Gentlemen: Presidents of the National Judo Federations Affiliated to the PJU   

In the opportunity I go to you to inform them that the days 16 and 17 of June 2006, the Colombian Judo Federation, they will be carrying out the edition 2006 of the traditionals Internationals Tournaments" FELCOLJUDO and Jigoro Kano." This events corresponding to the fourth stage of the XIII Pan-American Judo Circuit, 2006, where they will be able to participate all the affiliated National Federations to the PJU that manifest their desire to participate in this event that you in the Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

These events will be carried out in the senior categories in male and female, and we will be flattered that their teams are present in these tournaments for which we extend them a cordial invitation.

Sends annex the regulations for the events, programs, inscriptions forms and flights itineraries.

The Organizing Committee coordinated its transfer from and toward the airport, places of competitions, in short all the activity at organizational level characteristic of an event of this nature.

Hoping to see them participating in Mexico City, Mexico, the next month of June 2006, I say goodbye,

Sinceraly,

                                                             HERNANDO ARIAS GIRALDO                                                                                                   JULIAN RIVERA MANRIQUE
                                                                           President                                                                                                                                General Secretary

Viernes 16 y Sábado 17 de junio del 2006
Copas Fedojudo y Jigoro Kano, Como Torneos Prejuegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe

For the International Judo Tournament “Fecoljudo and Jigoro Kano”, all Panamerican countries will be able to participate if they want to and they will have, in advance, notify their participation via Fax or E-mail as soon as possible to quantify availability and give immediate ansswer.

A.- Techniques:

            1.- International Judo Federation (IJF) rules and adopted by Panamerican Judo Union (PJU) USE OF BLUE AND WHITE JUDOGUIS WILL BE OBLIGATORY, WITHOUT EXEMPTIONS.

           b)  Female: -44, -48, -52, -57, -63, -70, -78, +78kg. and Open

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1. Each country could participate with:

• More than one Competitor by division of each branch.

• Panamerican Referees with Confederate, Continental or FIJ International category.

·         Oficers (Delegates, doctors, massagists, etc.)

b.      Each competitor will have to prove his identity, age, nationality, by his Passport, except colombian competitors whom will be suficient to show an ID card with fotography.

Previous to official weigh, athletes will have to show their passports and respective Event Acreditation to verify competitor identity. Every athlete will have to be afiliated to Panamerican Judo Union and if they are black belts will have to be homologated by PJU (Resolutions 01 and 02 of Santo Domingo Panamerican Judo Congress 2002).

Because this is a Panamerican Judo Union Oficial Event, all participants signed oficially by National Federations will have to fulfill the resolutions of PJU Congress held on Santo Domingo City about afiliation year payment of 2004 and whom will be cancelated at the moment of the definitive inscription in Mexico City, following the next schedule:

1. Athlets: 20 US $
2. Oficers: 30 US $ (delegates, referees, doctors, massagists, coaches, etc.)
3. Degree Homologation (Dan): 60 US $

About membership program and Dan negrees homologation

Art. I: Since January 1st 2004, all Dan degrees will have to be guarrantied by their federation president, for this, technical delegates before the congress, will have to present to the comossion in charge of homologation and membership process, a list of the members of their respective teams (Competitors, Delegates, Referees, others) that have degree (DAN), there won’t be accepted any excepmtions and people that not appear in that list it will be denied the right to participate in the event that is realizing (Championships, Seminaries, Clinics, Training Championships, etc). Those competitors that have any degree (DAN) that are not into the oficial list won’t be included in drawing lists.

Art. II: Since January 1^st 2004, all participants that integrate the oficial schedule of a National Federation in their diferent functions (Competitors, Referees, Delegates, Massagists, Doctors, Phycologysts, etc) will have to be affiliated to Panamerican Judo Union by the way of the oficial delegate of each Nacional Team, Panamerican Judo Union won’t accept single afiliations of any member of a National Team, this will be obligatory to can participatein the event such as Championships, Clinics, Seminaries, Training Championships, etc. Those competitors that won’t be affiliated before the technical congress, will be excluded from withdrawal and denied all participation right without possible apelation, this rule won’t have any type of excemption, because it’s obligatory. http://wwwpju.org/nuevo/resolucionestecnicas2004.htm (Excecutive Committee Technical Resolutions).