BULLETIN 1

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The local organisers from ATU Košice have picked beautiful and challenging terrains for you. For the Long Distance Final, we go to the unique Silická plateau with negative karst terrain, widely known for having been used for many important orienteering events organised on the border of Hungary and Slovakia such as World Cup, World University Championships, Junior World Orienteering Championships and World Orienteering Championships. The Middle-Distance Final will take place in technically very demanding terrain situated between Košice and Prešov. This terrain has never been used for orienteering before. And the Sprint Final in the heart of beautiful city Košice should satisfy all orienteering enthusiasts too. Various types of terrain requiring different specific skills of runners will offer an opportunity for fair and memorable competitions.

The SZOŠ and the organisers from ATU Košice would like to assure you that they will do their best to bring you a great WMOC 2023.

Come, visit us and enjoy yourself!

Andrej Patráš
president of SZOŠ

Back then our dedicated team was fully prepared to successfully host the event. All the maps were ready with only the last revisions ahead of us. First drafts of interesting courses were designed for all of the disciplines and categories and the logistic planning of the competitions, except for small details, was finalised… The decision to postpone the event was not made easily but it was a logical consequence of the situation.
We, as organisers, were not discouraged by this situation and we are now fully committed to putting together “our WMOC 2020” which will be held on the new dates of August 11th – 18th, 2023.
We hope that your plans to take part in WMOC in Slovakia have not changed and that we will meet you next year in Košice along with those interested in the first time. You will have the opportunity to compete in interesting terrains and, at the same time, you will be able to enjoy our beautiful nature, historic sights and the kind-heartedness of the people of our country.

We look forward to meeting you.

Štefan Máj
Chairman
of Organising Committee

 SLOVAKIA

Slovakia is a mostly mountainous country located in central Europe with a population of 5.5 million people and Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic border it. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, the UN and many other international organisations. The national currency is the EURO (€). Slovakia’s capital and its largest city is Bratislava.

KOŠICE

Košice is the second largest city in Slovakia with around 250 000 inhabitants. Being the economic and cultural centre of eastern Slovakia, the city is home to the Košice Selfgoverning Region, the Slovak Constitutional Court, four universities, several museums, galleries and theatres. Most of the historical monuments are concentrated in the centre of city, the size of which makes it the biggest Town Monument Reserve of Slovakia. The gothic Saint Elizabeth Cathedral dominates the town centre with the State Theatre located near by. The main street, fringed by aristocratic houses with restaurants, boutiques and cafes serves as a city promenade.

In 2013 the city was awarded the prestigious title of European Capital of Culture and in 2016 the title of European City of Sport.

Košice is known as a city with a rich sporting tradition. The oldest marathon race in Europe has been organised there regularly since 1924. In the past there were many world events hosted in Košice such as the World Ice-hockey Championships 2019, the World University Orienteering Championships 2006 and the Junior World Orienteering Championship 2012.

Košice has a humid continental climate with an average high temperature in August of 25ºC and rainfall of 70mm.

 EVENT CENTRE

The WMOC 2023 Event Centre will be situated in Košice Culture Centre which is 10-15 minutes walk from the City centre and is easily accessible by car or public transport. Competitors will have the opportunity to use the WMOC Office, Coffee bar, Press centre, Information desk and visit some sport shops during the registration days.

Event centre address: Kulturpark, Kukučínova 2, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia

GPS coordinates: 48.714112, 21.256424

 PROGRAMME

 COMPETITIONS

The WMOC Sprint distance competition consists of one Qualification race and a Final race. The WMOC Forest distance competitions consist of one Qualification race, a Middle Final race, and a Long Final race. Qualifiers for each Final will be determined in accordance with IOF Competition Rules.

Details will be published in Bulletin 2 and on the www.wmoc2023.sk.

 WINNING TIMES

according to IOF Competition Rules:

Legend

 MEDALS

Will be awarded to the competitors finishing in top 3 places in each class (A-finals).

 COMPETITION LOCATIONS

 TRAVEL DISTANCES

from the Event Centre (EC):

 SPRINT QUALIFICATION

Košice, Technical University campus

The Sprint Qualification race will take place in the Technical University campus and in the adjacent housing estate. The competition area is flat and consists of two different parts. One is the university campus with administrative buildings and adjacent parks. The second part is formed of older type of urban apartment blocks and small parks located between them. There are a few new residential buildings in the area too.

Map: ISSprOM 2019-2 standard, Scale 1:4000 or 1:3000, Contour interval 2m, Remapped 2023

 SPRINT FINAL

Košice, City centre

The Sprint final will be held directly in the centre of the town. The competition area is very flat with almost no climb and is a mixture of two different types of terrain. One is the historic city centre, consisting of a combination of streets, passages, courtyards and small squares with a few vegetation features. The other is formed by City Park. There are several vegetation features such as flowerbeds, hedges and some artificial features like statues and monuments. The arena will also be located in the park.

Map: ISSprOM 2019-2 standard, Scale 1:4000 or 1:3000, Contour interval 2m, Remapped 2023

 FOREST QUALIFIER

Budimír

The Forest Qualifier will take place only a short drive from Košice. The area is located between 250 and 410 m above sea level and is a combination of typical continental terrain with more detailed areas formed by landslides. There is a good path and forest road network. Tree cover is predominantly deciduous with very good runnability and visibility. There is only one small area of dense vegetation in the competition area. Navigating through the variety of terrain will require choosing optimal running speed.

Map: ISOM 2017-2 standard, Scale 1:10000 or 1:7500, Contour interval 5m, Remapped 2023

 MIDDLE FINAL

Sigord

The Middle Final competition will be held in the surroundings of the recreation centre Sigord which has never been used for orienteering before. The area is located between 420 and 570 m above sea level and is rich in terrain details originating from landslides and erosion where marshes are not uncommon. The forest is mostly deciduous and offers good runnability and visibility. Only a few green areas are located in the terrain. There is a good network of forest roads and paths. Detailed reading of map in demanding terrain with combination of compass use will be a great experience for all competitors.

Map: ISOM 2017-2 standard, Scale 1:10000 or 1:7500, Contour interval 5m, Remapped 2023

 LONG FINAL

Silica

Silická plateau, the most popular and attractive part of the Slovenský kras national park, will be the venue for the last final race. The area is located between 500 and 630 m above sea level and is well known for its karst terrain and is characterised by big depressions. A great variety of rock detail such as rock fields and cliffs of height of 1 to 3 metres can be found on the slopes of depressions. In the terrain there are several ravines originating from karst terrain erosion. Runners will experience three different kinds of vegetation in the area – deciduous forest with occasional coniferous trees, where runnability and visibility is very good, semi-open or open areas with varying runnability and visibility and parts of the terrain with dense vegetation. The competitors will find it challenging to execute the right route choice in this terrain.

Map: ISOM 2017-2 standard, Scale 1:10000 or 1:7500, Contour interval 5m, Remapped 2023

 ENTRIES and PAYMENT

Entries will be open from 1st of May 2022 at IOF Eventor.
It is possible to enter for one competition only (Sprint or forest competitions).
Entries become valid only after payment of the entry fee.

ENTRY FEES (€)

Competitors registered for WMOC 2020 have a discount of 30 EUR when entering for WMOC 2023. This amount has been kept in our account after cancelling the organisation of WMOC in 2020 from each competitor.

Competitors registered for WMOC 2020 will claim the discount of 30€ as follows:
1. Make a registration with the appropriate entry fee for each entry date (€145, €165, €195)
2. Choose the “Discount for registered in 2020” from the list of additional services

All payments can be made via bank transfer or card payment. Due to higher fees of card payments, we ask all competitors to use bank transfer as the preferred method. Details of WMOC 2023 account:

CHANGES and LATE ENTRIES

Changes until 10th of May 2023 are free of charge. Afterwards the fee for a change is €10.
After 30th of June 2023 late entries are possible if vacancies still exist. Extra fee €30.

CANCELLATION POLICY

In case of cancelation of the event by the organisers, entry fees will be refunded minus 30€.