National Federation
Information #1.1

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Contents1.

OQS Fact Sheet .......................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1.

Shanghai ............................................................................................................................................ 2

1.2.

Budapest ........................................................................................................................................... 2

2.

Athlete Travel Grant and accommodation ................................................................................................ 3

3.

NF/Team delegation size ........................................................................................................................... 3
3.1.

Team Officials ................................................................................................................................... 3

3.2.

NF Guests .......................................................................................................................................... 4

3.3.

Chaperones ....................................................................................................................................... 4

4.

Identification on Team Apparel ................................................................................................................. 4

5.

Registration process .................................................................................................................................. 56.

Competition schedule................................................................................................................................ 5
6.1.

OQS Shanghai Schedule by day ........................................................................................................ 5

6.2.

OQS Shanghai Schedule by session .................................................................................................. 5

6.3.

OQS Budapest Schedule by day ........................................................................................................ 8OQS NF Information #1.1 (updated March 2024)

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1. OQS Fact Sheet
Break. Ride. Skate. Climb. The ultimate stage for athletes to qualify for Paris 2024 is coming to Shanghai and Budapest
in the first ever Olympic Qualifier Series! The two-part series, taking place in the period leading up to the Olympic Games
Paris 2024, will be an important step in determining which athletes qualify in BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding
and sport climbing for Paris 2024.

1.1. Shanghai••

16-19 May 2024
Huangpu Riverside

1.2. Budapest••

20-23 June 2024
Ludovika Campus

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2. Athlete Travel Grant and accommodation
Athlete Travel Grant
To offset the costs associated with travel of accredited athletes to the OQS, a travel grant system will be in place tosupport the athletes to travel to the events. This travel grant will be organised directly between each of the LOCs andthe IFs. The LOCs will provide the funds to the IFs, and the IFs will be responsible for providing the funds to theNFs/athletes.
•••

The travel grant is only applicable for accredited athletes that have participated in a stage of the OQS.
The travel grant will be paid to the NFs/athletes from the IF following the completion of the event.
The travel grant amount per athlete, per country, will be communicated by the IFs to the NFs/athletes after 20
February 2024.

Accommodation
Each Organising Committee will also provide the athlete’s accommodation in a twin room, with breakfast, free of charge.
The room allocation is twin rooms, same sport, and same gender.
Arrival and departure
Teams are expected to arrive one day before training, and leave one day after their competition ends, of theirevent/discipline.
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Boulder & Lead : arrival 13th May, departure 20th May
Speed : arrival 14th May, departure 19th May

If any of the teams wish to arrive earlier or stay longer, the request is subject to room availability, and Athletes’
accommodation / extra nights will have to be covered by the NF. Moreover, there will be no early access to the Urban
Park other than on the planned training days.
Athletes will also be provided accreditation and a visa support letter, plus access to the OQS transport system to enable
them to travel between their arrival and departure points, accommodation, and the venue.

3. NF/Team delegation size
3.1. Team Officials
Each NF is intitled to the following number of Team Officials:
Athletes
1-6
7-1213+

Team Officials
up to 3up to 5up to 7

Team Official entitlements:••••

Assistance with accreditation and a visa support letter (if applicable).
Assistance with hotel rooms in the team delegation accommodation (cost of rooms born by the user)
Access to OQS shuttles (if applicable).
Access to the venue and the necessary area for their role.

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3.2. NF Guests
Each NF is entitled to 1 NF Guest accreditation once in one of the 2 OQS stops (NFs to decide which stop).
Team Delegation Guest entitlements:•••

Assistance with accreditation and a visa support letter (if applicable).
Access to hospitality and stands.
All other associated costs (air travel, food & beverage, accommodation, public transport etc.) will be on a userpay basis and at the own arrangement.

3.3. Chaperones
In the context of OQS, child athletes are defined as persons under 16 years of age at the time of the last date of the OQS
series (23 June 2024). A Chaperone accreditation will be available for each entered athlete that is considered a childathlete. This accreditation is in addition to the Team Official accreditation mentioned above.
Chaperone entitlements:••••

Access to the Urban Park (incl. Sport area).
Access to OQS transport system.
All other associated costs (air travel, food and beverage, accommodation, etc.) will be on a user pay basis.
If a Chaperone is the athlete’s parent, they could be accommodated together with the athlete, on the basisthat the Chaperone will cover the cost of their part of the room.

Further details on accommodation for the team delegations at both events, plus the booking and payment process will
be communicated shortly.

4. Identification on Team ApparelFor the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS), all athletes and officials must comply with the following guidelines while on theFoP (training, warm-up, and competition), podium and mixed zones:• Olympic Games Paris 2024 Identifications on NOC Team Apparel Practical Guidelines• Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sport-specific Guidelines:• BMX Freestyle• Breaking• Skateboarding• Sport Climbing
Use of NF/NOC Emblem
As an exception for the OQS (not the Olympic Games Paris 2024), one NF emblem could be included on uniforms inaddition to, or instead of, the NOC emblem. If the uniform has the NOC and NF emblem, the NF emblem should be nomore prominent that the NOC emblem. If there is no NOC emblem, there is no size restriction applied to the NF emblem.
The NF emblem must not include a commercial logo.
The use of the NOC emblem is subject to prior approval by the respective NOC. This could include either (i) theinstitutional or (ii) the commercial emblem of a participating NOC, as approved by the IOC, or the emblem of the NF, asapproved by the respective IF.

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Olympic Qualifier SeriesComplianceIFs have the overall responsibility of ensuring compliance with these guidelines during the OQS events. Additionally, NFs
must ensure that their delegation is informed sufficiently in advance about these guidelines and complies with them.

5. Registration process
Each IF will complete the entries process for their events at the OQS and following this, NFs will be given access to theregistration portal from 18 March 2024. Each NF must nominate a person who is responsible for completing theregistration process for their team delegation. This person should be confirmed to the IF prior to 10 March 2024.
NFs will be invited to complete the information for their team delegation and then, visa letters will be issued via theregistration portal within approximately 14 days.

6. Competition schedule
6.1. OQS Shanghai Schedule by day
Day

Sport Climbing
Boulder & Lead

Tues
14 MayTraining #1

Wed
15 MayThurs
16 MayFri
17 MaySat
18 MaySun
19 MayTraining #2

Men’s and
Women’s
Boulder
Qualification

Men’s andWomen’s Lead
Qualification

Men’s and
Women’s B&L
Semifinal

Women’s B&L
Final
Men’s B&L
Final

Men’s and
Women’sSpeed FinalSport Climbing
Speed

Training #1

Training #2

Men’s andWomen’s
Speed
Qualification

BMX Freestyle

Training

Training

Competition

Competition

Training

Competition

Competition

Breaking
Skateboarding
StreetSkateboardingPark

Training

Training

Competition

Competition

Competition

Competition

Training

Training

Competition

Competition

Competition

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6.2. OQS Shanghai Schedule by session
Schedule by session is subject to change.
D-2
Tuesday
14 May09:00

Warm up wall (BOH) opens for B&L training

09:00 - 13:00

B&L Training (BOH) - AM Session

13.30 - 17.30

B&L Training (BOH) - PM Session

08:00

Warm up wall (BOH) opens for B&L training

08:00 - 11:00

B&L Training (BOH) - AM Session

11.30 - 14.30

B&L Training (BOH) - PM Session

11:00 - 14:00 (TBC)

CONFIRMATION OF ATTENDANCE – B&L

14:45 (TBC)TECHNICAL MEETING – B&L

15:00

Warm up wall (BOH) opens for Speed training

15:00 - 19:00

Speed Training (FOP)

08:00

Opening of Isolation for Boulder Qualification (M/W)

09:30

Closing of Isolation for Boulder Qualification (M/W)

10:30

Men's and Women's Boulder Qualification

15:30

Warm up wall (BOH) opens for Speed training

15:30 – 19:00

Speed Training (FOP)

16:00 – 18:30 (TBC)

CONFIRMATION OF ATTENDANCE – SPEED

19:15 (TBC)TECHNICAL MEETING – SPEED

07:30

Opening of Isolation for Lead Qualification (M/W)

09:00

Closing of Isolation for Lead Qualification (M/W)

09:05

Route observation (no video demonstration)

10:00

Men's and Women's Lead Qualification

14:00

Opening of warm-up Speed

15:30

Speed Practice

16.50

Women’s Speed Qualification
followed by Men’s Speed Qualification

D-1

Wednesday
15 MayDAY 1

Thursday
16 MayDAY 2

Friday 17 May

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DAY 3

Saturday 18 May

07:30

Opening of Isolation for Boulder Semifinal (M/W)

08:30

Closing of Isolation for Boulder Semifinal (M/W)

09:30

Men's and Women's Boulder Semifinal

12:00

Opening of Isolation for Lead Semifinal (M/W)

13:00

Closing of Isolation for Lead Semifinal (M/W)

13:05

Observation of routes

13:30

Men's and Women's Lead Semifinal

15:00

Opening of warm-up Speed

17:00

Men’s and Women’s Speed FinalsFollowed by Victory Ceremony

DAY 4
07:45

Opening of Isolation for B&L (Men)

09:00

Closing of Isolation
Finalist presentation
Followed by observation of boulders

10:00

Men's Boulder & Lead Final – Boulder stage

After Boulder stage

Isolation re-opens for coaches for re-entry
Isolation closes for coaches 10’ before observation
Observation of routes

12:05
Sunday 19 May

Men's Boulder & Lead Final – Lead stage
Followed by Victory Ceremony

13:10

Opening of Isolation for B&L (Women)

14:10

Closing of Isolation for B&L (Women)
Finalist presentation
Followed by observation of boulders

15:25

Women's Boulder & Lead Final – Boulder stage

After Boulder stage

Isolation re-opens for coaches for re-entry
Isolation closes for coaches 10’ before observation
Observation of routes

17:30

Women's Boulder & Lead Final – Lead stage
Followed by Victory Ceremony

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6.3. OQS Budapest Schedule by day
The competition schedule by day for Budapest will be released in April 2024.

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