TAEKWONDO OCEANIA OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
Noumea, New Caledonia, 1st December 2007
Official Invitation and Entry Forms
Contacts for Selection Event
Competition Venue
Hotel Accomodation
Flights to Noumea - New Caledonia
Training Prior to the competition
Entry Fees
Current Membership of WTF and OTU
Protective Equipment
International Referees
Anti-doping Control
Welcoming Service
Olympic Weight Categories
Official Invitation and Entry Forms
The World Taekwondo Federation has released the Official Invitation and entry form package for the Oceania Qualification Tournament for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Download the PDF version of the invitation and entry form package here.
TopContacts for Selection Event
| Association President, New Caledonia: (and official contact person) | Mr. Henri JOUANNO |
| COMITE TERRITORIAL DE TAEKWONDO | |
| NOUVELLE CALEDONIE | |
| Tel : +687.77.70.39 / Fax : +687.43.07.11 | |
| Email : henjouan@canl.nc | |
| Site : http://www.tkdnc.asso.ws | |
| Organising Committee Chairman. : | Mr. Thierry COLEUX |
| Tel : +687.41.56.98 | |
| Email : kilou@lagoon.nc | |
| Director of Transport and Accomodation : | Mr.Christian Orta |
| Director of Security : | Mr. Jose Peraldi |
| Director for Opening and Closing ceremony : | Christophe Dabin |
| Director of Competition venue and venue meals: | Stephane Ottoz |
| Director of Sponsorship and Merchandise : | Muriel Chabbert |
| Director of Volunteers and Tournament Assistants : | Thierry Coleux |
| Oceania Taekwondo Union: | John Kotsifas |
| Secretary General | |
| Level 4, 540 Elizabeth Street, | |
| Melbourne, Australia 3000 | |
| Tel: +613 93420100 | |
| Fax: +613 93494383 | |
| Email: jkotsifas@rct-law.com.au | |
| Mr.Phil Coles | |
| President | |
| Tel: +612 93895987 | |
| Fax: +612 93890923 | |
| Email: pcolesioc@bigpond.com |
Competition Venue
ANSE Vata Sport Hall
ANSE Vata
98800 Noumea
Hotel Accomodation
The organising committee in New Caledonia has secured a hotel which is approximately two kilometres from the competition venue. There will only be one official hotel for all teams where meetings, drawing of lots and accreditation will occur. Transport from the hotel to the venue and return will be from the official hotel. The room rates are as follows: -
(a) Single room (one bed)
146 USD per night;
(b) Shared room (two beds)
208 USD per night;
(c) Triple room (three beds)
300 USD per night
The room rates referred to above includes breakfast.
You will need a hotel reservation form which you are required to fill in urgently and return to the organising committee in New Caledonia. Their details are as follows:
Comite Territorial Taekwondo
Nouvelle Caledonia
Bureau - Piscine Municipale
98880 LA FOA
Fax: +687 430 711
E-mail: henjouan@canl.nc (Mr Henry Jouanno)
Ph: +68 7777 039 (Henry Jouanno)
Please forward your hotel reservation form to secure your hotel rooms as soon as possible. Transport will only be provided from the official hotel so you are advised to stay at the official hotel as meetings may be called at short notice and you will need to be informed quickly. This can only occur if you are staying at the official hotel.
TopFlights to Noumea - New Caledonia
Because this is a very busy holiday season and New Caledonia is a popular holiday destination, you will need to book your flights immediately to secure appropriate flights to ensure that you arrive on time for relevant meetings and the actual event itself.
The actual tournament will take place on Saturday 1st December 2007. It will be a one day event.
You should ensure that you arrive in New Caledonia by no later than Wednesday 28th or Thursday 29th November 2007 as important meetings will occur during these days in the lead up to the event itself. The meetings that will occur a few days prior to the event will include a head of team meeting, technical meetings, referee meetings, drawing of lots, coaches meetings etc.
TopTraining Prior to the competition
Each team will be allocated training facilities for the athletes in the days leading up to the event following their arrival in New Caledonia.
TopEntry Fees
The entry fees set by the World Taekwondo Federation for the Oceania Olympic Qualification event will be $300.00 USD per team.
TopCurrent Membership of WTF and OTU
OTU Member Nations will not be permitted to compete at this Olympic Selection event unless they are financial members of the World Taekwondo Federation and the Oceania Taekwondo Union.
It is noted that despite the previous issuing of invoices for OTU Membership to be paid prior to this event, very few Oceania member countries have actually paid their membership to the OTU.
Please ensure that your OTU membership is paid to ensure that your team is eligible to compete at this event.
TopProtective Equipment
Protective equipment will be provided by the organising committee for competitors. However competitors will be required to supply their own mouth guard, hand guard and groin guard.
All other protective equipment will be provided by the organising committee.
TopInternational Referees
There will be 12 international referees appointed by the World Taekwondo Federation to officiate at this event. There will be referees from outside of the Oceania Region.
TopAnti-doping Control
Please be advised that mandatory doping tests will be conducted during this event. The testing will be conducted in accordance with the Anti-doping rules at the WTF and the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA).
TopWelcoming Service
The organising committee will provide a welcoming service at the international airport and other arrival points in the whole city.
TopOlympic Weight Categories
You should be aware that of all the Oceania countries, Australia has already qualified one male division during the World Qualification event held in Manchester UK in September. This means that Australia will only bring one male athlete to the Oceania Qualification event. Australia qualified one male player in the under 68 kilogram Olympic Division.
By now, it should be obvious to all OTU member nations that they should begin to consult with one another to ascertain which male and female weight divisions will be contested by each member nation.
Australians qualification of one male athlete in the under 68 kilogram division during the Manchester Qualification Event, now provides the remaining Oceania countries with better chance of qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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