BUCS Modern Pentathlon & Modern Biathlon Championships 2012

www.oxbridgepentathlon.org.uk/bucs

Oxford University 9th /10th March 2012

 

Please Read the following information and follow the link at the bottom of this page to enter your institution.

 

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 18:00 & CLOSES 18:15, ride draw – 18:15; walk ride course at Blewbury Equestrian Centre 18:15, first rider warm up 18:45; first rider  enters arena 19:00
Saturday: Combined event/Fence at Iffley Road Sports Centre start 08:30,

Men’s Pent/Tet Combined event start 08:30 at cricket schools/running track, Iffley Road Sports Centre, Women’s Pent/Tet combined event starts 11:00

Women’s Fence start 08:30 Main sports hall, Iffley Road Sports Centre; Men’s Fence start 11:00

Biathlon run start (incl. Bi registration; Iffley Road Sports Centre Running track 14:00,

Swim (all competitors) at Iffley Rd Pool  - women’s warm up 17:10; men’s warm up 18:00

 

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: £ 32 Full pentathlon or Ride Tetrathlon; £ 15 Fence Tetrathlon; £7 Run & Swim biathlon

 

Biathlon Teams consist of three athletes of the same sex. Pentathlon Teams are mixed and 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 the event scores of each team member. The winning team will be the team which has the highest score across all five events. Following a review of the scores from a number of national pentathlon competitions, the ladies scores will be amended by 350 pentathlon points for the team pentathlon competition to ensure that the results are equalled out for the gentlemen and ladies.

     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 for the biathlon.

     BUCS medals will be awarded to the first individual university male and female pentathletes; and the first three university pentathlon teams.

     Prizes will be awarded to the first individual sixth form male and female pentathletes and the first sixth-form pentathlon team.

 

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

 

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

  • If we cannot supply the entered competition then each entrant will receive a full refund.
  • No refund is possible for withdrawal for any reason, once the final closing date has passed
  • Competition entries are not transferable.

 

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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