INFORMATION BULLETIN Belgrade 2017
ORGANISERS SERBIAN WATER POLO FEDERATION Belgrade, Smetanina 2, Serbia Phone: + 381 11 266 86 57; + 381 11 266 86 34 www.waterpoloserbia.org office@swpf.net FINA Chemin de Bellevue 24a/24b CH - 1005 Lausanne SWITZERLAND Phone: (+41-21) 310 47 10 ww.fina.org PATRONAGE: CITY OF BELGRADE Ministry of Youth and SportS
WELCOME MESSAGE It is our great pleasure to welcome all the players, coaches and officials to the 19th FINA World Junior Men s Water Polo Championships to take place from August 5-13, 2017 in Belgrade (SRB). With the participation of our best junior teams, this competition represents a landmark in the promotion of this discipline. Water polo, the oldest Olympic team sport, is conquering more audience, more media and television interest, and is generating substantial work and attention from the FINA Member National Federations, clubs, players and referees. Team spirit and individual search for improvement are two of basic characteristics of Water Polo. These values will be promoted during this competition and the participating players will be an example of fair-play for the youth and all the fans of this sport worldwide. On this occasion, we express our gratitude to the Water Polo Federation of Serbia, the Organising Committee and the local authorities for their warm hospitality in Belgrade and enthusiastic spirit. I am sure that our best junior water polo teams will keep an excellent memory of this competition. Our gratitude also goes to all those involved in the promotion of this event, namely the spectators, the media representatives and the sponsors. Thanks to the players, coaches and officials, for their hard work and excellent performances which enhance Water Polo s image worldwide. To all participating squads in the 19th FINA World Junior Men s Water Polo Championships, we wish them them good luck and for the best to win.
WELCOME MESSAGE us on the world sporting map. Your determination, perseverance and commitment to excellence are the values that continually inspire us and bring us together, in more ways than one. Serbian Water Polo Federation and Belgrade have such a pleasure to host the best world water polo junior national teams. Water Polo in Serbia has a long tradition of success and thanks to that it is one of the most popular sports for young generations. It is not hard to understand why our sport is popular in Serbia. With a pride we can say that our senior men s team is Olympic, World and European champion. I would like to congratulate our athletes, who have become role models to the young generation and whose success is keeping Besides our sport success, Water Polo Federation of Serbia has huge experince in organizing big water polo events. With a great confidence we are organizing this Championship and affirm Belgrade as a city of sport and sports lovers, but also as one of the most desirable tourist destinations in this part of the continent. We will try to do our best to show you Serbian hospitality and hope you will go home with some unforgettable memories. Wish you all a good luck and best success! Milorad Krivokapić President of the Serbian Water Polo Federation Welcome to Belgrade, welcome to Serbia!
DELEGATES Dimitris DIATHESOUPOULOS - Bureau Liasaion Gianni LONZI - TWPC Chairman Khosrow AMINI - TWPC Vice Chairman John WHITEHOUSE - TWPC Honorary Secretary Farid EL ALLAM - TWPC Member Mohie FARID - TWPC Member Nico FIROIU - TWPC Member Richard PAPAZIAN - TWPC Member Gus PINKER - TWPC Member Jacques RACINE - TWPC Member Evgeny SHARONOV - TWPC Member Press Delegate: Camillo CAMETTI Medical & Anti-Doping Delegate: Kyriakos NANOUSIS (GRE) Neutral referees: Axel BENDER (GER) Viktor SALNICHENKO (KAZ) Daniel VÁZQUEZ (MEX) Mihail BALANESCU (ROU)
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES GROUP A A1: USA United States of America A2: RUS Russia A3: GRE Greece A4: PUR Puerto Rico A5: IRI Iran GROUP B B1: NED Netherlands B2: MNE Montenegro B3: ESP Spain B4: JPN Japan B5: CRO Croatia GROUP C C1: NZL New Zealand C2: AUS Australia C3: ARG Argentina C4: SRB Serbia C5: CHN People s Republic of China GROUP D D1: ITA Italy D2: HUN Hungary D3: EGY Egypt D4: CAN Canada D5: RSA South Africa
GAME SCHEDULE 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY DATES 5-Aug 6-Aug 7-Aug 8-Aug 9-Aug 10-Aug 11-Aug 12-Aug 13-Aug TIME Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday PRELIMINARY ROUND FOR PLACES 13-20 FOR PLACES 13-20 FOR PLACES 13-20 (FINAL ROUND) 09:00 1. GRE-PUR 9. CRO-ESP 18. ARG -NZL 25. ITA-CAN 33. PUR-RUS 08:00 41. 4A-5D 08:00 49. L41 -L42 08:00 59. L49-L51 (19-20) TIME TIME TIME TIME 10:20 2. RUS-IRI 10. NED-MNE 19. CAN-RSA 26. HUN-EGY 34. USA-IRI 09:20 42. 4B-5C 09:20 50. W41-W42 09:20 60. W49-L51 (17-18) 11:40 3. ESP-JPN 11. CHN-ARG 20. EGY-ITA 27. USA-PUR 35. JPN-MNE 10:40 43. 5A-4D 10:40 51. L43-L44 10:40 61. L50-L52 (15-16) 13:00 4. MNE -CRO 12. NZL-AUS 21. PUR-IRI 28. RUS-GRE 36. NED-CRO 12:00 44. 5B-4C 12:00 52. W43-W44 12:00 62. W50-W52 (13-14) FOR PLACES 1-12 FOR PLACES 9-12 FOR PLACES 9-12 (FINAL ROUND) 16:00 45. 2A-3D 13:20 53. L45-L46 13:20 63. L53-L54 (11-12) 16:00 6. AUS-CHN 13. RSA-EGY 22. GRE-USA 29. NED-JPN 38. NZL-CHN 17:20 46. 2B-3C 14:40 54. L47-L48 14:40 64. W53-W54 (9-10) FOR PLACES 5-8 17:20 7. EGY-CAN 14. ITA-HUN 23. JPN-CRO 30. MNE-ESP 39. CAN-HUN 18:40 47. 3A-2D FOR PLACES 1-8 (QF ROUND) FOR PLACES 5-8 16:00 69. L65-L66 (7-8) 18:40 8. HUN-RSA 15. IRI-GRE 24. ESP-NED 32. AUS-ARG 40. ITA-RSA 20:00 48. 3B-2C 16:00 55. 1A-W46 16:00 65. L55-L57 17:20 70. W65-W66 (5-6) 20:00 O. Ceremony 16. USA-RUS 17. SRB-CHN 31. NZL-SRB 37. SRB-AUS 17:20 56. 1B-W45 17:20 66. L56-L58 FOR PLACES 1-4 20:15 5. ARG-SRB 18:40 57. 1C-W47 FOR PLACES 1-4 (SF ROUND) 18:40 71. L67-L68 (3-4) 20:00 58. 1D-W48 18:40 67. W55-W57 20:00 72. W67-W68 (1-2) 20:00 68. W56-W58
VENUE Sports Center Milan Gale Muškatirović Sports Center Milan Gale Muškatirović is located in the heart of the old part of the city. It is built in 1973 and completely renovated in 2011. Today, this center is one of the most modern sports center in Serbia with an impressive infrastructure, equipped with all the necessary facilities: Three Outdoor Pools (one of them Olympic pool) Indoor Olympic pool Gym Massage and fitness center Large sports hall for indoor sports. Note: warm-up pool inside, competition pool outside
ACCOMMODATION Hotel Crowne Plaza Vladimira Popovića 10, 11070 Belgrade Phone: +381 11 2204115 www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/ hotels/us/en/belgrade/ begcp/hoteldetail Hotel IN Arsenija Carnojevica Blvd, 56 11070 New Belgrade Phone: +381 11 310 53 55 http://www.inhotelbelgrade.rs/ The Crowne Plaza Belgrade is conveniently located in the business district of Belgrade, only 15 kilometers from Nikola Tesla international airport, and off the E-75 highway. It is near the most important city attractions and only 5 minutes drive by car to the city center. All standard facilities of the hotel chain Crowne Plaza will be available to all the participants and guests of the FINA World Men s Junior Water Polo Championships 2017 PRICES: Single room: 130 per room, per night, Full Board Double room: 195 per room, per night, Full Board The location where the hotel is located, allows us to meet absolutely all your requirements and interests. Hotel s accommodation capacities are of 187 units spaced on 7 floors. On the VIII floor of the hotel, there is the INfinity Bar and terrace, offering a unique view of the New and Old Belgrade. Infinity bar is the ideal place for organizing cocktail parties, celebrations, various family and professional gatherings. PRICES: Single room: 110 per room, per night, Full Board Double room: 180 per room, per night, Full Board Hotel Mladost Bulevar Oslobođenja 56a, 11000 Belgrade Phone: +381 11 309 0401 www.hotel-m.com Best Western Hotel M is a modern-four star hotel which is settled in one of the most quietest and beautiful areas of Belgrade. Best Western Hotel M has 165 rooms and 11 suites equipped with air-conditioned, bathroom, mini bar, satellite TV, internet, telephone... Conference Hall, the Conference Room and the new Business Center are fully equipped for all requirements of modern business. Restaurants - Exclusive and Avala - offer wide choice of international cuisine and traditional Serbian dishes. PRICES: Single room: 110 per room, per night, Full Board Double room: 180 per room, per night, Full Board
ACCOMMODATION HOTEL PARK Njegoševa 2, 11000 Belgrade Phone: +381 11 3234722 www.hotelparkbeograd.rs Park Hotel is placed at the heart of the old city. Located only 5 minutes away from the roundabout at Slavia, the city s main streets Kralja Milana and Kneza Milosa, while the most famous pedestrian and shopping zone, Knez Mihailova, is only 15 minutes away. In the immediate surroundings there are beautiful city parks, Tasmajdan, Manjez, Karadjordjev park and popular plateaus with well known cafes. A short walk takes you to the Temple of Saint Sava, the City Council, the Assembly of Serbia, the National Theatre, the National Museum and other features of capital. PRICES: Single room: 95 per room, per night, Full Board Double room: 165 per room, per night, Full Board Hotel Holiday InN (Hotel for Official and Referees) Španskih boraca 74, 11070 Belgrade Phone: +381 11 310 0070 https://www.ihg.com/ holidayinn/hotels/us/en/ belgrade/begbg/hoteldetail The hotel is located in the main business area of New Belgrade, 10 km away from the international airport Nikola Tesla and 4 km from the city center. Holiday Inn Belgrade is four-star hotel, a part of the famous InterContinental Hotels Group. It is one of the leading brands, worldwide recognizable for its first class service, comfort and pleasure, that results from the unity of friendliness and professionalism of the staff. Hotel Holiday Inn has 140 comfortable rooms PRICE: Single room: 140 per room, per night, Full Board Twin room available upon request. Hotel reservation can be done by filling out Hotel Booking Form. The Booking Form should be sent on email: accommodation@srbwp.rs Confirmation letters and payment invoices will be sent upon receipt of the booking form. Booking should be made before June 5 th Payment dates: June 19 th, 2017 50% of the total amount Full payment should be made before July 15 th, 2017. Please note Hotel price includes Full Board service, taxes, transfers from the airport to the hotel and vice versa, accommodation, transfers from the hotel to the training and competition venue.
BELGRADE Belgrade is situated at the place where the Sava joins the Danube. Belgrade is one of the oldest cities in Europe and, beside Athens, the greatest urban whole of the Balkan Peninsula. The oldest archaeological artefacts from Belgrade area date back to the fifth millenium B.C. The members of a Celtic tribe founded Singidunum in the III century B.C., while the first record of the name Belgrade dates back to 878 A.D. During its long and tumultuous history, Belgrade has been conquered by 40 armies, and 38 times it has been raised up from the ashes. Belgrade is the capital of Serbia, having around 1,6 million residents. In the field of traffic and transport, it is a city of the highest importance as a road and railway center, as a port for river and air traffic, and as a telecommunication center. It spreads over 3.6% of the territory of Serbia, and 15.8% of Serbian population lives in this city. Also, 31.2% of all employed workers in Serbia work in Belgrade. Belgrade is the capital of Serbian culture, education and science. It has the greatest concentration of institutions of national importance in the field of science and art. There is the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, established in 1886 as the Serbian Royal Academy; the National Library of Serbia, established in 1832; the National Museum, established in 1841 and the National Theatre, established in 1869. The city is also the seat of the Belgrade University, founded in 1808 as the Great School, and the seat of the University of Art. Belgrade has the status of a separate teritorial unit in Serbia, having its own autonomous city government. Its territory is divided into 17 municipalities, having their own local governmental bodies.
IMPORTANT NOTES VISA INFORMATION If you require a visa for your participants to enter SERBIA, please notify the Organizing Committee will create an invitation letter to be presented to your Embassy/Consulate to assist in the visa process. Please send a list of all travellers with Full Name, Passport Number, Date of Birth, Gender, Nationality, and Role within the delegation. For more information about visa requirements, please follow the link: http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/consular-affairs/entry-serbia/visaregime EVENT RULES The event will be conducted under FINA event rules. For detailed information, please refer to the FINA official website. ACCREDITATION For all individuals participating in, working at, or involved in the FINA World Men s Junior Water Polo Championships will be issued accreditation cards and must wear them or carry them during the entire event (5th - 13th August). Entrances to each accreditation zone will be clearly identified by the zone name, color, number and pictures of accreditations cards that can pass. Only those who have that zone number and color listed on their pass will be granted access. Participating Federations should fill out the Entry Form (please find the Entry Form with other Forms at the very end of the Information Bulletin). Completed Entry Form with attached photo (in format.jpg,.png) of players, officials and referee should be sent no later than July 23rd, 2017 to email accreditation@srbwp.rs. ANTI DOPING CONTROL Regarding FINA regulations on this competition FINA Medical Delegate will make Anti-Doping Control supported by staff of Serbian Anti-Doping Agency (approved by WADA). All athletes may be subject to Anti-Doping Control sample collection and testing throughout the Championships. TECHNICAL MEETING Technical Meeting will be held on August, 4th 2017 at 18 h at Hotel Crowne Plaza, Vladimira Popovića 10. Two representatives of each participating Team are kindly invited to be present on Technical Meeting with passports of players and copies of players passports which will be taken by staff of Anti-Doping Control. The team representative will be asked to give written approval for the correct version of national anthem and a correct color image of the national flag on behalf of their National Federation. The Final Entry Form has to be submitted to the TWPC DELEGATE at the Technical Meeting. Every Federation has to submit Final Entry Form, on which shall be confirmed up to thirteen players and three bench officials. Only these players and bench officials are allowed to be listed in the protocol of the games. No changes are possible after submission of Final Entry Form. Serbian Water Polo Federtion will provide transportation from official hotels to Technical Meeting and back. Transportation schedule will be given to each team upon arrival in Belgrade. OFFICIAL DINNER The date, time and place of Official Dinner tba. Two representatives of each participating Team are kindly invited to be present on Official Dinner. Serbian Water Polo Federtion will provide transport to to Official Dinner. The exact transportation plan will be given to the Team Managers upon arrival.
USEFUL INFORMATION The official language is Serbian. The climate in Belgrade is a moderate continental one. Belgrade is in the Central European Time (CET) zone (GMT+1 hour). Summer time (GMT+2 hours) lasts from the end of March until the end of October. The official currency is the dinar (RSD). Coins: 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 RSD Paper bills: 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1.000, 2.000 and 5.000 RSD Currency exchange is performed by: - all the banks - all the post offices - exchange offices Exchange rate 1 EURO = approximately 125 RSD URGENT CASES: Phone: 194 Clinical Centre of Serbia Pasterova 2 Beograd 11000 Srbija http://www.kcs.ac.rs PHARMACIES ON DUTY Please ask at the hotel s reception for the closest pharmacy on duty. Working hours Banks and post offices Working hours of banks and post office on week days from 08:00 to 19:00, Saturdays until 13:00. Stores Working hours of most shops in the city is from 08:00 to 20:00, Saturdays until 14:00, and Sundays are closed. Groceries and related goods have longer working hours, some work on Sundays. Electricity As in most cities of Continental Europe, the electricity voltage in Belgrade is 220V. Electrical outlets are standard European. Water Tap water in Belgrade is safe to drink. Get around - Walk, the city centre is actually quite small and most of the interesting sights, bars and hotels are all within easy walking distance. There are plenty of street maps, especially in the centre, so you can find your way easily. - Public transport service: Belgrade has an excellent bus service. Ticket for one ride (no matter how far you go as long you don t change the bus) costs 89 RSD, and you can buy the ticket from the driver or conductor, or at kiosks marked with a ticket sales sticker - Like the world s metropolises Belgrade now has a comprehensive, multi-lingual guide in the form of free online applications-belgrade Info Guide, available for free on Google Play Store.
ADDRESS BOOK Serbian Water Polo Federation Smetanina 2 Belgrade, Serbia http://www.waterpoloserbia.org ORGANIZING COMPANY Darko Udovičić General Manager Phone: +381 64 832 00 23 Email: darko.udovicic@srbwp.rs Maja Pavkov Milašinović Logistics Manager Phone: +381 64 832 00 22 Email: maja.pavkov@srbwp.rs Milan Marjanović Venue Manager Phone: +381 64 832 00 32 Email: milan.marjanovic@srbwp.rs Diana Bošnjak Banduka Accommodation Manager Phone: +381 64 832 00 02 Email: diana.bosnjak@srbwp.rs accommodation@srbwp.rs Nevena Simović Office Manager Phone: +381 64 832 00 28 Email: nevena.simovic@srbwp.rs office@srbwp.rs Ana Samardžić Marketing Manager Phone: +381 64 832 00 33 Email: ana.samardzic@srbwp.rs Accreditation enquires should be processed through email accreditation@srbwp.rs For more information regarding the issuance of visa, please contact office@srbwp.rs