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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
MEDITERRANEAN FENCING CHAMPIONSHIP
I OBJECTIVES
1.1 To develop fencing in the Mediterranean countries.
1.2 To strengthen ties of friendship between fencers in the Mediterranean countries
II ORGANISATION
2.1 The organisation of the Championship is assigned to the G.A., which chooses candidates proposed by the Nation Federations that belong to the CoMEs.
2.2 Should problems arise after the decisions have been made the C.E will seek solutions and communicate them to all the Federations of the Mediterranean basin. These decisions must be justified.
2.3 The date has been fixed for the month of June. This was decided by the A.G following a proposal made by the E.C.
2.4 The date may be changed by the E.C only in the presence of serious motives that the President must communicate to the Federations taking part, as soon as the decision has been made.
III PROGRAMME FOR THE TRIALS
3.1 The programme of the events for the Mediterranean championship comprises 14 matches: 6 individual men’s and women’s foil, men’s and women’s epee, men’s and women’s sabre for cadets (- 17 years), 6 individual men’s and women’s foil, men’s and women’s epée; men’s and women’s sabre for Juniors (-20 years) and 2 for teams (Cadets and Juniors) The teams will be composed of both men and women: they will be composed of three fencers who will fence with three different weapons. Every country may draw up juniors or cadets athletes.
3.2 Length of events.
The Championship program will take place over three days:
First Day: individual competitions CADETS: ME, WF, MS, WE, MF, WS
6 or 7 rounds according to the number of competitors
Table of 64 competitors: followed by 32,16, 8
SEMI-FINALS. First matches on six pistes
SEMI-FINALS Second matches on six pistes
FINALS
Second Day:individual competitions JUNIORS: ME, WF, MS, WE, MF, WS
6 or 7 rounds according to the number of competitors
Table of 64 competitors: followed by 32,16, 8
SEMI-FINALS. First matches on six pistes
SEMI-FINALS Second matches on six pistes
FINALS
Third day: MEN’S and WOMEN’S Team Events
Table of 16 or 32, incomplete
Table of 8 – men’s and women’s
Table of 4 – men’s and women’s
3rd place
Men’s-FINALS
Women’s-FINALS
3.3 Times on this day may be changed according to the number of teams taking part.
IV DATE AND PLACE OF EVENTS
4.1 The championships take place once a year.
4.2 On principle they are organised in different countries in turn.
4.3 The date is decided by the General Assembly or by the Executive Committee. On principle the date is previous at end of June.
V PARTICIPANTS
5.1 The Championships are open to all the federations of the Mediterranean basin.
5.2 The Executive Committee of the CoMEs may invite two federations, every year, from countries that are not along the Mediterranean Sea coast but which have an interest in them.
5.3 For decision of the OGA 2004, the Portuguese Federation is invited to every championship.
5.4 The Mediterranean Federations that have paid their annual dues to the CoMEs may take part in all the individual and team events and with a maximum of three athletes for each weapon.
5.5 Age limits for participants are as follows: CADETS 17 years of age on the 31st December of the year of the games
JUNIORS 20 years of age on the 31st December of the year of the games
5.6 The athletes will be in possession of the F.I.E. licence valid for the year.
5.7 For the team events each country may participate with a 1or 2 teams of each sex.
VI ORGANISATION
6.1 The Organising committee is composed of the group of people who have been assigned to the organisation of the competitions
6.2 The area for the games must be able to provide at least six islands of two pistes each, or three islands with four pistes each, including the piste for the finals.
6.3 The organisation is assigned to a Technical Board of Directors, or Directoire Technique
6.4 The Technical Board of Directors, or Directoire Technique, is composed of two people. One place is reserved for a representative of the organising country, and the other to a member of the Technical Commission of the CoMEs chosenby the Executive Committee.
6.5 The Refereeing Delegate will be chosen by the Executive Committee from the members of the Referee Committee.
6.6 The checking of organiser’s equipment and competitors’ equipment will be carried out by the Organising Committee according to F.I.E. rules
6.7 The checking of equipment is compulsory. An area will be set aside for this purpose in the hotel chosen as the seat of organisation. It must be carried out not later than the eve of the start of the competitions.
VII COMPETITIONS .
7.1 Individual Events: 1 round of a pool of 7 fencers. If the rounds are incomplete the organising country may complete the missing matches in a suitable manner.
7.2 There will be no eliminations during these matches.
7.3 A table of direct eliminations without repechage will be set up starting with the results obtained by fencers in the round. In the case of equal results the Technical Director will proceed to choose players by the drawing of lots.
7.4 For the classification of fencers at the end of the matches, the Technical Director will take into account the following elements: In the first place, the eventual classification of fencers in the World Championships for Juniors and Cadets of the previous or current year.
Secondly, the eventual classification of the fencers in the Mediterranean Championships of the previous year.
The classification of unclassified fencers will be carried out by the drawing of lots.
7.5 Team events: The teams will be composed of both men and women. They will be composed of three fencers who will fence with different weapons.
7.6 The order of the assaults is: Epee, Foil, Sabre, Sabre, Foil Epee.
7.7 The matches will be of 30 hits with relay matches of two bouts and five hits.
7.8 Each match of five hits will last for three minutes at the most.
7.9 Each fencer will fence with different weapons.
7.10 Each country may compete with 1or 2 teams at the most.
7.11 The teams will be set on a table of 32 or 16, classified according to points.
7.12 Matches will be played for final positions from 1st to 8th places. From the 9th position, teams will be classified according to their entry position on the D.E table.
7.13 For the composition of the tables, points awarded in the individual matches will be taken into account. Points will be awarded to the competitors according to their classification in the individual events:
A) I point for the first place, 2 points for the second place, 3 points for the third place, and so on to the last place.
B) The first classified will be the team that has least overall points and which occupies the 1st place on the D.E table.
C) In the case of two or more teams with equal points, the D.T will assign places by drawing lots. If a competitor has not taken part in the individual events, but is the member of a team, he will be assigned the lowest score of the individual competitors + 1 for the weapon with which he will be competing in the team events.
VIII REFEREERING
8.1 All federations participating in the Championships will provide a referee. If a Federation does not provide a referee the C.E of the CoMEs will apply the sanctions according to the F.I.E rules.
8.2 The organising country will support the refereeing of the matches assigning its 8 best national or international referees.
8.3 If necessary the Executive Committee can call in a maximum of 4 referees. All expenses for the participation of these referees will be the responsibility of the CoMEs.
IX FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
9.1 The organising federation will be responsible for all expenses for the organisation of the events.
9.2 The organising federation will be responsible for all travel and hotel expenses for the members of the Directoire Technique and for the Refereeing Delegate nominated by the Executive Committee.
9.3 Each federation participating in the competitions will be responsible for the travel and hotel expenses of its delegation.
9.4 All participants must pay a registration fee; the amount to be fixed by the E.C of the CoMEs. At the moment this sum is:
- Individual events. 10.00 euro per fencer
- Team events: 30.00 euro per team
9.5 The federations that are admitted to the competitions must be up to date with their annual dues.
9.6 The guest federations will pay the same amount as the annual dues paid by other federation members of the CoMEs.
X REGISTRATION
10.1 The Mediterranean Fencing Championships are open to all the Mediterranean Federations and the guest federations.
10.2 Athletes must respect the age limits of 17 and 20 on the 31st December of the year of the championships.
10.3 The federations of the organising country must send official invitations and the events programme to the all the federations in the Mediterranean basin, without exception, at least three months before the date set for the championships. The same information are published in the Internet site of the Confederation (www.comes-confmed.org ).
10.4 The federations taking part must send in their number of entry at least one month before the date of the Championships.
10.5 Inscriptions for the individual competitions will be made on the F.I.E. Internet site, when previous.
10.6 Inscriptions for the team events will be made at the Delegationmasters meeting.
10.7 In the same meeting all federations will regularise their position with the treasurer
XI PRIZES
11.1 The title, Mediterranean Champion, will be awarded to the winner, for every weapon.
11.2 Fencers who are classified at 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will receive, respectively, a gold medal, a silver medal and a bronze medal (two) bearing the name of the event and the year of Championship.
11.3 Teams classified at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will receive a plaque for the team and a medal (gold, silver or bronze) indicating the name of the event and the year of the Championship, for each team member.
Up to date February 2nd 2009
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