excited fans that will
create atmosphere worthy
of the biggest athletics event
in this country for the past 37
years.
I am sure the European
Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague will be
a great experience for
you and an event you will
want to remember. As the
Championships organisers,
we can promise will do
everything possible to ensure
you have a good time.
Libor Varhaník
President of the Czech Athletic
Federation and the Local Organising
Committee
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2. CZECH REPUBLIC = FOCUS
FOR EUROPE´S TOP ATHLETES
World class athletics returns to
the Czech Republic. On 05 May
2012, the Council of European
Athletics in Sofia, Bulgaria,
decided that the venue of the
2015 European Athletics Indoor
Championships will be Prague.
Czech Republic again will be the
focus for Europe‘s top athletes as
the championships returns to the
Czech metropolis after long 37
years.
The last major athletic event
on Czech soil was the 1978
European
Championships.
In 1967, the European Indoor
Games, the predecessor of the
current indoor championships,
took place in Prague. “To gain
the organisation of the indoor
championships for 2015 was
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really a special and different
moment for me,” revealed the
president of the Czech Athletic
Association Libor Varhaník. “I am
glad we will present athletics in
the multi-functional O2 arena in
different dimension for the crowds,
partners and also athletes.”
Actually, athletics has a very long
tradition in the Czech Republic,
it has a great reputation, wide
athletic baseline and in the
centre of this there is a whole
bunch of very succesful and
famous
personalities;
Emil
Zátopek and Dana Zátopková,
Helena Fibingerová, Jarmila
Kratochvílová, Jan Železný or
Barbora Špotáková have an
exceptional value within the
sports world.
When it comes to experiences
with events organisation, the
Czech Republic has seen many
events: besides the two biggest
annual athletic meetings –
Ostrava Golden Spike and Josef
Odložil Memorial, it has also
hosted a couple of international
athletic events in past years. We
have to mention the 2007 IAAF
World Youth Championships in
Ostrava or the 2011 European
Athletics U23 Championships
in Ostrava, and also the 2006
European Cup 1st League in
Prague. The Prague International
Marathon is the next event which
is strongly connected with this
city for the last twenty years.
The O2 arena in Prague is also an
“experienced” venue for athletic
meetings. One of the most
modern multi-functional halls
in Europe welcomed athletes
from all around the world for the
first time in February 2009 at the
World Record Holders meeting.
It was tested for the second time
in February 2014 thanks to the
meeting called Prague Indoor
2014.
For the third time in the history,
the best athletes will fight for the
valuable European medals.
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3.PRAGUE
Prague is considered one of the most beautiful cities
in Europe. The city of Prague, or Praha in Czech, is the
capital and also the largest minicipality in the Czech
Republic, 15th largest in the European Union. It has
been developing for more than 11 centuries. As the
historical metropolis of the Czech, it also used to be the
capital city of former Czechoslovakia.
Since 1920, the official name of
the town is the Capital City of
Castle was Charles IV. Dating
back to the ninth century, it has
every year attract millions of
tourists from all around the
world. The architectonical jewels
are well-preserved also thanks
to relatively minimal damage
during the World War II (unlike
many other European cities).
Thanks to the rich history, Prague
is an important world and cultural
centre. Following London, Paris,
Rome, Madrid and Berlin, it is the
sixth most visited city in Europe.
It is a seat of the well-known
Charles University and as the
cultural metropolis offers dozens
of museums, galleries, theatres,
cinemas and various cultural
institutions. The National Gallery
of Prague offers the largest
collection of the fine-arts in the
Czech Republic.
Prague, and since 1784, it used
to be the Royal Capital City of
Prague.
The historical centre with the
unique panorama of Prague
Castle, the largest castle complex
in the world, is the UNESCO world
heritage site. Prague Castle
itself is spread on the area of 45
hectares. Its main landmark is the
St. Vitus Cathedral, the traditional
site for the coronation of Czech
kings and their final resting. The
most important king who had
his residence in the Prague
been a seat of power for kings of
Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors,
and since 1918, also presidents
of Czechoslovakia and now the
Czech president.
But the visitors are attracted not
only to the Prague Castle. The
“obligatory” tourist target is also
the Charles Bridge – the most
famous, 510 meters long bridge
from the 14th century; the Powder
Tower on the Republic Square,
or the Old Town Square with its
famous Prague Astronomical
Clock. All these historic sights
When it comes to transport,
Prague is also the main
intersection of the Czech
Republic and important crossroad of the Central Europe. It
has a vast transport infrastructure
what supports tourism.
Not only foreigners appreciate
hundredths of restaurants, bars
and pubs with the tasty Czech
beer. Districts like Malá Strana,
Staré Město, Žižkov or Nusle are
full of good pubs, from which we
can mention the most famous
U Pinkasů, U Vejvodů, U Tygra,
U Hrocha, U Kalicha, U Bansethů
and others. Well-known is also the
old restaurant U Fleků, whith their
own brewery.
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Prague is also a centre of sport – there are the two
biggest Czech athletic clubs: Dukla Praha and USK
Praha. Plenty of the world class athletes have found
their home in this city, just like the world champions
Zuzana Hejnová (400m hurdles), Vítězslav Veselý
(javelin throw), Barbora Špotáková (javelin throw),
who moved to the capital city thanks to good
training conditions.
From the athletic facilities, the stadium of Dukla
Praha is worth to mention, as well as the Strahov
stadium, which used to be the biggest stadium
in the world. Now it is mainly used as the training
site for the football club Sparta Praha. The largest
multifunctional hall is the O2 arena.
Prague International Marathon (PIM) belongs
among the most important sport events in Prague,
just like Josef Odložil Memorial (international athletic
meeting), Pole Vault of Prague, Mystic Ski cup (the
world skateboard cup) or the Canoe Slalom World
Cup in Troja.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Capital:
Prague (Praha)
Official language:
Czech
Ethnic groups (2011):
63.7% Czechs, 4.9% Moravians, 1.4% Slovaks, 29.9% others /
unspecified
Religion:
80% non-declared or non-religious, 10.3% Roman Catholic
Government:
Parliamentary republic
President:
Miloš Zeman
Prime Minister:
Bohuslav Sobotka
Legislature:
Parliament
Upper House:
Senate
Lower House:
Chamber of Deputies
Formation:
Principality of Bohemia, Kingdom of Bohemia 1198, Czechoslovakia 28 October 1918, Czech Socialist Republic 1 March 1948,
Czechoslovak
Socialist
Republic
1
January
1969,
Czech Republic 1 January 1993
Area Total:
78.866 km2
Population:
Sep 2012 estimate 10.513.209
Density:
134/km2
Currency:
Czech koruna (CZK, EUR 1,00 = CZK 27,00)
Time zone:
CET (UTC+1)
Drives:
on the right
Calling code:
+420
The official website of the 33rd European
Athletics Indoor Championships is:
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Prague
(Praha)
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4.EUROPEAN ATHLETICS
EUROPEAN ATHLETICS COUNCIL
President
Hansjörg Wirz (SUI)
First Vice President
José Luis de Carlos (ESP)
Vice Presidents
Karel Pilny (CZE)
Jean Garcia (FRA)
Director General
Christian Milz (SUI)
Council Members
Francesco Arese (ITA)
Sylvia Barlag (NED)
Jonas Egilsson (ISL)
Liam Hennessy (IRL)
Frank Hensel (GER)
Dobromir Karamarinov (BUL)
Toralf Nilsson (SWE)
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)
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EUROPEAN ATHLETICS OFFICIATING PERSONS
European Athletics Delegates
Director General
Christian Milz (SUI)
Technical Delegates
Jorge Salcedo (POR)
Luca Verrascina (ITA)
Media Delegate
James Mulligan (GBR)
Medical Delegate
Frédéric Depiesse (FRA)
Doping Control Delegate
Anne Jakob (GER)
Jury of Appeal
José Paulo Moreira (POR) - Chair
Alexander Cherkashin (RUS)
Pär Holm (SWE)
International Technical Officials
Imre Matrahazi (HUN) – Chief
Elena Barrios Bañuelos (ESP)
Chris Cohen (GBR)
Yrjö Kelhä (FIN)
Patrick Van Caelenberghe (BEL)
International Starter
Jordi Roig (ESP)
International Photo-finish Judge
Krisztina Horvàth (HUN)
Event Presentation Consultant
Andy Kay (GBR)
EUROPEAN ATHLETICS OFFICE
CZECH ATHLETIC FEDERATION
European Athletics
President
Libor Varhaník
Avenue Louis Ruchonnet 18
Vice Presidents
Jacek Přibáň
Oldřich Zvolánek
1003 Lausanne, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0) 21 313 43 50
Director
František Fojt
Fax: + 41 (0) 21 313 43 51
E-mail: media@european-athletics.org
Web: www.european-athletics.org
CZECH ATHLETIC FEDERATION OFFICE
Český atletický svaz
Diskařská 100, 169 00 Praha 6, Česká republika
Tel.: + 420 242 429 267
Fax: + 420 242 429 268
Email: atletika@atletika.cz
Web: www.atletika.cz
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5.LOCAL ORGANISING
COMMITTEE
Executive LOC
President
Libor Varhaník
Vice Presidents
Adriana Krnáčová
Karel Pilný
Members
Hana Nováková
Lukáš Manhart
Jiří Topinka
František Fojt
Miroslav Vosyka
Tomáš Janků
Ambassadors program supervisor
Helena Fibingerová
General Coordinator
Marta Feiková
Operative LOC
CEO
Tomáš Janků
Competition Director
David Bor
Financial Manager
Tomáš Závodný
Media and TV Services Director
Karolína Farská
Media Manager
Martina Kučerová
TV Manager
Markéta Vránková
Medical and Anti-Doping Manager
Jaroslav Větvička
Accreditation Manager
Michal Slabej
Volunteers Coordination Manager
Valter Boček
Accommodation and Transport
Karel Žárský
Commercial Operations Director
Jiří Mazánek
Venue Management Director
Vladimír Šafařík
Security Manager
Daniel Tomášek
Training Venue Manager
Jiří Beran
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6.MEDIA STAFF
European Athletics Head of Communications
James Mulligan
Phone: + 41 (0)79 694 48 29
E-mail: james.mulligan@european-athletics.org
European Athletics TV Coordinator
Nicolas Launois
Phone: + 41 (0)79 820 0061
E-mail: nicolas.launois@european-athletics.org
Media and TV Services Director
Karolína Farská
Phone: + 420 606 659 366
E-mail: karolinap@atletika.cz
Media Manager
Martina Kučerová
Phone: + 420 724 25 15 85
E-mail: mkucerova@praha2015.org
TV Manager
Markéta Vránková
Phone: + 420 736 531 295
E-mail: marketa.vrankova@ceskatelevize.cz
Media contact e-mail: media@praha2015.org
Photo Manager
Petr Josek
Photo Coordinator
Miloš Židík
Flash Quote Team Manager
Zuzana Trojáková
Media Workroom Receptionist
Eva Hromádková
Zuzana Šátková-Margolienová
Flash Quote Team Members
Ulrike Anja Philipp
Liudmyla Lakusheva
Anna Tomšová
Media Logistics
Katarína Železná
News Service (CZE)
Jaroslav Odstrčilík
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News Service (ENG)
Barbora Žehanová
Statistician
Milan Urban
Video team
Jan Pokorný
Ondřej Novák
Official photographers
Pavel Lebeda
Luděk Šipla
Vlastimil Vacek
LOC AND EUROPEAN ATHLETICS ON-SITE OFFICES
LOC OFFICE
Address: O2 arena, Českomoravská 2345/17, 190 00 Prague 9
Phone: +420 725 423 782
Web: www.praha2015.org
EUROPEAN ATHLETICS OFFICES
Hotel Intercontinental
Address: Pařížská 73/30, 110 00 Prague 1
VLASTA Room (ground floor)
Telephone: +420 725 423 784
E-mail: athletics@euroagentur.cz
Web: http://www.icprague.com
Open from 28 February to 09 March, 09:00 – 19:00 daily
Venue
Address: O2 arena, Českomoravská 2345/17, 190 00 Prague 9
Room 21A
Phone: +
420 727 872 546
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7.ACCREDITATION
OVERVIEW
Each person involved in the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships will receive an accreditation
card which must be worn during entire competition and should be clearly visible. Security personnel will
control all areas.
The accreditation is non-transferable and doesn´t allow the holder to take another person beyond
checkpoint. Each accreditation card is personalised and requires passport information and a portrait
photo.
Media accreditation can be collected at the Media Accreditation Centre located at the entrance
Nr. 30 of the O2 arena.
The Media Accreditation Centre is open from Monday 02 until Sunday 08 March.
OPENING HOURS
Monday 02
10:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 03
10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday 04
10:00 – 20:00
Thursday 05
10:00 – 20:00
Friday 06
08:00 – 20:00
Saturday 07
08:00 – 20:00
Sunday 08
09:00 – 14:00
The accreditation must be picked up personally and the passport or ID card must be presented.
LOST ACCREDITATION PASS
Any lost or damaged accreditation card should be reported immediately to the Media Accreditation
Centre. A form must be filled in by the holder of the lost/damaged card.
A new accreditation card may be issued after careful consideration.
Unauthorissed use of an accreditation card will result in the card being confiscated.
ACCESS AREAS FOR MEDIA
A list of the access zones is included on the back of the accreditation card. All media accreditation cards
will allow access to the Mixed Zone, the Media Tribune and the Media Centre.
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8.ACCOMMODATION OFFICIAL HOTELS
Ramada Prague City Centre
MEDIA
EA Juliš Hotel
EA Embassy Prague Hotel
TEAMS
EUROPEAN ATHLETICS FAMILY HOTEL
Clarion Congress Hotel, Prague
Dorint Don Giovanni
InterContinental Prague
MEDIA HOTELS
An Information Desk will be located in the lobby of each of the media hotels with qualified personnel offering
relevant information about all aspects of the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague.
Ramada City Centre Hotel
Address:
Václavské nám. 820/41, 110 00 Prague 1
Phone: + 420 221 454 111
E-mail: athletics@euroagentur.cz
Web: www.hotelramadapraguecity.cz/en
EA Juliš Hotel
Address:
Václavské náměstí 22, 110 00 Prague 1
Phone: + 420 234 699 699
E-mail: athletics@euroagentur.cz
Web: www.hoteljulis.cz/en
EA Embassy Prague Hotel
Address:
Petrská 31, 110 00 Prague 1
Phone: + 420 221 871 111
E-mail: athletics@euroagentur.cz
Web: www.hotelembassyprague.cz/en
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Václav Havel
Airport Prague
Prague
main station
9.TRANSPORT
GENERAL INFORMATION
LOC will provide transport services to all accredited guests with transport rights. Transport services will
only cover the official routes related to the competition. Full details of the transport services and transfer
schedules will be displayed and handled at the Information Desk located in each Media Hotel.
ARRIVAL
There will be a Welcome Desk situated at the official airport (Václav Havel International Airport
PragueRuzyně) Terminal 2, and the Meeting Point at the Terminal 1 with personnel offering relevant
information about the transport. All accredited media representatives will be transported to the Media
Accreditation Centre first (as long as it is open) and then to the official hotel for those having booked
any of the three official media hotels. Should the Media Accreditation Centre be closed, transfer will be
directly from the airport to the media hotels (for those having booked an official hotel).
The transfer from the airport to the Media Accreditation Centre will be provided according to the opening
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hours which means that the last shuttle from airport will be one hour before closing of MAC.
The transfer time from the airport to the official hotels is approximately 30 minutes depending on traffic.
DEPARTURE
Departure service will only be granted to those media representatives staying in official hotels.
Arrangements will be made to meet the departure requests which should have been entered into the
European Athletics Event Management System ARENA. Confirmation of departure times will be requested
upon arrival at the hotel. Any changes must be reported to the Information Desk at least 48 hours prior
to the scheduled departure. The list with the pick-up time of the departing media representatives will be
presented in the media hotels at leats 24 hours before the departure.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
The accreditation card gives you free access to the public transportation system within the Prague area.
The metro station (Českomoravská, line B) and the tram stop Nr. 8, 25 and 52 (Multiarena Praha) are
located within walking distance to the the O2 arena.
Public transportation information www.dpp.cz/en
For the Ramada City Centre Hotel and the EA Julis Hotel, please take metro line B (Můstek - Českomoravská).
Tran sport time: 10 min.
For the EA Embassy Prague Hotel, please take metro line B (Florenc – Českomoravská). Transport time: 7 min.
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MEDIA SHUTTLE BUS
There will be one shuttle pick-up/drop-off point located at the Václavské náměstí (Wenceslas Square)
and serving the media staying at the Ramada City Centre Hotel and EA Juliš Hotel
The official pick-up/drop-off point is located in the upper part of the Wenceslas Square on the corner of
the Jindřišská Street.
Media representatives accommodated in the Embassy Hotel will be taken by the shuttle bus service
going from the Wenceslas Square, stopping near by the Embassy Hotel. Times and schedules will be
available at the Information Desk in the media hotels and in the Media Centre.
The official pick-up/drop-off point for EA Embassy Hotel is located in front of the hotel.
The transfer time from the official hotels to the O2 arena is approximately 10-20 minutes depending on
traffic.
TAXI
AAA Taxi 14014
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10.MEDIA SERVICES
MEDIA CENTRE
The Media Centre is located on the 3rd floor of the O2 arena (entering the venue through the Media
Accreditation Centre, entrance Nr. 30 of the O2 arena).
MEDIA CENTRE OFFERS
Welcome Desk
170 equipped working places for accredited media
Free internet connections (Wi-Fi and LAN)
Pigeon holes with complete media information
TV screens with live signal
CIS (Commentator Information System)
Copy centre
Lockers (mainly for photographers)
Refreshments (coffee, tea, water, biscuits, fruits)
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday 03
10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday 04
10:00 – 20:00
Thursday 05
10:00 – approx 3 hours after the end of last event
Friday 06
08:00 – approx 3 hours after the end of last event
Saturday 07
08:00 – approx 3 hours after the end of last event
Sunday 08
09:00 – approx 3 hours after the end of last event
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MEDIA TRIBUNE
There will be two media tribunes situated in the O2 arena.
1. TV and radio commentators + written press/agencies tribune will be situated on the 1st floor in the
sectors 119, 120, 121, 122.
There will be 25 commentators positions built.
The written press positions will be allocated on a priority basis
a) international agencies
b) national agencies
c) important international media
d) local media partners
e) significant local media
2. Written press tribune will be situated on the 4th floor in the sectors 423 and 424.
The seats on the media tribune will be equipped with desk and Wi-Fi. Limited number of LAN connection will be provided.
The seating plan will be made by European Athletics and LOC and will be available in the Media
Centre at the beginning of the event.
Access to the non-equipped seats will be on a „first come, first served“ basis.
DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA INFORMATION
The LOC aims to provide media representatives with copies of all necessary information. However, we
kindly ask media to help us avoid unnecessary paper consumption. Printed version of the following
information will be available in the Media Centre
start lists
results
flash quotes
biographical entry lists, etc.
DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION TO MEDIA TRIBUNE
Journalists working on the media tribune will receive stickers with the logo of the 2015 European Athletics
Indoor Championship. Please label your position with one of them if you want to receive hard copies
of the results and all other media information. Positions without stickers will not be supplied with printed
version of media information.
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MIXED ZONE
There are two separated mixed zones as the only point of exit for the athletes upon completion of their event:
1. Live TV and radio mixed zone is situated on the track level close to the finish line.
2. Written press and non-right holders mixed zone is located on the 0-floor of the venue, easily
accessibleby using the dedicated elevator I or stairs I from the media tribunes (4st and 1st floor)
or from the Media Centre.
OFFICIAL PRESS CONFERENCE
The official event press conference will be held on Thursday 05 March at 12:30 in the Old Town Hall
(Address: Old Town Square 1, Prague 1). Entrance for the media is through the public entrance.
To get to the Old Town Square please take the metro line B (Můstek) or the metro line A (station
Staroměstská)
No shuttle service will be available due to the traffic restriction in this historical area. Volunteers will
assist the media representatives from the O2 arena to the conference by metro if necessary.
PRESS CONFERENCES
There is no press conference automatically planned following the finals. A press conference can be
organised after a significant result. Media will be informed about the press conferences in advance.
MEDIA RESTAURANT
All accredited media representatives have access to the media restaurant which is located on the 3rd
floor of the O2 arena in the same corridor as the Media Centre. The media restaurant offers a buffet
lunch with two main courses, cold refreshments (baguettes, sandwiches, salads), sweets and drinks.
Media will be able to pay for the catering in cash (in CZK) or by credit card.
OPENING HOURS
Thursday 05
15:00 – 20:00
Saturday 07
09:00 – 21:00
Friday 06
09:00 – 21:00
Sunday 08
11:00 – 20:00
Cold refreshments will be available throughout. Lunch time will be confirmed at a later stage.
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MEDIA PARKING
There will be a limited number of parking places reserved on the parking close to the O2 arena. The
parking cards will be distributed at the Media Centre welcome desk upon request.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
The official website of the event is www.praha2015.org.
11.PHOTOGRAPHERS
Photographers are not allowed to wear any advertising infield and must be dressed in an appropriate
way, as they are often in public view. Eating infield is strictly forbidden.
PHOTOGRAPHERS´ FACILITIES
There will be number of seats equipped with LAN connection reserved for photographers in the Media
Centre.
The camera repair service will be available in a separate room on the 3rd floor of the O2 arena very
close to the Media Centre.
PHOTOGRAPHERS’ BRIEFING
The photographers´ briefing will take place on Thursday 05 March at 16:00 in the Media Centre.
Attendance at this meeting is mandatory.
The photo bibs will be distributed during the photographers‘ briefing.
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PHOTOGRAPHERS’ POSITIONS
Infield: The number of photographers allowed onto the infield during the competition is very limited.
Each infield photographer will be provided with a photographer’s bib which will be given to another
photographer when they are not infield.
The list of organisations with permanent infield access will be determined by European Athletics and the
LOC.
Photographers may request temporary access to the infield by filling in the relevant form at the Media
Centre Welcome Desk the day before the relevant session.
Each sector platforms: There will be platforms close to the high jump, pole vault and long/triple jump
sectors as well as to the head-on platform on the track level. Two levels of standing position will be prepared
to accommodate more photographers.
1st floor positions: There are 5 seats blocked in each of these sectors - 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115 – reserved
for photographers.
The last row of seats in the sector 108 is reserved for photographers (pole vault sector).
Head-on platforms: There will be two head-on platforms prepared
a) on the track level
b) on the first level: first row of sector 119
60m Finish Head-on Position
A Maximum of six (6) positions is available on the 60m finish head-on position.
VICTORY CEREMONY PHOTO POSITIONS
As the victory ceremony platform is narrow, the procedure for taking pictures will be guided by the Photo
Chief. There will be a limited number of 6 – 8 positions for the ceremony itself.
After the end of the victory ceremony, athletes will pose for the photo once again with the track behind.
More photographers will then be allowed to enter the platform.
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12.SOCIAL EVENTS
OPENING CEREMONY
The Opening Ceremony will take place on Thursday 05 March in the 02 arena at 20:00. All accredited
media are kindly invited.
MEDIA PARTY
The media party for all accredited media representatives will take place on Saturday 07 March at 21:00
in restaurant „U Pinkasů“. All the media representatives are kindly invited – the media accreditation card
must be presented to enter.
OMEGA MEDIA RACE
The media representatives are invited to participate in the 800m race on Saturday 07 March at 14:30.
Entries are made at the Welcome Desk in the Media Centre and should include name, country and
personal best.
13.EUROPEAN ATHLETICS/LOC
NEWS SERVICE
LOC and European Athletics will provide comprehensive news service which aims to contribute to
excellent working conditions for media representatives.
MEDIA TWITTER FEED
Media Twitter feed will bring you up to date news about Prague 2015, on participating teams and
individual athletes, schedules or important information for media, as well as information from the LOC.
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Follow us on Twitter
Praha 2015 media @praha2015
More information to find on
the official website
www.european-athletics.org
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On the Facebook
Profile in Czech https://www.facebook.com/praha2015
Profile in English https://www.facebook.com/pages/
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EUROPEAN ATHLETICS NEWS SERVICE
European Athletics will provide a comprehensive news service on its website www.european-atletics.org
including daily wraps, live blog, live results and live streaming of the event.
14.O2 ARENA
Every year, the O2 arena hosts dozens of attractive
sport and cultural events. It hosted the battle for
the best ice-hockey team of the world, it witnessed
the fights for the most famous “salad bowl” in the
world, it saw the basketball and volleyball fights
of the highest level. But it will distribute the athletic
medals for the first time in the history.
The O2 arena offers more than forty spatial, functional
or technical variations of the stage surface and the
auditorium. The latest technology available at the
O2 arena include, e.g. a giant video cube, internal
TV circuit, display facades, its own TV studio, sliding
stands, excellent acoustics, light park and advanced
telecommunication equipment.
The O2 arena, one of the leading facilities in
Europe, will welcome the European Athletics
Indoor Championships in March 2015.
In addition to the standard auditorium, the O2
arena offers non-public floors for skybox and
club seat tenants. It also features business areas
with necessary facilities, a number of lounges,
restaurants and bars along with seminar facilities,
press conference rooms and congress halls.
The arena was opened in 2004 for the Men’s Ice
Hockey World Championships, and after 10 years
of existence, it has already hosted almost thousand
events (including the concerts of Robbie Williams,
Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga or the famous Czech
pop band Lucie) and it welcomed more than six
millions of visitors.
The record number of visitors came for the concert
of Madonna in 2006, with 18,628 visitors. The
biggest sport event so far – the 2004 Men’s Ice
Hockey World Championships – was attended by
422,699 spectators over two weeks.
O2 arena is located in north-eastern Prague,
approximately 10 km from the city centre. It occupies
a favourable position between the interior road
ring, which provides comfortable transport from
other sections of the city, and the external ring road,
which allows a quick connection to the outgoing
motorway and the international highway network.
Thanks to the near metro station Českomoravská
and the close bus station, it is easily reachable for
the visitors travelling by public transport.
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In the past, the O2 arena already hosted two
athletic meetings; in February 2009, the World
Record Holders Meeting saw Russian famous pole
vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva attacking the world
record. As a “bonus”, people could see the world
record at 2 miles ran by Meseret Defar of Ethiopia.
Athletes returned for the second time during the
2014 indoor season, in February, for the Praha
Indoor International Meeting. The peak of the
event was the two European records: Russian high
jumper Ivan Ukhov jumped an amazing 2.42m and
local star Pavel Maslák ran 1:00.36 in 500m race.
For the third time, athletes will compete in
March 2015 at the European Athletics Indoor
Championships.
FACTS ABOUT ATHLETICS IN THE
O2 ARENA
200m track with 6 lanes with
Conipur M surface
60m straight with 8 lanes with
Conipur M surface
1 High Jump site
1 Pole Vault site
1 site for Long/Triple Jump
1 Shot Put Circle
WARM-UP
The warm-up area is located in the O2 arena with close entrance to the main track.
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15.LOGO AS LINK BETWEEN
THE HISTORY AND THE PRESENT
Basic concept of the event is: Connection of
the history with the present. Particularly this idea
was the core of the whole concept of the 2015
European Athletics Indoor Championships. It is
composed within the logo of the championships
and the communication strategy comes out of it.
The most expressive historical symbol of Prague
– Hradčany was composed within the logo. The
symbol of Hradčany also enabled to develop the
idea: Heart of Europe, heart of athletics. Prague,
as the heart of Europe, will host the exceptional
athletic event after 37 years, and thus it also
becomes the heart of athletics. At the same time,
the symbol of Hradčany enables the work with
the line which graphically shows the heartbeat
and so it is connected to adrenaline during the
athletic performance. “The logo development was
not easy. But I think we can be proud of the result,”
stated the head of the local organising committee
and also the President of the Czech Athletic
Federation Libor Varhaník.
The communication strategy comes out the
motto: “From the past to the present”. “Within the
ambassador project, we asked the athletic legends
for the cooperation and we connected them with
the recent athletic stars. We cooperate with them
within the PR activities and communication to
attract the athletic fans to come to the O2 arena,”
described the former world class shot putter
Helena Fibingerová.
The world champion and the eight-time European
indoor champion manages the whole project. A
few interesting sport couples have been created
within the title “legends from the past, stars of
the present”: Helena Fibingerová – Ladislav Prášil
(3rd place at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor
Championships in Gothenburg) – Emil Zátopek
– Pavel Maslák (world indoor champion - Sopot
2014) – Jarmila Kratochvílová – Zuzana Hejnová
(world champion – Moscow 2013) –Tomáš Dvořák
– Adam Sebastian Helcelet (3rd place at the 2013
European Athletics U23 Championships).
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16.MEDALS/PATRON
13:22:00
MEDALS
The artistic presentation of medals for the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague comes
out from the concept of the championships. Prague is called the heart of Europe and it will become the
heart of athletics at the beginning of March too. The symbol shows the heartbeat of an athlete, but it can
also be interpreted as a symbol of Hradcany, the pride of the city of Prague.
OFFICIAL PATRON – LITTLE MOLE
Patron of the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships is Little Mole (in the Czech original called
Krtek, or little mole, Krteček).
The Mole is an animated character in a cartoon series, created by the Czech animator Zdeněk Miler
in 1956. Since its inception, the character won itself an enormous popularity in many Central European
countries, as well as India, China, Russia and Japan.
The first film called „Jak krtek ke kalhotkám přišel“ („How the little mole got his trousers“) was released
in 1956. Production for further episodes started in 1963 and since then, around 50 episodes have been
created.
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17.MARKET SQUARE
The European Athletics Indoor Championships will
be held in Prague on 05 – 08 March 2015 and the
Market Square will be open during this period in
the O2 arena and in the adjacent Harfa Shopping
Centre (SC Harfa).
MARKET SQUARE SC HARFA
The Market Square will be located in the main
hall of the O2 arena - area of the main entrances
(1st and 4th floor).
MARKET SQUARE O2 ARENA / SC
HARFA ACTIVITIES
The following services and activities are available
to the visitors and exhibitors
Partner expo activities
Food Court Area
Athletics for kids
Official merchandising shop
Exhibition of the Czech athletics history
18.USEFUL NUMBERS
Telephone country code: +420
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
112 – European SOS
150 – Fire Brigade
155 – Ambulance
158 - Police
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19.OMEGA
OMEGA provides world-class timekeeping for
the European Athletics Indoor Championships
OMEGA looks forward to bringing its unparalleled
sports timekeeping expertise to Prague for the
European Athletics Indoor Championships.
OMEGA has been involved in athletics timekeeping
for more than 80 years. In 1932, its pocket watch
chronographs were already considered the most
reliable instruments available for measuring worldclass performance at sporting events and OMEGA’s
reputation was such that the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) asked the firm to supply all sports
timing devices for use at the Olympic Games to
be held that year in Los Angeles. The company
was happy to oblige, and delivered 30 OMEGA
chronographs, accompanied by an expert
watchmaker, to ensure precise timekeeping and
reliable results from all the competitions. OMEGA
has continued to develop and deliver state-of-theart sports timing and measurement systems ever
since, and at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games,
it assumed the Official Timekeeper role for the 26th
time. Preparations are well underway for the Rio
2016 Olympic Games.
Every year, OMEGA’s experts deploy teams of
timekeeping professionals to sporting events
around the world, armed with a veritable arsenal of
advanced sports timekeeping and measurement
equipment. Their innovative systems include
starting blocks and false-start detection systems
and the latest photo-finish cameras for the sprints
and middle-distance events, as well as height and
distance measurement devices for field disciplines.
OMEGA RECORDS AND DISPLAYS
THE RESULTS WITH THE WORLD’S
BEST EQUIPMENT
OMEGA’s official timekeepers ensure timely delivery
of the official results to everyone involved in the
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competitions they support. At the events it serves,
OMEGA is also responsible for the competitor
displays for the athletes and their support teams
along with the public displays to spectators at each
venue. The official results are also delivered in real
time to broadcast, network and print media who
in turn relay results and commentary to remote
audiences around the world.
Though each event requires a specific configuration
of precisely tuned devices and systems, perhaps the
most famous of OMEGA’s timekeeping inventions is
the photo-finish camera. First developed for use at
the London 1948 Olympic Games, these cameras
solved the problem of grouped finishes by enabling
judges to separate the winners from the runners-up.
The OMEGA Scan’O’Vision cameras have evolved
continuously over the years and the current version,
the Scan’O’Vision Myria, provides more than 10‘000
high-definition images of the participants as they
cross the finish line.
OMEGA AND ATHLETICS
While the number and variety of events make the
Olympic Games the most famous, complex and
challenging of world championships, OMEGA’s
track and field timekeeping experts are busy every
year at competitions around the world. In 2014, the
brand served as Official Timekeeper for the IAAF
Diamond League meets and will assume the timing
duties at the European Athletics Indoor, Under 23,
Junior, Team and Cross Country Championships in
2015.
OMEGA wishes the talented athletes participating
in the European Athletics Indoor Championships an
excellent event. We look forward to recording their
record-setting performances!
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20.COMPETITION
INFORMATION
Participating Member
Federations
Germany (GER)
Netherlands (NED)
Albania (ALB)
Georgia (GEO)
Norway (NOR)
Andorra (AND)
Gibraltar (GLB)
Poland (POL)
Armenia (ARM)
Great Britain
and Northern Ireland (GBR)
Portugal (POR)
Austria (AUT)
Greece (GRE)
Romania (ROU)
Azerbaijan (AZE)
Hungary (HUN)
Russia (RUS)
Belarus (BLR)
Iceland (ISL)
San Marino (SMR)
Belgium (BEL)
Ireland (IRL)
Serbia (SRB)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
Israel (ISR)
Slovak Republic (SVK)
Bulgaria (BUL)
Italy (ITA)
Slovenia (SLO)
Croatia (CRO)
Latvia (LAT)
Spain (ESP)
Cyprus (CYP)
Lithuania (LTU)
Sweden (SWE)
Czech Republic (CZE)
Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia (MKD)
Switzerland (SUI)
Denmark (DEN)
Malta (MLT)
Turkey (TUR)
Estonia (EST)
Moldova (MDA)
Ukraine (UKR)
Finland (FIN)
Monaco (MON)
France (FRA)
Montenegro (MNE)
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21.TIMETABLE
Thursday 05 March 2015
17:25
Shot Put
M
16:30
Shot Put
W
Q
17:35
800m Pent
W
17:00
Long Jump
M
Q
17:55
Long Jump
M
F
Q
18:00
3000m
M
R1
18:25
Pentathlon
W
VC1
18:35
60m H
W
F
Friday 06 March 2015
18:45
Shot Put
M
VC2
9:45
60m H Pent
W
18:55
60m H
M
F
10:00
Triple Jump
M
Q
Saturday 07 March 2015
10:05
60m H
W
R1
10:00
60m
W
R1
10:15
Pole Vault
M
Q
10:05
Triple Jump
W
Q
10:32
60m H
M
R1
10:21
60m
M
R1
11:00
High Jump
Pent
W
AB
10:49
60m Hep
M
11:10
High Jump
M
Q
11:20
400m
W
R1
11:15
1500m
W
R1
11:48
400m
M
R1
11:50
1500m
M
R1
12:15
Long Jump
W
Q
12:00
M
12:20
800m
W
R1
Long Jump
Hep
12:41
800m
M
R1
13:15
Shot Put
Pent
W
13:25
3000m
W
R1
18:00
20:00
Shot Put
M
Opening
Ceremony
Friday 06 March 2015
F
Saturday 07 March 2015
16:30
High Jump
W
16:35
Shot Put
Hep
M
F
16:45
Long Jump
W
F
16:00
60m H
W
SF
17:00
Pole Vault
M
F
16:05
High Jump
W
Q
17:25
Long Jump
M
VC3
16:10
Long Jump
Pent
W
17:50
60m H
M
VC4
18:00
800m
W
SF
16:15
Pole Vault
W
Q
16:25
60m H
M
SF
18:15
Shot Put
W
F
16:50
400m
M
SF
18:20
60m H
W
VC5
17:10
400m
W
SF
18:25
800m
M
SF
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18:30
High Jump
Hep
M
18:40
Triple Jump
M
18:45
Long Jump
18:50
AB
17:15
60m
M
F
17:22
1500m
M
VC18
F
17:26
High Jump
M
VC19
W
VC6
17:35
4x400
W
F
3000m
W
F
17:42
Heptathlon
M
VC20
19:10
400m
W
F
17:46
Pole Vault
W
VC21
19:20
3000m
W
VC7
17:55
4x400
M
F
19:30
400m
M
F
18:02
60m
W
VC22
19:37
Shot Put
W
VC8
18:06
60m
M
VC23
19:45
3000m
M
F
18:10
Triple Jump
W
VC24
20:00
400m
W
VC9
tbc
4x400
W
VC25*
20:07
400m
M
VC10
tbc
4x400
W
VC26*
Sunday 08 March 2015
* at final party
11:30
60m H Hep
M
12:40
Pole Vault
Hep
M
14:25
3000m
M
VC11
14:35
Pole Vault
M
VC12
14:40
60m
W
SF
14:50
Triple Jump
M
VC13
14:57
60m
M
SF
15:12
800m
W
F
15:25
High Jump
W
VC14
15:30
800m
M
F
15:40
High Jump
M
F
15:45
1000m Hep
M
15:56
800m
W
VC15
16:05
Pole Vault
W
F
16:10
1500m
W
F
16:17
800m
M
VC16
16:25
Triple Jump
W
F
16:30
1500m
M
F
16:55
60m
W
F
17:05
1500m
W
VC17
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