INVITATION

QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT FOR THE 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES ZONE II

VI SIMON BOLIVAR International Judo Cup

(2º Stage of the X Panamerican Judo Circuit 2003)

 Dear Presidents of National Federations member of the PJU:

In this opportunity we are writing to you to inform you that from 1^st to 3rd May 2003, the Venezuelan Judo Federation will be doing together with the Panamerican Judo Union, the Qualification Championships of Zone PASO  number II for the Olympic classification formed by the following countries:
 

Netherlands Antilles (AOH), Aruba (ARU), Barbados (BAR), Colombia (COL), Costa Rica ( CRC), El Salvador (ESA), Granada (GRA), Guatemala (GUA), Honduras (HON), Nicaragua (NIC), Puerto Rico (PUR),  Venezuela (VEN).

After this qualification event Zone II, the VI Edition of the traditional SIMON BOLIVAR Cup corresponding to the first stage of the X Panamerican Judo Circuit 2003 will take place. All the Federations member of the PJU that are willing to participate in this event can do so. This championships will be held during 3^rd and 5^th  May in the city of Isla Margarita, Venzuela.

These events will be organized for the higher categories for male and female, y we would feel flattered if your teams were present in these tournaments for which we extend our formal invitation. We are hereby sending attachments of the events, programs, registration forms and flight itineraries.

We are looking forward to seeing you all soon, participating in Isla Margarita, Venezuela, during next May 2003.

Best Regards,

Antonio Zavarella

President

PROGRAM

RULES
SIMON BOLIVAR CUP
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT ZONE II

Friday 2^nd May 2003. (Qualification Tournament Zone II)
Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th of May 2003 (VI Simon Bolivar Cup)

Domo City of Asunción Isla de Margarita- Nueva Esparta State-, Venezuela

Venezuelan Judo Federation. (FEVEJUDO)
Parque Naciones Unidad, Centro Nacional del Judo, Av. Páez, "El Paraíso"

Caracas, D.C, Venezuela
    Pone #:    (58) 416-7056218                  Fax:     (58)  212-4822475
                             212-4822475                             212-4328501
                             416-7056208                             261-7575069                    

    E-mail:antoniozavarella@hotmail.com , fevejudo@cantv.net

All the countries of America who would like to participate in the Qualification Tournament of Olympic Classification Zone II and in the SIMON BOLIVAR Cup , shall notify before hand either via facsimile or e-mail, as soon as possible, in order to quantify the availability and give them and immediate response.

For the Qualification Tournament of Olympic Classification Zone II

A.- Techniques:

            1.-Rules of Competitions and Sports Code of the International Judo Federation (IJF) adopted by the PJU.

            2.-Male
            -60, -66, -73, -81, -90, -100, +100 Kg.
            3.-Female
            -48, -52, -57, -63, -70, -78, +78, Kg.

B.- Participants:

       1.-Each country shall participate with a maximum of one competitor per category of weight either for male or female. 

       2.- According to the report sent by Mr. Frank Fullerton to all the National Federations member of the PJU and therefore publishes in the PJU Web Site (http://www.pju.org/nuevo/sisclaog2004es.htm ) , the achievement of points for the zonal events shall be the following:

Judo Cup (Qualification Tournaments) :

One point (1) is given to each participant. The medal winners and those who get a place shall receive these additional points:

These points will be added to the record of each country in the category where it is adding points.

For the International Simon Bolivar Cup.

A.- Techniques:

            1.-Rules of Competitions and Sports Code of the International Judo Federation (IJF) adopted by the PJU.

            2.-Male:
                            -55, -60, -66, -73, -81, -90, -100, +100 Kg.
            3.-Female:
                            -44, -48, -52, -57, -63, -70, -78, +78, Kg.

B.- Participants:

       1.-Each country shall participate with a maximum of two competitors per category of weight either for male or female, excepting the home which has free participation.

C.- Officials:

        That can go with the competitors:

           D.- Administrative:

Before the official weigh in starts, the athletes must present their passport and their respective Accreditation for the event in order to verify the identity of them. All the athletes must be affiliated to the Panamerican Judo Union and in case of being black belts, they must be PJU Recognized ( Resolutions 01 and 02 of the Panamerican Judo Congress - conducted in Santo Domingo - 2002 )

Since all these events are OFFICIAL Events of the Panamerican Judo Union, all the participants officially registered by their National Federations must comply with the resolutions of the Panamerican Judo Congress, conducted in Santo Domingo, about the annual affiliation payment corresponding to this year 2003, and which will be cancelled once registered in the city of Porlamar ( Isla Margarita, Venezuela ), and following the prices listed herein below:

1. Athletes: 20 US $

2. Officials: 30 US $ (delegates, referees, physicians , physiotherapists, coaches)

3. Grade Recognition (Dan): 60 US $

Please, contact to Venezuela Judo Federation

The participating delegations shall have the following transportation commodities:

            A.-From the airport to the hotel and viceversa.

            B.-To the Training places.
            C.-To the Competition venue.

1.-First Notification

            The National Judo Federation of each country shall send the registration form with the number of participants (Numeric Registration Form) to the Organizing Committee before March 24^th 2003.

   
 2.-Official Registration

            The National Judo Federation of each participating country shall send the registration form with the name of the competitors (and their respective categories), coaches, referees, and officials to the Organizing Committee before April 22^nd 2003.       

3.-Flights Information

            It must be sent to the organizing committee before April 22^nd 2003, specifying : Airline, Flight No., Time of arrival and number of people.     

1^º.-From 1st to 5th May 2003.

Qualification Tournament of Olympic Classification Zone II and SIMON BOLIVAR International Cup (First stage of the X Panamerican Circuit). 

2º.-From 7th to 11th May 2003.

Qualification Tournament of 2003 Panamerican Sports Games,  X International FEDOJUDO  Cup and Central American and Caribbean Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (Second stage of the X Panamerican Circuit). 

3º.-From 15th to 17th May 2003.

IV Puerto Rico Open International Cup. (Third stage of the X Panamerican Circuit). 

4º.-From 22nd to 25th May 2003.

Qualification Tournament of Olympic Classification Zone I and Mexican Olympic Festival BENITO JUAREZ Cup, city of Mexico. (Fourth stage of the X Panamerican Circuit). 

5^º.-From 30th May to 1st June 2003.

Male and Female International Cup , FECOLJUDO and Jigoro Kano, Seniors. Colombia. (Fifth stage of the X Panamerican Circuit). 

6^º.-From 9th to 12th October 2003.

Qualification Tournament of Olympic Classification Zone III. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

        1.-Each country must bring their own national song ( recorded in a cassette or CD – short version) and flag.

        2.-The VIS permission to get into Venezuelan territory is of full concern of the Immigration Authorities from Venezuela. However, any inconvenient could be solved if you send us a previous notification with enough time to solve the problem in case there is one.

        3.-Each National Federation will be fully responsible in case of accidents and / or illnesses, as well as civil responsible for their delegations during their stay in Dominican Republic.

        4.-During the event there will be physicians available for first aids.

       5.-The climate of Dominican Republic, Mexico, Venezuela and Cuba, are similar.

Final and Temporary Conditions:

Everything not previewed in this rules, terms and conditions, shall be decided according to the following: 

·         Technically speaking: Shall be decided by the Technical Commissions of the PJU together with the Dominican Judo Federation.

·         From the point of view of Administration and Organization: Shall be solved by the organizing committee.

It has been decided to carry out the PJU Regional Examination (PJU “C”), during the FEDOJUDO cup and the Central American And Caribbean Games.

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