IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Saransk 2012 – Basic information for athletes and spectators

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IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Saransk 2012 – Basic information for athletes and spectators
The IAAF World Race Walking Cup 2012 will take place in Saransk, Russia, from May 12-13. After completing the required bidding process, hosting for the event had been awarded to Saransk during the IAAF Council meeting back in November, 2009.
For the two-day event to be held in May next year, following are some important details that athletes and spectators of the event across the world would be interested in:
INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOSTING CITY:
Population: 339,400
Airport: Saransk Airport (7km from Saransk)
Climate: Average temperature in May: +18°, with 48% average humidity
Currency: Russian Rouble
Time Zone: GMT +2
Altitude: 160m
ORGANISING MEMBER (OM) ALONG WITH THE ADDRESS:
All Russia Athletic Federation
(OM) Luzhnetskaya Nab 8
Moscow 119992
Tel: [phone] (G. Sec)
Fax:[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
President Valentin BALAKHNICHEV
General Secretary Mikhail BUTOV
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE (LOC) ALONG WITH THE ADDRESS:
The Ministry of Sport, Physical Culture and Tourism of Mordovia Republic
Kommunisticheskaya str. 33/3
Saransk – Russia 43000
Tel: + 7 (8342) 327225, 244185, 247875
Fax: + 7 (8342) 327225
E-mail: [e-mail] – [e-mail]
LOC President
Vladimir VOLKOV, Mordovia Prime Minister
LOC Co-President
Valentin BALAKHNICHEV
Event Coordination
Mikhail BUTOV
Event Coordination (main contact)
Alexander PORKHOMOVSKY
IAAF DELEGATES:
Organisational
Sergey BUBKA (UKR)
Technical
Peter MARLOW (GBR)
Medical / Anti-Doping
Giuseppe FISCHETTO (ITA)
Press
Anna LEGNANI (ITA)
Television
Ernest OBENG (GBR)
Jury of Appeal
Maurizio DAMILANO (ITA)
Cesar MORENO BRAVO (MEX)
1 tbc
International Race Walking Judges
Candido VELEZ (PUR) - Chief
Maris PETERSON (RUS) - Assistant
Ruben AGUILERA (ARG)
Jose Julio BARBOSA DIAS (POR)
Wayne FLETCHER (AUS)
Anne FRÖBERG (FIN)
Silvia HANUSOVA (SVK)
Miloslav LAPKA (CZE)
Gary WESTERFIELD (USA)
Man Chun YEUNG (HKG)
Recorder
Luis SALADIE (ESP)
Course Measurer
Tadeusz DZIEKONSKI (POL)
IAAF Event Coordinator
La Tanya WAWERU
PRIZE MONEY:
(US$ paid by IAAF)
Individual
1st $30,000
2nd $15,000
3rd $10,000
4th $7000
5th $5000
6th $3000
Teams
1st $15,000
2nd $12,000
3rd $9000
4th $7500
5th $6000
6th $3000
ENTRY DETAILS:
No entry standards but time limits within which athletes
must start the final 2km lap:
Men 20km 1:35:00
Men 50 km 4:35:00
Women 20km 1:40:00
Preliminary Entry Deadline: 12 March 2012 (Midnight Monaco time)
Final Entry Deadline: 30 April 2012 (Midnight Monaco time)
TIMETABLE (Approved in April 2011)
12 May
16.00 Junior Men 10km
17.00 Junior Women 10km
17:55 Medal Ceremony JM 10km
18.15 Senior Men 20 km
19:55 Medal Ceremony JW 10km
20:05 Medal Ceremony SM 20km
13 May
08.30 Senior Men 50km
13.20 Senior Women 20km
15:05 Medal Ceremony SM 50km
15:15 Medal Ceremony SW 20km
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A traditional 2km loop circuit