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1. WELCOME 4

2. CZECH REPUBLIC = FOCUS FOR EUROPE´S TOP ATHLETES 6

3. PRAGUE 7

4. EUROPEAN ATHLETICS 9

5. LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE 11

6. MEDIA STAFF 12

7. ACCREDITATION 14

8. ACCOMMODATION - OFFICIAL HOTE LS 15

9. TRANSPORT 16

10. MEDIA SERVICES 19

11. PHOTOGRAPHERS 22

12. SOCIAL EVENTS 24

13. EUROPEAN ATHLETICS/LOC NEWS SERVICE 24

14. O2 ARENA 25

15. LOGO AS LINK BETWEEN THE HISTORY AND THE PRESENT 27

16. MEDALS/PATRON 28

17. MARKET SQUARE 29

18. USEFUL NUMBERS 29

19. OMEGA 30

20. COMPETITION INFORMATION 31

21. TIMETABLE 32

22. MAPS 34

23. MEDIA FLOW 36

CONTENT


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After what was a great year for athletics in 2014, we are pleased that the event tasked with keeping up the mo¬mentum our sport has on the continent is the Prague 2015 Eu¬ropean Athletics Indoor Cham¬pionships.

Being held from 06 - 08 March, it is the first major athletics championships of the year, following the outstanding Zurich 2014 European Athletics Championships and promises to be the latest in a line of memorable athletics events.

It has been 37 years since Prague hosted the European Athletics Championships at the Strahov Stadium in 1978 and therefore a celebration is to be expected the during these European Athletics Indoor Championships.

The sheer interest in athletics at this moment in time will ensure that the eyes of Europe and the world will be trained on Prague the whole weekend. I am confident the spectators will enjoy an exciting event, with ideal conditions for all athletes taking part.

I know from my many visits to Prague that Czech people love athletics and sport in general and along with the emergence of some fine local athletes, I have no doubt that

they will fill the arena all three days of the championships to catch a glimpse of the many stars we saw in 2014.

I would to take this opportunity to thank our long-standing International Partners: SPAR, Omega, Le Gruyère AOP and Eurovision for their continued support and unstinting cooperation.

On behalf of European Athletics, I would also like to thank the City of Prague, the Czech athletics federation and the local organising committee for all their hard work so far in the organisation of the championships.

We are all looking forward to another outstanding event, and we are confident that the European Athletics Indoor Championships 2015 - with your invaluable help - will write its own special chapter in athletics history.

Hansjörg Wirz European Athletics President


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Athletics has a long tradition and great reputation in the Czech Republic.

This has happened because of the extensive grassroots of the sport, which have been established for many years, but also thanks to dozens of our athletes who have produced outstanding performances over the years and who have become globally recognised personalities, and of whom we are justly proud.

We have already organised many international athletics events in the Czech Republic. I can recall in recent years, for example, the 2007 IAAF World Youth Championships and the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships, which both took place in Ostrava; the 2006 European Cup First League in Prague or the 1997 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Poděbrady.

From a historical perspective, we should also remember the 1978 European Athletics Championship, which were hosted in Prague.

Organising the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships is an honour and a unique chance for the Czech Athletic Federation, and also for our capital city, to show off one of the most

important athletic events ever to be staged in this country to Czech athletics fans.

Czechs love sport, they are passionate about it and athletics is one of the most popular sports. The 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships is a major undertaking for us and it is an event not only for Prague but for the whole of the Czech Republic.

The competition will be held in one of the most modern multi-functional arenas in Europe and I believe that the tribunes filled with excited fans that will create atmosphere worthy of the biggest athletics event in this country for the past 37 years.

I am sure the European Athletics Indoor Champion- ships in Prague will be a great experience for you and an event you will want to remember. As the Championships organisers, we can promise will do everything possible to ensure you have a good time.

Libor Varhaník President of the Czech Athletic

Federation and the Local Organising Committee


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2. CZECH REPUBLIC = FOCUS FOR EUROPE´S TOP ATHLETESWorld class athletics returns to the Czech Republic. On 05 May 2012, the Council of European Athletics in Sofia, Bulgaria, decided that the venue of the 2015 European Athletics Indoor

Championships will be Prague. Czech Republic again will be the focus for Europe‘s top athletes as the championships returns to the Czech metropolis after long 37 years.

The last major athletic event on Czech soil was the 1978 European Championships. In 1967, the European Indoor Games, the predecessor of the current indoor championships, took place in Prague. “To gain the organisation of the indoor championships for 2015 was

really a special and different moment for me,” revealed the president of the Czech Athletic Association Libor Varhaník. “I am glad we will present athletics in the multi-functional O2 arena in

different dimension for the crowds, partners and also athletes.”

Actually, athletics has a very long tradition in the Czech Republic, it has a great reputation, wide athletic baseline and in the centre of this there is a whole bunch of very succesful and famous personalities; Emil Zátopek and Dana Zátopková, Helena Fibingerová, Jarmila Kratochvílová, Jan Železný or Barbora Špotáková have an exceptional value within the sports world.

When it comes to experiences with events organisation, the Czech Republic has seen many events: besides the two biggest annual athletic meetings – Ostrava Golden Spike and Josef Odložil Memorial, it has also hosted a couple of international athletic events in past years. We have to mention the 2007 IAAF World Youth Championships in Ostrava or the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava, and also the 2006 European Cup 1st League in Prague. The Prague International Marathon is the next event which is strongly connected with this city for the last twenty years.

The O2 arena in Prague is also an “experienced” venue for athletic meetings. One of the most modern multi-functional halls in Europe welcomed athletes from all around the world for the first time in February 2009 at the World Record Holders meeting. It was tested for the second time in February 2014 thanks to the meeting called Prague Indoor 2014.

For the third time in the history, the best athletes will fight for the valuable European medals.


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3. PRAGUEPrague is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The city of Prague, or Praha in Czech, is the capital and also the largest minicipality in the Czech Republic, 15th largest in the European Union. It has been developing for more than 11 centuries. As the historical metropolis of the Czech, it also used to be the capital city of former Czechoslovakia. Since 1920, the official name of the town is the Capital City of

Prague, and since 1784, it used to be the Royal Capital City of Prague.

The historical centre with the unique panorama of Prague Castle, the largest castle complex in the world, is the UNESCO world heritage site. Prague Castle itself is spread on the area of 45 hectares. Its main landmark is the St. Vitus Cathedral, the traditional site for the coronation of Czech kings and their final resting. The most important king who had his residence in the Prague

Castle was Charles IV. Dating back to the ninth century, it has

been a seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and since 1918, also presidents of Czechoslovakia and now the Czech president.

But the visitors are attracted not only to the Prague Castle. The “obligatory” tourist target is also the Charles Bridge – the most famous, 510 meters long bridge from the 14th century; the Powder Tower on the Republic Square, or the Old Town Square with its famous Prague Astronomical Clock. All these historic sights

every year attract millions of tourists from all around the world. The architectonical jewels are well-preserved also thanks to relatively minimal damage during the World War II (unlike many other European cities).

Thanks to the rich history, Prague is an important world and cultural centre. Following London, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Berlin, it is the sixth most visited city in Europe.

It is a seat of the well-known Charles University and as the cultural metropolis offers dozens of museums, galleries, theatres, cinemas and various cultural institutions. The National Gallery of Prague offers the largest collection of the fine-arts in the Czech Republic.

When it comes to transport, Prague is also the main intersection of the Czech Republic and important cross-road of the Central Europe. It has a vast transport infrastructure what supports tourism.

Not only foreigners appreciate hundredths of restaurants, bars and pubs with the tasty Czech beer. Districts like Malá Strana, Staré Město, Žižkov or Nusle are full of good pubs, from which we can mention the most famous U Pinkasů, U Vejvodů, U Tygra, U Hrocha, U Kalicha, U Bansethů and others. Well-known is also the old restaurant U Fleků, whith their own brewery.


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Prague is also a centre of sport – there are the two biggest Czech athletic clubs: Dukla Praha and USK Praha. Plenty of the world class athletes have found their home in this city, just like the world champions Zuzana Hejnová (400m hurdles), Vítězslav Veselý (javelin throw), Barbora Špotáková (javelin throw), who moved to the capital city thanks to good training conditions.

From the athletic facilities, the stadium of Dukla Praha is worth to mention, as well as the Strahov

stadium, which used to be the biggest stadium in the world. Now it is mainly used as the training site for the football club Sparta Praha. The largest multifunctional hall is the O2 arena.

Prague International Marathon (PIM) belongs among the most important sport events in Prague, just like Josef Odložil Memorial (international athletic meeting), Pole Vault of Prague, Mystic Ski cup (the world skateboard cup) or the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Troja.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Capital: Prague (Praha)

Official language: Czech

Ethnic groups (2011):63.7% Czechs, 4.9% Moravians, 1.4% Slovaks, 29.9% others / unspecified

Religion: 80% non-declared or non-religious, 10.3% Roman Catholic

Government: Parliamentary republic

President: Miloš Zeman

Prime Minister: Bohuslav Sobotka

Legislature: Parliament

Upper House: Senate

Lower House: Chamber of Deputies

Formation:

Principality of Bohemia, Kingdom of Bohemia 1198, Czechoslo-vakia 28 October 1918, Czech Socialist Republic 1 March 1948, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic 1 January 1969, Czech Republic 1 January 1993

Area Total: 78.866 km2

Population: Sep 2012 estimate 10.513.209

Density: 134/km2

Currency: Czech koruna (CZK, EUR 1,00 = CZK 27,00)

Time zone: CET (UTC+1)

Drives: on the right

Calling code: +420

The official website of the 33rd European Athletics Indoor Championships is:

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4. EUROPEAN ATHLETICSEUROPEAN ATHLETICS COUNCIL

President Hansjörg Wirz (SUI)

First Vice President José Luis de Carlos (ESP)

Vice Presidents Karel Pilny (CZE)

Jean Garcia (FRA)

Director General Christian Milz (SUI)

Council Members Francesco Arese (ITA)

Sylvia Barlag (NED)

Jonas Egilsson (ISL)

Liam Hennessy (IRL)

Frank Hensel (GER)

Dobromir Karamarinov (BUL)

Toralf Nilsson (SWE)

Erki Nool (EST)

Antti Pihlakoski (FIN)

Jorge Salcedo (POR)

Gabriela Szabo (ROU)

Salih Munir Yaras (TUR)

Vadim Zelichenok (RUS)

IAAF President (ex officio member) Lamine Diack (SEN)

European Athletics Honorary Life President Carl-Olaf Homén (FIN)


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EUROPEAN ATHLETICS OFFICIATING PERSONS

European Athletics Delegates

Director General Christian Milz (SUI)

Technical Delegates Jorge Salcedo (POR)

Luca Verrascina (ITA)

Media Delegate James Mulligan (GBR)

Medical Delegate Frédéric Depiesse (FRA)

Doping Control Delegate Anne Jakob (GER)

Jury of Appeal José Paulo Moreira (POR) - Chair

Alexander Cherkashin (RUS)

Pär Holm (SWE)

International Technical Officials Imre Matrahazi (HUN) – Chief

Elena Barrios Bañuelos (ESP)

Chris Cohen (GBR)

Yrjö Kelhä (FIN)

Patrick Van Caelenberghe (BEL)

International Starter Jordi Roig (ESP)

International Photo-finish Judge Krisztina Horvàth (HUN)

Event Presentation Consultant Andy Kay (GBR)

EUROPEAN ATHLETICS OFFICE

European Athletics

Avenue Louis Ruchonnet 18

1003 Lausanne, Switzerland

Tel.: +41 (0) 21 313 43 50

Fax: + 41 (0) 21 313 43 51

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.european-athletics.org

CZECH ATHLETIC FEDERATION

President Libor Varhaník

Vice Presidents Jacek Přibáň

Oldřich Zvolánek

Director František Fojt

CZECH ATHLETIC FEDERATION OFFICE

Český atletický svaz

Diskařská 100, 169 00 Praha 6, Česká republika

Tel.: + 420 242 429 267 Fax: + 420 242 429 268

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.atletika.cz


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5. LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Executive LOC

President Libor Varhaník

Vice Presidents Adriana Krnáčová

Karel Pilný

Members Hana Nováková

Lukáš Manhart

Jiří Topinka

František Fojt

Miroslav Vosyka

Tomáš Janků

Ambassadors program supervisor Helena Fibingerová

General Coordinator Marta Feiková

Operative LOC

CEO Tomáš Janků

Competition Director David Bor

Financial Manager Tomáš Závodný

Media and TV Services Director Karolína Farská

Media Manager Martina Kučerová

TV Manager Markéta Vránková

Medical and Anti-Doping Manager Jaroslav Větvička

Accreditation Manager Michal Slabej

Volunteers Coordination Manager Valter Boček

Accommodation and Transport Karel Žárský

Commercial Operations Director Jiří Mazánek

Venue Management Director Vladimír Šafařík

Security Manager Daniel Tomášek

Training Venue Manager Jiří Beran


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6. MEDIA STAFFEuropean Athletics Head of Communications

James Mulligan

Phone: + 41 (0)79 694 48 29


European Athletics TV Coordinator

Nicolas Launois

Phone: + 41 (0)79 820 0061


Media and TV Services Director

Karolína Farská

Phone: + 420 606 659 366


Media Manager

Martina Kučerová

Phone: + 420 724 25 15 85


TV Manager

Markéta Vránková

Phone: + 420 736 531 295


Media contact e-mail: [email protected]

Photo Manager Petr Josek

Photo Coordinator Miloš Židík

Flash Quote Team Manager Zuzana Trojáková

Media Workroom Receptionist Eva Hromádková

Zuzana Šátková-Margolienová

Flash Quote Team Members Ulrike Anja Philipp

Liudmyla Lakusheva

Anna Tomšová

Media Logistics Katarína Železná

News Service (CZE) Jaroslav Odstrčilík


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News Service (ENG) Barbora Žehanová

Statistician Milan Urban

Video team Jan Pokorný

Ondřej Novák

Official photographers Pavel Lebeda

Luděk Šipla

Vlastimil Vacek

LOC AND EUROPEAN ATHLETICS ON-SITE OFFICES

LOC OFFICE

Address: O2 arena, Českomoravská 2345/17, 190 00 Prague 9

Phone: +420 725 423 782

Web: www.praha2015.org

EUROPEAN ATHLETICS OFFICES

Hotel Intercontinental

Address: Pařížská 73/30, 110 00 Prague 1

VLASTA Room (ground floor)

Telephone: +420 725 423 784


Web: http://www.icprague.com

Open from 28 February to 09 March, 09:00 – 19:00 daily

Venue

Address: O2 arena, Českomoravská 2345/17, 190 00 Prague 9

Room 21A

Phone: + 420 727 872 546


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7. ACCREDITATIONOVERVIEWEach person involved in the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships will receive an accreditation card which must be worn during entire competition and should be clearly visible. Security personnel will control all areas.

The accreditation is non-transferable and doesn´t allow the holder to take another person beyond checkpoint. Each accreditation card is personalised and requires passport information and a portrait photo.

Media accreditation can be collected at the Media Accreditation Centre located at the entrance Nr. 30 of the O2 arena.

The Media Accreditation Centre is open from Monday 02 until Sunday 08 March.

OPENING HOURS

Monday 02 10:00 - 18:00

Tuesday 03 10:00 – 18:00

Wednesday 04 10:00 – 20:00

Thursday 05 10:00 – 20:00

Friday 06 08:00 – 20:00

Saturday 07 08:00 – 20:00

Sunday 08 09:00 – 14:00

The accreditation must be picked up personally and the passport or ID card must be presented.

LOST ACCREDITATION PASS Any lost or damaged accreditation card should be reported immediately to the Media Accreditation Centre. A form must be filled in by the holder of the lost/damaged card.

A new accreditation card may be issued after careful consideration.

Unauthorissed use of an accreditation card will result in the card being confiscated.

ACCESS AREAS FOR MEDIA A list of the access zones is included on the back of the accreditation card. All media accreditation cards will allow access to the Mixed Zone, the Media Tribune and the Media Centre.


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8. ACCOMMODATION - OFFICIAL HOTELS

MEDIA

Ramada Prague City Centre

EA Juliš Hotel

EA Embassy Prague Hotel

TEAMSClarion Congress Hotel, Prague

Dorint Don Giovanni

EUROPEAN ATHLETICS FAMILY HOTEL InterContinental Prague

MEDIA HOTELS An Information Desk will be located in the lobby of each of the media hotels with qualified personnel offering relevant information about all aspects of the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague.

Ramada City Centre Hotel

Address: Václavské nám. 820/41, 110 00 Prague 1Phone: + 420 221 454 111E-mail: [email protected]: www.hotelramadapraguecity.cz/en

EA Juliš Hotel

Address: Václavské náměstí 22, 110 00 Prague 1Phone: + 420 234 699 699E-mail: [email protected]: www.hoteljulis.cz/en

EA Embassy Prague Hotel

Address: Petrská 31, 110 00 Prague 1Phone: + 420 221 871 111E-mail: [email protected]: www.hotelembassyprague.cz/en


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Václav Havel Airport Prague Prague

main station

9. TRANSPORTGENERAL INFORMATION LOC will provide transport services to all accredited guests with transport rights. Transport services will only cover the official routes related to the competition. Full details of the transport services and transfer schedules will be displayed and handled at the Information Desk located in each Media Hotel.

ARRIVAL There will be a Welcome Desk situated at the official airport (Václav Havel International Airport PragueRuzyně) Terminal 2, and the Meeting Point at the Terminal 1 with personnel offering relevant information about the transport. All accredited media representatives will be transported to the Media Accreditation Centre first (as long as it is open) and then to the official hotel for those having booked any of the three official media hotels. Should the Media Accreditation Centre be closed, transfer will be directly from the airport to the media hotels (for those having booked an official hotel).

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hours which means that the last shuttle from airport will be one hour before closing of MAC.

The transfer time from the airport to the official hotels is approximately 30 minutes depending on traffic.

DEPARTURE Departure service will only be granted to those media representatives staying in official hotels. Arrangements will be made to meet the departure requests which should have been entered into the European Athletics Event Management System ARENA. Confirmation of departure times will be requested upon arrival at the hotel. Any changes must be reported to the Information Desk at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure. The list with the pick-up time of the departing media representatives will be presented in the media hotels at leats 24 hours before the departure.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT The accreditation card gives you free access to the public transportation system within the Prague area. The metro station (Českomoravská, line B) and the tram stop Nr. 8, 25 and 52 (Multiarena Praha) are located within walking distance to the the O2 arena.

Public transportation information www.dpp.cz/en

For the Ramada City Centre Hotel and the EA Julis Hotel, please take metro line B (Můstek - Českomoravská). Tran sport time: 10 min.

For the EA Embassy Prague Hotel, please take metro line B (Florenc – Českomoravská). Transport time: 7 min.


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MEDIA SHUTTLE BUSThere will be one shuttle pick-up/drop-off point located at the Václavské náměstí (Wenceslas Square) and serving the media staying at the Ramada City Centre Hotel and EA Juliš Hotel

The official pick-up/drop-off point is located in the upper part of the Wenceslas Square on the corner of the Jindřišská Street.

Media representatives accommodated in the Embassy Hotel will be taken by the shuttle bus service going from the Wenceslas Square, stopping near by the Embassy Hotel. Times and schedules will be available at the Information Desk in the media hotels and in the Media Centre.

The official pick-up/drop-off point for EA Embassy Hotel is located in front of the hotel.

The transfer time from the official hotels to the O2 arena is approximately 10-20 minutes depending on traffic.

TAXIAAA Taxi 14014


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10. MEDIA SERVICESMEDIA CENTREThe Media Centre is located on the 3rd floor of the O2 arena (entering the venue through the Media Accreditation Centre, entrance Nr. 30 of the O2 arena).

MEDIA CENTRE OFFERS Welcome Desk

170 equipped working places for accredited media

Free internet connections (Wi-Fi and LAN)

Pigeon holes with complete media information

TV screens with live signal

CIS (Commentator Information System)

Copy centre

Lockers (mainly for photographers)

Refreshments (coffee, tea, water, biscuits, fruits)

OPENING HOURS

Tuesday 03 10:00 – 18:00

Wednesday 04 10:00 – 20:00

Thursday 05 10:00 – approx 3 hours after the end of last event

Friday 06 08:00 – approx 3 hours after the end of last event

Saturday 07 08:00 – approx 3 hours after the end of last event

Sunday 08 09:00 – approx 3 hours after the end of last event


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MEDIA TRIBUNE There will be two media tribunes situated in the O2 arena.

1. TV and radio commentators + written press/agencies tribune will be situated on the 1st floor in the sectors 119, 120, 121, 122.

There will be 25 commentators positions built.

The written press positions will be allocated on a priority basis

a) international agencies

b) national agencies

c) important international media

d) local media partners

e) significant local media

2. Written press tribune will be situated on the 4th floor in the sectors 423 and 424.

The seats on the media tribune will be equipped with desk and Wi-Fi. Limited number of LAN co-nnection will be provided.

The seating plan will be made by European Athletics and LOC and will be available in the Media Centre at the beginning of the event.

Access to the non-equipped seats will be on a „first come, first served“ basis.

DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA INFORMATIONThe LOC aims to provide media representatives with copies of all necessary information. However, we kindly ask media to help us avoid unnecessary paper consumption. Printed version of the following information will be available in the Media Centre

start lists

results

flash quotes

biographical entry lists, etc.

DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION TO MEDIA TRIBUNEJournalists working on the media tribune will receive stickers with the logo of the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championship. Please label your position with one of them if you want to receive hard copies of the results and all other media information. Positions without stickers will not be supplied with printed version of media information.


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MIXED ZONE There are two separated mixed zones as the only point of exit for the athletes upon completion of their event:

1. Live TV and radio mixed zone is situated on the track level close to the finish line.

2. Written press and non-right holders mixed zone is located on the 0-floor of the venue, easily accessibleby using the dedicated elevator I or stairs I from the media tribunes (4st and 1st floor) or from the Media Centre.

OFFICIAL PRESS CONFERENCE The official event press conference will be held on Thursday 05 March at 12:30 in the Old Town Hall (Address: Old Town Square 1, Prague 1). Entrance for the media is through the public entrance.

To get to the Old Town Square please take the metro line B (Můstek) or the metro line A (station Staroměstská)

No shuttle service will be available due to the traffic restriction in this historical area. Volunteers will assist the media representatives from the O2 arena to the conference by metro if necessary.

PRESS CONFERENCESThere is no press conference automatically planned following the finals. A press conference can be organised after a significant result. Media will be informed about the press conferences in advance.

MEDIA RESTAURANT All accredited media representatives have access to the media restaurant which is located on the 3rd floor of the O2 arena in the same corridor as the Media Centre. The media restaurant offers a buffet lunch with two main courses, cold refreshments (baguettes, sandwiches, salads), sweets and drinks. Media will be able to pay for the catering in cash (in CZK) or by credit card.

OPENING HOURS Thursday 05 15:00 – 20:00 Saturday 07 09:00 – 21:00

Friday 06 09:00 – 21:00 Sunday 08 11:00 – 20:00

Cold refreshments will be available throughout. Lunch time will be confirmed at a later stage.


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MEDIA PARKINGThere will be a limited number of parking places reserved on the parking close to the O2 arena. The parking cards will be distributed at the Media Centre welcome desk upon request.

OFFICIAL WEBSITEThe official website of the event is www.praha2015.org.

11. PHOTOGRAPHERSPhotographers are not allowed to wear any advertising infield and must be dressed in an appropriate way, as they are often in public view. Eating infield is strictly forbidden.

PHOTOGRAPHERS´ FACILITIESThere will be number of seats equipped with LAN connection reserved for photographers in the Media Centre.

The camera repair service will be available in a separate room on the 3rd floor of the O2 arena very close to the Media Centre.

PHOTOGRAPHERS’ BRIEFINGThe photographers´ briefing will take place on Thursday 05 March at 16:00 in the Media Centre. Attendance at this meeting is mandatory.

The photo bibs will be distributed during the photographers‘ briefing.


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PHOTOGRAPHERS’ POSITIONS Infield: The number of photographers allowed onto the infield during the competition is very limited. Each infield photographer will be provided with a photographer’s bib which will be given to another photographer when they are not infield.

The list of organisations with permanent infield access will be determined by European Athletics and the LOC.

Photographers may request temporary access to the infield by filling in the relevant form at the Media Centre Welcome Desk the day before the relevant session.

Each sector platforms: There will be platforms close to the high jump, pole vault and long/triple jump sectors as well as to the head-on platform on the track level. Two levels of standing position will be prepared to accommodate more photographers.

1st floor positions: There are 5 seats blocked in each of these sectors - 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115 – reserved for photographers.

The last row of seats in the sector 108 is reserved for photographers (pole vault sector).

Head-on platforms: There will be two head-on platforms prepared

a) on the track level

b) on the first level: first row of sector 119

60m Finish Head-on Position

A Maximum of six (6) positions is available on the 60m finish head-on position.

VICTORY CEREMONY PHOTO POSITIONSAs the victory ceremony platform is narrow, the procedure for taking pictures will be guided by the Photo Chief. There will be a limited number of 6 – 8 positions for the ceremony itself.

After the end of the victory ceremony, athletes will pose for the photo once again with the track behind. More photographers will then be allowed to enter the platform.


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12. SOCIAL EVENTSOPENING CEREMONYThe Opening Ceremony will take place on Thursday 05 March in the 02 arena at 20:00. All accredited media are kindly invited.

MEDIA PARTYThe media party for all accredited media representatives will take place on Saturday 07 March at 21:00 in restaurant „U Pinkasů“. All the media representatives are kindly invited – the media accreditation card must be presented to enter.

OMEGA MEDIA RACEThe media representatives are invited to participate in the 800m race on Saturday 07 March at 14:30. Entries are made at the Welcome Desk in the Media Centre and should include name, country and personal best.

13. EUROPEAN ATHLETICS/LOC NEWS SERVICELOC and European Athletics will provide comprehensive news service which aims to contribute to excellent working conditions for media representatives.

MEDIA TWITTER FEEDMedia Twitter feed will bring you up to date news about Prague 2015, on participating teams and individual athletes, schedules or important information for media, as well as information from the LOC.


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On the Facebook Profile in Czech https://www.facebook.com/praha2015

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EUROPEAN ATHLETICS NEWS SERVICEEuropean Athletics will provide a comprehensive news service on its website www.european-atletics.org including daily wraps, live blog, live results and live streaming of the event.

14. O2 ARENAEvery year, the O2 arena hosts dozens of attractive sport and cultural events. It hosted the battle for the best ice-hockey team of the world, it witnessed the fights for the most famous “salad bowl” in the world, it saw the basketball and volleyball fights of the highest level. But it will distribute the athletic medals for the first time in the history.

The O2 arena, one of the leading facilities in Europe, will welcome the European Athletics Indoor Championships in March 2015.

The arena was opened in 2004 for the Men’s Ice Hockey World Championships, and after 10 years of existence, it has already hosted almost thousand events (including the concerts of Robbie Williams, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga or the famous Czech pop band Lucie) and it welcomed more than six millions of visitors.

The record number of visitors came for the concert of Madonna in 2006, with 18,628 visitors. The biggest sport event so far – the 2004 Men’s Ice Hockey World Championships – was attended by 422,699 spectators over two weeks.

The O2 arena offers more than forty spatial, functional or technical variations of the stage surface and the auditorium. The latest technology available at the O2 arena include, e.g. a giant video cube, internal TV circuit, display facades, its own TV studio, sliding stands, excellent acoustics, light park and advanced telecommunication equipment.

In addition to the standard auditorium, the O2 arena offers non-public floors for skybox and club seat tenants. It also features business areas with necessary facilities, a number of lounges, restaurants and bars along with seminar facilities, press conference rooms and congress halls.

O2 arena is located in north-eastern Prague, approximately 10 km from the city centre. It occupies a favourable position between the interior road ring, which provides comfortable transport from other sections of the city, and the external ring road, which allows a quick connection to the outgoing motorway and the international highway network. Thanks to the near metro station Českomoravská and the close bus station, it is easily reachable for the visitors travelling by public transport.


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In the past, the O2 arena already hosted two athletic meetings; in February 2009, the World Record Holders Meeting saw Russian famous pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva attacking the world record. As a “bonus”, people could see the world record at 2 miles ran by Meseret Defar of Ethiopia.

Athletes returned for the second time during the 2014 indoor season, in February, for the Praha Indoor International Meeting. The peak of the event was the two European records: Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov jumped an amazing 2.42m and local star Pavel Maslák ran 1:00.36 in 500m race.

For the third time, athletes will compete in March 2015 at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.

FACTS ABOUT ATHLETICS IN THE O2 ARENA

200m track with 6 lanes with Conipur M surface

60m straight with 8 lanes with Conipur M surface

1 High Jump site

1 Pole Vault site

1 site for Long/Triple Jump

1 Shot Put Circle

WARM-UPThe warm-up area is located in the O2 arena with close entrance to the main track.


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15. LOGO AS LINK BETWEEN THE HISTORY AND THE PRESENTBasic concept of the event is: Connection of the history with the present. Particularly this idea was the core of the whole concept of the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships. It is composed within the logo of the championships and the communication strategy comes out of it.

The most expressive historical symbol of Prague – Hradčany was composed within the logo. The symbol of Hradčany also enabled to develop the idea: Heart of Europe, heart of athletics. Prague, as the heart of Europe, will host the exceptional athletic event after 37 years, and thus it also becomes the heart of athletics. At the same time, the symbol of Hradčany enables the work with the line which graphically shows the heartbeat and so it is connected to adrenaline during the athletic performance. “The logo development was not easy. But I think we can be proud of the result,” stated the head of the local organising committee and also the President of the Czech Athletic Federation Libor Varhaník.

The communication strategy comes out the motto: “From the past to the present”. “Within the ambassador project, we asked the athletic legends for the cooperation and we connected them with the recent athletic stars. We cooperate with them within the PR activities and communication to attract the athletic fans to come to the O2 arena,” described the former world class shot putter Helena Fibingerová.

The world champion and the eight-time European indoor champion manages the whole project. A few interesting sport couples have been created within the title “legends from the past, stars of the present”: Helena Fibingerová – Ladislav Prášil (3rd place at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg) – Emil Zátopek – Pavel Maslák (world indoor champion - Sopot 2014) – Jarmila Kratochvílová – Zuzana Hejnová (world champion – Moscow 2013) –Tomáš Dvořák – Adam Sebastian Helcelet (3rd place at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships).


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16. MEDALS/PATRONMEDALS The artistic presentation of medals for the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague comes out from the concept of the championships. Prague is called the heart of Europe and it will become the heart of athletics at the beginning of March too. The symbol shows the heartbeat of an athlete, but it can also be interpreted as a symbol of Hradcany, the pride of the city of Prague.

OFFICIAL PATRON – LITTLE MOLEPatron of the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships is Little Mole (in the Czech original called Krtek, or little mole, Krteček).

The Mole is an animated character in a cartoon series, created by the Czech animator Zdeněk Miler in 1956. Since its inception, the character won itself an enormous popularity in many Central European countries, as well as India, China, Russia and Japan.

The first film called „Jak krtek ke kalhotkám přišel“ („How the little mole got his trousers“) was released in 1956. Production for further episodes started in 1963 and since then, around 50 episodes have been created.

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17. MARKET SQUAREThe European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Prague on 05 – 08 March 2015 and the Market Square will be open during this period in the O2 arena and in the adjacent Harfa Shopping Centre (SC Harfa).

MARKET SQUARE O2 ARENA / SC HARFA ACTIVITIESThe following services and activities are available to the visitors and exhibitors

Partner expo activities

Food Court Area

Athletics for kids

Official merchandising shop

Exhibition of the Czech athletics history

MARKET SQUARE SC HARFA

The Market Square will be located in the main hall of the O2 arena - area of the main entrances (1st and 4th floor).

18. USEFUL NUMBERSTelephone country code: +420

IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS112 – European SOS

150 – Fire Brigade

155 – Ambulance

158 - Police


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19. OMEGAOMEGA provides world-class timekeeping for the European Athletics Indoor Championships

OMEGA looks forward to bringing its unparalleled sports timekeeping expertise to Prague for the European Athletics Indoor Championships.

OMEGA has been involved in athletics timekeeping for more than 80 years. In 1932, its pocket watch chronographs were already considered the most reliable instruments available for measuring world-class performance at sporting events and OMEGA’s reputation was such that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked the firm to supply all sports timing devices for use at the Olympic Games to be held that year in Los Angeles. The company was happy to oblige, and delivered 30 OMEGA chronographs, accompanied by an expert watchmaker, to ensure precise timekeeping and reliable results from all the competitions. OMEGA has continued to develop and deliver state-of-the-art sports timing and measurement systems ever since, and at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, it assumed the Official Timekeeper role for the 26th time. Preparations are well underway for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Every year, OMEGA’s experts deploy teams of timekeeping professionals to sporting events around the world, armed with a veritable arsenal of advanced sports timekeeping and measurement equipment. Their innovative systems include starting blocks and false-start detection systems and the latest photo-finish cameras for the sprints and middle-distance events, as well as height and distance measurement devices for field disciplines.

OMEGA RECORDS AND DISPLAYS THE RESULTS WITH THE WORLD’S BEST EQUIPMENT

OMEGA’s official timekeepers ensure timely delivery of the official results to everyone involved in the

competitions they support. At the events it serves, OMEGA is also responsible for the competitor displays for the athletes and their support teams along with the public displays to spectators at each venue. The official results are also delivered in real time to broadcast, network and print media who in turn relay results and commentary to remote audiences around the world.

Though each event requires a specific configuration of precisely tuned devices and systems, perhaps the most famous of OMEGA’s timekeeping inventions is the photo-finish camera. First developed for use at the London 1948 Olympic Games, these cameras solved the problem of grouped finishes by enabling judges to separate the winners from the runners-up. The OMEGA Scan’O’Vision cameras have evolved continuously over the years and the current version, the Scan’O’Vision Myria, provides more than 10‘000 high-definition images of the participants as they cross the finish line.

OMEGA AND ATHLETICS

While the number and variety of events make the Olympic Games the most famous, complex and challenging of world championships, OMEGA’s track and field timekeeping experts are busy every year at competitions around the world. In 2014, the brand served as Official Timekeeper for the IAAF Diamond League meets and will assume the timing duties at the European Athletics Indoor, Under 23, Junior, Team and Cross Country Championships in 2015.

OMEGA wishes the talented athletes participating in the European Athletics Indoor Championships an excellent event. We look forward to recording their record-setting performances!


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20. COMPETITION INFORMATION

Participating Member Federations

Germany (GER) Netherlands (NED)

Albania (ALB) Georgia (GEO) Norway (NOR)

Andorra (AND) Gibraltar (GLB) Poland (POL)

Armenia (ARM)Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GBR)

Portugal (POR)

Austria (AUT) Greece (GRE) Romania (ROU)

Azerbaijan (AZE) Hungary (HUN) Russia (RUS)

Belarus (BLR) Iceland (ISL) San Marino (SMR)

Belgium (BEL) Ireland (IRL) Serbia (SRB)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) Israel (ISR) Slovak Republic (SVK)

Bulgaria (BUL) Italy (ITA) Slovenia (SLO)

Croatia (CRO) Latvia (LAT) Spain (ESP)

Cyprus (CYP) Lithuania (LTU) Sweden (SWE)

Czech Republic (CZE) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD)

Switzerland (SUI)

Denmark (DEN) Malta (MLT) Turkey (TUR)

Estonia (EST) Moldova (MDA) Ukraine (UKR)

Finland (FIN) Monaco (MON)

France (FRA) Montenegro (MNE)


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21. TIMETABLEThursday 05 March 2015

16:30 Shot Put W Q

17:00 Long Jump M Q

18:00 Shot Put M Q

20:00 Opening Ceremony

Friday 06 March 2015

9:45 60m H Pent W

10:00 Triple Jump M Q

10:05 60m H W R1

10:15 Pole Vault M Q

10:32 60m H M R1

11:00 High Jump Pent

W AB

11:20 400m W R1

11:48 400m M R1

12:15 Long Jump W Q

12:20 800m W R1

12:41 800m M R1

13:15 Shot Put Pent

W

13:25 3000m W R1

Friday 06 March 2015

16:00 60m H W SF

16:05 High Jump W Q

16:10 Long Jump Pent

W

16:15 Pole Vault W Q

16:25 60m H M SF

16:50 400m M SF

17:10 400m W SF

17:25 Shot Put M F

17:35 800m Pent W

17:55 Long Jump M F

18:00 3000m M R1

18:25 Pentathlon W VC1

18:35 60m H W F

18:45 Shot Put M VC2

18:55 60m H M F

Saturday 07 March 2015

10:00 60m W R1

10:05 Triple Jump W Q

10:21 60m M R1

10:49 60m Hep M

11:10 High Jump M Q

11:15 1500m W R1

11:50 1500m M R1

12:00 Long Jump Hep

M

Saturday 07 March 2015

16:30 High Jump W F

16:35 Shot Put Hep

M

16:45 Long Jump W F

17:00 Pole Vault M F

17:25 Long Jump M VC3

17:50 60m H M VC4

18:00 800m W SF

18:15 Shot Put W F

18:20 60m H W VC5

18:25 800m M SF


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18:30 High Jump Hep

M AB

18:40 Triple Jump M F

18:45 Long Jump W VC6

18:50 3000m W F

19:10 400m W F

19:20 3000m W VC7

19:30 400m M F

19:37 Shot Put W VC8

19:45 3000m M F

20:00 400m W VC9

20:07 400m M VC10

Sunday 08 March 2015

11:30 60m H Hep M

12:40 Pole Vault Hep

M

14:25 3000m M VC11

14:35 Pole Vault M VC12

14:40 60m W SF

14:50 Triple Jump M VC13

14:57 60m M SF

15:12 800m W F

15:25 High Jump W VC14

15:30 800m M F

15:40 High Jump M F

15:45 1000m Hep M

15:56 800m W VC15

16:05 Pole Vault W F

16:10 1500m W F

16:17 800m M VC16

16:25 Triple Jump W F

16:30 1500m M F

16:55 60m W F

17:05 1500m W VC17

17:15 60m M F

17:22 1500m M VC18

17:26 High Jump M VC19

17:35 4x400 W F

17:42 Heptathlon M VC20

17:46 Pole Vault W VC21

17:55 4x400 M F

18:02 60m W VC22

18:06 60m M VC23

18:10 Triple Jump W VC24

tbc 4x400 W VC25*

tbc 4x400 W VC26*

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