BUCS Modern Pentathlon & Modern Biathlon Championships 2010

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Oxford University 12th /13th March 2010

 

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University Students may compete as biathletes, tetrathletes or pentathletes.

Sixth-form students may only compete as tetrathletes or pentathletes.

 

Provisional timetable (please consult joining instructions and event programme for confirmed event times and locations):
Friday:  Registration OPENS 1800h & CLOSES 1815h, walk ride course at Blewbury Equestrian Centre 1815h, first rider up 1845h
Saturday: Shoot/Fence at Iffley Rd start 0815h, Mens Pent/Tet run start 0830h at running track, Iffley Rd Sport Centre, Womens Pent/Tet run starts 1030h

Biathlon run start (incl. Bi registration; University Parks, Oxford) 1400h, Swim at Iffley Rd Pool 1630h.

 

ALL COMPETITORS MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE MODERN PENTATHLON ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRTAIN (PentathlonGB – formerly MPAGB). This is essential for insurance purposes.  A new student membership is now available for £7, please visit www.pentathlongb.org and fill in the online form or ring the office on 01225 386808.

ALL COMPETITORS FOR THE RIDE EVENT MUST have a “Youth A” or higher ride certificate lodged with PentathlonGB HQ and be capable of completing safely a 90cm course.

ALL COMPETITORS FOR THE FENCE EVENT MUST have a fence certificate lodged with PentathlonGB HQ.

ALL COMPETITORS FOR THE SHOOT EVENT MUST have a previous experience and a good working knowledge of range safety.

PentathlonGB Membership and Certificates will be checked automatically and entry will not be possible until these minimum requirements are met.  Those athletes with memberships which will expire before the event will be able to enter but must renew before the closing date; this will be checked.

 

Competition Fees: £ 30 Full pentathlon or Ride tetrathlon, £ 15 Fence tetrathlon, £10 Run & Swim biathlon

 

Biathlon Teams consist of three athletes of the same sex. Pentathlon Teams consist of three athletes of either sex. Team members must be from the same academic institution, or related institutions at the organisers’ approval.

    All athletes must be university students or sixth form students (or on a single gap year between school and university; gap year students may compete for the school which they attended in the sixth form).

    The biathlon team competition will be decided by totalling the run and swim scores of all three team members.

    The individual pentathlon competition will count scores over all five events.

    The pentathlon team competition will be decided by totalling all five event scores of each team member.

    In order for a team to be eligible for the pentathlon team competition, each team member must contest at least four events and each pentathlon event must be contested by at least one member of the team.

    BUCS medals are awarded to the first three competitors in the individual competitions and the first three men’s and women’s teams.

    Prizes will be awarded to the first individual university and sixth-form male and female pentathletes, the first three university pentathlon teams, the first university pentathlon ‘B’ and ‘C’ teams and the first sixth-form pentathlon team.

 

The ride is limited to 60 competitors; please get entries in on time in order to avoid disappointment.

 

By entering this competition you have agreed to the conditions of our withdrawal policy:

 

IF YOU ARE LESS EXPERIENCED AT PENTATHLON PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU READ THE ‘ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ATHLETES’.

 

Neither the Organisers, nor any person acting on their behalf, accept any liability for any loss, damage, accident, injury or illness to competitors, spectators or any person or property whatsoever. The Organisers have taken reasonable precautions to ensure the Health and Safety of everyone present. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring and must obey the instructions of the organisers and all the officials and stewards.

 

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