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1.
DATE AND PLACE
The 2nd World Traditional Wushu
Championships will be held from October 14 to 19, 2006 in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China.
2.
HOST ORGANIZATIONS
International Wushu Federation
Chinese Wushu Association
3.
ORGANIZERS
Sports Administration of Henan
Province
People’s Municipal Government of
Zhengzhou City
4.
PARTICIPANTS
a.
Member federations of the International Wushu Federation (IWUF)
b.
Those wushu groups which have been recognized by the member associations of IWUF.
c.
Those wushu groups located in the countries or regions not affiliated to IWUF.
5.
COMPETITION EVENTS
a.
Bare-handed routine
b.
Apparatus
Bare-handed routines and
apparatus of the same kind are put into the same group. All the bare-handed routines and apparatus, whose participants are below 5 persons, are put into the other kinds
of routines.
c. Dual
Event
d. Group
Event
6.
PARTICIPATION METHODS
1) Each participating team may enter at most one
(1) group event. There is no limitation for the age groups. Male and female participants ca be mixed. There will be no competition if the number of participants is less
than 6 in one group.
2) Each
participating athlete may enter at most 2 individual events (bare-handed routine, or apparatus. There shall be no repetition entry or competition for the same kind of
bare-hand routine), besides, he/she may enter for dual events and group events.
3) Each
team may enter only for one (1) dual event. Each group is limited to 3 persons. Male and female athletes can be mixed. There is no limitation for the age groups.
4) The individual events are
divided by age groups
Group A: below age 13
(including 13)
Group B: age 14-28
Group C: age 29-44
Group D: age 45-55
Group E: age 56-66
Group F: above age 67 (including
67)
Those groups whose athletes are
less than 5 persons shall be included into the previous groups.
5) Those
countries or regions whose participating athletes exceed 20 may enter for one (1) team judge. (Requirement: Those judges who have worked as judges at national or
regional wushu competitions at least three times are qualified for team judges at the Championships.)
7.
RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS
1)
The competition will adopt the “Rules for International Taolu Competition” endorsed by IWUF in
1999.
2) Time limit
a.
Bare-handed and apparatus routines shall be from 50 seconds to 1 minute and 30 seconds.
b.
Taijiquan shall be 4-6 minutes; Taiji apparatus routine shall be from 1 minute and 30 seconds to 4 minutes.
c. Dual Events shall be from 50 seconds to 1 minute
and 30 seconds.
d. Group event shall be 3-4
minutes. Music can be accompanied to the routine. (CD or tapes shall be brought by the participating teams.)
3) The participating athletes
shall go through “Life Insurance” on their own.
4) To
ensure the competition order, under special circumstances, Federation may apply to the Competition Department in writing for alternatives but there will be a charge of
US$20 per event per person.
8.
PLACING AND AWARDS
The top three places of each age group of male and
female will be awarded.
9.
ENTRY AND REGISTRATION
Entry: The
duly completed Entry Forms (2 copies in A4 format) must reach
the IWUF
Secretariat and the Organizing Committee by mail or fax no later
than September 20, 2006.
The participating teams are
required to register on October 14, 2004.
10.
CONTACT INFORMATION
The Addresses are as follows:
1) International Wushu Federation
Secretariat
No. 3, Anding Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100101, P.R. China
Tel: 86-10-64912153
Fax: 86-10-64912151
E-mail:
iwuf@iwuf.org
2)
Organizing Committee of 2nd World Tratitional Wushu Championships
230, Shangcheng Road,
Zhengzhou City,
Henan 450000, P.R. China
Tel: 86-371- 66216379
66222217 66265334
Fax: 86-371- 66216379
66222217 66265334
E-mail:
zzwushu@sohu.com
zzwushu@sina.com
3)
Non-IWUF member federation teams from countries or regions affiliated to IWUF are required to hand over the certificates recognized by their IWUF member federations
while registration.
4) Port of entry and
transportation itinerary
a. The
Organizing Committee will provide reception at the Port of Zhengzhou City.
b.
Zhengzhou City can be reached via Hongkong, Macao by flight or train.
c.
There are non-stop flight and train to Zhengzhou City from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Please
inform the Organizing Committee the date of your arrival, and
flight or
train details, so that the transportation will be arranged.
11. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
1) Each
participating team shall be responsible for their spending.
2) Each
team member is charged US$45 per day （double
room in three star hotel） or US$60
(single room in three star hotel), including board, lodging, local transportation, competition, activity, banquets, opening and closing ceremonies.
3)Teams of
the IWUF member associations are waived of the application fee.
4)Teams
from non-IWUF member associations shall submit US$10 entry fee per person.
5) Team
judge shall be responsible for their spending. (The cost is the same as that of the athletes.)
12.
The matters uncovered in this regulation will be notified in due course.
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