Welcome to the
5th Stage of the Park World Tour 2004
Saturday, November 6, 2004, Nagoya, JPN
Aichi Orienteering Association and WOC2005 Organizing Committee
are pleased to invite runnners, media and guests to the 5th stage of Park
World Tour 2004,
after five years from the last and the first PWT in Japan - the 6th stage
in 1999 in Tokyo.
The race will take place in the Nagoya city of Aichi prefecture,
which is one of the major industrial cities in Japan,
where, in 2005, the World Expositon (EXPO2005) and
the World Orienteering Championships (WOC2005) will be held.
This event is one of the Pre-WOC2005 competition series,"Japan Challenge,"
with the world ranking event in the next day.
You will have the great opportunity to prepare for the WOC2005
by joining in this Park World Tour Nagoya and the WRE.
Competition center:
Odaka Ryokuchi (Midori-ku, Nagoya)
See details on the
"Event Site" page of
PWT Nagoya Web Site
Transport:
Location
20 km south of Nagoya International Airport
15 km south east of Nagoya Station
See map on the "Traffic" page of
PWT Nagoya Web Site
Map around the event site is also be available
here in map service site (in Japanese).
By train
15 minutes walk from "Sakyoyama" Station of "Meitetsu Line"
Train service
By car
40 minutes from Toyoda Interchange of Tomei Express way.
15 minutes from Nagoya-Minami Interchange of Ise-wangan Express way.
Details will be updated on the "Traffic" page of
PWT Nagoya Web Site
Flight to Japan (updated September 2, 2004)
JAPAN AIRLINES offers a special price for you to go to
the Japan challenge 2004, the training camps and WOC 2005.
Please contact the following to take your seats in JAL flight.
AKATSUKA Karin
JAL Sales Co.,Ltd.
International Sales Planning & Marketing
PHONE +81 3 5460 3759
FAX +81 3 5460 5864
EMAIL Karin.akatsuka@jal.com
http://www.jal.co.jp/en/
Map:
Scale: 1:5,000 Contour Interval: 2.5m
Mapped in 2004 based on ISSOM2004
A main mapper of WOC2005 worked this mapping.
Previous map was made in 2002.
See below for the previous map.
Click for larger map
Competition Information:
Course:
To be determined
Course planner:
NONAKA Toshiki (OLC Looper)
Punching and Time-keeping System
Emit's free punching control unit system will be used.
The start times will be taken using a gate start.
The finish times will be taken by means of photocells
when the runner's chest crosses the finish line.
The running times will be rounded down to the nearest 0.1 second.
Press center:
In the competition center.
VIP and guest center:
In the competition center.
Time Schedule (updated August 7, 2004)
[Both]
13:20 Runners' Presentation Men and Women
[Women]
13:30 First Start
( start interval : 30 seconds )
13:42 Last Start ( for 25 runners )
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[Men]
14:10 First Start
( start interval : 30 seconds )
14:22 Last Start ( for 25 runners )
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[Both]
14:40 Flower Ceremony Men and Women |
(ref)
[Spectators]
15:00 Mass Start
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Entries:
Runners entry
The 15 best women and the 15 best men in the PWT overall standings
are automatically qualified for the event.
Confirm your participation or apply for a Wild Card
by 30th June
to/from:
Jorn Sundby
PWT Runners Manager
e-mail: jorn.sundby@pwt.org
tel +47 91610559
Media and guest entries:
Jorn Sundby
Entry permits to Japan:
Whether or not a visa is necessary in order to enter Japan varies by nationality.
Visa information (incl. application procedure) and application form can
be obtained
from the official web site of the Minisutry of Foreign Affairs:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html
Please contact WOC2005 Organizing Committee for help concerning visa application:
e-mail: info@woc2005.jp
http://www.woc2005.jp
Contact person:
Competition
OCHIAI Kimiya
WOC 2005 Organizing Committee
Address: Tokinoshima Daito 12, Ichinomiya , Aichi, 491-0002, Japan
Phone + Fax : +81-586-51-9023
Mobile : +81 90 1988 1159
e-mail: info@woc2005.jp
Media host:
OCHIAI Kimiya
Accommodation:
Please ask WOC2005 organizing committee with entry to the WRE and Training
camp.
http://www.woc2005.jp/
PWT organizer will not provide any accommodation.
More info:
Park World Tour official site: www.pwt.org
PWT Nagoya official site: www.orienteering.com/~pwtnagoya/
For the World Ranking Event (WRE) in the next day, visit WOC2005 official
site,
http://www.woc2005.jp/
Enjoy comfortable autumn days in Japan with challenging orienteering events.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Japan.
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