Information for all participants, January 31st 2009

According approval by the IPC-Plenary 2009 we give you following information:

Sorry, the Entry fee increased by € 20,-- for competitors only.

The new Entry is:
For competitors:   €   580,- (incl. € 90,- IPC- sanction fee)
For junior competitors  €   560,- (incl. € 90,- IPC- sanction fee) 
For other officials:  €   510,- (incl. € 90,- IPC- sanction fee)
For accompanying guests:  €   420,- 
Late entries: (after Feb 1st 2009) €     50,- extra charge per person

If you have already paid the Entry, you are requested to pay € 20,-- per competitor at registration.

To make clear the composition of the teams

A maximum of 4 teams per nation is allowed to participate..
Three teams may be all male,all female, or of mixed gender, but there may be no more than 8 males or 8 females, in these three teams.
The fourth team  may be composed only of juniors, or
for each junior included in the three teams mentioned above, the fourth team may include one competitor of the same gender, who is not a junior. 
For a team to be eligible for Junior Team ranking, it must be composed of 4 junior competitors.

Official ranking of Juniors

If 4 or more junior female individuals participate, results, rankings and the title “Junior Female Champion” will be given.
If 4 or more junior male individuals participate, results, rankings and the title “Junior Male Champion” will be given.
If  less than 4 junior female or junior male individuals participate, results, rankings and the title “Junior Champion” will be given for female and male juniors combined, provided that there are, in aggregate, at least 4 junior male and female individual participants.