2016 JUNIOR AQUATHLON RACE GUIDE FRIDAY, 04 MARCH

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1 2016 JUNIOR AQUATHLON RACE GUIDE FRIDAY, 04 MARCH ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES ABU DHABI GOLD COAST CAPE TOWN YOKOHAMA LEEDS STOCKHOLM HAMBURG EDMONTON COZUMEL

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3 1 BEFORE THE COMPETITION BEFORE THE COMPETITION IMPORTANT Parents, please familiarize yourself with these rules and explain them to your child. ALL athletes need to check in at Registration and parents will need to to sign an indemnity form on behalf of their child. Athletes will have their race wristband fitted when registering. IMPORTANT PLEASE WEAR YOUR WRISTBAND FROM THE TIME YOU REGISTER. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ATHLETES DOING THE TRIATHLON TO KEEP THE WRISTBAND ON UNTIL THEY HAVE CHECKED THEIR BIKE OUT OF TRANSITION AFTER THE RACE. REGISTRATION To take part in the event, you need to collect your race pack prior to the race from the Registration venue on race day during the times advertised. Race Venue, Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club, Theatre Road, near Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi on 4th March. Friday 4 th March from 06:00 to 09:30 Your race number will be published on the website closer to the event date, after online registration has closed. Additionally, boards displaying an alphabetical list of competitors and their race numbers will be displayed close to the entrance at Registration. You must know your race number in order to receive your race pack.

4 BEFORE THE COMPETITION 2 3 BEFORE THE COMPETITION IMPORTANT RACE PACK Your race pack will contain the following items: Wristband Swim cap Race number/s (two race numbers for teams) Stickers sheet Belt/s (two belts for teams) (Junior Aquathlon and Junior Super Sprint individuals will each receive one belt. Junior Super Sprint teams will receive two belts - Junior Super Sprint teams will pass the timing chip, between the cyclist and runner) WRISTBAND Please wear your wristband from the time you register. It is important for athletes doing the triathlon to keep the wristband on until they have checked their bike out of Transition after the race. STICKER SHEET Peel off stickers and place on items as shown below: Bike sticker Helmet sticker Race bag sticker Supporters sticker BIKE STICKER Please stick this sticker onto the saddle post so that the number is clearly visible from the left and right hand-side. HELMET STICKER Please stick the number to the front of your helmet. SWIM CAP You will receive your swim cap in your race pack. Each start wave has an individual swim cap colour - you need to wear your designated swim cap during the swim. Make sure you start in the correct wave, so ensure you know your start time. RACE NUMBER AND RACE BELT Attach your race number to your race belt. You must wear your race number for the cycle on you back (triathlon) and run in the front. RACE BAG STICKER Attach the sticker to the strap of the race bag and write your race number in the blank space provided as shown. SUPPORTER S STICKER Stick your supporter s sticker onto your biggest fan on race day.

5 5 BEFORE THE COMPETITION TIMING CHIP You will receive your timing chip at the race check-in on race day. Please securely fasten your chip around your left ankle and do not remove it throughout the competition, unless racing in a team event. If you fail to wear the timing chip correctly we cannot guarantee you the correct time result. Timing chips must be handed in at the end of the race before leaving the finish area. You will be charged for your chip if you fail to return it. Tiny triathlon athletes will not receive a timing chip. RACE BRIEFING Race briefings take place 10 minutes before the start of each race. VENUE Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club, on the Breakwater - near Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi, UAE. COST CATEGORY DISTANCE AGE GROUP ENTRY FEE Tiny Triathlete 50m 100m Swim Run 5-6 & 7-9 AED Junior Aquathlon Junior Triathlon Super Sprint Individual Junior Triathlon Super Sprint Team 200m 1.5km 375m 10km 2.5km 375m 10km 2.5km Swim Run Swim Cycle Run Swim Cycle Run 7-9, & AED & AED & AED Entry fee includes a goody bag, race belt, finishers medal and refreshments. A podium medal for for 1 st (gold), 2 nd (silver) and 3 rd (bronze) finishers for boys and girls in the Junior Aquathlon and Junior Triathlon Super Sprint race distances as well as gold medals for the winning Junior Triathlon Super Sprint boys and girls teams will be rewarded.

6 THE COMPETITION 6 7 THE COMPETITION RACE DAY PROGRAM 06:30 Registration Opens And Body Marking 06:30 Bike Racking Open For The Junior Triathletes 09:30 Registration Closes For All Participants 09:50 Junior Triathlon Super Sprint Race Briefing on the Beach 09:50 Road Closure 10:00 Junior Triathlon Super Sprint Race Start 10:30 Junior Aquathlon Race Briefing on the Beach 10:40 Junior Aquathlon Race Start 10:50 Tiny Triathlon Race Briefing on the Beach 11:00 Tiny Triathlon Race Start 11:30 Prize Giving and Presentation 11:30 Road Reopens DIRECTIONS GPS CO-ORDINATES , FROM DUBAI On the highway from Dubai to Abu Dhabi take the exit to Saadiyat and Abu Dhabi going past Yas Island. Follow the signs to the Corniche, taking a right turn after the port. Take the Corniche to the end and turn right towards Marina Mall. Park in the Marina Mall car park and head over to the Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club. DIRECTIONS TO VENUE IF IN ABU DHABI Take either 30th St, Airport Rd or Salaam St to the Corniche. Turn left toward Emirates Palace. Take the Corniche to the end and turn right towards Marina Mall. Park in the Marina Mall car park and head over to the Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club. EVENT RULES (Junior event specific) 1. Any person who participates in any portion of the event without properly registering will be disqualified. 2. Race numbers will be body marked on the morning of the race at Registration. Athletes will also wear a race number attached to the race belt, provided in your race pack, on the run and cycle course. 3. Races will start as per the schedule. 4. All athletes completing the race will receive a finishers medal. 5. Medical staff will be on stand-by and in the event of any medical issues. If you require any assistance please inform the nearest marshal (on the cycle/ run) or lifeguard (on the swim). 6. Final and split times will be taken when crossing the timing mats. 7. Participants must cover the prescribed course in its entirety to obtain a race result. 8. It is the participant s responsibility to know the course, regardless of the actions of race staff or volunteers. 9. Participants shall refrain from unsportsmanlike conduct, including the improper use of language or conduct directed toward an official or other another participant. Any such violation shall result in a variable time penalty or disqualification at the discretion of the race director. 10. No participant shall accept from any person (other than a race official) physical assistance in any form. 11. No participant shall leave any equipment or personal gear on the race course. 12. No person shall participate in the Junior Aquathlon/Triathlon unless they have trained adequately for that specific event and age category. SWIM RULES The swim is anti-clock-wise, out-and-back direction starting and finishing on the beach. The event swim cap must be worn throughout the swim. Any swimmer wearing any artificial propulsion device, including fins, gloves, paddles, or floating devices of any kind shall be disqualified.

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8 THE COMPETITION THE COMPETITION Swimmers may use any stroke to propel themselves through the water, and may tread water or float. A participant may stand on the bottom or rest by holding an inanimate object such as a buoy, boat, rope or floating object. A swimmer experiencing difficulty and in need of assistance must raise an arm overhead, pump it up and down and call or seek assistance. Swimmers, who have received assistance, whether voluntary or involuntary, must retire and withdraw from the remainder of the race, unless such assistance did not aid the swimmer in making forward progress. No swimmer shall return to the race if the official rendering assistance requests that the participant withdraws from the race or receive medical assistance. TRANSITION Before the race starts, all athletes are to lay their equipment needed for the run part of the race in a neatly demarcated area within the transition. Make sure you know where the exit to the run course is once you have your shoes on. No parents/coaches/spectators are allowed in transition. Suggestion - bring a small bucket to rinse your feet from any sand before putting your running shoes on. Once you have completed the race you will be allowed back in to transition by an official to collect all your personal belongings. JUNIOR TRIATHLON SUPER SPRINT BIKE CHECK-IN Stick your bike number onto your bike saddle post before check-in. For identification purposes during check-in, have your race number and wristband ready to gain entry to transition. Attach the helmet stickers to the front of your helmet and wear your bike helmet fastened on your head when you come to check in. Bikes must be racked personally onto the racking area allocated to your wave. Each racking area will be marked according to your start wave. Racking positions will not be numbered individually. Please take time to familiarise yourself with your surroundings and your position in relation to the rest of transition. This will speed up your transition process when you are in the race. BIKE TRANSITION (T1/T2) Before the race, all Triathletes are to rack bikes in the Age Group Transition area. Triathletes are to lay their equipment needed for the cycle and run in a neat area beside their bike. During the race only the official entries and exits are to be used. Triathletes must have their helmet on and securely fastened prior to taking their bike out of transition; no triathlete will be allowed to leave transition without a securely fastened cycling helmet and covered shoes. A bike bottle may be carried on your bike in an appropriately fitted bike cage. No parents/coaches/spectators are allowed in transition whilst the race is in progress. On completing the cycle course triathletes are to rack their bikes, remove helmets and ensure they have running shoes on before exiting the bike transition and commencing the run segment of the course. Once you have completed the race you will be allowed back in to Transition to collect all your personal belongings. Team s riders and runners are to wait beside the bike in Transition for handing over the timing chip. BIKE RULES Understand the bike course map before race day. The bike course is to be ridden in an anti-clock-wise direction. Triathletes are to keep to the right at all times and overtake on the left. Exit the bike course after 4 laps (10km) and re-enter the bike Transition Area.

9 13 THE COMPETITION RUN RULES The run is in a clockwise direction so please keep to the right of the running path at all times. Your upper body must be covered at all times on the run portion of the race. Shoes are compulsory. No form of locomotion other than running, walking or crawling is allowed. One water station will be provided on the course and one at the finish line. Junior Super Sprint consists of a 2.5km run from Age Group transition (black box in diagram) and onto run course. JUNIOR AQUATHLON RUN RULES The run is in an anti-clockwise direction so please keep to the right of the running path at all times. Your upper body must be covered at all times on the run portion of the race. Shoes are compulsory. No form of locomotion other than running, walking or crawling is allowed. One water station will be provided on the course and one at the finish line. The Junior Aquathlon consists of a 1500m run from Aquathlon transition (orange box in diagram) through the Age Group Transition Area and onto run course. Note that Junior Aquathlon competitors turn and run back contra-flow on same side of the road. TINY TRIATHLON Tiny Triathlon start on the beach. Once the last runners are in from the Super Sprint and Junior races all parents and kids should move to the beach. Tiny Triathletes will start half way along the beach and wade/swim in an anticlockwise direction. Just prior to the breakwater they will turn and run up the beach, past transition and through to the main event finish line and receive a medal.

10 S F SWIM COURSE 375m CYCLE COURSE 10km RUN COURSE 2.5km TO FINISH LINE START FINISH AGE GROUP TRANSITION TRANSITION ROUTE WATER BUOYS JUNIOR TRIATHLON SUPER SPRINT *Course subject to change. Refer to AbuDhabiTriathlon.org for up-to-date info. ABU DHABI THEATRE RD. S BEACH F HERITAGE VILLAGE ABU DHABI THEATRE

11 SWIM COURSE Tiny Triathlete Junior Aquathlon RUN COURSE Tiny Triathlete 50m 200m 100m TINY TRIATHLETE & JUNIOR AQUATHLON S F Junior Aquathlon 1500m START FINISH AQUATHLON TRANSITION TRANSITION ROUTE SWIM BUOYS *Course subject to change. Refer to AbuDhabiTriathlon.org for up-to-date info. S BEACH F 1,5km TURN ABU DHABI THEATRE HERITAGE VILLAGE

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