TECHNICAL MANUAL RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

TECHNICAL MANUAL RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

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SPORTS AUTHORITIES CACSO Central American Caribbean and Games Organization. Address Olympic House Olympic Committee Second Floor, Suite CACSO San Juan, PR 00908 Telephones +1(787) 723-3890 721-6805 (Fax) Mail humbertocintron@msn.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 4 Name Position Country Mr. Steve Stoute President Barbados Sr. Carlos Padilla 1st Vicepresident México Mr. Baltazar Medina 2nd Vicepresident Colombia Sra. Judy Simons 3rd Vicepresident Bermuda Mr. Eduardo Álvarez Secretary General Venezuela Mr. Camilo Amado Treausurer Panamá Mr. Salvador Jiménez First Vocal Honduras Mr. Ruperto Herrera Second Vocal Cuba Mr. Christopher Samuda Third Vocal Jamaica MSr. Hans Larsen Fourth Vocal Haití Vacant Mr. Ciro Solano Fifth Vocal Ex Officio Member Colombia

CACSO STAFF Name Position Country Ms. Myrna Febus Dr. Enrique Amy Mr. Carlos Uriarte Ms. Carla Alonso Lic. Julio E. Torres Lic. Mario Rodriguez Lic. Jorge O. Sosa CPA. Ricardo Alvarez Adjunt Secretary Medical Director MeDay Chief Events Operations Legal Advisor Legal Advisor Audit Finance TECHNICAL COMMISSION Name Position Country Prof. Humberto Cintrón President Mr. Keith Joseph Vicepresident San Vicente y las Granadinas Mr. Luis Cumba Member República Dominicana Mr. Carlos Cisneros Mr. Erskine Simons Member Member México Barbados 5 Mr. Melecio Rivera Member El Salvador Mr. Julio Roberto Gómez Member Colombia Dr. René Romero Member Cuba TECHNICAL ADVISORS Name Position Country Mr. Guillermo Rergis Mr. Héctor Figueroa Ing. Salvador Ortiz Ms. Maria C. Muñoz Technical Advisor Technical Advisor Technical Advisor Technical Advisor México

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 6 ASSOCIATED MEMBERS Martinique / Guadaloupe

COBAR 2018 Organizing Committee of the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Sports Games, Barranquilla 2018 Address COBAR 2018 CRA 54 No. 74-127 Telephone +(57) 311 230 3984 Official Webpage www.barranquilla2018.com COBAR 2018 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE COBAR 2018 NAME Dr. Baltazar Medina Dr. Alejandro Char Chaljud Dr. Eduardo Verano De La Rosa Dra. Clara Luz Roldán Dr. Ciro Solano Dr. Gonzalo Baute Dra. Ana María Aljure Dr. Carlos Acosta Dr. Rafael Lafont POSITION President (President Colombian Olympic Committee) Mayor of Barranquilla Governor of the Atlántico State National Director of COLDEPORTES Secretary General of Colombian District Secretary of Sports District Secretary General City Development Manager District Infrastructure Secretary 7

ADDRESS COBAR TECHNIQUE 8 NAME Dr. Armando Segovia Ortiz Lic. Alexander Gonzalez Vidal Dr. Jorge Cotte Dr. Nelson Osorio Lentino Dra. Maria A Barraza Dra. Carmen San Juan Arq. Maycol Thomas POSITION Technical Division Director Technical secretary Director Sports Operations Coordinator Judgment Attention to Federations Sports Control Deportive scenary

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INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS FEDERATION PRESIDENT: Morinabe Watanabe Avenue de la Gare 12A case postale 630 1001 Lausanne, Switzerland Teléfono: +41 21 321 55 10 Fax +41 21 321 55 19 info@figgymnastics.org PAN AMERICAN GYMNASTICS UNION PRESIDENT: NAOMI VALENZO Camino a Santa Teresa 482 Colonia Peña Pobre, C.P. 14060 Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, México Telephone: +52 55 4993-3983 info@upag-pagu.org 10 COLOMBIAN GYMNASTICS FEDERATION PRESIDENT: JUAN NAVOR MEDINA LÓPEZ Transversal 21 Bis No 60-35 Bogotá D.C, Colombia Telephone: +57 3103433090 fedecolg@hotmail.com TECHNICAL DELEGATE SAMIR PORTILLO DÍAZ (COL) Cra. 23 D No 70 47 Soledad, Atlántico, Colombia Telephone: +57 3103535459 samir_portillo@hotmail.com COMPETITION MANAGER CECILIA SABOGAL Santiago de Cali, Colombia Telephone: +57 3164221887 chilasabogal@hotmail.com

DATE AND PLACE OF THE COMPETITION The competition at the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018, will be held on July 27, 28, 29 and 30, 2018 at Puerta de Oro Convention Center in the city of Barranquilla. EVENTS The events announced for the competition at XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018, are 9. INDIVIDUAL EVENTS Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon General Individual Team WOMEN S 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 TOTAL INDIVIDUAL 6 PRUEBAS DE CONJUNTO 5 Rings 3 Balls and 2 ribbons General Competition WOMEN S 1 1 1 TOTAL INDIVIDUAL 3

MEDALS No MODALIDAD PRUEBA ORO PLATA BRONCE 1 RHYTHMIC Hoop 1 1 1 2 RHYTHMIC Ribbon 1 1 1 3 RHYTHMIC Ball 1 1 1 4 RHYTHMIC Clubs 1 1 1 12 5 RHYTHMIC General 1 1 1 Individual 6 RHYTHMIC Team 1 1 1 TOTAL INDIVIDUAL MEDALS 6 6 6 1 RHYTHMIC 10 Clubs 1 1 1 2 RHYTHMIC 3 RHYTHMIC 3 Balls 2 Ribbons General Competition TOTAL GROUP MEDALS 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 TOTAL MEDALS RHYTHMIC 9 9 9 COMPETITION FORMAT The competitions at the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla 2018 will take place as per Regulations of CACSO, the Technical Regulations of the Pan American Gymnastics Union and the Regulations of the International Gymnastics Federation. GENERAL RULES OF THE COMPETITION Age of Competitors Athletes must have the minimum required age at December 31, 2018. : At least 16 years of age (born in 2002 or earlier).

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF COMPETITORS In accordance with the quota established by CACSO, will have a maximum of forty-five (45) female athletes. Each NOC may enter a maximum of eight (8) female athletes (3 Individual- Team and 5 in Group) provided they meet the qualifying criteria established by UPAG for the at the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018. Composition of the individual and group competitions: COMPETITION Qualifying General Individual Qualification Qualifying Group Final per apparatus General COMPOSITION Teams of 3 Gymnasts Individual 1-2 Gymnasts Sum of 5 rings and 3 balls and 2 ropes Maximo 2 Gymnasts per NOC 13

14 NUMBER OF NOCS 5 Qualifying NOCs in 1 4 place in the Team Ranking, plus the host country 2 NOCs with 2 top individual gymnasts and which have not been considered under any other qualifying criteria. 1 NOCs with 1 top individual gymnasts and which have not been considered under any other qualifying criteria. NUMBER OF GYMNASTS PER NOC 3 (Teams) 15 2 (Individual) 4 1 (Individual) 1 TOTAL GYM- NASTS 8 NOCs 20 Gymnasts NUMBER OF NOCS 5 Top qualifying NOCs in the preliminaries NUMBER OF GYMNASTS PER NOC 5 25 TOTAL GYM- NASTS 5 NOCs 25 Gymnasts

COMPETITION SCHEDULE DAY TIME EVENT CATEGORY STAGE JULY 27 14:00 Podium Training F JULY 28 14:00 Hoop and Ball Teams - 5 equipments F Competition I y II Competition I Teams - 2 equipments Competition I JULY 30 14:00 Competition III Competition III F Individual Finals Team Finals ELIGIBILITY To participate in the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018, athletes must comply with the provisions of the Central American and Caribbean Games Regulations, the rules of UPAG and the rules of the International Gymnastics Federation. In addition, they shall have been entered by their NOC as set forth in Chapter XI of CACSO Statutes. 15 ENTRIES Only NOCs recognized by CACSO, which National Federations are members of the International Gymnastics Federation and the Pan American Gymnastics Union, may enter to take part in the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018. Associated Members recognized by CACSO may also participate in the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018. All countries through their respective NOC, must submit their Sports Entry Request using the official form, to the Organizing Committee by 24:00 hours (Colombian time) on February 20, 2018. The form must state the sports in which the NOC will participate. Forms that will be published in the official WEB site Barranquilla 2018.

ENTRY BY NUMBER The Entry by Number forms, which state the number of participants in each individual and team event, shall be delivered to the Organizing Committee of the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018 no later than midnight (Barranquilla, Colombia time) on April 20, 2018 as established in CACSO Regulations, Chapter VIII. ENTRY BY NAME An Entry by Name form is required for each eligible participating athlete in the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018. Entries by Name forms must be completed by each NOC and received by the Organizing Committee no later than midnight (Barranquilla, Colombia time) on June 20, 2018, as established in CACSO Regulations, Chapter VIII. Each NOC must submit their Entry by Number and Entry by Name on the official forms provided by the Organizing Committee and which shall be mailed out 6 months prior to the games. 16 For any doubts or clarification purposes, the Organizing Committee has the following e-mail: inscripciones@barranquilla2018.org.co MINIMUM PARTICIPATION For an event to be considered official, at least five (5) representations must participate from the same number of National Olympic Committees. In the event that one or more representations, after the Technical Meeting takes place, is unable to participate due to force majeure (verified by CACSO), the event will take place with a minimum of four (4) representations from equal number of National Olympic Committees. GENERAL RULES The competitions of the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018 will be held in accordance with CACSO Statutes and the corresponding Regulations of the International Federation in force at the time of the Games. Cases not foreseen in the abovementioned regulations will be resolved as follows: a) Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance to CASCO Statutes and the Regulations of the Central American and Caribbean Games. b) Cases of a technical nature will be resolved following the procedures of the Pan American Gymnastics.

TECHNICAL MEETING The technical meeting will take place on July 26, 2018 at 10:00h at the Puerta de Oro Convention Center in the city of Barranquilla. Up to two representatives from each NOC may attend this technical meeting. The Technical Delegate and the Competition Manager will chair the meeting. Judges may not take part in this meeting. TECHNICAL OFFICIALS Technical personnel (President and Members of the Superior Jury) will be comprised by the members of the RG technical committees of UPAG. Judges are required as per UPAG rules and regulations. Should additional judges be required, neutral judges will be invited until the required number of judges is completed. The Competition Manager will be appointed by the Colombian Federation of Gymnastics. 17 Decisions on technical appeals at the Central American and Caribbean Games lie on a jury appointed to such end. The Jury of Appeals consists of up to three (3) persons that will appointed by the Executive Committee of UPAG. Decisions by this jury cannot be appealed. DRAW The draw will be manual or electronic during the Technical Meeting. The draw will take place in the presence of the respective Technical Delegate and the President of the respective Superior Jury. UNIFORMS AND SPORTING EQUIPMENT The Regulation of the Central American and Caribbean Games and the

International Gymnastics Federation must be respected, as well as Chapter 5, Rule 51 of the IOC where is set forth the rules for NOCs regarding the use of Registered Trademarks by manufacturers as to the regulatory measures for the use of apparel, sporting equipment, as well as for all types of accessories used during the Games. Sporting equipment that will be used during the competitions shall have a valid FIG certification. MEDAL CEREMONY Medal ceremonies will take place in accordance with Chapter XIII of CASCO regulations. INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: First place: Gold medal and diploma Second place: Silver medal and diploma Third place: Bronze medal and diploma TEAM EVENTS: 18 First place: A gold medal and a diploma for each of the athletes. Second place: A silver medal and a diploma for each of the athletes. Third place: A bronze medal and a diploma for each of the athletes. DOPING CONTROL Doping control shall be performed following the provisions of CACSO Medical Commission and FIG Regulations in accordance with the standards and current version of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) procedures. VENUE The competitions will be staged at the Puerta de Oro Convention Center in the city of Barranquilla. Podium rehearsals will also take place at these facilities.

GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES OF BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA Latitude: 10 58 06 N Length: 74 46 52 O Height above sea level: 24 m Average annual humidity: 79-81% T Annual average temperature 28.2 TM TM Maximum annual average temperature 32.8 Minimum annual average temperature 25.0 V Average wind speed(m/sec) 3.2 SUNRISE SUNSET SOLAR NOON DURATION OF THE DAY 19 5:46 18:24 12:05 12h 37min 18s Barranquilla Time Zone UTC-05:00 o -05 UTC-05:00 o -05 DISTANCE TO MAIN CITIES OF COLOMBIA KM Bogota Cali Cartagena Santa Marta Medellin 1302 1212 124 93 750 The official currency of Colombia is the Colombian peso.

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