Bulletin 1

 

THE 2016 FISU WORLD UNIVERSITY WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIP

Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture, Japan

September 8^th - 11^th, 2016

 

Japan will host the 2016 FISU World University Waterski Championship in Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture, Japan from September 8^th to 11^th, 2016.

 

1.     Sanctioning Body

Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU), Japan University Sports Board (JUSB), International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF), Japan Water Ski Association (JWSA)

 

2.     Organizer

Ogata Village Government, Akita Prefecture Government, Japan Water Ski Association (JWSA)

 

3.     Venue

The Championship will take place at a lake in Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture, Japan, which is a world-class facility specifically built for Waterski. Ogata Village hosted the World Games in 2001, All Japan Nationals in 2003 and 2004, and has been hosting the Japan Collegiate Waterski Championships for 13 years since 2002.

 

Akita is located north west of Japan and it is just 1 hour flight away from Haneda airport in Tokyo. The Ogata Village is located 45 minutes away from the Akita airport.

 

4.     Temperature in Ogata Village

The average temperature in September is 19.3°C, high 24.1°C and low 14.7°C.

 

5.     Airport

Akita airport is connected from Haneda (Tokyo), Centrair (Nagoya), Kansai (Osaka), and Incheon (Korea). Please note: if you are making a connection through Tokyo to Akita, the organizer suggests to arrange your flight transitioning through Haneda instead of Narita airport in Tokyo because there are no connecting flight from Narita to Akita and there will be 1-2 hour bus ride from Narita to Haneda airport.

 

6.     Transportation

After arriving at Akita airport, the Organizer will provide transportation for participants to Hotel Sun Rural Ogata in Ogata Village and for ski equipment to the ski site directly. As the ski equipment goes to the ski site directly from the airport and not to stop at the hotel, we suggest all skiers to separate your personal belongings from your ski bags.

 

The organizer will also provide transportation to and from the venue and the hotel during the tournament days.

 

7.     Accommodation

The official hotel is Hotel Sun Rural Ogata (www.sunrural-ogata.com/) and it is located 10-minute drive away from the venue and 1-hour drive away from Akita Airport. The details of the hotel reservation will be informed in bulletin 2.

 

8.     Meals

Breakfast and dinner will be provided at the official hotel for athletes, officials, captain, and dignitaries during the tournament. Lunch box will also be provided at the ski site.

 

9.     Entry Fee

The daily fee for this event is 70 EUR/day/person covering local transportation accommodation and meals. A participation fee of 20 EUR per person is due to FISU. An additional fee of 40 EUR/athlete will be charged to cover team practice times and fuel. Only one payment will be accepted per country. The 25% deposit of the participation fee should be made by 3 months prior to the event, and the balance should be made upon arrival before the event

 

10.  Participation of non-athletes

The fees for extra-officials regarding accommodation, meals, transportation, etc. will be proposed in bulletin 2.

 

11.  Intention to Enter

National University teams must submit their intent to enter the Championship no later than 8 February 2016 (6 months before the event).

 

Note: Intentions to Enter and Entries MUST be submitted exclusively through the online FISU entry system, which will be online in January 2016. Notification will be sent out soon.

 

12.  Quantitative Entry

National University teams must submit their quantitative entry no later than May 2016 (3 months prior to the event).

 

13.  Official Entry

National University teams must submit their official entries for Championship no later than August 2016 TBD (1 month prior to the event).

 

14.  Rules – General

The competition will be conducted according to the IWWF World Technical Rules for tournaments, slalom, tricks and jump, and will be managed under FISU regulations.

 

According to FISU regulations, "5.2 Participation 5.2.1, only the following may participate as competitors in a FISU World University Championship:

a) Students who are currently officially registered as proceeding towards a degree or diploma at a university or similar institute whose status is recognized by the appropriate national academic authority of their country;

b) Former students of the institutions mentioned in a) who have obtained their academic degree or diploma in the year preceding the event;

 

5.2.2 Notwithstanding Art.5.2.1, in countries with fewer than 2,000,000 inhabitants or fewer than 5,000 university students, students attending technical or secondary schools may participate in FISU Championships provided they have been attending their establishments for at least two (2) years.

 

Countries wishing to take advantage of the concession in the first paragraph of Art.5.2.2 must submit an application to the FISU Executive Committee at least six (6) months before the scheduled start of the event. Such an application must be supported by documents endorsed by the appropriate state or national or academic school authorities.

5.2.3 All competitors must satisfy the following conditions:
a) Be a national of the country they represent;
b) Be at least 17 and less than 28 years of age on January 1st in the year of the event.

 

15.  Schedule of Events

September 6                 Arrival day athletes, Accreditation

September 7                 Practice, Team captains meeting, Opening ceremony

September 8                 Tournament (preliminary)

September 9                 Tournament (preliminary)

September 10               Tournament (final)

September 11                Tournament (final), Closing ceremony

September 12               Departure

 

16.  Visas

http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/mofaserv.html

 

17.  Doping Control

In accordance with FISU regulations, a reasonable number of Athletes shall be tested in all sports in which it is required by regulations of the appropriate International Sports Federation.

Out-of-Competition as well as Target Testing may be applied to Athletes participating at any time during the Event period. By entering this competition, all athletes agree to be subject to doping control. Information about the FISU anti-doping regulations, the current IWWF AD Rules and links to the list of banned substances can be found on http://jwsa.jp/ .

 

18.  Official Towboat

   The Official Towboat of the Championships will be the 2016 Ski Nautique

 

19.  Official Website

Please visit http://jwsa.jp/ for more information after December 1^st.

 

20.  Contact Us

Our official email will be created by December 1^st, 2015.