US Olympic Rowing

Team Leaders Guide Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Rowing Team Leaders Guide (Version as of July 10, 2008) 1 Rowing Useful Telephone Numbers Weather Forecast: 12121 (press 2 for English service) Emergency Calls Police: Ambulance Service: Fire Brigade: Traffic accident: 110 120/999 119 122 * Emergency calls can be made free of charge from any phone. 2 Team Leaders Guide Preface Welcome to Beijing, a city of unique historical enigmas and great passion for the Olympic Games. The purpose of this Guide is to ensure that the Team Leaders are well informed of all the procedures pertaining to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and to help the Team Leaders direct their teams for the competition. The Guide consists of five sections, namely General Information, Competition Information, Training, Team Information and Graphics. In the section of General Information, you can get a brief idea about the Games, China and Beijing. In Competition Information section, the Key Dates, Key Contacts and Key Personnel of the sport/discipline are listed and the complete details on the events, competition format, rules, venue, pre- and post-competition procedures are also provided. The Training part includes relevant data on the training venues and schedule. As for the Games related information concerning accreditation, athlete residency, ceremony, health care, security and transportation, you can find them in Team Information. The Graphics for Beijing Olympic Games are displayed at the end of the Guide including competition schedule (by day and by event), map of Olympic transportation, location of venues and official hotels, layout of competition venue and training venue. We spared no effort to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate at the time of publishing. Noting that this project involves so many aspects that it would be hard to fit them in one publication, and changes may occur as the Games is drawing near, we suggest you refer to Sport Information Desks or INFO2008 terminals for more and updated information upon your arrival in Beijing. 3 Rowing 4 Team Leaders Guide Contents General Information ..................................................................................................................1 China in Brief......................................................................................................................1 Beijing in Brief....................................................................................................................3 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Brief.........................................................................4 Enforcement of the Olympic Charter–Rule 51..................................................................7 Competition Information.........................................................................................................9 Key Dates.............................................................................................................................9 Key Contacts.................................................................................................................... 10 Key Personnel ................................................................................................................. 10 Venue Information ........................................................................................................ 11 Team Facilities and Services............................................................................. 12 Rowing Competition Management Office.................................................. 12 FISA Office and Hospitality Area..................................................................... 12 Athletes Seats ....................................................................................................... 12 Boathouse.............................................................................................................. 12 Athletes Storage Room /Bag Room............................................................... 12 Changing Rooms and Massage Rooms........................................................ 12 Boat Washing ........................................................................................................ 13 Equipment Repair................................................................................................ 13 Athletes Lounge................................................................................................... 13 Day Village ............................................................................................................. 13 Athletes and Team Officials Restaurant ....................................................... 13 Internet Services .................................................................................................. 14 Ergometer Gym.................................................................................................... 14 Team Tent Area ..................................................................................................... 14 Medical Center ..................................................................................................... 14 Bicycle Hire ............................................................................................................ 14 Sport Information.......................................................................................................... 14 Sport Information Desk ..................................................................................... 14 INFO2008................................................................................................................ 15 Athletes Services............................................................................................................ 15 Transportation Services............................................................................................... 16 Preliminary Team Managers Meeting..................................................................... 16 Team Managers Meeting and DRAW ...................................................................... 16 —I Rowing Other Team Managers Meetings...............................................................................17 Starts Practice..................................................................................................................17 Time Trial Test ..................................................................................................................18 Spare Races ......................................................................................................................18 Important information on Alternate Rowers........................................................18 List of participating NOCs ...........................................................................................18 Competition Rules .........................................................................................................19 Clothing and Equipment.............................................................................................20 Permitted exception for Rowing.....................................................................21 Competition Format......................................................................................................21 Competition Procedures..............................................................................................21 Crew Change .........................................................................................................21 Equipment Check.................................................................................................22 Athlete Weighing .................................................................................................22 Boat Weighing.......................................................................................................22 Athletes Warm-up................................................................................................22 Crew Photographs...............................................................................................22 Coaching.................................................................................................................22 Start and Results Lists.........................................................................................22 Post Competition Information and Procedures...................................................23 Interviews ...............................................................................................................23 Press Conferences................................................................................................23 Objections, Protests and Appeals...................................................................24 Medal Ceremonies...............................................................................................24 Doping Control.....................................................................................................24 Kiss & Cry Zone .....................................................................................................26 Farewell Party ........................................................................................................26 Results Book...........................................................................................................26 Results Book CD for all sports ..........................................................................26 Training........................................................................................................................................27 Training Venue ................................................................................................................27 Training Schedule ..........................................................................................................27 Training Traffic Rules .....................................................................................................27 Team Information ....................................................................................................................29 Accreditation...................................................................................................................29 Zone Access Codes..............................................................................................30 Accreditation and Access Rights.....................................................................30 Training Area Access...........................................................................................31 II Team Leaders Guide Information on the Accreditation Card........................................................ 31 Stolen, Lost or Damaged Olympic Identity and Accreditation Cards 32 Day Pass .................................................................................................................. 32 Accredited Seating........................................................................................................ 34 Ceremonies...................................................................................................................... 34 Team Welcome Ceremonies............................................................................. 34 Opening Ceremony ............................................................................................ 34 Closing Ceremony ............................................................................................... 35 Environment Protection.............................................................................................. 36 Health Services............................................................................................................... 38 Health Care Services at the Olympic Village–Polyclinic.......................... 38 Health Care Services at Competition Venues–for Athletes and Technical Officials................................................................................................ 39 Health Care Services at Olympic Training Venues .................................... 39 Heat.......................................................................................................................... 39 Health Care Services at Beijing Capital International Airport............... 40 Emergency Medical Services and Transportation .................................... 40 Olympic Hospitals Network ............................................................................. 40 Dedicated Olympic Hospitals in Beijing ...................................................... 40 Medical Expenses Policy for Olympic Family.............................................. 41 Non Smoking Policy ........................................................................................... 42 Gender Verification ............................................................................................. 42 Language Services ........................................................................................................ 42 Language Services at Venues .......................................................................... 42 Professional Interpretation............................................................................... 42 Translation ............................................................................................................. 43 Multilingual Switchboard ................................................................................. 43 Main Press Center.......................................................................................................... 44 Operational Period.............................................................................................. 45 Press Conference Facilities............................................................................... 45 Guest Pass Office ................................................................................................. 45 Olympic Village (OLV)................................................................................................... 46 Residential Zone .................................................................................................. 46 International Zone .............................................................................................. 47 Operational Zone ................................................................................................ 47 Security ............................................................................................................................. 48 Security at Competition and Training Venues ........................................... 48 Security at Olympic Village............................................................................... 48 —III Rowing Prohibited and Restricted Items in the Venues..........................................49 Olympic Green Security .....................................................................................49 Road Safety ............................................................................................................50 Security Notices....................................................................................................50 Ticket Sales.......................................................................................................................50 Transportation ................................................................................................................51 Arrival and Departure.........................................................................................51 Training and Competition.................................................................................51 Transport to Opening and Closing Ceremonies........................................51 Olympic Village Transport Mall........................................................................51 In-village Transport..............................................................................................52 In-Village Transport Timetable.........................................................................52 Spectating Transport Services .........................................................................52 Other Transport Service.....................................................................................52 Public Transport....................................................................................................52 Shuttle Bus Schedule..........................................................................................52 Graphics ......................................................................................................................................55 Competition Schedules Team Shuttle Bus Schedules Competition-related maps Olympic Village Layout Competition/Training Venues Layout Location of the Venues and Official Hotels Map of Olympic Transportation IV Team Leaders Guide General Information China in Brief Geography China, situated in the eastern part of the Asian continent on the western coast of the Pacific, has a total land area of 9.6 million square kilometres, with the Tropic of Cancer crossing its southern part. About 70 percent of its area experience subtropical and temperate climate with four distinctive seasons, while about five percent is in the tropical zone area and 25 percent in the plateau zone area. Climate Due to its vast territory and different latitudes, China experiences differing climatic conditions. Monsoon climate is a prominent feature. The winter winds prevail from October to March, when most of the country is cold and dry; the summer winds reign from April to September when most areas are hot and rainy. History China is one of the world’s ancient civilized countries. The 5,000-year-old Chinese nation has not only created cultural civilization, but material civilization as well. The Great Wall is one of the greatest engineering projects in the world history. The invention of the compass, papermaking, gunpowder and printing give evidence to the hardworking nature and wisdom of the Chinese —1 GENERAL IN FORMATION Rowing people. Capital Beijing is the capital of the People’s Republic of China. Population With over 1.3 billion inhabitants, China is the most populous country in the world. Language and Writing As a multi-ethnic country, China features the use of a diversity of languages and writings including Chinese, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur, Korean and so on. Chinese is the national official language and the common language used by most of its people, and it is also one of the six working languages of the United Nations. Currency Renminbi (RMB) is the country’s legal currency. The notes are divided into 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 yuan. The fractional currency is jiao and fen. One yuan is composed of 10 jiao and one jiao is composed of 10 fen. Currency exchange services are available at most banks and hotels throughout the country. Beijing Time China has adopted the time of the 8th Time Zone East as its standard national time, which is called the Beijing Time. Beijing Time is eight hours ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time. 2 Team Leaders Guide Beijing in Brief As the capital of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing is a political, cultural and international communication center. Geography The geographic location of the city is 39˚56’ N and 116˚20’ E. It claims a total area of 16,410 square kilometres and actual residents of 16.33 million at present. Climate Beijing features a temperate and semi-humid climate, with four distinctive seasons– short spring and autumn, long winter and summer. January is the coldest month with an average maximum temperature of -8.4˚C (47.1˚F). July is the hottest with an average maximum temperature of 30.9˚C (87.6˚F). The average annual precipitation is 571.9 mm. In August, the average maximum temperature is below 30˚C (86˚F); its extreme maximum temperature is 36.1˚C (97˚F); the average relative humidity is 77 percent, and the average precipitation is 159.7 mm. History Beijing is a city with a long history. Throughout dynasty changes, it has consistently served as a strategic place in the north of the country. As a capital city, Beijing claims a history of more than 850 years. Historic Sites Beijing’s long history has left it with a rich cultural heritage which includes 7,309 sites of historic and cultural interest, such as the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Beihai Park, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall, six of which have been inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. City Development and the Olympic Games Since Beijing won the bid to host the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, the city has achieved consistent progress in the infrastructure construction of sports venues, transportation, energy, communication, environment and the protection of cultural relics. At the same time, publicity campaigns and cultural activities have also been launched to promote Olympic knowledge in an orderly way. —3 Rowing Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Brief According to the decision of the 112th Session of the International Olympic Committee on July 13, 2001, the Games of the XXIX Olympiad is to be held in Beijing in 2008. Concepts and Aim The concepts of the Beijing Olympic Games are the Green Olympics, the Hi-tech Olympics and the People’s Olympics. Its goal is to host high-level Olympic Games with distinguishing features. Distinguishing features refer to Chinese style, cultural splendour, contemporary spirits and mass participation. High-level includes high-level sporting venues, facilities, and competition organizations, high-level Opening Ceremony and cultural events, high-level media services and favorable press commentary, high-level security work, high-level volunteers and services, high-level transportation and logistics, high-level urban civility and friendliness, and high-level performances by the world athletes. Dates and Locations Most of the competitions of the Beijing Olympic Games will be held in Beijing during August 8-24, 2008 with Qingdao hosting the Sailing Regatta, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) the Equestrian and Tianjin, Shanghai, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao Football preliminaries. The Games in Brief ITEMS Competitions Sports Events Host and Co-Host Cities Beijing Hong Kong SAR Qingdao Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Qinhuangdao Competition Venues Beijing Co-host Cities Training Venues 31 6 87 NUMBERS / SPORTS 28 302 26 sports Equestrian Sailing Football Athletes and Visitors About 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in 302 events of 28 sports, together with large groups of people from mass media, Olympic Family, sponsor institutions, and visitors coming for 4 Team Leaders Guide spectating and sightseeing. Venues and Facilities A total of 37 competition venues and 87 training venues are ready for competition and training in Beijing and the co-host cities. Most of the venues are within the distance of 30 minutes drive from the Olympic Village. Cultural Events Various cultural events are to be held citywide during the Games-time, including the Olympic Cultural Festival, Torch Relay and Olympic Youth Camp. —5 Rowing 6 Team Leaders Guide Enforcement of the Olympic Charter–Rule 51 1. The IOC Executive Board determines the principles and conditions under which any forms of advertising or other publicity may be authorised. 2. No form of advertising or other publicity shall be allowed in and above the stadia, venues and other competition areas which are considered as part of the Olympic sites. Commercial installations and advertising signs shall not be allowed in the stadia, venues or other sports grounds. 3. No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas. Please refer to the Olympic Charter (Version 2007) Bye-law to Rule 51 for details. —7 ENFORCEMENT Rowing 8 Team Leaders Guide Competition Information Key Dates Official Opening of the Olympic Village Venue Opening Preliminary Team Managers Meeting Time Trial Test Team Managers Meeting / Entry Verification & DRAW Start Practice BOCOG, Jury & FISA Introduction Meeting Start Practice Opening Ceremony Spare Races First Day of Competition Rest Day Last Day of Competition Closing Ceremony Closing of the Olympic Village Sunday Sunday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Thursday Thursday Friday Friday Friday Saturday Friday Sunday Sunday Wednesday July 27, 2008 July 27, 2008 (7:30hrs) August 6, 2008 (15:30hrs) August 7, 2008 (12:30–13:30hrs) August 7, 2008 (15: 30hrs) August 7, 2008 (11: 00–12:00hrs) August 7, 2008 (16:30hrs) August 8, 2008 (11: 00–12:00hrs) August 8, 2008 August 8, 2008 (12:30—13:00hrs) August 9, 2008 August 15, 2008 August 17, 2008 August 24, 2008 August 27, 2008 —9 COMPETITION INFORMATION Rowing Key Contacts Sport Entries and Qualification Office Location: Welcome Center, Beijing Olympic Village Tel: (8610) 6669 0066 Fax: Olympic Village Sport Information Center Competition Management Competition Management Office Competition Manager Office Sport Information Desk International Rowing Federation (FISA) Hotel Beijing Shunyi Hotel Tel: Fax: (8610) 6944 4815 (8610) 6944 0585 Shunyi District 101300 Beijing Tel: (86 10) 6666 1107 Tel: (86 10) 6666 1108 Tel: (86 10) 6666 1130 (8610) 6666 1131 Tel: (86 10) 6661 6185 (8610) 6669 0055 E-mail: seq@beijing2008.cn Add: No.3 Fuqianzhong Avenue Key Personnel Venue Management Venue Manager Executive Deputy Manager Competition Management Competition Manager Deputy Competition Manager Technical Operations Manager Field of Play Technical Consulting Coordinator Administration Manager FISA Services Supervisor Staff Services Supervisor Secretary Supervisor Sport Information Supervisor Chen Chunxin Li Nanqing Jiao Guoming Matt Draper Huang Rucong Zhang Yi Liu Bojie Song Qianying Xie Degang 13911990565 13911999260 13911999523 13911994638 13911999261 13911999263 13911999521 13911999220 13911996190 Li Yousheng Xin Qunying 13901189428 10 Team Leaders Guide Officials & Athletes Services Supervisor Field of Play Supervisor (on Land) Field of Play Supervisor (on Water) Equipment & Motorboat Supervisor International Rowing Federation (FISA) FISA President Vice President Treasurer Executive Director FISA Technical Delegates Gao Guangwei Zheng Qilie Chen Lianjia Wu Aqiang 13911999262 13911996188 13911996187 13911996189 Denis Oswald Anita de Frantz Mike Williams Matt Smith Mike Tanner Svetla Otzetova FISA President of the Jury Tel: Fax: E-mail: Address: +41 21 617 8373 +41 21 617 8375 info@fisa.org Patrick Rombaut Maison du Sport International AV. de Rhodanie 54 1007 Lausanne Switzerland Chinese Rowing Association(CRA) CRA President CRA Secretary General Tel: Fax: E-mail: Address: 86-10-67113681 86-10-67112793 cnrowing@yahoo.com.cn 3 Longtanyi Road, Chongwen Beijing, P.R.China Yu Zaiqing Cao Jingwei Venue Information Rowing competition is held in Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park where the competition of Canoe/Kayak and 10 km Marathon Swimming events are also held. The venue is 36 km from the Olympic Village. The park is 2,900-meter-long from north to south with a 330-meter- width north end and a 900-meter-width south end. It is divided into two parts of which one is for both Rowing and Canoe/Kayak-Flatwater and the other is for the Canoe/Kayak-Slalom competition. —11 Rowing The 2,272-meter-long competition course has a north to south orientation, 3.5 meters in depth and a permanent eight-lane Albano–Buoyed system to ensure the best opportunity for fair competition. The warm-up lake has the same length and 2.5 meters in depth. The venue has a seating capacity of 14,000 and a standing position of 10,000 for Rowing. Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park consists of fields including the Boathouse (or Boat Park), the competition field (or Field of Play), the warm-up area, the island where all the services for the participating teams are provided, and the spectators’ grandstands. Team Facilities and Services Venue facilities will be available to all team officials and athletes from the Venue Opening day—Sunday, 27 July, till the last day of the races. Team managers will have the opportunity to see all key points of the venue and get answers to various questions when they arrive there. Rowing Competition Management Office It is located at the 1/F floor of the Grandstand building. See Location>>on the map FISA Office and Hospitality Area It is located at the 2/F floor of the Grandstand building. See Location>>on the map Athletes Seats 500 athletes seats are located in the temporary Grandstand on the west bank. See Location>>on the map Boathouse The Boathouse has two floors. On the 1/F floor each crew is allocated a specific rack for their big boat. Smaller boats will be kept at the outside racks in front of the Boathouse. On the 2/F floor, there are 48 rooms serving as Day Village. Athletes Storage Room /Bag Room The Storage Room (Bag Room) is located on the 1/F floor of the Boathouse, where athletes can check in their bags when they are training and racing. Athletes valuables should be left with the team managers or coaches. See Location>>on the map Changing Rooms and Massage Rooms 12 Team Leaders Guide Located on the 1/F floor of the Boathouse, two changing rooms are available—one for men and one for women with showers, toilets and changing areas. In addition, there is a big tent located to the west of the Boathouse, where shower, toilets, changing rooms and massage rooms are provided for men and women. See Location>>on the map Boat Washing Hoses are available so that teams can wash their boats in front of the Boathouse during all the hours when venue is open for athletes. Towels will be prepared for the athletes to wipe their boats. **The use of detergents is forbidden for environmental reasons. Equipment Repair Boat builders’ tents are located to the south of the Boathouse. Free services and repair equipment will be provided whenever needed. See Location>>on the map Athletes Lounge Located in the middle of the Boathouse, on the 2/F floor, it will be open throughout the day, from the venue opening to the venue closing. Water, TV sets, tables and chairs are available there. Refreshments will be provided during the racing days. An INFO 2008 computer will also be there for the athletes’ use, providing up to the minute information about the Games, relevant background and historical information. See Location>>on the map Day Village 48 rooms are available for the teams on the 2/F floor of the Boathouse. Three bunk beds, three chairs and a table are placed in each room. CATV and ADSL connection are provided for rate cards users. Athletes and Team Officials Restaurant It is a big tent located to the south of the Boathouse. See Location>>on the map Hot meal, half Chinese food and half western food, will be provided there from 11:00hrs to 16:00hrs every day from July 28 to August 17, 2008. *For health and infection control reasons, it is strictly forbidden to take any food or drinks out of the dining tent. Team managers must make reservations for meals at the Sport Information Desk 48 hours in advance for their teams. —13 Rowing Internet Services Free of charge Internet access will be provided in the room next to the Team Managers Meeting Room, on the 2/F floor of the west Boathouse. Two computers and six Internet ports are available there. See Location>>on the map Ergometer Gym The 100 m2 tent is located to west of the Boathouse and 50 ergometers will be placed there. Please restrict time use so that all athletes have a fair chance to use the ergos. See Location>>on the map Team Tent Area Team tents can be located to the east of the motorboat pontoon, on the grassland. Tents must be free of all advertising (as per the IOC Charter Rule 51). Someone from BOCOG Rowing Competition Management Team will help you locate the tents. Medical Center Medical Center is Located on the 1/F floor of the Boathouse. Physiotherapy services are also provided there. See Location on the map Bicycle Hire A Bicycle Hire service will be provided. It is located at the athletes bus parking area (No. 2 Parking Lot), and will start on July 27, 2008 and end on August 17, 2008. Teams will be allocated numbers of bicycles based on their number of crews. The price is 4 Euros/5 Dollars/40 RMB per bicycle per day. The deposit is 100 Euros/100 Dollars/600 RMB per bicycle. (Cash only) See Location on the map Sport Information Sport Information Desk All sport-specific information for Rowing is available at two information desks. One is located at the competition venue and the other at the Sport Information Center (SIC) in the Olympic Village. Information available at both desks includes competition schedules, training schedules, results/start lists, sports technical information and communications between FISA and NOCs. Moreover, the SIC 14 Team Leaders Guide also provides information on transportation. Lost and Found Services will also be operated through the Sport Information Desk. Desk Location Desk in venue Desk in SIC Operation Date From July 27 Each training and competition day July 27–August 7 August 8–24 August 25–26 Operation Time At training and competition time 07:00–21:00hrs 07:00–23:00hrs 07:00–21:00hrs The information desk in SIC is staffed by specifically trained personnel from Rowing competition management. The SIC access is limited to ‘Ac’ and ‘Ao’ accredited persons. Athletes with ‘Aa’ accreditation are not permitted. INFO2008 For members of the Olympic Family, another access of sport-specific information is via the INFO2008 system which is a designated IT system for the Beijing Olympic Games providing various Games-related information—in English, French and Chinese—including games results, games news, athletes’ biographies, medal standings, world records, competition schedule, transportation and weather conditions. INFO2008 terminals are installed in the competition venues and some of the non-competition venues, including the Olympic Village. Athletes Services The Athlete Services Supervisor (Ms. Cathy Gao) and the assistants (Ms. Jessie Liu and Ms. Liu Qing) will be available to help solve problems that may arise during the pre-competition and competition days. The Sport Information Desk will reinforce athletes services with information. —15 Rowing Transportation Services BOCOG Transport Department provides transport services for athletes and team officials to/from the airport, Olympic Village, and training and competition venue. The services will commence on July 27, 2008, and conclude on August 27, 2008. Athletes and Team Officials staying in the Olympic Village will be informed about the Transportation Services above through Sport Information Center or the Sport Information Desk. Teams drop off at Parking Lot 2 (P2) inside the venue. Please see Shuttle Bus Schedule in the Graphics . Teams staying out of the Olympic Village do not have access to the Olympic Transport Services into the venue. All Olympic athletes and team officials have free access to the Beijing public transport system using their accreditation cards (7 days before the Games and 3 days after the Games). See Location on the map Preliminary Team Managers Meeting The Preliminary Team Managers Meeting will be held at 15:30hrs, on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, in the Team Managers Meeting Room. See Location on the map Team Managers Meeting and DRAW The DRAW will be held during the Team Managers Meeting, at 15:30hrs, on Thursday, August 7, 2008, at the Team Managers Meeting Room, which is on the 2/F floor of the west Boathouse. Team managers are strongly advised to make any necessary changes in names, spelling of names or seating positions or withdrawals to the entries prior to this date, to the FISA office (check latest rules). Attendance by each NOC at the meeting and DRAW is mandatory. (Note Bye Law to FISA Rule 53) 16 Team Leaders Guide Other Team Managers Meetings Meetings will take place 30 minutes after the start of the last race on each racing day. Technical Delegates, members of the Jury, Competition Officials, Team Managers and Competition Management staff, are expected to attend the Team Managers Meetings. The location of all Team Managers Meetings is the Team Managers Meeting Room, which is on the 2/F floor of the west Boathouse. Starts Practice Teams will be able to practice starts with “Traffic Light” and Automatic Start System on Thursday, August 7, 2008, from 11:00hrs to 12:00hrs and on Friday, August 8, 2008, from 11:00hrs to 12:00hrs. Teams shall follow the instruction given by the Starter and other officials and follow the Traffic Rules as shown on the DRAWING. Crews participating in starts practice shall operate between the start line and the 500 meters mark. The following traffic rules shall apply: Enter the water at the Out-pontoon, row toward the start line in Lane 0 and the lane outside Lane 0. The test will be carried out in Lane 2, 3, 4, 5. Between 400 and 500 meters, a marshal boat will control traffic. For crews wishing to finish their practice, row through to the finish as normal in Lanes 3, 4 & 5 to the finish line. To continue with starts practice, stop at the 450m mark, and row over to Lane 0 and return to the start area. Crews not participating in the starts practice may train in the area between 500 meters mark and the finish line. They must observe the training traffic rule as attached. —17 Rowing Time Trial Test A ‘Time Trial Test’ will take place from 12:30hrs to 13:30hrs, on August 7, 2008. The trial will follow the procedure outlined in the FISA Rule Book (Rule 63) Spare rowers are encouraged to take part in the Test if they wish to. Further information and Entry forms for Team Managers can be obtained from the Sport Information Desk. Spare Races Spare Races will take place on Friday, August 8, 2008 at 12:30hrs. Important information on Alternate Rowers Alternate rowers will use P-accreditation Cards, which can be used as a visa to enter China. P-accreditation Cards allow the alternate rowers access to the Rowing Venue for training and if the need should arise, to substitute for ill or injured rowers. Note: Alternate rowers: Will have no access to the Olympic Village or other venues; Will have no access to the Olympic Transport System; Must have accommodation, meals and transport organized by their NOCs. List of participating NOCs No 1 2 3 NOCs Algeria Argentina Australia Code ALG ARG AUS No. 32 33 34 NOCs Ireland Iraq Italy Code IRL IRQ ITA 18 Team Leaders Guide 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Austria Belgium Belarus Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile PR China Cameroon Colombia Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Denmark Egypt EL Salvador Spain Estonia Finland France Great Britain Germany Greece Hong Kong Honduras Hungary India Iran AUT BEL BLR BRA BUL CAN CHI CHN CMR COL CRO CUB CZE DEN EGY ESA ESP EST FIN FRA GBR GER GRE HKG HON HUN IND IRI 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Lithuania Mexico Monaco Myanmar Netherlands Norway New Zealand Poland Portugal Romania South Africa Russian Federation Slovenia Serbia Switzerland Sweden Chinese Taipei Ukraine Uruguay United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela Zimbabwe JPN KAZ KEN KOR LTU MEX MON MYA NED NOR NZL POL POR ROU RSA RUS SLO SRB SUI SWE TPE UKR URU USA UZB VEN ZIM Competition Rules The Rowing competition at the Beijing Olympic Games will be held in accordance with the FISA Rule Book and the Olympic Charter. —19 Rowing Pursuant to the Olympic Charter, FISA assumes the responsibility for the technical control and direction of Rowing in the Olympic Games. Clothing and Equipment Clothing worn or equipment used by athletes and other participants in the Olympic Games Rowing competition must comply with the FISA Rules, with the Bye-law to Rule 51 of the Olympic Charter (in force as from July 7, 2007) and with the Manufacturer Identification Guidelines for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008. Bye-law to Rule 51 (an extract) 1. No form of publicity or propaganda, commercial or otherwise, may appear on persons, on sportswear, accessories or, more generally, on any article of clothing or equipment whatsoever worn or used by the athletes or other participants in the Olympic Games, except for the identification* of the manufacturer of the article or equipment concerned, provided that such identification shall not be marked conspicuously for advertising purposes. 1.1 The identification of the manufacturer shall not appear more than once per item of clothing and equipment. 1.2 Equipment: any manufacturer’s identification that is greater than 10% of the surface area of the equipment that is exposed during competition shall be deemed to be marked conspicuously. However, there shall be no manufacturer’s identification greater than 60 cm2. 1.3 Headgear (e.g. hats, helmets, sunglasses, goggles) and gloves: any manufacturer’s identification over 6 cm2 shall be deemed to be marked conspicuously. 1.4 Clothing (e.g. T-shirts, shorts, sweat tops and sweat pants): any manufacturer’s identification which is greater than 20 cm2 shall be deemed to be marked conspicuously. 1.5 Shoes: it is acceptable that there appear the normal distinctive design pattern of the manufacturer. The manufacturer’s name and/or logo may also appear, up to a maximum of 6 cm2, either as part of the normal distinctive design pattern or independent of the normal distinctive design pattern. 1.6 In case of special rules adopted by an International Sports Federation, exceptions to the rules mentioned above may be approved by the IOC Executive Board. Any violation of the provisions of the present clause may result in disqualification or withdrawal of the accreditation of the person concerned. The decisions of the IOC Executive Board regarding this matter shall be final. The numbers worn by competitors may not display publicity of any kind and must bear the Olympic 20 Team Leaders Guide emblem of the OCOG. *The word “identification” means the normal display of the name, designation, trademark, logo or any other distinctive sign of the manufacturer of the item, appearing not more than once per item. Permitted exception for Rowing For rowing, the following adjustments have been granted by the IOC since 1992: on the outside of the boats (apart from the manufacturer’s mark of 60 cm2 which can appear once only on each side with a maximum size of 800 cm2. (for any type of boat) provided that it has no commercial or promotional meaning, appearance, content or relation. No names may appear on the canvas or decking of the boats. Competition Format Depending upon the number of entries there will be heats, repechages, semifinals/quaterfinals and finals for the fourteen Olympic events. FISA Progression system will determine finalists. Please find details in the latest version of FISA Rule Book Competition Procedures Crew Change For further information on the Crew Change procedures please refer to the latest version of FISA Rule Book. Crew change should be made at the FISA office located on the 2/F floor of the Grandstand building. Bow Numbers Bow numbers will be distributed in the Control Commission. After the end of the race, bow numbers must be returned to the same place. —21 Rowing Equipment Check Control Commission will check equipment at the “in” and “out” pontoons to secure compliance with all relevant rules. Athlete Weighing The weighing of coxswains and lightweight rowers will take place on the 1/F floor of the Boathouse from one to two hours before the athletes first race of each day they race (FISA Rules). Two test scales will be available from July 27, 2008 and available at all the time the venue is open. For further information on athlete and coxswains weighs, please refer to the latest version of FISA Rule Book. Boat Weighing Boat weighing will take place on the 1/F floor of the Boathouse. The scales will be available from July 27, 2008. It is the crews responsibility to ensure that their boat weight is in accordance with FISA Rules (Please refer to the latest version of FISA Rule Book). Athletes Warm-up Athletes must finish training 30 minutes before the start of the first race in each session. Crew Photographs Crews photographed will be made at Team Managers Meeting Room on August 5 and 6, 2008. Coaching Coaches can only follow their crews/races on foot, or by bicycle on the east bank road (pubic grandstand side) during racing days. Start and Results Lists Team Managers will receive all Start lists and Results lists through Bulletin Boards and the Team Managers mailboxes, located near the Sport Information Desk. Most of the information will also be available on the INFO2008 terminals. 22 Team Leaders Guide Post Competition Information and Procedures 2 Mixed Zones will operate at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park: Zone 1: After the finish of the race, athletes are requested to meet members of the media. Once landing on the mixed zone pontoon, athletes will pass in front of members of the media. Athletes are not obliged to answer questions or participate in interviews, however, FISA strongly recommend that all NOCs take the opportunity to promote our sport. Zone 2: is located near the athlete drop off (Parking Lot 2, near the ‘oar Bridge’. See Location on the map Interviews BOCOG will provide designated areas at all competition venues and the Olympic Village for media organizations to interview athletes or NOC officials. At each competition venue, these interview areas include Mixed Zones and Press Conference Rooms. Athletes may be interviewed in a mixed zone as soon as they leave the filed of play. A press conference room will also be available at each competition venue and the Olympic village. Requests for media interviews with athletes or NOC officials will be made through either the NOC media attaché or the venue media manager. Interviews can be conducted at competition venues, the Main Press Center (MPC) or the Olympic Village Media Center. Press Conferences Press Conferences are held at Competition Venues after each medal event or as warranted by an outstanding performance or at the request of an NOC or International Federation. The Press Conference includes accredited members of BOB, written press and photographers. After event, three medalists/teams will attend a venue press conference. Coaches or other athletes may also attend press conferences as circumstance dictate. Press conference delays are sometimes unavoidable, but Press Operations will make every effort to ensure that athletes receive regular updates on press conference start times. In Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, press conferences for Rowing are conducted in the Press Conference Room in the Venue Media Center, which is located on the central island, at the back of the Press Tribune. —23 Rowing Objections, Protests and Appeals FISA rules of racing will apply. Medal Ceremonies The Medal Ceremonies for rowing will take place at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, during the finals, the last two days of competition on August 16 and 17, 2008. The Medal Ceremonies will be conducted on the Victory Pontoon, in front of the Grandstand. First, second and third place finishers (individuals and teams) are recognized according to Olympic Protocol. Gold medal recipients are placed on the center of the pontoon. Silver medal recipients are to the right of the gold medalists and bronze medalists to the left of the gold medalists. Participating athletes in the Medal Ceremony are required to wear their NOC official racing suit. Before each Medal Ceremony, winners will arrive at the Victory Pontoon in their boats. Doping Control for the three first winners will take place after the Medal Ceremony. The first three winners (individuals and teams) will be awarded with medals and flowers. The medal presentation will start from the third place, then second and finally first. An IOC member awards the medals, while a FISA member presents the flowers. After the presentation of medals, the national flags or the flag approved by the IOC of the top three medalists are hoisted on flagpoles right opposite of the Victory Pontoon, during the playing of the gold medalist’s national anthem or the anthem approved by the IOC. After the end of the gold medalist’s national anthem or the anthem approved by the IOC, the winners leave the Victory Pontoon in their boats. Traffic Rules and circulation pattern for medal ceremonies are located at the end of this document. Doping Control With the guidance of IOC, BOCOG will be authorized to implement the Doping Control Programme during the Period of the Olympic Games, in compliance with the International Olympic Committee Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008, World Anti-doping Code (WADC) and its relevant International Standards. The Period of the Olympic Games is defined as “the period commencing on the date of the opening of the Olympic Village for the Olympic Games, July 27, 2008 up until and including the day of the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games, August 24, 2008”. 24 Team Leaders Guide Any athlete who enters the Olympic Games may be selected to undergo a Doping Control during the Period of the Olympic Games. An athlete may be subject to Doping Control on more than one occasion during the Period of the Olympic Games. Doping Control includes pre-competition testing and in-competition testing. Biological specimens collected shall include urine, blood and breath. In some sports, breath alcohol testing will be implemented according to the rules of the relevant IFs. Under the authorization of the IOC, BOCOG shall be responsible for the implementation of all in-competition testing. The in-competition tests shall comply with the Doping Control Protocols signed by IOC, IFs and BOCOG. The taskforce formed by IOC, WADA and BOCOG will be responsible for implementing the pre-competition testing starting from the opening of the Olympic Village. BOCOG will take charge of the pre-competition testing in all official Olympic sites, while WADA will, on behalf of the IOC, take charge of the pre-competition testing in non-Olympic venues within the Chinese territory or outside during the Period of the Olympic Games. All samples collected during the Period of the Olympic Games will be screened for the substances and methods listed in the WADC 2008 Prohibited List International Standard - Substances and Methods Prohibited In-Competition. Sample collected in the Chinese territory will be analyzed in the WADA accredited Laboratory of Beijing. Generally, negative results will be provided in 24 hours and it is expected that the positive results will be provided in 48 hours, with the exception of the EPO test results, which will be provided in 72 hours. The analysis report will be directly provided to the Chair of IOC Medical Commission. If an NOC wants to have doping control implemented for confirmation of National or Regional Record during the Games time, a suitable infrastructure for blood and urine sample collection services will be provided by BOCOG. Price for sample collection and analysis of standard urine sample is USD300 per sample. Price for sample collection and analysis of EPO urine sample is USD560 per sample. Price for blood sample analysis depends on the substances or methods to be screened. The procedure is as followed: • The NOC fills in the form of Testing Application for Confirmation of National or Regional Record (which could be found in the Doping Control Stations in the venues and Polyclinic) and submits the form to the Venue Doping Control Manager. • • • The athlete will be tested in compliance with the technical procedure. The analysis report will be provided by the Laboratory in the NOC’s designated way. Positive result will also be provided to the IOC Medical Commission and WADA. The expenses of doping control shall be paid by the NOC to the Laboratory in the designated ways. —25 Rowing Kiss & Cry Zone Athletes will have the opportunity to meet their loved ones at the Kiss & Cry Zone, at the south side of the Grandstands, near the Oar Bridge, which is connecting the boathouse and the island. See location on the map Farewell Party Teams Farewell party will be organized at 18:30hrs, on August 17, 2008, in front of the Boathouse area. Drinks and music will be provided. Results Book Results Book file for Rwoing will be produced within 10 hours after the end of competition and available on internet with contents regarding the PDF results reports defined in ORIS document for Results Book. IF and National Federation representatives will be able to download the Results Book files for Rowing using the usernames and passwords provided by BOCOG. No CD will be produced for this kind of Results Book which is only for one specific sport/discipline. Results Book CD for all sports Results Books CDs incorporating all sports, disciplines and events will be produced for NOCs (three CDs for each) and distributed upon the completion of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. 26 Team Leaders Guide Training Training Venue Training is conducted in the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on each operation day of the venue from July 27 to August 17, 2008. Training Schedule Date Period I—July 27–August 8 Period II—August 9–August 17 Time when course available for training 7:30-19:00hrs From 7:00hrs until 30 minutes prior to the start of the first race each day 30 minutes after the last race of each day until the venue closes at 19:30hrs. Training Traffic Rules Please refer to the Graphics for the Traffic Rules Map for training, competition and victory ceremony. —27 TRAINING INFORMATION Rowing 28 Team Leaders Guide Team Information Accreditation Accreditation is the process of registering, producing, distributing and validating the Olympic Identity and Accreditation Card (OIAC) that permits the holder access rights and other privileges for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Athletes, coaches and team officials who are in possession of an Olympic Identity and Accreditation Card must bring it with them to the Games and carry it with them at all times. The card represents ownership of a visa and together with a valid official travel document grants entry into China. Validation of the card makes it an official Games Accreditation document, entitling its holder to the rights and privileges it depicts. The card can be validated at: • • • • • • Beijing Capital International Airport Validation Center, Olympic Family Accreditation Center, Beijing Olympic Village Accreditation Center, Media Accreditation Center, Venue Accreditation Office at every competition venue, and Accreditation Center in each co-host city. Please Note: Before any member of a National Olympic Committee can be validated and therefore accredited, the Committee’s Chef de Mission must have completed a Delegation Registration Meeting. —29 TEAM INFORMATION Rowing Zone Access Codes Zone BLUE RED WHITE 2 4 5 6 OLV R Access Entitlement Field of Play, Operational Areas, General Circulation Areas Operational Areas, General Circulation Areas General Circulation Areas Athlete Preparation Areas Press Areas Broadcast Areas Olympic Family Areas Olympic Village International Zone Residential Zone of the Olympic Village Accreditation and Access Rights CATEGORY POPULATION VENUE ACCESS ZONE ACCESS SEATING ACCESS TRANSPORT Aa Olympic Athletes Own sport venues, OLV 2, R, BLUE Seat in Athletes' stand at own sport venues, free ticket necessary for seat in Athletes' stand at other venues T-A Coaches, Ao Medical personnel, Technical personnel, Administrative personnel, Team leader, Veterinarian, Ao Additional officials (transferable) Ao Press Attachés Own sport venues all where athletes participate, OLV or venues 2, R, BLUE Seat in Athletes' stand at own sport venues or all venues where athletes participate, free ticket necessary for seat in Athletes' stand at other venues T-A As As above Own sport venues all where athletes participate, or venues above 2, 4, R, BLUE As above T-A Seat in Athletes' stand at own sport venues or all venues where athletes participate, free ticket necessary for seat in Athletes' stand at other venues T-A 30 Team Leaders Guide OLV /IBC/MPC P Personal coaches, Training partners, Alternate athletes Own training venue only 2, BLUE No seating provided, Ticket necessary T-P Training Area Access Olympic Training areas are considered secure accredited venues or zones, and as such only accredited individuals may gain access to them. Training Area distinguished as: • Competition Venues Access to training areas within Competition Venues or training venues affiliated to Competition Venues requires an Olympic Identity and Accreditation Card. • Stand-alone Training Venues Access to the stand-alone training venues requires an OIAC. Furthermore, Day Passes may be issued for accredited individuals that have no access privilege at the stand-alone training venues. Requests for Day Passes must be submitted 24 hours in advance. Requests must be made by NOC’s representative at the stand-alone training venues. Information on the Accreditation Card The purpose of the Accreditation Card is to identify and register all persons involved in the staging of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and to ensure that they may have access to the venues and areas they need, within the framework of their function. Therefore, the information on the Accreditation Card is as follows: —31 Rowing Photograp Category Name Function R.O. Registration Number Venue Access Consent Text Privilege Explanation Zone Access ID Document number Visa Number Stolen, Lost or Damaged Olympic Identity and Accreditation Cards • OIAC stolen, lost or damaged before arrival in China If an OIAC is stolen, lost or damaged before the OIAC holder’s arrival in China, he/she should report it to the NOC who must then inform BOCOG Accreditation in writing. Stolen, lost or damaged cards will be cancelled in the Accreditation System and will not be validated even if recovered at a later stage. Furthermore the applicant needs to make his/her own arrangements to enter China. Upon arrival in China, he/she will have to go to one of the Accreditation Centers mentioned above in order to have a new card printed. • OIAC stolen, lost or damaged after validation In case of theft, loss or damage of an OIAC after validation, the OIAC holder should report it to the NOC who must then inform BOCOG Accreditation in writing. Stolen, lost or damaged cards will be cancelled in the Accreditation System and will not be validated even if recovered at a later stage. BOCOG Accreditation will issue a new card, provided that the holder has submitted a written declaration, signed and stamped by the NOC. This declaration may be submitted to any Accreditation Centers. Day Pass The Day Pass is designed to permit temporary access to an Olympic competition venue and is valid 32 Team Leaders Guide for a single venue and only on the day it is issued. Day Passes are issued in the following cases: • • Accredited individuals who have either lost or misplaced their OIACs or had it stolen and thus require a temporary mechanism to gain access to the venue; Accredited individuals who are required to perform a specific task in an Accredited Zone requiring a different access entitlement to that offered by their OIACs. Process • • • • Accredited or registered persons make application to the relevant Venue Accreditation Office before the Venue Accreditation Office is closed one day in advance of the passes are needed. On arrival, the visitor presents at the Venue Accreditation Office an accreditation card and/or official document with photo identification if not accredited. BOCOG distributes Day Pass. The visitor is not required to return the Day Pass to the Venue Accreditation Office when leaving the venue. Sample follows: Valid Date Consent Text Privilege Explanation Name Function R.O. Registration Number Venue Access Zone Access ID Document number Visa number —33 Rowing Accredited Seating Team Leaders are among the accredited groups, which are eligible to access the Accredited Seating Area. Team Leaders are considered an “Ao population”, meaning that they sit in the Athletes’ stand (A) at their own sport venues or all venues, where their athletes participate. For other venues, Chef de Mission will have free tickets necessary for seat in Athletes’ stand. Ceremonies Team Welcome Ceremonies Team Welcome Ceremonies (TWC) will be the official welcome to the Olympic Village for all NOCs participating in the Olympic Games. TWCs are to be held from July 27 to August 7, 2008 in the Village Amphitheater located at the Village Plaza of the Olympic Village. The TWC take place daily between 10:00 and 20:00. BOCOC aims to complete TWCs within 48 hours of the delegations’ arrival so that all NOCs are welcomed into the Village before the Opening Ceremony. Each TWC may last between 15 to 26 minutes, depending on the number of the participating teams. Having the Village Amphitheater a capacity of 650 people, a maximum of five NOCs may be welcomed at one session. Each TWC will consist of an official welcoming speech by the Mayor or the Deputy Mayor of the Olympic Village followed by the raising of the NOC flag, which will be accompanied by the NOC anthem. The TWC will conclude with a student performance, and upon its completion, the Mayor will invite all guests for a brief reception. Athletes and team officials are encouraged to attend the TWC for their NOC. Team leaders are responsible for ensuring that the athletes and team officials are notified of the time and requirements for the TWC. Teams are required to arrive at the gathering area next to the Amphitheater 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the TWC. Ten minutes prior to the start of the Ceremony, teams will parade into the Amphitheater and will be seated accordingly. Opening Ceremony The Opening Ceremony will be held in National Stadium (NST) from 20:00 to 23:35, August 8, 2008. 34 Team Leaders Guide During the hours leading up to the start of the Opening Ceremony, Athletes and Officials (not more than six) who will participate into the parade will be transferred via buses from the OLV to the National Indoor Stadium (NIS). Upon arrival, Athletes will be directed to their allocated seating area. Once inside the NIS, all marching Athletes and Officials will be methodically and sequentially called from their seating area and escorted by a team of BOCOG NOC Assistants and Protocol staff to NST. Upon reaching the entrance of the NST, each team Flag Bearer will be presented with his/her appropriate delegation flag and be paired with a team Placard Bearer. Teams shall line up in columns before they enter the NST. As the delegations enter the NST, they shall circle the track. Shortly after their entrance, each delegation shall be introduced in French, English and Chinese. After walking a short distance, teams will pass the VIP Box, before continuing to complete a full circuit of the parade track. Upon completing their journey along the parade track, Athletes will be directed to the center of the field from where they will witness and participate into the following ceremony, including dignitary speeches, the raising of the Olympic Flag, the Olympic Oaths, the lighting of the cauldron. Upon completion of the Opening Ceremony, Athletes will exit the stadium and be transferred back to the OLV via buses. The rules of the Olympic Charter should be highly respected during the process of the Ceremony. All final schedules and other relative information will be provided in the last Chef de Mission Meeting before the Ceremony. Closing Ceremony The Closing Ceremony will be held from 20:00 to 22:00 on Sunday, August 24, 2008 in the NST. During the hours leading up to the start of the Closing Ceremony, the athletes who will participate into the parade (without distinction of NOC) will be divided into four waves and transported by dedicated buses from the OLV to the NST. The delegations in four waves will simply assemble at the holding area (outside the NIS east gate), and access to Marathon Entrance of NST, then flow to four gates. Flag bearers and their guides will enter into FOP orderly from Gate 3 and 4, following by the athletes led by the medalists from four gates of NST. At the conclusion of the Closing Ceremony, buses will be staged around the NIS and ready to —35 Rowing transport athletes and officials back to the OLV. The rules of the Olympic Charter should be highly respected during all the process of the Ceremony. All final schedules and other relative information will be provided in the last Chef de Mission Meeting before the Ceremony. Environment Protection On April 7, 2004, “Environment Policies of BOCOG Environmental Management System (EMS)” was approved by Mr. Liu Qi, BOCOG president. Since then, the preparation and the staging activities have been following the Policies in order to fulfill what the concept of “Green Olympics” boosts. “Green Olympics” is one of the three concepts of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games, which requires: • The integration of the sustainable development policy of environmental protection, natural conservation and maintaining ecological balance into Olympic engineering construction, marketing development, procurement, logistics, accommodation, catering and other large-scale events and the minimization of the adverse impact on environmental and ecological systems. • Full supporting to the municipal government to consolidate the development of environmental protection infrastructure, improve ecological environment of Beijing City as well as enhance the ongoing coordinative development of economy, society and environment. • The development of communication and promotion on the environmental protection, encouragement of public participation in environmental protection and the raise of public awareness about environment through the extensive influence and power of the Olympic Games. • After the Olympics, demonstration projects of Olympic engineering, innovative environmental management for the delivery of major sports game; the mechanism/system of public participation in environmental protection and continuous improvement of Beijing environment will become a rich and valuable legacy of environmental protection. Athletes can only achieve high-standard performances under good circumstances. To ensure a satisfying circumstance for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and to improve the environment of Beijing, comprehensive and intensive measures have been taken by the municipal government and 36 Team Leaders Guide BOCOG. Taking advantage of the preparation and hosting of the Olympic Games to promote the city's economic, social and environmental development, and to improve the environmental quality for the public is the main objective of the Beijing Municipal Government. To realize the objective that Beijing's air quality is satisfying during the Games-time and to meet the national standards and WHO guideline values, the government committed itself to improving the air quality in the past years. It had allocated UD$12.2 billion from 1998 to 2007 in environmental protection and achieved: • • • • • the annual consumption of natural gas up to 4-5 billion cubic meters; vehicles being subject to the third stage (Euro III) of the national emission standards; three green barriers around the city with the forest coverage rate reaching 50%; a number of newly built sewage disposal plants to manage 90% of municipal sewage; and a number of newly built waste disposal plants to allow the safe disposal of 98% of municipal solid waste. Over the past five years, the city's GDP increased by 144.2%, the number of motor vehicles by 91.1%, the energy consumption by 29.9% and the number of the permanent resident population by 15.9%. The Beijing Municipal Government has gone all out to prevent and control air pollution, focusing on particle pollutants; actively organized and carried out other tasks related to environmental disposal; and strengthened the ecological protection and construction with significant progress achieved in urban infrastructure construction; and industrial restructuring. According to data of the Report on the State of the Environment in Beijing released over the past years, the average levels of four pollutants—sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and suspended particles—in the air fell by an average of 13.8%, achieving a significant improvement in the environmental quality. Medical services, the public's living standards and living environment are constantly improving. The average life expectancy of Beijing residents in 2006 reached 80.09 years. According to Environment Policies, great effort has been put forward to the preparatory work to secure the smooth realization of “Green Olympics”, including green office, route selection for out-door activities, publicity and media reporting, accommodation, catering service, marketing, logistics, large-scale activities, transportation service at the Games-time, route selection for torch relay, venue planning and construction, and environment management by BOCOG. At Games-time, how can participants join in the protection of the environment? • • Comply with local legislation, regulation, relevant ordinances; In any case, do not throw rubbish (bottles, eating leftover food, packaging, old tires, damaged bicycle parts, etc.), do not discard them in the stadium, court or in the locker room; they should be thrown into the garbage bins, or bringing home; recycle and reuse glass and cans; • • Conserve water by using it in a multiple way. When having a bath or a shower, do not leave water flowing away all the time: turn off the tap while using soap; Respect and protect flora and fauna etc.; —37 Rowing • • When necessary, turn off lamps or other electrical equipments timely; In any circumstances, not to discard any broken or damaged outfits (shoes, clothing, non-biodegradable synthetic floors and all kinds of accessories) in the stadium or in the natural environment, deal, renovate, or recycle them properly with professional companies; Please esteem the local residents, their living style and customs, understand the local customs, cultures and beliefs. If doubt the route selection, please consult the local residents; In any circumstances, consider the products which are environmental-sound, and meet the sustainable development standard; Do not discharge wastewater directly into the natural environment. Use the sewage treatment facilities, septic tanks or toilets which are cleaned regularly; and Please forward those Measures to other team members. • • • • Health Services The Beijing 2008 Health Care Programme has prepared a comprehensive range of medical services to meet the health care needs of athletes, officials, spectators, Olympic Family, sponsors, members of the media and workforce. During the Games, more than 3,000 health care volunteers will deliver these services. The range of services provided by the Beijing 2008 Health Care Programme includes: Health Care Services at the Olympic Village–Polyclinic The Polyclinic, located in the Residential Zone of the Beijing Olympic Village, will offer a comprehensive range of health care services and interpreter service at no charge, and will be operating from July 20 to August 27, 2008. This service will offer immediate care to all the accredited persons with access to the Residential Zone of the Olympic Village. At the discretion of the athlete, BOCOG will report all episodes of care provided at the Polyclinic to the appropriate NOC medical staff. Services in Polyclinic include: • • • • • • • Emergency services supported by ambulance services Hospital Transfer Internal Medicine General Surgery Dermatology Sports Medicine including Orthopaedics and Podiatry Physiotherapy including Traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncture and massage only) 38 Team Leaders Guide • • • • • • • • • Dentistry (acute cases only) Eye services Ears, Nose, Throat care services (E.N.T.) Medical Imaging Laboratory services Pharmacy Gynaecology (on-call) Psychology (on-call) IOC MC office with mail box All the specialised services will be provided from 8:00 to 23:00. Emergency and hospital transfer will be available 24 hours a day. Health Care Services at Competition Venues–for Athletes and Technical Officials The athlete medical station will provide health care services ranging from sports medicine through to the initial care of life threatening conditions to all persons with Back of House and/or Field of Play access. The Olympic Village Polyclinic will support this station. The Health Care Services team working in these stations will have a sound knowledge of sports medicine and International Sports Federation medical requirements for the specific sport. This team will comprise doctors, nurses and physiotherapists, and be supported by on site ambulance services for the transfer of acutely ill and/or injured persons. Athletes may be transferred to the Polyclinic for more comprehensive medical assessment and care. These services will be supported by the Olympic Hospital Network where necessary. On site health care services will not be provided in the residences of athletes who choose not to stay in the Olympic Village. Health Care Services at Olympic Training Venues Health care services at Olympic training venues will operate during the official training schedule. Health care at each training venue will be provided in line with the medical requirements of the particular International Sport Federation, and will be supported by the ambulance service. The Beijing 2008 Health Care Programme will operate during all official training periods. Athletes training in unofficial training sites or outside official training periods will not be supported by the Health Care Programme. Heat The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held during the Chinese summer, when temperatures may —39 Rowing range between 30-40 degrees Celsius. The Beijing 2008 Health Care Programme advises all NOCs to remain mindful of the impact of the weather on all members of their team, especially athletes during training and/or competition. For heat emergencies, ice will be prepared at each venue athlete medical station. Health Care Services at Beijing Capital International Airport Health care services at Beijing Capital International Airport are designed to compliment the existing on site health care services. The services will provide first line medical care, including resuscitation, and be supported by the on site ambulance service. The facility will operate during peak arrival times and during peak departure days from the Closing Ceremony to the closing of the Olympic Village. Emergency Medical Services and Transportation The Beijing Emergency Medical Center will undertake the transfer of ill or injured persons from all official Olympic sites. Ambulance crews and ambulances will be present at all competition venues, training venues and the majority of non-competition venues. Olympic Hospitals Network All persons attending the Games will have access to one of the venue medical stations. Those accredited to the Residential Zone of the Olympic Village can also receive care in the Polyclinic in Beijing or medical stations in Olympic co-host cities. Anyone requiring hospitalisation will be taken to the most clinically appropriate Olympic Hospital. Dedicated Olympic Hospitals in Beijing • • • Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Olympic Family) China-Japan Friendship Hospital (Athletes) Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University (CMU) (Accredited Media) Olympic Support Hospitals in Beijing: • • • • • • • • Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Peking University First Hospital Peking University Third Hospital Peking University Stomatology Hospital Peking University People's Hospital Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, CMU Beijing Stomatological Hospital, CMU 40 Team Leaders Guide • • • • • • • • Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, CMU Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, CMU Beijing Friendship Hospital, CMU Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, CMU Xuan Wu Hospital, CMU Beijing Ji Shui Tan Hospital Peking University Shougang Hospital Beijing Haidian Hospital The Beijing 2008 venue medical teams will provide initial first aid and emergency treatment to all ill and/ or injured persons within Olympic venues. In addition, they will manage all hospital transfers where necessary. The Health Care Programme will monitor the progress of all persons transferred to hospital in this way. The hospitalization of any person who individually refers to a dedicated Olympic Hospital or any other Chinese hospital may fall outside this monitoring process. Medical Expenses Policy for Olympic Family BOCOG in conjunction with relevant government agencies is responsible for the provision of free of charge hospital care to certain categories of Olympic Family members*. The benefits of this coverage include: Free transportation from an Olympic venue to a dedicated Olympic Hospital; Free treatment in a hospital that is part of the designated Olympic Hospital Network, equivalent to that of a public patient in a public hospital Free emergency and outpatient services in a hospital that is part of the designated Olympic Hospital Network, equivalent to that of a public patient in a public hospital Free medication during the hospital stay, equivalent to that of a public patient in a public hospital. This coverage is for acute illnesses and injuries and emergencies occurring during their stay in Beijing and the co-host cities for the Olympic Games. The period of coverage for the accredited members of the Olympic Family will start with the opening of the Olympic Village on July 27 and ends with the closing of the Olympic Village on August 27, 2008, with special consideration given to Chefs de Mission and their assistants who may arrive on/after July 20 to set up team accommodations within the Olympic Village. Outside of this period, it is advisable that all members of the Olympic Family carry private health insurance to cover potential health care expenditures, including ambulance transport and hospitalization. Furthermore, private health care provision and private consultations, outside the aforementioned arrangements are at the expense and risk of the individuals. —41 Rowing *Olympic Family categories that are covered include: IOC, IF, NOC, TOP (white accreditation card), OC, O, B, J, Aa, Ac, Ao. Non Smoking Policy BOCOG has committed to achieving a smoke-free environment for the Games. A Non-Smoking Policy will be implemented. This policy directly applies to all Olympic competition, training and non-competition venues. There will be designated smoking areas that will meet fire safety requirements in all venues. This policy reflects both Chinese legislative requirements and sport expectations regarding the hosting of a healthy sporting event. In addition, the IOC supports this policy. Gender Verification In the event that the gender of a competing athlete is questioned, the medical delegate (or equivalent) of the IOC MC shall have the authority to take all appropriate measures, for the determination of the gender of that competitor. It is understood that a confidential case-by-case evaluation will occur. Language Services The official languages of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are English, French and Chinese. Language Services Programme provides the Olympic Family with the following: Language Services at Venues Language Specialists (volunteer interpreters) offer language facilitation in about 40 languages. They will be based at all competition venues and some of the non-competition venues to assist the Olympic Family members with any language problems they might encounter. Professional Interpretation Consecutive or simultaneous interpretation will be provided for medal round Press Conferences at the venues. The language pool includes Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Arabic. A member of the medalist’s NOC may interpret for the athletes, if they do not speak any of the above languages. 42 Team Leaders Guide Translation Translation requests should be submitted to the Venue Language Managers, who are responsible of arranging the requested to be done by translators from the Translation Service supplier of Beijing Olympic Games. The user will be charged according to supplier translator rates. Multilingual Switchboard Multilingual Switchboard (MLSB), which offers interpretation over the telephone in about 40 languages, is available to members of Olympic Family/Paralympic Family, functional staff in all competition and non-competition venues. MLSB does not provide services to those interpretation demands occurred out of the working places or irrelevant to work. Twenty-four-hour telephone interpretation services will be provided in English, French, Russian, German, Arabic, Korean, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian and Spanish. MLSB for the other 34 languages operate for 17 hours from 7AM to 12PM. It does not provide any information service. Languages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Hotline English French Russian Spanish German Arabic Korean Portuguese Japanese Italian Hungarian Albanian Bulgarian Polish Persian Finnish Hausa Dutch Cambodian Czech Working Duration 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 Telephone Number 66684500 66684501 66684502 66684503 66684504 66684505 66684506 66684507 66684508 66684509 66684510 66684511 66684512 66684513 66684514 66684515 66684516 66684517 66684518 66684519 66684520 —43 Rowing 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Croatian Laotian Romanian Malay Mongolian Burmese Nepali Pushto Swedish Serbian Slovak Swahili Thai Turkish Kazakh Urdu Ukrainian Hebrew Greek Hindi Indonesian Vietnamese Sinhala Norwegian 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 66684521 66684522 66684523 66684524 66684525 66684526 66684527 66684528 66684529 66684530 66684531 66684532 66684533 66684534 66684535 66684536 66684537 66684538 66684539 66684540 66684541 66684542 66684543 66684544 Main Press Center The Main Press Center is one of the major non-Competition Venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The Main Press Center (MPC) covers the under ground levels, ground level and some part of level two of the four-building Commercial Complex of the National Convention Center which is located at the west flank of the Beijing Olympic Green and close to the International Broadcast Center (IBC), the National Stadium, the National Aquatics Center and the National Indoor Stadium. 44 Team Leaders Guide As the headquarters of the written and photographic press during the Olympic Games, MPC will be open on July 8, 2008, one month prior to the Games and operate 24 hours a day two weeks ahead of the Opening Ceremony. MPC serves the media with facilities including: • • • • • • • • Main Lobby services such as the Main Help desk, News Desk, Retail Outlets, a Bank and a Service Center, a Press Workroom for 1000 journalists, the KODAK Image Center and photo workroom, Press Conference Rooms and simultaneous interpretation, catering areas, INFO2008 system covering results and Games news, CATV coverage from the competition venues and private offices for press agencies renting. Operational Period MPC Soft Opening Lockdown 24-hour operations commence MPC Closing Tuesday, July 8 Thursday, July 24 Friday, July 25 Wednesday, August 27 Press Conference Facilities The MPC consists of five press conference rooms. The Main Press Conference Room with 800 seats for the press is on level two and is accessible by elevator and stairs from the MPC VIP entrance on ground level. The Joint IOC-BOCOG 2008 Briefing will be held here each morning during the Games. Simultaneous interpretation will be offered in eight different languages, including Chinese, English and French. The second largest press conference room with 200 seats and other three press conference rooms, each of an 80-seat capacity, are all adjacent to the Main Press Conference room, where consecutive interpretation is offered. Guest Pass Office The MPC Guest Pass office is located at the north to the secondary entrance (north entrance) of MPC. MPC Guest Pass requests for accredited individuals must be made 24 hours in advance while non-accredited individuals 48 hours. Passes will be valid for one day only. —45 Rowing Olympic Village (OLV) Beijing Olympic Village (OLV) is located at northern Beijing and is the main part of the Olympic Green. It covers about 66,000 square meters and lies adjacent to the Olympic Forest Park to its north and the major Olympic venues to its south. Beijing Olympic Village is the main village among the three Olympic Villages—Beijing Olympic Village, Qingdao Olympic Village and Hong Kong Olympic Village—for the 2008 Olympic Games, where Delegation Registration Meetings, Team Welcome Ceremonies, Chef de Mission Meetings as well as major cultural activities will be held. The Olympic Village is separated into northern part and southern part by an east-west road. The southern part is composed of 42 apartment buildings, Residential Centers and Administration Tower. The northern part houses the Welcome Ceremony Plaza, the Mayors’ Office and Truce Wall. Beijing Olympic Village includes three neighboring zones, namely the Residential Zone, International Zone and Operational Zone. Accreditation will be checked when entering another zone. Residential Zone The Residential Zone provides residential services for the delegations, including: • Housekeeping Housekeeping for NOC accommodation and NOC offices will be provided and free of charge. This includes bed-making, bedroom-cleaning, rubbish bin-emptying, dusting and vacuuming as well as bathroom-cleaning. Resident Centers Three Super Resident Centers and nine Resident Centers offer various services with relevant facilities which include Front Desk, Lounge Area, Public Payphone, TV Rooms and Business Center. Super Resident Center also provides Meeting Room, Internet Café and Electrical Games Room. The Front Desk and Lounge Area operate around the clock. • Laundry Service Free of charge laundry services will be provided to all residents. The laundry collection desk will be available at the western and the central Super Resident Centers. NOC Services Center NOC Services Center offers “one-stop-shop” services to the NOC Chefs de Mission and/or designated persons via facilities available at the NOC Services Center including service desks of Transport, Rate Card, Technology Logistics, Finance, Catering, Protocol, Arrivals and Departures. Sports Viewing Room In this room, NOC athletes and team officials can get video viewing and DVD copy services to analyze and view sports events video. Sports Complex Sports Complex is composed of Gymnasium, Swimming Pool, Tennis Court, Jogging Route, Basketball and Volleyball court. • • • • 46 Team Leaders Guide • Religious Center Five main Religious services are available at the Religious Center including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. Entertainment Center The center will include Village Club, Entertainment Room, DVD Lounge and Electrical Games Room. Catering Service The Main Dining Hall will operate 24 hours a day. The menu caters to different dietary requirements for athletes and team officials with different ethnic, religious backgrounds. The Casual Dining Hall is located in the southern Residential Zone and the village bar, located in the Village Club provides a variety of non-alcoholic drinks and snacks free of charge. • • International Zone International Zone provides recreational and retail services for athletes, team officials and guests. It is also an important place for holding Team Welcome Ceremonies and for media and guests’ visits. Services and related facilities provided in the International Zone include: Bank, Post Office, Courier Service, ATM Service, Calling Center, Internet Café, Photo Shop, News Stand, Tourist Information Center, Air Ticket Office, Box Office, Café and Chinese Tea House, Dry Cleaning, Florist, Hair Salon and General Store. Operational Zone Operational Zone is the area providing support services for the effective operation of Olympic Village. There are Parking Lots, Welcome Center, Guest Pass Center, Transport Mall and Logistics Center. • • Parking Lots: The West and East NOC Parking Lots provide NOC with about 1000 parking spaces. Welcome Center: The Multi-functional Welcome Center provides services including arrivals and departures, accreditation and Delegation Registration Meeting. Guest Pass Center: Guest Pass Center is located in the Main Entry. It is responsible for the issuance of NOC Guest Passes. Media Center: Related services and facilities will be provided for accredited media. Press workstation provided in the Media Center is to satisfy Media needs of interviewing NOC officials and athletes. Moreover, the center will send out the media guest passes. • • * For more detailed services in the Olympic Village, please refer to Olympic Village Guide which is provided free of charge in the Olympic Village. —47 Rowing Security Security at Competition and Training Venues • The public security authorities of Beijing will provide 24-hour security service at all competition venues and training venues. At the same time, there will be security service volunteers stationed in and outside the venues to ensure your safety. • Physical barriers (fencing and guardrails) are set up around the perimeter of all competition and training venues (clusters). For increased security, alarm systems and closed circuit TVs will be installed along the perimeters and in public areas of the venues. Security measures at the entrance of the Olympic venues include security screening for persons, vehicles and valid tickets. No person or vehicle is allowed to proceed without proper accreditation or undergoing the security check. • Emergency report stations located in the venues provide security advice, and deal with security issues and reported cases at the venues. • • Security at Olympic Village As the security for the Olympic Village is of top priority, the level of security there is the highest of all the security work of the Olympic Games. The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and armed police forces are responsible for enforcing security measures. • Physical barriers (double fencing and guardrails) are set up around the perimeter of the Olympic Village. The fences are set three metres apart. For increased security within and around the Olympic Village, high-tech surveillance equipment, such as revolving cameras and 24-hour monitoring stations will be installed in public areas. In addition, security personnel will patrol these areas on a 24-hour basis. • All persons, articles and vehicles are subject to accreditation and security checks. During the Village opening period, security personnel responsible for security screening, order maintaining and handling emergency situations will be stationed at every entrance and exit. Vehicles entering the Village will undergo a security check for explosives to ensure that dangerous articles do not enter the Village. • Security and traffic command centers and emergency report stations will be available to provide security advice and deal with reported cases at the Village. 48 Team Leaders Guide Prohibited and Restricted Items in the Venues Prohibited items include: guns, ammunition and explosives; crossbows, knives, replica guns and other articles, which are controlled under Chinese laws; combustible or explosive items such as fireworks, petroleum and alcohol; Toxic, corrosive and radioactive chemicals; harmful biological agents, epidemic pathogens and other dangerous organisms; heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methylaniline (ice) and other narcotic and psychotropic drugs; other articles that are listed as prohibited items under Chinese laws and regulations. Restricted items include: fragile articles and containers such as bottles and glasses, thermo-bottles and boxes; soft-packed and canned drinks, especially alcoholic drinks; an excessive amount of food that can be used for throwing or food that can disrupt the competition (such as a large quantity of fruit or eggs); banners and slogans in any form, including but not limited to publicity materials for businesses, religious and/or political purposes; vehicles other than strollers and wheelchairs, including but not limited to electronic bicycles, motorcycles, bicycles, skate boards, etc.; animals (excluding animals used for service, such as guide dogs); musical instruments, including musical instruments for performance, whistles, trumpets, drums, etc.; bats, long sticks and sharp-edged objects, which may cause injury to others; balls, rackets, frisbees and similar items; large suitcases or handbags which may cause obstruction in the seating area; flags from countries or regions that are not participating in the Olympic Games; flags larger than 2m X 1m; flag poles longer than 1m; any unauthorised professional video equipment and supporting racks for cameras and video cameras; unauthorised items such as radios, laser equipment, sound amplifying equipment, walkie-talkies and other radio equipment; other items that may breach venue safety. Olympic Green Security • • • • • • • All the Olympic Identity and Accreditation Cards will be validated on July 8. Accredited NOC delegates with valid accreditations must undergo security checks to gain access to the Olympic Green and the Olympic Forest Park. The Olympic Forest Park will be open from 8:00 to 20:00 every day. Please cooperate with the security staff. All articles must be screened before entering the Olympic Green. Please do not take food or drinks into the Olympic Green. The following items are prohibited in the Common Domain of the Olympic Green (If the following listed items are found, they will be subject to the disposal of the security staff according to relevant laws): Guns, ammunition, knives and other cutting instruments controlled by law; Bats, long sticks and sharp-edged objects, which may cause injury to others (except for sports equipment and repair tools, apart from competition weaponry); Combustible or explosive items; Corrosive and radioactive materials; Other articles that are listed as prohibited items under Chinese laws and regulations. —49 Rowing • The following items are not allowed to be taken in the Common Domain of the Olympic Green (If found, these items will be required to be discarded or must be taken away by the holder): Any banner or slogan, including publicity materials of a commercial, religious or political nature; Any vehicle, except for strollers and wheelchairs; Unauthorised electronic and cluster signaling devices, such as broadcast equipment, walkie-talkies and radio equipment and any other devices that may interrupt the operations of the Olympic Green. Animals (excluding service animals, such as guide dogs for persons with visual impairment). Road Safety • • In China, people drive on the right hand-side of the road. It is extremely dangerous to get out of or in the car from the left-side if the vehicle is parked on the side of the road. Motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles must stay in lane, and pedestrians must walk on the pavement. If there is no pavement, pedestrians must keep to the side of the road. Cyclists should refrain from riding their bikes on the pavement or across zebra crossings. • • • • • • • • Pedestrians should use zebra crossings, underpasses and pedestrian overpasses when crossing roads. It is forbidden for pedestrians to enter motorways or main ring roads. If traffic police are present, please follow their signals. Please watch out for pedestrians. Parking is forbidden in all areas, which are not designated for parking. It is forbidden to drive under the influence of alcohol or when tired. It is forbidden to use non-motor vehicles when inebriated. All drivers must possess a Chinese driving license or a temporary driving permit. Foreign and international driving licenses are not applicable in China. If stopped by the police, please cooperate with the police by showing your driving license and ID card. Security Notices Please hold on to your personal belongings. Keep your accreditation card on you at all times so that the police can assist you in an emergency situation. Ticket Sales Tickets for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are available for all clients who are in Beijing and other co-host cities during the Games time. 50 Team Leaders Guide • At Box Offices of all Olympic Venues, the Olympic Village, and the Olympic Family Hotel. Transportation Arrival and Departure Shuttle bus services are provided for athletes and team officials between airport and Olympic Village from July 27 to August 27, 2008. During the peak hours of arrival and departure, on demand bus service is provided. Training and Competition Transport services are provided for athletes and team officials between Olympic Village and all competition and training venues. Athletes and team officials of individual sports can take the shuttles at Olympic Village Transport Mall to the competition and training venues. And dedicated buses will be appointed to each team who will attend team sports for competition and training. Team bus leaves from the Olympic Village Transport Mall. BOCOG provides transport services for accredited athletes and team officials who reside in the additional official hotels to the Olympic Village where they can travel via the athlete transport system to competition and training venues. Athletes and team officials who do not reside in the Village and “As” official hotels should go for training and competition all by themselves. Transport to Opening and Closing Ceremonies On the days of Opening and Closing Ceremonies, transport services between Olympic Village and National Stadium will be provided for all the athletes and team officials. The detailed information on transport will be informed to all the NOCs in time. Olympic Village Transport Mall Olympic Village Transport Mall, located in the International Zone of the Village, houses 74 bus bays designated for different sports and venues together with a drop off area. —51 Rowing In-village Transport From July 20 to August 27, in-village transport services are operated for all accredited clients and guests staying in the Village. In-village bus stops are set up at the main intersections and facilities in the Village. In-Village Transport Timetable Date July 20–26 July 27– August 27 Time 6:00-23:00 0:00–24:00 peak hours Frequency 20 min 7 min 15 min 20 min off-peak hours at night Spectating Transport Services Spectating transport services between Olympic Village and competition venues are ready for athletes and team officials who are going to attend the sport events as spectators. • For those to spectate their sports Athletes and team officials of individual sports can take the shuttle buses to the competition venues with the priority of competing athletes. Athletes and team officials of team sports can use the buses appointed to each team to the competition venues. • For those to spectate other sports Shuttle bus services between the Olympic Village and competition venues are available. Other Transport Service Shuttle bus services will be provided for athletes and team officials between Olympic Village and downtown. Public Transport During the Games time, athletes and team officials with their valid accreditation can enjoy free public transport services. Shuttle Bus Schedule Shuttles schedule for athletes’ training and competition are developed according to the time of competition and training with full consideration of specific requirements of each sport. 52 Team Leaders Guide During the Olympic Games, athlete shuttle system is operated according to the certain schedules. Competition shuttle schedule will be adjusted accordingly to suit the changing of competition time. BOCOG Transport will take every effort to adjust the training bus schedules upon the request of NOC delegations. Only NOC designated members are qualified to propose such change requests, and such requests should be submitted before 17:00 one day in advance at Sport Information Center of the Olympic Village. —53 Rowing 54 Team Leaders Guide Graphics —55 GRAPHICS