ICF Marathon World Championships - Juniors, Under 23 & Seniors

21th –23th September 2012

Rome - Italy

Dear Sport Friends,

It is with great honor and sincere pleasure to send you this invitation regarding the Marathon World Championships for Juniors, Under 23 and Seniors to be held from 21th to 23th September in Rome, in agreement with the ICF Official Calendar.

On 19 and 20th September 2012 the Masters World will take place.

1. Venue

The Marathon World Championships event will take place on the River Tiber, in Rome.

Rome is located approximately in the middle of the Italian peninsula and therefore it is easily reachable either from the north or from the south of the country.

The capital is well connected to the rest of Italy and the world, thanks to the two airports and the excellent highway and train systems.

2. Provisional Course

The marathon race of the World Championships will take place on the River Tiber.

The start and finish line and the portage will be in the same area. There will be two turning points all marked with five small red buoys. The Start will be a held start, and the first 1450 mtr. will be straight to turning point 1.

From the last turning point (2) to the finish line will be 700 mtr.

All around the course the depth of the water will be at least 3 metres.

A 70 metres portage is placed on the bank of the river near the finish line.

The portage areas are clearly shown by guide ropes and marked with red and yellow marks at the disembarkation and embarkation places. The disembarkation will be on pontoons, and the embarkation from the bank.

The portage will allow at least four K2’s to be portaged simultaneously.

Start-1450 metres downstream-turning point 1-1450 metres upstream (include turning point) to the portage-70 metre portage-700 metres to turning point 2-700 metres-finish line (one lap) (anticlockwise turns)

• Seniors kayak men - 7 laps, 7 portages (30,1 km)

• Seniors women and seniors C-men - 6 laps, 6 portages (25,8 km)

• Under 23 men Kayak - 6 laps, 6 portages (25,8 km)

• Under 23 women and C-men - 5 laps, 5 portages (21,5 km)

• Juniors men kayak - 5 laps, 5 portages (21,5 km)

• Juniors women and juniors C-men - 4 laps, 4 portage (17,2 km)