2015 Asian Rowing Championships

Preliminary Entry must be received by 10th August 2015. The Preliminary Entry must include the events to be entered, the total number of athletes in the team, and the number of officials accompanying the team.

Final Entry is due by 24th August, 2015. The completed Final Entry must include all necessary information for each crew, including name with date of birth of each athlete, all team members and substitutes and officials.

Entry Forms for Preliminary and Final Entries are attached to this Bulletin. These should be filled in and forwarded to the Organizing Committee, with a copy to ARF headquarters, by the stipulated date.

Please note: If any crew withdraws from 3 hours before the draw until the end of the regatta, it will be fined 500 CHF or equivalent. It is only accepted due to medical reason approved by the event doctor.

Opening Time of Course

Shunyi Olympic Park will be officially open from Monday 21st September for crews to train. The course will open each day between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Weather

Boats and Equipment

All boats and other equipment must comply with FISA Rules of Racing.

The OC will provide boats for rental in each event. Requests for renting boats should be notified in the attached Boat and Oars Rental Form on or before 24th August 2015.

Rental boats will be allocated by random boat draw.

The boat rental charges are as follows (USD/ per boat / per day):
Single scull (1x)                                    $30
Double scull (2x) & Pair (2-)                 $40
Four & Quadruple Scull (4-, 4x)           $60
Eights(8+)                                            $80

The blades of all oars/sculls must be painted on both sides in the colors of the respective Federations.

Though oars and sculls can be provided upon request ($10 USD/ per day), each team is highly recommended to bring their own oars and sculls.

Teams wishing to transport their own boats to Beijing should notify the Organizing Committee at an early stage.

Accreditation

In order to reduce the time taken for accreditation processing, all teams are requested to complete the accreditation forms and send these to the Organizing Committee together with digital passport size photographs of each team member before 5th September 2015. This should include coaches and team officials.

Covering a planned area of 162.59 hectares and a floor area of 32,000 square meters, Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park is designated as the venue for rowing, canoeing and marathon swimming competitions of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and also rowing events during the Beijing Paralympics.

The park measures 2,900 meters in length (south-north), 330 meters wide at the northern end, and 900 meters wide at the southern end. It is divided into slalom and flatwater sections, which are located, respectively, in the southwestern and eastern parts of the park. While the former is designated for Olympic canoe/kayak-slalom competitions, the latter is reserved for Olympic rowing, canoe/kayak (flatwater) and marathon swimming, as well as Paralympic rowing events.

Time Schedule of the Championships Programme:

Heat                                 24^th September
Repechage                      25^th September
Semi-final                       26^th September
Final                                27^th -28^th September

(Note: This schedule is preliminary and some items may be subject to change. Changes will be notified to all Federations.)

Events

The 16^th Asian Rowing Championship will consist of the following events:

Event Groupings:

The events will be divided into two Groups, A and B for scheduling purposes. Where the two Groups are run on the same day, they would be held as separate sessions, e.g. Group A in the morning; Group B in the afternoon.

The Groups are as follows:

NOTE: Please read carefully and AVOID doubling-up(s) in the same session.

Teams will be greeted at the Beijing International Airport upon arrival and escorted to their hotel. For this purpose all teams should fill in and send the form of the Last Transport Information to the Organising Committee before 5th September, 2015.

Accommodation

Bookings should be made through the Organizing Committee by 10th August, 2015. The hotel reservation form is attached with this bulletin. Hotel Cost (including transport and all meals) is payable to the Organizing Committee and due on arrival and no later than prior to the first race.

Beijing Eastern Garden International Hotel (equal to 5-star)
Beijing Eastern Garden International Hotel is situated on the edge of the beautiful Chaobei River, with the Olympic Water Park on its east, the world-known Jinshanling Great Wall on its north, and an international-standard golf club on its south.The enchanting view and present environment of the hotel distance it from the city crowd. Designed and decorated according to the five-star standard, the Hotel has magnificent architecture and unique art atmosphere, in which you may find everything new and refreshing.The convenient transportation, first-class rooms, complete facility, high-quality service make it the best choice for business, meeting, reception, travel, and leisure time.
Price Rate:
Single Room：120 USD  per person per day
Double Room：100 USD  per person per day

Beijing Reward International Hotel (4-star)
Beijing Reward International Hotel is located in the Mapo Town, Shunyi District, close to the Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. It is 4km from Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, and 19km from Beijing Capital International Airport. It has superior environment, beautiful decoration, complete facilities and various kinds of entertainment, etc, which make it the best choice for business, meeting, reception, travel, and leisure time.
Price Rate:
Single Room：100USD  per person per day;
Double Room： 90USD  per person per day.

Payments for all reservation should be completed by 10^th August through electronic remittance. The sooner you pay, the more prior you can choose the room type in your taste. Cash payment is acceptable if there are problems for your remittance. But in this way we cannot guarantee that the rest rooms will agree with your preference. Therefore, electronic remittance would be preferred.

Bank Account: Bank of China Beijing Shunyi Subbranch
Account Number: 325956018168
Swift Code: BKCHCNB110
Bank Address: No.21 Mapo Shuncheng Street Shunyi Beijing
Company Name: Beijing Shunyi Aquatic Park Investment and Development Center

Contact Person: Yang Ming
Mobile: +86-18810361046
Telephone: +86-10-67113681
Fax：+86-10-67113681
E-mail：chnrowing@sina.com

Important Note: All bank charges must be paid by the sender. When making the payment, do not forget to specify your identity (last name and first name or name of the national federation if paying for a group) and note accommodation fee for Asian Rowing Championships in the description of the bank transfer.

Committee Chairs:
Events Committee: Edy Suyono
Umpiring Committee: Liang Bing
Competitive Committee: Chris Perry
Marketing & Promotion Committee: Wang,Ching-Tang
Rowing Development Committee: Admiral Chainarong Charoenruk
Para Rowing Committee: Seung-Hoon HAN
Tel: +86-10-67113681
Fax: +86-10-67112793
E-mail: office_arf @sports.cn

Chinese Rowing Association
President: LI Quanhai
Secretary-General: CAO Jingwei
Tel: +86-10-67113681
Fax: +86-10-67112793
E-mail: chnrowing@sina.com

Organizing Committee
Person in charge: Ms.Yang Lijun
Tel: +86-10-69405820
Fax: +86-10-69403965
E-mail: sy2015arc@163.com

International Jury
The International Jury members will be appointed by ARF Umpiring Committee.
https://www.arfrowing.com/web/news_details/?view=1252&type=17

Visa
Citizens of Asian countries are required to obtain visa to enter China. For details of visa requirements and application, please complete the visa application form and send these with the passport’s softcopy to the Chinese Rowing Association before 24th August, 2015.
Person in charge: Ms.Yang Ming
Tel: +86-10-67113681;  +86-18810361046
E-mail : chnrowing@sina.com