World Rope Skipping Championship 2016 Letter of Support Malmö Stad ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Letter of Support Event in Skåne.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. Letter of Support Swedish Gymnastics Federation ...................................................................................................................................................................... Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Malmö – the perfect place to host an event .................................................................................................................................................................................... About Sweden ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... The Organizer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Accessibility............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Excellent flight connections ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Öresund map........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Quick and reliable transportations .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Accommodation Map ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Organization.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Partners..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... VENUE main ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Venue......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Stadionområdet Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Venue Plans............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Baltiska Hallen....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Baltiska Träningshallen.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... COMPETITION STRUCTURE main.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. Competition Structure.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Tentative Schedule............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Events ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Disciplines............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Ceremonies............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Package Information ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Vision.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Volunteers............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ACCOMMODATION main .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Accommodation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Hotels......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 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Objectives Our ambition in arranging World Rope Skipping Championship 2016 is to welcome active participants and supporters from different parts of the world. We want to give the audience of Malmö and Sweden the opportunity to see a World Championship and experience the Rope Skipping as a competitive sport at the highest level. By arranging the competition in Baltiska Hallen we will create good conditions for a superb Championship in good sporting spirit and we intent to increase the interest for Rope Skipping sport in Sweden, both for training and in form of competing. By arranging the Championship in Malmö we give the participants the opportunity to discover the “Region of Øresund” and Malmö as a summer resort by offering tours and associated activates during the time of the Championship. During the Championship we intent to provide opportunities to make new contact, perhaps lifelong friends, through competitions, camps and meetings. Our ambition is to make the championship a memory for life.
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Malmö – the perfect place to host an event It is always easy to choose Malmö as your event destination - unique access to two international airports, state of the art meeting and hotel facilities as well as its strategic position in the middle of an expansive knowledge region. Malmö is Sweden's third largest city with 3.8 million inhabitants within 60 miles radius from Malmö City centre. Malmö has a large and active community life where most sports are represented and there is always a new sport event going on. Malmö was also named Sweden's Best Sports City in 2014. It is easy to grow attached to the city – Malmö is diverse and offers a completely unique experience. The big city’s generous selection and the small city’s relaxed atmosphere are an exciting combination and everything in the city is within easy access. You can always find something new and thrilling whether it is culture, restaurants, shopping or entertainment. The participants of an event in Malmö will learn new things at the same time as they will get an unexpected experience. Distances in Malmö are short and you can easily take the bike or walk in the city. Malmö has more than once been named as the “bike town of the year”. You can go by bus or train which are very punctual and have frequently departure. There are also plenty of taxis in the city.
Malmö's geographical location also offers the unique opportunity of easily experiencing two countries and major cities in the same event. In half an hour you can go from the centre of Malmö to Copenhagen city centre, via a breathtaking train ride across the Öresund Bridge.
The possibilities to create a successful event in Malmö are infinite!
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About Sweden Safe and prosperous with fantastic scenery – living in Sweden is easy. And it's easy to feel at home. Swedes are renowned the world over for being innovative and creative, but also efficient, knowledgeable and punctual. Trains run on time, broadband connections are reliable and almost everyone speaks English – small but essential details that help to make your meeting truly successful. An elongated country on the Scandinavian peninsula Sweden has 9.5 million inhabitants and is Europe's fifth largest country by area. It has a parliamentary system and is one of the world's 43 independent monarchies. Sweden ranks fourth in the world in The Economist’s Democracy Index and holds seventh place in the UN's Human Development Index. Sweden has been a member of the EU since 1995. Creative and curious Swedes have distinctly made their mark on everything from music, fashion and design to film, art and literature. Part of the explanation for this is undoubtedly that Swedes are well educated and travel a lot – and are keen to take inspiration from innovations from near and far. Influences that subsequently lead to new ideas. Innovative and creative Sweden boasts a strong culture of innovation. Innovative companies such as Skype and Spotify have achieved huge international success, while traditional IT companies like Ericsson and engineering companies such as Sandvik and Alfa Laval also have capacity to continuously develop and innovate. The fact that Sweden is an innovative country is also apparent from the number of submitted patents. Statistics from organisations such as WIPO show that Sweden is among the ten countries submitting the most patents each year. Superb nature experiences From southern Sweden's wide sandy beaches to the moorland heaths, mountains and glaciers in the north – Sweden offers extraordinary nature experiences. It's easy to get out and enjoy untouched forests and rocky archipelago shorelines, fresh air and clear streams for bathing and fishing. The drinking water here is just as clear and refreshing. Swedish tap water is some of the purest (and best) in the world – try it for yourself! The midnight sun in the north attracts countless visitors, as does the chance for a wilderness adventure – if you're really lucky, you may get to see the Nordic "Big Five" in their natural environment: elk, wolf, bear, lynx and wolverine.
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Swedish design goes global Swedish design is a well-known concept throughout the world. It unites form and functionality, aesthetics and ecology. Designers such as Carl Malmsten, Bruno Mathson and Jonas Bohlin have created enduring design classics, while furniture from family-owned company IKEA can be found in living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens in locations ranging from Europe and the USA to Saudi Arabia, China and Malaysia. Sweden is also strongly represented within the world of fashion, with brands such as Tiger, Filippa K, and J Lindeberg. Not to mention H&M, the third largest clothing chain in the world. Swedish cuisine Swedes' curiosity and inclination for taking on board new trends also applies to food. New dishes, exotic ingredients and exciting spices are combined with classic Swedish home cooking. Many traditional dishes are closely linked with various festivals: the beginning of August sees the start of crayfish season, goose is eaten on St. Martin's Day and Midsummer is celebrated with herring and snaps, naturally.
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The Organizer To perform Rope Skipping is one of the oldest ways for children to play. Everybody has done some kind of rope skipping in the schoolyard. In the last 25 years rope skipping has gone from play to a full developed competing sport. Kämpinge GF has pioneered in rope skipping both in Sweden and in Europe as a whole with their work to spread this fun and challenging sport. Sweden was a founding member of the European Rope Skipping organization ERSO in Kämpinge in 1993 and is such one of the oldest European rope skipping clubs. Kämpinge has 1800 members with focus on gymnastics, rope skipping and health. Nearly 300 children and youths train and compete in rope skipping. The association has large experience in organizing competitions in both gymnastics and rope skipping. It is a strong organization with knowledge of arranging competition and implementation. In 2009 Kämpinge arranged the European Rope Skipping Championships in Höllviken which is located 2 miles outside of Malmö. It was an appreciated and successful championship. Kämpinge GF has also a long tradition in arranging international Rope Skipping camps with instructors from all over the world. The association looks forward to possibility of arranging the World Rope Skipping Championships. The goal is to provide the participants a well-organized and exiting championship and at the same time provide the audience world class competitions from a constantly developing and spectacular sport.
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Accessibility Two international airports close to the city, 142 direct flight destinations throughout the world and smooth and easy transfer options into the city. Wherever you are travelling from it is easy to get to Malmö!
From Copenhagen Airport to Malmö Copenhagen Airport is Scandinavia's largest airport, with direct flights to many destinations around the world. Once you have landed, it takes just 20 minutes by train to Malmö, and the journey takes you over the majestic Öresund Bridge linking Sweden and Denmark. Trains depart every 20 minutes and stop at Hyllie and Triangeln before arriving at Malmö C. From Malmö Airport to Malmö Malmö has its own airport, located 30 km outside the city. It is easy to get to the city center from there, by taxi or airport bus departing from right outside the terminal. The bus journey takes 40 minutes and you can alight at several points in central Malmö, including Triangeln and Södervärn. Taxi services are available at fixed prices. Within Malmö Malmö's compact city center ensures almost everything is close at hand – most conference facilities, hotels and sights are within 15 minutes' walk of the centre. A well-developed bus network, good train connections and plenty of taxis make it easy to get around – smoothly, safely and with no delays.
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Partners Event in Skåne
Malmö Stad
Svenska Gymnastikförbundet SvGF
Kämpinge Gymnastikförening
Gymnastikförbundet Syd
Gymnastic organizations in Malmö
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Venue Stadionområdet (The Stadion area) is an area with endless possibilities for creating world class events. The area consists of Malmö Stadion, Swedbank Stadium, Atleticum, Baltiska Hallen, Kombihallen, Isstadion and Baltiska Träningshallen. Together the facilities offer great conditions for hosting an event. Stadionområdet has hosted events such as the Junior World Cup in hockey, World Cup Floor-ball, concerts with Bryan Adams, KISS and many more. The Stadion area is within easy access from hotels and the city centre by foot or by Metro This area is perfect for providing competing area as well as practice area during the time of the championship.
The event is intended to take place in Baltiska Hallen (The Baltic Sea Sport Center). Baltiska Hallen is a multipurpose arena with an audience capacity of 4077 people. The stadium is manly intended for sports but is also used for music and entertainment events. The floor area is estimated at 48 x 25 m and thus provides the hall good spaces for the World Rope Skipping Championship to play out on. The arena offers an including sound system with speaker system that makes it easy for the audience to follow the, area for education that takes place during the championship, dressing rooms in varied sizes, media service where there is adapted room for about 80 people. There are dressed rooms that can be used as loge or smaller administration areas were valuables can be locked in a safe. Together with the City of Malmö we can adapt the premises needed for the event.
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Baltiska Hallen  With its central position Baltiska hallen (Baltic hall) is a classic arena that has hosted many major events since it was built in 1964. It was completely renovated in 2008. Baltiska hallen is situated a short walk from the city centre and a Metro station. It is a flexible sports and events arena ideal for sporting and music events, fairs, congresses, large and small meetings, parties and VIP events. This is the main facility for the World Rope Skipping Championship in 2016
Info Train station:
Triangeln, 15 minutes walk
Tel.: +46 (0)40-34 10 00
Meeting romms:
5
Capacity:
The sport hall holds 4077 Seating
Grop rooms:
2
Function suite:
-
Exhibition area:
1,200 m2 arena space, with additional space in the foyers
Environmental certification:
-
Facilities:
Partial disabled access
E-mail: fritid@malmo.se Webbsite: www.malmo.se/sportfritid
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Movie: www.malmotown.com/meetingsevents/venue/baltiska-hallen/
Baltiska Träningshallen During the World Rope Skipping Championship we will use this training hall for warm-up and practice during the event. “Träningshallen” is in the same building as the Baltiska Hallen which means that our participants do not have to go outside and they do not have to walk far from warm-up to the competing area.
Info train station:
Triangeln, 15 minutes walk
Capacity:
300 people
Dressing rooms:
4
Function suite:
-
Exhibition area:
42x25 meter
Environmental certification:
-
Facilities:
Partial disabled access
Tel.: +46 (0)40-34 25 50 E-mail: fritid@malmo.se Webbsite: www.malmo.se
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Events Rope skipping is a very spectacular and creative competing sport. Two teams of judges will judge the competition. One team is judging difficulty and the other team judge performance and creativity. You can compete in Masters competition and in Team competition. MASTER – three events 30 sek Speed As many steps as possible in 30 seconds (right foot) 3 min Endurance As many steps as possible in 3 minutes (right foot) Freestyle The Jumper perform a choreography to music, max 1.15 minute. The freestyle will be judged in difficulty and presentation. In every event there will be a Winner and an Over-All- Champion
TEAM COMPETION – six events (4-5 jumpers) Single Rope Speed 4 X 30 seconds: As many steps as possible by four persons (right foot) SR pair – Freestyle to music by two persons in the team, time 1.15 minutes. SR team - Freestyle to music by four persons, time 1.15 minutes
Double Dutch Speed 4 X 45 seconds: As many steps as possible by four persons (right foot)
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DD single freestyle– Freestyle to music by three persons in the team. All three have to jump and turn the rope, time 1.15 minutes. DD double freestyle - Freestyle to music by four persons in the team. All four have to jump and turn the rope, time 1.15 minutes. In every event there will be a Winner and an Over-All- Champion. WORLD CUP World Cup is a show competition. The teams consist of a maximum of 16 jumpers. During 4-8 minutes they will jump different rope styles in the most difficult and entertaining way. It requires strength, flexibility, agility, timing, rhythm and physics on top to get far in the sport of rope skipping. Simply YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT !
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Ceremonies Opening Ceremony The opening ceremony will start with a flag parade by all countries and participants. There will be an official opening of the World Rope Skipping Championship 2016 and we will give all a warm welcome Malmö and Sweden! Closing Ceremony and Social Event. We want to do a closing ceremony and social evening so all participants will remember a great week in Malmö and Sweden.
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Package Information
1. Full package (10 days & 9 nights) World Youth Tournament / International Open Tournament/ World Championships/ World Camp/ Social Evening Arrive: Sunday 24 July 2015 Depart: Tuesday 2 August 2015 Fee: 800 USD 2. YT package (5 days & 4 nights) World Youth Tournament / International Open Tournament Arrive: Sunday 24 July 2015 Depart: Thursday 28 July 2015 Fee: 515 USD 3. WC Package (7 days & 6 nights) World Championships / World Camp / Social Evening Arrive: Thursday 28 July 2015 Depart: Tuesday 2 August 2015 Fee: 675 USD
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Additional Day We offer an pre-/post package for participants who wants to arrive one day ahead (23 July) or to extend the stay one more day (3 August). The fee will be 40 USD (including accommodation). *All packages include lodging, linens, meals served at the venue, FISAC Registration, Goodie Bag with souvenirs and access to corresponding competitions during your package. The fee also includes transportation from hotel to the venue.
**Transportation between airport and event locations is not include in the above packages. Spectator Information Spectator Day Pass Spectator WC Pass World Championships / World Youth Tournament World Cup Championships (Does not include World Cup) (Does not include World Cup) Fee: 10 USD per day From 28-31 July 2015 Fee: 25 USD Spectators YT Pass Spectators World Cup Pass World Youth Tournament World Cup Fee: 25 USD Fee: 20 USD
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Vision - We want to host a fantastic World Championship in excellent facilities. Everything is close by! - Offer experiences and activities addition to the competition - summer in Sweden, beaches, shopping, entertainment. - Spaces to socialize. Both for leaders and participants – relaxing, hang out. - Activities in the evenings on the venue – shows, happenings. - Workshops – New ideas and tip, inspiration. - To create possibilities to have judges meetings and education - Coaches meetings - Gift and souvenir shop - To create a camp where the skippers have opportunity to share new tricks and get inspiration
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Volunteers LOC comes from Kämpinge Gymnastic Federation and they will be responsible for the planning and the preparations for the World Rope Skipping Championship 2016. There will be about 100 volunteers mostly from Kämpinge GF but also from other gymnastic organizations in Malmö and its surroundings.
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Accommodation We have three different hotels to offer during the championship. The participants only pay one fee and that means that the hotels are including in that price. The participants share rooms with each other, 2-5 persons per room. If you like you can add to the fee and get a single room. We offer our own shuttle service between the hotels and the venue. More information about the three hotels on next page.
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Marketing The City of Malmö has powerful information channels, targeting both citizens and visitors that will be activated for the World Rope Skipping Championship 2016. Examples where World Rope Skipping Championship 2016 will be marketed: www.visitskane.com www.malmo.se www.malmotown.com Social media Digital signs. Malmö has 5 digital TV- screens, strategically located, at the main entrances to the city Digital platforms at bus- and train stations. Participation in “Sommar på Ribban 2015” with activities to show the event and the sport to the public in Malmö.
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Contact Kämpinge GF Office: +46 40 456596 Kajsa Murmark, President: +46 709 414546 Swedish Gymnastics Federation Pia Josephson, Sports Director: +46 8 699 64 86 pia.josephson@gymnastik.se Malmö Stad: Josefina Wingren, Project Manager: +46 708 97 45 00 josefina.wingren@malmo.se Andreas Meimermondt, Event manager: +46 703 160 155 andreas.meimermondt@malmo.se
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