The 3rd Asian Veteran Fencing Championships 2017
Date: 9 – 12 September 2017,
Venue: Fashion Island Shopping Center, Ramindara Rd., Bangkok, Thailand.

I N V I TAT I O N
31 March 2017

Dear Friends,On behalf of the Fencing Confederation of Asia and the Thailand Fencing Federation, it is with great
pleasure to invite you to “The 3rd Asian Veteran Fencing Championships” which will be held at the3rd Floor, Island Hall, Fashion Island Shopping Mall, Ramindara Rd., Bangkok, THAILAND on the 9 – 12September 2017.
Attached are the Entry and Accommodation forms to facilitate your participation to the competition.
Kindly take note of the deadlines with which you are required to complete and submit these forms.
Details about the competition may also be found in the succeeding pages. For further details you may
make inquiries through email: fencing.tha@gmail.com
Thank you very much and we look forward to welcoming you in Bangkok.
Yours sincerely,Admiral

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Somded Tongpiam

Celso L. Dayrit

President
Thailand Fencing Federation

President
Fencing Confederation of Asia

The 3rd Asian Veteran Fencing Championships 2017
Date: 9 – 12 September 2017,
Venue: Fashion Island Shopping Center, Ramindara Rd., Bangkok, Thailand.

COMPETITION INFORMATION
1.

Date :

9 – 12 September 2017

2.

Venue:

Island Hall, 3rd Floor, Fashion Island Shopping Mall, Ramindara Rd., Bangkok, Thailand

3.

Organizer : Thailand Fencing Federation (TFF)
Mobile:+ 66 89 797 6222
Website: www.thaifencing.org

4.

Email:
Facebook:

fencing.tha@gmail.com
thaifencing

Schedule of Competition:
DateTime

Event

8 September 2017
(Friday)

1300 - 1800
1600

9 September 2017
(Saturday)

1100

10 September 2017
(Sunday)

1100

Men’s Sabre / Men’s Epee / Women’s Foil11 September 2017
(Monday)

1100

Men’s Foil Team / Women’s Epee Team /Women’s Sabre Team

12 September 2017
(Tuesday)

1100

Training / Weapon Control
Team Manager / Referee Meeting

RemarkVenue
Official Hotel

Men’s Foil / Women’s Epee / Women’s Sabre
Individual
EventsMen’s Sabre Team / Men’s Epee Team /Women’s Foil TeamTeam
EventsSchedule may change depending on final number of entries.

5.

Participants : Fencers representing federations in Asia and Oceania only and must satisfy any one of the following
conditions:o Hold an FIE License of an Asian or Oceania Country, oro Hold a Passport, Residence Card, or Identity Card of an Asian or Oceania country, oro For Expatriates living in an Asian or Oceania country, must be endorsed by and represent the National
federation of the country they reside in.
 Age Categories

6.

MaleFemale

40 – 49 : Category A (born in years 1968 to 1977)
50 – 59 : Category B (born in years 1958 to 1967)
60 – 69 : Category C (born in years 1948 to 1957)
70 plus : Category D (born in years 1947 or earlier)

35 – 49 : Category A (born in years 1968 to 1982)
50 – 59 : Category B (born in years 1958 to 1967)
60 – 69 : Category C (born in years 1948 to 1957)
70 plus : Category D (born in years 1947 or earlier)

Entry :
 Entry fee of US$60/event for individual and US$150 for team must be paid on arrival.
 All entries must be submitted to the Thailand Fencing Federation and fill-in the entry form of Form 1, 2, 3,
and 4 to email: fencing.tha@gmail.com(a) Form 1: Preliminary Entry (by event and number) – Monday, 7 August 2017(b) Forms 2 & 3: Final Entry (by event and name) – Monday, 21 August 2017(c) Form 4: Accommodation and Transportation – Monday, 21 August 2017

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Date: 9 – 12 September 2017,
Venue: Fashion Island Shopping Center, Ramindara Rd., Bangkok, Thailand.

7.
Accreditations :officials and athletes should provide a passport-sized photo for making ID cards and send tofencing.tha@gmail.com by Monday, 21 August 2017 The format file name of the photo: <country>_<official/athlete>_<name>. For example
THA_Athlete_LASTNAME_firstname.jpg or CHN_Official_NI_Hao.gif

8.

FIE Rules :The Competition shall be conducted in accordance with the current Statutes and Rules of the FIE. In case of disagreementin the interpretation of the Rules, the latest English version shall prevail. The Directoire Technique will, however, reserve
the right to decide, without right of appeal, on any issues not covered by the FIE Rules or by these Rules.

9.

Formula : Individual Events:
There will be one round of Poules, after which a Direct Elimination by Gender, weapon and age Categories.
All Poules will be for 5 touches per bout or 3 minutes and Direct Eliminations shall be for 10 touches, or 2rounds of 2 minutes each.
(a) If there are a minimum of 4 fencers in each gender, weapon and age category, they will have Poules
by themselves for ranking, then Direct Elimination for placing and awards(b) If there are less than 4 fencers in a gender, weapon and age category, they will be grouped in Poules
with the next younger age category, for ranking, then DE by age category for placing and awards(c) if there are only 1 or 2 fencers in a gender, weapon and age category, they will be grouped in MIXED(men and women together) Poules, for ranking, then re-grouped for DE or fenced-off among fencers
per gender, weapon and age category, for placing and awards
 Teams Events:
Each country/federation can enter not more than TWO Teams in each gender per weapon whose combined
age for the youngest 3 fencers nominated, are:(a) a minimum of 135 years old total, for men(b) a minimum of 120 years old total, for women

10. Equipment :Fencers must wear uniforms (at least 350 Newtons) and plastron of 800 Newtons. Uniforms must either carry
the name and marks of the Asian or Oceania country he/she represents; or no markings at all. Fencers mustuse Maraging blades, and FIE masks.
11. Competition Management :Referee : The FCA will nominate the Chief Referees Delegate. While each country/club participating in thecompetition must be accompanied by a number of referees according to the following formula:0 – 4 entries: (if a fencer enter for 3 events, this is counted as 3 entries) no need to provide referee.
5 – 9 entries:
1 referees required
10 – 18 entries:
2 referees required
19 or more entries:
3 referees required
These referees should be acceptable to all participating countries. They are to be on duty under theassignment of the Directoire de Technique throughout the competition.
If clubs are unable to provide the required number of at least 1 referee based on the quota, a referee penaltyof 3,000 baht/referee/day will be imposed.

 Directoire Technique (DT)The DT shall be responsible for the technical organization of the competition. The FCA will designate the DT
president and DT member, while the host country will assign another DT Member.
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Date: 9 – 12 September 2017,
Venue: Fashion Island Shopping Center, Ramindara Rd., Bangkok, Thailand.

 Protests
Appeals against decisions of a referee should be made immediately by the competitor so their team captainto the referee, before any decision is made regarding a subsequent hit. If the referee should maintain hisdecision, the complaint shall be brought to the attention of the DT.
12. Prizes : Individual events: one (1) gold, one (1) silver, and two (2) bronze medals to the top four (4) fencers anddiplomas to the top eight (8) fencers.
 Team events: four (4) gold medals for the champion team, four (4) silver medals for the second placed
team, and two (2) sets of four (4) bronze medals for the two losing teams in the semi-finals, and diplomas
to the members of the top four (4) teams.
13. Language :Official language is English.

14. Entry Formalizations :All passengers entering Thailand must possess valid passports. Participants are recommended to check with localThailand Embassies for visa applications before traveling. In order to obtain a visa, participants are requested tosend by E-Mail: fencing.tha@gmail.com copy of their passports. The organizing committee will take care of thenecessary formalities has to be received by the Organizing committee not later than Monday, 9 August 2017.
15. Accommodation, Food, and Transportation:

Kantary House Hotel – Bangkok

14 Ramkamhaeng 42 Road,Bangkapi, Bangkok 10240
Tel. +66 2 374 5544
Fax. +66 2 374 4490

Single / Twin RoomExtra Bed

US$ 100

US$ 50(Per room per night)(Per person per night)

12 Km to the venue
Offer Free Wi-Fi internet access Breakfast
 Local transportation (Venue – hotel – venue)

Payment for entry fees and accommodation fee are to be made after the Team Managers’ Meeting.
Please use Form4-Accommodation (avfc2017_form4.xls) for reservation of accommodation and airport pickup and email it to us at fencing.tha@gmail.com by Monday, 21 August 2017 24h00 Bangkok time.

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The 3rd Asian Veteran Fencing Championships 2017
Date: 9 – 12 September 2017,
Venue: Fashion Island Shopping Center, Ramindara Rd., Bangkok, Thailand.

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