Dear participants at XIX European Armwrestling Championship!

Please accept the traditional Bulgarian “Welcome!” at a European city, at a European capital – the city of Sofia! It is a great honour for us to host the sport forum for Armwrestling in which representatives from over 30 European countries, ages, sex, disabled people will take part. Principle for democratic participation, equality and access to sport activities is in the basis of development of physical education and sport. As a representative, professionals, fans and admirers of Armwrestling, I greet all of you, who makes sport ideals popular and creates conditions for development of democratic citizens society! In April 2009 Sofia celebrates a significant holiday – 130 years as the city was proclaimed a capital of the Republic of Bulgaria. The motto of capital city: “Grows, but never aged!” is a symbol of succession in traditions, culture, but also an aspiration for development. I hope, that the atmosphere of XIX European Championship for Armwrestling will be a part of the festival events in our city! Welcome and Good Luck!

Boyko Borissov

Lord Major of Sofia

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Dear participants at XIX European Armwrestling Championship!

As a President of the Bulgarian Armwrestling Federation, it is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to Euroarm 2009 – European Armwrestling Championship for men, women, juniors, masters, and disabled people – from 1st till 6th June 2009, in Sofia, the Bulgarian Capital. We are proud, that for a not so long period, our competitors proved to be some of the best at this attractive sport. As a host of the European championship, I assure you that you will spend wonderful moments with excellent organization from our part and we shall reveal to you the incredible spirit and traditions, preserved by our people during the time. Bulgaria more than once has organized sport events of the highest level and we have the ambition to turn the forthcoming co petition into one unforgettable memory for you. You are heartily welcome in Sofia.

Assen Hadjitodorov

Prezident of BGAF and EAF

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19th EUROPEAN ARMWRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

SOFIA, BULGARIA

June 1st to 6th 2009

SCHEDULE of Events: 4 competition days

Sunday 31 May 2009		Teams arrival
Monday 01 June 2009	09:00 – 13:00 15:00 – 16:00 17:30 – 20:00	Team Arrival Teams Registration Technical meeting Congress meeting
Tuesday 02 June 2009	08:30 – 14:00 14:00 – 17:00	Weigh in Juniors, masters, disabled Referee meeting Official cocktail
Wednesday 03 June 2009	09:00 – 16:00 16:30 – 17:30 17:30 –	Qualification Juniors left hand, masters left hand, disable left hand Opening ceremony Finals and awards ceremony after each final
Thursday 04 June 2009	09:00 – 16:30 09:00 – 17:00 17:30 –	Qualification Juniors right hand, masters right hand, disable right hand Country weigh-ins (seniors, men, women) Finals and awards ceremony after each final
Friday 05 June 2009	09:00 – 16:30 17:30 –	Qualification Seniors, men and women – left hand Finals and awards ceremony after each final
Saturday 06 June 2009	09:00 – 16:30 17:30 – 19:00 21:00	Qualification Seniors, men and women – right hand Finals and awards ceremony after each final Closing ceremony Party
Sunday 07 June 2009		Teams departure

 

Competitons place

UNIVERSIADA

Sofia 1113, Bulgaria

bul.Shipchenski prohod 2

IMPORTANT

Beauty Art Ltd. is the official agent arranging the accommodation and the transportation of the competitors and the official persons during the European championship.

The team of Beauty Art Ltd. welcomes the strongest armwrestlers of all Europe. It will be a great pleasure to help you with your accommodation and transportation from the airport to the hotels and back. We are ready at your wish to offer you translators and guides to accompany you during the competitions. We can arrange for you interesting trips around Bulgaria and show you attractive and historical places.

Sincerely yours: Veronika Bonkova - executive director of Beauty Art Ltd.

Beauty Art Ltd.

1504 SOFIA, BULGARIA

2A "Trakia" Str., Fl.1, Ap. 1

Phones: ++359 2 946 14 15

Fax: ++359 2 846 71 84

GSM: ++359 899 99 44 83

E-mail: beautyart@mail.bg

OFFICIAL HOTEL OF THE EVENT

The official hotel of the Event is "Park Hotel Moskva", located at walk distance to the sport hall. The hotel offers accommodation in luxury ****-star rooms (air condition, satellite TV, internet access, free mini-bar ) and in sta­ndard ***-rooms, well as day bar, restaurant, fitness center, parking.

Prices, valid from 01.01.2009:

Including breakfast, insurance, tourist fee, VAT

Luxury room:

Single room - 65 Euro

Double room - 78 Euro

Standard room:

Single room - 41 Euro

Double room - 50 Euro

Lunch and dinner is possible at the restaurant of the hotel.

Transport

Airport-Hotel -Airport – 15 Euro per person

IMPORTANT!

Final term for receiving information from the teams which need Bulgarian visa - 10th April 2009. The necessary information for visa is the following:

Full names, passport number, date of birth, team position. Final term for the accommodation order of the teams - 15th, May 2009. If teams miss these terms, the organization committee of the 19th European Championship won't take any further engagement for their visas.

TEAM REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

After meeting at the airport by a representative of Beauty Art agency, the teams will be taken to the hotel.

When arriving at the hotel, the team captain together with a representative of Beauty Art agency fill in a registration form. All teams are obliged to pay in advance the all amount for accommodation and transport.

Teams registration - 9:00 am.-13:00 am., Monday 01 June 2009.

Country representative: Only one person will register their team. The Representative will bring with them the following:

• Completed Team Registration form
• Passport or Photo ID for each competitor
• 40 Euro fee per person for Seniors and Masters
• 20 Euro fee per person for Juniors
• 100 Euro annual fee

EAF Representative will then:

• Issue Country Number
• Issue a Weigh-in Tine
• Photocopy each passport
• Accept Registration Form
• Accept Individual Registration fees
• Accept Country Registration Fee
• Prepare Official Receipt

All teams are obliged to send their registration forms to the General Secretary of EAF till 15.May 2009.

The registration order depends on the time of receiving of the registration forms from the General Secretary of EAF.

TEAM WEIGH-IN PROCEDURES

The weigh-in order depends on the time of receiving of the registration forms.

The first received registration form receives the right to be first at the weigh-in and so on.

Each country will come to Weigh-ins in the following order:

Team Captain will be present with the Team to answer any questions.

Weigh-ins:

Ladies 50, 55, 60 kg

Men 55, 60, 65 kg.

Please note:

If a competitor does not make weight, they have until 17:00 to make weight

A test scale will be made available for competitors.

A Competitor only has two shots at official weigh-in scale

A Competitor may only weigh-in between other countries

Official Event Badges:

Once the competitor has weighed-in, they will have a picture taken for their Official Competitor Badge.

The Competitor can then leave the Weigh-in area

The Team Captain will wait till all team pictures have been taken

Once the full Team is completed the Team Captain will receive all competitor badges

Any Team Officials (Referee, President and Coach) with a Country must be present at Weigh-ins to have photo and badge prepared. Badges must be worn all the time during competitions days.

WEIGHT CLASSES

YOUNGSTER Division:

Boys Left Hand: 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 80, 80+ kg

Boys Right Hand: 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 80, 80+ kg

Girls Left Hand: 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 70+ kg

Girls Right Hand: 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 70+ kg

SENIORS Division:

Men Left Hand: 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 100, 110, 110+kg

Men Right Hand: 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 100, 110, 110+kg

Women Left Hand: 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 80, 80+ kg.

Women Right Hand: 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 80, 80+ kg.

DISABLED Division:

Men Disabled Left Hand: 60, 75kg, 90kg, 90+ kg

Men Disabled Right Hand: 60, 75kg, 90kg, 90+ kg

Women Disabled Left Hand: 60, 60+ kg

Women Disabled Right Hand: 60, 60+ kg

MASTERS Division:

Men Masters (>40 years old) Left Hand: 70, 80, 90, 100, 100+ kg

Men Masters (>40 years old) Right Hand: 70, 80, 90, 100, 100+ kg

Ladies Masters (>40 years old) Left Hand: 60, 70, 80, 80+ kg

Ladies Masters (>40 years old) Right Hand: 60, 70, 80, 80+ kg

Men Grand Masters (>50 years old) Left Hand: 75, 90, 90+ kg

Men Grand Masters (>50 years old) Right Hand: 75, 90, 90+ kg